Friday 15 March 2024

March 15th (New Hythe)

Bucket wood (river) 14 Teal,4 Mallard, 2 Shelduck 2 Oystercatcher,1 Little Egret,2 Grey Heron.

Four WAXWING flew over Brookland Lake at 09:30.

I have not seen the SCAUP since the 11th.

RED KITES One flew NW over my garden at 13:30 on the 13th.Glenn had two over Brookland lake on the 14th (11:00) with a single from Bucket wood (11:55).

It looks as though SWS are constructing a road along the top of the Mill stream bank,going by the amount of rubble being put down,but do not get concerned its just a foot path.Talk about keeping vandal's out,they have done more damage (cutting down mature trees,scrub clearance,than vandal`s ever could.

I was certainly fooled.   


Friday 8 March 2024

March 8th (New Hythe)

March 8th Abbey Meads 9 Wigeon.Scaup still present on Streamside lake. 

7th Brookland  7 Pochard (migrants).







March 7th,Road island lake 2 Gadwall,1 Shoveler,2 singing Blackcaps.

Another male Blackcap was caught in my garden with a low w.t of 16.9g (just arrived ?).The other two caught had good weights (February 31st (19.5) and 28th of February (19.8).A female was seen but not caught on February 27th. 

March 4th,Glenn had 8 Common Buzzards in the air together from Bucket wood.

Lesser Black backed Gulls are much in evidence now March 8th,just 1-2 present a week or so ago. 

   

Monday 4 March 2024

March 4th (New Hythe)

Few more photos of the drake Scaup,before he departs.






 

Sunday 3 March 2024

March 3rd (New Hytyhe)

Singles of Sand Martin and House Martin feeding together over Brookland lake.

The House Martin beats the pervious early record (2008) by thirteen days.

As for the Sand Martin the earliest record I have is March 2nd 1998,so today`s bird looses out by one day.

The drake Scaup remains on the Streamside lake.  


Tuesday 27 February 2024

February 27th (New Hythe)




The Scaup was still present this morning at the northern end of Streamside lake and along its southern bank at least thirty Siskin were feeding in the alders there,

I last saw the drake Goldeneye on the 17th,the same day that a Waxwing was seen again in the east scrub. 

   

Saturday 24 February 2024

February 23rd (Elmley)

 Marsh Harries,Black tailed Godwit flock and Hare.



























Saturday 3 February 2024

February 3rd (New Hythe)

The drake Goldeneye was still present on Little Alders this morning and the Scaup was seen on Abbey Meads.One Waxwing seen in the East scrub flew off SW.

Siskin (Brookland).