KEEP YOUR PECKER UP

 The grey days continued through most of the month with just the odd day of respite,but a Spring like day on the 25 th saw temperatures soar to 20 c and the start of the Butterfly year, more of that later.

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER - BOSSENDEN WOODS.

SNOW BUNTINGS ON THE BEACH AT COLDHARBOUR RECULVER.

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MALLARD -RUSSELL GARDENS DOVER

AMERICAN WIGEON ARC PIT DUNGENESS A rare vagrant from North America

-A first for me.

BLACK REDSTART SAMPHIRE HOE.A first winter male.

SNIPE -STODMARSH.One of 15 from the Reed Bed hide.

RINGED PLOVER On the shingle at Swalecliffe

SANDERLINGS AT SWALECLIFFE

TURNSTONE AT BROADSTAIRS

PURPLE SANDPIPER AT BROADSTAIRS

These birds used to winter around Dover Harbour,The Warren and Hythe but seem to have deserted these places now.

GUILLEMOT IN THE MARINA AT DOVER Probably sick judging by its lack of movement.

MALE KESTREL DRYING ITS WINGS IN THE SUN LANGDON HOLE

CORN BUNTING DOVER CLIFFS.

DRAKE TUFTED DUCK -KEARSNEY ABBEY

SEVERAL PAIRS HAVE WINTERED AROUND KEARSNEY PARKS.

WREN KEARSNEY ABBEY

STOCK DOVE -KEARSNEY ABBEY

Wednesday the 25 th the warmest day of the year so far, I went to Lyminge Forest hoping for Goshawk

but those hopes were dashed however the warmth  marked the opening of the Butterfly year with lots of Brimstones emerging and several Comma and Peacock also on show.

COMMA 

BRIMSTONE

PEACOCK.

Back to wet grey and windy for the months end .....just for a change.