tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65999227546431837812024-03-27T06:36:27.408+00:00Bockhill DiaryWildlife sightings from the Bockhill area.
We are a small group of East Kent birders who have been enjoying wildlife in the St. Margaret's Bay and Kingsdown area of the White Cliffs since October 1994. Here you will find a record of the fauna and flora of this region of Kent.Richard Headinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215111533377098391noreply@blogger.comBlogger658125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-47278488244800005572024-03-16T16:35:00.002+00:002024-03-16T17:57:08.546+00:0016th March 2024<p> The morning started very quietly with a small movement north of Redwings, Chaffinches, Siskin and a couple of Bullfinches. Other than these were 11 Stock Doves, 2 White Wagtails, 4 Stonechats, a Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs, 4 Goldcrests, 5 Firecrests and a Woodcock around the area. It was not until approx 09:30 that things changed with a Short-Eared Owl at Kingsdown Lees and Buzzards began to move. By about 11:00 we had at least 40-50 Common Buzzards, 5 Red Kites and a Marsh Harrier flying north as were 500 Starlings.</p><p>Also had a male Brimstone butterfly and, at sea, a Harbour Porpoise </p><p>Gerald, Nigel, Phil, Richard, Jack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglChwj5Epui3UnezEA1xWN1BMYf_R4xoDNIfXM7se-oWy9PX4d5hNZdhTRfMUTlScjQW1Gh66lETSmvokSGjggRbFG4YRZCseoDU4bzpED3rDF2GjACjBgeMj1wADOpjWPAPmJsRCk2XKmvwDZLyIzZ7vmI81voAUY2lVa3dR3HqE2WnAuEAS_2Jq43rk/s5184/Red%20Kite3%20-%20Hope%20Point.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3070" data-original-width="5184" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglChwj5Epui3UnezEA1xWN1BMYf_R4xoDNIfXM7se-oWy9PX4d5hNZdhTRfMUTlScjQW1Gh66lETSmvokSGjggRbFG4YRZCseoDU4bzpED3rDF2GjACjBgeMj1wADOpjWPAPmJsRCk2XKmvwDZLyIzZ7vmI81voAUY2lVa3dR3HqE2WnAuEAS_2Jq43rk/s320/Red%20Kite3%20-%20Hope%20Point.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUv3UgoZqfU2Eg7qt2B9WvNirjayg3YDkWqPt2XEkPUqAQQuROUnVs6IoTwt4dn-UnS4KEifbwEFWsqn7fyLVZpeGOqA6uma0xBRwX4KFTXBiDBfaAlJBvSsXTPgAH6yDu6pFInrkMAd9Z9c2EOrgf6YJngcR82OsjJZ15uzhyYa_vj8D3pV2jtTomQM/s5184/Red%20Kite4%20-%20Hope%20Point.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="5184" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUv3UgoZqfU2Eg7qt2B9WvNirjayg3YDkWqPt2XEkPUqAQQuROUnVs6IoTwt4dn-UnS4KEifbwEFWsqn7fyLVZpeGOqA6uma0xBRwX4KFTXBiDBfaAlJBvSsXTPgAH6yDu6pFInrkMAd9Z9c2EOrgf6YJngcR82OsjJZ15uzhyYa_vj8D3pV2jtTomQM/s320/Red%20Kite4%20-%20Hope%20Point.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y-KOGQ8ny5Rx8a0tc38LeqFIwc9kGe6mbOen3LUfqToKALzDM_uwP60-27wHaHiouNaOpFLiWGKOWji8rRKRPtbd0KNTm7FuExiXdmLSR1eiMCkcJOxQL9WzIYC7TA_YJjAPis4hXLXEY28o3PapGrpCBCr2FNAx4USLw3RzzoyvPqmYPjQAJF_lIBY/s5184/Sparrowhawk2%20-%20Granville%20Road.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="5184" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y-KOGQ8ny5Rx8a0tc38LeqFIwc9kGe6mbOen3LUfqToKALzDM_uwP60-27wHaHiouNaOpFLiWGKOWji8rRKRPtbd0KNTm7FuExiXdmLSR1eiMCkcJOxQL9WzIYC7TA_YJjAPis4hXLXEY28o3PapGrpCBCr2FNAx4USLw3RzzoyvPqmYPjQAJF_lIBY/s320/Sparrowhawk2%20-%20Granville%20Road.