December 13th (New Hythe)

Goosander (Alders)

A Marsh Harrier was seen from Bucket wood and the Scaup on Brooklands.
 

December 3rd (Oare marsh)

A flock of eight or nine Spoonbills was present on the Sheppey side of the Swale.

November 26th (New Hythe)

This morning the Scaup was back on Brookland lake.The Cetti`s Warbler was photographed along the Mill stream.

 

November 23rd (New Hythe)

The Scaup has now relocated to Brookland lake and a red head Goosander first found on Aldersl lake on the 21st,was still present today.

Red Kite,one flew low over the East scrub on the 22nd.

Shoveler,11 on the motorway lake on the 22nd.

Black Redstart,one on the edge of the area in New Hythe industrial estate on the 22nd.

Firecrest,one along the east bank on Tesco lake on the 23rd.

November 19th and 20th (New Hythe)

Today a drake Scaup was found on the Railway lake.Possibly the same returning individual,the last photo is for a comparison (from December 2021)

It was still present on the 20th when I took the photos,along with the

Siskins that were along the southern edge of the Streamside lake.

                                

On the 16th Glenn saw two flocks of of Brent passing over (probably heading for the south coast).One flock contained 61 and the other 103,he also found a nice drake Goldeneye on Tesco lake,unfortunately it didn`t stay around. 

On the 9th,a G W Egret was seen feeding along the river again,along with 2 Green Sandpiper the day before.

Beaky,a Wood Pigeon that lost its upper mandible back in the summer is still coming into the garden for his daily feed.

 

This is the bird from December 2021,which is showing cleaner white flanks.

November 7th (Leysdown and Capel fleet)

 

October 30th (Dungeness)