Friday, 4 April 2025

SLOW MARCH INTO SPRING

 The first birds to quicken the pulse were the Serins at Restharrow Scrape, managed a few record shots on my second attempt to see them.

MALE SERIN
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FEMALE KESTREL -LANGDON CLIFFS
MALE CORMORANT DOVER HARBOUR.
MAGPIE SAMPHIRE HOE.
MEADOW PIPIT SAMPHIRE HOE
DRAKE POCHARD -DUNGENESS 
COMMA  ORLESTONE FOREST
FALLOW DEER -ORLESTONE FOREST
STAG FALLOW DEER 
PEACOCK
BRIMSTONE
RAVEN AT SAMPHIRE HOE
MALE BLACK REDSTART LANGDON CLIFFS
COLOUR RINGED STONECHATS ARE RETURNING TO SAMPHIRE HOE.
RED /PALE BLUE MALE.


BLACK SWAN AT STODMARSH a visitor from down under.
SNIPE AT STODMARSH Keeping a wary eye on the sky.
SONG THRUSH STODMARSH.
REED BUNTING STODMARSH
UNUSUAL VISITORS AT THE HOE -A PAIR OF GADWALL-Same day as The HOOPOE turned up but I missed it.
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER -WORTH.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
DELFT SEAWAYS Heading for Dunkirk
SPIRIT OF FRANCE approaching Dover.
COASTGUARD CHOPPER OVER THE CLIFFS.
COLTS FOOT 
A PAIR OF GOATS HAVE TAKEN UP RESIDENCE AT THE HOE TO HELP KEEP THE BRAMBLES IN CHECK.
35028 CLAN LINE Steaming through samphire hoe.
STILL HAVENT SEEN A WHEATEAR THIS SPRING!





Tuesday, 11 March 2025

FEBRUARY 2025

 Having already posted the Norfolk highlights here are a few pics from the preceding weeks of the month.

BLACK REDSTART -SAMPHIRE HOE
SKYLARK - SAMPHIRE HOE

CHIFF CHAFF AT DOVER NEAR SHAKESPEAR BEACH ON 2/2/25 PRESUMABLY A NEW ARRIVAL.

BLACK NECKED GREBE - DUNGENESS
GOLDENEYE -DUNGENESS
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COMMON GULLS PASSING SAMPHIRE HOE
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REED BUNTING - OARE
PINTAIL - OARE
PINTAIL
FEMALE MANDARIN - HYTHE 
SANDERLING - MARGATE HARBOUR
SHORT EARED OWL - YOU KNOW WHERE.

BARN OWL -REST HARROW DUNES
DRAKE GOOSANDER - CONNINGBROOK ASHFORD.


LONG TAILED TIT
BRAMBLING
EARLY MORNING MOVEMENT OF CORMORANTS -SAMPHIRE HOE
BLACK HEADED GULL ES8V PROBABLY RINGED IN HOLLAND.SAMPHIRE HOE
FEMALE BLACKCAP FEEDING IN MY GARDEN.