JULY 2023 WET WET WET.

 A few pics from my July wanders,in between the heavy showers.

COMMON TERN STODMARSH

MOORHEN EGGS 5 IN ALL PREDATED

STODMARSH THE LAMPEN WALL KILLER -.MINK??

KESTREL DOVER CLIFFS

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MARSH SANDPIPER ARC PIT

MARSH SANDPIPER

P&Os new car ferry P&O PIONEER  WHICH HAS  BOW DOORS AT EACH END SO DOESN`T HAVE TO TURN AROUNDTO BERTH.

BLACK TAILED GODWIT SUMMER PLUMAGE

A JUVENILE FLYING IN.

BONAPARTES GULL RETURNS TO OARE 

FOR THE 11TH YEAR.

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FLYING TO THE EAST FLOOD

AS THE TIDE RISES.

FEMALE GOOSANDER - RIVER WHARFE, BURNSALL YORKSHIRE

THREE GOOSANDER DUCKLINGS

FLEDGLING SPOTTED FLYCATCHER- One of the parents on the right.

LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL -RIVER WHARFE YORKSHIRE

GOLDFINCH

BLACK WINGED STILTS WORTH MARSHES.SUCCESSFULLY FLEDGED 4 YOUNG.

LITTLE EGRET Rock pooling at Lydden Spout.

LITTLE EGRET

CORN BUNTING DOVER CLIFFS.

ROESSELS BUSH CRICKET -SAMPHIRE HOE

RED VEINED DARTER -SAMPHIRE HOE

NORFOLK HAWKER WORTH MARSHES

BROWN HAWKER WORTH MARSHES

BLACK TAILED SKIMMER WORTH MARSHES.

RULE BRITANNIA - TWO IN TWO DAYS

70000 BRITANNIA STEAMING THROUGH SAMPHIRE HOE.

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P&Os CRUISE LINER BRITANNIA HEADING DOWN CHANNEL

HEADING FOR SOUTHAMPTON.

MRS TIGGIWINKLE HAS BEEN KEEPINGTHE SLUGS AND SNAILS  DOWN IN MY GARDEN.

EARLY SUMMER SUMMARY

 My year has been disrupted by the trip to India and family affairs, so have got behind with my blog, a quick catch up with birds first.

TWO GREAT WHITE EGRETS FLYING UP CHANNEL PAST THE HOE.

WREN SINGING AT SAMPHIRE HOE.

SHORT TOED TREECREEPER AT FAN BAY.

ANOTHER GREAT FIND BY JAMIE PARTRIDGE.

FEMALE STONECHAT AT SAMPHIRE HOE.

COCK LINNET

REED WARBLER IN THE REEDS AT STODMSRSH

SWAN LAKE STODMARSH -No ugly ducklings here.

It was back to Stodmarsh a few days later to see this superb male RED BACKED SHRIKE.

RBS

RBS

RBS

RBS

FLEDGLING BLACK REDSTART SAMPHIRE HOE.

BLACK REDSTART.

GREAT CRESTED GREBE -DUNGENESS

REED WARBLER DUNGENESS

RAVEN SAMPHIRE HOE

RAVEN.

That brings things up to the end of June,see you again real soon.