SEPTEMBER 22 THE DROUT ENDS.

 The first two weeks I was out of action with a back injury so missed a few good birds, but heres what I`ve seen in what remained of the month.I have stayed fairly local so not too much exotic stuff.apart from the Queen of Spain appearing in a field near Walmer, and a Glossy Ibis at Deal.

QUEEN OF SPAIN FRITILLARY

Q o S

QoS

QoS

QoS

ROBIN an increase in numbers with migrants arriving from the continent.

WHEATEAR still turning up on their way south.

WILLOW WARBLER at Samphire Hoe.

WILLOW WARBLER.

LONG TAILED TIT -Langdon Cliffs.

there were about 20 individuals in the flock.

constantly calling to each other.

CHIFF CHAFF -Samphire Hoe

CLOUDED YELLOW Samphire hoe.

BACKLIT SPECKLED WOOD

GREY MULLET Wellington Dock Dover

DOVER CASTLE Flag at half mast for the Queen.

SEABOURN OVATION.

SMALL COPPER

BLACK REDSTART-One of the Samphire Hoe juveniles.

hHMS MERSEY also looking for migrants but not of the ornithological persuasion.

A WALL BROWN 3RD GENERATION OF THE YEAR.

GREEN WOODPECKER Langdon Cliffs

COSTA FASCINOSA

YELLOW/PURPLE STONECHAT AT SAMPHIRE HOE

GLOSSY IBIS AT DEAL,

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A few moths to finish with .

BOX TREE MOTHS Now firmly established here.

A PAIR OF BLACK RUSTICS

CLANCYS RUSTIC

ROSY RUSTIC

A SELECTION OF LUNAR UNDERWINGS.

TTFN.

 

AUGUST FLY THEY MUST.

 Return migration begins in earnest this month and the last of the butterflies appear.Another month with little rain means everywhere is parched and brown,hopefully September will bring relief and fill our depleted ponds and rivers and get the grass growing again.

SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER the final butterfly of the year to appear,unless any migrants turn up later.

PIED FLYCATCHER Foxhill Down

PIED FLYCATCHER Langdon Cliffs.

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Foxhill Down.

WHEATEAR with colour ring F09

Evidently ringed on Skokholm off the west coast of Wales.

Record shot of juvenile CUCKOO at Samphire Hoe just before it crosses the channel and heads south to Africa without guidance from its parents or previous experience,an amazing feat,

THE CHOUGHS ARE COMING

THE YOUNG CHOUGHS IN THEIR HOLDING CAGE.

ADONIS BLUE

ADONIS BLUE

ADONIS BLUE

ADONIS BLUE

ADONIS BLUE

45596 BAHAMAS RUNNING THROUGH CHILHAM STATION

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COMMON BLUE

COMMON BLUE

WASP SPIDER AT Samphire Hoe.

YOUNG LINNET Samphire Hoe

LISTEN AND LEARN WITH MOTHER -LINNETS 

GREY SEAL SWIMMING OFF THE SEA WALL Samphire Hoe.

PAINTED LADY at South Foreland

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CHALKHILL BLUE.

KATARA  Another plaything of the super rich.

HMS MERSEY On patrol off Samphire Hoe.

NORTHERN WHEATEARS on migration Langdon Cliffs.

NORTHERN WHEATEAR

KESTREL Langdon Hole

 -BLOODY BEAKED KES

20 WHITE STORKS above Samphire Hoe.

DEUTSCHLAND

A few moths to end with.

GYPSY MOTH

SALLOW KITTEN

ANGLE SHADES

SWALLOW PROMINENT.