Scott Haughie

Dark morph Arctic Skua

Dark morph Arctic Skua

Dark morph Arctic Skua

Dark morph Arctic Skua

A rather nice dark Arctic Skua flew quite close (for here) whilst I was at the harbour on Saturday #kentbirding

Its happened before 😊

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A bit of a late Pied Flycatcher present in Nethercourt 15-16th October.

Adult Arctic Tern, one of two present on the evening of 15th October at Ramsgate from the West Cliff

Yellow brow still present in Nethercourt Park this lunchtime, but did not perform for the camera (yet). Best I could manage over the last few days was a latish Pied Fly also in Nethercourt and a pair of nice Arctic Terns from Ramsgate West Cliff.

Young Mr Dodds and his lucky pants strike again. Well done laddie 🤣

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A great morning at Nethercourt Park where a Yellow-browed Warbler showed quite well eventually after calling from high up in the trees. Also Firecrest, Goldcrests, Chiffs. Overhead a few Redwings and Siskins plus 3 Crossbills.

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Newly arrived Redwings. The first decent arrival of the autumn.

Also my first Fieldfares of the autumn.

Brambling

A fall of Goldcrests this morning at Nethercourt Park and many Redwings arriving. On the cliff top the fields were covered with Redwings, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Fieldfares. A few Chaffinches and a Brambling. Chiffs were flycatching from the cliff top bushes and several Firecrest.

I spotted this duck at #Pegwell today. A Scaup? #Kentbirding

Pied Flycatcher

Another Pied Fly outside Courtstairs park this afternoon and a Firecrest there also #kentbirding

Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel

Redstart

Spotted Flycatcher

Today delivered 3 Ring Ouzels, 2 female Redstarts and 2 Spot Fly all in the Pegwell clifftop area. Parks were quiet apart from a few crests. Some more bramblings today as well. #kentbirding

Firecrest

Pied Fly

Brambling

Male Common Redstart

Finally some September fun. 2-3 Firecrest in Nethercourt park this morning, Pied Fly Pegwell undercliff at lunchtime, then this evening a Brambling with Chaffinches and 3 Redstart (2m, 1f) Pegwell clifftop bushes #kentbirding

Whinchat rose garden, Ramsgate West Cliff

Whinchat, Pegwell horse paddocks

Nice to see Keith’s @ramsgatebirds.bsky.social Whinchat yesterday lunchtime in the rose garden. Another was in the Pegwell horse paddocks in the evening #kentbirding

*This evening

Spoonbills

A couple of Spoonbill on the tide those evening at Pegwell. #kentbirding

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