CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Haven`t done much birding this month as yet but here  is a few to be going on with.

 THE SUN COMES UP LIKE THUNDER

 WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN PILOT?

 GOLDFINCH ON TEASLE

 RED THROATED DIVER AT SAMPHIRE HOE.

 RED THROATED DIVER
I left the Hoe after lunch and went to Lade Pits to see the Humes Yellow Browed Warbler and the Red Necked Grebe and unusually I saw them both quite easily with thanks to Dave Walker and Neil Frampton.

 RED NECKED GREBE - Shaking the drips.

 RNG

 RNG

 RNG

 RNG

 SPEEDWELL The Border Force Cutter returning to Dover.

 REDSHANKS ON THE ROCKS MINNIS BAY

 REDSHANKS

 ANOTHER SUNRISE AT SAMPHIRE HOE

 CMA CGM MAGELLAN you can just see Bolougne Cathedral dome near the bow.

  One of our Stonechats- green over red.

 DUNGENESS from the Hoe.

 A covey of 7 GREY PARTRIDGE in a field near the CHEQUERS on the Ancient Highway between Deal and Sandwich attracted my attention and they didn't fly off when I reversed luckily.

 GREY PARTRIDGE amongst the Mole hills.

 ADULT MALE GREY PARTRIDGE with dark horseshoe mark on the belly and red spot behind the eye.

 GP

 One of several CURLEW at Restharrow Scrape.

 Incoming TEAL

 TEAL ARRIVED

 CURLEW

 CURLEW

 CURLEW

 THE DRAKE TEALS are now looking splendid in their breeding plumage

 As is this drake SHOVELLER,he had three ladies in waiting.

DRAKE SHOVELLER.

I will close with an unusual sunset at Dungeness this has not been doctored at all it was just like this.