OCTOVER

 A very wet month has meant limited birding for me,but have managed a few outings in between the showers.

ANOTHER WHEATEAR

ON THE BEACH AT SAMPHIRE HOE.-

GOLDCREST RIP Unfortunately this tiny bird flew across the North Sea only to fly into the widows of the shelter at Samphire Hoe.

BLACK REDSTART the ringed adult male.

not quite clear enough to read the number.

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A SECOND ADULT MALE -UNRINGED.

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I didn`t see them together so would probably not have noticed the difference apart from the ring.

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CORN BUNTING LANGDON HOLE.

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JUVENILE SABINES GULL AT DUNGENESS

This was a first for me in the UK

Only a few are seen on passage migration each year usually in the autumn when storm blown towards the coast.

This bird lingered at the point for a couple of days.

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 REED BUNTING LANGDON HOLE

 REED BUNTING

 FIELDFARE LANGDON HOLE

 RED THROATED DIVER- DUNGENESS RSPB

 JUV LONG TAILED DUCK DUNGENESS RSPB

 6 EIDERS FLYING BY
For a change of scene I tried Minnis Bay I walked towards Reculver but didn`t get even to Coldharbour as the Environment Agency are doing a lot of shingle shifting in the area with subsequent disturbance of roosting waders....

 SANDERLING IN THE SURF

 RINGED PLOVER MINNIS BAY

 OYSTERCATCHERS disturbed by the heavy shingle shifters.

 MORE SURFING SANDERLINGS

 SANDERLING AT REST.

STARLING ON POST.

TURNSTONES AT REST.
Today at Samphire Hoe the male Snow Bunting remains for a second day and gave good views on the sea wall eating the seeds of Rock Sea Lavender.

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Mid morning news reached me that the Great Grey Shrike had returned to Fan Bay so I nipped up for a quick peek.

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I am off on my travels later this week to the Antartic so in the words of Captain Oates  "I may be gone for sometime"

OCTOBERFEST

The weather has been dreadful so far this month so its more Octoberfamine than feast.

 PIED WAGTAIL Samphire Hoe

 HEBRIDEAN SKY

 COTE DES DUNES

 CHIFF CHAFF Langdon Hole

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 PRIDE OF BURGUNDY - PRIDE OF CANTERBURY

 GALLANT

 A LATE WALL BROWN-Hope Point.

 ROTTERDAM at the Cruise Terminal.

 GREAT CRESTED GREBE-Reed bed hide Stodmarsh

 GREAT WHITE EGRET

 BROWN ARGUS Stodmarsh.

 LITTLE OWL Stodmarsh.

 SPOT THE OSPREY.

 GREEN SANDPIPER

 GREEN SANDPIPER

 HORNET

 JUV RING OUZEL Samphire Hoe

 ADULT MALE

 RING OUZEL
I had decided not to photogtaph any more wheatears this year but these four at the Hoe were irresistible......

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 CURLEW AT OARE

 AVOCETS AT OARE

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 LONG TAILED TITS

 LANGDON HOLE

ANOTHER RING OUZEL.