tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26893135629650702042024-03-18T02:47:41.977-07:00Robs Birding Blog Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comBlogger622125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-16493846369148673432024-02-06T10:26:00.000-08:002024-02-06T10:26:32.205-08:00Bit of a catch up..........<p> <b><u><span style="color: #38761d;">13th </span></u></b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u>January 2024 </u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b> <u>Oare Marshes</u></b></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3QyWf-TuzKh_gPpZwycGGnnAbafQU1JJf1pToSQWwTQyT0E5i0hjHtcdXAqQ2rkejzTvwUdwNazKFp-cljebWgPa1AHtAWNCVerTrd9o5K1cSPtjEviWKHt3Med_iHt8mWm9oaPqE0knSP03CQ_Ks0YhVnnk_LGrYh2afPYiBL1e2o_dhNgzLf_NbO30/s1318/Hen%20Harrier%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1318" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3QyWf-TuzKh_gPpZwycGGnnAbafQU1JJf1pToSQWwTQyT0E5i0hjHtcdXAqQ2rkejzTvwUdwNazKFp-cljebWgPa1AHtAWNCVerTrd9o5K1cSPtjEviWKHt3Med_iHt8mWm9oaPqE0knSP03CQ_Ks0YhVnnk_LGrYh2afPYiBL1e2o_dhNgzLf_NbO30/w569-h414/Hen%20Harrier%20(5).JPG" width="569" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Male Hen Harrier</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a walk around Oare Marshes on the 13th January and had superb views of a Male Hen Harrier as it flew across the East Flood.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbJlHumYiXiPk4cpX4gk_C76GUAKdzOnTdAPdBT0qfmac69NggZKGzcLxuxu1f7GNiY6kjmZWehMvyfQBeSckmkNN6BQJ6FA9bHara-sfmtD2xcSLfQEZLv-M7-T7Y38Bzou2KJqtGQL4WVzJJ_vTg-V1IcV2Sb7TIawqoJpEQLrJVU-MLI2tizV-hdp-/s2000/Hen%20Harrier%20(11).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI7DYEvy6PmnvO8mwPLmMP6cRqiIUE7SzoZOsOrn5CwlD02zrYiOoGYfsnkfYj-j6fNnicIwGoqvQRUxDZMuVs-b0XIz65rVnX1D1r1JdZwkaCbkiFmBJ9bgZpIfQ1rAPZPGTgjtycr71FG3O5oPQ2Ggwk9g1T7MLc51QPKhBKaAZynKw2K1QF1htgnQf/s2000/Hen%20Harrier%20(42).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI7DYEvy6PmnvO8mwPLmMP6cRqiIUE7SzoZOsOrn5CwlD02zrYiOoGYfsnkfYj-j6fNnicIwGoqvQRUxDZMuVs-b0XIz65rVnX1D1r1JdZwkaCbkiFmBJ9bgZpIfQ1rAPZPGTgjtycr71FG3O5oPQ2Ggwk9g1T7MLc51QPKhBKaAZynKw2K1QF1htgnQf/w572-h446/Hen%20Harrier%20(42).JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Hen Harrier.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><u>20th January 2024</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><u> Ebbsfleet Lane nr Stonelees </u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jEtLYif-t2HWdVcOEcp-x4C09vGv2-gGy_d6iD0vL_iCFdDsf8T2Xl6wcTEOnifnlOBSOmWaOkgJLbGgPI7FmdePfIt1ATn3LedMgNlqFAb3SFjJYoY9QyjC9E6FQh-0gOUCc47TPpDRIpr6Vww_wWkVCpH0xB-QEJpVaH8cP3INqunuk37gTY-cNPHh/s1700/Waxwing%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1700" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jEtLYif-t2HWdVcOEcp-x4C09vGv2-gGy_d6iD0vL_iCFdDsf8T2Xl6wcTEOnifnlOBSOmWaOkgJLbGgPI7FmdePfIt1ATn3LedMgNlqFAb3SFjJYoY9QyjC9E6FQh-0gOUCc47TPpDRIpr6Vww_wWkVCpH0xB-QEJpVaH8cP3INqunuk37gTY-cNPHh/w567-h435/Waxwing%20(12).JPG" width="567" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9 Waxwings.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I made a pleasant trip to Ebbsfleet Lane nr Stonelees on the 20th January to hopefully see the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">9 Waxwings </span>that had been seen the previous day.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">After a short wait they flew into the top of their favoured tree to have a preen & tidy up, i could hear their 'Trilling' call which is always great to hear.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">They remained at the top of the tree pretty much the whole time.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmIOgBg7H_V8KXhVrkWF28ksC6hfTep5xPwi-XTg_quwj0OTNBO4S66SiL4rcELqN_L-s_unIybsSunErpUXfPb4vPSwcSYJyPLt2wt_31jVNb0RGTeP3foQFjT5xuL8r91q7TZOSIivxFz1cI3D_lzMTPqDmh-Ika7u9BoHCtel9LedTpLuX4-sv6QiB/s1700/Waxwing%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>5th February 2024</u></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>Godmersham Park </u></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy65_ZHBnzON2xWB5HxIiPWvpc6JcNxFitE1dtfnR1UHsA1nL_8WQkQyhFloUpdWJDBaWZD6tP2AM4hl3sxPqp3d4ucZaN0hqGoo9JvOOzua7HudEmu34xGwJTuv7cddx50mk5_vN2j-jNqQrXbMjwCmKQo6_EPT4buHy3kuO9fmHzBn9Czdl544zKABNB/s1237/Little%20Bunting%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1237" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy65_ZHBnzON2xWB5HxIiPWvpc6JcNxFitE1dtfnR1UHsA1nL_8WQkQyhFloUpdWJDBaWZD6tP2AM4hl3sxPqp3d4ucZaN0hqGoo9JvOOzua7HudEmu34xGwJTuv7cddx50mk5_vN2j-jNqQrXbMjwCmKQo6_EPT4buHy3kuO9fmHzBn9Czdl544zKABNB/w570-h427/Little%20Bunting%20(1).JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Bunting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I headed to Godmersham Park on Monday 5th February and my target bird was <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Bunting </span>which was found by Michael Linklater over the weekend (Great find Michael).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had 2 good but brief views at around 8.30am , however i decided to wait and hopefully get longer views and was rewarded with superb views at approx 11am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN52PL4N5rdqxrpcpM3a0-oV1ltA9OQEhyphenhyphen4GUli9X0DsjSvS9Zf_enz01NX30M407QJ5tbK9FKlRyXkvixZ6p2WcDmEAr4vDv9iBD9s0_Pb6-d5AG9xged33FzizuKdd6el1Qqm6LIBSfcLNMVKzHX6x-E6lco45uYquWsrmLdEab1ohCwuQqRodxY04E/s1430/Little%20Bunting%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1430" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN52PL4N5rdqxrpcpM3a0-oV1ltA9OQEhyphenhyphen4GUli9X0DsjSvS9Zf_enz01NX30M407QJ5tbK9FKlRyXkvixZ6p2WcDmEAr4vDv9iBD9s0_Pb6-d5AG9xged33FzizuKdd6el1Qqm6LIBSfcLNMVKzHX6x-E6lco45uYquWsrmLdEab1ohCwuQqRodxY04E/w576-h416/Little%20Bunting%20(7).JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Bunting </span>with <span style="color: #800180;">Dunnock, Chaffinch</span> & <span style="color: #800180;">Reed Bunting.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDwcTIMTusrDNO_tCW6PSj7m7Clsyz1xdaLjAG8euG9iCQOSuELbp4cuIECbaBkfCnkehfCFbjRGVRaIIHHvfyH4V_oE06k0zSPb9I138-cFYSBBB3jHFbuMdwsPX9tParikO-1iPU1aYVz-MHhZp8FnZoGZYNkG1we1B36lGXQxcaErX46l3dxogZ6wa/s1350/Little%20Bunting%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1350" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDwcTIMTusrDNO_tCW6PSj7m7Clsyz1xdaLjAG8euG9iCQOSuELbp4cuIECbaBkfCnkehfCFbjRGVRaIIHHvfyH4V_oE06k0zSPb9I138-cFYSBBB3jHFbuMdwsPX9tParikO-1iPU1aYVz-MHhZp8FnZoGZYNkG1we1B36lGXQxcaErX46l3dxogZ6wa/w574-h495/Little%20Bunting%20(13).JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;">Reed Bunting </span>&<span style="color: #800180;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Bunting</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjIXxqeBU_RwundjNNCz4hknI85jR2SHClBw0F4r0MJ42kX7IEeDgat0LB_f6LHLV2Gr1tsUYw2Ho7AkGg8951q30ZPuUmYDekvSXsxAG6LP9eeverwIbhZTbjHMcQIN3aQnzrXtrcRFbrUdqQxWM4-UW8Lh-mh0hfxlJkoh11OE6Tghg8ArDMh5edCbO/s1066/Little%20Bunting%20(30).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjIXxqeBU_RwundjNNCz4hknI85jR2SHClBw0F4r0MJ42kX7IEeDgat0LB_f6LHLV2Gr1tsUYw2Ho7AkGg8951q30ZPuUmYDekvSXsxAG6LP9eeverwIbhZTbjHMcQIN3aQnzrXtrcRFbrUdqQxWM4-UW8Lh-mh0hfxlJkoh11OE6Tghg8ArDMh5edCbO/w480-h640/Little%20Bunting%20(30).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgori3vR8SWDtv7DyqXaW3MbJ5HDnNEYpUH1oN7IxNoX03NZB37jXd0Vo4nmUIpBmbsx867vmHEKbiJgvnU-yKi0x1SQLUovpaZ-c-yW04D3PfbR-8yRdhvuEG_w-_-8w913MqoARGWMbk7H6SKhr-inMYST6lMcIOh2OnnjFOBupvxGTpnNbDxnYUxcH4d/s1200/Little%20Bunting%20(32).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgori3vR8SWDtv7DyqXaW3MbJ5HDnNEYpUH1oN7IxNoX03NZB37jXd0Vo4nmUIpBmbsx867vmHEKbiJgvnU-yKi0x1SQLUovpaZ-c-yW04D3PfbR-8yRdhvuEG_w-_-8w913MqoARGWMbk7H6SKhr-inMYST6lMcIOh2OnnjFOBupvxGTpnNbDxnYUxcH4d/w480-h640/Little%20Bunting%20(32).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Bunting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a new bird for my Kent Bird List.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks to Andre Farrar for arranging parking & Godmersham Park for access.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><u style="color: #38761d;"><br /></u></span><u style="color: #38761d;"><br /></u></b></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-53688089459541535962024-01-12T05:59:00.000-08:002024-02-08T00:42:19.148-08:00Some early 2024 Birding Highlights .........<p> <span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><u>1st January 2024 </u></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b> <u>Dungeness Seawatch & Rspb Reserve</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YD9kn1HFEkDr2fNHMBSjqBXc4HvypLvVrvQwbgNxdBbnTbdodIyoQPnERzsfvhTVVrdv7_2ZTfjGXYddscIO3xoyQ7xZIMEGnrWOyj8_9-Xp75AhP6_dlENg_NRyKIYGZe9v4mW2DtzCA6UBsxb0x6F0-v9JK196Rn4mbJjySUtwfVGtPQ034yEHXGrU/s1500/Great%20northern%20Diver%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YD9kn1HFEkDr2fNHMBSjqBXc4HvypLvVrvQwbgNxdBbnTbdodIyoQPnERzsfvhTVVrdv7_2ZTfjGXYddscIO3xoyQ7xZIMEGnrWOyj8_9-Xp75AhP6_dlENg_NRyKIYGZe9v4mW2DtzCA6UBsxb0x6F0-v9JK196Rn4mbJjySUtwfVGtPQ034yEHXGrU/w547-h426/Great%20northern%20Diver%20(2).JPG" width="547" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Great Northern Divers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">I started 2024 with a visit to the Dungeness area , i started of by the fishing boats and was lucky enough to see <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Ad & 1 1st w Caspian Gull, </span>plus large numbers of both <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Razorbill & Guillemot </span>with good numbers of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Red throated Divers, Gannets & Kittiwakes </span>all being seen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">From the fishing boats i headed to Dungeness Rspb reserve and saw a superb <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Great white Egret </span>along the entrance track.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">From the Dennis Hide i eventually managed to find the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black throated Diver </span>which appears to be spending the winter there , i also saw <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Great Northern Divers </span>from the benches outside of the hide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC2whWCWskXdS80cSUQ06nCYo3ACj3Eq19MJkmn-66xIKjuyK-1vKZmN1grfU9pJ-5lJQosn_Pznsgvc__kUyM-hfSJ-_z-tH-cQXoDsVWBCW3xcISHgi3uIbWFo264itGkYJxO1IIHc7cYY_TOCN0I_-DxQInoRna5XoFHfaKT5mX80RNUXq9qmMgKr0/s1200/Black%20Throated%20Diver%20(1).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC2whWCWskXdS80cSUQ06nCYo3ACj3Eq19MJkmn-66xIKjuyK-1vKZmN1grfU9pJ-5lJQosn_Pznsgvc__kUyM-hfSJ-_z-tH-cQXoDsVWBCW3xcISHgi3uIbWFo264itGkYJxO1IIHc7cYY_TOCN0I_-DxQInoRna5XoFHfaKT5mX80RNUXq9qmMgKr0/w480-h640/Black%20Throated%20Diver%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Throated Diver.</span></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">I finished my day at Oare Marshes where i was lucky enough to see <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Barn Owl, Spoonbill </span>& a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bittern.</span></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">So all in all a great start to 2024 !!</div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>3rd January 2024 </u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>Oare Marshes</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5fFsv8bxWJcSS60QFynrLGiaiutvJUk0e2vtRvPEdma_oTb4WLJwSTndMqtf_G60w4LdtfHx_ZuTGMMOo6r8WIIQftZa0L19QPA4vIWrR3U5LALTOwlSTd_Ojwh1O0GI2fNKcFnKVzxpnP7Ohh8FKt0t_hqXTRs3mqPIYma5dBHBttpab8poXR6atyWp/s1700/Whooper%20Swan%20(34).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1700" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5fFsv8bxWJcSS60QFynrLGiaiutvJUk0e2vtRvPEdma_oTb4WLJwSTndMqtf_G60w4LdtfHx_ZuTGMMOo6r8WIIQftZa0L19QPA4vIWrR3U5LALTOwlSTd_Ojwh1O0GI2fNKcFnKVzxpnP7Ohh8FKt0t_hqXTRs3mqPIYma5dBHBttpab8poXR6atyWp/w545-h478/Whooper%20Swan%20(34).JPG" width="545" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Whooper Swan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I received a txt message from MW (Thanks Murray) informing me there was an adult <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Whooper Swan </span>on the East Flood , i didn't have much spare time this morning so headed straight there and had some great views !!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9n8v5mrwPd9LvhySAZeR3x0Ia-rjVNkQlShZPeu7_a52ixXafp5_DO7-CrC5dWUqkkhufhcF8C1aaf54qm4n_CfS7YlbuQJAAd-mr78NE1bsuG5CfKwFN9KMB7hrF761-umIsU9a0URzNYz21D923lixKfzzjQB37xCoi6W9McOneT6VYf7mMD48yurf/s1700/Whooper%20Swan%20(49).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mute </span>&<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Whooper Swan.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>I have only seen one <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Whooper Swan </span>here before and that was a very, very distant bird on the Swale so i was very happy to this bird so close.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>4th January 2024</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>Ebbsfleet nr Stonelees</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyF-8UM31qghMRYxpETn9n4txvTSQewVbU4txU-0orbJ2d7_mfjZ5A4-S3QxFLbW1wLhyaKavtfbj5HJ_a8qGtKxoBWyfhT4VclANYp3_AsS8phqZq1qYm5R9dMeG5Vt7EwsiDlMp9rTtw29Im36CGDSzL3YbU1C4Bi6nXV4F6IKbC072Wgafm_gr9bWU/s1700/Long%20tailed%20Duck%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1700" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyF-8UM31qghMRYxpETn9n4txvTSQewVbU4txU-0orbJ2d7_mfjZ5A4-S3QxFLbW1wLhyaKavtfbj5HJ_a8qGtKxoBWyfhT4VclANYp3_AsS8phqZq1qYm5R9dMeG5Vt7EwsiDlMp9rTtw29Im36CGDSzL3YbU1C4Bi6nXV4F6IKbC072Wgafm_gr9bWU/w558-h444/Long%20tailed%20Duck%20(7).JPG" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Long Tailed Duck.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I popped down to Ebbsfleet to have a look at the </b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;">Long tailed Duck </span><b>that seems to be very loyal to the stream behind the sewage works and i wasn't disappointed, remarkably very close at times, often diving & preening and not bothered by it's steady stream of admirers.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoLYoG3Yd5pd-adRZ846oDtLNqchXmIFdZNTwrkGAmAxpU8lUvAzur9CKhBAwV095xzpsxVtyptLN7QM0eKheSGMzgB4l0SifCa4DYTh9asN0tA0eOnzqmRDGOremdeh9ITLnKynJUvhPnG5KySIx9HaNWIJFs3TbnVi0ybhZBksOLpWVUR8Zj2OQ-shU/s1600/Long%20tailed%20Duck%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Long tailed Duck.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>7th January</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>Oare Marshes</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Another flying visit to Oare Marshes thanks to another txt message from MW (thanks Murray) informing me of a close in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Throated Diver </span>off the slipway, this would be a new bird for my OMBL so i headed there without haste.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>By the time i got there it had drifted / swam to the other side of the Swale where i thankfully picked it out , phew !!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I phoned Murray to thank him and he informed me there was a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">1st winter Little Gull</span> lingering by the buoys.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I quickly joined MW by the sea watch hide and soon connected with the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Gull, </span>we also saw a further <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Ad Little Gulls </span>in superb plumage.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>9th January 2024</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><b>Heybridge & Abberton Reservoir in Essex</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3pXY-1dX2Edd1JbCSxg9tPiV5-NWoWl7cMtjlLGBc0IUi0D4GgcizKvbdQjsUpHmI-yvFZYIsA9GYNGnx0XRFfvEVMYxbes61o2BLgjLfxzumiAovvRUds_Ec8reJZ_DtyJ6te15GtRbovH9CQDkL-ZDmYnsY5Ix2qxkSgubhgLG64k4H__WzVFdhNps/s1500/Northern%20Waterthrush%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1500" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3pXY-1dX2Edd1JbCSxg9tPiV5-NWoWl7cMtjlLGBc0IUi0D4GgcizKvbdQjsUpHmI-yvFZYIsA9GYNGnx0XRFfvEVMYxbes61o2BLgjLfxzumiAovvRUds_Ec8reJZ_DtyJ6te15GtRbovH9CQDkL-ZDmYnsY5Ix2qxkSgubhgLG64k4H__WzVFdhNps/w547-h424/Northern%20Waterthrush%20(3).JPG" width="547" /></a><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Waterthrush</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My first trip out of Kent this year was to see the <span style="color: red;">Northern Waterthrush </span>at Heybridge in Essex, after a few problems on the M25 we eventually arrived on site at about 7.45am.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There were already 50+ birders there and the </b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Northern Waterthrush </span><b>was pretty much seen straight away thankfully, it was feeding well near the sluice and could often be heard calling.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Photos were pretty tricky in the gloom but i managed a few although all are very grainy, you can at least see what it is............</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE4-V_Cj29plokzi3s2GD3jfs7U862lIjKcAXgpV4Ofwj38j3xVZEpnwBLaxucHlnKCCMSqiWgQnuhpwsmjOXk6UaEhuE-mCX7eeXTSDyyoaBMjST_7KCGr5AH8SNdtaJJz7Li8jaIw3VlkRebjqFBjySFfMKpdUlKO9LYnGDsrZJw9X0Sja7U78BjNcO/s1500/Northern%20Waterthrush%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-nZJiBlEvXRCRhvM7ifaGCOJwKH4VoehkMI-CPm72Xp5qkNVsmJYeOY0mroPuLgGXKS8hp4ljvacbOl2S8hXoyObl0B0M1lK5i0pFsAhAoWWS2NixPbLUOxRK-A9NdOO2X4vcCzxbUrG-fjYEYBVhwzIr2cFr2c65Ss5NZ5ht-NYjnl8xeg8AlFZFVZN/s1500/Northern%20Waterthrush%20(42).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1500" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-nZJiBlEvXRCRhvM7ifaGCOJwKH4VoehkMI-CPm72Xp5qkNVsmJYeOY0mroPuLgGXKS8hp4ljvacbOl2S8hXoyObl0B0M1lK5i0pFsAhAoWWS2NixPbLUOxRK-A9NdOO2X4vcCzxbUrG-fjYEYBVhwzIr2cFr2c65Ss5NZ5ht-NYjnl8xeg8AlFZFVZN/w572-h477/Northern%20Waterthrush%20(42).JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Northern Waterthrush</b></span></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a new bird for RR and a very welcome year tick for me. We spent an hour here enjoying this bird before we headed of to Abberton in the hope of some winter ducks !</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Once at Abberton we had some superb views of male <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Goosander </span>plus <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 female Scaup </span>were seen but a bit more distantly, there were several <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Goldeneye </span>and we also were very lucky to see <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 'Redhead' Smew </span>from one of the hides.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaryjXjjGCMZVEkpmc5-0omzzC61mgGz9QvBxY9Zj4_t5UAxx3Vuf8NWla0tmsvs4_cyJ-M25c2h1clU1uluFdb2dZG_0YEcsw4aQdyYHADjca4wHIDqYeYEqulJNbElcdgoLpPh4OzBgIzv52hmf26zuwm0NxoXpgaVkWSRLBcdR6-quUc7yNKzhjFh_/s1600/Goosander%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>Western Undercliff Pegwell Bay </u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfh47AkXdknfZuxVO4UQ3AvDPye4igJf_BegAitK2lFfVB-z_J_nJlE9wca5bXyXg-_kHg_7COILVSqax512KJxIGA5GWd-b0jSkGF4NDvqn3JMK2u5iLkVT5MIlpn5FZcacqYInhHkdweeoGRM5MjMj7yO1BWJxVWmKvg6uw0Si2bOqtpdz1esuSOAbI/s1600/Twite%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1600" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfh47AkXdknfZuxVO4UQ3AvDPye4igJf_BegAitK2lFfVB-z_J_nJlE9wca5bXyXg-_kHg_7COILVSqax512KJxIGA5GWd-b0jSkGF4NDvqn3JMK2u5iLkVT5MIlpn5FZcacqYInhHkdweeoGRM5MjMj7yO1BWJxVWmKvg6uw0Si2bOqtpdz1esuSOAbI/w549-h457/Twite%20(8).JPG" width="549" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Twite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's been a number of years since i have seen <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Twite </span>in Kent and 2 birds were found by Scott .H. last year at the Western Undercliff (Great find Scott).