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The Tortoise Man: November 2011
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Whilst I'm very much a "novice birder" (encouraged by my 8 year old son) I also enjoy, seek out, and try to photograph other local wildlife too. The area's that I frequent are between Maidstone, East/West Malling, Mereworth, through to Hadlow. My adopted patch is situated on the borders of East Peckham and Mereworth, its St. Michaels Church and the surrounding area. Tuesday, 22 November 2011. Isle of Sheppey, Part 2. The first birds seen were Turnstones. Im pretty sure that in amongst the Ringed plovers ...
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Greenie in the wild: October 2014
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An account of the wildlife I come across and hopefully pictures to bring the account closer. Tuesday, 28 October 2014. Monday 27th. October 2014. With October almost over , I made a visit to Knole Park at Sevenoaks to see if the deer had got into rutting mood . Arriving at the back of the park , I was surprised to find eight Sika Deer , feeding just inside the gate , two adult and a juvenile buck and five does . The dominant buck with a fine set of. Blackening Wax Cap / H.nigrescens ,. In the same area ,...
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Greenie in the wild: December 2014
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An account of the wildlife I come across and hopefully pictures to bring the account closer. Thursday, 25 December 2014. Thursday 25th. December 2014. When Carol told me yesterday morning that she didn't need any help with the final shopping for the festivities , I was gutted! Was a Great White Egret that flew in from the other side of the pit , and it wasn't long before it struck. Into it's breakfast . At almost the same moment , a female Marsh Harrier rose from it's roost in the. Some people spent thei...
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Greenie in the wild: August 2015
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An account of the wildlife I come across and hopefully pictures to bring the account closer. Monday, 24 August 2015. Monday 24th. August 2015. Stuck indoors today with a temperature only half of what it was Saturday and pouring with rain , so a chance to look back on a couple of recent visits . The slope below Biggin Hill airport produced a 50-50 split male to female Chalkhill Blues , 5 Brown. On a log pile , no. Slow Worms didn't . Females right and centre and a male , with blue spots , bottom left ...
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Greenie in the wild: Monday 20th. July 2015
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An account of the wildlife I come across and hopefully pictures to bring the account closer. Monday, 20 July 2015. Monday 20th. July 2015. This Yellow and Black Longhorn Beetle / Rutpela maculate has been in very short supply this year , usually they are swarming all over the Bramble flowers , but very few seen . Also on grass seed heads , lots of these tiny Mirid or Capsid bugs , with their 'goulish , smiling face' markings . A few other finds at High Elms included ;. Towards the end of the week , an ex...
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Robs Birding Blog: April 2015
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Saturday, 25 April 2015. Great Blue Heron . On Scilly. Yesterday the 24th April i teamed up with Kevin and our destination was the Isles of Scilly and our target bird was the Great Blue Heron. On Bryher which was only the 2nd record of this species in the UK . Kevin picks up the story from here , i will add photos of the Great Blue Heron. As the story unfolds :. Following a whole two days spent dipping the Heron on 15th and 16th April ( note the bird reappeared once we landed back at Land's End! No one o...
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Robs Birding Blog: February 2015
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Friday, 27 February 2015. Black Scoter and Waxwing Up North. On Wednesday 25th February i teamed up with Richard in the very early hours and headed to Northumberland in the hope of seeing the adult drake Black Scoter. Which would be a lifer for both of us , Richard made great time getting us there and we pulled into the car park at Cheswick at approx 8am . We walked through the sand dunes and started scanning the sea for any Scoters. There were lots of Long Tailed Ducks. And Red Breasted Mergansers.
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Robs Birding Blog: August 2014
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Thursday, 28 August 2014. Cracking Days Birding at Dungeness. I decided a day trip to Dungeness was in order today in the hope of catching up with some of the star birds that had been reported there yesterday , my first port of call was the screen hide over looking the ARC pit and my target birds there were Red Necked Phalarope and Little Stint. I bumped into Andy there and he kindly put me onto the RNP. Another Digi scoped pic of the RNP. In its fine juv plumage. I watched this bird for a good hour and ...
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Robs Birding Blog: December 2014
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Saturday, 27 December 2014. My Birding Review of 2014. Was one of the best years birding i have had in a very long time , i was lucky enough to have seen some fabulous birds and go on many great birding trips including a short trip to Spain and my first visit to Spurn , plus many other fantastic destinations . My Year list finished on : 240. And i added 11 Lifers. With 2 more pending. Onto my British List plus 2. I also added 4 new birds. To my WP List when i was in Spain. At the end of the review .
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Robs Birding Blog: Great Wader Session......... At Oare Marshes
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Saturday, 18 July 2015. Great Wader Session. At Oare Marshes. Adult summer Little Stine. I called into Oare Marshes yesterday afternoon the 17th to try and see the reported Curlew Sandpipers ,. Waders are one of my fave family of birds , i started birding at Pegwell Bay back in the early eighties and waders were very much the first species that got me hooked. Which was my first of the year. I then checked out the large Black Tailed Godwit. Flock and then started to see the smaller Curlew Sandpipers.