Whilst walking to the Grasshopper site,I had a Hawfinch fly over (a personal first for New Hythe).Then at 10:20 at the Grasshopper site a PURPLE HERON came over from the west heading towards the Medway.
By the time I sorted the focus out (set up for the Warbler) it was a back end view).Luckily Jerry was at Bucket wood and watched it loose height and go down into Burham marsh.Where it was seen later in the day feeding along one of the ditches,in the meadow just north of Burham church.
A Grasshopper Warbler first found on the 25th,was still present today.
Also seen today were 3-4 Hobbies,a Cuckoo,lesser White and Sedge Warbler in the Sunken marsh and along the river from Bucket wood,3 Common Sandpipers and 2 Swifts were seen.
PHOTOS Nightingale Hobby Grasshopper Warbler Nightingale.
Another Sedge was singing by the fishermen's hut at Brookland lake.
This morning a Cuckoo was roaming all over the Park and a Garden Warbler was heard in the East scrub.
During the afternoon three Hobbies were seen hawking high over the Streamside lake.
On the 21st,one of the Dipping pond Nightingales was caught which already had a ring.
Ringed as a juv (3jp) TY99434 in the West scrub on the 04 08 2021.
Also on the 21st,two more Sedge Warblers were heard,a Lesser Whitethroat was seen in the East scrub and a good find again by Glenn was a Wall brown in the Brookland/Abbey Meads area.
Glenn later during the afternoon was lucky enough to see a Osprey from Bucket wood which had been feeding in the area of St Peter`s bridge.
22nd Garden Warblers,one in the East scrub and another along the Mill stream by the Dipping pond and a Hobby over the Railway lake.
Re trapped on the 23 04 2024 holding territory in scrub by the bridge,just up from the water treatment car park.
April 2025,back on the same territory.
A female was with the above bird this morning.It also has a ring,going on photos all I can say so far is that it was probably ringed in 2022.
A Common Sandpiper was seen along the river from Bucket wood.A Reed Warbler (first) was heard in the Sunken marsh,along with a Cuckoo (first) and a pair of Egyptian Geese with six goslings are present on the Road island lake.
On the 14th,a Willow Warbler was heard singing in the SW corner of the Sunken marsh.
On the 15th,several flocks of Med Gulls totaling about 100 past south over fields at the back of Snodland.
Photos Cetti`s Warbler Nightingale Wren Egyptian Geese Green Finch
