SHORELARK V SNOWBUNTING

after yesterday brilliant birding in thanet it was back to earth with a bump as i wandered along the sea wall,but that all changed when a newley arrived snow bunting was feeding for england of the path

then it popped over the wall and it was later joined by another as was joined by the rest of kent and dartford as we was snapping away we noticed the shorelark which gave blinding fews and a few hundreds shots were taken

even the snow bunting was having a fight with the shore lark also had couple off brents fly inclose

as i was walking back a couple of grey plovers took flight

WHAT A BIRD KENT MEGA

after arranging with barry to sea watch in thanet today,we met at at half seven,with a few hopefully birds in mind after having a few gannets and auks go past,we had a twitt from mike who just had a puffin fly past east,coming are way BINGO i spotted it then  barry was on it a year tick for us both, my third in two years,then craig arrived later on with skuas going past razor guillimonts and a single little auk

great skua

great skua

then the best was yet to come with common scoters and eider and gannets going past and a twitt which it read a STORM PETREL flying east close in a MEGA on any kent birder list we waited and waited and then    that shout from barry PETREL AND IT IS A STORM then craig was on it and i could not  find it then i was on it a warm glow was felt in that shelter what a bird what a tiny size what great white rump three happy men a lifer for me kent tick for craig also martyn and steve and phil also had  the bird blinding

me and craig and barry taking the photo on a wet and windy morning cheers barry and craig

THE BEACH the in CROWD

not going to bore anyone with a write up but at the moment the recuvler beach is the in place with the shorelark,lapland bunting,snow bunting great afternoon spent with phil great fun loads of photos taken

LAPLAND

SNOW BUNT

LAPLAND

LAPLAND

LAPLAND

LAPLAND

SHORELARK

SHORELARK

SHORELARK

SHORELARK

SHORELARK

LAPLAND BUNTING

after a day of fog yet again,i decided to go for the lapland bunting before it goes or, becomes a bit my flighty having found the bird on the beach at recuvler in foggy, damp, shitty light,i just had go for broke so my photos had no speed and crap light, but who cares i got a shot of a lapland which i never done before

HIGHS AND LOWS

birding this morning was hard work was put it bluntly it rain nonstop most of the time,only good bird i saw for my sins was a little gull,went home soaked to the skins

but the end of the day mat hindle found a olive backpipit at recuvler which is a mega bird in kent so shot down for that it on my list now, cracking bird yet again wet but worth it

HORNY LITTLE DEVIL

great morning birding at plum pudding this morning with adam as we walked up to the sea not a lot was noted,only a couple of stone chats,but as we arrived at the sea i soon picked out a snow bunting,which was later flushed by a dog as we waited for the light improve

as i was strolling around the beach trying to refind it, i saw a horned lark which stood out a mile so i shout shorelark but it disapeared but marc had it fly by him we soon refound it and it gave great shame about the light

BLACK THROATED DIVER

after finishing work and being dark and gloomy i headed towards the towers for a gander,after walking up the swale yesterday again for the goose which was right up the bloody top,as i was looking around i saw a diver,a receiving a text from chris hindle it is more then likely a juv black throated diver

LIFER,RED BREASTED GOOSE

lifer to start the week cannot be to bad,after receiving a call from mike yesterday about a red breast goose not a stone throw away from home and being back to work , i had make do waiting to go after work and please to say it was still there and not as close as there had this morning but pleased with the shots i got

keep it short and swet,super weekend,spent at margate and recuvler sorry clifftonville northdowns park vis mig was super never seen so many swallows and house martin,red polls just rolling of the sea some of the birds i saw this weekend,see how many you can name