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thankfully these delightful birds seem to be wintering and i finally managed to catch up with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Just like to wish everyone who has visited my Blog this year </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">A</span></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY CHRISTMAS </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">2024</span></span></b></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><br /> <p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-27529440889963654162023-12-12T05:29:00.000-08:002024-02-08T00:43:33.385-08:00Afternoon with the Owls at...........Elmley Marshes<p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u>6th December 2023 : Elmley Marshes</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXllmhKwC4P3eWPBwjHzA4mt71UVphRhyR1mgzn6pAOCgmLZSR6gMJJbJiuY1ry193EpKS7_VBBgS0zf3OcYEgA2xzxRDQyujIy7V4OrVV9K4vQ5FiO9VsM36dalYo64nFGSmpSqTqGQ9lGhVlEY2sVqELMCRppxb8R26mrKNEO0eENVmixMStKJkJWoCK/s1673/Short%20eared%20Owl%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1673" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXllmhKwC4P3eWPBwjHzA4mt71UVphRhyR1mgzn6pAOCgmLZSR6gMJJbJiuY1ry193EpKS7_VBBgS0zf3OcYEgA2xzxRDQyujIy7V4OrVV9K4vQ5FiO9VsM36dalYo64nFGSmpSqTqGQ9lGhVlEY2sVqELMCRppxb8R26mrKNEO0eENVmixMStKJkJWoCK/w570-h412/Short%20eared%20Owl%20(2).JPG" width="570" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Short-eared Owl.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There has been very good numbers of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Short-eared Owls </span>reported on the Isle of Sheppey this winter so after checking the weather forecast i decided to head to Elmley Marshes to try and see some for myself.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> A slow drive down the entrance track towards the car park produced <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Cattle Egrets, 1 Merlin </span>& several<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Marsh Harriers.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I also had some very close views of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lapwing, 3 Ruff </span>& several <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Skylarks.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>On my arrival to a very packed car park i straight away saw <span style="color: #2b00fe;">3 Short-eared Owls </span>sitting out on posts.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_fu3uS1EtPeatBQZJtqyfWJDbZdQUhbBLLRNZJhISWer2oC93bAaePvXVmHIct7fycqhiEhpq4P9TuMBZ8Uu6HOMlrpHADGmhndrAziRfzgethuVbtMQdICfNBag2wjT0k-2tkFnEfm_OCADnMuoo0Lk1YgjKrhlT8siWC7QP7hIKJG_gT4Czec5NMdt/s1500/Short%20eared%20Owl%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1500" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_fu3uS1EtPeatBQZJtqyfWJDbZdQUhbBLLRNZJhISWer2oC93bAaePvXVmHIct7fycqhiEhpq4P9TuMBZ8Uu6HOMlrpHADGmhndrAziRfzgethuVbtMQdICfNBag2wjT0k-2tkFnEfm_OCADnMuoo0Lk1YgjKrhlT8siWC7QP7hIKJG_gT4Czec5NMdt/w567-h460/Short%20eared%20Owl%20(5).JPG" width="567" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Another <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Short-eared Owl </span>on a post.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The weather was glorious , not a breath of wind & the sun was shinning , probably a little bit to much for photographs.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There seemed to be <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Short-eared Owls </span>everywhere , i was reliably informed there is in fact <span style="color: #2b00fe;">30 Short-eared Owls </span>on the reserve !!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I estimated i saw <span style="color: #2b00fe;">15 </span>in total. Here are a small selection of photos i took of the fabulous <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Short-eared Owls :</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzgXiYTQnFRmrxBd8zAB_TrXQgZzWb-j1XwCBstD49WrINbG64zp_4lB0ilyBX9SIsC1RKzaDlNPG0juFw1ZSC3Tq0j-OHroO1yuU-aZeGhKWVi8LOLNUJmJdoxu8fPZI7gEFWuPBFFvjirLPqgdDWjY27xNg6Q6XkfEkd9H_b0VETNzWvOmB5jFC6Ri2/s2000/Short%20eared%20Owl%20(57).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2000" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzgXiYTQnFRmrxBd8zAB_TrXQgZzWb-j1XwCBstD49WrINbG64zp_4lB0ilyBX9SIsC1RKzaDlNPG0juFw1ZSC3Tq0j-OHroO1yuU-aZeGhKWVi8LOLNUJmJdoxu8fPZI7gEFWuPBFFvjirLPqgdDWjY27xNg6Q6XkfEkd9H_b0VETNzWvOmB5jFC6Ri2/w569-h508/Short%20eared%20Owl%20(57).JPG" width="569" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-40614145003791740952023-11-09T08:43:00.004-08:002023-12-13T01:39:51.917-08:00Dungeness Seawatch plus Cooks Pool<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #38761d;"><u>4th November 2023 </u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> <u>Dungeness Seawatch</u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> <u>830am - 1030am & 12pm - 3pm</u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>LEACH'S PETREL 1 west (Mid distance view)</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>SOOTY SHEARWATER 4 west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>GREAT SKUA 3 west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>ARCTIC SKUA 3 DP & 1 LP west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>LITTLE GULL 20+ west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>KITTIWAKE 200+ west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>MED GULL 10 west & east</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>SANDWICH TERN 1 west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>BLACK THROATED DIVER 1 west</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>COMMON SCOTER 2 east</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>PLUS</u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> <u>Seen near Containers</u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>YELLOW LEGGED GULL 1 Adult </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>LITTLE GULL 5+ </b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">PURPLE SANDPIPER 1 </span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>SANDERLING 2 </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>TURNSTONE 10+ </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>RSPB : Cooks Pool </u></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_VeEknVqKaJRbiA_m_vCYcXHeBblj7ZuKJCCWXiRmQsbZ-Hz1kx53g01JJHzOtQawykxc4uepJS6Ysv3XrCp1rWQ4vDoTq8qakhllO0Nz6cmpvDaK055Tk_EJLyUswVJKDHwYhWgrSb_StbCxg1HHj_jgyGftlBhVChTyGZ1nrDBlFcBK5avlgSkAyAt/s1800/4F8A3426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_VeEknVqKaJRbiA_m_vCYcXHeBblj7ZuKJCCWXiRmQsbZ-Hz1kx53g01JJHzOtQawykxc4uepJS6Ysv3XrCp1rWQ4vDoTq8qakhllO0Nz6cmpvDaK055Tk_EJLyUswVJKDHwYhWgrSb_StbCxg1HHj_jgyGftlBhVChTyGZ1nrDBlFcBK5avlgSkAyAt/w528-h400/4F8A3426.JPG" width="528" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3 Glossy Ibis.</span></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">GLOSSY IBIS 3 </span>showed very well near road along entrance track.</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1N-08glRcV0wcYaEwZoVJNpbi8yXOXCR87mrECLM4hBawUqtc7TlW78SdHYaXTZNS51MdhVaSRMKd0vK_99RnHAUhLpuGxn5186nuFOlTo9IViJ1MPOI9GNO-1-U75e2Pc67J9q1588d2Bp3F3BbKIb1-4O02SLfl_smO9VsVFw6pYIdrtraO-j3ZmAK/s1600/4F8A3375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1600" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1N-08glRcV0wcYaEwZoVJNpbi8yXOXCR87mrECLM4hBawUqtc7TlW78SdHYaXTZNS51MdhVaSRMKd0vK_99RnHAUhLpuGxn5186nuFOlTo9IViJ1MPOI9GNO-1-U75e2Pc67J9q1588d2Bp3F3BbKIb1-4O02SLfl_smO9VsVFw6pYIdrtraO-j3ZmAK/w520-h522/4F8A3375.JPG" width="520" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; text-align: center;"><b>Glossy Ibis.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Both <span style="color: red;">Leach's Petrel & Purple Sandpiper </span>were new species for my Dungeness Bird List !!</b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-66923716588326859592023-10-31T04:25:00.004-07:002023-11-10T22:56:14.026-08:00New Bird for Kent & A Lifer .......... Solitary Sandpiper<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #38761d;"><u>27th & 30th October 2023 </u></span></b></span></p><p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Stodmarsh</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIau1wZVaw9OiPgsf6p9AeW1y5ub5gb9hgUT0TTPfxrOv8eKKI5-rIBLWyLrNgFiJpQmQtU4CPt0yuYt-jgSMsA1Cim3_n7Sffjdes-dFlWpb2fsOKyaHl-_TlxCfRE0JuYYvF62ORY-P2tQ3gbqvqP4yxZfEQoAVsPXUa83m07D-6gCpMpoVFx0IAv4p/s680/F9iFxjfWQAA2uwY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="680" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIau1wZVaw9OiPgsf6p9AeW1y5ub5gb9hgUT0TTPfxrOv8eKKI5-rIBLWyLrNgFiJpQmQtU4CPt0yuYt-jgSMsA1Cim3_n7Sffjdes-dFlWpb2fsOKyaHl-_TlxCfRE0JuYYvF62ORY-P2tQ3gbqvqP4yxZfEQoAVsPXUa83m07D-6gCpMpoVFx0IAv4p/w556-h429/F9iFxjfWQAA2uwY.jpg" width="556" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>photo by Steve Clinch.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>News of a <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>seen<span style="color: red;"> </span>at Stodmarsh on 15th October had got most Kent birders in a bit of a frenzy , a photograph had appeared online, however the area it was taken from was all a bit vague ?! which everyone involved in birding knows to well this can lead to doubt and all sorts of hidden plots can start to form. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There were cry's of hoax by the dipping birding scene the very next day, however one thing was for sure everyone agreed it was a <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper</span>, however no one could recognize the place the actual photograph was taken , </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z_k1KU2FAbVm4pMvcVGjQ1Zjrq0SzIzCH6TdDAwGG-bGuMOSOgx83miqCVNZZo0Y3dNSo0sPqCFPddg4VPFyNV7JvT5aRWfmjNK8CRJW_Tvxpl3QXxhWhDMKIBqf565e6qE6sF5cQl1YrmsdH8OGdVmE1wqlW_gbRILWy6S0jEc210hJCUGnQ0rN-W7v/s900/F9iKj_dWcAAFN8o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z_k1KU2FAbVm4pMvcVGjQ1Zjrq0SzIzCH6TdDAwGG-bGuMOSOgx83miqCVNZZo0Y3dNSo0sPqCFPddg4VPFyNV7JvT5aRWfmjNK8CRJW_Tvxpl3QXxhWhDMKIBqf565e6qE6sF5cQl1YrmsdH8OGdVmE1wqlW_gbRILWy6S0jEc210hJCUGnQ0rN-W7v/w563-h392/F9iKj_dWcAAFN8o.jpg" width="563" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>photo by Andrew Lipczynski.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There was no other sighting of this bird until the 26th October so once again i headed to the Reed bed hide at Stodmarsh on the 27th and was joined by the Who's who of Kent birding .</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>After 2 hours 30 minutes and a few false alarms with a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Green Sandpiper </span>building our hopes up the <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>was picked out feeding in the foliage at the back of the pool, i watched intently for roughly 1 & half mins trying to get all the ID details that make this a <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper !!!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It didn't stay long and flew off to the left down the channel and out of sight, i spent another 2 hours in the hide but it never reappeared.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>showed really well on the Saturday morning from the Reed bed hide (however i was at home !!), a brief 2 hour visit Saturday afternoon drew a blank so i decided to head to the Boathouse on Monday morning.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>30th October 2023</u></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>Stodmarsh</u></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Another 4 hour vigil at Stodmarsh this time looking at a small patch of mud near the Boathouse , heavy rain came & went but no <span style="color: red;">Sandpiper !!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I went back to my car for a drink and rest my back deciding whether to either give it a couple more hours or go home and be content with my Friday views ??</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Then the magical Mega alert went off , the <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>was back in the pool near the Tower hide, so off i went and finally after approx 10 hours in total i had the views i really craved for of this superb <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper !!!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Here are a selection of photos i took of this superb bird :</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMCmLbxZdCo4lCD3MJ2g-DAssbpwnvwKXTty0IHQ-wb8hsK_teI_bUU1uYU4OJMI5Qvpn5s8aTDwBs17RIMordDo_dLm1nXvp0mFuAbGFvp3x-9PfQUL0QOVYwf6ezy2qXtgv98_mpk1-0urznMpMitP7eHlfKK0zFLoWq8R2YGxJOVMUMcBIvUh9_3dw/s1547/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1547" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMCmLbxZdCo4lCD3MJ2g-DAssbpwnvwKXTty0IHQ-wb8hsK_teI_bUU1uYU4OJMI5Qvpn5s8aTDwBs17RIMordDo_dLm1nXvp0mFuAbGFvp3x-9PfQUL0QOVYwf6ezy2qXtgv98_mpk1-0urznMpMitP7eHlfKK0zFLoWq8R2YGxJOVMUMcBIvUh9_3dw/w537-h479/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(4).JPG" width="537" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoNJz5TXLEhJ7KV7oBOawf4dYl7m_adjomNCRfDZ9abIgOTsouhI9SSu2zkK6O3KpxP2czx9BBDdVQ6x_rOMQWmIyCd1p7H09y1yhbrhGshHo5S6S7GSZ2GxIYWsDxoKa2fCjB9_fJjo8Axb5ORCqIgSDQjF6S9P7KEcJoyHZRVCa2OBE_6j8C1AZnmgo/s1600/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1600" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoNJz5TXLEhJ7KV7oBOawf4dYl7m_adjomNCRfDZ9abIgOTsouhI9SSu2zkK6O3KpxP2czx9BBDdVQ6x_rOMQWmIyCd1p7H09y1yhbrhGshHo5S6S7GSZ2GxIYWsDxoKa2fCjB9_fJjo8Axb5ORCqIgSDQjF6S9P7KEcJoyHZRVCa2OBE_6j8C1AZnmgo/w546-h512/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(10).JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvw6ybeDI6bX68B3peMpURaCalejJLD8jRl5cMkVmAE5yEC8nR-E0VkZWMI5YYgdWSYAUsEmcSLnKtxV4hlm1c2sl6Vt1qfUJeXRsTXz3yxrz9G9yBc1lQhNRkpExMYZdPlF16j1k63Bk3qVKykZ6H0cgtI-hldRkw8V-MPGOr6jtXkzrxIMnj9wLr1Oa/s1500/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1500" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvw6ybeDI6bX68B3peMpURaCalejJLD8jRl5cMkVmAE5yEC8nR-E0VkZWMI5YYgdWSYAUsEmcSLnKtxV4hlm1c2sl6Vt1qfUJeXRsTXz3yxrz9G9yBc1lQhNRkpExMYZdPlF16j1k63Bk3qVKykZ6H0cgtI-hldRkw8V-MPGOr6jtXkzrxIMnj9wLr1Oa/w552-h538/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(13).JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here are a couple of Digi-scoped photos of the tail showing the dark bar running through the rump and tail plus the barring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRPgM4ljqCKYPOMq3H-kITDF8g7h5Y9HEs8GqoVSOQUeK_D_5k2HUXUF_EAtNeQ_vFTA2W8l1LHcUdDX3mmh3CdTW6FtXf3NcLJRD00ANp2_cGOsxGaFheZocqhv4pfgWxbW3JUVJFBsf6ldEvKpPgIi3YBuALtorOGbRpn8jUkJ9cOklcciMUoV290_H/s1159/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(23).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRPgM4ljqCKYPOMq3H-kITDF8g7h5Y9HEs8GqoVSOQUeK_D_5k2HUXUF_EAtNeQ_vFTA2W8l1LHcUdDX3mmh3CdTW6FtXf3NcLJRD00ANp2_cGOsxGaFheZocqhv4pfgWxbW3JUVJFBsf6ldEvKpPgIi3YBuALtorOGbRpn8jUkJ9cOklcciMUoV290_H/w552-h640/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(23).JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dark through the rump & tail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7F4FUBKsmvYCrFw7KGFw_apMUNTCIZqAoWpwWEpjdLPKhmIwW2AfLPEzlEPLhz0fKR6lCjjy8qturAEFfu4m3kNF9lYqBAAuaMPW7aQ80FZlsL7tuxMcIf7fuFEjsCI8a-41RSs4ZgQK33K32AG4Qsf5_iOuM16UdHrC5tn2vi1kWxwJgWwyXvm3fCGy/s1149/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(24).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7F4FUBKsmvYCrFw7KGFw_apMUNTCIZqAoWpwWEpjdLPKhmIwW2AfLPEzlEPLhz0fKR6lCjjy8qturAEFfu4m3kNF9lYqBAAuaMPW7aQ80FZlsL7tuxMcIf7fuFEjsCI8a-41RSs4ZgQK33K32AG4Qsf5_iOuM16UdHrC5tn2vi1kWxwJgWwyXvm3fCGy/w558-h640/Solitary%20Sandpiper%20(24).JPG" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Barring on the tail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper </span>is not only a 1st for Kent but a new bird for me to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks to Steve .C. & Andrew .L. for the use of their photos plus a big congrats to the original finder of the <span style="color: red;">Solitary Sandpiper.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b></span><p></p><p> </p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-83893245593236121922023-10-16T08:37:00.001-07:002023-11-02T14:14:55.261-07:00New Bird for My Oare Marsh Bird list............Plus a Lifer in Wales<p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">22nd September 2023 </span></u></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> <u>St. Govens Head Wales</u></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTM5_GtcViYq82EjDXURxfG3XQWAy4FgfXKWY9vCYGMkCbqgtN4ASrW_rR9h8nyc6mvoAD__K8LavVChaXGyy3pnUadl3ifHzNGoEnyDeeeTQiwU7Tf2enraaHL4U-K6xquQpeP5vqCEcC__gvcsHlzvlLocbl3Cy1LXjZF62dLe5zgscY59B-woyDZq0/s750/IMG_3890.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="750" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTM5_GtcViYq82EjDXURxfG3XQWAy4FgfXKWY9vCYGMkCbqgtN4ASrW_rR9h8nyc6mvoAD__K8LavVChaXGyy3pnUadl3ifHzNGoEnyDeeeTQiwU7Tf2enraaHL4U-K6xquQpeP5vqCEcC__gvcsHlzvlLocbl3Cy1LXjZF62dLe5zgscY59B-woyDZq0/w572-h447/IMG_3890.PNG" width="572" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Magnolia Warbler. </span>Photo by Steve Clinch.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>An early morning trip to South Wales proved very successful with superb views of this amazing <span style="color: red;">Magnolia Warbler.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>We saw it several occasions fly catching and just generally moving through the bushes, many thanks to Steve Clinch for letting me use his superb photo.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>We also saw several <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Chough & Ravens.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAo-RyFqgsBNsNpjSQpk3ccy_sXICp5OIKYpeGh83A0hAH1ElqRoujzPiZjTc6EeRFivqxh-kmUJRUvGP-5k714EAsju6cnH2zRnDwtZ7T_uashD0iaSLJ5f1oxpg4PzeynhUXbFrENva8V44yA7JV6W8x7tZYLJfaPXtlQvHA1PATPXS3GV2Pgnrk0It/s2120/Chough%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Chough.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>29th September 2023</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>Oare Marshes</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDwWaKveWtYmsBa1SYpA24i-UXY-MSSvZJiZDiuMXXTiUgpAlhf5yKmZxnNuqLs34sY6RGsyHshyrl6uh9rMrC86wfyNQ4yc1SQneJCjRt0lR4Kkj4jn_jjYA93aR3flat9Z1p2I02GUxkxZwZll6TQQcoepB1HYDQJQFPliRNdCUfoXCfNF4dFzGJxYr/s1500/4F8A8110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1500" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDwWaKveWtYmsBa1SYpA24i-UXY-MSSvZJiZDiuMXXTiUgpAlhf5yKmZxnNuqLs34sY6RGsyHshyrl6uh9rMrC86wfyNQ4yc1SQneJCjRt0lR4Kkj4jn_jjYA93aR3flat9Z1p2I02GUxkxZwZll6TQQcoepB1HYDQJQFPliRNdCUfoXCfNF4dFzGJxYr/w560-h492/4F8A8110.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Dotterel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On the 29th September i went to Oare Marshes with AE and we had timed it right for high tide, there were huge numbers of waders coming into the East flood which kept us busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After awhile it quietened down a little bit and i got chatting to SC & others and then all of a sudden AE says, '' i have got a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">DOTTEREL </span>'' !!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3uRfwYAGbN9KW8uqncEm39qIj3l80QOComnwmsOCbmq6Z300NYsuH832SYKNGMBJMXH_WFvJCej6MZ_TpHA8aHKQ8hHe4gP2_cxqqSiD4markIFqboXMlO0t0EjHYR9lRXxZia8MNhf98bLutgGgwMFRuqCbXIKatBrQnP7HSMZFu7XptnFx_9b9cyWw/s1240/4F8A8210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1240" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3uRfwYAGbN9KW8uqncEm39qIj3l80QOComnwmsOCbmq6Z300NYsuH832SYKNGMBJMXH_WFvJCej6MZ_TpHA8aHKQ8hHe4gP2_cxqqSiD4markIFqboXMlO0t0EjHYR9lRXxZia8MNhf98bLutgGgwMFRuqCbXIKatBrQnP7HSMZFu7XptnFx_9b9cyWw/w562-h569/4F8A8210.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dotterel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first thought it must be flying with the <span style="color: #800180;">Golden Plover </span>, so i was really surprised to see it close in to the Pull-in !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5Row38aT1YJflvKOkbDqVdja2QjNDg9_vpSHcBikVR-Q_4ZJZHtX0zgqa1oL0AxmF7TpIeVzQREsYvEJCvlDgbPJgehb-D2i36ROZHsHzStA2bDixzz1XhZqXzKfrinTS56ENUgs8N9ZDkFkD8UQieaPvYOH-mu2IBRXMe25bqp6PkYA4YvvqO_uh6Y6/s1493/4F8A8465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1493" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5Row38aT1YJflvKOkbDqVdja2QjNDg9_vpSHcBikVR-Q_4ZJZHtX0zgqa1oL0AxmF7TpIeVzQREsYvEJCvlDgbPJgehb-D2i36ROZHsHzStA2bDixzz1XhZqXzKfrinTS56ENUgs8N9ZDkFkD8UQieaPvYOH-mu2IBRXMe25bqp6PkYA4YvvqO_uh6Y6/w558-h454/4F8A8465.