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4KVM_ys0lUp_y_40GsOxrgRt3S4o71WE3PYLAiG6zN4iWcV5SkPUPWzTx_RCpBMe81kD9iR4191bAVgM2qrz5ClwYQvMSxtKVtRFG-Sqeyu3qUJEk7tiAsOkd_78SHNGwWNEwJJi7aEzHEwRlqMg0v2FDpYhQb_5dhFjRK12DiwYgA2JOkWpIwe5u1I/s5184/Stock%20Dove%20-%20Kingsdown%20beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4KVM_ys0lUp_y_40GsOxrgRt3S4o71WE3PYLAiG6zN4iWcV5SkPUPWzTx_RCpBMe81kD9iR4191bAVgM2qrz5ClwYQvMSxtKVtRFG-Sqeyu3qUJEk7tiAsOkd_78SHNGwWNEwJJi7aEzHEwRlqMg0v2FDpYhQb_5dhFjRK12DiwYgA2JOkWpIwe5u1I/s320/Stock%20Dove%20-%20Kingsdown%20beach.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Kites, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove - Nige Jarman</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-5541106529869407842024-02-14T11:41:00.000+00:002024-02-14T11:41:25.085+00:0013th February 2024<p>Phil walked along the base of the cliffs from Kingsdown to St Margaret's Bay and had 33 Rock Pipits. Other than that there were only 7 Curlew and an Oystercatcher. </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-24424646916277802782024-02-14T11:29:00.006+00:002024-02-14T11:29:53.509+00:0012th February 2024<p>Very few birds today apart from the resident pair of Ravens and the wintering pair of Stonechats. As we left we stopped at the fields inland of Bockhill and had 21 Buzzards in the air,</p><p>Phil, Jack.</p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-8360287742355587882024-02-11T18:47:00.001+00:002024-02-11T20:59:28.285+00:0011th February 2024<p>From 11:00 until 12:45 in the Bay we had at least 100 Red-throated Divers plus 1 Black-throated Diver moving down Channel. On the sea were 500 plus gulls, mostly Herring, and several Guillemots. At 12:17 a <b><span style="color: red;">Sooty Shearwater</span></b> dropped down quite close in and gave us excellent views for 10 minutes before it moved off South.</p><p>Gerald, Nigel, Jack. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwcVU_op3syAijA9ymVagyftMkiYVUm6t2CQ21RaISCB4ihLFsyn7QLWqapp-BHGeqMip4zwcKMzBs1dGvDupdnziRA19srTVmanS1SlY7ahuAxSyLlaWOJpAtuHjPf9C62HLLrFX1f2n9krxmu00IUWn3N87ilvcurldPRq5sIX-6cGBnGunlDsPJtw/s4050/Sooty%20Shearwater1%20-%20St%20Margaret's%20Bay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4050" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwcVU_op3syAijA9ymVagyftMkiYVUm6t2CQ21RaISCB4ihLFsyn7QLWqapp-BHGeqMip4zwcKMzBs1dGvDupdnziRA19srTVmanS1SlY7ahuAxSyLlaWOJpAtuHjPf9C62HLLrFX1f2n9krxmu00IUWn3N87ilvcurldPRq5sIX-6cGBnGunlDsPJtw/s320/Sooty%20Shearwater1%20-%20St%20Margaret's%20Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="5184" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-4KbQ3Q6sHUrBUyZDE-m8ataujiAIiy_C8WMeiLYbMdHe-y8zq_dUvZ84xj46x3kNObXkHhb0vH2yCyAaqCJKrDH-dAG1uBQ0AgCMrsf8hyphenhypheny3nIQfaFvLEWRMNnmDoVCbYAAgnwyRw4shXooND5hkeC4Ezj23vLmE8yZNtofIvXDZMftlTd8v54B3RY/s320/Sooty%20Shearwater6%20-%20St%20Margaret's%20Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sooty Shearwater - Nige Jarman</div><p><br /></p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-59823111688678483802024-02-05T09:27:00.000+00:002024-02-05T09:27:10.945+00:00<p>Very little today apart from the usual pair of Ravens on the clifftop and a small flock of 32 Redwings feeding on the ivy in the Farm Wood.</p><p>Phil, Richard, Simon, Jack.</p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-18305935771169075402024-02-03T15:10:00.001+00:002024-02-03T17:24:24.601+00:003rd February 2024<p>There was very little on the sea apart from a few Red-throated Divers and Great Crested Grebes. In the area we only had a couple of Goldcrests and Ravens but about 11:00 we heard that there was a <b><span style="color: red;">White-tailed Eagle</span></b> at Dover so we went up to the Paddock where we watch for raptors. It was about half an hour before we picked the eagle up moving north and we had good views for some 20 minutes as it flew off towards Sandwich.