Sunday morning was unpromising as I arrived at the cliffs,grey, windy and cool,two wheatears on the dung pile lifted the mood a little and a spotted flycatcher in the ash grove was a real bonus,a few swallows arrived and a dozen swifts flew by overhead.As I turned for home a large raptor drifted into view, a slightly forked tail led me to think kite but it was a long way up,so I didn`t get too excited,I took some record shots and when I got home and checked them out, the bird had 6 fingers and was indeed a Black Kite.
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER in typical pose.
BLACK KITE
Monday morning went to Dungeness to try for better stilt shots but the bird was not around so I went in search of the Grizzled Skipper.Eventually I found a single individual that was rather worn but was ok there were lots of small coppers around and cosidering how flooded the area had been a couple of months ago it was very pleasing to see.Enough I was hungry so left for the car and lo and behold sitting nicely on a bramble leaf a pristine fresh Grizzly-lucky or what.
SMALL COPPERS sharing a buttercup.
GRIZZLED SKIPPER
Earlier on the Reserve a few shots of interest-
GREAT CRESTED GREBE with three youngsters- from Hansons.
TREE SPARROWS were on the feeders at the visitor centre.
BLUE
TAILED DAMSELFLY
HAIRY DRAGONFLY
SWIFT
THE LAST THING THE FLY SAW!
Today at Samphire Hoe
Swallows arriving in off with swifts and house martins,willow warblers,spotted flycatchers and lesser whitethroats were the main avian highs and the first Adonis Blue and several common blues were found despite the mainly overcast conditions.
ADONIS BLUE
COMMON BLUE
COMMON BLUES in a precarious position.
HOUSE MARTIN Speeding over the pond.
This bird caused a lot of head scratching but in the end northern race willow warbler was decided on.
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