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbFKizvExbBgYjEjYPKLfuYrOOfw9YFtAv7SGFfI6m9FyMpn__Gt7Rg7I5-SjrGlzrmLkxaKa-QFcY2ZqwG3LRpGhcGWWUQY1L2U1HgcojISE0fAiL4jQHzP_p-fE3ENktk9Vxva-9To7yyRWaATrZFPX_swXnLFWG_nYGp8bGafzl3J3592lrCw4R80s/s1630/4F8A8494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1630" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbFKizvExbBgYjEjYPKLfuYrOOfw9YFtAv7SGFfI6m9FyMpn__Gt7Rg7I5-SjrGlzrmLkxaKa-QFcY2ZqwG3LRpGhcGWWUQY1L2U1HgcojISE0fAiL4jQHzP_p-fE3ENktk9Vxva-9To7yyRWaATrZFPX_swXnLFWG_nYGp8bGafzl3J3592lrCw4R80s/w553-h450/4F8A8494.JPG" width="553" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dotterel </span>all the above photos are by AE.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took some Digi scope pics :</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yDslszliYvYD9eh_e891y4PMNM_bm14THuJenqbG7V-fpfouG43gn7gbw-UgpOGBwfyLOVghyphenhyphenHmEMx3Q8czQtkwkcMCznnE0QwBgR5MTV0j3nN7wfpetaTJsEmMqp4dogan7teJ1YjmJgI5V0cpaekD7_l8rfuG_d0Bub1sQ_Xy1ZEOobOn_fha_A8Kh/s1733/Dotterel%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yDslszliYvYD9eh_e891y4PMNM_bm14THuJenqbG7V-fpfouG43gn7gbw-UgpOGBwfyLOVghyphenhyphenHmEMx3Q8czQtkwkcMCznnE0QwBgR5MTV0j3nN7wfpetaTJsEmMqp4dogan7teJ1YjmJgI5V0cpaekD7_l8rfuG_d0Bub1sQ_Xy1ZEOobOn_fha_A8Kh/w480-h640/Dotterel%20(8).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2vmHtnvOeYOIc_9_wwwEbBedBvSgWBr-bKJ10hqHmoPrVdzjhwOdJ4gU3fdFqUh4YVT4nr5v937VIBLl9HpoVGNif6XTkEjFK4zKjzb-VYoBbpILTsNZmSwDP_imsWVTBr9hrsWAs1DlVan4Pm-iNcyXR5Sy6mcl6W5YPCRtNrL5g5ArjoeIeOWtAeus/s1733/Dotterel%20(35).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2vmHtnvOeYOIc_9_wwwEbBedBvSgWBr-bKJ10hqHmoPrVdzjhwOdJ4gU3fdFqUh4YVT4nr5v937VIBLl9HpoVGNif6XTkEjFK4zKjzb-VYoBbpILTsNZmSwDP_imsWVTBr9hrsWAs1DlVan4Pm-iNcyXR5Sy6mcl6W5YPCRtNrL5g5ArjoeIeOWtAeus/w480-h640/Dotterel%20(35).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dotterel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a proper confirmed Oare Marsh Life tick for me, i had seen one before distantly flying off with <span style="color: #800180;">Golden Plovers</span> and never felt happy with that view , so many thanks to AE for another great find !!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><u style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></u></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-38902940512248028702023-09-25T02:23:00.003-07:002023-10-16T23:49:07.758-07:00New Bird for Kent ........American Cliff Swallow<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #38761d;"><u>19th & 20th September 2023</u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> <u>Joss Bay Margate </u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNLB1vNPyxJ1zaWOu1n7sZHXH4eBm-29RczIq-SralTfa3xpRk0ORGuAqXY085q2jXLspOJFZeq4GuEEkIeY_Uswk2SvA3dhlZOULnXCzH9AwS8kmetDbm8ZQsGNKR1VXSUaj_DzatmU30DCMEIAhuwqmdt0TTJ6qkdcZ56sm38bMkAy-vZZ2xO78A1OO/s1239/American%20Cliff%20Swallow%20(27).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1239" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNLB1vNPyxJ1zaWOu1n7sZHXH4eBm-29RczIq-SralTfa3xpRk0ORGuAqXY085q2jXLspOJFZeq4GuEEkIeY_Uswk2SvA3dhlZOULnXCzH9AwS8kmetDbm8ZQsGNKR1VXSUaj_DzatmU30DCMEIAhuwqmdt0TTJ6qkdcZ56sm38bMkAy-vZZ2xO78A1OO/w564-h426/American%20Cliff%20Swallow%20(27).jpg" width="564" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">American Cliff Swallow.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>On Tuesday the 19th September i was at home recovering from a bad back which has been plaguing me for a couple of weeks when news of a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Red Rumped Swallow </span>at Joss Bay in Thanet<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span>appeared on BirdGuides, although i was tempted to head to Thanet to see it the weather outside was overcast & very windy plus my back was still not 100% better.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Then everything changed !!!!! News then came out that this bird was indeed a possible <span style="color: red;">American Cliff Swallow !!!!!!!!!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bad back or no bad back i just had to make the effort and go, i loaded my car with Bins & camera , couldn't manage the scope but to be honest i didn't think i would need that anyway.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eventually i reached Joss Bay car park not knowing if the possible <span style="color: red;">American Cliff Swallow </span>had been confirmed or not plus was it still here or had it buggered off whilst i was on route ???</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I could only see one other birder looking over the Cliff edge , he didn't look like he was going to jump off , so that was a good sign i hoped !!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Then i saw 2 or 3 hirundines fly over his head and heading towards me, i checked them out and the first bird i saw was :</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">AMERICAN CLIFF SWALLOW </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">American Cliff Swallow.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>This was an amazing experience , the views were absolutely superb , quite often very close overhead and even flying between us at times, i went down to the beach a couple of times and enjoyed some lower views as it flew very fast past the cliff face and much to fast to get a photo (for me anyway).</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I did manage some however from higher up :</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <span style="color: red;">American Cliff Swallow </span>is a first ever record for Kent and many congratulations to the finders and a big thankyou for putting the news out so quickly, this bird was also present on the 20th September.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was also great to bump into so many familiar Kent birders on site & many thanks to Steve Ashton for giving my camera the once over (hopefully my photos will improve in due course). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b></span><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-5444289521471703502023-08-31T08:12:00.007-07:002023-09-25T03:21:29.890-07:00Red-Footed Booby on Bishop Rock <p><b> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><u>21st August 2023 : Bishop Rock</u></span></b></p><p><b> <u><span style="color: #38761d;"> Isle of Scilly plus Scillonian Crossings </span></u></b></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></u></b></p><p><span><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoEOAJecLscJBPpO4w_0EmqV893iFUruCiFVGPulC-vC1r_qwgXo_-f4m-qKqYy02y8FpXxHFx7JLnVUlfPNedzJpV8PZWTRmNwlqnVVXaEx9BuR_x0egrrRBuR2msQp9QPaTzCd21kVNxMhfxdRz31CKbue7tutpQ57-K9TV2PddHd15WU-iEhZOvp6X/s1227/Red-Footed%20Booby%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1227" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoEOAJecLscJBPpO4w_0EmqV893iFUruCiFVGPulC-vC1r_qwgXo_-f4m-qKqYy02y8FpXxHFx7JLnVUlfPNedzJpV8PZWTRmNwlqnVVXaEx9BuR_x0egrrRBuR2msQp9QPaTzCd21kVNxMhfxdRz31CKbue7tutpQ57-K9TV2PddHd15WU-iEhZOvp6X/w562-h523/Red-Footed%20Booby%20(11).JPG" width="562" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">1st summer Pale Morph Red-Footed Booby.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>As the title of this blog states, on Monday 21st August i joined my birding pal RR on the Scillonian MV heading towards St. Mary's, Isle of Scilly and then on to the pelagic vessel the Sapphire out towards Bishop Rock.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Our target bird was the quite exceptional <span style="color: red;">Red-Footed Booby </span>which had been remarkably seen on one of the previous weeks Pelagic trips!!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It was refound by the same expert crew from the Sapphire roosting on the Bishop Rock lighthouse a few days later.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We arrived on St. Mary's at approx 12pm and then went straight onto the Sapphire and we then headed off towards the Bishop Rock lighthouse, there had been no news all morning if the </b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Red-Footed Booby </span><b>was still present or not ??!!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We eventually reached Bishop Rock and the holy grail was sat up high on the mesh , a huge sigh of relief & joy throughout the boat as we all connected with this remarkable bird.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Here is a small selection of the photos i took of the <span style="color: red;">Red-Footed Booby :</span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1223" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_xvj6r_ddzfzQB-pscCjiI6_o7E206cXv3ChMwee8-derfHLTCpQ5D4fNzRyroG2xJwGveY8XsMudhrwYHAKpscpWkIWqI1bkuegw5bpB5nZmFA1e0teIZw8LwKEuRreN43-qTROu-NX2T8NNBhkYsRbdmKImRhR2YH8246qTnsv_5oWRb8YHIFR4i6S/w555-h544/Red-Footed%20Booby%20(52).JPG" width="555" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pinkish bill</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8o7oFSvhKyfT9Luemx19kK4eFD7VG5YPskDzWrokk_PGSUIUJVlWYPkBKNqaBrwApFgtgwNaASfHV6v_ZIUP9PS7h71CLtJj8XdGBE3Ttu29S61OgJ3T0R-lj4REjs2ZjUSj5aZ0DQqAYm-huhlPztaV2Vzz5o_OwKf0ZNIJ8fm2uheaqKHOCDlHEjU9/s1184/Red-Footed%20Booby%20(78).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1184" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8o7oFSvhKyfT9Luemx19kK4eFD7VG5YPskDzWrokk_PGSUIUJVlWYPkBKNqaBrwApFgtgwNaASfHV6v_ZIUP9PS7h71CLtJj8XdGBE3Ttu29S61OgJ3T0R-lj4REjs2ZjUSj5aZ0DQqAYm-huhlPztaV2Vzz5o_OwKf0ZNIJ8fm2uheaqKHOCDlHEjU9/w552-h522/Red-Footed%20Booby%20(78).JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Red-Footed Booby.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The captain of the Sapphire Joe Pender did a great job manoeuvring his boat to get us the best possible views for which i am very grateful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other birds seen from the Sapphire were several close <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cory's Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater </span>& a possible <span style="color: red;">Scopoli's Shearwater.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a selection of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cory's Shearwater </span>photo's :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H5hmqdF10jjz1qDqTZqsxzCA0Ts38icvXGNDV05aiEhNT2-iThhbXZhDeqnNrABpFoyGEbxNDAJ9lqlwG6wp2ht1mNQA_bsSNjTcXFqBBbbTzKv-muuNUNHzIdwV_U_pEH1gYhuge498r4vydTaBTPJXN8tgbXZ3Dnw5-XqDQbn3ePRrGwPBEEfJC8rG/s1700/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="1700" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H5hmqdF10jjz1qDqTZqsxzCA0Ts38icvXGNDV05aiEhNT2-iThhbXZhDeqnNrABpFoyGEbxNDAJ9lqlwG6wp2ht1mNQA_bsSNjTcXFqBBbbTzKv-muuNUNHzIdwV_U_pEH1gYhuge498r4vydTaBTPJXN8tgbXZ3Dnw5-XqDQbn3ePRrGwPBEEfJC8rG/w562-h470/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(6).JPG" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyimlrpmiaXGzjlz7dI-T8-CvnnNMkXawW1jhwNsw4Qj7d4_Rs_tOVZ2KafmY4xfV031JO34AzM48EUa8tC-u0Cd1GnfxXRZQ5Pq5aTLbmxIFD6qeXJY_2K_dXA_xaQcE9P0BZrcu-ZZoYXMcgqbN0Sr7BD8psNVjDSVEIrUXqrxCmBczvG1OEqT7RwL5w/s1700/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="1700" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyimlrpmiaXGzjlz7dI-T8-CvnnNMkXawW1jhwNsw4Qj7d4_Rs_tOVZ2KafmY4xfV031JO34AzM48EUa8tC-u0Cd1GnfxXRZQ5Pq5aTLbmxIFD6qeXJY_2K_dXA_xaQcE9P0BZrcu-ZZoYXMcgqbN0Sr7BD8psNVjDSVEIrUXqrxCmBczvG1OEqT7RwL5w/w564-h395/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(10).JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdQLatx155mCguwGIa8YNBfmLlOsGAZcejcfZx-lNw7Rq75oFHW5gmloOvpLpM98WHj9oAfPCX1yB76V8eyQCuM1TsGoWJa7s6O_gxZD1B4TV6h5U9n-ScMI4MUn2ekuYPQUzp0h01DwZYkexsxwudcSOJz0lZQQdRuP8CJ5SiGu65scmvC8iN3_PsFY6/s1637/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(19).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1637" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdQLatx155mCguwGIa8YNBfmLlOsGAZcejcfZx-lNw7Rq75oFHW5gmloOvpLpM98WHj9oAfPCX1yB76V8eyQCuM1TsGoWJa7s6O_gxZD1B4TV6h5U9n-ScMI4MUn2ekuYPQUzp0h01DwZYkexsxwudcSOJz0lZQQdRuP8CJ5SiGu65scmvC8iN3_PsFY6/w565-h434/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(19).JPG" width="565" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cory's Shearwater.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of photo's of the possible <span style="color: red;">Scopoli's Shearwater </span><span>(any opinions on this appreciated) </span><span style="color: red;"> :</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSMGTpPA_uxav-xoyOJqb0PHHiTscmeUbwIbW4UX6A219uYerXVmQKjuMBqAvEx1uAsR8jut4CQ7xGZSk1kqNEF-Vu_Ce4ls_f-ifSZ8AjU3lKTPy3_1pJQQ7W3euJr5dS7m4Be63ssnxT1kjDA-O3-46yoiDMqtfYL4nW-LXq_PXPlaLhqXad1FYevt-/s2200/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(23).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2200" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSMGTpPA_uxav-xoyOJqb0PHHiTscmeUbwIbW4UX6A219uYerXVmQKjuMBqAvEx1uAsR8jut4CQ7xGZSk1kqNEF-Vu_Ce4ls_f-ifSZ8AjU3lKTPy3_1pJQQ7W3euJr5dS7m4Be63ssnxT1kjDA-O3-46yoiDMqtfYL4nW-LXq_PXPlaLhqXad1FYevt-/w570-h503/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(23).JPG" width="570" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5YQRFXX-YNfWpCHV8ETb-kg40Uj1ayw0Y9kr_nHAKSwx1bN3LQdD0Lb-1-CgQd4jFZVlGGNkbwnqFYFvUREupxrmKMUgam0mMxH5jvX4vKJcx8NounGlfMVzUiFIjEgh4JV-diAEdPbLK6JZmPcOu8ge-0FQFuZpIWsv0AJ9VOa5WoLQ6IVAX7szXNWc/s1400/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(24).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1400" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5YQRFXX-YNfWpCHV8ETb-kg40Uj1ayw0Y9kr_nHAKSwx1bN3LQdD0Lb-1-CgQd4jFZVlGGNkbwnqFYFvUREupxrmKMUgam0mMxH5jvX4vKJcx8NounGlfMVzUiFIjEgh4JV-diAEdPbLK6JZmPcOu8ge-0FQFuZpIWsv0AJ9VOa5WoLQ6IVAX7szXNWc/w568-h543/Cory's%20Shearwater%20(24).JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Possible <span style="color: red;">Scopoli's Shearwater.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a great crossing both ways on the Scillonian where it was great to bump into Rafael Mitchell & Mark Dawson .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw <span style="color: #2b00fe;">70+ Cory's Shearwaters, 2 Great Shearwaters, 3 Sooty Shearwaters, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 100's </span>of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Manx Shearwaters, 25+ Storm Petrels, 1 Arctic Skua </span>& <span style="color: #2b00fe;">1</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Adult Long Tailed Skua.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also saw a <span style="color: #38761d;">Risso's Dolphin </span>&<span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span>several</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> Common Dolphins </span>from the Scillonian plus a <span style="color: #38761d;">Sunfish </span>& several<span style="color: #38761d;"> Grey Seals </span>from the Sapphire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtzo6Vd8vPcx6OyRA8PbRZX3Q6TxpsDeyH2qwVaDc-SJJL-ToXVfOp73tvljiSbC7S9iojYLVvM8NPSt1h3mwr46OJXp0-ifIvdzBKoQwI60deoRnrebRdil-3bfPPbRM40Ec4CxpM6AgrmagS9zYw8aQc4sLGIykPcSdDBgZohv5WbXztFCmo0X49TPY/s1693/Manx%20Shearwater%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1693" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtzo6Vd8vPcx6OyRA8PbRZX3Q6TxpsDeyH2qwVaDc-SJJL-ToXVfOp73tvljiSbC7S9iojYLVvM8NPSt1h3mwr46OJXp0-ifIvdzBKoQwI60deoRnrebRdil-3bfPPbRM40Ec4CxpM6AgrmagS9zYw8aQc4sLGIykPcSdDBgZohv5WbXztFCmo0X49TPY/w562-h516/Manx%20Shearwater%20(6).JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Manx Shearwater.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClXIZQlSmrm7HlLPwb3oy93kzIHwahZ3y_qIlWdD_bBJT5J5bDFLkkEDhb64QYpf_5uv5T8K0yYIeXkymuiizM_4KfCk_aKxa6-Zo_SE_F8cNqKz2xQBcdps7p_U6ihYPOcPVxNyRs3PiSV_TU-JcZ-rzqX5p6YdMqp68mOUCP1RUK_AxiimTjGNVzLxR/s1523/Manx%20Shearwater%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1523" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClXIZQlSmrm7HlLPwb3oy93kzIHwahZ3y_qIlWdD_bBJT5J5bDFLkkEDhb64QYpf_5uv5T8K0yYIeXkymuiizM_4KfCk_aKxa6-Zo_SE_F8cNqKz2xQBcdps7p_U6ihYPOcPVxNyRs3PiSV_TU-JcZ-rzqX5p6YdMqp68mOUCP1RUK_AxiimTjGNVzLxR/w562-h458/Manx%20Shearwater%20(10).JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Manx Shearwater.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08vIyjeLIv7dOUZfeQmQL6Jv1STTEo-qBxIyQNL3vzIvM2QdWYWJ5bDxluHp1Vka0BvFmYCnG0kSFZwJIePLogn9NgIPA0ghLRT5-LESxKV5cyV2MZd0D4GP-o7dGkBI0iUWxnsMpWglWTEbnVrskdkufmfbQN-4MAJ44Mlzz42vZBR_36kggoekttAsy/s1942/Long-tailed%20Skua%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1942" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08vIyjeLIv7dOUZfeQmQL6Jv1STTEo-qBxIyQNL3vzIvM2QdWYWJ5bDxluHp1Vka0BvFmYCnG0kSFZwJIePLogn9NgIPA0ghLRT5-LESxKV5cyV2MZd0D4GP-o7dGkBI0iUWxnsMpWglWTEbnVrskdkufmfbQN-4MAJ44Mlzz42vZBR_36kggoekttAsy/w562-h430/Long-tailed%20Skua%202.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Long Tailed Skua </span>photo by Mark Dawson.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU3z95ctoyHwEtFIL9A5WcksJVfxcYlQFtayE0D_czErJvkUi2xRDFfPQeQ1egQ-LfcObfnoQIUbtHEvo4840q9OLyM2ujdAuZ0QYBxSJthFWIr3z58XE4TXks1K1nADg1a_bkHr-ZR8w5o1Ss-B7qrcXcZMClADm54oLz0v5shjV0os0oEFb07Ej_rcu/s2279/Long-tailed%20Skua%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="2279" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU3z95ctoyHwEtFIL9A5WcksJVfxcYlQFtayE0D_czErJvkUi2xRDFfPQeQ1egQ-LfcObfnoQIUbtHEvo4840q9OLyM2ujdAuZ0QYBxSJthFWIr3z58XE4TXks1K1nADg1a_bkHr-ZR8w5o1Ss-B7qrcXcZMClADm54oLz0v5shjV0os0oEFb07Ej_rcu/w562-h436/Long-tailed%20Skua%203.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Long Tailed Skua </span>Photo by Mark Dawson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks to Mark Dawson for allowing me to use his superb photos of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Long Tailed Skua </span>on my blog.</div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><span><br /></span><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-88100134748059702272023-08-19T02:54:00.002-07:002023-09-25T03:21:46.419-07:00New Bird for my Kent List...........At Last !!!<p> <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><u>14th August 2023 ; Isle of Sheppey</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> <u>Raptor Watch Point at Capel</u></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojDgUh9bH8P8cxTTvFtDZt7PTdyvkF4xZ94i_X9He4cjCX1Eb2GkEVAAoHBl26BI4vUIIfZ4YgFaNV-FPYtWBhDFZl0MotL1uB7eIACeSt7ZJrDlRKry_MEDlR_1XZAYVe1hqEpPEdJ2Bu7HRC-jXmWk10UPnHrmXXwtw8qd4-zDENVblESZM7F7E_3cl/s1330/Black%20Stork%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1330" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojDgUh9bH8P8cxTTvFtDZt7PTdyvkF4xZ94i_X9He4cjCX1Eb2GkEVAAoHBl26BI4vUIIfZ4YgFaNV-FPYtWBhDFZl0MotL1uB7eIACeSt7ZJrDlRKry_MEDlR_1XZAYVe1hqEpPEdJ2Bu7HRC-jXmWk10UPnHrmXXwtw8qd4-zDENVblESZM7F7E_3cl/w564-h458/Black%20Stork%20(4).JPG" width="564" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1st summer Black Stork.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> A <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Stork </span>had been seen the previous week in the Sandwich area (which i dipped twice) & also seen again flying over my home town on Sunday 13th when i was elsewhere visiting family made me think i am not destined to see this bird.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>However that all changed on Monday morning the 14th August as news came through the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Stork </span>had been seen again at Capel on the Isle of Sheppey !!!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>When it was established it had settled in a cut field i made the decision to head for there thinking that it will no doubt fly off again before i get there !!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I eventually arrived in the Raptor watch point car park where there was only 5 other cars & no birders to be seen , i finally had chance to read my messages and followed the instructions and joined my fellow birders and set my eyes on this wonderful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Stork !!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Stork </span>is a very welcome addition to my Kent Bird List.