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-VNjM0sqYZkEc6i3pN36RQa8l2hdlBO127w0jIQqdcUCkHIfjbZEkceQOrAYbRRtua3cvqfTCDCkWiCDCvs8H6YdW9zqxwSagPNxvY9cszkTgq8cD2l736laPEu-rX_KjhDD5Bb1YDgXNpPYx8dSeUvdPUNTcbATH8jDD6R_ZOA75WRa_mKDuUpJnQE/s2706/White-tailed%20Eagle%20-%20Paddock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2706" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-VNjM0sqYZkEc6i3pN36RQa8l2hdlBO127w0jIQqdcUCkHIfjbZEkceQOrAYbRRtua3cvqfTCDCkWiCDCvs8H6YdW9zqxwSagPNxvY9cszkTgq8cD2l736laPEu-rX_KjhDD5Bb1YDgXNpPYx8dSeUvdPUNTcbATH8jDD6R_ZOA75WRa_mKDuUpJnQE/s320/White-tailed%20Eagle%20-%20Paddock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Eagle (Nige Jarman)</p><p>Nigel, Phil, Richard, Jack. </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-39925462177623901112024-01-03T12:07:00.004+00:002024-01-03T12:08:26.568+00:0031st December 2023<p> This year's seawatching ended quite spectacularly when Rob Ratcliffe had over 8000 Auks, 60% of which were Guillemots, move S in two hours.</p><p> Let's hope that more good seawatches continue in 2024.</p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-71757254951471486682023-12-31T09:56:00.004+00:002023-12-31T09:56:51.697+00:0030th December 2023<p> On a cold windy day there were few birds in the area apart from 3 Stonechats and singles of Chiffchaff, Firecrest and Goldcrest. On the sea a pair of Goosanders, rare for us, flew down channel.</p><p>Phil, Richard, Jack. </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-41931903883315648002023-12-29T16:52:00.002+00:002023-12-29T16:52:39.670+00:0029th December 2023<p>Phil and I walked around the area today and had 5 Stonechats and a Chiffchaff on the clifftop. In Oldstairs Road we also had 3 Firecrests,</p><p> </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-8763770085951347352023-12-28T11:01:00.003+00:002023-12-28T11:01:51.402+00:0023rd December 2023<p>On arrival at the Bay this morning we were greeted with small groups of Razorbills pouring down channel, after a couple of hours we had counted at least 5500. Other than these we only had 42 Red-throated and 3 Black-throated Divers. </p><p>We were joined by Gerald (Gull King) who proceeded to find this first winter Caspian Gull. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LaPEbUc7NkzZw4ISZgtAz4u2NxKtSmdd6Wen_JLK6tcnwO7hwPJr-mwZibAearcexL1AJ80NtCXA06qOp3gNOM2SEhoJ9VYsRxJaT0rbof41_oVTZzMgTQU3uQRD7xqXVpgXeMI821aXUQdH0gsiAZjRVKgxdGeiDr-0ARHIy_4mijlMEqGPiHDcN8a5/s1600/IMG-20231224-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LaPEbUc7NkzZw4ISZgtAz4u2NxKtSmdd6Wen_JLK6tcnwO7hwPJr-mwZibAearcexL1AJ80NtCXA06qOp3gNOM2SEhoJ9VYsRxJaT0rbof41_oVTZzMgTQU3uQRD7xqXVpgXeMI821aXUQdH0gsiAZjRVKgxdGeiDr-0ARHIy_4mijlMEqGPiHDcN8a5/s320/IMG-20231224-WA0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Simon, Gerald, Jack.</p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-49802671940866187202023-12-28T10:24:00.000+00:002023-12-28T10:24:06.497+00:0016th December 2023<p>We did a seawatch in the Bay and had very little of note apart from at least 1000 Cormorants moving down channel in about 10 minutes at 09:30.