December 16th (BITS AND PIECES)

This period of very cold weather,which is due to end on Sunday.Has so far pulled in just one cold weather duck.an immature Goldeneye.Although the Bittern has been on show more,along with Snipe at low tide.seen from the Bucket wood.

In my garden a male Blackcap which first appeared on on the 13th,was joined by a female on the 16th,along with two Redwing and a rarity these days,a Song Thrush. 

The Bucket wood Robin is back again this winter.

Two Peregrine were seen on a pylon along with c 100 Skylark in the fields between Snodland and Paddlesworth on the 12th.

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS

December 8th (Dungeness)

 Glossy Ibis Whooper Swans (ARC) Cattles Egrets Peregrine Green winged Teal (RSPB)

December 5th (BITS AND PIECES)

On November 30th,a Bittern was seen in flight along the Mill stream and on December 2nd a drake Goosander was seen flying north over Brookland lake.

Yesterday afternoon (4th),Glenn found a Slavonian Grebe on Abbey Meads,but a search this morning failed to locate it.Although I was compensated in some way,by a nice Peregrine on the Pylon at the edge of the Sunken Marsh.

Pochard have increased to circa seventy,with the majority being present on Alders lake (Leybourne). 

RECENT RINGING CONTROLS

Chiffchaff (3) ringed Icklesham Sussex 18 10 22 controlled  West scrub 24 10 22. 50 Km NNW 6 days.

Robin (5) ringed Northward Hill (north Kent) 30 03 21 controlled West scrub 21 11 22  20Km SSW.

The Yellowhammer was ringed on a farm in central Kent.