Monday, 23 March 2020
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Sunday, 1 March 2020
March 1st (New Hythe)
A bright day for a change,with little wind.
I walked out to the Bucket wood (12:00 - 13:00.
The river still had some exposed mud showing - Birds seen - Common Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Teal 3 Mallard 4 Green Sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 3 Redshank 1 Great Black backed Gull 2 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 1 Peregrine 1.
I walked out to the Bucket wood (12:00 - 13:00.
The river still had some exposed mud showing - Birds seen - Common Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Teal 3 Mallard 4 Green Sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 3 Redshank 1 Great Black backed Gull 2 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 1 Peregrine 1.
Monday, 27 January 2020
January 26th (New Hythe)
I walked out to the river,across the railway at the southern end of Abbey Mead.Through the east scrub and then back to Brookland`s car park,via the Mill stream.
Birds seen - river (low) Teal cira 60 Gadwall 14 Mallard 26 Little Grebe 2 Redshank 1 Lapwing 6 Kingfisher 1 Great Black backed Gull 1 Common Gull 2 and numerous Herring and Black headed.
As I walked past Brookland and Abbey Mead lakes.I could not help but notice how quite they are now,compared to the beginning of this winter.Coot numbers are way down on the Nov/Dec totals and the same can also be said of Pochard and Tufted Duck.
A nice find in the east scrub,was a pair of Mistle Thrush.A species which is becoming increasingly hard to find at New Hythe.Seven Redwing were also present,this species along with Fieldfare has been scarce in the area this winter (winter berries,especially hawthorn are very poor this winter).
Finches are also scarce,that is apart from Goldfinch.I personally have seen no Redpolls and as for Siskin,I saw just one bird last month.
A singing Blackcap,before the cloud rolled in at the northern end of Brookland lake,just about sums up this winter (mild and wet).
Later I walked across the cereal/hay fields between Snodland and Paddlesworth and saw 7 Yellowhammer.
So far this winter I have had no sightings in our garden of Blackcap or Reed Buntings
Birds seen - river (low) Teal cira 60 Gadwall 14 Mallard 26 Little Grebe 2 Redshank 1 Lapwing 6 Kingfisher 1 Great Black backed Gull 1 Common Gull 2 and numerous Herring and Black headed.
As I walked past Brookland and Abbey Mead lakes.I could not help but notice how quite they are now,compared to the beginning of this winter.Coot numbers are way down on the Nov/Dec totals and the same can also be said of Pochard and Tufted Duck.
A nice find in the east scrub,was a pair of Mistle Thrush.A species which is becoming increasingly hard to find at New Hythe.Seven Redwing were also present,this species along with Fieldfare has been scarce in the area this winter (winter berries,especially hawthorn are very poor this winter).
Finches are also scarce,that is apart from Goldfinch.I personally have seen no Redpolls and as for Siskin,I saw just one bird last month.
A singing Blackcap,before the cloud rolled in at the northern end of Brookland lake,just about sums up this winter (mild and wet).
Later I walked across the cereal/hay fields between Snodland and Paddlesworth and saw 7 Yellowhammer.
So far this winter I have had no sightings in our garden of Blackcap or Reed Buntings
Monday, 30 December 2019
December 30th (New Hythe)
Bucket wood - 09:30 - 11:00 cold,foggy.(river nearing low-tide)
BIRDS SEEN - Teal 40+ Gadwall 8 Mallard 6 - continued below.
Little Grebe 2 Moorhen 2 Great Black-backed gull 1 Herring Gull 8 Black headed Gull 40+ Redshank 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 20+ Snipe 6 Cormorant 2 Grey Heron 1.
Eccles island creek (09:00 -09:15 Teal 19 Mallard 8 Grey Heron 1 Herring Gull 15 Black headed Gull 30 +. .
BIRDS SEEN - Teal 40+ Gadwall 8 Mallard 6 - continued below.
Eccles island creek (09:00 -09:15 Teal 19 Mallard 8 Grey Heron 1 Herring Gull 15 Black headed Gull 30 +. .
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Thursday, 19 December 2019
December 19th
I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
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