Monday 24 April 2017

APRIL- OH TO BE IN LITTLE ENGLAND!

Time is flying by its taking an age to select and edit my photos but here`s a few from Aprils early birds butterflies and a couple of orchids for good measure.
BLACK REDSTART DOVER CLIFFS 2.04.2017


SPECKLED WOOD WORTH MARSHES 5.04.2017
GREEN VEINED WHITE WORTH MARSHES
PEACOCK WORTH MARSHES
HOLLY BLUE WORTH
PEREGRINE FALCON 9.04.2017




SMALL COPPER SAMPHIRE HOE 9.04.2017

RED KITE OLD PARK DOVER 10.04.2017

WALL BROWN SAMPHIRE HOE 11.04.2017

HOLLY BLUE SAMPHIRE HOE
LARGE WHITE SAMPHIRE HOE 11.04.2017

Now a sight rarely seen in Kent a SLAVONIAN GREBE in full breeding plumage,at Dungeness.13.04.2017











SEDGE WARBLER DUNGENESS

CETTIS WARBLER DUNGENESS

THE LONG EARED OWL AT DUNGENESS was awake believe me.13.04.2017
EARLY SPIDER ORCHIDS AT SAMPHIRE HOE. 16.04.2017

SMALL HEATH DOVER CLIFFS 17.04.2017

WALL BROWN DOVER CLIFFS

BLACKCAP IN FULL SONG OLD PARK DOVER 17.04.2017


BLUEBELLS OLD PARK
DINGY SKIPPER OLD PARK 17.04.2017
EARLY PURPLE ORCHID OLD PARK
RECORD SHOT OF COMMON REDSTART SAMPHIRE HOE 18.04.2017


MY FIRST WHITETHROAT OF THE YEAR AT THE HOE 18.04.2017

ROCK PIPIT SAMPHIRE HOE
WHEATEARS AT SAMPHIRE HOE 18.04.2017



PEACOCK AT THE HOE 18.04.2017
A LATE FEMALE GOLDENEYE AT DUNGENESS 20.04.2017





SEDGE WARBLERS were singing all over the RSPB reserve at Dungeness.20.04.2017




EGYPTIAN GOOSE DUNGENESS
GRIZZLED SKIPPER DUNGENESS 20.04.2017
BAR TAILED GODWIT IN BREEDING PLUMAGE AT LITTLESTONE. 20.04.2017





THIS ONE STILL IN WINTER PLUMAGE FOUND A JUICY WORM




THE TIDE IS COMING IN AND THIS OYSTERCATCHER LEFT CALLING NOISILY


TIME TO LEAVE THE FEEDING GROUND


3 comments:

  1. That's an impressive selection of birds and shots given how tough most of the month has been.

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  2. Well thankyou kind sir,must have a beer soon,

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  3. Very nice post and shots Phil.I`ve not seen to many of these species this year yet.

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