A rare sight in our Garden,a Blackbird with a youngster.The first for a least ten years,we have a serious problem with cats.A Robin collecting food,is also just as rare.

Blackbird,with youngster

May 7th (Holborough marsh)

Kestral

I completed my second Holborough Nightingale survey early this morning,it was nice to feel the warmth of the sun again,although it didn`t last for long.I found four singing birds and added Swift,Lesser Whitethroat,Red-legged Partridge (2) and Swallow to the Holborough annual list,which now stands at (75).I also noted,Cuckoo (1) Kestral (1) Lapwing (1) Greylag (2),Lesser Whitethroat (2) Shelduck (2) and Little Grebe (1).

Kestral

May 2nd (New Hythe)

Common Wheatears

There was a touch of PAST TIMES in the east scrub this morning, (4) Wheatears,(2) male and (2) female.Although Wheatears were regular passage birds in the early years,it was still rare to see more than 1-2.on any one day.

Two Cuckoo also flew through and at the same time I could hear another bird calling over in the Abbey Meads area

While I was in the east scrub I re-trapped a Nightingale that I had ringed in the west scrub as a (5) (hatched during 2007) on the 23-04-2008.

Seeing as there was low cloud and a NE wind,before I went home I looked in on Brookland lake to see what was about.I saw flying low over the water at least (100) Swallows (50) House Martin and (30) Swifts,(1) Common Tern was also present

Yesterday I saw (1) Wheatear on the edge of the Ham Hill Golf Course (Snodland).