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Monday, 3 September 2012

Oare Marshes Kent
lovely sunny day and a nice walk around.
53 differant birds seen little stint yellow wags
green sandpiper snipe ringed & golden plover.
Reed Warbler

 Common Snipe
 Yellow wagtail
 little Egret
 Golden plover & little stint in middle
 Golden plover

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Started the day at Beachy head
then Cuckmere Haven

Went to the old trapping ground then shooters bottom
loads of Swallows house & sand martins going through
and one swift 2-3 Spotted flycatchers lesser&common whitethroats
chiffchaff & willow warblers a sparrowhawk Raven linnet yellow wagtails
robin chaffinch green woodpecker blackbirds wren Wheatear.
At cuckmere Haven
Raven Dunlin Ringed plover Whimbrel little egrets
but didn't see the wryneck but lots of people around.

 Spotted Flycatcher

 Spotted Flycatcher

 Whimbrel

 Juv Dunlin


 Juv Ringed Plover

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Cuckmere Haven & Beachy

Headed first to Cuckmere Haven
for the Wryneck had good views but distant
tide came in and more waders on the way back
Dunlin Ringed Plover Knot Kingfisher Egyptian Geese
Wheatears meadow pipits Willow warbler Sparrowhawk.
Beachyhead
Linnets Whinchat Wheatears Spotted flycatcher Stonechat
Willow warbler Whitethroat Lesser Whitethroat Swift
Swallow Sand martin.
Sparrowhawk

 Wryneck
 Knot
 Juv Ringed Plover
 Dunlin
 Red Admiral
 Migrant Hawker
 Egyptian geese

Monday, 27 August 2012

Norfolk and Lincolnshire

Got to Frampton marsh rspb first and we
Me Matt Jake went to 360 hide and in 15 min
saw the Red-necked Phalarope had a quick look around.
Then headed to Blakeney point Norfolk this was a hard walk along loss shingle
 it took over 1 hour to do 4 miles we all got to see the Greenish Warbler
and a pied flycatcher that was in the same area. l was it move around low down
as wind was hard an fast the bird was 1-2 feet off the ground . Only for 20 seconds or so
no pics but great to see one 2 new lifers for the day.

 Red-necked Phalarope


 Pied Flycatcher

Sunday, 26 August 2012

Cissbury Ring
had a early walk around the east side and trigger point
saw house martins spotted flycatcher lots of willow warblers
whitethroats lesser whitethroat linnets meadow pipit
kestrel stonechat green & great spotted woodpecker and more.
Yellowhammer
 linnet
juv stonechat
 spotted flycatcher
 willow warbler



 common blue
 Raven at cuckmere haven
in the evening


Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Oare Marshes

first time to Oare marsh looks great
with common sandpiper ruff curlew sand pipers
in the first veiws around the area we stopped at.
So we walked round going to three hides on rot
with yellow wagtails bearded tit avocet black-tailed godwit
5 birds of prey kestrel sparrowhawk common buzzard
hobby marsh harrier a few snipe around.
Common Sandpiper
 Migrant Hawker
 Yellow wagtails
 Black-tailed godwit
 Ruff
 Ruff
 Curlew Sandpiper
Golden Plover