HAPPY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL

Since returning from India I have seen the great grey shrike at Chilham, cattle egrets at Lydd,hen harriers at Stodmarsh the juvenile drake scaup at Scotney and various other bits and pieces,so here is a mostly distant photo record of the last month.

 REDWING AT SAMPHIRE HOE

 SNOW BUNTINGS AT RECULVER

 CURLEWS AT RECULVER- not to forget the turnstone.

 ROCK PIPIT SAMPHIRE HOE

 GREAT GREY SHRIKE AT CHILHAM and below with a mouse almost as big as the bird itself

 STONECHAT -SOUTH FORELAND LIGHTHOUSE

 FULL MOON DECEMBER 6TH

 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER- ALDER WOOD STODMARSH

 "SEE YOU JIMMY"  or maybe not.RUFUS THE HIGHLAND BULLOCK AT SAMPHIRE HOE

 BLACK REDSTART AT DOVER HARBOUR-the harbour has been very quiet so far this winter,need some cold weather.

 JUV DRAKE SCAUP( on the right) AT SCOTNEY GRAVEL PIT.


THE DUNGENESS TWO....

 CATTLE EGRETS AT LYDD

 FEMALE RED BREASTED MERGANSER -HYTHE

 TREECREEPER -STODMARSH

 RING TAIL HEN HARRIER MARSH HIDE STODMARSH-Flushed by a female marsh harrier it took flight and flew around but unfortunately in the shade.

 FEMALE BLACKCAP -has been around my garden for a week now I am sharing my christmas apples with her.
Unless something dramatic happens over the next week or so that will be it for 2014,thankyou for following and have a very happy christmas.
PS got my ticket for Dover v Crystal Palace ok.

INDIAN BUTTERFLIES

As well as the animals and birds there were lots of butterflies to be seen during the day between safaris,here are some that I have managed to identify:-

                                            STRIPED TIGER

                                               COMMON SAILOR

                                                   COMMON PIERROT

                                                LEMON PANSY

                                                 BARONET

                                                     LIME

                                                     TAWNY COSTER

                                                       SMALL GRASS YELLOW

                                                   BLUE PANSY

                                                       COMMON SILVERLINE

                                                    COMMON CROW

                                            CHOCOLATE PANSY

                                                      COMMANDER

                                                            COMMANDER

                                                 GREAT EGGFLY

                                                   GREAT EGGFLY

                                                         YELLOW PANSY

                                                    PLAINS CUPID

                                                   COMMON CERULEAN

                                                BLUE MORMON

                                                           BLUE MORMON

                                                    WAVY COMMON  PALMFLY

                                            COMMON CASTOR

                                                     PLAIN TIGER

                                                   COMMON JEZEBEL

                                                  COMMON JESTER

                                                 PEACOCK PANSY

                                                   GREY PANSY

                                           COMMON FIVE RING

                                            SORREL SAPPHIRE

                                                 SORREL SAPPHIRE

                                               COMMON PUNCH

                                                 PAINTED LADY

                                             BLUE TIGER

                                                        COMMON GRASS YELLOW

 DANAID EGGFLY

                              DANAID EGGFLY

                                                  ZEBRA BLUE

                                                      COMMON WALL BROWN

                                                  INDIAN SMALL TORTOISHELL

                                                 WHITE BORDERED COPPER

                                                     INDIAN RED ADMIRAL
A few dragonflies

A caterpillar that was trying to look like a dead caterpillar on its back...........

A very large lacewing............

and finally an Indian cricket match..............