Thursday 1 December 2022

NOVEMBER REMEMBERED- BLACK, WHITE AND A FEW SHADES OF GREY.

KESTREL -LANGDON HOLE

Feeling more like my old self now so have felt able to venture out a bit more and have been rewarded with some nice birds Osprey ,Sabines Gull,Grey Phalarope,Great Grey Shrike and Pallas` Warbler the rarities while locally the first Razorbill and Red Throated Diver in the harbour and a surprising Great White Egret  in the River Dour, finishing up with a superb male Kingfisher in Russell Gardens and Short Eared Owls at Sandwich.


GOLDFINCH - LANGDON HOLE
OSPREY -APPLEDORE
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OSPREY AND ROOK
OSPREY LOOKING FOR A FISH
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MEADOW PIPIT -SAMPHIRE HOE
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SABINES GULL - PORT LYMPNE
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GREY PHALAROPE - DUNGENESS
- The bush telegraph told me that Jamie Partridge had found a Pallas` Warbler in the Pines Gardens and as I had only seen one before and that from a distance I hopped in the car and joined a small group of birders there. Jamies extra sensory hearing kept track of the little bird which eventually showed well.
PALLAS` WARBLER - PINES GARDENS 
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ANCIENT AND MODERN
45606 FALKLAND ISLANDS PASSING THROUGH MARTIN MILL
GREAT GREY SHRIKE - HOTHFIELD COMMON
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FLY AGARIC - HOTHFIELD
RAZORBILL DOVER HARBOUR
RED THROATED DIVER - DOVER HARBOUR
GREAT CRESTED GREBE - DOVER HARBOUR
RTDIVER
RTD
RTD
This was probably the biggest surprise finding a Great White Egret in the middle of Dover,we have all got used to seeing its Little cousin all along the  river but this was completely unexpected.
GREAT WHITE EGRET - BARTON PATH DOVER
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If you want good views of waders the north Kent coast is probably the best place to go locally.
DUNLIN SWALECLIFFE BEACH
GREY PLOVER - SWALECLIFFE
OYSTERCATCHERS -SWALECLIFFE
SANDERLINGS RINGED PLOVER AND DUNLIN.
SANDERLING
RINGED PLOVER DUNLIN AND SANDERLING IN FLIGHT, 
PIED WAGTAIL
LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL - DOVER
KINGFISHER - RIVER DOUR DOVER
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LITTLE GREBE KEARSNEY ABBEY LAKE
SONG THRUSH - KEARSNEY ABBEY.
SHORT EARED OWL SANDWICH BAY.
SHORT EARED OWL.
Thats all for now see ya soon.



















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