Bright start,cloud slowly increasing,northeast,7.45-9.30am.
Birds noted - Good numbers of hirundines were still present with 100+Swift,150+House Martin,60+Swallow and 50+Sand Martin.A Cuckoo was in the Sunken marsh along with Linnet (heard) a Nightingale,2 Turtle Dove,1 Sedge Warbler,a Whitethroat and 2 Cetti`s.Along the river a G B b Gull and 2 Shelduck were seen and the Hawthorns there held 2 Bullfinch.On Tesco lake 2 Common Tern were seen along with the Whooper Swan.I had one Garden Warbler along the millstream on the way back to the car-park.There is at least now 20 singing Nightingales in the area.
Well done on the Cranes yesterday Alan - heard that one was heard at Pegwell Bay and a couple were also reported over Ardingley Resr, W Sussex with another 2 over Canary Wharf today! I submitted a link to your blog on kent-birders yesterday but mistakenly referred to you as Alan Roman - sorry about that. Too many Alan's around!
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Can't believe I missed those Turtle Doves again Alan. Hope to have another try tomorrow!
ReplyDelete20 Nightingales!! Blimey, beats my 17 of the other day. I wonder what the total in the whole area is?
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