Tuesday 29 May 2018

MAYTIME 2

Maytime continued


KENTISH BLUEBELL.

ROBIN - SAMPHIRE HOE

A WEE BUNNY SAM HOE

SMALL BLUE





SKYLARK

LAST OF THE INCOMING WHEATEARS




WHEATEAR.



THE SPITFIRE IS BACK


SMALL HEATH

COMMON BLUE







COSTA MEDITERRANEA

BLACK TAILED GODWITS AT OARE



SWIFTS  have been slow to arrive this year.







AVOCETS AT THE SCRAPE


EGYPTIAN GOOSE NEAR SBBO


HOLLY BLUE Worth Marshes

RED ADMIRAL

TERRAPIN ON WORTH MARSHES


SWIFTS OVER WORTH




News of a Terek Sandpiper at Rye led to an early morning jaunt down to Sussex but of course I was too late.

RED KNOT





COMMON TERN
On to Dungeness where I was in time to see a Kentish Kentish Plover only record shots though from Dennis`s Hide

KENTISH PLOVER

KENTISH PLOVER





KP

SPECKLED WOOD on the willow trail

BROWN ARGUS  DUNGENESS RSPB.

LITTLE GULL- FIRTH HIDE

LITTLE GULL
The third part of the May trilogy will follow soon if I can download the photos.



Friday 25 May 2018

MAYTIME AIN`T NO TIME TO SIT AROUND AND SPOON.

May is a busy month on the birdwatching scene, butterflies also enter the equation given  fair weather.
Summer migrants usually appear in good numbers,though this spring has been very slow for most of our summer visitors especially swallows martins and swifts,although the last few days has seen a good build up.
I have been out and about around the usual places in east Kent and have built up a large number of photos which I hope you will enjoy.


 SEDGE WARBLER DUNGENESS RSPB
















 REED WARBLER DUNGENESS RSPB
 REED WARBLER


 GREAT CRESTED GREBE HOOKERS PIT

 SEDGE WARBLER
 SEDGE WARBLER


 WHIMBREL HAYFIELD 1 DUNGENESS RSPB
 WHIMBREL





 GRIZZLED SKIPPER LONG PITS DUNGENESS


 WHEATEAR DUNGENESS

 WHEATEAR ON GORSE DUNGENESS



 The Hobbies at Stodmarsh are always a welcome sight in May when they gather to feast on emerging dragonflies and St Marks flies.














 HOBBY AT STODMARSH.


 GOLDFINCHES are doing well this year these are nesting in my garden.



 COMMON WHITETHROAT LANGDON CLIFFS.
 SINGING HIS SCRATCHY SONG
 WHITETHROAT Another bird which has arrived late this year.


 GREEN HAIRSTREAK is enjoying a good spring being seen here on the lower tramway.
 GREEN HAIRSTREAK
 COMMON TERN seen at Stodmarsh over the main lake just as the sun came up.
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And a few more Hobbies at Stodmarsh






 HOBBY
 MARSH HARRIER
 MH
 MH
 MH






 THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY AT BONSAI BANK


 ANOTHER GREEN HAIRSTREAK
 DUKE OF BURGUNDY


 DUKE OF BURGUNDY
The Ravens have flown the nest and I caught the two youngsters sat on the sea wall with mother standing guard on the cliff above.







 ROCK PIPIT
 YET ANOTHER GREEN HAIRSTREAK this one at Samphire Hoe.
 The Spitfire is a regular visitor to the White Cliffs.
 RED KITES passing over Dover Harbour.


Some record shots of Arctic Skua at Dungeness.



 SMALL COPPERS abound on the Dungeness peninsular
 GRIZZLED SKIPPER

 YELLOW WAGTAIL DENGEMARSH.
 YELLOW WAGTAIL
YELLOW WAGTAIL.
There will be more...……..