Scott Haughie

No, I watch from the hoverport. I haven’t been looking properly for passerines yet but will do soon.

Adult Arctic Tern

Common Tern (1 of 7)

Female (foreground) and Male (background) Ruff

A few more terns at Pegwell on the tide this evening including 1 Arctic and 7 Common. Now 2 Ruff on the salt marsh #kentbirding

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A gazillion Med Gulls on last night’s tide. Among the terns I could only pick out Sandwich, and not in great numbers either. Usual waders, but a Ruff flew in and landed quite close on the marsh.

Pillars of Society 👍

It was their 2nd album, btw. Actually one of my favourites of theirs 😁

Oops #kentbirding. It’s been a while 🤣

Blue-headed Wagtail Pegwell cliff top 21st April 2025

8 Yellow Wags Pegwell cliff top this afternoon including this blue headed bird. Other bits over the long weekend included earlyish Hobby, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear.

Serin with Linnets Pegwell Clifftop 8th April 2023. Bird is front centre (zoom in).

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Feedback received. Unlikely to be of German origin as there is someone in the UK who puts wing tags on Buzzards “unofficially”, ie not part of the EU database.

Thanks Kev. No pic I am afraid. There was an email address to report sightings. I will get in touch even though I don’t have much info to share.

Yesterday I saw a Common Buzzard over Ramsgate Harbour. It had a white tag on its left wing. After some research, the only schemes I could find that fits these are German. Unless anyone knows different? I couldn’t read any numbers and I didn’t see which direction the bird arrived from #kentbirding

My first trip to Stodmarsh in years late this afternoon. Ringtail Hen Harrier in to roost just before 4:15. Then a male Hen Harrier in just after 4:15. A hunting Barn Owl, several Marsh Harriers and Fieldfares whilst I was waiting. By the time I left, there were two Barn Owls out. #kentbirding

Little Auk, Ramsgate Harbour, 21st November 2024

Pallas’s Warbler, King George VI Memorial Park, Ramsgate, 8th November

Ring Ouzel, Pegwell Hoverport, 3rd November 2024

Siberian Chiffchaff, Pegwell Hoverport, 3rd November 2024

The best birding month for me for 2024 was November, with my first Little Auk for Ramsgate Harbour, my first Pallas’s in 23 years (twitched) and a few others. Back to the patch tomorrow for the start of 2025. Happy New Year to all and enjoy your birding, however you choose to do it. #kentbirding

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, RSPB Blean Woods

A seemingly never ending slog around the RSPB Blean Woods complex today, fuelled by copious amounts of Christmas chocolate, but the target bird was found just before 3pm in deteriorating conditions, and so the day was saved. #kentbirding

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Hawfinch Godmersham Park

Took a trip to Godmersham Park today. Didn’t have a clue where to look but eventually located the target bird in a treetop behind a high brick wall. With other finches flying up and down to an unseen food source. Also Nuthatch, Treecreeper. Nearby at Denge Wood, 2 Firecrest, a few Siskin, Coal Tits.

Red-breasted Merganser

Shag -first of the season for me

Common Scoter

Some bits from the harbour during a quick one hour visit this lunchtime. A few other bits passing over the sea, so I would have liked to have stayed longer.

Great to see so many familiar names from #kentbirding joining 👍

Today we managed to catch up with this LITTLE AUK on the sea approximately 100 yards outside of Ramsgate Harbour mouth. Present earlier in the day and likely to have been the bird found by J Carnell et al at N Foreland. It flapped its small wings and then flew S towards Pegwell Bay.

Here’s a short piece of video of this morning’s Little Auk. #kentbirding

Little Auk, Ramsgate Harbour swimming past the east pier.

For years I have waited to find a Little Auk on my patch. This morning truly delivered. #kentbirding

A nice surprise in Ramsgate harbour just now #kentbirding

Great White Egret over Ramsgate harbour 7:40 am.

Great White Egret over Ramsgate harbour 7:40 am.

The arse end of this morning’s Great White Egret. My camera was still in my bag when it flew past. I had a great view through the bins though. #kentbirding

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Great White Egret just flew north over Ramsgate harbour. Still a scarce bird on the patch.

In my haste to put out the latest rarity news 🤣 I keep forgetting #ukbirding #kentbirding.

Brambling.

Redpoll

Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 2 Firecrest at the hoverport today.

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Another Siberian Chiffchaff on the hoverport today. Also 3 Firecrest and 3 Goldcrests.