Some excellent few days in Kent, with a classic November suite of species to be seen across the county recently! #kentbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social

With arrivals across the county, it was nice to find the second PALLAS’ WARBLER of the autumn for King George Park, superb birds! Supported by good numbers of Firecrest ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social

Excellent time enjoying my first Pallid Swift at Whiteness Point. Some good migration between including 2 Short-eared Owl in-off, 3 Black Redstart, 260 Starling, 6 Little Gull ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social

Some decent VisMig @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this week included Serin, six Twite, several Whooper Swan and Woodpigeon, with Redwing and Fieldfare in-off against the headwinds! #spurnbirds #ukbirding ebird.org/checklist/S2... ebird.org/checklist/S2...

Lovely way to start the day at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social with this Black-faced Bunting showing exceptionally well down the peninsula #spurnbirds #ukrarebirds #yorkshirebirding

Another superb day at King George Park when this PALLAS’ WARBLER appeared from the Goldcrest flock in front of us and Mark (visiting birder) called out “Pallas!”, another memorable morning. Up to 3 Yellow-browed Warblers were calling ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Patch gold this morning when I found this RADDE’S WARBLER at King George Park! Skulking in the undergrowth, it eventually showed itself nicely, magic! ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding #ukrarebirds @kentishplover.bsky.social

King George Park delivers again! Three (!) Yellow-browed Warblers this morning, including this vocal individual. Building numbers of Goldcrests and 4 Firecrest were nice, with some VisMig overhead ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Birds still arriving throughout the day @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social with big flocks of Starlings streaming past. Merlin and Jack Snipe also in-off, plenty more Thrushes dropping out the sky ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Conditions dropped lots of Thrushes this morning @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social including several Ring Ouzel. A smart Pied Flycatcher, Woodcock and a few Firecrests and Bramblings added some variety ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Brilliant day at @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social where 231 (!) Crossbills flew over the recording area. Decent VisMig produced a Serin and thousands of Brent Geese offshore. A smart Yellow-browed Warbler was in the Trapping Area #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Overnight arrivals made for nice variety at Dungeness this morning, with a notable increase in Robins across the peninsula ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social

Some decent falls of Chiffchaffs have kept mornings busy at King George Park lately ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Enjoyable evening at Reculver yesterday watching this juvenile Pallid Harrier, nice to see one in the home county since seeing my first at Spurn last year #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Even spread of common migrants across Pegwell Clifftop was good. With Pied and Spotted Flycatchers, Redstart, Meadow and Tree Pipits, Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests and a few Wheatears ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Witnessed migration in action at Sandwich Bay with Meadow Pipits, Siskins and Hirundines a constant feature overhead. Pied Flycatcher, Goldcrests, Firecrests in the bushes and a crowd-pleasing White-tailed Eagle drifted south over the Observatory #kentbirdmigrationday #kentbirding

Autumn’s in full swing at King George Park! Hearing this Yellow-browed Warbler was the stand out amongst otherwise good numbers of common migrants ebird.org/checklist/S2... #ukbirding #kentbirding

Singles of Tree Pipit and Greenshank were new birds over King George Park this week ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding

Autumn is kicking off nicely at King George Park with the first Willow Warblers moving through. The likes of Green and Common Sandpiper, Caspian and Yellow-legged Gull were welcome sights under the cliff ebird.org/checklist/S2... ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding

Having failed to see Turtle Doves regularly this spring, it was nice to finally encounter this purring bird in the Stour Valley recently ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @saveturtledoves.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

The Sandwich Bay speciality continues to spread! Sifting through Damselflies on Worth Marshes last week produced this Dainty Damselfly, first site record! They’re going from strength to strength in Kent @marcheath.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

It was a privilege to invite @lesserspotnet.bsky.social to the Blean and help with their work on nest productivity for these three healthy chicks! Altogether, my woodland survey site within the Blean for the KOS LSW Survey held no less than six territories! #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

After months of monitoring Lesser Spots in the Blean complex this spring, the ultimate highlight was finding an active nest late this season!!! Since then, three chicks have successfully fledged #kentbirding #ukbirding @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

Successful trip to Kent y'day to visit 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests, our endoscope revealed 4 chicks ready to fledge, 11 m high in a dead Ash & 3 chicks snug in a dead Oak. Thanks @paulc090316.bsky.social & Jonathan for finding the nests & showing them to us - all very positive for success.

