NOVEMBER 2024

 Here are a few birding highlights of the month

AN UNUSUAL VISITOR TO SAMPHIRE HOE -A WIGEON

ROCK PIPIT NUMBERS INCREASE FOR THE WINTER.

CORN BUNTING LANGDON CLIFFS

THE ELUSIVE JUVENILE ROSE COLOURED STARLING, MY FOURTH ATTEMPT. AT ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE

PINK FOOTED GEESE - WORTH

44871 AT WORTH WITH THE ARMISTICE SPECIAL 11\11\24

I walked from Minnis Bay to Reculver and back

RESTING REDSHANKS

ALWAYS ALERT

CORMORANT

Just beyond Minnis Bay I found three Snow Buntings.

SNOW BUNTING

As usual they were quite tame and unphased by my presence

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RED THROATED DIVER

LOTS OF BRENT GEESE

FLY BY GOOSANDERS THE DRAKE LEADING THE WAY

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ON MY RETURN THERE WERE NOW 5 SNOW BUNTINGS ON PARADE.

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Another day and a stroll into Dover from home following the River Dour

GREY WAGTAIL IN RUSSELL GARDENS

TUFTED DUCK -BUSHY RUFF

COMMON GULL - BUSHY RUFF

FEMALE KINGFISHER -KEARSNEY ABBEY

GREY HERON

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ANOTHER GREY WAGTAIL THE 6TH OF THE DAY

THIS ONE NEAR ST JAMES SHOPPING CENTRE

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CUNARDS QUEEN VICTORIA OFF DOVER.

THE LONG STAYING RED THROATED DIVER HAS NOW LOST THE RED THROAT AND ITS FLIGHT FEATHERS. 

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LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL

KNOT AT SEASALTER

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THIS GULL GOT US QUITE EXCITED, THOUGHT WE`D FOUND A RARITY,BUT IT WAS JUST AN UNUSUAL HERRING GULL ACCORDING TO JP.

DRAKE SHOVELLER STODMARSH

KESTREL AT DUSK

THERE WAS A DISTANT STARLING MURMURATION OVER TOWARDS COLLARDS.

SWANS IN THE DYING LIGHT.

A SMALLER MURMURATION  NEAR THE REED BED HIDE

REDWING AT SAMPHIRE HOE

AVOCET PASSING DUNGENESS POINT.

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SLAVONIAN GREBE -DUNGENESS RSPB

BLACK NECKED GREBE 

SLAVONIAN GREBE

THREE FOR THE PRICE OF TWO.

SLAVONIAN GREBE

SLAVONIAN GREBE

TWO BLACK NECKS AND THE SLAVONIAN

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BNG

SLAVONIAN BEHIND BNG

OCTOBER 2024

 Here is a short pictorial of the months best outings.

LONG TAILED TIT -LANGDON CLIFFS

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WALL BROWN -PROBABLY A THIRD GENERATION OF THE YEAR.

MIGRANT HAWKER

SPOONBILL -NOW A REGULAR SIGHT AT OARE

LITTLE STINT AT OARE -dwarfed by a RINGED PLOVER

LITTLE STINT

BLACK REDSTART AT SAMPHIRE HOE

BLACK NECKED GREBE -GARAGE POOLS PEGWELL.

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KITTIWAKE -DOVER HARBOUR

Record shot of RING OUZEL at Samphiore Hoe

PEACOCK

STONECHAT

REDPOLL -BOCKHILL 

SPARROWHAWK Kingsdown Leas.

RED THROATED DIVER -DOVER HARBOUR

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DUNLIN RINGED PLOVER AND SANDERLING -SWALECLIFFE

SANDWICH TERN -SWALECLIFFE

BRENT GEESE

TURNSTONE

OYSTERCATCHER - with a twisted bill.

GOLDFINCH ON TEASLE

GOLDFINCH.

70000 BRITANNIA AT DOVER PRIORY WITH GOLDEN ARROW.