Green Hairstreak In my Whitstable garden a very welcome and a surprise addition to the garden butterfly list today had never seen one in the Whitstable area before. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #kentbutterflies #butterflies #gardenwildlife

Whitstable Kent (Garden) 1st session of the year produced my 1st ever record of Puss Moth in my 22 years of trapping on the north Kent coast this tatty specimen plugged another hole in my rather eccentric Garden list that often lack common & widespread sp. due to coastal location. #teammoth

Longrock SSSI a decent start to the month & at last some decent spring weather. My 1st Hobby for yr Streaked over The marsh pool which earlier held 2 Avocets and 2 of the 9 common Sandpiper (dwarfed by this Shelduck ) great spot showed well #kentbirding #ukbirding

Longrock SSSI After deafening us for month the Cetti's Warbler finally did the decent thing and showed well if briefly this morning. this Brimstone posed nicely as well in the front Garden.

#BirdOfTheDaytheme set by @robcrank68.bsky.social #Black&Red birds with black & colours in their plumage Scarlet Mountian-tanger Columbia #birds #nature

Longrock SSSI 2 Spoonbill dropped in at dawn before heading west. Also good to see a Water Vole in the in the Brook again @kentishplover.bsky.social

Longrock SSSI a change in wind direction & a morning of 1st's for the year for me Wheatear, Raven & 2 Sandwich Tern . Also 1st day this spring that 3 Hirundine sp. seen 1 House Martin 2 Swallow 16 Sand Martin west @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton Red-necked Grebe on sea off Tankerton @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton/Swalecliffe as March draws to a close still V few signs of Spring the Comma proving an exception rather than the rule. Purple Sandpiper still present on 27th. some nice views of Red Kite. Hearing & 3 Corn Bunting was a nice surprise today

Swalecliffe 1 Velvet Scoter west 06:20 @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton my 1st House Martin of the year west. Red-necked Grebe on sea again @kentishplover.bsky.social

My 1st Sand Martin just flew west #Spring

Tankerton 2 Red-necked Grebe together on sea among the Great- crested @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton 1 Black-throated 1Great Northern 7 Red-throated Diver & a Pair of Red- breasted Merganser on sea Red Kite flew north Swalecliffe @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton 2 Great Northern Diver together on sea again 8 Red-breasted Merganser and a dozen Red-throated Diver also present @kentishplover.bsky.social

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A very pleasing session on the patch this Morning with Slavonian Grebe 1 Black-throated 2 Great Northern and nearly 40 Red-throated Diver on sea also up to 18 Red-breasted Merganser @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukbirding

Water Vole Longrock SSSI. Still clinging on here? (in every sense) last sighting August 2025. Used to be far more regular and had naturally colonised but always faced many challenges here. @kentwildlife.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #watervole #ukwildlife #mammals

5 Little Gull 3 East 2 West 2 Great Northern Diver together on sea 6 Red-breasted Merganser on sea 3 Common Scoter west + 40 Red-throated Diver. @kentishplover.bsky.social

I'm not saying its wet on the patch but when the drake Pintail that been hanging out in the Marsh finds the coastal "Path" to its liking there maybe signs. 3 sp. of Diver seen today a B-t flew east 2 Great Northerns on sea again & good numbers of R-t Diver @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton 2 Great Northern Diver & 10 Red-breasted Merganser on sea 2 Egyptian Geese East decent number of Red-throated diver on sea and in flight in both directions @kentishplover.bsky.social #ukbirds #kentbirding

Northern Lights from the house tonight #northernlights

A very fortuitous scan of the brooks bank saw me eyeball to eyeball with this Jack Snipe a welcome patch tick as was the smart Drake Goldeneye on sea just offshore & the 20 + Whitefront that flew NW mid morn.

Tankerton Black-throated Diver on sea close in then flew west little else moving @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton A Slav Grebe & 3 Re—breasted Merganser on sea @kentishplover.bsky.social

Having contrived to miss one of the best bird ever to be seen on the patch. The superb Ad Ross's Gull. Congrats to the trio that did. I have steadily plodded to 63 sp. this year best being Great Northern Diver & Shag. This Golden Plover & Purple Sand made for a Wader odd couple.