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Here are a selection of photos i took :</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Being mobbed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBZqHobJ0FymhXWsEit08SkXfi0pGVM3lAAj8XeeAZp0tEy7xkPp8sgOFnnqA9NIzz6slwAVpgEyp1xxl1BkSxkRAKQh8UX73d5NRx7jfofczX8_QBrlEWW219C6ZCfOYhH6Bc3LSmGZP30pLQenUUclgk5r8CFZla0X0KHNtSo3WmbPvBY5RUfGiQ09J/s1300/Black%20Stork%20(36).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1300" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBZqHobJ0FymhXWsEit08SkXfi0pGVM3lAAj8XeeAZp0tEy7xkPp8sgOFnnqA9NIzz6slwAVpgEyp1xxl1BkSxkRAKQh8UX73d5NRx7jfofczX8_QBrlEWW219C6ZCfOYhH6Bc3LSmGZP30pLQenUUclgk5r8CFZla0X0KHNtSo3WmbPvBY5RUfGiQ09J/w558-h480/Black%20Stork%20(36).JPG" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Stork.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>Many thanks to the farmer who allowed us all unlimited access to view the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Stork.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-69481568819564538722023-08-09T03:08:00.001-07:002023-08-19T03:03:03.387-07:00New Bird for my Oare Marsh Bird List<p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u>2nd August 2023 ; Oare Marshes.</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwqaXka63qJqVg9XfOcmIp1XHfjJUIj6OahU5xaQLP6D7QvT1WCfq2udKHi2PeT1tBcfYV-U7n6E5eUrZcjfdP_GadK_8aJX4vjfvEENwl1uN5ygfNWN1LR31XRsxogQ9STUH5I5f5ChbG69kpXY-7gQFZIvPx2ljqV9yJsCpcsxP8SJa8t_pb2-OfF1H/s984/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="984" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwqaXka63qJqVg9XfOcmIp1XHfjJUIj6OahU5xaQLP6D7QvT1WCfq2udKHi2PeT1tBcfYV-U7n6E5eUrZcjfdP_GadK_8aJX4vjfvEENwl1uN5ygfNWN1LR31XRsxogQ9STUH5I5f5ChbG69kpXY-7gQFZIvPx2ljqV9yJsCpcsxP8SJa8t_pb2-OfF1H/w569-h565/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(10).JPG" width="569" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pectoral Sandpiper.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I received a phone call from my birding pal Richard informing me that Murray had just found a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pectoral Sandpiper </span>roosting with <span style="color: #800180;">Redshanks </span>on one of the Islands near the road , so without haste i grabbed my birding gear and headed to Oare Marshes.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I followed Geoff Burton along the entrance road and we duly arrived together to hear the news ,'' It's just flown out of sight'', don't you just love that phrase !!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We were assured it hadn't flown off completely and therefore the search to relocate it had begun , some 45 minutes later still no sign !!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzLCr8x9GNiB3XR8DHFz9UwZEnJnIoC3o_JTkluBL2uiLon7fOxvKT7NHHh-CFgOqAqoxlkHb8M3vFdJiZmNKXjUi4iAbDXX0ZlIj_ODYmNjuze4yM5obAACiZ5BNsOgmuB-IODkbxUPAgbfyrHkU58NqASUtCgUIDYzBKipNpCrOHAbF2sAYqU9K_CRW/s1333/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(19).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzLCr8x9GNiB3XR8DHFz9UwZEnJnIoC3o_JTkluBL2uiLon7fOxvKT7NHHh-CFgOqAqoxlkHb8M3vFdJiZmNKXjUi4iAbDXX0ZlIj_ODYmNjuze4yM5obAACiZ5BNsOgmuB-IODkbxUPAgbfyrHkU58NqASUtCgUIDYzBKipNpCrOHAbF2sAYqU9K_CRW/w480-h640/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(19).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pectoral Sandpiper </span>with <span style="color: #800180;">Redshank.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A dustbin lorry went past the pull-in disturbing everything & did the same on it's return journey, hopefully this would help us re find the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pec !!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We continued to search the area and then thankfully Murray refound the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pectoral Sandpiper </span>in front of the <span style="color: #800180;">Cormorant</span> Island .</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What a relief , some really great views through the scope and i happily added this smart wader to my OMLL , great find Murray !!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNNYcCw9fr51hfHhhnJK1cElB4qPrWuLr7mO57rOyqDXo96euVOMDp0SCwqpuKAWPfu1WQLiAZvHxpnkJpnqunP15WQqV1o4F5ONerwRFlzoCIOQSYsCsxIplsIMiBwBtUF1Zi5vNGJUuHnwAG9OhHasPaXt8lUzCqX35IOT7MdtgVUKPyk96XWhJDCdB/s1200/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(24).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNNYcCw9fr51hfHhhnJK1cElB4qPrWuLr7mO57rOyqDXo96euVOMDp0SCwqpuKAWPfu1WQLiAZvHxpnkJpnqunP15WQqV1o4F5ONerwRFlzoCIOQSYsCsxIplsIMiBwBtUF1Zi5vNGJUuHnwAG9OhHasPaXt8lUzCqX35IOT7MdtgVUKPyk96XWhJDCdB/w480-h640/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(24).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKv4jtuSVNqx2LcZM_jxv7jcpFSqAWIrt7Pg3iryn0lUPgb_3VJh1DVvsMnmP_53upPuEjrbNO0lqHPEijRDXyf45YjpZBFTLjevOrnipz6lH4UXXxGC60bNjwcgWsWkVkf23WREj9dvS6xzsVf1epgYOYS7lQduxuhYTMCnP_Bvtb1l87Dxsw4LUQfWu/s1200/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(28).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKv4jtuSVNqx2LcZM_jxv7jcpFSqAWIrt7Pg3iryn0lUPgb_3VJh1DVvsMnmP_53upPuEjrbNO0lqHPEijRDXyf45YjpZBFTLjevOrnipz6lH4UXXxGC60bNjwcgWsWkVkf23WREj9dvS6xzsVf1epgYOYS7lQduxuhYTMCnP_Bvtb1l87Dxsw4LUQfWu/w480-h640/Pectoral%20Sandpiper%20(28).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pectoral Sandpiper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull </span>is now starting to moult and as of last Saturday (5th) it look like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYUfhnRf5XoH4ATWO5H_7GjB9zI6RNaGMLVbwv5P2HYQPsYVBvllrdzR3mGAjvJpuUF2ho4Y5k1CL9Vnct9O-kKzQc9VssB47LlTvo8IWX4YY7ijPo9O5R4hkUvaO9T_UqwSFaKdqdxxKGKnGzMEXVklydb9KTB1S2uPtPkLoxk9io6BizdiHYlBkGsx3/s1500/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1500" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYUfhnRf5XoH4ATWO5H_7GjB9zI6RNaGMLVbwv5P2HYQPsYVBvllrdzR3mGAjvJpuUF2ho4Y5k1CL9Vnct9O-kKzQc9VssB47LlTvo8IWX4YY7ijPo9O5R4hkUvaO9T_UqwSFaKdqdxxKGKnGzMEXVklydb9KTB1S2uPtPkLoxk9io6BizdiHYlBkGsx3/w562-h454/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(3).JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moulting around the face</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-SkDIHB2gShDLri0zbnuHas7711ig9HR3nfL1_ov_nivFJFBtXHKIT9SD8cPORhWhrwOaB6atp8_acLvXj_36Z5SIwMp1nBfvo-YqmX1cKO8aN0D3yCZICi8gcWBvDEzdpHD00y1aekEZMK2ucWyp2PzvyajzukiDr15JoEPvlow3AnNg_YjrwhmKvXt/s1500/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1500" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-SkDIHB2gShDLri0zbnuHas7711ig9HR3nfL1_ov_nivFJFBtXHKIT9SD8cPORhWhrwOaB6atp8_acLvXj_36Z5SIwMp1nBfvo-YqmX1cKO8aN0D3yCZICi8gcWBvDEzdpHD00y1aekEZMK2ucWyp2PzvyajzukiDr15JoEPvlow3AnNg_YjrwhmKvXt/w560-h524/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(13).JPG" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grey nape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWY2HUbhxDH2eUhmwe86KBI8-qnTBaQjGEr0hdz0qWiJi5WXHNrHXGZ4b-bGngdM8V3gcLxCI7z1_RaRybKrZoD3AJ22vYCt3jIvzKEZ9NXQdu5dpmQUqBHStKGR9GwAD5rt9GOqvd1kUs59cIq-SQvN_Grv0tYby6ULabJs7Rexsnz2NpegXIsdQO5wWp/s1500/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="1500" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWY2HUbhxDH2eUhmwe86KBI8-qnTBaQjGEr0hdz0qWiJi5WXHNrHXGZ4b-bGngdM8V3gcLxCI7z1_RaRybKrZoD3AJ22vYCt3jIvzKEZ9NXQdu5dpmQUqBHStKGR9GwAD5rt9GOqvd1kUs59cIq-SQvN_Grv0tYby6ULabJs7Rexsnz2NpegXIsdQO5wWp/w563-h446/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(6).JPG" width="563" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b></span><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-53173806291794955192023-07-26T07:12:00.005-07:002023-07-26T08:48:03.689-07:002nd Time Lucky ..................<p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><u>18th July 2023 : Trimingham </u></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqzj7niMh1f8tlwLxoMxqn2L5VHDlcmyp8rkoewfBVnGvzXAEqXuBfXVN-X6DSD0X7M5bSh2CWiXYAodYmqhygGRdZ2LHRtC2SaVNKds2rqp2U0vB4H75jPSBXRlMJStszos_UIvmCFHJp3D3OBT_2HREDj0J3AYo38m7Dt9VHNzTsHbgH8AtO0UFzPdT/s1200/European%20Bee-eater%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1200" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqzj7niMh1f8tlwLxoMxqn2L5VHDlcmyp8rkoewfBVnGvzXAEqXuBfXVN-X6DSD0X7M5bSh2CWiXYAodYmqhygGRdZ2LHRtC2SaVNKds2rqp2U0vB4H75jPSBXRlMJStszos_UIvmCFHJp3D3OBT_2HREDj0J3AYo38m7Dt9VHNzTsHbgH8AtO0UFzPdT/w540-h447/European%20Bee-eater%20(5).JPG" width="540" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 of the 3 European Bee-eaters.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">News of a <span style="color: red;">Black-winged Kite </span>seen late evening at Horsey in Norfolk on Monday 17th July had us make plans to go the following morning !!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We made a huge error in judgment and didn't go until positive news the following morning and it proved very costly as by the time we were still about an hour away from Horsey the news came out the <span style="color: red;">BWK </span>had flown of high north and out of sight .</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It was then seen flying over the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bee-eater </span>site at Trimingham still heading north , so we parked up to decide what to do, we decided to head to Trimingham and at least hopefully see the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">European Bee-eaters </span>and we would be in a good position if the <span style="color: red;">BWK </span>reappeared which unfortunately it didn't !!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are a selection of photos of the superb <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bee-eaters :</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zjzA4-47Q4lowtfOkX6s3LC9a7vNniL9Vzdk4ixa6JlQwu21tRZcS4PQMumokhcQ1UKuR1C3yfPidPqgG60XIwNluNsIvkjz_7HF7tdjC3Je3qqBRvLgMvj-RyNTZknNXuvh8-v8C3mt4okZ_kMK5-hukONssUzc1bUXHDbe_jThLh64S-52DxsKF8pG/s1237/European%20Bee-eater%20(20).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1237" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zjzA4-47Q4lowtfOkX6s3LC9a7vNniL9Vzdk4ixa6JlQwu21tRZcS4PQMumokhcQ1UKuR1C3yfPidPqgG60XIwNluNsIvkjz_7HF7tdjC3Je3qqBRvLgMvj-RyNTZknNXuvh8-v8C3mt4okZ_kMK5-hukONssUzc1bUXHDbe_jThLh64S-52DxsKF8pG/w556-h518/European%20Bee-eater%20(20).JPG" width="556" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">In flight</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP0p9coY-Xa_3M8Vt7J9yEU_-VmzJHmyX71s9f_Ups-2CkZAQRP1CM4wKRdi14FPDdRCKGjqhM0po7GgwHhVM9IOAwpWq1l_udM7G9GLv4IBxd27OCOl1woObeWhNpj_MPxHetRKBvaXmBuwyoek0UJzqWRsZYSDs1eYsXfDVY3U_bYyRhuyY06JZjeaU/s1333/European%20Bee-eater%20(28).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP0p9coY-Xa_3M8Vt7J9yEU_-VmzJHmyX71s9f_Ups-2CkZAQRP1CM4wKRdi14FPDdRCKGjqhM0po7GgwHhVM9IOAwpWq1l_udM7G9GLv4IBxd27OCOl1woObeWhNpj_MPxHetRKBvaXmBuwyoek0UJzqWRsZYSDs1eYsXfDVY3U_bYyRhuyY06JZjeaU/w480-h640/European%20Bee-eater%20(28).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely colours</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GVSXAVEGbdOYF22fFPdi78k13Oy_Q0yyWGb8cHeeuLQAshLgJXBAMw27LKRZ_8Yrz7a_dN3K0W5GVy9L_HZ10vA8fOQyFncgmFuZafOmC8So1XsrySQ7eWqAuREA0fRd1DDoY8rKGp8o7nrrpDjtsIIvA1kZb3vw1K5A6_P3B2wPXgNOrz5mzRn-K8H6/s1200/European%20Bee-eater%20(41).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GVSXAVEGbdOYF22fFPdi78k13Oy_Q0yyWGb8cHeeuLQAshLgJXBAMw27LKRZ_8Yrz7a_dN3K0W5GVy9L_HZ10vA8fOQyFncgmFuZafOmC8So1XsrySQ7eWqAuREA0fRd1DDoY8rKGp8o7nrrpDjtsIIvA1kZb3vw1K5A6_P3B2wPXgNOrz5mzRn-K8H6/w480-h640/European%20Bee-eater%20(41).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the burrow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBkXOXB5S7Rj94u3EqsCfrQqQ1-hlYAWUeCAPk12Mzw2ThveNcstyMqms_3eMjV5AiUWz7ynlYcqrdlGpmWDj-O4DK4rHBiwAOZhGdVNVd0kFvIaBMgJWLs7OIYAGxnwVFbJRJkeloVZA7EXIbb_SrxUJnXP3X8WaxEmZ1IO_wKFxdKOTtVaiOKBuyF1j/s1200/European%20Bee-eater%20(23).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="1200" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBkXOXB5S7Rj94u3EqsCfrQqQ1-hlYAWUeCAPk12Mzw2ThveNcstyMqms_3eMjV5AiUWz7ynlYcqrdlGpmWDj-O4DK4rHBiwAOZhGdVNVd0kFvIaBMgJWLs7OIYAGxnwVFbJRJkeloVZA7EXIbb_SrxUJnXP3X8WaxEmZ1IO_wKFxdKOTtVaiOKBuyF1j/w548-h522/European%20Bee-eater%20(23).JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Catching a <span style="color: #38761d;">Bee</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAa5JyTLtbQuI6l9zj2SYgEffRJvHwpEL6vRTR9XwzyREEwS507tDfOmvbC4k1-BbnitWg2xTfBSGq_qoJOzOUENeTsy1KsCbLdlv7pj9-maPOGcG_HP0jH0lKCbqh7ufKJZkc7X5SfV_xWmeh5RbXG5eARsAK3FSCGoTihOFoYSe1vIY6GTMHeJO2yFG/s1200/European%20Bee-eater%20(53).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAa5JyTLtbQuI6l9zj2SYgEffRJvHwpEL6vRTR9XwzyREEwS507tDfOmvbC4k1-BbnitWg2xTfBSGq_qoJOzOUENeTsy1KsCbLdlv7pj9-maPOGcG_HP0jH0lKCbqh7ufKJZkc7X5SfV_xWmeh5RbXG5eARsAK3FSCGoTihOFoYSe1vIY6GTMHeJO2yFG/w480-h640/European%20Bee-eater%20(53).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3 European Bee-eaters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>20th July 2023 ; Horsey</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>2nd Time Lucky</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed back to Norfolk on 20th July, this time very early and after a frantic 20 min walk we eventually laid eyes on the fantastic ;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Black-winged Kite !!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <span style="color: red;">BWK </span>was still roosting and was constantly wing stretching and preening , although it was a little bit distant the scope views were amazing, bright red eyes, overall grey upperparts with white underparts, pale grey crown, dark black shoulder patches & primaries plus yellowish talons were all seen very well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHeGFlZyDz0cQbeX533Sb19zxIZhDlpCnw8Y017vSFm7Nwmj6wns58lxvsnKVox8_H5MiqS5S7yaIt33FfPVE30OlNiekkknI8ykw-DnCxVv_s7T-B_wmP9M0T4CTij9duDYir4ylKpI7lxkBXmj7cmeq-eXYHiXOFqOsjQiVZgViTiuQ8M91-bqrU3tL/s1211/Black%20Winged%20Kite%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHeGFlZyDz0cQbeX533Sb19zxIZhDlpCnw8Y017vSFm7Nwmj6wns58lxvsnKVox8_H5MiqS5S7yaIt33FfPVE30OlNiekkknI8ykw-DnCxVv_s7T-B_wmP9M0T4CTij9duDYir4ylKpI7lxkBXmj7cmeq-eXYHiXOFqOsjQiVZgViTiuQ8M91-bqrU3tL/w555-h640/Black%20Winged%20Kite%20(5).JPG" width="555" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Black-winged Kite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I managed a few Digi-scoped photos of no real quality as i was just to keen to watch the bird (thats my excuse anyway....).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <span style="color: red;">Black-winged Kite </span>eventually left the roost at approx 8.05am and flew straight towards us and headed of north then turned and went south giving superb flight views.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was once again to slow with the camera but had some great views .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bumped into Noah, David & Tasmin (great to meet you all) and Noah managed a flight shot of the <span style="color: red;">BWK </span>which he has kindly let me use, thank you Noah. I also saw Brian Anderson , great to see you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGi8p1n1UILU_tcIkXtEihzzwr7PrlnZOguk33H7X40uokLzhADdIB0bIb9MUH8uEXm3nQcz5urXg3HI0bCAjqoT7A_5lgwb_Ug3obUb2SPNqoMLzg00WxYEqTKRi4Xm__lhCsGutch_G4xExA6iVPwB7UA7Hm_k08hawj0mYRZGaw0ccOgKWUyCFxzVO/s1100/Black%20Winged%20Kite%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1100" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGi8p1n1UILU_tcIkXtEihzzwr7PrlnZOguk33H7X40uokLzhADdIB0bIb9MUH8uEXm3nQcz5urXg3HI0bCAjqoT7A_5lgwb_Ug3obUb2SPNqoMLzg00WxYEqTKRi4Xm__lhCsGutch_G4xExA6iVPwB7UA7Hm_k08hawj0mYRZGaw0ccOgKWUyCFxzVO/w554-h564/Black%20Winged%20Kite%20(1).jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Black-winged Kite </span>Photo by Noah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way back to the car park a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Common Crane </span>was seen plus several more were heard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aZJzZYipZYvX7s8Zb2hbvSsVn3oFzhMVzkawqcZ0h97T-G_UOFXCEnQopOXu6uF9bHF7DUrApKF-8mLYDzAg-2svqnj77Zaz6ToLPWYQMe08B-ptON5CWSeUcuoClg-Bev6WNEM-jRJyefgDkX55OE9Rg3iVLLSL7JdyUdqhFzVOppw3adBEBqbuw-Ij/s1100/Black%20Winged%20Kite%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1100" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aZJzZYipZYvX7s8Zb2hbvSsVn3oFzhMVzkawqcZ0h97T-G_UOFXCEnQopOXu6uF9bHF7DUrApKF-8mLYDzAg-2svqnj77Zaz6ToLPWYQMe08B-ptON5CWSeUcuoClg-Bev6WNEM-jRJyefgDkX55OE9Rg3iVLLSL7JdyUdqhFzVOppw3adBEBqbuw-Ij/w561-h597/Black%20Winged%20Kite%20(8).JPG" width="561" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Record shot of the <span style="color: red;">Black-winged Kite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back at the car park we waited and checked the nearby area in case the <span style="color: red;">BWK </span>reappeared which unfortunately it didn't , i did enjoy watching an adult & juv <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Swallow </span>nearby though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB661K8RUruWL9v-Ky-QEz_0hX3zzP_auv7nWTkHaZz6V-77u4T65uWb9FPvH4d23fiNO0U1sJjKHiIKxJlspVQAu3WhzKt757luIrOtWNHxrD1r7LC3lxiGsZQ2NHhGtGQaP8EQFgA9YMpIr0uMeUVaeqC2dUoTHjzA4VhiObwmRZ-Dg2FUHo4tDVBnuJ/s1500/Swallow%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1500" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB661K8RUruWL9v-Ky-QEz_0hX3zzP_auv7nWTkHaZz6V-77u4T65uWb9FPvH4d23fiNO0U1sJjKHiIKxJlspVQAu3WhzKt757luIrOtWNHxrD1r7LC3lxiGsZQ2NHhGtGQaP8EQFgA9YMpIr0uMeUVaeqC2dUoTHjzA4VhiObwmRZ-Dg2FUHo4tDVBnuJ/w570-h502/Swallow%20(8).JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Swallows</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The drive home was much more pleasant then on the 18th that's for sure !!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-29022847756952500632023-07-22T02:33:00.005-07:002023-07-31T11:12:27.011-07:00Returning Bonaparte's Gull......... Oare Marshes<p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><u>8th July 2023 : Oare Marshes </u></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK55zhrbjPcfSdwDXtkkuUeFcfBF6jOhh8JTyYrTGq8h3_kVrPrGT8nxiO6vdJFRwnGoOO6AJRy4HldRXSJsIm3t8rD-W0HXdbI6OPZRNeyh2a2T7V2L6TwO54MjIoEAF0YHQv7Vbl9s4ivw_wu7H2R-hxlrHyjuzsVVuMhKG-WGk_3VW9cP2sSqV2xVd/s1516/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(29).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1516" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK55zhrbjPcfSdwDXtkkuUeFcfBF6jOhh8JTyYrTGq8h3_kVrPrGT8nxiO6vdJFRwnGoOO6AJRy4HldRXSJsIm3t8rD-W0HXdbI6OPZRNeyh2a2T7V2L6TwO54MjIoEAF0YHQv7Vbl9s4ivw_wu7H2R-hxlrHyjuzsVVuMhKG-WGk_3VW9cP2sSqV2xVd/w565-h516/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(29).JPG" width="565" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>News came through on the 6th July that the superb <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull </span>had returned to Oare Marshes for it's 11th successive year !!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I couldn't get to Oare Marshes until the following Saturday the 8th and thankfully i enjoyed prolonged views of this stunning bird in all it's superb summer plumage.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eating a nice juicy worm.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFjLj0wSp_XninH0tvr6DYFkvupGFTIM8PXjljSPzOtfWqGF5K7sXonxlKa5yQuuT_5gDbQiXko6W5_EnF5R_sL0EY9OzLjfFh1EbUiJsCS029EM9zUcLV01Wtk9SLShfye7vy5Nlu9b9A9-DKMcQfxzp7J96sbHm3btQOyGFVhznVDOie26OQls1Tb4q/s1780/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1780" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFjLj0wSp_XninH0tvr6DYFkvupGFTIM8PXjljSPzOtfWqGF5K7sXonxlKa5yQuuT_5gDbQiXko6W5_EnF5R_sL0EY9OzLjfFh1EbUiJsCS029EM9zUcLV01Wtk9SLShfye7vy5Nlu9b9A9-DKMcQfxzp7J96sbHm3btQOyGFVhznVDOie26OQls1Tb4q/w550-h486/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(3).JPG" width="550" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>In flight.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAnoWcqZeKQeVNfQ_kodZj06scNA5smwlkKY4Prl9Zs5KN3qLd5nu3fa-FNjV0_hwcpXbtymz54fbtR3BGeQA_ZF2RB0y1ljqGGaQFK4V9xNxUe96LupTt00PbvadMGNYawBhH2XGWexWewR0i5EAdqe7R5YkI5F1KpaezUMsyWULUwAPlBLxtuH3Cc1I/s1500/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(42).