howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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14 January 2010
19:4537580the last kingfisher i saw in dover was on the bus station side of the dour in pencester gardens.
quite a stunning sight, just a pity i did not have a shotgun and springer spaniel with me at the time.
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14 January 2010
20:3937592Well done with the pictures Phil, lovely to see them.
On one snowy day recently I saw the Heron in the stream at Pencester Gardens. it looked magnificent. Ive seen the Heron before in roughly the same spot. Needless to say I didnt have a camera but a great sight.
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19 January 2010
16:3738261Loads of sparrows in our hedgerow the last few days, chirping away, and flying about left right and centre. Is it the mating season does any one know?
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19 January 2010
18:4438268My wife does not know it.
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22 January 2010
17:0338498A couple more unusual birds up Barton Path this afternoon for you. This time it's a Water Rail - very small and secretive - and a small duck which I was told was a female Teal.
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22 January 2010
17:0838499Phil, they are great thank you for showing them to us.
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22 January 2010
17:5438504Lovely pictures Phil, and the middle one looks like a painting with those colours.
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22 January 2010
17:5638507Not so sure that Teals (of either sex) are unusual, Phil! Great shots of the Rail.....
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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22 January 2010
19:2338510the water rail is incredible, wonderful beak.
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22 January 2010
19:5338516Yes it is Howard, a nice long red pecker !
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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22 January 2010
19:5838519maybe we should give it a nick name like "cyrano de bergerac", the picture does remind me of him.
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22 January 2010
20:0638522Lovely photos Phil.
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23 January 2010
22:3538605Thanks for the nice comments. I had no idea what a Teal was before I was told - essentially just a very small duck!
Here are three more for you. Our grey heron up Barton Path yesterday and the little egret outside Morrisons this afternoon.
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24 January 2010
11:0138623Thanks Phil - lovely photos, lovely birds.
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25 January 2010
13:5538757Thank you Phil for the lovely photos of birds. I saw an egret in the
Dour down by Castle Street about 3 years ago but none since. However, we do have a buzzard around down here by the sea. We saw it take a baby seagull last summer and have seen it a couple of times since. I have not seen buzzards in Dover before. As for kingfishers, we spent one glorious evening on Bridge Broad near Wroxham watching 3 pairs flying round and round.
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25 January 2010
22:4138804Again thanks Phil, they are lovely to see.
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25 January 2010
23:0838812Nice photos Phil well done.
I could kick myself today as I spotted a rarity for these parts and no camera.
A night Heron down by Beaconsfield Bridge.
Look very carefully Phil as they don't move during the day and where there is one you may find 6 or more.
They are about the size of the Egret but a bit bigger built. colours similar to the grey heron. If you see it you will know it straight away. Good luck.
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26 January 2010
10:5438828we have had quite a few Kingfisher's in the car park by Jollye's at the tail end of last year, including a baby that someone found in the bushes, and then let it go in the main car park area. unfortunately it flew into a car, luckily one of our customer's is a local wild life expert who we rang the little chap survived and was released in a more suitable place. Looking forward to seeing the little egret's again this year.
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28 January 2010
00:5638996Thanks ever so much for the tip Ian. I had never heard of a Night Heron before - but now that you have seen one I'll keep an eye out, thanks. They really are quite a striking bird according to the pictures in my RSPB bible.
I've now seen two kingfishers at Barton Path plus others at Bushy Ruff, Crabble Mill and the back of de Bradelei Wharf of all places, so there must be a sizeable population hidden away.
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30 January 2010
23:5939187Nothing to add here really, but this nice Bird post didn`t look very appropriate under my Get rid of the pigeons post.
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