Wednesday, 1 November 2023

MY AUTUMN ALMANAC

 A quick summary of the last two months September and October, which has entailed two trips up north on family business, and a few twitches for rarities Cliff Swallow,Pallid Harrier and Solitary Sandpiper.


JUVENILE HOBBY AT SANDWICH BAY
WHINCHAT SAMPHIRE HOE
WHEATEAR RYE HARBOUR
CLOUDED YELLOW RYE HARBOUR
RED ROOF RYE
NIEUW AMSTERDAM
SEABOURN OVATION
LARGE WHITE
PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR CORMORANT
SMALL COPPER


LARGE WHITE
KERRY SHEEP NOW GRAZING AT THE HOE
YOUNG SHAG ON THE SWALE AT OARE
CHIFFCHAFF LANGDON HOLE
WATER SPOUT IN THE CHANNEL

YELLOW WAGTAIL an infrequent visitor to the Hoe



ADULT MALE BLACK REDSTART
WHEATEAR AT THE HOE 
WHITBY HARBOUR
5428 AT WHITBY STATION
WHITBY ABBEY
WHERE DRACULA LANDED 
IN THE BRAM STOKER NOVEL
THE ELSINORE A PUB WELL WORTH A VISIT GOOD BEER GOOD ATMOSPHERE.
HEARTBEAT COUNTRY

HEARTBEAT HOTEL -SORRY ELVIS-aka THE AIDENSFIELD ARMS.

A CONVOLVULOUS HAWK MOTH


ARCTIC SKUA WHITBY
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RAZORBILL WHITBY
GUILLEMOT WHITBY
KITTIWAKE
YOUNG GANNETS LEARNING TO FISH
OFF THE COAST AT WHITBY
IT WAS QUITE A SPECTACLE
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MIGRANT HAWKER 
COMMA
KESTREL LANGDON HOLE
WHEATEAR AT THE HOE
LONG TAILED TIT
BRENT GOOSE AN UNUSUAL SIGHT ON THE MAIN POND AT THE HOE.
NIGEL THE BLUE ENGINE
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SOLITARY SANDPIPER AT STODMARSH - AN AMERICAN WADER
A FIRST FOR KENT ATTRACTING LARGE GROUPS OF BIRDERS.
IT IS SIMILAR TO OUR OWN GREEN SANDPIPER.