</p><p>Simon, Jack. </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-13835996115081856252023-12-10T15:05:00.001+00:002023-12-10T15:19:29.785+00:0010th December 2023<p> In a quite strong SW wind, with most birds moving down channel, we had 22 Red-throated Divers, at least 450 Gannets, 37 Kittiwakes, 82 Auks of which 18 were Razorbills and also 40 Fulmars which were presumably the local breeders off the cliffs.</p><p>Unfortunately there was a recently dead Harbour Porpoise washed up on beach.</p><p>Simon, Jack. </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-73706098326423625762023-11-12T19:18:00.000+00:002023-11-12T19:18:07.085+00:0012th November 2023<p>A seawatch in the bay from 0730-0900 in a chilling SE wind produced the following birds (mainly down channel): 246 Brent Geese, 2 Great Skuas, 1 Sandwich Tern, 500 Gannets, 1 Razorbill, 100 Kittiwakes, 2 Shags, 3 Red-throated Divers and 2 Great Northern Divers. </p><p>There was also an adult Yellow-legged Gull on the sea.</p><p>Up top, we had 7 Swallows, 23 Goldcrests, 2 Firecrests, 650 Starlings coming in, plus 2 Redpoll, 4 Siskin and 1 Reed Bunting.</p><p>Gerald, Jack, Nige, Richard</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xY7ZyE__d_3AV4O74cbnPkdhetwuQGKjjISUUyEuuc__nukF4fS3NrqjXf1Ub9TKxT2g8pxrZxjGNHn8gjSfxI4j92Z33rdLZhRb1snO4g_GyJr7LgrdlyWm7m6AM0gq7a87J4jnrbqOaxj4ePKTfO40ggQ48uQZm7o62Sfbj7Q7j_weuSjRebT1fHU/s5184/Yellow-legged%20Gull16%20-%20St%20Margaret's%20Bay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="5184" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xY7ZyE__d_3AV4O74cbnPkdhetwuQGKjjISUUyEuuc__nukF4fS3NrqjXf1Ub9TKxT2g8pxrZxjGNHn8gjSfxI4j92Z33rdLZhRb1snO4g_GyJr7LgrdlyWm7m6AM0gq7a87J4jnrbqOaxj4ePKTfO40ggQ48uQZm7o62Sfbj7Q7j_weuSjRebT1fHU/s320/Yellow-legged%20Gull16%20-%20St%20Margaret's%20Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow-legged Gull</div><p><br /></p>Nigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637010949912539206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-55539683873664640662023-11-11T20:22:00.002+00:002023-11-12T19:02:53.784+00:0011th November 2023<p>On a pleasant day with a north westerley breeze we expected more at Bockhill. Overhead movement was a little disappointing and other than 13 Pink-footed Geese that flew over the big field we only had 3 Golden Plovers, a Swallow, Grey Wagtail, 2 Alba Wagtails and a Reed Bunting.</p><p>Grounded birds included 15 Rock Pipits on the Undercliff, 5 Stonechats, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, 6 Firecrests and 24 Goldcrests.</p><p>Nigel, Phil, Richard, Jack. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqm_iZB6fdudEJA6vMiD7tFX9myVMzMJ8ax9g7OqmqDYSTAo8wl4gfEUHF4auYipvj5FwBV9krxaSGrZ9n35kkYgIYZ794ISDiIWnkd4JSED0ai1u09Bjcs3zsfUDEy2e1LfJGBMBG2uZ6SOo_E7TVLGF78tbLpKxWB7fgRpCeBvlL95EDSRROS7bmtk/s5184/Rock%20Pipit7%20-%20KRB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="5184" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqm_iZB6fdudEJA6vMiD7tFX9myVMzMJ8ax9g7OqmqDYSTAo8wl4gfEUHF4auYipvj5FwBV9krxaSGrZ9n35kkYgIYZ794ISDiIWnkd4JSED0ai1u09Bjcs3zsfUDEy2e1LfJGBMBG2uZ6SOo_E7TVLGF78tbLpKxWB7fgRpCeBvlL95EDSRROS7bmtk/s320/Rock%20Pipit7%20-%20KRB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyJVEJnlpS_c2Z4ggzrEELMhWlNdzX9f5WQyKYC0qPravuyqKr9kT8qGhOl0PLbtx4-MpZQI6pA3r3qcsOJkzSNpwlLmcWxatmuaBp8k4EpdSpekb5_kHriTHktsY-oPumxfieC8QEA-hlQVF0XPVXtT3xomXYUtyPUiKY5NEIZJzOTD-YGiUrLg7DZk/s5184/Stonechat8%20-%20clifftop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2520" data-original-width="5184" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyJVEJnlpS_c2Z4ggzrEELMhWlNdzX9f5WQyKYC0qPravuyqKr9kT8qGhOl0PLbtx