CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Haven`t done much birding this month as yet but here  is a few to be going on with.

 THE SUN COMES UP LIKE THUNDER

 WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN PILOT?

 GOLDFINCH ON TEASLE

 RED THROATED DIVER AT SAMPHIRE HOE.

 RED THROATED DIVER
I left the Hoe after lunch and went to Lade Pits to see the Humes Yellow Browed Warbler and the Red Necked Grebe and unusually I saw them both quite easily with thanks to Dave Walker and Neil Frampton.

 RED NECKED GREBE - Shaking the drips.

 RNG

 RNG

 RNG

 RNG

 SPEEDWELL The Border Force Cutter returning to Dover.

 REDSHANKS ON THE ROCKS MINNIS BAY

 REDSHANKS

 ANOTHER SUNRISE AT SAMPHIRE HOE

 CMA CGM MAGELLAN you can just see Bolougne Cathedral dome near the bow.

  One of our Stonechats- green over red.

 DUNGENESS from the Hoe.

 A covey of 7 GREY PARTRIDGE in a field near the CHEQUERS on the Ancient Highway between Deal and Sandwich attracted my attention and they didn't fly off when I reversed luckily.

 GREY PARTRIDGE amongst the Mole hills.

 ADULT MALE GREY PARTRIDGE with dark horseshoe mark on the belly and red spot behind the eye.

 GP

 One of several CURLEW at Restharrow Scrape.

 Incoming TEAL

 TEAL ARRIVED

 CURLEW

 CURLEW

 CURLEW

 THE DRAKE TEALS are now looking splendid in their breeding plumage

 As is this drake SHOVELLER,he had three ladies in waiting.

DRAKE SHOVELLER.

I will close with an unusual sunset at Dungeness this has not been doctored at all it was just like this.

NOVEMBERS END

Another month is over and am looking forward to the new year already.
Just a few new pics to add including the Worth Grey Geese and the Restharrow Kestrel.

SOME OF THE PINK FEET ON WORTH MARSHES.

AND ONE OF THE BEAN GEESE.

PINK FOOTED GEESE

LOTS OF FLIGHTY FIELDFARES ON WORTH

FIELDFARE.

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER on telegraph pole at SBBO

ROCK PIPIT on sea wall at Samphire Hoe.

PRIDE of KENT heading for the Eastern Entrance at Dover

Lots of sea birds follow the ferries in.

This GREYLAG GOOSE was very inquisitive about the faces in the hide.

GREYLAG

STONECHAT at RESTHARROW DUNES.

This KESTREL is fast becoming a super model.

He is a real poser and doesn`t appear to worry about people or cameras.

A really handsome bird.