SAME OLD ..................

very quiet weekend saturday was a working morning so time was limited,so did not bother much but sunday had a text from martyn saying juv purple heron at water meadows so i went over for four hours of talking as bird no show never mind seen one this year so not to bothered,after doing my jobs around the house that i have been told to do,i popped up oare meeting up there richard mick and kev nice afternoon spent just shooting anything that move well me and richard did 400+ photos mick 23 lol

ruddy darter

juv sedge warbler

GODWITSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

a quick trip to oare as still got a bad ankle, after fall down a rabbit hole at the weekend,PLENTY of black tail godwits and avocets and ruff moving about and single med gull

REST OF THE DAY

this just to finish yesterday after great shots of the blackredstarts we ended up on the cliffs with me taking photos of marbles whites and skippers

on the way out a nice corn bunting for you ron and a photo and wave for my mum

i must admit the the set up of 60d and 400mm prime works a treat even took a slow worm with it

UP CLOSE WITH A CABBAGE

after yesterday photo sesssions with the juv blackredstart and the weather being better today i went back to dover to see if i could get a few more shots as i got there mr aston had already filled his boots

then mr ray turned up with tripod,as i said yesterday one of the juvs loves having it photo taken and you guessed it it landed in a wild cabbage next to us,it was that close you had to back of non of my photos have been cropped so this will give u a idea how close enjoy like we did

STILL DREW A BLANK

plan today was to go mackerel fishing and stock up on these lovely fish,so i got to dover at half six in the rain of course what else and straight away saw two black redstarts and then a third and then a fourth not know this at the time it was three juv and a adult bird,so i spent then few hours trying for shots,but likely for me this juv just loved having his photo taken

so in the end the fishing took a back seat i ended up at seasalter for few more shots of the juv wheatear

MY FIRST JUV WHEATEAR

had stroll after work down on the beach near me not a lot going apart from a female wheatear hurrying about, then i saw why a juv wheatear sitting on a post calling away,not far from where we always thought there have bred in the past.

so i do hope this shows there do still, which is great thinking of the disturbance thats happens along there with the millions of  dog walkers

ME NOT SELFISH IBIS AT GROVE

had quiet wander to grove this afternoon with no idea that i was about to see my fifth glossy ibis at grove, having reaching the ramp that is where i stayed, as i was watching wild wood herding up the horse,which in turn was flushing everything which in turn was good for me, having lost count of lapwings and greensands ,a flock of 15greylag flew in with this dark bird tucked in with them, after seeing it land, indeed it was glossy ibis not one to moan did wish it was something else as i am very very close to my 200th bird for the valley,but a stunning bird i then put out the texts and calls to the locals,which happens in the valley then the news is put out by everyone to others, many people had the two at the beginning of the new year,put it stills gives others the options about coming down to see the bird,that is now the  third great bird in a month was else is on the horizon will i get to my 200th by the end of the month,see no holding back on the news in the valley straight on the pager let people know me not selfish i leave that to others