4-MpZQI6pA3r3qcsOJkzSNpwlLmcWxatmuaBp8k4EpdSpekb5_kHriTHktsY-oPumxfieC8QEA-hlQVF0XPVXtT3xomXYUtyPUiKY5NEIZJzOTD-YGiUrLg7DZk/s320/Stonechat8%20-%20clifftop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1GJ5QVg0bve0dzGXi1xQglnw7bSUvrBkOY6L4HUckP-oY-LqX0EKo8QppYH6yucWimOBsZipJv9dJW4T4577vIJQ73_oy0zgg1rva3P505jB5TEvSs6bxALzFmPUYsjKwbohYyjnNRYXPpj9lQHD4P-qe85mVS1Sf6kaMCR4qBnztRfVQGMPC7bb4kM/s5184/Stonechat9%20-%20clifftop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="5184" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1GJ5QVg0bve0dzGXi1xQglnw7bSUvrBkOY6L4HUckP-oY-LqX0EKo8QppYH6yucWimOBsZipJv9dJW4T4577vIJQ73_oy0zgg1rva3P505jB5TEvSs6bxALzFmPUYsjKwbohYyjnNRYXPpj9lQHD4P-qe85mVS1Sf6kaMCR4qBnztRfVQGMPC7bb4kM/s320/Stonechat9%20-%20clifftop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-43570327664776884182023-11-04T20:08:00.002+00:002023-11-05T15:12:34.464+00:003rd November 2023<p><br /> After Storm Ciaran a seawatch on the Rifle Butts at Oldstairs started at 07:15 with Simon and I hoping to see petrels. Just north, on Kingsdown Beach, Rob Ratcliffe had seen 2 Leach's and a Storm Petrel which gave us some hope. During the morning we were joined by Brendan and Chris Cox who had been in the Bay at St Margaret's and had seen 6 Leach's moving north. We saw petrels at Oldstairs but so distant that we did not identify them. </p><p>Notable birds that we had were 2 Great Northern Divers, 2 Arctic Skuas, 2 Sparrowhawks just in off the sea and 3 Sandwich Terns and 3 Little Gulls.</p><p>The star birds were 2 Grey Phalaropes. The first, found just off the beach by Martin Collins, flew to the Undercliffe and whilst photos were being taken another bird was found close to sea wall. Note different head patterns.</p><p>A very good seawatch.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_PKx-bIKdcWqRLA_0GCIZZXGrp3RjyB9GbuR50PyEmsSxnGqtuxuV2lBfbC9kcP21i1pZ0bFXHvLW3JkwoResyz86yhgpj3D-q6MTCJPYMvzXXhxk23WGiFA2FRGDWdUozPdcU4AI_hJkBKcjqZcIIGEcbWj6KuVSezCGg5niUtOwbPvGvYVCcrWQyge/s2843/Grey%20Phalarope%20Kingsdown%20Undercliffe%20231103a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2843" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_PKx-bIKdcWqRLA_0GCIZZXGrp3RjyB9GbuR50PyEmsSxnGqtuxuV2lBfbC9kcP21i1pZ0bFXHvLW3JkwoResyz86yhgpj3D-q6MTCJPYMvzXXhxk23WGiFA2FRGDWdUozPdcU4AI_hJkBKcjqZcIIGEcbWj6KuVSezCGg5niUtOwbPvGvYVCcrWQyge/s320/Grey%20Phalarope%20Kingsdown%20Undercliffe%20231103a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUzKHhL3LUvFS4dGqs-xs5Q_t-Go3OzqjNvRHI-o04dSKKSHhrjc1U0OEqw7l5175G9vi-YU23toUdffUkNvEhuDP_0naNnvdmEFTicodMmwMgOFUPzi_jabJiI6R8VETPPBcRdijVR2HayrMbtjmcQaunukCagVSzxNZwBn6bahelNB7KnKQmfBzvP2q/s1024/IMG-20231103-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUzKHhL3LUvFS4dGqs-xs5Q_t-Go3OzqjNvRHI-o04dSKKSHhrjc1U0OEqw7l5175G9vi-YU23toUdffUkNvEhuDP_0naNnvdmEFTicodMmwMgOFUPzi_jabJiI6R8VETPPBcRdijVR2HayrMbtjmcQaunukCagVSzxNZwBn6bahelNB7KnKQmfBzvP2q/s320/IMG-20231103-WA0009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-35546766159535814002023-11-03T05:51:00.003+00:002023-11-03T05:51:48.511+00:002 November 2023<p>After Storm Ciaran had blasted it's way up the coast, a seawatch from 1300-1615 from the beach huts at Kingsdown produced <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">9 LEACH'S PETRELS </span><span>(the initial one South, all others North)</span> and <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">1 STORM PETREL </span><span>South, </span>together with 9 Little Gulls (a mix of adults and 1st year birds) and 1 Great Northern Diver.