Frank Cackett
@fcackett.bsky.social
Fruit tree management , farming,Hoo peninsula/ Kent birder, Natural history, travel and sun lover!
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
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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
October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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
October 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Barred warbler at Sammys point Spurn
The Spotted Crake at Sandwich bay at the Dragon pond this week
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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!
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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
September 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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
September 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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.
September 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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
September 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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 !
September 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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!
August 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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
August 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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
August 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
August 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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!
August 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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
August 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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
July 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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
July 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Black tailed Godwits numbers building nicely at roost atm Cliffe pools
Red Knot at Cliffe pools recently
July 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Red Knot at Cliffe pools recently
Phonescoped BNGrebes at Cliffe pools this evening.
July 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Phonescoped BNGrebes at Cliffe pools this evening.
Newly emerged Migrant hawker
July 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Newly emerged Migrant hawker
Southern migrant hawkers hanging out of the wind on Cliffe marshes yday evening
July 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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
July 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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
July 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Cattle and Little egrets on Halstow marshes