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1500" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAnoWcqZeKQeVNfQ_kodZj06scNA5smwlkKY4Prl9Zs5KN3qLd5nu3fa-FNjV0_hwcpXbtymz54fbtR3BGeQA_ZF2RB0y1ljqGGaQFK4V9xNxUe96LupTt00PbvadMGNYawBhH2XGWexWewR0i5EAdqe7R5YkI5F1KpaezUMsyWULUwAPlBLxtuH3Cc1I/w561-h500/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(42).JPG" width="561" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR6bzKmcFBs6b6D39SdwZ1b1mn1JCH9qIJD66L2v6LLY7LKUTjCwplKiGmEMMaufIdxfTW_Jx4Jw6aAZ8lc2Sh81xpG60ejm7i9S_oVfClF4zFz6Tz6AriaQzViuQIvEvk8B7gCkJmqn-OBtZUHEze4ZgOmHEOJUbLqAZ-HXa1lp_93uj-_LuD-8bxdUv/s1200/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(83).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR6bzKmcFBs6b6D39SdwZ1b1mn1JCH9qIJD66L2v6LLY7LKUTjCwplKiGmEMMaufIdxfTW_Jx4Jw6aAZ8lc2Sh81xpG60ejm7i9S_oVfClF4zFz6Tz6AriaQzViuQIvEvk8B7gCkJmqn-OBtZUHEze4ZgOmHEOJUbLqAZ-HXa1lp_93uj-_LuD-8bxdUv/w480-h640/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(83).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Roosting on East Flood at High tide.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It was an enjoyable session this morning, great to bump into Rob & Thomas who put me onto a flyby <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Tern </span>(well picked out by Thomas).</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJnomnCt0S4GrRz5WIEZ3igf4vwSpTBpa3oke7KnHzuDQsC2JATgRF-90AZc5oSFEbBbWN2pWauv-vhuIXsQLDCvrra5iokFeMT7YXsrqQd6_JGWobF4YyjvQhoFdy6s1FdWmTz39zdnDLaQxNTDTJ9TtaQdBINUX16PNLgxJdhsVVdz6qzuR7aIEb_PY/s679/wU4k7a8R%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="679" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJnomnCt0S4GrRz5WIEZ3igf4vwSpTBpa3oke7KnHzuDQsC2JATgRF-90AZc5oSFEbBbWN2pWauv-vhuIXsQLDCvrra5iokFeMT7YXsrqQd6_JGWobF4YyjvQhoFdy6s1FdWmTz39zdnDLaQxNTDTJ9TtaQdBINUX16PNLgxJdhsVVdz6qzuR7aIEb_PY/w555-h426/wU4k7a8R%20(2).jpg" width="555" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Tern </span>photo by Thomas.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>There wasn't many waders on the East Flood as water levels are to high at the moment, hopefully KWT will release some water soon !!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>But i did see a superb <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ruff </span>, thanks for the info MW & RR.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt6NqVNUV5yH5uyjr6Fp2yvNS5bHFwkGzxw4xCFafNOJIPQIa6NbEcUhWW8Ax6U1lg7EsUYgT2yD-XFuZ-TvF0OVAap8sK2rTWMEmU7trNH9ntwN0gRG8sgAhKjrC93wrgEue0IVX9oZTcBWkerP2K8ujxln5CGh6Udd6bTD9m50noCnRtHdWg5T9-5-X/s1100/Ruff%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1100" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt6NqVNUV5yH5uyjr6Fp2yvNS5bHFwkGzxw4xCFafNOJIPQIa6NbEcUhWW8Ax6U1lg7EsUYgT2yD-XFuZ-TvF0OVAap8sK2rTWMEmU7trNH9ntwN0gRG8sgAhKjrC93wrgEue0IVX9oZTcBWkerP2K8ujxln5CGh6Udd6bTD9m50noCnRtHdWg5T9-5-X/w545-h492/Ruff%20(6).JPG" width="545" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ruff </span>on East Flood.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><span style="color: #38761d;">16th July : Oare Marshes</span></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfpX-QLU_SdIB9z4Po4OqX2RcAV2Oz0_9Nb2gFPDjh-ASfzuAnywCeU_VoCJ09xtgBB9p-bbVRo7Zco3cACSudv3uaeb2XCF7imAbRayCxONomer5nZlDLElbfZJccdOooxRY8qTBLmHN_lw8pgW3mdtm87DcyWdep59et3mPCckjw6DCYVx1WUSbcLqC/s1200/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(77).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfpX-QLU_SdIB9z4Po4OqX2RcAV2Oz0_9Nb2gFPDjh-ASfzuAnywCeU_VoCJ09xtgBB9p-bbVRo7Zco3cACSudv3uaeb2XCF7imAbRayCxONomer5nZlDLElbfZJccdOooxRY8qTBLmHN_lw8pgW3mdtm87DcyWdep59et3mPCckjw6DCYVx1WUSbcLqC/w480-h640/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(77).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Best foot forward.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Another visit to Oare Marshes on the 16th July produced more cracking views of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull </span>on the mud east of the slipway , great to bump into David & Noah today.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrrOkzVM07bDHE8PHPSqAi8PqSQ6kGIJ2iW9ThNprcpeRhr-HrgEn7XrIAOXrjUXPKi-rLyumeY3j65Vpqxtl3hJo2JVZWtM_PymZpcOB1PObv0oualsdZ3KODNSdFJbu2cG72ry_qmX2BwggLoiP40EZZrZbsFxIAY-lWoMXnoBOe59RygE5FLsL4B0i/s1446/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(48).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1446" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrrOkzVM07bDHE8PHPSqAi8PqSQ6kGIJ2iW9ThNprcpeRhr-HrgEn7XrIAOXrjUXPKi-rLyumeY3j65Vpqxtl3hJo2JVZWtM_PymZpcOB1PObv0oualsdZ3KODNSdFJbu2cG72ry_qmX2BwggLoiP40EZZrZbsFxIAY-lWoMXnoBOe59RygE5FLsL4B0i/w551-h446/Bonaparte's%20Gull%20(48).JPG" width="551" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonaparte's Gull.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It was better weather wise today and a walk up to Dan's Dock was productive with several <span style="color: #38761d;">Dainty Damselfly's </span>seen.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91Uxnu_f1morVyz8TPPwUDXSldm9XotGtgv4Kn3uNVnQY_IRuNbGI8qWv00yW9w0yke9i3CkGs2M43Wb1aRET3WO1ed42XcG3-QrPwW_2RznO_GtBcZYrJ743aQ4q8yx6hLc0dDZAOibO8peO-h_svLfAdKyA2_mdxyFXpDKyBsa6IyTV2mMmUaJMNwEv/s1500/4F8A3948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1500" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91Uxnu_f1morVyz8TPPwUDXSldm9XotGtgv4Kn3uNVnQY_IRuNbGI8qWv00yW9w0yke9i3CkGs2M43Wb1aRET3WO1ed42XcG3-QrPwW_2RznO_GtBcZYrJ743aQ4q8yx6hLc0dDZAOibO8peO-h_svLfAdKyA2_mdxyFXpDKyBsa6IyTV2mMmUaJMNwEv/w559-h466/4F8A3948.JPG" width="559" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Dainty Damselfly.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The <span style="color: #38761d;">Marsh Frogs</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>were in good voice as usual plus a couple of <span style="color: #38761d;">Grass Snakes</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>were seen.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvLPw1hAPZhlegkJNp_LnIeQNVLQmdEZ61C2QVaEnMSrMMTv3R3Ah_N_HusJFtO_ur-T7JAx22uBK2xgppWd9If5LHHnZ5E5UcJJquy9dkg7cvtOKMNZ5MW3kbgUyr3tUldnh0l5SaVXcLxEak-d646lK2g00dyKyp3NI3lCvBUIiH_U-g2IBJd8DKkVf/s1119/Marsh%20Frog%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1119" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvLPw1hAPZhlegkJNp_LnIeQNVLQmdEZ61C2QVaEnMSrMMTv3R3Ah_N_HusJFtO_ur-T7JAx22uBK2xgppWd9If5LHHnZ5E5UcJJquy9dkg7cvtOKMNZ5MW3kbgUyr3tUldnh0l5SaVXcLxEak-d646lK2g00dyKyp3NI3lCvBUIiH_U-g2IBJd8DKkVf/w568-h470/Marsh%20Frog%20(3).JPG" width="568" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Marsh Frog.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMNC3--Riy7xhruqoE-29R_SVRe9dcMrQKU32deHftgTKIxGrsSL_Ql7JTqWFDqNy16KpWr7xttNNmnOoNI3vHL_LKVtArqL7tTnSOwSBfO_eaQ5d04LICFib4l50HpSKtuW3EVfa9cc1nX2HYH-Ny4q-kAQZ2yzJaumrwVZJkjhBKfH4Om2Ewht-yrs0/s1272/Grass%20Snake%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1272" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMNC3--Riy7xhruqoE-29R_SVRe9dcMrQKU32deHftgTKIxGrsSL_Ql7JTqWFDqNy16KpWr7xttNNmnOoNI3vHL_LKVtArqL7tTnSOwSBfO_eaQ5d04LICFib4l50HpSKtuW3EVfa9cc1nX2HYH-Ny4q-kAQZ2yzJaumrwVZJkjhBKfH4Om2Ewht-yrs0/w568-h426/Grass%20Snake%20(3).JPG" width="568" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Grass Snake.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Back at the East Flood we saw a rare plant and i was reliably informed it's a type of <span style="color: #38761d;">bindweed</span> called <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Stonestreetii </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfsZZsFlvoKz2J4k6dE5Fo0W79-lygSufD4m0iYCH2dEdbFkl-1PVVGHT2qeg4Ammpzs_IZTal6bWQv8jWbSZ7gZFLMF5eQ-WOxYW_rLAbUuA_r2IG1_GOsD38yOET4ST1Ml6SF9AOyW4J18qHfyVXEw2c2iSJEZU-OZyd3Fg-TJURCP7qsy25BQSUgRM/s1200/Stonestreetii%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfsZZsFlvoKz2J4k6dE5Fo0W79-lygSufD4m0iYCH2dEdbFkl-1PVVGHT2qeg4Ammpzs_IZTal6bWQv8jWbSZ7gZFLMF5eQ-WOxYW_rLAbUuA_r2IG1_GOsD38yOET4ST1Ml6SF9AOyW4J18qHfyVXEw2c2iSJEZU-OZyd3Fg-TJURCP7qsy25BQSUgRM/w480-h640/Stonestreetii%20(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Stonestreetii</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><br /><br /></b></span><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-48202210289849200522023-07-05T02:34:00.004-07:002023-10-10T03:17:40.993-07:00Swallowtail at Bockhill Plus Trip to Godmersham <p> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><u>15th June : Bockhill Farm</u></b></span></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39MJWx9Rgj__4-U8zJGmMYtfGpeF30s0ZhfAyXhriSQ_THMjovwwvWutS266RQ9Fg8JckbIarUOrkTz-oLVWeFpqzB8hiAIGSd5cBKB8ppwimbSVRoSl0Er0ET5LXEpOdzinfzxT8l2uuis71k8p_ZZU586fy8OOcMTcfYcsmVOdDk2vP_K7JJZSry3aH/s1200/Swallowtail%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39MJWx9Rgj__4-U8zJGmMYtfGpeF30s0ZhfAyXhriSQ_THMjovwwvWutS266RQ9Fg8JckbIarUOrkTz-oLVWeFpqzB8hiAIGSd5cBKB8ppwimbSVRoSl0Er0ET5LXEpOdzinfzxT8l2uuis71k8p_ZZU586fy8OOcMTcfYcsmVOdDk2vP_K7JJZSry3aH/w480-h640/Swallowtail%20(5).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Swallowtail</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It's been pretty quiet on the birding front for me over the last couple of weeks however i paid a visit to Bockhill Farm to see the <span style="color: red;">Swallowtail </span>that had been seen there recently.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Here are a selection of photos i took :</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqtsRwURp45d310YruOMfElegFJrHKngcWEs6IyKHWXlPBrDkxtgd_WG0FM794Gh851HWpXXLNz-xB5b7m2Z7-RqbZ9stlvXE820i5wtS7C-D95mz4lSAen9a1xsPcRIWFkW7VynyPsrXCLtdUPeoAc3vnoXlFxgzyHnXzT_CBviHaCrKBTguWbhDhQqR/s1200/Swallowtail%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqtsRwURp45d310YruOMfElegFJrHKngcWEs6IyKHWXlPBrDkxtgd_WG0FM794Gh851HWpXXLNz-xB5b7m2Z7-RqbZ9stlvXE820i5wtS7C-D95mz4lSAen9a1xsPcRIWFkW7VynyPsrXCLtdUPeoAc3vnoXlFxgzyHnXzT_CBviHaCrKBTguWbhDhQqR/w480-h640/Swallowtail%20(7).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1ce_cVWq-oniG0XDjfCnuHho0FmhPM0Qt7Caolkrb9kEQFSHXYJUrMW-86m34CC8ut7SQ-zlr_p5fNWR01GY5ZISzVg9fzxH13XRaIc0-OuIyfw6dRvahAxVgOE4FDkklkFou5vEnpilQAR4YHVAtF6PTsbvnW6ZaIe-ZtfXFutIg7zuzSx0GzqjTwSA/w480-h640/Swallowtail%20(13).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Swallowtail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were at least <span style="color: red;">2</span> <span style="color: red;">Swallowtail's </span>around and i was told they were apparently seen flying in of the sea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><u>24th June ; Godmersham </u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQs-NefUS6uB6qB2jz1EcqAOQ5fvTUJR0KN-TPuIUY_F9p8TalNbSdkK_rQNFYUq6a3M28Cg8UnmHzSyfLLu7GRocRAVGnwqNdKaygl6iqGpXIM78eHjTjVSev0YKvaYNI38-VUR-EHHON7efar1ORW8ZtJg8_PAtzrZwmbP-KaNuzjqp2Jfr2nlmITEt/s1333/Death's%20Head%20Hawk%20Moth%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQs-NefUS6uB6qB2jz1EcqAOQ5fvTUJR0KN-TPuIUY_F9p8TalNbSdkK_rQNFYUq6a3M28Cg8UnmHzSyfLLu7GRocRAVGnwqNdKaygl6iqGpXIM78eHjTjVSev0YKvaYNI38-VUR-EHHON7efar1ORW8ZtJg8_PAtzrZwmbP-KaNuzjqp2Jfr2nlmITEt/w480-h640/Death's%20Head%20Hawk%20Moth%20(3).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Death's Head Hawkmoth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">News of a <span style="color: red;">Death's Head Hawkmoth </span>on show in Godmersham had me heading there after a morning patch watching at Oare Marshes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I called around to Andre Farrar's house and he very kindly showed me this amazing looking moth, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also in Andre's garden was a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Spotted Flycatcher, Firecrest </span>& a<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Red Kite </span>drifted over very low.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks for your hospitality Andre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIY5uHNIMUg_CuhwFgaQGDs0ROnqyWeSPzFg774_t7McftnjwM39MFirYqqroDavdEuVK6XZ6eDm9RGnntrO3fptHD-K7FFdecweir476_0B8TSda07Sffa33G_fsbF4XFHZdJm8RMJyCyEaQgRR2C0OEOgC74-uysSH3vbJ1IiQDwPcn8jL7Ngc3XZlO/s1400/Banded%20Demoiselle%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1400" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIY5uHNIMUg_CuhwFgaQGDs0ROnqyWeSPzFg774_t7McftnjwM39MFirYqqroDavdEuVK6XZ6eDm9RGnntrO3fptHD-K7FFdecweir476_0B8TSda07Sffa33G_fsbF4XFHZdJm8RMJyCyEaQgRR2C0OEOgC74-uysSH3vbJ1IiQDwPcn8jL7Ngc3XZlO/w544-h432/Banded%20Demoiselle%20(3).JPG" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxZg-3WtP9gkgLeXJEL5MIoz3OVPQhab6rfnYyVcrzYYAkkUNH-N3f8qlUr5DL5VQrYeGi_xuK6SjZ2woRmYy4gRvmZaXTNTlaSA9eMyfOMij5ClE_bgcQ7MRBHGjOR8d59NZY1RPg0Ho1Vzho4cAW5HxjJUD_0XyVt66JVcJlXHZ1-NqQZWprm35lBbQ/s1400/Banded%20Demoiselle%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1400" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxZg-3WtP9gkgLeXJEL5MIoz3OVPQhab6rfnYyVcrzYYAkkUNH-N3f8qlUr5DL5VQrYeGi_xuK6SjZ2woRmYy4gRvmZaXTNTlaSA9eMyfOMij5ClE_bgcQ7MRBHGjOR8d59NZY1RPg0Ho1Vzho4cAW5HxjJUD_0XyVt66JVcJlXHZ1-NqQZWprm35lBbQ/w538-h404/Banded%20Demoiselle%20(6).JPG" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Banded Damselfly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also called into Godmersham village and had a look over the river and saw this delightful <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Banded Damselfly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then had a walk through the village and saw 2 more <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Spotted Flycatchers</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWU0sZNL1Zk2AHoKPrSUHbh_XgNNfJtf79dcFO2k2EqvTomasVwPGBb3TKtbTL0VCcwJRLq2lhqvWb2LE4k-gcjNU-jt8RwAXf6Nw9xKzGe-7-i8VJOrSrOu2g5bAZdYzYZa4l_NLBkfmb2jyEPZ9llHzHLh3A5OGAI1Gs1huQmNWAxhtqwWS34amLIz7/s1400/Spotted%20Flycatcher%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1400" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWU0sZNL1Zk2AHoKPrSUHbh_XgNNfJtf79dcFO2k2EqvTomasVwPGBb3TKtbTL0VCcwJRLq2lhqvWb2LE4k-gcjNU-jt8RwAXf6Nw9xKzGe-7-i8VJOrSrOu2g5bAZdYzYZa4l_NLBkfmb2jyEPZ9llHzHLh3A5OGAI1Gs1huQmNWAxhtqwWS34amLIz7/w545-h382/Spotted%20Flycatcher%20(12).JPG" width="545" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Spotted Flycatcher </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><u style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></u></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-42655388563793981012023-06-10T04:12:00.003-07:002023-08-10T00:23:01.008-07:00Red Backed Shrike at Grove Ferry NR<p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u>Grove Ferry NR : 29th May</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7jg9bAwqGIcanottQV5UW4-gnQdSkiTe-uu4uKYqvMjZdGqqpbfn3hKZKqQwL4mu1ihAh_3uk1wO3zBZ2bbvjYbXg9JS92Z5Ag9bKzoOc88cgtOwPbi0pbOlxuwFEavIOHw588hdlu6t89rALHzgkp_wjwQXAkIutQ_667cqCdtCrImNKYfJea2Ugw/s1333/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7jg9bAwqGIcanottQV5UW4-gnQdSkiTe-uu4uKYqvMjZdGqqpbfn3hKZKqQwL4mu1ihAh_3uk1wO3zBZ2bbvjYbXg9JS92Z5Ag9bKzoOc88cgtOwPbi0pbOlxuwFEavIOHw588hdlu6t89rALHzgkp_wjwQXAkIutQ_667cqCdtCrImNKYfJea2Ugw/w480-h622/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(7).JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Red Backed Shrike</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">On Saturday 29th May we headed to Grove Ferry NR in the hope of seeing the male <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Red Backed Shrike .</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfhGzZzhYeI8-NJODZsQQvIgx9yER41HRzeyuKFEZJjtxiCQ1XXPOrHmrfR9Y2tFiT3MDExv9V3S8_GB2n10z-en9fpfQdTvJtOSoB7mny78npZeDygDPYHy5_zXDAowvxgfjHsdl48saVGHoWokfvo6wfJLATDIcZ7ThECu5vFrRJ4MSRVEJdNox3g/s1200/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfhGzZzhYeI8-NJODZsQQvIgx9yER41HRzeyuKFEZJjtxiCQ1XXPOrHmrfR9Y2tFiT3MDExv9V3S8_GB2n10z-en9fpfQdTvJtOSoB7mny78npZeDygDPYHy5_zXDAowvxgfjHsdl48saVGHoWokfvo6wfJLATDIcZ7ThECu5vFrRJ4MSRVEJdNox3g/w480-h640/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(9).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImPqoZ8vcZQ9Av8DwWaARPs0L0tf6H8yvJOW0RXGCgAUqFDeo6xVgrzqNyVKYSSNnR3w-XcTUgJd89T0jinBvgSGuJb4Q4AXCF6e1q9jkui8mkxtLJ7CW-h9SJ5JhBIV2FUQxqYbr2igVkZzzSDbOLG_bv-HRNV8HNJLcXQfuSJopwvO3WxXrUv-gvA/s1333/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(20).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImPqoZ8vcZQ9Av8DwWaARPs0L0tf6H8yvJOW0RXGCgAUqFDeo6xVgrzqNyVKYSSNnR3w-XcTUgJd89T0jinBvgSGuJb4Q4AXCF6e1q9jkui8mkxtLJ7CW-h9SJ5JhBIV2FUQxqYbr2igVkZzzSDbOLG_bv-HRNV8HNJLcXQfuSJopwvO3WxXrUv-gvA/w480-h640/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(20).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stunning bird to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The male <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Red Backed Shrike </span>showed very well indeed and was a much welcome addition to my Stour Valley Bird List !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few more photos:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7olqInGtF1ZctgMsr3BgaG40v7tQ2Nh2Ec0WHS6Vs2J4UGiqyjLDgBYxYmWryW5p0aJ5HssIs8-YTgdTPah2T1n3_L3qSugOQ5jqUxWF0pWuP7tow9-5TVFhOqQkIYc_Eal8Tb2mZceIdj3r9ODE1KpIlEswLACxWZfWDmmiQm0tCJeVXsYDs0wioQ/s1200/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1200" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7olqInGtF1ZctgMsr3BgaG40v7tQ2Nh2Ec0WHS6Vs2J4UGiqyjLDgBYxYmWryW5p0aJ5HssIs8-YTgdTPah2T1n3_L3qSugOQ5jqUxWF0pWuP7tow9-5TVFhOqQkIYc_Eal8Tb2mZceIdj3r9ODE1KpIlEswLACxWZfWDmmiQm0tCJeVXsYDs0wioQ/w554-h498/Red%20Backed%20Shrike%20(1).JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Red Backed Shrike.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-21195011128108888652023-05-20T01:12:00.001-07:002023-06-10T05:10:13.000-07:00Stodmarsh & Worth Marshes<p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u>Stodmarsh : 16th May 2023</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TMOJDVca4LX_e4NMhQ47Mj6__xX54J6JL1imRplXG-r37hM7xQA052QeZymAJy9KG8LMu70kk7lQGlJ2_tnTAS3gM2fdA_-qBNq6KIEIRR7WEyVjtycw1LI-nxClZboUYJxlJgi8qiZenlZTURr7Jd2DbC8tfhHJ7b1kmdfov_H3TRyiLF6LGzN7yA/s1600/Hobby%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1600" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TMOJDVca4LX_e4NMhQ47Mj6__xX54J6JL1imRplXG-r37hM7xQA052QeZymAJy9KG8LMu70kk7lQGlJ2_tnTAS3gM2fdA_-qBNq6KIEIRR7WEyVjtycw1LI-nxClZboUYJxlJgi8qiZenlZTURr7Jd2DbC8tfhHJ7b1kmdfov_H3TRyiLF6LGzN7yA/w561-h484/Hobby%20(1).JPG" width="561" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Hobby.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">There had been a female <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Red Footed Falcon </span>seen for a few days at Stodmarsh so i thought i would try my luck on Tuesday 16th May.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I bumped into Steve.A. & Steve.R. along the Lampen Wall who informed me the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">RFF </span>spent most of it's time hawking over the back of the lake near the distant trees.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTcKPgGuLydVt7n10EcBx5mtsBh7NO4Z4N_XZOljRHxa0nX1UnWDuXoZuk9DVsVqfutGNGnPn9o1OiBtEV5G2rx-4dO1hSZ6HLAlmWUtLDxx1XRvIIpfh4Dfrm90KxEYRiRGyD3_mXV63Oap_3pgoKxh5LMRcJXiXEWmC0PgIoMeswArodZoXQcRB8w/s1800/Hobby%20(18).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1800" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTcKPgGuLydVt7n10EcBx5mtsBh7NO4Z4N_XZOljRHxa0nX1UnWDuXoZuk9DVsVqfutGNGnPn9o1OiBtEV5G2rx-4dO1hSZ6HLAlmWUtLDxx1XRvIIpfh4Dfrm90KxEYRiRGyD3_mXV63Oap_3pgoKxh5LMRcJXiXEWmC0PgIoMeswArodZoXQcRB8w/w563-h508/Hobby%20(18).JPG" width="563" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>Checking me out !!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>Having no scope with me made the job of trying to see the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">RFF </span>a lot harder, however i persisted in my pursuit, there were lots of Hobby to keep me entertained and some come quite low down giving me a chance to get a photo or 2 .</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNc7PIXsV0i3Cp2YMhllVgSdDskjorR-7Gdi76c8wNXM0ADRKJlbyL9ZkFBBVebzqAnqs2L0rDqwvTiqgZHzklVzsZ0G497v4LZhb6yz4hK7tPhIni29Rj1Q7K268tb4R1aSbflbUDI1AF2zvHgxH34vdBlVskh-B_MuZNyVPetoYGL1qRiTWKEFa4Aw/s1880/Hobby%20(24).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1880" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNc7PIXsV0i3Cp2YMhllVgSdDskjorR-7Gdi76c8wNXM0ADRKJlbyL9ZkFBBVebzqAnqs2L0rDqwvTiqgZHzklVzsZ0G497v4LZhb6yz4hK7tPhIni29Rj1Q7K268tb4R1aSbflbUDI1AF2zvHgxH34vdBlVskh-B_MuZNyVPetoYGL1qRiTWKEFa4Aw/w561-h540/Hobby%20(24).JPG" width="561" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>Catching a Dragonfly.</b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDccfUVirTiNm-0sbKyp8NhLTTMxwzbhg9xnEHPzvzZs0x-wjdqnUFfmF8n5oddfwdxenKur_DqaM-Q-ifpvVe04OOHrPmQwjWERrkbWqQwh5qaBdGSiN1bmniDI0yRC5f86MxgOy5Qz6xtN8QivEd6diOCCfD6ENiX5Jo_nIRmcIAm18aitoQ7jC1Q/s1935/Hobby%20(28).