Coldharbour, Minnis Bay

 

Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Sanderling & Turnstone

Mallard

Brent Geese

Brent Geese

Brent Geese

Ham Road Pits and Oare Creek, Faversham

 

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Seasalter, Graveney Marshes

Brenda and I drove to Seasalter this morning and walked Nell. Tide was high, so Nell enjoyed swimming for a short while in an area where there was no risk of disturbing any roosting birds.

As the tide started to turn, we walked along Graveney Marshes knowing that there had been recent sightings of Russian White-fronted Geese (9) and Snow Bunting (1). On returning to the car, parked near the yacht club, the Ring-necked Parakeet that has frequented the area for a short while was heard and showed briefly.

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Snow Bunting

(Russian) White-fronted Goose

 

Bysing Wood Fishing Lake

Drake Mandarin Duck at Bysing Wood, Faversham.

 

Faversham Creek

 Brenda and I walked Nell out along Faversham Creek and managed to pick out the 8 White-fronted Geese and 4 Tundra Bean Geese out distantly on Ham Marshes.

8 White-fronted and 4 Tundra Bean Geese

8 White-fronted and 4 Tundra Bean Geese

Millfield, near Faversham Creek

News this morning before work of 4 Tundra Bean Geese together in a field near the Millfield estate in Faversham, near Faversham Creek. Popped down prior to my first business meeting of the day and enjoyed good views along with a couple of other local birders.

Tundra Bean Geese

Tundra Bean Geese

Tundra Bean Geese

 

South Swale and Faversham Creek (Lunchtime Walk)

Barnacle Geese

Drake Eider

White-fronted Geese

White-fronted Geese

White-fronted Geese (8) and Barnacle Geese (3)

White-fronted Geese

 

Samphire Hoe, Kent.

 Brenda and I having decided to not visit Kingsdown further up the coast last Sunday to avoid the expected large groups of people were fortunate that the CRAG MARTIN was still present along the coast almost a week later! 

Having managed to catch up the with the bird on Tuesday myself over an extended lunch break from work, we were pleased to have a further opportunity to see the bird as Brenda having been teaching all week was unable to join me on that visit,

Social distancing was no problem today and it was wonderful weather to enjoy the bird for a couple of hours among a small number of visiting birders, many good friends among them.

Faversham. Creek to Seasalter

 

Starling

Little Egret

Little Egret, Kingfisher behind if you look carefully!

Brent Goose, immature

Avocet

Faversham Creek

 

Teal

Redshank

Common Sandpiper

Common Gull

Brambling

Welney Wetlands, Norfolk

 

Whooper Swans

Whooper Swan

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret