We have now reached the middle of April,so here is an update for the month so far.Migration is still slow but with the fine weather now here things should start to happen quite quickly.
THE FIRST WHEATEAR AT SAMPHIRE HOE just arrived in March.
ICELAND GULL-still at Ramsgate Harbour.
SONG THRUSH at home.
LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL over the Hoe.
MEADOW PIPITS AT SAMPHIRE HOE Watch for their parachute song flight along the fence line.
FULMARS nest on the cliffs either side of the Hoe.
COLOUR RINGED STONECHATS AT SAMPHIRE HOE-green /black
Green/Red
Blue/Red
TUFTED DUCK
GARGANEY at Stodmarsh a summer visitor
MALLARD
A pair of RED BREASTED MERGANSERS stayed at Ramsgate Harbour for a few days
The female was less wary than the male bird
DRAKE RED BREASTED MERGANSER
RBM
RBM
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A BLACK WINGED STILT arrived at Stodmarsh last week and stayed a short while.
BLACK WINGED STILT
BWS
BWS
BWS
BWS
BWS
BWS
WATER PIPIT from Marsh Hide Stodmarsh.
WATER PIPIT
REDPOLL ALDER WOOD STODMARSH
REDPOLL
REDPOLL
The moth trap has been out a few times since it got a bit warmer
STREAMER
EARLY GREY
NUT TREE TUSSOCK
BRINDLED BEAUTY
V PUG.
Last Tuesday started off extremely foggy,but when it cleared I found this wonderful Long Eared Owl sunning itself in Woody Gully at the Hoe.It was quite high up and across the railway so the photos have been heavily cropped.
LEO
Look at the size of those feet
LEO
