MORE WINTER RAMBLINGS AND SOME DODGY PICS

A walk along the Admiralty pier at Dover Harbour last week.

 SHAG FLYING BY

 YOUNG KITTIWAKE-there were lots of adults too but this juvenile was eye catching.

 RAZORBILLS-there were a couple in the western entrance then a few more flew in.

 RAZORBILL



 COMMON SEAL-not uncommon in the harbour this one came across looking for a free meal.


 GANNETS PURSUED BY A RAZORBILL

 DOVER LIFEBOAT RETURNING TO BASE

 MEDITERRANEAN GULL PASSING

THE SEAL MADE A SECOND PASS

 CURLEW FLYING BY

 MED GULL IN THE HARBOUR


 MED GULL

SIGNS OF SPRING EARLY PURPLE ORCHID POKING THROUGH OLD PARK HILL.

 1000S OF CORMORANTS HAVE BEEN COMMUTING BACK AND FORTH THIS WINTER AROUND THE KENT COAST.

 PINTAIL- OARE

KINGFISHER- OARE

 KINGFISHER DUNGENESS

 GOLDENEYE

 MAKEPEACE HIDE

 GOLDENEYE

 I`VE GOT AN ITCH

 THAT JUST HAS TO BE SCRATCHED

 OOH NEARLY GOT IT

 AH THATS BETTER

 RAVENS ARE BACK PROSPECTING THE NEST SITE AT SAMPHIRE HOE

 AS ARE THE FULMARS

 MAGPIE

 NUTHATCH HIGH UP IN BLEAN WOODS.