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.

OKTOBERFEST

 Still not firing on all cylinders so not an awful lot to tell you apart from a week away at Weymouth and a few outings at the Hoe.

PORTLAND BILL LIGHTHOUSE

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THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE NOW THE PORTLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY

THE PULPIT INN

HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS.

CHESIL BEACH 

GREY HERON LODMOOR

GREAT WHITE EGRET LODMOOR

GWE LODMOOR

USSN LEROY GRUMMAN AT PORTLAND NAVAL BASE

SKYLARK AT FERRYBRIDGE

MED GULLS AND SANDWICH TERN FERRYBRIDGE

MED GULL

AMMONITE STREET LAMPS LYME REGIS

34028 EDDYSTONE LEAVING SWANAGE

CORFE CASTLE

WEYMOUTH CLOCK TOWER

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WITH SWAN

 

WHEATEAR AT SAMPHIRE HOE HAS A DEFORMED LEFT FOOT.

A SPIDER MEETS ITS END.

WHEATEAR COMES FROM THE OLD NAME FOR THE BIRD WHITE ARSE

MEDITERRANEAN GULL DOVER HARBOUR

GREEN BRINDLED CRESCENT

CRIMSON SPECKLED

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CONVOLVULUS HAWKMOTH

BLAIRS MOCHA.

RED LINE QUAKER.

Sorry its a bit late trouble downloading some of the pics,see you again soon.