Change in weather and overnight rain at King George Park failed to produce the goods. Up to six Chiffchaffs, a few Swallows and a flock of 108 Common Scoter offshore were the best on offer this morning ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Heavy rain this morning dropped some nice birds into Pegwell Bay, flocks of Ringed Plovers were arriving before flying inland. 76 Ringed Plover, 34 Sanderling, 9 Dunlin, 3 Grey Plover, 3 Barwit, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Little Tern and 4 Sandwich Tern ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding

First Honey Buzzard kicked off the season nicely, with this displaying male over a potential new site for Kent #kentbirding @ukrbbp.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

Enjoyable high tide at Pegwell Bay: Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling, Turnstone, Dunlin in summer plumages with Whimbrel and Sandwich Tern. Of note were three Tufted Duck, local rarities in this part of Sandwich Bay recording area ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Nice variety this morning at King George Park with my first Spotted Flycatcher of the year. Singles of Garden Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat, Whimbrel kept things interesting alongside the regular migrants ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Back to the Blean for recce visits to BTO Nightjar squares for upcoming surveys, a few Nightingales were nice to listen to whilst exploring ebird.org/checklist/S2... @kentishplover.bsky.social

Steady passage of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps has kept me entertained and left me looking for more at King George Park recently. Med Gulls and Swallows have also been moving through ebird.org/checklist/S2... | ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

I don’t see Grasshopper Warblers regularly in Kent so it was nice to see this one reeling at Victory Wood on a recent survey visit #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Victory Wood for Dartford Warbler BTO Heathlands Survey, unsurprisingly none found. No less than 14 Nightingales belting it out made up for it, amongst loads of other scrub warblers ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding @btobirds.bsky.social

Subsequent survey visits to the Blean for Lesser Spots is quickly becoming more challenging with birds paired up now. So it was nice to get four birds over the weekend including an active pair #kentbirding #ukbirding @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

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

Looking for Goshawks during fine weather days in Kent this spring has been good #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

Another enjoyable morning in the Blean! #kentbirding

Helping out at the Observatory was nice when a few Red Kites and up to 8 Buzzards moved through Sandwich Bay, part of a wider movement across East Kent this morning ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Birds moving at first light over King George Park where the standout was a Hawfinch amongst 104 Redwings, 2 Fieldfare, 83 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 28 Meadow Pipit and 8 Magpie. Black Redstart (new bird) and 3 Chiffchaff formed the grounded migrants ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding

Decent couple days at King George Park: Black Redstart, Woodlark, my first Swallow of the year, up to 4 Chiffchaffs and 6 Goldcrests. Also 3 Sparrowhawks in-off and Chaffinches/Bramblings moving ebird.org/checklist/S2... - ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding

Early migrants starting to push through with three Black Redstarts across the Estate yesterday at Sandwich Bay, this male was a real looker. A fourth bird was found by Martin S. in the north of the recording area ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Something a bit different this morning when three Choughs toured the clifftops over King George Park with the local Jackdaws, never thought I’d hear them calling over Ramsgate #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social

It was enjoyable seeing the emerged Large Tortoiseshells at Orlestone, having survived the winter, it was great watching them with Jacob and DBO team #ukbutterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

After multiple heard-only situations in previous years with the SBBO team and others in the recording area. It was nice to finally see Serins in recent weeks at Sandwich Bay, including short bursts of song #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Passing through the Stour Valley was nice when 31 Cattle Egrets took flight ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

No less than eight Lesser Spots during this mornings visit to the Blean for the KOS survey, including a courting pair! Doesn’t get much better than that #kentbirding #ukbirding @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

First trickle of migration through King George Park: two Chiffchaffs and a Firecrest were welcome sights! Overhead there was 48 Chaffinch, 8 Siskin, 2 Meadow Pipit and a Linnet ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Surveying for Woodlarks this morning for the BTO Heathlands Survey, unsurprisingly none recorded. Nevertheless, zero data is useful data! A Lesser Spot briefly called on my walk through the wood ebird.org/checklist/S2... #kentbirding #ukbirding @btoengland.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

Back to my Blean survey square this morning, sure enough no less than five birds were noted! Playing hard to get, but highly active with drumming and calling #ukbirding #kentbirding @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

Didn’t expect to come across two Lesser-spots on my survey square in the Kent Downs, both drumming! Just shows the importance of these pockets of high oak forest in mixed woodland #ukbirding #kentbirding @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social