Sunny Sunday Stroll

It was almost quite light when I looked out of the window this morning at 6am and after getting ready I had a quick drive around the lanes. Nothing of any Owl activity but it was nice to hear plenty of birds in song. I then drove over to Reculver and completed the same walk as yesterday. The weather was surprisingly cold but the sun soon broke through to reveal a pleasant morning. A scan over the caravans revealed 1 Little Owl which was still in position a few hours later when I passed back by. There were 4 Red legged Partridge, 7 Dunlin, 15 Sanderling, 75 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Red throated Diver east, 7 Ringed Plover, 7 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, c25 Linnet, 7 Meadow Pipit, c200 Brent Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 30 Redshank and 6 Turnstone. 

Curlew

Also noted were 4 Grey Plover, 4 Golden Plover, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Pheasant, 2 Eider offshore, 11 Mallard, 18 Bar tailed Godwit, 4 Skylark and 1+ Bearded Tit heard near the green wall, photo from yesterday.

Bearded Tit

Other bits included 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Knot and 1 Grey Heron. I then had a drive up to Bishopstone in the hope of finding a Crest but all I found was that most of Kent were walking their dogs there, not the best conditions for finding birds. I did get a few Woodpigeon shots as every bush seemed to have them in. Hopefully there will be a bit of change in the week with some birds moving into the area.

 Black headed Gull

Woodpigeon