howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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great photos here courtesy of ian roberts, keen photographer and frequenter of samphire hoe.
purple sandpiper.
collared dove and wood pigeon.
stonechat.
many thanks ian.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Birdlife...cuteness is not without it's cut-throated-ness ...
"On a day of mud and rain, great tits lurk in the dark with murderous intent
Wenlock Edge: The great tits wait in hedges for small birds whose skulls they'll crack and brains they'll pick like hazelnuts..."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/12/wenlock-edge-mud-rain-great-titsIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another cracker from ian, this time a redwing.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Fantastic photos
Alec Sheldon
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Some lovely photos there.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Indeed they are lovely photos - good to see these birds here.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good to see the positive feedback to the photos, 2 more taken yesterday by ian at the hoe.
a shelduck.
common gull.
Brian Dixon
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i no the bottom picture,its a common carp hawk.
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By the way...
"Brown-and-white whistling owl ID'd as new species"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10660808Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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beat me to it tom, i read it earlier and meant to start a thread on it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another one courtesy of ian, this time a rock pipit at the hoe.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another one from ian, this time egyptian geese that have not been logged as visiting the hoe before.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another one from ian taken a few days ago - a black redstart.
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That black redstart's missus was spotted sitting on our rotary drier - she's a lot dowdier than him, easily mistaken for a dull robin.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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what sort of nosh do you put out to attract them ray, there must be a lot of different bird species based in the nature reserve near you?
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I buy the big bags of basic mixed bird food from the pet's place on the Morrison site, with the odd addition - bread (home made organic wholemeal of course!), peanuts, fat, and an occasional treat like today of a nice fat mouse from my greenhouse.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I would have thought that this could be a good way to increase tourism here - twitchers' clubs would be good ones to contact.
Thinks............must update my Tourism Strategy.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think most twitchers that visit the south coast aim for romney marsh roger, i seem to remember there being expert led breaks/tours advertised.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Maybe Romney Marsh push their area more Howard.
I love seeing these (to my mind) quite exotic birds down here and think there presence should be more widely promoted to the bird-watching fraternity.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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text and photo courtesy of ian roberts.
This Scandinavian Rock Pipit (form littoralis) has been present since at least the 11th March and is gradually acquiring the summer plumage which allows it to be differentiated from the resident British birds.
