WILDFOWL Shelduck 30 at Burham marsh 10th.Greylag 7 at New Hythe 28th.
WADERS Ruff 1 at New Hythe 1st.Dunlin 1 at New Hythe 1st,5 12th.Green Sandpiper 1 at New Hythe 12th.Common Sandpiper 10 ringed at New Hythe during the month.Redshank 2 pairs at New Hythe,Lapwing 4 pairs at New Hythe,2 of which are in the sunken marsh.L R Plover 3 pairs at New Hythe.Ringed Plover 2 pairs at New Hythe (Brook House area).
GULLS AND TERNS Common Tern 7 at New Hythe,5 at Leybourne 5th.Black Tern singles at New Hythe on 6th and 8th,5 12th.Little Gull 1 at New Hythe 6th.
TAWNY OWL 2 on Reeds island site 17th.HOOPOE 1 Abbey Mead 19th.WHEATEAR singles at New Hythe 6th and 28th,pair 8th.WHINCHAT 1 New Hythe 12th.BLACK REDSTART 1 at New Hythe 9th.YELLOW WAGTAIL passage early in the month,with 6 8th.SWIFT 100 New Hythe 21st,150 22nd.
NIGHTINGALE 25 singing birds,Reed island site.SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 Reeds island site 28th.
COMMON WHITETHROAT2 pairs in the New Hythe area (scarce).TURTLE DOVE 10 birds at Burham marsh 24th.LESSER REDPOLL small numbers breeding,Reeds island site.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Friday, 7 May 2010
Brighter today but still that northerly wind.12.30-2.pm.I walked from Brooklands out to the river,round the sunken marsh,through the hawthorns and then back again.Birds noted - Shelduck 2,G B b Gull 1,Reed Bunting 2,Reed Warbler 10,Lesser Whitethroat 3, Common Whitethroat 2,Chiffchaff 3,Sedge Warbler 1,Cetti`s Warbler 4,Bullfinch 4,Sparrowhawk 1,Linnet 1,Nightingale 3 and Cuckoo 1.
I met Phil Sharp who was just finishing his walk.He told me that he had seen a wader along the river that he thought was possibly a Greenshank,but he didn`t feel confident enough to tick it.So I was pleased when I heard a Greenshank call as I walked around the sunken marsh.On my way back I managed some rather distant pics of the bird.So Phil you have another New Hythe tick.
I met Phil Sharp who was just finishing his walk.He told me that he had seen a wader along the river that he thought was possibly a Greenshank,but he didn`t feel confident enough to tick it.So I was pleased when I heard a Greenshank call as I walked around the sunken marsh.On my way back I managed some rather distant pics of the bird.So Phil you have another New Hythe tick.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
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.
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.
Monday, 3 May 2010
May 3rd (Common Cranes)
Jeanette and I were out walking the dog by the Tesco ware housing at Snodland this morning (8.am) when we heard and saw 2 Common Cranes flying over northwest.
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