</p><p>Jack also had 2 more Leach's and 1 Storm Petrel from Oldstairs Bay.</p><p>Nige</p>Nigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637010949912539206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-79265546639123063972023-10-31T20:40:00.002+00:002023-10-31T20:40:39.272+00:0030th October <p> A brief visit in the morning checking the Farm Wood, Freedown and Paddock for anything green with stripes. Sadly there was nothing fitting this description and a Short-eared Owl in the Freedown was the highlight. Finches continued to move overhead with 60+ Redpolls and 110 Siskins along with single Crossbill and Brambling. Only one Chiffchaff was seen at Loxley Wood. A flock of 1100 Starlings coming in off was an impressive sight.</p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S153383018">https://ebird.org/checklist/S153383018</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Brendan</p>Brendan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859429308505253980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-41569483389667477272023-10-27T11:36:00.002+01:002023-10-27T20:53:55.692+01:0027th October 2023<p> A short walk for a couple of hours produced 2 Chiffchaffs and a nice male Brambling in one of the sycamores at the Monument, 4 Redwings on the Lees and 21 Robins and 14 Blackbirds in the Paddock.</p><p>There was also a small overhead movement mainly of Redpolls. Gave up at 09:15 when the rain set in properly.</p><p>Jack.</p><p>In the afternoon Phil walked the Kingsdown Leas and had 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Firecrests and 10 Goldcrests whilst overhead there were 45 Swallows and 7 House Martins.</p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-79832927762173034682023-10-26T18:34:00.002+01:002023-10-27T11:11:55.616+01:0026th October<p> A good day in which 65 species were recorded the highlight of which was the site's second Pallid Swift, initially found by Phil and Jack while waiting for coffee to be served at the Golf Club House. The bird was feeding with a large group of hirundines but was soon lost from view. Fortunately we were able to relocate the bird from the monument and had good scope views for at least 20 minutes. The bird was still present late afternoon when seen by Gerald. The flock eventually drifted off north and was seen later over north Deal.</p><p>Other highlights included a Marsh Harrier which went SW late afternoon, 113 Swallows eight House Martins, at least one Ring Ouzel, three Stonechats, eight Chiffchaffs, one Blackcap, four Firecrests, 32 Goldcrests, 450 Starlings in-off, two Bramblings and the usual unknown numbers of Siskins and Lesser Redpolls.</p><p>Phil, Jack, Brendan.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk7CBpfDueAaKsdESHU4NGoYo_xDIice1_P0L5AboOwlS1dPZlCa9Q8t6eoi57kD6DFufxeUQgd2nDkmnnYpwT6Ylt-7t422tphd1Gpjg_DJdxd2xavuytsVadEvTtgN9WGLaPL8caAewpXpEkSNN5_ma0w_V0j2sAuyhmOAQijeLA55c3qtR9DSNdGZm/s1030/IMG-20231027-WA0001%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1030" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk7CBpfDueAaKsdESHU4NGoYo_xDIice1_P0L5AboOwlS1dPZlCa9Q8t6eoi57kD6DFufxeUQgd2nDkmnnYpwT6Ylt-7t422tphd1Gpjg_DJdxd2xavuytsVadEvTtgN9WGLaPL8caAewpXpEkSNN5_ma0w_V0j2sAuyhmOAQijeLA55c3qtR9DSNdGZm/s320/IMG-20231027-WA0001%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVhNay81CqoQovumG5lUtnKf_OWC0to1xk7WTHYDnBAKDgsey4KYMKf7c2c2TukgdRep3TRGzDZKltjpaj8DDuxqyYqMjwksRG2p6bJTHGat-Q5xPAsUsJi_mqSBMuITgGeQhYehA7gMmyxClml9F5yavmOU3yjv-6ZXGHywEOaQKYa2cTx5l4H1qRvay/s695/IMG-20231027-WA0001%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="695" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVhNay81CqoQovumG5lUtnKf_OWC0to1xk7WTHYDnBAKDgsey4KYMKf7c2c2TukgdRep3TRGzDZKltjpaj8DDuxqyYqMjwksRG2p6bJTHGat-Q5xPAsUsJi_mqSBMuITgGeQhYehA7gMmyxClml9F5yavmOU3yjv-6ZXGHywEOaQKYa2cTx5l4H1qRvay/s320/IMG-20231027-WA0001%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Pallid Swift briefly at north Deal with hirundines. Photos taken by Gerald Segelbacher.</p>Brendan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859429308505253980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-14398687817682230312023-10-25T21:10:00.003+01:002023-10-25T21:10:24.244+01:0025th October <p> Bockhill's third ever Cetti's Warbler was found by Phil at Hope Point today. He also had a Lapland Bunting in the top field. Other than that it was a case of less of the same with three Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, a single Wheatear, 72 Swallows, eight Song Thrushes, four Bramblings and four Greenfinches. 110 Lesser Redpolls were recorded flying over but the true number could have been double that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tomorrow might be better</p><p>Phil, Brendan and Jack </p>Brendan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859429308505253980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-64285345123234509342023-10-24T19:16:00.005+01:002023-10-25T21:03:07.837+01:0024th October 2023<p> Today, standing at the Monument, we had quite a good amount of overhead migration consisting of 40 <i>Alba</i> Wagtails, 449 Skylark, 8 Reed Buntings, 68 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 8 Reed Buntings and <b><span style="color: red;">31</span></b> <b><span style="color: red;">Crossbills</span></b>. </p><p>Around the area were singles of Wheatear and Stonechat, 2 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs, 17 Goldcrests and 2 Firecrests, also there had been a small increase in thrushes with 21 Blackbirds, two Ring Ouzels, two Redwings and three Song Thrushes.</p><p>At sea were 20 Brent Geese, 50 Gannets, 30 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Little Gulls, four Red-throated Divers and 2 Shags.</p><p>Brendan, Phil, Jack.</p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-53882242408162016332023-10-23T17:05:00.001+01:002023-10-23T17:05:57.660+01:0023rd October 2023<p> Birds were in short supply this morning and we only had 2 Alba and a single Grey Wagtail, a Ring Ouzel, 2 Wheatears, 3 Stonechats, 12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Firecrests and 5 Goldcrests. </p><p>Overhead there were 6 Stock Doves, 110 Redpolls, 56 Siskins, 6 Bramblings and a Greenfinch (now quite a rarity)</p><p>Brendan, Phil, Jack. </p>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-29174412165930918962023-10-23T16:52:00.000+01:002023-10-23T16:52:01.407+01:0022nd October 2023<p>This morning started well with quite a lot of Starlings, Meadow Pipits, Finches, Redpolls, Alba Wagtails, a few Swallows, a Golden Plover and a Great White Egret all moving overhead but unfortunately this did not last long. In the area warblers were in short supply and we only had 6 Blackcaps and 23 Chiffchaffs. </p><p>Other notable birds included 13 Grey Partridges, singles of Short-eared Owl and Black Redstart, 3 Wheatears, 5 Stonechats, 2 Ring Ouzels and 5 Firecrests.