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="1640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDccfUVirTiNm-0sbKyp8NhLTTMxwzbhg9xnEHPzvzZs0x-wjdqnUFfmF8n5oddfwdxenKur_DqaM-Q-ifpvVe04OOHrPmQwjWERrkbWqQwh5qaBdGSiN1bmniDI0yRC5f86MxgOy5Qz6xtN8QivEd6diOCCfD6ENiX5Jo_nIRmcIAm18aitoQ7jC1Q/w553-h640/Hobby%20(28).JPG" width="553" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LWN7gjUTupTBTMMuwHNOLSaFXQpKDESQ5zbfx7iSaRaVOEAghCQl2lCzsws7cGxEx0mT-hjrnSS0ygw8DluO63N3xWqgKEPyPoouFP2SCI0jfAmsas8hevqA6QFGN6j77wCmXiOjlukKJSIlU9tvzH1ARhZY00d6AUhLoa7tOBV8DEuHr6z_BHmNdg/s2064/Hobby%20(31).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="2064" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LWN7gjUTupTBTMMuwHNOLSaFXQpKDESQ5zbfx7iSaRaVOEAghCQl2lCzsws7cGxEx0mT-hjrnSS0ygw8DluO63N3xWqgKEPyPoouFP2SCI0jfAmsas8hevqA6QFGN6j77wCmXiOjlukKJSIlU9tvzH1ARhZY00d6AUhLoa7tOBV8DEuHr6z_BHmNdg/w559-h556/Hobby%20(31).JPG" width="559" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hobby.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Eventually there were a few of us gathered along the Lampen wall when one of our number got onto the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">RFF </span>, i managed to get a brief view before it passed into the Sun and then was lost to view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">A little while later the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">RFF </span>was seen well by us all but a bit to far for a photo sadly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">We were all treated to a couple of real bonus birds , firstly a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Glossy Ibis </span>was picked out by Arnie flying over the Lampen wall heading towards the Ox Bow, then an adult <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Purple Heron </span>was picked out by Chris .P. heading straight towards us, it flew right over the Lampen Wall heading towards Collards Lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Here are a selection of photos i took of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Purple Heron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">2 </span><span style="font-size: medium;">of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">4 Black Winged Stilts.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">News of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">4 Black Winged Stilts </span> & <span style="color: #2b00fe;">3 Temminck's Stints </span>at Worth Marshes had me grabbing my birding gear and heading straight there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I instantly saw the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">4 Black Winged Stilts </span>in their majestic appearance , however the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">3 Temminck's Stints </span>were alot harder to locate, thankfully AL was on hand to give me some directions to the area they were sleeping in and eventually i managed to see at least 2 of them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUaLn8wgltXyWCliXaBaFRKvgUcmY-M0s36pKT3qUzK3aAzlvKW2LTjJWydWJrlX6ByATqvRBHLENVH6tnuXYnmaY6Qam5yWVdwFbZXs5IqeAyH5bAUtfPd8O_Eiu4b0cXBR_GAiV7ex3b--lc5NxDiotBn_g681ziHOlz6QZh9n3qAPAvIJaX1oIeA/s1200/Black%20Winged%20Stilt%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUaLn8wgltXyWCliXaBaFRKvgUcmY-M0s36pKT3qUzK3aAzlvKW2LTjJWydWJrlX6ByATqvRBHLENVH6tnuXYnmaY6Qam5yWVdwFbZXs5IqeAyH5bAUtfPd8O_Eiu4b0cXBR_GAiV7ex3b--lc5NxDiotBn_g681ziHOlz6QZh9n3qAPAvIJaX1oIeA/w480-h640/Black%20Winged%20Stilt%20(12).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaEXNA83gnWulply3SWl3pPOQIGX6YiisAXWdInGq_8jQufeP34qjSWEDa1ga9DTsae4hDiXPgxuS6iv_jc-oFUlcjLFRmu1xl2NgI3OkvdkPEcFJWsIylZzLMGyAaHAN5LC2GcxyYcwwnaVySaLqvWx1TWDkawTSfikMAfBB1YfPnd6mbIRGmcFBjA/s1200/Black%20Winged%20Stilt%20(18).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaEXNA83gnWulply3SWl3pPOQIGX6YiisAXWdInGq_8jQufeP34qjSWEDa1ga9DTsae4hDiXPgxuS6iv_jc-oFUlcjLFRmu1xl2NgI3OkvdkPEcFJWsIylZzLMGyAaHAN5LC2GcxyYcwwnaVySaLqvWx1TWDkawTSfikMAfBB1YfPnd6mbIRGmcFBjA/w480-h640/Black%20Winged%20Stilt%20(18).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Winged Stilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The heat haze made photography pointless but i did manage some Digi scoped efforts, other birds of note were <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2+ Wood Sandpipers, 2+ Little Ringed Plovers & 3 + Garganey. </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><u style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></u><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-67301424855407437662023-05-10T12:26:00.007-07:002023-07-02T01:14:53.396-07:001 Day ........ 2 Lifers !!!!!<p><b> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>2nd May 2023 : Lower Newton-by-the-Sea</u></span></b></p><p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u>Northumberland</u></b></span> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCFQoI5uvs72YB4mG6SRm6he-6JwP-COjki9IqhZT3fsezfBMljSORtJDptvSFxZ9sMqEHLZNIDoVFLmld2cAdA4_YilJ0RusYijm2pJUdQPPifcQ9QPqEs7JDfRj6-fbbqJ_vCUipw_Vaqrt0pR-Cwov1E3490vT1QJGfxEyjW3lfFGk-8lheHMd0Q/s1330/Grey%20Headed%20Lapwing%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1330" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCFQoI5uvs72YB4mG6SRm6he-6JwP-COjki9IqhZT3fsezfBMljSORtJDptvSFxZ9sMqEHLZNIDoVFLmld2cAdA4_YilJ0RusYijm2pJUdQPPifcQ9QPqEs7JDfRj6-fbbqJ_vCUipw_Vaqrt0pR-Cwov1E3490vT1QJGfxEyjW3lfFGk-8lheHMd0Q/w567-h478/Grey%20Headed%20Lapwing%20(1).JPG" width="567" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Grey-Headed Lapwing.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My twitching buddy RR & myself had already made plans to head to Lower Largo in Fife on the 2nd May when news broke on the 1st May that a <span style="color: red;">GREY-HEADED LAPWING </span>had been found by Gary Woodburn (Great find Gary) at Lower Newton-by-the-Sea in Northumberland !!!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">If accepted this would be a <span style="color: red;">1st for the UK !!!! </span>so we both agreed a small diversion was in order on our upward journey to Scotland, we were 5 minutes out from the site when news reached us that there was no sign of the <span style="color: red;">Grey-Headed Lapwing.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">RR said we might as well check the site out anyway , so that is what we did, on the way around to the wetland scrape we met a few rather disgruntled disappointed birders heading back to their cars , we eventually reached the scrape and i did a very quick scan and straight away was looking at the <span style="color: red;">GREY-HEADED LAPWING !!!!!!</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMMIMgZ00SVqIR8WiIKMtv60J1Nw_zE9_v1a3rRAZq5cXriTOBFYMvaCdY4OAf11JmaApSr8hGCi8Y2SMoiAFi4eCRYRiDlTHCNRSI0_zq65fzePvBGAFLnx3gnOXw4sqrlrtsdtk84dLq0XPxH4wSP3eboZYis2EKkbuRXAEcJJBfW2ViGuDofkrqQ/s1200/Grey%20Headed%20Lapwing%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1200" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMMIMgZ00SVqIR8WiIKMtv60J1Nw_zE9_v1a3rRAZq5cXriTOBFYMvaCdY4OAf11JmaApSr8hGCi8Y2SMoiAFi4eCRYRiDlTHCNRSI0_zq65fzePvBGAFLnx3gnOXw4sqrlrtsdtk84dLq0XPxH4wSP3eboZYis2EKkbuRXAEcJJBfW2ViGuDofkrqQ/w574-h580/Grey%20Headed%20Lapwing%20(2).JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Always quite distant.</span></div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We looked further along the track and could see other birders were onto it already, soon more & more people returned looking alot happier then when we had passed them earlier.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We stayed for about an hour watching this fantastic looking wader do it's thing, it had a great feeding action, basically drumming it's feet on the ground then stretching out with one of it's feet prodding the ground.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho74VW02x0mRVBVcgdqCavqot7T0cN1EPNge5ncrKRj-achezUk7EwPbKwknzZ0IbAibL5l0o2gxW-HclftZuSJJM-iEkQuWHiYkaVQIbl3G-KwUJWIiQzh95wGp7clXCr0jUuyOBkSdZhxXpW6TFMpcRifY39taAuM81cqu8U5nP99e4J8YUg8kMvFg/w480-h640/Grey%20Headed%20Lapwing%20(22).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Grey-Headed Lapwing.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u>Lower Largo : Fife Scotland</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It was another 3 hours to get to Lower Largo and another new bird was our target , <span style="color: red;">Stejneger's Scoter !!!</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">From Temple car park the scan of the large Scoter flock produced a distant drake <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Surf Scoter </span>& approx <span style="color: #2b00fe;">300+ Velvet Scoters</span> .</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">After awhile we decided to head to Crusoe Hotel and view from there as the Scoter flock looked closer from there. The <span style="color: red;">Stejneger's Scoter </span>was seen by a lucky few about 10 mins before we got there but was playing hard to get.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Eventually i managed some really good views of a <span style="color: red;">White Winged Scoter </span>which was only the 2nd one i have ever seen and these views were much, much better then before.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Alas still no <span style="color: red;">Stejneger's Scoter, </span>we headed back to Temple car park for some lunch and another scan from there as a lot of the main Scoter flock had moved further down that end.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Eventually the shout went up, someone had picked out the <span style="color: red;">Stejneger's Scoter</span> and it didn't take me long to pick it up amongst the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Velvet Scoters </span>, we spent 4 & half hours here looking for & watching this bird, sadly no photos .</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We ended up with superb scope views of the <span style="color: red;">Stejneger's Scoter </span>with all key features seen well. This was my <span style="color: red;">2nd Lifer</span> of the day !!!!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Other birds of note seen were : <span style="color: red;">White-Winged Scoter (1) , </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Surf Scoter (2 ♂),</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">500+ Velvet Scoters , 20+ Common Scoters , Red necked Grebe (2sp) & Long tailed Duck (1)</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>WHINFELL TARN : CUMBRIA</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We left Lower Largo at approx 14.45 and headed to Whinfell Tarn in Cumbria in the hope of seeing the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hooded Merganser.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94HAADv0jI45YOkW3KOwTfXlKV3loyMGs-lNZAbWWwcUNN_acxwGSKR2wjm3Jzf-m8E58uEoubCIIxbtRfcIwgbNSZpnJB3UAUS2rloLCbnaxNM2FeSTV1LMVTAWQts1iDkvDDcux0rB1CPQ6xY39ppXzohVeNdxAbv783EgLIifjMhH6gxUP0tjJdg/s1466/Hooded%20Merganser%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94HAADv0jI45YOkW3KOwTfXlKV3loyMGs-lNZAbWWwcUNN_acxwGSKR2wjm3Jzf-m8E58uEoubCIIxbtRfcIwgbNSZpnJB3UAUS2rloLCbnaxNM2FeSTV1LMVTAWQts1iDkvDDcux0rB1CPQ6xY39ppXzohVeNdxAbv783EgLIifjMhH6gxUP0tjJdg/w480-h640/Hooded%20Merganser%20(6).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Male Hooded Merganser.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It didn't take long to see the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hooded Merganser </span>which appears to have paired up with a female <span style="color: #800180;">Tufted Duck.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The origin of this bird is unknown however if it's accepted it would be a Lifer for my birding pal RR.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBznsoT_TZQfQXyCP7nCF3r-H2BKQYeUovEuYMQ4yp4qBKxDEuVrwDUYLFbRdHUV_rNNRmjcgSGw8KyyGYFc0PQ_btvI5S2yGZ4WgnczlyWwMu4ZtRxZwF4bO9n-C61hl_YlkBg9E4_BDdhZks4J7QdGEFFZ7jgpgFVEx1XAbVYhSQfCo6JiHeX2eEbg/s1466/Hooded%20Merganser%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBznsoT_TZQfQXyCP7nCF3r-H2BKQYeUovEuYMQ4yp4qBKxDEuVrwDUYLFbRdHUV_rNNRmjcgSGw8KyyGYFc0PQ_btvI5S2yGZ4WgnczlyWwMu4ZtRxZwF4bO9n-C61hl_YlkBg9E4_BDdhZks4J7QdGEFFZ7jgpgFVEx1XAbVYhSQfCo6JiHeX2eEbg/w480-h640/Hooded%20Merganser%20(7).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByk6J13dZ2c5e2zt7ticq09h_NAvyLhB28dm_o5yq7470uxS4RO6UONjqPO3Yzg0x00O2lCZbLKKhCgg7Bmi_2Uf-zngwtRYpA_ASHxHKG-cP8W8BT59wgpCWS72PBBOjWchGadb8uPkR8In5s7lWUGVD0Lil5qVrJtcqoQ0X0MLHh9sdDZ8nQHnG0A/s1466/Hooded%20Merganser%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByk6J13dZ2c5e2zt7ticq09h_NAvyLhB28dm_o5yq7470uxS4RO6UONjqPO3Yzg0x00O2lCZbLKKhCgg7Bmi_2Uf-zngwtRYpA_ASHxHKG-cP8W8BT59wgpCWS72PBBOjWchGadb8uPkR8In5s7lWUGVD0Lil5qVrJtcqoQ0X0MLHh9sdDZ8nQHnG0A/w480-h640/Hooded%20Merganser%20(13).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hooded Merganser.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very long rewarding day ended with <span style="color: red;">2 Lifers (Both 1st for UK) </span>and several new birds for the year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><br /><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-524068102581298002023-05-06T05:49:00.003-07:002023-05-11T02:59:02.237-07:00Dip & Tick in East Sussex <p><b> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>25th & 28th April : Seaford Head</u></span></b> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlqOtlzBtwlHicQAShbc2KJJtiYHbS4IGEBFQXcZbgIn1Cu25e3OHDO8naPBBp2jZP4KwhnM7LTceLayF_-o9hIVCX-gbuHFzUrPfz01o_rpACvxRsUYJHNe4-h240L5fx6m5UK4CeJrnhHOts5pjCKf6_gV1scClimLzSWlDdNYw7d5qguq2aemJhQ/s1300/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1300" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlqOtlzBtwlHicQAShbc2KJJtiYHbS4IGEBFQXcZbgIn1Cu25e3OHDO8naPBBp2jZP4KwhnM7LTceLayF_-o9hIVCX-gbuHFzUrPfz01o_rpACvxRsUYJHNe4-h240L5fx6m5UK4CeJrnhHOts5pjCKf6_gV1scClimLzSWlDdNYw7d5qguq2aemJhQ/w575-h522/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(10).JPG" width="575" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I spent 5 & half hours at Seaford Head on Tuesday 25th April looking for the <span style="color: red;">White-Crowned Sparrow </span>without any success.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It was seen once early morning and again around Midday but unfortunately i was in the wrong place at the wrong time on both occasions !!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The <span style="color: red;">WCS </span>was also reported on 2 further occasions after i had left the site but all sightings were very brief.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8YPNuJDhQXNDetEbsPk1bX3nJ0vsManJkWI7k3YCLyyuGhhHtpO0z74D9-ADFXefbY_nWS-xh3Thc96gukJ0qdpOt_9M-lSqOqE7YCD4wNPlzI7M1Q7pv-gtL7Anlv3uit_VRI4MqZBnlNfrN-gnwRYiA4VvKy3h51p-CkLOkSO02HA61U35p22XEA/s1200/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8YPNuJDhQXNDetEbsPk1bX3nJ0vsManJkWI7k3YCLyyuGhhHtpO0z74D9-ADFXefbY_nWS-xh3Thc96gukJ0qdpOt_9M-lSqOqE7YCD4wNPlzI7M1Q7pv-gtL7Anlv3uit_VRI4MqZBnlNfrN-gnwRYiA4VvKy3h51p-CkLOkSO02HA61U35p22XEA/w570-h494/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(5).JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>My next opportunity was on Friday the 28th April and by this time birders had set up a seeded bird feeding station and the <span style="color: red;">WCS </span>had become more getable !!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We set up near the feeding station and had some great views through the scope on many occasions and i happily added this delightful <span style="color: red;">White-Crowned Sparrow </span>to my life list.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Here is a selection of photos i took :</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKrX73zRzF4jpAb1ujkGplSyOz9T1QQXHxaDdbTceg5F7heME1z3IXTrDXXnp0fRRjGV9ihTtSgTIWWvqz_xtJ79Y5cs1IRvPvZoFyzFUccP9bLSmd2XP1enTwvmCrl3-U0-H7XHuouyPgWWScclY1Ssq3KfgCgYGGxyeGjeeM1TxYhtP6IIDOSJdLg/s1400/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(15).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1400" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKrX73zRzF4jpAb1ujkGplSyOz9T1QQXHxaDdbTceg5F7heME1z3IXTrDXXnp0fRRjGV9ihTtSgTIWWvqz_xtJ79Y5cs1IRvPvZoFyzFUccP9bLSmd2XP1enTwvmCrl3-U0-H7XHuouyPgWWScclY1Ssq3KfgCgYGGxyeGjeeM1TxYhtP6IIDOSJdLg/w557-h478/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(15).JPG" width="557" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-TsiIoVVZ8BLtk5PflfFgd0QzDB3y1XJK47F-1N0CYyxjhT5d9OcKP2Nx_Wd91uDyW1DOe76jWOxy7BZgxMXI2uU3wcJ2tj4YA0wY7nsl5lfHZ8a50bmOoum1f7Bil23cAn1BpFILv6CnlblGEW76lG-n0RT81mOgk1VZL92eTDvV1coYoADYLmb6Q/s1400/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(23).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1400" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-TsiIoVVZ8BLtk5PflfFgd0QzDB3y1XJK47F-1N0CYyxjhT5d9OcKP2Nx_Wd91uDyW1DOe76jWOxy7BZgxMXI2uU3wcJ2tj4YA0wY7nsl5lfHZ8a50bmOoum1f7Bil23cAn1BpFILv6CnlblGEW76lG-n0RT81mOgk1VZL92eTDvV1coYoADYLmb6Q/w563-h518/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(23).JPG" width="563" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Strikingly patterned head & yellow bill</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y5-4EKBWkGnwuQfYszCHObOHZukEGJGbguUtJNHzF0ujB5w0Ao6yYhYT2VWliLJxOsAI933irNGszT3eBcVKxJDy9mAvYvKvDLdTxZRz9x9Zhx54X4coDQIPS-CnKF4XJyeEzNOciNC5IzSg9XM2JezeotydRNN1DWwt-CrhiVCdzrVlKFLZu165cw/s1400/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(32).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1400" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y5-4EKBWkGnwuQfYszCHObOHZukEGJGbguUtJNHzF0ujB5w0Ao6yYhYT2VWliLJxOsAI933irNGszT3eBcVKxJDy9mAvYvKvDLdTxZRz9x9Zhx54X4coDQIPS-CnKF4XJyeEzNOciNC5IzSg9XM2JezeotydRNN1DWwt-CrhiVCdzrVlKFLZu165cw/w557-h464/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(32).JPG" width="557" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Coming down to seed with local <span style="color: #800180;">Robin.</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInCi9xLJF_Zcz7eQEatC1Vwson5SvqJnEVzvz9qGm828GChOj32IYXPS-uCnAuXbBLGiMZtTtqDNWVV8lobYlK-xqI-vw7MmlzlelfHO_MYbBsNcURlvtDhEVsYMlmSum_oq-CY-vLe9b3Bf2mNRNKSrra1ydYqGzmR2R4rTCZMazW27iTcd9v4Tyrg/s1400/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(33).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1400" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInCi9xLJF_Zcz7eQEatC1Vwson5SvqJnEVzvz9qGm828GChOj32IYXPS-uCnAuXbBLGiMZtTtqDNWVV8lobYlK-xqI-vw7MmlzlelfHO_MYbBsNcURlvtDhEVsYMlmSum_oq-CY-vLe9b3Bf2mNRNKSrra1ydYqGzmR2R4rTCZMazW27iTcd9v4Tyrg/w562-h496/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(33).JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Cracking plumage on upper parts.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsh-Vv-0YMpj0DQNBvWKEO22IqhVV4gFItbmc1ysb1ZOUyalUS2WcuiRUx4so5v3nnobdQ8mF90VDB_QcCd_Qd2DRShOzGRHDhQmPDMMMDZN4dZzLOcHuY5g0366Xlo4_pUJEpYQh2qWR_cuyB5fKV53rZWVd4Z8xqLO411f2eXA239YCXlpyUkR8nXw/s1336/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(40).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsh-Vv-0YMpj0DQNBvWKEO22IqhVV4gFItbmc1ysb1ZOUyalUS2WcuiRUx4so5v3nnobdQ8mF90VDB_QcCd_Qd2DRShOzGRHDhQmPDMMMDZN4dZzLOcHuY5g0366Xlo4_pUJEpYQh2qWR_cuyB5fKV53rZWVd4Z8xqLO411f2eXA239YCXlpyUkR8nXw/w574-h640/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(40).jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Digi-Scoped.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzbmFpIC-4hxlxBpDl60TIdQ2vLgf04s5AbWS5DZ9WgtwrnaXA5-Y4WOTtGzFeRqJ9vDrHNCKuDHeDsa2hKfKRjyTDB_GirejnGg413pTwFqAnp6x6BGbWbi_P66pUIrdd_CHWuKFhqg04NcHX2HX2vxw9lqCAr2-RBpKsJPsYbXAZFj9YYtYYHniXg/s889/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(50).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzbmFpIC-4hxlxBpDl60TIdQ2vLgf04s5AbWS5DZ9WgtwrnaXA5-Y4WOTtGzFeRqJ9vDrHNCKuDHeDsa2hKfKRjyTDB_GirejnGg413pTwFqAnp6x6BGbWbi_P66pUIrdd_CHWuKFhqg04NcHX2HX2vxw9lqCAr2-RBpKsJPsYbXAZFj9YYtYYHniXg/w412-h640/White%20Crowned%20Sparrow%20(50).PNG" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow.