Bird life at samphire hoe
- 29 September 2013 12:36246373this latest from ian roberts is the wigeon.
- 30 September 2013 09:17246463one of 3 ring ouzels seen at the hoe yesterday by ian.
- 5 October 2013 14:59247220latest from ian is the winchat.
- 5 October 2013 16:54247226Fabulous bird photos there
Daughter Briony loves bird watching, I must remember to show her these & get down to Samphire Hoe when she next gets back to Dover. She does some fabulous drawings of them in her bird book. We were in Dungeness recently bird watching, some great ones there too.
Bird watching
Here is a shot of one of the man made lakes in the bird sanctuary.
There are also bird hides there as I'm sure all you twitchers are aware of
- 26 October 2013 15:17250037great one from phil smith of one of 6 young kestrels at samphire hoe this week.
- 26 October 2013 18:352500892 more from phil of very welcome autumn arrivals at the hoe.
a goldfinch
and a brambling.
- Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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27 October 2013 09:56250182as usual great picturesALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 27 October 2013 10:10250195indeed they are, one of the yellowhammer now.
- 27 October 2013 19:13250294Amazing photos - must be a great camera too.
Roger - 7 November 2013 20:12251621taken by phil this week at the hoe.
black redstart.
rock pipit.
- 21 November 2013 12:36253162these two were taken by phil at samphire hoe yesterday.
a kestrel.
a stonechat.
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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21 November 2013 13:28253167Both birds look all fluffed up to keep the cold out.
All these wild life pictures are great.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 21 November 2013 13:58253172one from ian roberts this time, a long tailed duck.
- 29 November 2013 12:21254121a black redstart courtesy of phil smith.
- 30 November 2013 18:02254255the ever popular song thrush taken by phil smith.
- 2 December 2013 12:59254403a pair of red throated divers taken the same days as the above two.
- 3 January 2014 09:18256758the latest from phil smith.
a juvenile shag.
a black redstart.
- 3 January 2014 18:532568372 more from phil.
a common seal so technically not a bird.
a rock pipit.
- 3 January 2014 19:51256854This place needs concreting over and boat launch facilities installed so fishing tourists can come flooding in
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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3 January 2014 21:19256871all ready go down there kieth,shore fishermen that is.
