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Tuesday, 30 December 2014

RLB & Lesser Yellowlegs

Started with the Rough-legged Buzzard
sitting in a bush 200yards from the road
for a hour.With two warm up flights round and back to bush.
So we moved on to Pett level for another go at the
Lesser Yellowlegs seeing it fly in to the back edge
of the pool for a min and then back out distant in the fields 100's of yards away.

RLB on its bush
 Lesser Yellowlegs at a great distants
 right of the water.

Monday, 29 December 2014

Pett level & dungerness

Lesser yellowlegs
today was seen at a great distance as I arrived but not seen again in morning
then again seen a hour after I was on my way home.
the geese numbers are building with White fronted Brent Greylag an Canada
with 5 white geese in with them. Barnacle at Scotney.
One Cattle Egret seen today.

Rook

 Cattle Egret


 White-Fronted Geese
 Brent Geese



Saturday, 27 December 2014

Pett Levels pools

Went to see if I could see the Lesser Yellowlegs.
as news came out I was 100yrd from the car that was watching it as it flow
of to the Cormorant's that were sat at a pool away from the road.
In a hour it worked its way back to the road side then flow off
again. After it stayed much more distant and was better with a scope
weather was more windy than yesterday. After 5 hours I moved on to see the Cattle Egrets
at Denge marsh road Kent showing well today..

Lesser Yellowlegs

 Wigeon
 Redshank
 Cattle Egret's


 

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Horse eye Level's

Back for the Richard's Pipit

A nice sunny day with good light at horse eye
Dartford was a good show today and Richard's
still at a distance from the road..

Richard's Pipit
 Dartford Warbler
 Stonechat
 Short-eared Owl
 Sunset

Monday, 15 December 2014

Richard's Pipit

At Horse eye levels
went to see the Richard's Pipit that's been seen their
as l Arrived it was on show never coming near but great to see
my first in Sussex.


 Richard's pipit

Saturday, 13 December 2014

Blyth's Pipit

Headed to Yorkshire

For the Blyth's Pipit with Jake E
arrived at 7.50am and went to stand with the people waiting
by the flooded field at Calder pk Wakefield. Jake watched it fly over calling.
Then it went to a tree on the far side of the field and sat having a warm up in the sun for ten min's
before going on the floor to feed didn't see it again for over one an half hours.


 Blyth's Pipit
Record shot from 150 meters away

Saturday, 6 December 2014

Burpham the Burgh

Headed to the dew Pond
in the afternoon with John
birds of Prey seen Friday afternoon are.
Kestrel Sparrow hawk Common Buzzard
Red Kite Short-eared Owl Barn Owl & heared
Tawny Owl the moon look great as it came up
looking close...

Kestrel

Short-eared Owl
 Snail's on the tree sap

 Red moon at the Burgh

Monday, 1 December 2014

SevenOaks res

Sevenoaks

Went to see the White Ibis as a just if its a goer.
as Sunday many Birders went to see it.


White Ibis

Saturday, 29 November 2014

Ashdown forest

Went to Old lodge

most birds seen around the car park area
with 3 Ravens over head 3+ Goldcrest's
a treecreeper in with others feeding in area
Coal blue Great tit's in flock chaffinch mostly.
With redwings above us plus mistle thrush and song thrush about.

Marsh tit west end of weirwood.

Blue tit
 Goldcrest
 Treecreeper
 Common Buzzard
 Marsh tit
 Coal tit

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Jevington Rough-legged Buzzaed

As the sun was out

I headed to Jevington to see
if l could get a few photo's
of the buzzard hunting the field
it spent most of the time on the ground
maybe look for worms but not hunting
as much a the week before .
hour plus on the ground then short flights
 then on the ground again.



 Rough-Legged Buzzard


Monday, 17 November 2014

Norfolk Grey Seal Puppies

Went to Norfolk

To see the Grey Seal pup's some new born and some a week or so now
this was a few shots in the sun but lots of showers before and after.