2020 VISION FEBRUARY- 20.02.20

The month started with a trip to Norfolk with Martin and Les Collins to see the Eastern Yellow Wagtail which showed quite well on its favourite dung pile at Sedgeford, then to Holme where we had brief views of the Twite flock.RSPB Twitchwell was next where we were lucky enough to see the roosting Woodcock and various other distant waders and ducks.The final call was at Holcombe Beach where the Snow Bunting flock was seen in the dunes,but the Shore Larks were in hiding.The weather was typical of this winter ie wet and windy.

 ALASKAN EASTERN BLUE HEADED YELLOW WAGTAIL

 WHAT A MONICA..

 NOT A PATCH ON OUR OWN YELLOW WAGTAIL.

 CURLEW AT HOLME

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 WOODCOCK AT TITCHWELL

BEST VIEWS OF WOODCOCK I`VE HAD.
That trip was in fact on the 31st of January but it was nearly February,
Right here is what has been seen so far this month...…………

 GREAT TIT

 CORMORANT Male in breeding plumage.

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 MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2nd winter Dover Harbour.

 MED GULL Adult winter plumage Dover Harbour

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 FIELDFARE SAMPHIRE HOE a single bird not at all common there.

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 GUNHILDE MAERSK picking up a pilot at Dover.

 SHORT EARED OWL Pegwell Bay

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 GREY PARTRIDGE -ANCIENT HIGHWAY

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 RED KITE `WORTH MARSHES

RED KITE WORTH MARSHES

 CATTLE EGRET one of two birds that have spent the winter with the rams on Worth.Perhaps they are really Sheep Egrets.

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 TUFTED DUCK IN THE SHOWER AT DUNGENESS.

 10 BLACK TAILED GODWITS FOUND THIS SHALLOW SHINGLE TO REST ON.

 RED HEAD SMEW WITH FEMALE GADWALL AT HOOKERS PIT

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 A TUFTED DUCK LOOKING FOR TROUBLE

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 FEMALE GOLDENEYE COMING IN TO LAND ARC PIT.

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 MALE GOLDENEYE

 DISPLAYING HIS WARES TO HER

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 ONCE MORE SHOWING OFF

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 A FIRST WINTER RING OUZEL HAS SPENT ITS WINTER AT SAMPHIRE HOE

 BUT HAS BEEN ELUSIVE,MY FIRST SIGHTING OF IT SINCE DECEMBER.

 ANOTHER COLOUR RINGED STONECHAT -FEMALE WHITE/ORANGE.