After a well earned break from blogging its time to catch up with the new years sightings,I`ve been to the usual hotspots the following is a synopsis of some of the things that have been seen.
WATER PIPIT RESTHARROW SCRAPE.
GUILLEMOT DOVER HARBOUR.
GOLDEN PLOVER REST HARROW SCRAPE
SHOVELLER RHS
WATER PIPIT
WATER PIPIT
WATER PIPIT
KINGFISHER DOVER HARBOUR.
HERRING GULL with red ring V2GT
SHAG near Lifeboat Station Dover.
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Another SHAG in the marina.
GANNET off SAMPHIRE HOE
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BEWICKS SWAN - ARC PIT
BEWICKS SWAN
PURPLE SANDPIPER Hampton Pier
The purple plumage is showing well in the top bird.
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THE FULL" WOLF" MOON
SHOWING PARTIAL ECLIPSE.
LAPLAND BUNTING - RECULVER
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REDSHANK
REDSHANK
TURNSTONES /REDSHANKS
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REDSHANK
SANDERLING
SANDERLING.
GREY PARTRIDGE along the Ancient Highway.
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SUN UP AT SAMPHIRE HOE
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NUTHATCH - Bossenden Wood.
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-Another Samphire sunrise.
23rd January my birthday treat was a trip to the zoo- Whipsnade zoo to be precise to see the long staying BLACK THROATED THRUSH,it didn't disappoint giving good views.It was a Grade A grey day and ISO was subsequently quite high so the images are a bit soft but hey ho....
It would feed for a bit on berries
then sit in another bush for a while to digest them
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then go back for more
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it also fed on the ground occasionally
but soon went back to the berries.
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An altogether nice looking thrush and well worth the effort.
While there it would`ve been rude not to visit the Owl enclosure.SNOWY OWL
GREAT GREY OWL
GREAT GREY OWL
URAL OWL
GREAT GREY OWL
SANDERLING RINGED PLOVER AND DUNLIN Roosting peacefully at high water
until a dog jumped down onto the beach.
and sent them flying.
BRENT GEESE
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LITTLE EGRETS CAN`T READ.
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PINTAIL AT OARE
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-A MARSH HARRIER FLAPPED IN FROM THE SWALE and sent the AVOCET FLOCK INTO ORBIT
-AVOCETS + 2 LAPWING
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2 BLACK TAIL GODWITS JOIN THE FLY PAST
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HARTY CHURCH IN THE BACKGROUND
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-This aerial ballet was followed by SWAN LAKE
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AND ITS GOODNIGHT TO JANUARY 2020.
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