Great Northern Diver on sea off Tankerton east of the ‘Street‘Shag east @kentishplover.bsky.social

2 Great Northern Diver on sea then flew west and Purple Sandpiper on beach @kentishplover.bsky.social

A more than decent morning on local patch Long-tailed Duck Black-throated Diver & good number of R-t Diver off Tankerton 1 Great Northern Diver & 4 Red- Breasted Merganser on sea off Longrock @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukbirding

Tankerton Long-tailed Duck flew west with 2 Fem type Common Scoter @kentishplover.bsky.social

Great Northern Diver on sea off Longrock also 2 Fem type Common Scoter.several Red-throated Diver on sea flock of 18 east @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukbirding

The December CT5 Peoples forum Eco groups Free guided Wildlife walks at Longrock SSSI is this Sun 14th. meet at Swalecliffe Skate Park 08:00am All welcome. #whitstable #wildlife #guidedwalk #localwildlife

Tankerton 2 Great Northern Diver on sea 2 Velvet Scoter west @kentishplover.bsky.social #ukbirding

Spurge Hawk-moth for #MothFaceFriday #teamoth

Tankerton: Great Northern Diver on sea again also Common Scoter. 2 Drake Red Breasted Merganser east 30+ Red- throated Diver flying in both directions & on sea 17 Wigeon west with 2 Shoveler 6 Gannet east @kentishplover.bsky.social #ukbirding

Tankerton: Great Northern Diver feeding close in on sea @kentishplover.bsky.social #ukbirding #kentbirding

A selection of common small waders did a couple of fly-pasts along with the celebrity single Purple Sandpiper. #kentbirding #ukbirding

2 Ravens where a welcome patch year tick & rounded off enjoyable Nov. With a good cast of winter birds inc. Little auk Long t Duck Whooper Swan R N Grebe Slav Grebe Hen Harrier SEO Woodcock Velvet Scoter 3 Diver sp. 3 Skua sp Snow Bunting #kentbirding #ukbirding

Longrock Great Northern Diver on sea @kentishplover.bsky.social

Tankerton. Not a bad view when leaving the house this morning on the way to help plant some native trees around the Swalecliffe area. Great Northern Diver & fem Common Scoter on sea off shore. #kentbirding #ukbirding

Two Birds in the Surf rather than actual Surbirds ( one can but dream) wintering Turstone and Redshank numbers building slowly now on the patch. #kentbirding #ukbirding

Tankerton A.M. 3 Fem Marsh Harrier including 2 flying together west. 1 Fem Goldeneye briefly on Sea then flew west 1 Drake Red-breasted Merganser on sea 11 Lapwing 28 Golden plover west 5 Common Scoter &flock of 26 Teal east #kentbirding #ukbirding

Longrock SSSI the Purple Sandpiper kept me entertained as I attempted to Shelter from the heavy wintery showers. While doing so a Woodcock flew in off the sea. This 1st W male Snow Bunting blended well with the beach. Winter birds on a wintery [email protected] #ukbirding

Tankerton yesterday pm and today Seawatches in cold N winds highlights 2 Little Auk Black-T Diver Slav Grebe Bonxie Male Hen Harrier good numbers of Little Gull Kittewake +noticeable passage of Common Gull @kentishplover.bsky.social #UKbirding

Tankerton Red-necked Grebe on sea @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #UKbirding

Longrock/Tankerton A brief flash of Gold lifted the gloom this morning 2 Goldcrest 1 Firecrest 5 Chiffchaff in bushes Purple Sandpiper on Beach 7 Kittewake 16 Little Gull east 7 Red-throated Diver. #kentbirding #UKbirding

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Of a total of 6 moths of 6sp. Radford's Flame Shoulder & Olive Tree Pearl were the pick in my north Kent Garden last night. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #teamoth #kentmoths

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Longrock SSSI Whitstable Kent 9/11. Saw this striking fly which looks good for Ectophasia crassipennis a recent addition to the British list but have been seen in more frequently in the county @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #flies #insects #tachinid #inverterbrates #ukwildlife