A pleasant warm weekend with a light SSW breeze started with four Crossbills flying inland from Kingsdown Leas and 20-30 Swifts wheeling around the Monument as the House Martins do in the autumn before they move off. At approximately 7:00 am Red Kites appeared moving mainly in a SW direction and by 8:00 we had seen some 15-20 birds. At 8:30 four Kites, one being a Black Kite, appeared over the Monument and moved off towards Deal. The Black Kite was seen inland of St Margaret's for the next couple of hours.
On Sunday nine more Crossbills were seen at Kingsdown Leas and there was a steady movement SW of 250+ Swifts until about 10:30.
A walk around the Paddock produced good numbers of butterflies with up to 50 Marbled Whites.
Phil, Richard, Tony, Jack.
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| Black Kite and Red Kite 24.06.2023 (Gerald Segelbacher) |
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| Black Kite 24.06.2023 (Phil Chantler) |
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| Black Kite 24.06.2023 (Phil Chantler) |
