LET IT SNOW,LET IT SNOW,LET IT SNOW

Had to go to Hythe on Friday last so caught up with the Purple Sandpipers at the Imperial,

There were four roosting on the rock groyne along with 85 Turnstones.

on guard

 

its only another snapper,back to sleep.
A shag was feeding off Sandgate Esplanade and I amused myself by trying to see if the bird actually left the water when diving:-

Head out ,tail in

Tail up,head in so I don `t think there is a point when they become completely airborne,unless you know different?
Saturday morning went waxwing hunting at Pegwell,found a flock of about 100 at Stonelees,but they stayed in tree tops until departing en masse towards Sandwich

WAXWINGS
Eventually they will have to come to my garden,but the hoardes of blackbirds are stripping the berries
very quickly,so hurry up you Bohemians,all must go.
It was good to meet up with Phil Milton again ,we all miss his colourful entries on the Planet Thanet blog,come on Gadget get it up and running again please.
I`ve had a few goldfinches munching away at the nijer seeds in the garden, a pair of blackcaps are also regular visitors.

GOLDFINCH

BLUE TIT
Yesterday at the Hoe,was pretty quiet birdwise but we did attract a pair of Stonechats while we were making hay in the wintry sunshine

STONECHATS almost always in pairs.

FEMALE

MALE ON HAYSTACK

MALE

GREEN WOODPECKER on the cliffs.

sun dogs

DUNGENESS GOLDEN MOMENTS.

This morning the first snow of the winter arrived in Kent bringing the usual chaos,I stayed indoors

catching up with jobs that have been waiting awhile.