Wednesday 31st Yesterday’s Spotted Flycatcher was still in the same spot in the Little Elms and showing well from the gate and carparking spaces opposite The Elms. Restharrow Scrape was full of young birds and looking really good, perhaps it will attract something like a Pratincole species soon. Two more Spotted Flycatchers were along the edge of the northern-most pine…
Sunday 30th Lucky souls who went on the Dawn Chorus Walk were rewarded with two BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS flying over. A male Whinchat was also present. A Cuckoo was on the Estate and Hobby, Cuckoo, and White Wagtail on New Downs. Saturday 29th A good variety of waders on Worth marshes included at least five Greenshanks, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, one Bar-tailed…
Friday 31st Pretty horrible conditions today but ten White Wagtails were on the Green Wall. The Black Redstart put in a brief appearance around the Observatory again, as did the Tree Sparrow. Then, in the late afternoon, an ALPINE SWIFT stormed north along Royal Cinque Ports Golf Course. A brief head’s up to raise awareness of the series of walks…
Tuesday 28th A cold and breezy ending to the month. A Yellowhammer was at the hay bales behind the Observatory building and a Bullfinch along the Worth track. Two Barnacle Geese were in with the Greylag Geese next to the Shooting School at Mary Bax. The flock of five Eiders were on the sea again and three Firecrests present in…
Tuesday 31st A productive walk on the Green Wall on the last day of the month produced Yellowhammer, Lesser Redpoll, two Coal Tits, Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail, Redshank, and Short-eared Owl. On the Estate the highlight was a male Merlin on Royal St George’s Golf Course, plus Cattle Egret, five Goldcrests in the Elms/Gullies area, and a Little Egret on Restharrow…
Thursday 29th It was a little milder today but still a bit breezy at times. A Firecrest was in it’s usual spot flitting between The Elms and Little Elms and three Water Pipits were on Worth marshes. There was still around 2,000 Lapwings too. An evening look at Pegwell Bay produced four Caspian Gulls and one Yellow-legged Gull in the…
Wednesday 30th A mixed variety across the Recording Area. A Razorbill was on the sea, as was a drake Eider which provided good views before drifting south. The Estate Curlew flock continues to increase with 32 present today. Four Dartford Warblers were scattered across the area, two at the Point, two on the Estate. Despite not being recorded in over…
Monday 31st It was a nice and sunny end to the month. Two Pink-footed Geese on Worth marshes were the first of autumn and on the Estate 20 Lesser Redpolls and a handful of Siskins were the highlights. Sunday 30th There was some Chaffinch movement at first light with at least 230 birds north and a Brambling. Almost 40 Snipe…
Friday 30th The last day of the month started really nicely but got increasingly windy as it progressed, and eventually quite wet. The first Jack Snipe of the season was on Restharrow Scrape, seven Grey Herons came in off the sea, and there were big numbers of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs on the Estate (111 and 97, respectively). Thursday 29th The…
Wednesday 31st Although nice and sunny it was also quite windy out there. This made things particularly difficult for looking for migrant warblers in the bushes etc. Still, at least seven Willow Warblers were dotted around the Estate. Worth marshes was equally windswept but the ‘muddy pool’ just off the Pinnock Wall held a good variety of waders including Golden…
