I headed to the beach first. Sea watching was a little quiet other that a steady stream of gulls heading west. As on Thursday it was mainly Black-headed Gulls with a few Common Gulls, Mediterranean Gulls and Herring Gulls. The highlight of the sea watch was a pristine black and white Razorbill heading east. I’veContinue reading “Saturday 30th October 2021”
Category Archives: October 2021
Thursday 28th October 2021
On Wednesday, while leading a group of birders Graham found a female Scaup on Black Water. Dimitri was nearby and saw it as well. Both Graham and Dimitri messaged me to tell me about the bird. I was originally planning to visit on Saturday but with the arrival of the Scaup and the fact thatContinue reading “Thursday 28th October 2021”
Tuesday 26th October 2021
Darcia came down to visit the reserve. Living in Wiltshire she doesn’t often see the variety of coastal habitats we have here and she was also keen to see a White-tailed Eagle if possible. Before she arrived I walked out to the beach and had five Lesser Redpoll calling overhead and one of the DartfordContinue reading “Tuesday 26th October 2021”
Saturday 23rd October 2021
Around three hundred corvids lifted up from the Venner area as I was driving past the Reedy Ditch. I decided to head down to the beach first thing to listen for finch passage. The bubbling calls of Curlew and the mournful calls of Grey Plover greeted me as I reached the water. I met upContinue reading “Saturday 23rd October 2021”
Patch Birding 