NOVEMBER REMEMBERED- BLACK, WHITE AND A FEW SHADES OF GREY.

KESTREL -LANGDON HOLE

Feeling more like my old self now so have felt able to venture out a bit more and have been rewarded with some nice birds Osprey ,Sabines Gull,Grey Phalarope,Great Grey Shrike and Pallas` Warbler the rarities while locally the first Razorbill and Red Throated Diver in the harbour and a surprising Great White Egret  in the River Dour, finishing up with a superb male Kingfisher in Russell Gardens and Short Eared Owls at Sandwich.

GOLDFINCH - LANGDON HOLE

OSPREY -APPLEDORE

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OSPREY AND ROOK

OSPREY LOOKING FOR A FISH

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MEADOW PIPIT -SAMPHIRE HOE

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SABINES GULL - PORT LYMPNE

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GREY PHALAROPE - DUNGENESS

- The bush telegraph told me that Jamie Partridge had found a Pallas` Warbler in the Pines Gardens and as I had only seen one before and that from a distance I hopped in the car and joined a small group of birders there. Jamies extra sensory hearing kept track of the little bird which eventually showed well.

PALLAS` WARBLER - PINES GARDENS 

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ANCIENT AND MODERN

45606 FALKLAND ISLANDS PASSING THROUGH MARTIN MILL

GREAT GREY SHRIKE - HOTHFIELD COMMON

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FLY AGARIC - HOTHFIELD

RAZORBILL DOVER HARBOUR

RED THROATED DIVER - DOVER HARBOUR

GREAT CRESTED GREBE - DOVER HARBOUR

RTDIVER

RTD

RTD

This was probably the biggest surprise finding a Great White Egret in the middle of Dover,we have all got used to seeing its Little cousin all along the  river but this was completely unexpected.

GREAT WHITE EGRET - BARTON PATH DOVER

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If you want good views of waders the north Kent coast is probably the best place to go locally.

DUNLIN SWALECLIFFE BEACH

GREY PLOVER - SWALECLIFFE

OYSTERCATCHERS -SWALECLIFFE

SANDERLINGS RINGED PLOVER AND DUNLIN.

SANDERLING

RINGED PLOVER DUNLIN AND SANDERLING IN FLIGHT, 

PIED WAGTAIL

LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL - DOVER

KINGFISHER - RIVER DOUR DOVER

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LITTLE GREBE KEARSNEY ABBEY LAKE

SONG THRUSH - KEARSNEY ABBEY.

SHORT EARED OWL SANDWICH BAY.

SHORT EARED OWL.

Thats all for now see ya soon.