Ploddingbirder
@ploddingbirder.bsky.social
Mainly Dungeness birds and moths, sea watching.
A lone Bewick Swan at the old sand pit Jurys Gap was the best I could find of any cold weather influx in my bracing cycle ride around the Scotney complex, the 5 Barnacle Geese on the sward have now become 6. I couldn't resist snapping the Little Owl again.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A lone Bewick Swan at the old sand pit Jurys Gap was the best I could find of any cold weather influx in my bracing cycle ride around the Scotney complex, the 5 Barnacle Geese on the sward have now become 6. I couldn't resist snapping the Little Owl again.
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This male Sparrowhawk in my garden today brightened up a thoroughly miserable day. A sight I only dreamed of when I first started looking at birds 60 years ago.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This male Sparrowhawk in my garden today brightened up a thoroughly miserable day. A sight I only dreamed of when I first started looking at birds 60 years ago.
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A day out to Rye Harbour NR with Richard, Colin and Owen our carer, he got us around accident free, fed us tea and cake and even showed us some nice birds. The Grey Partridges were a treat as they are now probably extinct on the Dungeness peninsula.
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A day out to Rye Harbour NR with Richard, Colin and Owen our carer, he got us around accident free, fed us tea and cake and even showed us some nice birds. The Grey Partridges were a treat as they are now probably extinct on the Dungeness peninsula.
Dungeness: Great White Egrets have been giving exceptionally good views at the ARC from the Axell Viewpoint.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Dungeness: Great White Egrets have been giving exceptionally good views at the ARC from the Axell Viewpoint.
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Scarce Bordered Straw, Delicate and 3 Ferrugalis were the only possible migrants in my VC15 trap last night. Tonight is probably the last chance for migrants here. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Scarce Bordered Straw, Delicate and 3 Ferrugalis were the only possible migrants in my VC15 trap last night. Tonight is probably the last chance for migrants here. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Dungeness: My 4th Pallas's Warbler of the autumn on the peninsula this year courtesy of the DBO ringing team.
One of several Juvenile Little Gulls past The Point this morning.
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney GP and Normandy rung GBBG.
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One of several Juvenile Little Gulls past The Point this morning.
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney GP and Normandy rung GBBG.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dungeness: My 4th Pallas's Warbler of the autumn on the peninsula this year courtesy of the DBO ringing team.
One of several Juvenile Little Gulls past The Point this morning.
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney GP and Normandy rung GBBG.
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One of several Juvenile Little Gulls past The Point this morning.
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney GP and Normandy rung GBBG.
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Dungeness: An excellent day for sprites on the peninsula, with lots of Goldcrests, a Firecrest, also many thanks to the Observatory Team for sharing the Yellow-browed and Pallas's Warbler they trapped and ringed this morning. Another Pallas's in the lighthouse garden found by Sean this afternoon 😀
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Dungeness: An excellent day for sprites on the peninsula, with lots of Goldcrests, a Firecrest, also many thanks to the Observatory Team for sharing the Yellow-browed and Pallas's Warbler they trapped and ringed this morning. Another Pallas's in the lighthouse garden found by Sean this afternoon 😀
I was very pleased to find this Crimson Speckled as wandered along beside the railway at Dungeness this afternoon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social My VC15 trap was as expected very poor.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I was very pleased to find this Crimson Speckled as wandered along beside the railway at Dungeness this afternoon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social My VC15 trap was as expected very poor.
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A Stunning sunrise at the Dungeness fishing boats this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A Stunning sunrise at the Dungeness fishing boats this morning.
Dungeness: A call from Colin alerted me that 20+ Crossbills had been seen in the Pines at the ARC, there have been plenty of flyovers this year but none have stuck, so I made my way there not expecting any to be present and was very pleasantly surprised on arrival.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Dungeness: A call from Colin alerted me that 20+ Crossbills had been seen in the Pines at the ARC, there have been plenty of flyovers this year but none have stuck, so I made my way there not expecting any to be present and was very pleasantly surprised on arrival.
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The highlight of my cycle ride around the Scotney complex was this obliging Black-necked Grebe.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The highlight of my cycle ride around the Scotney complex was this obliging Black-necked Grebe.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Dungeness: I Had just got home from a morning sea watching when @dungenessowen.bsky.social phoned to say he had a brief view of a Yellow Brow type Warbler by Springfield Bridge, a couple or so minutes later I joined him, just as the bird revealed itself to be a Pallas's Warbler.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dungeness: I Had just got home from a morning sea watching when @dungenessowen.bsky.social phoned to say he had a brief view of a Yellow Brow type Warbler by Springfield Bridge, a couple or so minutes later I joined him, just as the bird revealed itself to be a Pallas's Warbler.
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Dungeness: Out on my bike today around the reserve and Scotney complex. Highlights were my first Goosander of the year on Burrowes and a confiding Slavonian Grebe there. At Scotney my first Whooper Swans of the year 2,000+ Golden Plover and the local Little Owl.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Dungeness: Out on my bike today around the reserve and Scotney complex. Highlights were my first Goosander of the year on Burrowes and a confiding Slavonian Grebe there. At Scotney my first Whooper Swans of the year 2,000+ Golden Plover and the local Little Owl.
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Dungeness: A pale bird dropped into a Bramble beside me at the red and white gates, then morphed into a super leucistic Kestrel and alighted on a lamp post in the power station, only to be mobbed by a Magpie then have a close shave with an encounter with a Peregrine.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Dungeness: A pale bird dropped into a Bramble beside me at the red and white gates, then morphed into a super leucistic Kestrel and alighted on a lamp post in the power station, only to be mobbed by a Magpie then have a close shave with an encounter with a Peregrine.
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Dungeness: A Little Owl that came out of the Lighthouse Garden is the first I have seen this far down the peninsula since one in 2012. 4 Velvet Scoter were the highlight of this afternoons sea watch.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Dungeness: A Little Owl that came out of the Lighthouse Garden is the first I have seen this far down the peninsula since one in 2012. 4 Velvet Scoter were the highlight of this afternoons sea watch.
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Dungeness: 3 Bearded Tits dropping into the trapping area were the highlight of wander around The Desert and Trapping Area this morning'
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October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Dungeness: 3 Bearded Tits dropping into the trapping area were the highlight of wander around The Desert and Trapping Area this morning'
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October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dungeness: Short-eared Owl just arrived in from the sea at the fishing boats this morning.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Dungeness: Short-eared Owl just arrived in from the sea at the fishing boats this morning.
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Dungeness: This afternoon Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV returned to the fishing boats for its 6th winter.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Dungeness: This afternoon Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV returned to the fishing boats for its 6th winter.
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Dungeness: Late morning I finally saw one of the Yellow-browed Warblers in the trapping area rather than just hearing them call.
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October 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Dungeness: Late morning I finally saw one of the Yellow-browed Warblers in the trapping area rather than just hearing them call.
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Dungeness: One of several gorgeous adult Little Gulls off the Fishing Boats this afternoon.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Dungeness: One of several gorgeous adult Little Gulls off the Fishing Boats this afternoon.
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Dungeness: 1w & 3W Caspian Gulls & Juvenile Arctic Tern at the fishing boats this afternoon in the rain.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dungeness: 1w & 3W Caspian Gulls & Juvenile Arctic Tern at the fishing boats this afternoon in the rain.
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