BONSAI BANK HOLIDAY

Last weekends photos from the cliffs and Bonsai Bank.

 LESSER WHITETHROAT" Rattling"

 SPECKLED WOOD

 PEREGRINE FALCON

 SMALL COPPER

 GREEN HAIRSTREAK-This one at South Foreland

 SCARLET PIMPERNEL

 LADY ORCHID AT BONSAI BANK

 THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY-One of about a dozen on Bonsai Bank Holiday

 EARLY PURPLE ORCHID

 GUINEA FOWL AT WICKHAMBREAUX

SWIFTS are back -lots at Stodmarsh.

 PEACOCK CATERPILLARS

 HAIRY DRAGONFLIES Mating in the wheel position.

RED ADMIRAL One of four seen at Stodmarsh on Wednesday afternoon.

MORE SWIFTS AT STODMARSH TODAY

BLACK TAILED GODWITS ON THE WATER MEADOW

CAST NOT A CLOUT TILL MAY BE OUT.

I am not sure whether the above statement means keep your warm clothes on until June or until the hawthorn blossom aka" may" is in bloom,either way the cold north easter this morning warranted a jumper and a jacket.

SEDGE WARBLER showing the bright orange gape.

 SEDGE WARBLER @DUNGENESS-

 BLACK WINGED STILTS @DUNGENESS

 BADGER @DUNGENESS

 CLOUDED BORDER

 LARGE RED DAMSELFLY

 STONECHAT @SAMPHIRE HOE

 LIZARDS @SAM HOE

 VARIABLE DAMSELFLY?

 LITTLE OWL @STODMARSH

 HOBBY @STODMARSH

 TWO MORE FOR THE DUNG HEAP-WHEATEAR &PIED WAGTAIL

 CORN BUNTING

 SAINFOIN

 SPECKLED YELLOW-a day flying moth

 GREEN HAIRSTREAK

 THE FIRST SMALL BLUE OF THE YEAR

 SMALL BLUE

COMMON BLUE

TITS WITH MOUSTACHES

At Dungeness last friday I was lucky enough to see a pair of bearded tits feeding their newly fledged youngsters.The fledglings stayed out of sight but the adults,particularly the male, showed well coming and going with insect snacks.There now follows a series of  Bearded Reedling,(thats their correct name),photos.