</b></span></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-18580230198144031082023-05-05T10:27:00.004-07:002023-05-11T02:59:34.893-07:00Penduline Tit at Oare Marshes <p><b> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u>22nd April 2023 ; Oare Marshes</u></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkIUwbHY46GlQWNYV_izWbrQ_jhpKMdXjEaUxQkE_g1DXkwGqxCztGJ_xiO3qAqj6e46t7PW3id1H4zvKYggQTFHEs-ZR8gyfzF9Q1JAglBZdFOOezlLwwDdxsPa9KvlR1g3adpTy_yX3EcMWozGk63VxzFJ1MMYVAWcD76R4BA16M-Y6IMsXOmMM_w/s1600/Penduline%20Tit%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1600" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkIUwbHY46GlQWNYV_izWbrQ_jhpKMdXjEaUxQkE_g1DXkwGqxCztGJ_xiO3qAqj6e46t7PW3id1H4zvKYggQTFHEs-ZR8gyfzF9Q1JAglBZdFOOezlLwwDdxsPa9KvlR1g3adpTy_yX3EcMWozGk63VxzFJ1MMYVAWcD76R4BA16M-Y6IMsXOmMM_w/w560-h462/Penduline%20Tit%20(10).JPG" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Penduline Tit .</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> On Saturday the 22nd April whilst checking out the copse at Uplees at Oare Marshes a message came through that Chris Gillard had found a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Penduline Tit </span>near the gate to the West flood !!!! (Great find Chris)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-XTsxA0Qk_M5uVfHU-2SduMlueALmlXldhrFCav0bN1hajpHjLSnLlTrKEHfO_dsYEbOPKp8QnOR9-2zjn4Kl51WMLoFZF9kdqqNsKdW8_BDmpSFu_ekZRjdCEooJpY8J0vmL64m-zJnocdvBIs1Xl6XHmPGg_gbI98QpAKUVuAjU-pwJ8PzktDEhQ/s1600/Penduline%20Tit%20(19).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1600" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-XTsxA0Qk_M5uVfHU-2SduMlueALmlXldhrFCav0bN1hajpHjLSnLlTrKEHfO_dsYEbOPKp8QnOR9-2zjn4Kl51WMLoFZF9kdqqNsKdW8_BDmpSFu_ekZRjdCEooJpY8J0vmL64m-zJnocdvBIs1Xl6XHmPGg_gbI98QpAKUVuAjU-pwJ8PzktDEhQ/w559-h454/Penduline%20Tit%20(19).JPG" width="559" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hiding among the reed mace</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We all made our way around there as quickly as possible and within minutes Andrew & Steve could here it's delicate call, the rest of us soon heard it as well, then it begun to show fantastically well in the Reed Mace further along the path.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVrUVgEtyJyLqMerLwHjkyOHf2JpcyROy410P4JGUvZABuL4THbBMD8xOVYV4krq9uN91QWbvJsY89144LzBPIPbNDOXHYvun5qL0zrDoBomF8jI9qIsi6aUIpBZFVhs0lh4xEF4FSXrRWNxGQAgcqvzO4s0dFAoksPUEP8pyfG9y6EH7YM39zEjnlA/s1507/Penduline%20Tit%20(30).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Penduline Tit.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Penduline Tit continued to delight all comers over the next 2 days and was also a new bird for my Oare Marsh Bird List !!!!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I am reliably informed the </b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;">Penduline Tit </span><b>is only the 3rd record for Oare Marshes.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Also seen back at Uplees Copse was a stunning male <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Common Redstart , </span>the 2nd one this spring .</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMkSGa3NeIvwx71xI7us-0AQnZbQUrXnryICd1boWe71PovP1054-LYNXWqTBOigrqJ5V0dxnUNFNTB1nAQBscxzcIR9d12Ypr_yEjVmQFL18_SOSUJGesSdO6Ey_67AJt5P36l5zkftx6J3EsgyRpvHrKqh3HYzhCXsG657tgaG4GH4Dk6sbmDN0sg/s1170/Common%20Redstart%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1170" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMkSGa3NeIvwx71xI7us-0AQnZbQUrXnryICd1boWe71PovP1054-LYNXWqTBOigrqJ5V0dxnUNFNTB1nAQBscxzcIR9d12Ypr_yEjVmQFL18_SOSUJGesSdO6Ey_67AJt5P36l5zkftx6J3EsgyRpvHrKqh3HYzhCXsG657tgaG4GH4Dk6sbmDN0sg/w547-h530/Common%20Redstart%20(7).JPG" width="547" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbPfdDsqLpgyTi68wFxJrOkKTUbLEh4-QpaUmTIgl6CHSFBX7f3fWuwnt5h8wyO5nsJLP2qZvB9VbnCucNybn2eX071euA_pqjYHXRZwMuUC4hRMGDL9cPJA9L_lY3Qu0vwltN8RUIFcrAYET8WBqNgrrOVWgjBLtu9H109i9cGl39b59d-xxnQ0IjA/s1000/Common%20Redstart%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1000" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbPfdDsqLpgyTi68wFxJrOkKTUbLEh4-QpaUmTIgl6CHSFBX7f3fWuwnt5h8wyO5nsJLP2qZvB9VbnCucNybn2eX071euA_pqjYHXRZwMuUC4hRMGDL9cPJA9L_lY3Qu0vwltN8RUIFcrAYET8WBqNgrrOVWgjBLtu9H109i9cGl39b59d-xxnQ0IjA/w547-h632/Common%20Redstart%20(9).JPG" width="547" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Common Redstart.</b></span></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><b><br /></b></span><b><br /></b></div><br /> <p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-37594785631977739412023-04-02T10:23:00.006-07:002023-05-05T10:29:49.777-07:00Kent Birding Highlights for March <p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><u>Kent Birding Highlights for March 2023</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>Another month staying local mainly visiting Oare Marshes , however a few excursions to other local sites for some star birds were also undertaken.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>On the 9th March a trip to Stodmarsh to have another look at the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">female Ring necked Duck </span>which was still present on the main lake.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORI8bAn2ZN90H69WCqzjJ6e1kQ8MyV_OvksJN7WMSlnxfYpYXYE7-KuJJJvt5lLoXp_M0vq5_9_8OqdilEQUNlbiw-HL0ceBz7Y9KvvSNn6Bue-68rniRwclEOOz-ixDa61Gdv-a6tGUuBVTcfITFCGA3TojXUg4ykq5cpttOjnpxFh73fhWrYMQn0Q/s1700/4F8A2888.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1700" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORI8bAn2ZN90H69WCqzjJ6e1kQ8MyV_OvksJN7WMSlnxfYpYXYE7-KuJJJvt5lLoXp_M0vq5_9_8OqdilEQUNlbiw-HL0ceBz7Y9KvvSNn6Bue-68rniRwclEOOz-ixDa61Gdv-a6tGUuBVTcfITFCGA3TojXUg4ykq5cpttOjnpxFh73fhWrYMQn0Q/w572-h440/4F8A2888.JPG" width="572" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Male Black Redstart</span></b></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A trip to Reculver on the 16th March was rewarded with some cracking views of a very smart <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Male Black Redstart !!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtxKbUljwMetjtiz2brPObUacnVDCUiACAT4VLERA1xj_3i_cfQOq8nC3i-HblcrxYjK79iWuFq6jZJfWJLSoVqP7fRxUBR_yPgDEfW741u-3UoiPsW0DF8oWAQJUnqf53mzzrZMc_TQSMcpeDVN6cnNCJLo44Fg9ThfwawpdZd76lxp33BrfeZJ8FQ/s1400/4F8A2903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1400" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtxKbUljwMetjtiz2brPObUacnVDCUiACAT4VLERA1xj_3i_cfQOq8nC3i-HblcrxYjK79iWuFq6jZJfWJLSoVqP7fRxUBR_yPgDEfW741u-3UoiPsW0DF8oWAQJUnqf53mzzrZMc_TQSMcpeDVN6cnNCJLo44Fg9ThfwawpdZd76lxp33BrfeZJ8FQ/w567-h436/4F8A2903.JPG" width="567" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Male Black Redstart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 1st winter <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bewick's Swan </span>was still keeping company with the Herd of <span style="color: #800180;">Mute Swans </span>near the Roman Galley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymOHDAGaPtJjMPAtWuQCce3w8uvBpOk1EnkCb6ZdutxB_mIs-_qibATd4EGMxa5CiSpdNLOndrdCURngkr7Cjjz5pxapzsVHjJW1YqdGcB19QZAyntWEIz06F7e5d3-FOoUDJlRj4YwpbEkZabDuGmmETTh4MEDYNVWERSkSd606TERLLQXovmX3zRg/s1600/4F8A3130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymOHDAGaPtJjMPAtWuQCce3w8uvBpOk1EnkCb6ZdutxB_mIs-_qibATd4EGMxa5CiSpdNLOndrdCURngkr7Cjjz5pxapzsVHjJW1YqdGcB19QZAyntWEIz06F7e5d3-FOoUDJlRj4YwpbEkZabDuGmmETTh4MEDYNVWERSkSd606TERLLQXovmX3zRg/w572-h480/4F8A3130.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Adult Glaucous Gull</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the 18th March a trip to Shakespeare Beach in Dover produced really great views of an <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Adult Glaucous Gull </span>plus several <span style="color: #800180;">Rock Pipits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_6CJj7YYjTym3_o5u_Y1sXbExE092T-pMPQkpedinvW8MvTiAZ57Ai8GDyQ0QPO0hoYNQCcsu1mISfQoAqjzL8V8r2ZfCjBNiH88VGai9T1TRKFQ90dEl-RgsgO-MqFQFox971KO-CHjRB0AR485Wtwph706H4aon9VNxuDYN550bs-W2_luFHijCQ/s1500/4F8A3299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="1500" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_6CJj7YYjTym3_o5u_Y1sXbExE092T-pMPQkpedinvW8MvTiAZ57Ai8GDyQ0QPO0hoYNQCcsu1mISfQoAqjzL8V8r2ZfCjBNiH88VGai9T1TRKFQ90dEl-RgsgO-MqFQFox971KO-CHjRB0AR485Wtwph706H4aon9VNxuDYN550bs-W2_luFHijCQ/w574-h542/4F8A3299.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Glaucous Gull </span>landing on Pier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way back from Dover we popped into Elmstone for another look at the wintering <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hume's Leaf Warbler </span>and were not disappointed as it showed really well and was very vocal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqm0efEFK5bbRxyv8HfjgA8SNpUzCORChYH83ItO7VSgQfhbmeoFyjurDifB6SQcxZ-XNv4eO4kEHIabCXLIrTDPrkDdR2G8IMNdjU3jh5sfJCEyxrGGq5w1Ce4c8NdFB_WZuzkXFvyqZpbPU3W2flPU1L7oeYbalYgnRcNhxbijr9v3E2VvIqMDqxQw/s1500/4F8A3367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1500" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqm0efEFK5bbRxyv8HfjgA8SNpUzCORChYH83ItO7VSgQfhbmeoFyjurDifB6SQcxZ-XNv4eO4kEHIabCXLIrTDPrkDdR2G8IMNdjU3jh5sfJCEyxrGGq5w1Ce4c8NdFB_WZuzkXFvyqZpbPU3W2flPU1L7oeYbalYgnRcNhxbijr9v3E2VvIqMDqxQw/w569-h492/4F8A3367.JPG" width="569" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hume's Leaf Warbler.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There has been a massive eruption of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Alpine Swifts </span>streaming into the country from Europe this month and after dipping the 2 birds seen firstly at Shuarts then finally at Oare Marshes i thought i'd missed the boat !!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However on the 23rd March there were up to <span style="color: #2b00fe;">3 Alpine Swifts</span> being seen near Joss Bay in Thanet so after a morning session at Oare marshes a trip there was rewarded with decent views of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">1 Alpine Swift </span>flying above the golf course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_8l8vYNh7WKEnfa5lCuFZHYjcEbw-ZFWQgGCNHiIwklNbnKlHS8iIjcD9HfsWZ2o-XEo_NMmXfGaEBeBUwE115_R5qkgaVFnMHreV7g9Qm83EoU1fNthwamkM9szwXoVvzmZj1yvDT8a1iOYCkTCJ6UgmaRwNF0Oq0iR_DZoFg6EQ7dmjC7RKq36Cw/s1790/4F8A3651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1790" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_8l8vYNh7WKEnfa5lCuFZHYjcEbw-ZFWQgGCNHiIwklNbnKlHS8iIjcD9HfsWZ2o-XEo_NMmXfGaEBeBUwE115_R5qkgaVFnMHreV7g9Qm83EoU1fNthwamkM9szwXoVvzmZj1yvDT8a1iOYCkTCJ6UgmaRwNF0Oq0iR_DZoFg6EQ7dmjC7RKq36Cw/w564-h466/4F8A3651.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Alpine Swift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ0FK4bJZi4Xw0E5vcxebuN1DmYPbJFcx-ws-TRBuDdM1CI7ORPFuX4CTCSHShu8hyxnMTNR82p0enW9C_XCVVNXHzK8rEKSbHjB87Njdal7Jjr4J-kVLNjnlT7c2Yo70Jy_RFcLJ4v_uArEjyk1hmgAhw2G_LS8AkDmirno85wJp3PzWMCIPMMko3Q/s1466/IMG_2252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQ0FK4bJZi4Xw0E5vcxebuN1DmYPbJFcx-ws-TRBuDdM1CI7ORPFuX4CTCSHShu8hyxnMTNR82p0enW9C_XCVVNXHzK8rEKSbHjB87Njdal7Jjr4J-kVLNjnlT7c2Yo70Jy_RFcLJ4v_uArEjyk1hmgAhw2G_LS8AkDmirno85wJp3PzWMCIPMMko3Q/w480-h640/IMG_2252.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Great Grey Shrike.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wintering <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Great Grey Shrike </span>at Hothfield Common had begun to show well once again after not being seen for a few weeks , so we headed there on the 30th March and had some superb views of this fantastic bird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpONsRxQYPU2FgyMi4Rj_GoSjcPGuXR1wyxVKUZqMY3g1XNu3hczYuitg4XwFcP6vYIWitBsaXMLT2734n-gUnW7MB_EAHuGsugU9Dmk3a4HiUPipxBiMV_8wtBywFvF4ysq-pkWb2hy-wbwHlBw5xVex84ihZNX5XhuvL-_oo3bCdmOZVZVTHkDDd5w/s1466/IMG_2310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpONsRxQYPU2FgyMi4Rj_GoSjcPGuXR1wyxVKUZqMY3g1XNu3hczYuitg4XwFcP6vYIWitBsaXMLT2734n-gUnW7MB_EAHuGsugU9Dmk3a4HiUPipxBiMV_8wtBywFvF4ysq-pkWb2hy-wbwHlBw5xVex84ihZNX5XhuvL-_oo3bCdmOZVZVTHkDDd5w/w480-h640/IMG_2310.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Great Grey Shrike.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>Oare Marshes March Highlights</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been another really good month at Oare Marshes even though the weather has been wild and very wet at times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have seen <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Barn Owls </span>on every visit with up to 4 birds on one occasion plus<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> 'Ringtail' Hen</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Harrier</span> on several dates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NPH1wdnpWX4sNvq_dKL8ukJnbKr3nuTCCWDBV2D-ySddoXVi5y9n2OatgeDh5GBBo7bk0kCEvoeLjJDztdHU4gljqzG2Fmcabt9Ep7NW_CkFRXndBWi2AGy-bB-5_WM_jRHGbsk4CNQw8WMTpHdzwl5caSddH5dT2sRlRvJ-jyLWMZTbicmMzOmS9g/s1800/Barn%20Owl%20(34).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1800" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NPH1wdnpWX4sNvq_dKL8ukJnbKr3nuTCCWDBV2D-ySddoXVi5y9n2OatgeDh5GBBo7bk0kCEvoeLjJDztdHU4gljqzG2Fmcabt9Ep7NW_CkFRXndBWi2AGy-bB-5_WM_jRHGbsk4CNQw8WMTpHdzwl5caSddH5dT2sRlRvJ-jyLWMZTbicmMzOmS9g/w568-h530/Barn%20Owl%20(34).JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Barn Owl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A female Merlin flying over the East flood on the 9th was a great bird to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> On the 16th i saw my earliest ever <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sand Martin </span>beating my previous record by 10 days !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A superb long fly past by a Bittern on the 18th was great to see , also seen on the 18th was a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tufted Duck x Ring necked Duck hybrid </span>(all birds picked out by AE).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1470" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi710R9k29FKKkxjgRpbd_nNSVxPsehQT8PEbblt-nIO_2l5SayBh5BxDWgiSv2TEw8McYdx-Q6SRhi0zzEhoTXsdbIcBmW8Z3chzEowKcIqzQq-M426_NuPDThY2OnVxSbAcaH_CgP83ev8IeGmsF-QKrJiuHOkB3PTVy1F52sDAXUPaF87chDYtjW8w/w569-h486/Tufted%20x%20RND%20Hybrid%20(7).JPG" width="569" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tufted Duck x Ring necked Duck Hybrid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was very happy to not only hear but see a new bird for my Oare Marsh life list on the 23rd, that bird was a delightful <span style="color: red;">Firecrest !!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once again it was the great hearing of AE who picked it out at Uplees Copse , also present was a single <span style="color: #800180;">Goldcrest </span>and <span style="color: #800180;">6 Chiffchaffs </span>seen around the reserve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0F9hRJXVSJo-bT7PdKQ_DZaO4WCwgPa0pPM_HfGTXTlGxy2RR8OcDepv6h174eTHRC5oXtSO1_PGtrLPD4ISLdg7V2P3Xm082yUy8A-mfEAaO6hkgzwhoFAC0E9z1kHmTfQPF502xifQg5S_vVvHOEuWMLnO0PbRQUH3j6fb6cxiULr35IZ1UjSjNA/s1200/Firecrest%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0F9hRJXVSJo-bT7PdKQ_DZaO4WCwgPa0pPM_HfGTXTlGxy2RR8OcDepv6h174eTHRC5oXtSO1_PGtrLPD4ISLdg7V2P3Xm082yUy8A-mfEAaO6hkgzwhoFAC0E9z1kHmTfQPF502xifQg5S_vVvHOEuWMLnO0PbRQUH3j6fb6cxiULr35IZ1UjSjNA/w571-h494/Firecrest%20(4).JPG" width="571" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Firecrest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other highlights this month on various dates were ; <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Great white Egret, Spoonbill, </span>our first <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Wheatears </span>were also seen near Uplees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"> We also saw the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">White tailed Eagle ( G542 : </span>one of the Isle of Wight re introduced birds) distantly looking across towards Spit End on Sheppy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A trip north to Northumberland with RR on the 3rd was rewarded with some very close views of the <span style="color: red;">Richardson's Cackling Goose </span>as it continues it's journey north.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vlKNnX2fliMcjIXFmJXfnjqkMbZZzyuSr9caBV-CEkp0USBE9HiwuRmYB7GKqVXskglagTsjXcH3K9J9sxhVHjkilq4hWgRobIWbWsHfI14ahj_5dnmWuXT8qW3dRen1-YGsZ3SrXRasux-S55Ng0nT34S5-ysLUnIjyJAZxPAnPnhbd3pfdO4Gf2g/s1600/Richardson's%20Cackling%20Goose%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1600" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vlKNnX2fliMcjIXFmJXfnjqkMbZZzyuSr9caBV-CEkp0USBE9HiwuRmYB7GKqVXskglagTsjXcH3K9J9sxhVHjkilq4hWgRobIWbWsHfI14ahj_5dnmWuXT8qW3dRen1-YGsZ3SrXRasux-S55Ng0nT34S5-ysLUnIjyJAZxPAnPnhbd3pfdO4Gf2g/w571-h440/Richardson's%20Cackling%20Goose%20(5).JPG" width="571" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">There was approx: <span style="color: #2b00fe;">1000 Pink Footed Geese </span>present plus a single <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Russian White Fronted Goose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gQUYr7FUM2sS3sr1Zliqu4Yjei8lLZCGKP_q-XEkgu5HvOjzc7Cu1xXDXfj7Vi8d9zzlCfHsq8OyX7US_-JjPbCIO7CxlvuiMcjMFIU2CPFA7ox3FbKAQswBdU4zdJ0o2V0jmrERcnYu-2ozfbHIBCPjhEzCNv-0IHcV8_ZX3i-dkTGGTzSEKw-0fw/s1400/Pink%20Footed%20Goose%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1400" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gQUYr7FUM2sS3sr1Zliqu4Yjei8lLZCGKP_q-XEkgu5HvOjzc7Cu1xXDXfj7Vi8d9zzlCfHsq8OyX7US_-JjPbCIO7CxlvuiMcjMFIU2CPFA7ox3FbKAQswBdU4zdJ0o2V0jmrERcnYu-2ozfbHIBCPjhEzCNv-0IHcV8_ZX3i-dkTGGTzSEKw-0fw/w571-h456/Pink%20Footed%20Goose%20(8).JPG" width="571" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe9ALodDdVHwKXPVgnGCmgU6D1zQLMdBHn5IJNwWujhTOhkVMkrF3xRkBXMyly-S0QoHYV_jiIOgqvIZ0ErUF375PNcLau1zYEVAqpkmxYp1zDYGO0LdhA2zsven4_ekKTrp1Bm3HVmB6-Z9UHS0zD7gbvfk08QWQ8V-_cUvbNcyHHLSEXrqLhiwYtQ/s1700/Marsh%20Tit%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1700" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe9ALodDdVHwKXPVgnGCmgU6D1zQLMdBHn5IJNwWujhTOhkVMkrF3xRkBXMyly-S0QoHYV_jiIOgqvIZ0ErUF375PNcLau1zYEVAqpkmxYp1zDYGO0LdhA2zsven4_ekKTrp1Bm3HVmB6-Z9UHS0zD7gbvfk08QWQ8V-_cUvbNcyHHLSEXrqLhiwYtQ/w578-h459/Marsh%20Tit%20(3).JPG" width="578" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marsh Tit </span>sunning itself.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Marsh Tit</span> was the obvious highlight here , we also heard and saw several <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Firecrest , Siskin </span>& 2 <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lesser Redpoll</span> flew over. The <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marsh Tits </span>were quite vocal including one bird which was in full song sunning itself out in the open.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-3mR6UNNK-d3j6tchTNIh_VTviVr9_ILHZA3BppMx--TsbAC7w-W8JJ9F85SnSjrExvrMoTOZJs-Yxf3_iGxHi3hrkILdBnbBgNc1urUUfckFTBNMjpTP0FMO96kHnfEDm7mJ1xkKgZCgjqvRPxFy3n64TH-t0LP9hBUHplw2s-Yuitl9YH8tZOlqw/s1700/Marsh%20Tit%20(14).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1700" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-3mR6UNNK-d3j6tchTNIh_VTviVr9_ILHZA3BppMx--TsbAC7w-W8JJ9F85SnSjrExvrMoTOZJs-Yxf3_iGxHi3hrkILdBnbBgNc1urUUfckFTBNMjpTP0FMO96kHnfEDm7mJ1xkKgZCgjqvRPxFy3n64TH-t0LP9hBUHplw2s-Yuitl9YH8tZOlqw/w577-h476/Marsh%20Tit%20(14).JPG" width="577" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>In full song.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EuD0jYPxWNiwCMoky6MHijzEJY_57jRbv_KgOgYw8YxuLLHjYD1bI5I5R29gHrF9fZ8zisk2YEV6DPphVuWv3AClTHmsY7630klEyM11vM_yZU3m3AJ_3BveLGg-7483mRZh7gieqYJPTN4ye1sclw6ZoJeCvvdeD8eN8wwTEjL5wnl2BIyIAEOQqw/s1700/Marsh%20Tit%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1700" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EuD0jYPxWNiwCMoky6MHijzEJY_57jRbv_KgOgYw8YxuLLHjYD1bI5I5R29gHrF9fZ8zisk2YEV6DPphVuWv3AClTHmsY7630klEyM11vM_yZU3m3AJ_3BveLGg-7483mRZh7gieqYJPTN4ye1sclw6ZoJeCvvdeD8eN8wwTEjL5wnl2BIyIAEOQqw/w574-h484/Marsh%20Tit%20(12).JPG" width="574" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marsh Tit.