An outing with Christian C and Magnus A in north Kent today saw us start by scouring the rolling countryside and woods away from the marshes for raptors but we had no success. A gentle saunter around Grove Ferry NNR started off quite slowly but we relocated the first-summer male
Red-footed Falcon, last reported early on Monday morning, while other highlights included a spanking summer-plumage
Spotted Redshank, at least four
Turtle Doves and five
Green Sandpipers, a
Bittern and a number of
Bearded Reedlings. After a pub lunch by the river, we headed for a quick trip to Reculver, which turned into a short seawatch with notables of a 20-strong
Common Scoter raft, two
Curlews and 12
Gannets logged.
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| 2cy ♂ Red-footed Falcon at Grove/Stodmarsh |
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| Spotted Redshank amid the moulting Mallards at Grove Ferry |
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| one of five or so Green Sandpipers at Grove Ferry |
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| ♂ Cuckoo at Grove Ferry |
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| Mistle Thrush at Grove Ferry |
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| Curlews heading past Reculver |
