August 9th (Birling)

Short-eared Owl,flushed from a stubble field at the foot of the Downs above Birling.

( unusual date and location) most probably a early migrant.

August 5th (MORE BITS AND PIECES)

Grey Heron, (seen from the Bucket Wood) New Hythe.

Common Buzzard,3 seen over  Birling Lodge Gardens,good for regular sightings of this species.

Lesser Emperor dragonfly (Brookland lake.

August 4th (BITS AND PIECES)

Ringing in West scrub (2X40) (06:00 - 09:00)  June 30th,July 20th,July 24th and August 4th.

Willow Warblers continue their decline (none trapped) only seen in the spring on passage.

BIRDS RINGED

Nightingale                    17 + 2 re traps

Blackcap                        25 + 2 re traps

                      

Chiffchaff                      3

Great Tit                        3

Wren                              3

Reed Warbler                 9

Common Whitethroat    2

Song Thrush                   1

Dunnock                         2

                     

Treecreeper                     1 

Bullfinch                         1 

TOTAL                            67

July 24th (Oare marshes)

10:00 - 11:30

Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte`s Gull.

June 30th (BITS AND PIECES)

06:00 - 09:00 (2X40) west scrub

There was more cloud today,therefore less sun on the nets.

Nightingale               4         juv

Great Tit                   2         juv

Chiffchaff                 2         juv

wren                          1        juv

Blackcap                   3        1ad  2 juv

TOTAL                    12

Below ----photos taken over the past few weeks in the area.

Dark green fritillary -- seen along a hedgerow at the foot of the Downs,above Birling.

June 9th (New Hythe)

06:30 - 09:00 West scrub

My first ringing session since March,but it proved to be disappointing.I only caught one bird,a Song Thrush.
However I was compensated by nice views of Nightingales,which appeared to be in almost every bush.In all six were still in song and one pair was seen collecting food.