The 2 Pallid swifts at Botany Bay nr Margate this morning, also a surprise Vagrant Emperor in the carpark, good views but didn’t hang around long enough, a rooftop Black Redstart , and later Dusky warbler showed well at times at Westbrook constantly calling

Noctule bats over orchards at Rye st Cliffe mid afternoon yday

Great Grey Shrike showed well at Worth marshes on Saturday Pallas’s and probably 4 YBWblrs at KGV1 park Ramsgate

Barred warbler at Sammys point Spurn

The Spotted Crake at Sandwich bay at the Dragon pond this week

1st winter Northern Wheatear at Lower hope point Cliffe yday evening, had to scrutinise it a bit!

Grain CP w’end, 1 Pied fly, 2 Tree pipits on the rec with many Pied wags, Siskins and masses of Hirundines over, and single Wheatear at the sluice

Margate cemetrey before work produced the hoped for Yellow browed warbler x2, also 2 each of Pied and Spotted flycatchers, and 3 Willow warblers among the many Chiffs there

The Stunning male Redfoot at Elmley NNR this evening.

A few of over a thousand Honey buzzards in off the sea North of Gibraltar yday

The male and 2 juvenile Dotterel near Dover today, typically tame and confiding !

First decent wader roost at Cliffe pools this ‘Autumn’, Stone Curlew, and eclipse drake Garganey of note, 1 Knot, 40 sum plum Grey plovers, 700 Avocet, 200 Black tails,12Dunlin, Ringed plovers12 Whimbrel 60 Curlew etc all on Flamingo/ Ski pools at probably lowest levels I’ve ever seen there!

Nice to see WWblrs coming through at NHill , always fairly scarce in this area now

Cattle Egret action at Northward hill RSPB this evening, 20 birds feeding around the closest herd

Seems a good Clouded yellow year, around 12 individuals east of Cliffe coastguards this morning

Phonescoped video grabs of the White rumped sandpiper at Oare in the week, great little wader!

W’end in the camper at Sandwich last week, no birds but great weather, and some great inverts, including some decent moths at SBBO’s moth event( incl Bedstraw hawk, Dark crimson underwing) scarce Bluetailed damsel and GGBush cricket on the estate

First Jersey Tiger this year in the garden couple of days ago, seen many elsewhere since

Black tailed Godwits numbers building nicely at roost atm Cliffe pools

Red Knot at Cliffe pools recently

Phonescoped BNGrebes at Cliffe pools this evening.

Newly emerged Migrant hawker

Southern migrant hawkers hanging out of the wind on Cliffe marshes yday evening

Norfolk hawkers on Higham marshes this evening, first time I’ve seen them on the marshes here, usual male Southern migrant Hawkers on territory

Cattle and Little egrets on Halstow marshes

Thirsty Crossbills at rare puddle recently in Kent

Saw at least 2 Large Tortoiseshells at Orlestone yday, my first in habitat!

Local Purple Emps found at 6pm last night, very feisty, even chasing after a Crow!

First SMHawkers of the year for me and several WLHairstreaks along with a few Marbled whites were the highlights of a visit to Northward hill yday afternoon

Crag Martins and Rock buntings common in the Peneda Geres NP from the camp there

Melodious wblr, Cirl bunt, RBShrike, and STEagle , regular on our trip

Plenty of Golden Orioles to choose from, singing from most campsites as well!

Honey Buzzard seems very common in Northern Spain, mid morning and especially evening times with males displaying up to dusk!

Bonellis wblrs seemingly in every tree in Northern Spain, especially near the Portuguese border, Woodlark Dartford wblrs and Turtle doves all common

Snowfinch etc Picos!

More decent birds in the Picos, loads more Accentors this visit than my last in 2023

Wallcreeper in the Picos mountains, flew in and landed a few feet from us as we arrived, wasn’t seen again all day despite lots of people looking!

Black winged Stilt at Cliffe yday evening was flighty but eventually settled and showed well at times

Med Gulls over the garden,100’s all over Cliffe over the w’end fly catching!

Early spider Orchids at Samphire Hoe

1st summer Little gull at Cliffe pools

Hobby showed well at Northward hill this morning, and an evening visit to Leybourne lakes produced the hoped for Gropper, not a species I see too often these days

Record phonescoped shots of the GW Teal and potential mate found by @murrayorchard.bsky.social at Cliffe pools last night

Female type Ouzel and Bearded tits Oare marshes yday evening

Emperors lured to the garden while I got on with some gardening, one even flew into our kitchen!, also first Hairy Dragonfly this yea

Hoopoe st Margaret's this morning by the monument , first for me in the UK 🥰

Wheatears at Cliffe this evening

Elusive Wryneck at Bishopstone Kent this morning!

Crazy scenes this evening where I caught up with the BOOTED EAGLE touring Thanet, on its second attempt to roost it was flushed by corvids, flying west from Ramsgate Viaduct a mere 400m from home 🤯 Many thanks to all for regular updates! #kentbirding #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk @birdguides.bsky.social

Dungeness: I'd just opened the paint pot to do some decorating when a message came the a Purple Heron had been found at the Long Pits by Paul and Ted. Minutes later I arrived to to see and hear Paul say there are 2. Camera settings were all wrong as you can see. #UKBirding #Kentbirding