Tuesday 8 May 2012

GOING NUTS IN MAY

The dam finally burst and the migrants flooded in on two days last week when for various reasons I was out of action birding wise,just typical,I am a very bad bird watcher,badder even than Simon Barnes.
Nevertheless I have seen a few bits and pieces in between domestic duties.
DISPLAYING POCHARDS

WHIMBREL
COMMON TERN

COOT CHICKS

SWIFT

SANDWICH TERN Having a ball on Princes Parade Hythe

REED WARBLER Singing at Seabrook.
8 SWANS A SWIMMING
SONG THRUSH

LESSER SWALLOW PROMINENT at St Saviours Hospital Hythe, doesn`t look ill though it must have private health insurance.
GREEN WINGED ORCHID the consolation prize in the Little Bunting lottery.

ORANGE TIP female

ORANGE TIP male-spot the difference.

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER
REELING

REED WARBLER at OARE
GREEN VEINED WHITES are on the wing

WHIMBREL in the mud at OARE

GREENSHANK


BANK HOLIDAY HOBBY`S

SHOULD`VE GONE TO SPEC SAVERS Would have been good in focus.

1 comment:

  1. Yep, I've been going nuts with this weather too!
    But you seem to have done pretty well, judging by the pics. You seem to have a close affinity with whimbrels :-)

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