0745—1200 Blustery and cool; threat of rain. Slowly walked the E flood with Dave P; meeting up with Geoff B . A shallow tide barely lapping the base of the seawall. A Peregrine was on its usual lofty perch; Yellow Wagtails and Whimbrel were on the saltings ; Buzzard and Marsh Harrier were Sheppey-side and another extremely pale `chequered` Clouded…
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Oare Marshes
08.00 to 12.00. Dry and mainly sunny morning with SW light The make-up of waders on the East Flood has not really changed since last week. The Little Ringed Plover still feeding along the south margins. 2 Spotted Redshanks, 5 Turnstone, 3 Snipe, 4-5 Ruff, few Golden Plover and a single Curlew Sandpiper were the main highlights. 3 Sandwich Terns…
Oare Marshes
0715—1000 Blustery from the S/SW with significant showers in the estuary. With some site clearance work on the E flood margins it was prudent to walk W to the FSB. No sign of the recent Osprey lingering—as reported by Murray W and John S. Some Black T Godwits are in stunning plumage presently and deserve accolade for `best dressed` sp. Family…
Oare Marshes
1000-1230 Achieved a fifty per cent return on today`s target sps; ie Yes, Clouded Yellow (s), No, Whinchat ! A West side story of a fast flying, `chequered` pale looking butterfly near Uplees copse. Not recognisable by me but eventually `pinned `down on Red Clover where with inevitably the wings closed, it revealed as a Clouded Yellow. Perhaps with closed…
Oare Marshes
08.00 – 12.00 Mostly spent around East Flood. Waders of note; 3 Spotted Redshanks (1 in full summer plumage, 1 in winter and 1 Hybrid!), 5 Ruff, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpipers and heard Greenshank. Kingfisher flew across the flood and there was a Lesser Whitethroat calling and feeding along bushes near East Flood hide. Trevor Manship
Oare Marshes
Oare Marshes – 25th July 08.30 to 14.00. Largely cloudy day and some sunny periods in afternoon. Light N / NW breeze. Clocked up 19 species of wader during the day. Usual high numbers of Black-tailed Godwits, Avocets, Redshank and Lapwing. 4 Whimbrel on mud and few Curlew. Small flock of Golden Plover on East flood near road. 4-5 Ruff,…
Oare
1130—1300 A near gale from the W/NW as high tide approached. Plenty of activity on the E flood, but reed growth is giving restricted viewing of the small party Curlew Sandpipers and other smaller waders in the SW shallows. An impressive party of 33 Greenshanks circuited the flood, calling continuously. The bulk of the circa 1000 Black-tailed Godwit flock and equally…
Oare Marshes
1300—1430 Blustery SW and hint of further rain. A short walk round part of E flood. Water levels were lower than of late, and muddy surrounds attracted returning waders.Tide was falling with much of the Redshank flock departing for salt water margins. 8 Curlew Sandpipers were largely associating with the Redshanks; and a few score Dunlin were widely dispersed. One…
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
19-7-17 Turtle dove heard purring in picnic area at 17:20. also little egret x 3, Curley x 1 (East Lake), mistle thrush x 2, kingfisher x 3, Mandarin duck x 1 female, swift x 15+, pochard x 4. 15-7-17 Red kite (flying over from North), hobby x 1. 12-7-17 Kingfisher x 1 (Carter Hide), little-ringed plover x 2, grey wagtail…
Oare marshes
1400—1630 A near SW gale of Mistral warmth took me westward. In an hour`s watching two Grass Snakes at Dan`s Dock I failed to see them catch a frog, although there was a great deal of underwater activity. Surface scanning Marsh Frogs seemed transfixed at the stealth of the snakes which appeared frequently on the surface, well camouflaged in water…