12:40-13:35 – a brief lunchtime visit. There were three Spotted Redshanks on the east flood and Avocet numbers had increased to 80+. The two broods of Gadwall were still on the flood. Geoff Burton
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Oare Marshes
06:40-11:15 – cloudy with a light to moderate NE wind. There were two Spotted Redshanks on the east flood. Two broods of Gadwall, with seven ducklings each, were also on the east flood, seven Teal were present and a Kingfisher, flying across the flood, was the first post-breeding record. A Whimbrel flew west up the Swale, three Turtle Doves were…
Oare Marshes
0815—1100 Warm and with a heat haze, a light NE breeze. 2 Spotted Redshanks were with the Black-tailed Godwits again. 3 Buzzards circled Mocketts; a Cuckoo called briefly and 3 Curlews flew west. It was pleasing to find a singleton Marbled White near Dan`s Dock—irregular at Oare. Yellow Wagtails were later in the locale and Common Seals were inquisitive. Mike…
Oare E flood
1245—-1445 Given the news from Eden Park, it seemed appropriate to find an `all black` Spotted Redshank picking its way through static godwit opposition, and doing its own version of the Haka round the reedy flanks of the East flood. Ahead of some very uncompromising-looking weather, c 150 Swifts gyrated over the flood and beyond, with 2-3 Sand Martins, Swallows and…
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
23-6-17 including monthly transect: Common buzzard x 1, common tern x 3 (West Lake), stock dove x 7, woodpigeon x 25, rose-ringed parakeet x 2, kingfisher x 5 (West Lake and behind Slingsby Hide), green woodpecker x 2, great-spotted woodpecker x 1, sand martin x 16, pied wagtail x 1, wren x 47, dunnock x 7, robin x 32, blackbird…
Oare E flood
0830—1100 A slow meander in humid conditions ahead of a brief stormy period of rain squalls and thunder and lightning from the SW. Turtle Doves were `purring`; Cettis, as always, explosive; Spoonbill loaving, interspersed with preening and a minimum of sweeping the shallows. A Peregrine was tucked in close to pylon struts; Avocets guarded two young, camouflaged against a marshy…
Oare Marshes
0730—1200 Another `tropical` morning; a veil of high, hazy cloud and a warm E breeze which freshened as the tide turned. The Spoonbill was busy sweeping and preening early on, but took sanctuary and rested later among the circa 500 Black-tailed Godwits, and Cormorants . A range of duck sps are hurrying to eclipse on the E flood including a…
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
11-6-17 including Webs count: Mute swan x 6 (2 on nests), greylag goose x 280, Canada goose x 202, Egyptian goose x 9, cormorant x 1, grey heron x 4 adults and 3 juveniles, great crested grebe x 14 adults and 4 young, mallard x 48, tufted duck x 7, gadwall x 2, shelduck x 2, lapwing x 19 Adults…
Oare Marshes
June 8 15:20-17:00 – sunny with a fresh SW wind. The flock of Black-tailed Godwits on the east flood had increased to about 260 birds. There were also two Lapwings and five Avocets, the pair of Mute Swans with their three cygnets, a drake Pochard and a returning duck Teal. Overhead, there were about 200 Swifts. A juvenile Great Spotted…