Wednesday, 4 December 2024

NOVEMBER 2024

 Here are a few birding highlights of the month

AN UNUSUAL VISITOR TO SAMPHIRE HOE -A WIGEON
ROCK PIPIT NUMBERS INCREASE FOR THE WINTER.
CORN BUNTING LANGDON CLIFFS
THE ELUSIVE JUVENILE ROSE COLOURED STARLING, MY FOURTH ATTEMPT. AT ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE
PINK FOOTED GEESE - WORTH
44871 AT WORTH WITH THE ARMISTICE SPECIAL 11\11\24

I walked from Minnis Bay to Reculver and back
RESTING REDSHANKS
ALWAYS ALERT
CORMORANT
Just beyond Minnis Bay I found three Snow Buntings.
SNOW BUNTING
As usual they were quite tame and unphased by my presence
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RED THROATED DIVER
LOTS OF BRENT GEESE
FLY BY GOOSANDERS THE DRAKE LEADING THE WAY
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ON MY RETURN THERE WERE NOW 5 SNOW BUNTINGS ON PARADE.
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Another day and a stroll into Dover from home following the River Dour
GREY WAGTAIL IN RUSSELL GARDENS
TUFTED DUCK -BUSHY RUFF
COMMON GULL - BUSHY RUFF
FEMALE KINGFISHER -KEARSNEY ABBEY




GREY HERON
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ANOTHER GREY WAGTAIL THE 6TH OF THE DAY
THIS ONE NEAR ST JAMES SHOPPING CENTRE
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CUNARDS QUEEN VICTORIA OFF DOVER.
THE LONG STAYING RED THROATED DIVER HAS NOW LOST THE RED THROAT AND ITS FLIGHT FEATHERS. 
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LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL
KNOT AT SEASALTER
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THIS GULL GOT US QUITE EXCITED, THOUGHT WE`D FOUND A RARITY,BUT IT WAS JUST AN UNUSUAL HERRING GULL ACCORDING TO JP.
DRAKE SHOVELLER STODMARSH
KESTREL AT DUSK


THERE WAS A DISTANT STARLING MURMURATION OVER TOWARDS COLLARDS.
SWANS IN THE DYING LIGHT.


A SMALLER MURMURATION  NEAR THE REED BED HIDE



REDWING AT SAMPHIRE HOE


AVOCET PASSING DUNGENESS POINT.
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SLAVONIAN GREBE -DUNGENESS RSPB
BLACK NECKED GREBE 
SLAVONIAN GREBE
THREE FOR THE PRICE OF TWO.
SLAVONIAN GREBE
SLAVONIAN GREBE
TWO BLACK NECKS AND THE SLAVONIAN
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BNG
SLAVONIAN BEHIND BNG