howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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this latest one of a gannet was taken by ian yesterday at the hoe.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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almost forgot this one the first wheatear to arrive this year.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another one from ian - a white spotted bluethroat.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I've never heard of a "bluethroat" - can't be native of the U.K.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good question i will e mail ian and find out, incidentally there is one female and one male currently at the hoe.
what with spring coming could be time to start knitting.
Jan Higgins
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Snap Paul
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Thanks Jan and Paul.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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and there's more - this time from another twitcher and keen photographer phil smith who has kindly consented to us showing this photo of a "sandwich tern" taken at the hoe.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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two more from phil, the backgrounds are as interesting as the birds themselves.
an oystercatcher.
grey plover.
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2 more from phil this time a red throated diver.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Has Samphire Hoe got a bird watchers hide or have our wonderful picture photographers sat or stood quietly freezing in this cold weather.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not as far as i know jan but after seeing the snowy waste photos on the "samphire hoe" thread they definitely could do with one.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I'm happily surprised at the variety of the birds round there; I would haver thought it worthwhile contacting various bird-watching clubs - it would help with tourism too.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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more from phil smith, here we gave the great crested grebe posing for the camera.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another cracker from phil of a red kite taken last sunday.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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here we have the "fat yellow hammer" i thought phil was getting personal but on checking the description is correct. beethoven used the sound of one to open his 5th symphony with.
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Re# 23.
The Blue throat is a scarce UK migrant but at the same time not uncommon, It breeds mainly in France the Low Countries and Scandinavia. A very nice singer too.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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As a lover of raptors the sight of a redkite over the Hoe is wonderful, is the bird alone? is it there on a regular basis? Are Kites seen anywhere else locally? That's a nice shot too, raptors in flight are never easy!
Thanks!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just got a reply back from phil " red kites occur along the kent coast on migration from the continent generally between march and may but may be seen at other times", which suggests to me that it is not worth making a special journey to see one.
