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…
Sunday 31st A Red Kite and 160 Swifts were recorded over the Estate and 120 Mediterranean Gulls were on the beach by Sandilands. Singles of Treecreeper and Garden Warbler were caught by the ringing team. The former was our first record of the year and the latter the first for the autumn. Ten Willow Warblers were also present and a…
Thursday 30th A calm and grey day. The two Wood Sandpipers remained on Worth. These next weeks should see them and other waders pick up in number. Common Sandpiper, in particular, will peak along the river at New Downs. Wednesday 29th A Greenshank was on Worth marshes first thing and a little later two Wood Sandpipers dropped in. There were…
Tuesday 31st The last day of the month saw a brief Great White Egret drop into Restharrow Scrape. A drake Pochard was new in on Worth where the ELEONORA’S FALCON and Red-footed Falcon continued. Eleonora’s Falcon by J.Dodds Monday 30th The activity was still mostly focused on Worth marshes where the ELEONORA’S FALCON and Red-footed Falcon continue to delight. Three Red Kites also flew over. There were lots…
Saturday 30th Singles of Hobby and Marsh Harrier were both working the Estate and a Siskin flew over the Observatory carpark. A few Whimbrels and Bar-tailed Godwits were present, either offshore or on the fields near Restharrow Scrape. A Common Sandpiper was on the scrape itself and a Grey Plover on the beach. Three Wheatears were south of Sandilands and…
Thursday 31st A Swallow on Worth was our first hirundine of the year. A few flocks of Siskins were around the edge of the Great Wood and Cornfield Wood and the White Stork was still present. Two Firecrests were in The Elms. All before the weather took a turn for the worse… Wednesday 30th A drake Garganey was a nice…
