April the month of great optimism for the birder when most of our summer visitors arrive,but it doesn`t always fulfil its promise especially here in East Kent.A cold easterly breeze with clear skies at night put paid to most of our hopes on the coast,just the odd bird being dug out and apart from a good passage of Ring Ouzels and a reasonable number of Wheatears its been pretty dire for passerines, and hirrundines.
A LONELY BRENT GOOSE took a rest at Samphire Hoe
AN ADULT SHAG ON THE SEA.
MALE BLACK REDSTART
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RING OUZEL IN THE HOLE.
WALL BROWN AT LANGDON CLIFFS
SMALL BLUE LANGDON CLIFFS a very early one.
CETTIS WARBLER STODMARSH
MALE ORANGETIP ON WILD CABBAGE at Samphire Hoe.
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COCK LINNET
SONG THRUSH BELTING IT OUT.
MALE WHEATEAR IN LANGDON HOLE
ANOTHER RING OUZEL IN LANGDON HOLE
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GREEN HAIRSTREAK Langdon Cliffs
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SMALL HEATH Langdon Cliffs
HOLLY BLUE-BLERIOTS MEMORIAL.
CORN BUNTING Jangling his keys in the early morning sun.
I AM WAITING FOR YOU IN THE LONG GRASS AT SAMPHIRE HOE,SO STAY ON THE PATH!
CUCKOO CUCKOOING AT STODMARSH
-Think this is the first cuckoo that has sat still to be photographed in my experience,shame it was such a dull morning.
-When he calls he doesn't open his mouth,
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SMALL RED DAMSEL STODMARSH
SPECKLED WOOD STODMARSH
FEMALE ORANGETIP-Stodmarsh.
FEMALE ORANGETIP.
Another cool Sunday morning with a strong northerly breeze on the cliffs where a single Lesser Whitethroat,a singing Common Whitethroat and a pair of Blackcaps were the only migrants found,so I gave up early went home to pack my bag I am going to Spain.
