Sunday 21 December 2014

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.

Wednesday 3 December 2014

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..............