Monday, 26 January 2015
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Clear and bright, though cold.
I went to Dungeness on Thursday.Seeing as the M20 had been turned into a giant car park,yet again.I decided to make a detour through Maidstone - - - - BIG MISTAKE,GRID LOCK.It took me a full hour to get as far as Langley,where thank goodness,it finally cleared
I think this is a taste of things to come,considering the amount of new houses planned for the south east.
One drake and two female Smew were showing quite well from the Scott hide.(0930).Although they never came in as close as the Cormorant,I photographed.
I went to Dungeness on Thursday.Seeing as the M20 had been turned into a giant car park,yet again.I decided to make a detour through Maidstone - - - - BIG MISTAKE,GRID LOCK.It took me a full hour to get as far as Langley,where thank goodness,it finally cleared
I think this is a taste of things to come,considering the amount of new houses planned for the south east.
One drake and two female Smew were showing quite well from the Scott hide.(0930).Although they never came in as close as the Cormorant,I photographed.
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
0930-1130.sunny,though chilly in the westerly wind.
The small marsh by Brookland car park,held 2 Water Rail,3 Mallard,4 Moorhen,1 Cetti`s and 1 Chiffchaff.Along the MILL STREAM,I saw singles of Grey Wagtail,Kingfisher and Little Egret,the latter was the first sighting for quite a while.STREAMSIDE LAKE held,25 Tufted Duck,30 Coot and 4 Canada Geese.A rather wet walk through the WEST SCRUB did not produce the hoped for Woodcock or two,but I did see another Cetti`s,both,Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers,2 Redwings and a flyover Sparrowhawk.The RAILWAY LAKE held most of the Gadwall in the area,20 and 2 Little Grebe,2 Great Crested,80 Coot and 25 Tufted Duck.Another Kingfisher was seen at ABBEY MEADS,along with 50 Pochard,70 Coot,15 Gadwall,6 Great Crested Grebes and 60 Tufted Duck.Two Grey Herons were seen back in the Heronry,with a further 3 along the RIVER,where 15 Mallard,30 Teal and 1 Redshank were also present.
Still no Siskin or Redpolls,wildfowl numbers remain low.
The small marsh by Brookland car park,held 2 Water Rail,3 Mallard,4 Moorhen,1 Cetti`s and 1 Chiffchaff.Along the MILL STREAM,I saw singles of Grey Wagtail,Kingfisher and Little Egret,the latter was the first sighting for quite a while.STREAMSIDE LAKE held,25 Tufted Duck,30 Coot and 4 Canada Geese.A rather wet walk through the WEST SCRUB did not produce the hoped for Woodcock or two,but I did see another Cetti`s,both,Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers,2 Redwings and a flyover Sparrowhawk.The RAILWAY LAKE held most of the Gadwall in the area,20 and 2 Little Grebe,2 Great Crested,80 Coot and 25 Tufted Duck.Another Kingfisher was seen at ABBEY MEADS,along with 50 Pochard,70 Coot,15 Gadwall,6 Great Crested Grebes and 60 Tufted Duck.Two Grey Herons were seen back in the Heronry,with a further 3 along the RIVER,where 15 Mallard,30 Teal and 1 Redshank were also present.
Still no Siskin or Redpolls,wildfowl numbers remain low.
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