Martyn Wilson

An amazing 8 raptor day (10 if you include Owls) at Stodmarsh yesterday with, in seen order Tawny Owl, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, White-tailed Eagle, Kestrel, Buzzard, Peregrine, Merlin and Long-eared Owl. The only obvious missing raptor was Red Kite. #ukbirding #kentbirding

Really looking forward to doing this event with Paul McVeigh at the Folkestone Book Festival on Sunday. Tickets still available…

Superb find Jonathan 👏 well done.

3 Glossy Ibis's roosting on Lydden Flood at dawn then flew to Willow Farm at 06.45. The 1st winter Red-necked Phalarope is present for its 4th day in it's usual patch on Lydden Flood. Worth Marshes Sandwich. #ukbirding #kentbirding

Cheers
Looks like you had a good one too👍

Cheers Andy 🍻

An excellent day on Worth started with 3 Glossy Ibis out of roost towards Willow Farm then finding a juv Red-necked Phalarope on Lydden Flood and supporting cast of White-tailed Eagle, 2 Hen Harriers, juv Red-rumped Swallow, 3 Raven birds also 1000+ hirrundines. #ukbirding #kentbirding

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper flushed by a Merlin. Flew 1 circuit then landed back at exactly the same spot.

Another visit to the Scotney BBS which was showing rather well this morning, I didn't arrive till 11.00 and not another person till young Jack arrived around midday🤷‍♂️ A super smart little bird!
Flight pic courtesy of a Merlin. 100s more images to look at.
#UKBirding
#Sussexbirding

A poor phonescoped image of the American Golden Plover in the MOD enclosure at Jury's Gap this afternoon. Later, while rechecking the Golden Plover flock on the field I discovered 4 Dotteral, 2 ads + 2juvs, but no further sign of AGP. The Dotteral flew off and out to sea at 18.14 #kentbirding

Male Honey Buzzard over Stodmarsh 08.25 for a few minutes this morning, harassed by a female Marsh Harrier before heading east. #ukbirding #kentbirding

Despite the drooping/dangling legit seemed to walk about ok🤔

Great morning on the patch #Stodmarsh. The 2cy Red-foot I 1st discovered in the early hrs on Sunday was still present (again, early hrs) while nearby at Undertrees farm there were 2 Common Cranes at 5.00am. These seen again later over the lake just after 7.00am heading east #ukbirding #kentbirding

Absolute f*@#ing illiterate moron flushing every bird ,then whipping his c*@k out and pissing facing the hide. Needs better signage or a decent fence at Sandwich 😡😡 #Pegwell

A bit of shaky hand held videoscoped Kentish Plover ##Pegwell bay yesterday afternoon #ukbirding #kentbirding

Yes, they were mobbing it as I passed their nest.

Bittern out in the open at Stodmarsh this morning. #ukbirding #kentbirding #birds

Cheers Andy.

You did well to get a photo at that distance Andy, nice one👍

Drake Green-winged Teal on Minnis flood, Worth this evening. On far side from gate below the blue doored buildings. Also 2 Water Pipits still present. @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding #kentbirding

In the picture, 2 Little Gulls and 2 Blockheads.

Three Little Gulls on Stodmarsh lake. #ukbirding #kentbirding

One of 3 Little Gulls present.

Little Gull currently on Stodmarsh lake #ukbirding #kentbirding

No Caspian Gulls or Sandwich Terns at #Pegwell today but a smart Pale-bellied Brent Goose with 206 Dark-bellied Brent's. Awful light conditions for #swarovski #phonescoping @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding #kentbirding

Great morning at Stodmarsh, 1st Garganey of the year, 5 Hen Harriers (3 males), 12 Water Pipits, 18 Cattle Egrets, 3 Long-eared, 2 Tawny & 1 Barn Owls. 18 Lsr Redpolls, 3 adult Med Gulls and this near adult Caspian Gull. #ukbirding #kentbirding #rarebider

First Garganey of the year at Stodmarsh in front of marsh hide this morning #ukbirding #kentbirding #rarebirder

WeBS at Stodmarsh this morning was uneventful, wildfowl nowhere near the numbers they used to be. Just 259 Shoveler, 124 Teal, 1 Pintail, 6 Pochards & 16 Tufties. Lots of Coot (74) Best of the rest were 3 LeO's, 2 Raven & 1 Cattle Egret. Still not had Bearded Tit this year 🤷‍♂️ #ukbirding #kentbirding

The very smart 1st/w Caspian Gull at Seasalter outflow this afternoon. Also, a 3rd/w on the mudflats plus a 1st/w Yellow-legged Gull present. Many Duck on the Alberta pools and scores of waders on the mudflats. #ukbirding #kentbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social

2/2 with this handsome bird we decided to look for the drake Baikal Teal 40mins back the way we came. Not in it's usual area, but we managed to locate it about ½ mile away with some great carrier species, Eurasian Wigeon. No time to look for Pygmy Cormorants or Pacific Divers but still a great day.

Baikal Teal with Eurasian Wigeon

Baikal Teal with Eurasian Wigeon

Drake Speckled Eider

Drake Speckled Eider

A great day spent in North Holland with David Mairs and Francis Solly twitching the stunning drake Speckled Eider on the South West coast of Texel. A place I've never been before. The Eider was too far out for photographs but managed some ropey #swarovskioptik #phonescoping. After a couple of hours