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>GODMERSHAM & BOSSENDEN WOODS</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXff4oFjWAcZ_sq7K92WWC1eEcNRnUtxrRg81k7eLDC4CfONI9StZ1IWcjhu2v1t18i1g9XbZsxwvlFD82VNMSx8UGCP9S9JV7subjcfWvzZVLLbpX3to3MPjBdtY3r_RPeIG1votnMYDiITPhc67Osj8X6-VZWqoU580LHm9-tVwAXzzavV2bR_rw/s1200/Little%20Owl%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1200" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXff4oFjWAcZ_sq7K92WWC1eEcNRnUtxrRg81k7eLDC4CfONI9StZ1IWcjhu2v1t18i1g9XbZsxwvlFD82VNMSx8UGCP9S9JV7subjcfWvzZVLLbpX3to3MPjBdtY3r_RPeIG1votnMYDiITPhc67Osj8X6-VZWqoU580LHm9-tVwAXzzavV2bR_rw/w569-h528/Little%20Owl%20(2).JPG" width="569" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 of 2 <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Little Owls </span>at Godmershem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of visits to Godmersham in February produced superb views of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Little Owls </span>plus a huge flock of <span style="color: #800180;">Chaffinch </span>which had at least <span style="color: #2b00fe;">6 Brambling (</span>including <span style="color: #2b00fe;">3♂).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However the main attraction at Godmersham was <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hawfinch </span>and we were lucky enough to see at least 3 birds, always high up in the trees but cracking views through the scope were obtained.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="900" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jsBy7BuJ2X4wGCMJybHZWEUuEyHiSEqsvImAEzlkvBVQXLup7ECkxu0v6f6GSFTDxfETj70XTVhVlenc16nxRixV9w2lowhA-2DXH5qO1_r5dilbZ4eP4j_TS4iJvPQaIn1QwoghNAwSzV-imTUBh6g7Ks1bJNFaijqG8fHswQDgqYHzvRAzuLPTaw/w573-h596/Hawfinch%20(7).JPG" width="573" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hawfinch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several visits to Bossenden Woods produced <span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers </span>, i heard only and another seen well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good numbers of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Treecreepers </span>(5+) plus <span style="color: #800180;">Nuthatch, Coal Tit & Firecrest </span>were all seen well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDMkxnv3PRBEp-v99etURQIL32gzKpDMVbw-xnX3RadiaB8JV5YN5E3Bcx_SfiHfdaClA3qo_RQpCAZEutGofn6ScIgrNeepFJ_WjfdqttJZn0rHo9XNIyq89LKA-k7D9lkCJuYUDxCHX7FNG6PUB-tqpMnlPdzG1wwBCkm0FqQ7mpC5mxVR8Hx6WrQ/s1545/Lesser%20Spotted%20Woodpecker%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDMkxnv3PRBEp-v99etURQIL32gzKpDMVbw-xnX3RadiaB8JV5YN5E3Bcx_SfiHfdaClA3qo_RQpCAZEutGofn6ScIgrNeepFJ_WjfdqttJZn0rHo9XNIyq89LKA-k7D9lkCJuYUDxCHX7FNG6PUB-tqpMnlPdzG1wwBCkm0FqQ7mpC5mxVR8Hx6WrQ/w566-h640/Lesser%20Spotted%20Woodpecker%20(5).JPG" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>RECULVER</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI0fuXNIixHcXvGv7Id2te5TrKwQIBD5CgdDDJAsfApS2wC3_8RgTlN0RGfqMosHEpd0FA0fm2npo-wNGR7AW2inmU3ODXiP6R69T8-DqbpqV6hotnHR1ykBnJAvodAR6ViZykpnQtDYuBdMYu8qF9xY85phIkrghTEA_OTemGxKyh09wxhOagD81ZA/s1500/Snow%20Bunting%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1500" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI0fuXNIixHcXvGv7Id2te5TrKwQIBD5CgdDDJAsfApS2wC3_8RgTlN0RGfqMosHEpd0FA0fm2npo-wNGR7AW2inmU3ODXiP6R69T8-DqbpqV6hotnHR1ykBnJAvodAR6ViZykpnQtDYuBdMYu8qF9xY85phIkrghTEA_OTemGxKyh09wxhOagD81ZA/w559-h434/Snow%20Bunting%20(10).JPG" width="559" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Snow Bunting</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqr5oyY4CaIr6wvpkP4LZUgVzGz6YPdqmuhe9BhaK2OeLM0-BAvOEQAcqMbuO9MrMJMBCoJu-zXhDif1_3DgAl6wQaTnYyRsL6_jeydYRmeaN-sP2MRWhU0LVqSBbtpBgRBc1kZBpVCJROe-Jcclq8Kjjii9kEiEPPPutu01xo0qQFW_2aJ_Ikw2Owg/s1500/Snow%20Bunting%20(66).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1500" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqr5oyY4CaIr6wvpkP4LZUgVzGz6YPdqmuhe9BhaK2OeLM0-BAvOEQAcqMbuO9MrMJMBCoJu-zXhDif1_3DgAl6wQaTnYyRsL6_jeydYRmeaN-sP2MRWhU0LVqSBbtpBgRBc1kZBpVCJROe-Jcclq8Kjjii9kEiEPPPutu01xo0qQFW_2aJ_Ikw2Owg/w556-h458/Snow%20Bunting%20(66).JPG" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having a preen</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uypXuu4jidvXenCm1D7p4-CHdh15y8A-BqEwfDGhbPCYbi-QwVh2glIrqOdeRYBu6G7rIohX-DHRsJOIz6BlLjcoBQ9mjqElkLrmCU1NkHNUzPO0D5iKnWyppHJYcllTb6OoMnbU2cl0wheYLiZMojDtl3ND_yt1jRSp4BP0_X8aRh0tmH8-FNFSaw/s1500/Snow%20Bunting%20(120).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1500" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uypXuu4jidvXenCm1D7p4-CHdh15y8A-BqEwfDGhbPCYbi-QwVh2glIrqOdeRYBu6G7rIohX-DHRsJOIz6BlLjcoBQ9mjqElkLrmCU1NkHNUzPO0D5iKnWyppHJYcllTb6OoMnbU2cl0wheYLiZMojDtl3ND_yt1jRSp4BP0_X8aRh0tmH8-FNFSaw/w551-h446/Snow%20Bunting%20(120).JPG" width="551" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wing & Tail stretching.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckZf8irXiYjv3728xkXBsUQFG4gvkIR4tbWsdjvc9JugX92zWOaZDMBEbKOByySmtDcfb6xIamrxKgFO0KalVxnetgQLLPeykFp-8VbeRE0mY_a5sR2rdp6mNisBnLy1YIa0TEEcTCaMZwY1_0Cj3EmqYW8ejKZHvv7mejCXz5JzaKpJ2FQ1UDq0cTA/s1500/Snow%20Bunting%20(186).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1500" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckZf8irXiYjv3728xkXBsUQFG4gvkIR4tbWsdjvc9JugX92zWOaZDMBEbKOByySmtDcfb6xIamrxKgFO0KalVxnetgQLLPeykFp-8VbeRE0mY_a5sR2rdp6mNisBnLy1YIa0TEEcTCaMZwY1_0Cj3EmqYW8ejKZHvv7mejCXz5JzaKpJ2FQ1UDq0cTA/w562-h542/Snow%20Bunting%20(186).JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Snow Bunting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had cracking views of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Snow Buntings </span>at Reculver on several dates varying in number from 5 to 8 birds in total. Other highlights at this site included <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Short eared Owl, Velvet & Common Scoter, Black Redstart & Bewick's Swan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB30TWfOvLkT-HTKgaD9p5nhLysB0fWtRDzePXYsqyXyuaOqTbppSKOM562rPi3lt749WPXNdwnGBoNokrOle29uUwWjN0mC6fzcm-iwvqUZ28y_Nxwj14vTDO7uWsnwX1aC_AKLUFtL8WZHeoC7Bc-Ejrgh8Rn2ds9b9dZ_Z_J0_kV0DB4Mx1Bm5k7g/s1600/4F8A9187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1600" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB30TWfOvLkT-HTKgaD9p5nhLysB0fWtRDzePXYsqyXyuaOqTbppSKOM562rPi3lt749WPXNdwnGBoNokrOle29uUwWjN0mC6fzcm-iwvqUZ28y_Nxwj14vTDO7uWsnwX1aC_AKLUFtL8WZHeoC7Bc-Ejrgh8Rn2ds9b9dZ_Z_J0_kV0DB4Mx1Bm5k7g/w578-h434/4F8A9187.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EO4Bc9RlNAjMso3aqXBr8lNLrMvdso_LuETw4BNRqeYhXw2n8nOlqBff4tTi0uN9ZEN2lRBsoaB0gGs4SzaQ5JERxNCROPjXPQD61aUwjLSMrR8FUSh7VcJ9IJFoMV_dOhUK-6eLD4zchQb3Y5M-zXBCI7zlNkiyp_PI-zD9Yh6fLCRtyZIEhp9sWA/s1800/4F8A9192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1800" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EO4Bc9RlNAjMso3aqXBr8lNLrMvdso_LuETw4BNRqeYhXw2n8nOlqBff4tTi0uN9ZEN2lRBsoaB0gGs4SzaQ5JERxNCROPjXPQD61aUwjLSMrR8FUSh7VcJ9IJFoMV_dOhUK-6eLD4zchQb3Y5M-zXBCI7zlNkiyp_PI-zD9Yh6fLCRtyZIEhp9sWA/w574-h524/4F8A9192.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Black Redstart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>OARE MARSHES</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oare Marshes is my local patch and we have seen some cracking birds already this year, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Water & Rock Pipit , Greenshank, Barn Owl, Merlin , Great white Egret (2), Spoonbill , Dartford Warbler Bittern & Hen Harrier </span>to name but a few !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmIYmnW1B0QjOj1xRDc9pbDUNctTwhu_P1qojuUCZusLdKhsrXBFZLheFymjBA3szjPbqV6wwEgeWwLHWDk8BCimWn2hmzpRJW02J_tnK6o5MuxUwLeszDbJd5Q-HSpyXioubV8QBhZ3F9CGUcrQhz4SvUXGw2yxCL5TN-wWdV0p1KVdSQUn-l_s2bg/s1800/Hen%20Harrier%20(46).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>STODMARSH & ELMSTONE</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A couple of visits to Stodmarsh produced distant but good scope views of the female <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ring necked Duck </span>which was like many a new species for me in the Valley </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhaHZ3Jweegrk_rTFwsCrUOrhFGLD52FWlHbp481_68drmhff3ZDyLrUbJ9NIM8ffIFpvpXP50ayTpOLGcxzgyj7xpXRhwVKY2IRhDgj0uxiNiMbp0aQgz9Yv28yH6hZTgqR9eZyrbCxUxNfIK2yRezY3LTQrMgKcrnISy8eqV3iKreTEKgkWSkzQ4Q/s1113/Ring%20Necked%20Duck%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhaHZ3Jweegrk_rTFwsCrUOrhFGLD52FWlHbp481_68drmhff3ZDyLrUbJ9NIM8ffIFpvpXP50ayTpOLGcxzgyj7xpXRhwVKY2IRhDgj0uxiNiMbp0aQgz9Yv28yH6hZTgqR9eZyrbCxUxNfIK2yRezY3LTQrMgKcrnISy8eqV3iKreTEKgkWSkzQ4Q/w576-h640/Ring%20Necked%20Duck%20(4).JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Digi scoped record shot of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">♀</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ring Necked Duck.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A local twitch to Elmstone near Preston village produced some cracking views of the recently found <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hume's Leaf Warbler !!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly i never managed a photo as it was far to quick for me but did enjoy some great views and also heard it call frequently. Congrats to the finder Xavier Taylor !!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><u style="color: #38761d;"><br /></u></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><u style="color: #38761d;"><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-73972235287696462352023-02-07T08:14:00.005-08:002023-02-24T06:55:41.982-08:00Day Trip to Norfolk<p> <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><u>30th January 2023 </u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> <u>Brancaster</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7tkznfRpk7_fERu05Hv2MWkYY2ggm3UbaLQqsxQkofLvIN5mfGvmjo0Qcqkqh_TOrEgNlJ7NNoJN59I4sJ_yypxrxqWFu0nXLRu_AhtiCbUK1lcKHpSDaEOvEyIghx3fEKpKKBhN5CFChCl0m-kj9E8Vsv8f-BjnrG8XImTIjVuJBHz6tsMyWFvggQ/s932/Richardson's%20Cackling%20Goose%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7tkznfRpk7_fERu05Hv2MWkYY2ggm3UbaLQqsxQkofLvIN5mfGvmjo0Qcqkqh_TOrEgNlJ7NNoJN59I4sJ_yypxrxqWFu0nXLRu_AhtiCbUK1lcKHpSDaEOvEyIghx3fEKpKKBhN5CFChCl0m-kj9E8Vsv8f-BjnrG8XImTIjVuJBHz6tsMyWFvggQ/w550-h640/Richardson's%20Cackling%20Goose%20(6).JPG" width="550" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Richardson's Cackling Goose.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>On Monday the 30th January i left home at 4am and headed to Brancaster in Norfolk in the hope of seeing the <span style="color: red;">Richardson's Cackling Goose !!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I parked up the concrete pad just before Brancaster at approx 07.30 , i was the only person there and could hear the distant <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pink footed Geese </span>in the distant fields.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A quick scan through part of the flock which was closest only produced <span style="color: #2b00fe;">PFG </span>however these were a new bird for my year list (we don't get many in Kent).</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Another birder arrived about 30 minutes later and we teamed up to check through the furthest flock near the wooded area in the top field , other birders came & went without success however myself & Trevor (sorry don't know your last name) continued scanning the 1500+ flock of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">PFG </span>, finally after 2 hours scanning Trevor said those words we all like to hear ''I'VE GOT IT ''</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qTalQInBi1MUB6aZKd00i6JjneIToyyhDa92Z8JftjPCdC1qg5m8FgXp7sHjGZMKV_-CIZO46rG54Us2QNHJAIdeFCl5K3SjUV4pPDoHWenzbRSBFDoaKYKzFQqTL7IUJ91Rxr2otP03mZoEr05NE8IFGsGd1p6IDOl3ZBNnxe-PlHhFEQ1MJ4_CMQ/s939/Richardson's%20Cackling%20Goose%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qTalQInBi1MUB6aZKd00i6JjneIToyyhDa92Z8JftjPCdC1qg5m8FgXp7sHjGZMKV_-CIZO46rG54Us2QNHJAIdeFCl5K3SjUV4pPDoHWenzbRSBFDoaKYKzFQqTL7IUJ91Rxr2otP03mZoEr05NE8IFGsGd1p6IDOl3ZBNnxe-PlHhFEQ1MJ4_CMQ/w546-h640/Richardson's%20Cackling%20Goose%20(10).JPG" width="546" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Richardson's Cackling Goose.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I quickly managed to get onto it before it got lost in the huge flock , roughly the size of a <span style="color: #800180;">Mallard </span>the <span style="color: red;">RCG </span>could easily be lost behind a <span style="color: #2b00fe;">PFG , </span>so after a 2 hour search i was rewarded with some distant but good scope views of this smart <span style="color: red;">Cackling Goose.</span> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>CLEY SPY </u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Whilst enjoying views of the <span style="color: red;">RCG </span>news had come through that the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Long Eared Owl </span>at <span style="color: #38761d;">CLEY</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">SPY</span> was showing well, my mind was made up to head there via Holkham fresh marsh, a quick stop at Holkham fresh marsh produced several <span style="color: #2b00fe;">White Fronted Geese </span>&<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span>more<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Pink footed Geese.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>I then carried on my journey to <span style="color: #38761d;">CLEY SPY</span> and eventually saw the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Long Eared Owl </span>in all it's splendid glory, what a bird !!!!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Such a treat to see this wonderful bird, i also bumped into Mike & Toby here , really great to meet you !! , we then teamed up and headed to Weybourne to look for more Geese, this time <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tundra Bean Goose </span>was the target.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BOaj0DGIUIlVsaFnxOfnjKjd64SGZEdp8PI6Q3NYw0gdJZlHKZ7uIxijKaliXVqDvc2NE_p4xOsS8aw3LT6teMinhk7VN0d3jqXzfVf6cMf1_3go3geSimpP4DAC9YnBk98Sg9kjErl3VbgkNcrw5gYJ9Lj_EeiZNydHtgrLH-Ulwy8FmNR0droEPA/s1066/Tundra%20Bean%20Goose%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BOaj0DGIUIlVsaFnxOfnjKjd64SGZEdp8PI6Q3NYw0gdJZlHKZ7uIxijKaliXVqDvc2NE_p4xOsS8aw3LT6teMinhk7VN0d3jqXzfVf6cMf1_3go3geSimpP4DAC9YnBk98Sg9kjErl3VbgkNcrw5gYJ9Lj_EeiZNydHtgrLH-Ulwy8FmNR0droEPA/w480-h640/Tundra%20Bean%20Goose%20(13).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2 Tundra Bean Geese.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It didn't take long to locate the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tundra Bean Geese </span>among the 1500+ <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pink Footed Geese </span>, once again a remarkable sight & sound, one i will never forget.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0kIVQ5avTce9VuJQSsIXsvxAWcSHPPHOWFN_dqQzALkeYbEbfFwrjwJQ9-hSrMj6_xDGaYkjAFIX1-nwCS9SV97CK25-Kvku_ocFM5EoGn7GgQ7fQTVWBxYQ22rxsuRoxQBpP88WuaOvgRzKSI5yl1gUo-G4QEwkbG9MCsQq1mjg94OR87FRxVBnhA/s1800/Pink%20Footed%20Goose%20(39).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1800" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0kIVQ5avTce9VuJQSsIXsvxAWcSHPPHOWFN_dqQzALkeYbEbfFwrjwJQ9-hSrMj6_xDGaYkjAFIX1-nwCS9SV97CK25-Kvku_ocFM5EoGn7GgQ7fQTVWBxYQ22rxsuRoxQBpP88WuaOvgRzKSI5yl1gUo-G4QEwkbG9MCsQq1mjg94OR87FRxVBnhA/w572-h423/Pink%20Footed%20Goose%20(39).JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aNJA_vZHcPAohii0Mlgp-BnYTP7_kzZzOX9HtUkvS5yKfZsDooPDvvRLkgxOPloSy2osR8AcHREe-bfhs54RUjqYqXJT8qdSXXit2EQ8sWfDvpE637lWk78yIo3X8w1roUznG4mA34n0rwK-gJHO8lk-InBeV8T3s5tqb_G9RRgVylNz5RbPHsTjTw/s1700/Pink%20Footed%20Goose%20(58).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1700" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aNJA_vZHcPAohii0Mlgp-BnYTP7_kzZzOX9HtUkvS5yKfZsDooPDvvRLkgxOPloSy2osR8AcHREe-bfhs54RUjqYqXJT8qdSXXit2EQ8sWfDvpE637lWk78yIo3X8w1roUznG4mA34n0rwK-gJHO8lk-InBeV8T3s5tqb_G9RRgVylNz5RbPHsTjTw/w573-h392/Pink%20Footed%20Goose%20(58).JPG" width="573" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Huge flock of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pink Footed Geese.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>6th february 2023 : Norfolk Again !!!</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I teamed up with Richard .R. to try and see the <span style="color: red;">RCG </span>as he couldn't come up with me the week before, sadly we never managed to relocate it at Burnham Deepdale or Brancaster, we did see lot's of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pink Footed Geese & 2 Tundra Bean Geese </span>at Burnham Deepdale though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent a good few hours searching for the <span style="color: red;">RCG </span>without success and finally decided to head to Cley for the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Long Billed Dowitcher .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJMHiI5ybfSE9PZObpPweKZeF8sc6S0q_biB6-IS7-x0anv0qSLL1x8xwyX8NRevf5lNVlbUtaNn5FWmqpafWsgnPKLpyLHrIsgp1PtfToBa5tRB2dExveDojAo0InlAlkRdcE5zWQ6W7oST1r0PCuHna9eAopViCCCiysZZQpk3kJQMO0mo3IvX-VQ/s1300/Long%20Billed%20Dowitcher%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b><br /></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><u style="color: #38761d;"><br /></u></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b><p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-80620212281921983282023-01-10T23:51:00.002-08:002023-02-03T08:03:17.954-08:00Pallas's Warbler at Swalecliffe <p><b> <span style="color: #38761d;"><u>5th January 2023 ; Swalecliffe </u></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKKoYZzyBdtDeq3-rR8WdjO28xHfbLMSKOcYCe2nc694Mam72cH8Mvl3OHCWgbR9ZkYcQRQEvjm7okGb_yuVVRAqeV1err3JhvB_D58gh9SNIMXp4EKOX0L334TXYC6oiBbVMFKK7hFMPMdtVc9dg74yhlAqnRf1X4umQj656V2Ar9XZ46idV_nZEZw/s1569/Pallas's%20Warbler%20(42).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1547" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKKoYZzyBdtDeq3-rR8WdjO28xHfbLMSKOcYCe2nc694Mam72cH8Mvl3OHCWgbR9ZkYcQRQEvjm7okGb_yuVVRAqeV1err3JhvB_D58gh9SNIMXp4EKOX0L334TXYC6oiBbVMFKK7hFMPMdtVc9dg74yhlAqnRf1X4umQj656V2Ar9XZ46idV_nZEZw/w576-h512/Pallas's%20Warbler%20(42).JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Pallas's Warbler.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The aim this Year is to stay as local as possible , Oare Marshes will be my local patch for 2023 however as Swalecliffe is just 10 minutes down the road it would have been rude of me not to go and see Andy .T.'s great find !!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdv-IsKT5hG1XkBeRBu-X-8q_wRbwzxwOR-PWjh3YYxO3bByOX2S5oGCNoKTgEVOVtVcuyMcTT1tia8NNY-s6A7N6DOjRfUN2xFkrhcgWoE90OSb4USKzjmr1Mo4I0NxQXYcLBihOIcPTcwoQOh0RE0HPfBeglnDYLA92GzRpOz2rQ_ETFFtPLESHzg/s1400/Pallas's%20Warbler%20(46).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1400" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdv-IsKT5hG1XkBeRBu-X-8q_wRbwzxwOR-PWjh3YYxO3bByOX2S5oGCNoKTgEVOVtVcuyMcTT1tia8NNY-s6A7N6DOjRfUN2xFkrhcgWoE90OSb4USKzjmr1Mo4I0NxQXYcLBihOIcPTcwoQOh0RE0HPfBeglnDYLA92GzRpOz2rQ_ETFFtPLESHzg/w577-h412/Pallas's%20Warbler%20(46).JPG" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Supercillium & crown stripe plus wings bars were clear to see.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It showed well but was always on the move in typical Leaf warbler behaviour , it became elusive at times as it clearly had a circuit around the Brook & sewage works area.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>With a bit of patience the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pallas's Warbler </span>always came back to the same area along the Brook (well at least while we were there).</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Here are a selection of photos :</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dgeYYm2NgY6cBDX5ZapTU8FhpjR6W33fubzZwqCeF0MQvW-Mr4QNfO0rvFFSInpwBpseM6G6gTRQ5qI9HevCvZFlgkAIbilC5DUJU77dS9r8N1WUe_ZQqd9JHvbgT7jBZBYX_zVacExXszafg5k2xPhN8lgthlNikNTXFUsEJ7xdySSazf7Oh6RKFw/s1413/Pallas's%20Warbler%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Pallas's Warbler.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /> <p></p>Robs Birdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689313562965070204.post-26767974923463200742022-12-24T10:54:00.001-08:002023-01-11T01:39:45.943-08:00<p></p><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Merry Christmas</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><b>Just like to wish everyone who has visited my blog this year a</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><span style="color: red;">MERRY CHRISTMAS </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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