</p><p>Later on during the morning there appeared to be a movement W of up to 10 Buzzards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86CXr6SQNBUCvqAevjzBm0iJNMyIl-DxgrX9EKaIMaybsgvWxSrrEKHvGpqDPduP_2AOoJ6_wvbyqxo3yCwpR8_loPn10IHK97gB6JNIogGmNFud3iG-c3h8bUzObosQm-uwGUZVs_MIGZHhCacUXC7XF_NGncDjAB7NgOSSVssHlejV16rCfxj_JcyYE/s1600/IMG-20231023-WA0002%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1600" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86CXr6SQNBUCvqAevjzBm0iJNMyIl-DxgrX9EKaIMaybsgvWxSrrEKHvGpqDPduP_2AOoJ6_wvbyqxo3yCwpR8_loPn10IHK97gB6JNIogGmNFud3iG-c3h8bUzObosQm-uwGUZVs_MIGZHhCacUXC7XF_NGncDjAB7NgOSSVssHlejV16rCfxj_JcyYE/s320/IMG-20231023-WA0002%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div> </div><div> Common Buzzard</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_9d_k4dFMnFbJ_sWxJFQ8P2fW7CakpawwYVfm5MLResNq8yRZKiFFcsRcdBKD82J4fAA6yzNG8eRdVOb9cGDiuwN2y2wWL13fd_arjgTlLzlO4HrYPy9vsaHX-n9Vp0rgstdV93cUnfkxwMXbLSjck3-RuJ7wrW5Fi3YfxYM9xSGmRh3mF3ELNwN_GjM/s1600/IMG-20231023-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1600" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_9d_k4dFMnFbJ_sWxJFQ8P2fW7CakpawwYVfm5MLResNq8yRZKiFFcsRcdBKD82J4fAA6yzNG8eRdVOb9cGDiuwN2y2wWL13fd_arjgTlLzlO4HrYPy9vsaHX-n9Vp0rgstdV93cUnfkxwMXbLSjck3-RuJ7wrW5Fi3YfxYM9xSGmRh3mF3ELNwN_GjM/s320/IMG-20231023-WA0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> Ring Ouzel<br /><p>Brendan, Nigel, Simon, Jack. </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Jack Chantlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04769273614095423750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-81127106830248041932023-10-20T14:21:00.003+01:002023-10-20T14:21:40.718+01:0020th October <p> Lighter winds this morning gave a glimmer of hope before the rain set in to ruin things. Highlights included three Great White Egrets in the Big Field, a short-eared Owl flushed from the clifftop at Hope Point and a small arrival of 32 Song Thrushes, mostly at Hope Point. </p><p>Other birds of note were 14 Grey Partridges, 18 Barn Swallows, four Chiffchaffs, one Blackcap, 11 Goldcrests and three Firecrests </p><p><br /></p><p>Brendan</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbbfJDnZcd_yeQ9gBdv71TxjMNuygW2_TWHLDhn14jm7edOFTsv0N4UURfgn7Ua1T1BvZnma0F-wYQ5aXFySg9JDJjb2uZF4-CqJE2XApBnMcHG50Kz0YmFbrzV2o-iGiUVzgvMjsQ_nLy0iTINgpOZ_o_gCAj4dXSWzz4iPO9k9raYp-HEyT3J29JP4/s2048/GWE%20128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbbfJDnZcd_yeQ9gBdv71TxjMNuygW2_TWHLDhn14jm7edOFTsv0N4UURfgn7Ua1T1BvZnma0F-wYQ5aXFySg9JDJjb2uZF4-CqJE2XApBnMcHG50Kz0YmFbrzV2o-iGiUVzgvMjsQ_nLy0iTINgpOZ_o_gCAj4dXSWzz4iPO9k9raYp-HEyT3J29JP4/w400-h286/GWE%20128.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great White Egrets </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Brendan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859429308505253980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599922754643183781.post-91096493882031233742023-10-20T14:14:00.004+01:002023-10-20T14:14:51.845+01:0019th October <p>A sea watch in a brisk southerly wind produced nine Brents, 34 Wigeon, seven Pintail, two Teal, two Scoter, one Shag, six Dunlin and two Swallows. Up top was equally unexciting with three Chiffchaffs, 16 Goldcrests, three Firecrests, three Stonechats</p><p><br /></p><p>Brendan</p>Brendan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859429308505253980noreply@blogger.com0