4th August 2021 : Oare Marshes
Hoopoe in flight.
An early message from MW informed me he had just found a Hoopoe sitting in the distant bushes between Dan's Dock and Uplees Copse.
So without haste i gathered up my birding gear and headed straight there , i walked west along the sea wall seeing a Green Sandpiper on route.
I reached MW & Y and was informed it had flew towards the Copse and RR was along there looking for it.
Whilst chatting we saw a superb Juvenile Cuckoo sitting out in the open on a post.
Juvenile Cuckoo.
I decided to head off past Uplees copse and join RR and as i approached i could see RR pointing, he had just seen the Hoopoe in flight again , eventually we all converged in the same area looking for the Hoopoe and as i was scanning the Hoopoe luckily flew past my view and landed in the bottom of a tree in full view !!!!!
Hoopoe.
The Hoopoe was a new bird for my Oare Marsh Bird List as this is only the 2nd record of one here (1st record was approx 15 years ago).
On the walk back we saw a superb Whinchat which was new for the year and several juv Yellow Wagtails plus 2 Corn Buntings.
Many thanks to MW on his great find and for all the info.
7th August 2021 : Dungeness NNR
A trip to Dungeness to do a sea watch was the order of the day and what a treat laid in store for us, we were outside the seawatch hide on the Point when i heard MC call out Sooty Shearwater close in, however i could not pick it up (i was looking to far out).
However the Sooty Shearwater landed on 'The Patch' amongst the Gulls and proceeded to show fantastically well all day there.
I managed some Digi scoped photos:
Sooty Shearwater.
In flight.
