Oare: Lunch time visit. Hobby (1), Little Egret (5), Ruff (4), Greenshank (1), Black-tailed Godwit (400+), Bearded Tit (1) and Marsh Harrier (1).

Kestrel

Kestrel

Gillingham/Chatham: Working today (on call), so stayed closer to home and managed a pleasant visit to one of the local country parks.

Moorhen

Moorhen

Moorhen
Moorhen

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Woodpigeon

Pegwell Bay: Peregrine (1), Little Egret (2) and a couple of Sedge Warblers.

Kestrel

Shuart Farm: Wheatear (2), Swallow (5), Redstart (1), Blackcap (1), Chiffchaff (1), Spotted Flycatcher (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (3). Ramsgate (King George VI Park): Pied Flycatcher (1 or 2), Chiffchaff (4) and lots of Parakeets.

Ring-necked Parakeet

Herring Gull
Grey Squirrel

Kingsferry Bridge: Avocet (20), Little Egret (2), Swallow (2) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (1). Seasalter: Kingfisher (1) and Little Egret (24). Shuart Farm: Chiffchaff (2), Long-tailed Tit (20) and Buzzard (1). Ramsgate: Wheatear (1) and Mediterranean Gull (1 adult).

Cormorant

House Sparrow
Pied Wagtail

Robin

Long-tailed Tit

Oare: Early morning visit before work. Whinchat (2), Wheatear (3), Avocet (16), Bar-tailed Godwit (2), Common Tern (1), a single ring-tail Hen Harrier feeding on the Sheppey side of the Swale, Marsh Harrier (2), Kingfisher (1), Cetti's Warbler (heard) and a small number of Swallows moving through.

Whinchat

Whinchat

Shellness/Leysdown: Great Skua (1), Gannet (20), immature Mediterranean Gull (1), Common Tern (4) and Swallow (many). Capel: Corn Bunting (40), Sparrowhawk (1), Wheatear (1), Green Woodpecker (3), Little Egret (3). Elmley: Swallow, Marsh Harrier (1) and Little Egret (2). Oare: Bearded Tit (heard), Common Terns, juvenile Sabine's Gull (1) and Little Egret (4)

Green Woodpecker

Oystercatcher
Wheatear

Rat

Oare: Popped down to Oare this morning to have a look at the Glossy Ibis found at this site yesterday. Also saw Little Egret (8), Avocet (2), Marsh Harrier (1) and Ruff (3).

Motney: Looking after the children in Gillingham today, so Brenda and I drove down to Motney this afternoon to watch the waders moving up on the rising tide. Also saw an adult Mediterranean Gull, Swallows (many) and heard a single Chiffchaff calling.

Lapwing

Mallard
Starling

Faversham/Oare: Popped down to Oare briefly after work. Little Egret (8), Avocet (2), Black-tailed Godwit (many), Green Sandpiper (1), Whimbrel (1), Knot (6), Greenshank (1), Sandwich Tern (3), Kingfisher (1) and Swallow (1)

Little Egret

Little Egret

Starling
Starling

Lapwing

Stodmarsh: Juvenile Glossy Ibis (1), Green Sandpiper (1), Little Egret (2) , Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler & Bearded Tit (all heard).

Glossy Ibis (Juvenile)

Dungeness: Prior to attending the KOS E&RC meeting, a quick look on the RSPB ARC turned up 2 Black Terns, Yellow Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, 3 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Marsh Harrier. While attending the meeting, Brenda visited the nearby RSPB reserve and enjoyed further views of the juvenile Red-backed Shrike also seeing Wheatear and more Yellow Wagtails.

Seasalter: 2/3 Wheatear, 2 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow and 2 Yellow Wagtails.

Wheatear

Dungeness: Juvenile Red-backed Shrike (1), Whitethroat (4), Great White Egret (1), Little Egret (6), Sand Martin (30), Yellow Wagtail (3), Little Ringed Plover (5), immature Little Gull (1), Marsh Harrier (1), Reed Warbler (1), Sedge Warbler (1). The sea produced Black Tern (3), Common Tern (40) and a couple of Black Redstarts on the power station perimeter fence.

Red-backed Shrike (Juvenile)

Red-backed Shrike (Juvenile)
Red-backed Shrike (Juvenile)

Red-backed Shrike (Juvenile)

Red-backed Shrike (Juvenile)

Red-backed Shrike (Juvenile)

Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Black Redstart