HIT THE ROAD JACK

Its been a busy couple of  weeks one way and another with visits to Stodmarsh,Sheppey Sandwich and Oare as well as the local patches around Dover.

BITTERN FLY PAST AT STODMARSH

BEARDED TIT AT STODMARSH

DOVER LIFEBOAT CALLED INTO ACTION,OFF THE HOE.

STARLINGS

SWALLOWS STILL MOVING THROUGH IN GOOD NUMBERS

WHINCHAT

A walk along the sea wall at LEYSDOWN on the ISLE OF SHEPPEY was quite rewarding.

RINGED PLOVER

SANDWICH TERN

GREY PLOVER

TURNSTONES

SHORE LARK

SHORE LARK AT SANDWICH BAY IN THE GLOOM.

JACK SNIPE AT REST HARROW Seldom seen in the open this small cousin of the common snipe entertained us for a while,when they feed they bob up and down as if attached to a spring.

Aquick alarm call and he was off but not too far.

A FEW REDWINGS ARRIVED ON SUNDAY

REDWING

PINTAIL ON THE MAIN POND AT SAMPHIRE HOE

GOLDCREST AT SAMPHIRE HOE

BLACK REDSTART AT SAMPHIRE HOE

RING OUZEL AT LANGDON HOLE

REED BUNTING

RECORD SHOTS OF LONG BILLED DOWITCHER AT OARE

REDSHANK AT COLDHARBOUR RECULVER

 BLACK RUSTIC

 ANGLE SHADES

 SALLOW

 MALLOW

BARRED SALLOW