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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 1d

Dungeness RSPB: A curlew Sandpiper from Firth

Curlew Sandpiper swimming between islands

Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 3d

Dungeness: A few bits from around the peninsula today. Shag is still a scarce bird here, this one showing well at the fishing boats. One of 3 Glossy Ibis around the reserve today. At least 1 Garganey still hanging on, this one on Burrowes and the local Little Owl sun bathing.
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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 6d

It was definitely more elusive today Alan.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 6d

You have to sit at the blessed table.😇

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 6d

Dungeness: While enjoying a sit down, a cup of tea and a chat with Dave Bunney in his front garden this afternoon, the Red-breasted Flycatcher came in for a drink with us after being fairly elusive most of the day.
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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 7d

Dungeness. The gorgeous Red-breasted Flycatcher this afternoon in the garden of David and Sheila Bunney, many thanks to them for their hospitality.
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Red-breasted Flycatcher perched on a Bramble

Red-breasted Flycatcher perched on a dead twig.

Red-breasted Flycatcher about to eat a Bluebottle it’s caught, yummy.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 9d

👍😂

Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 9d

Possibly your best ever👍

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 11d

Dungeness: The definite highlight of this afternoons sea watch with Richard from the fishing boats. The USS Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier an impressive ship covered in aircraft, escorted by USS Winston S Churchill.

USS Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier, passing Dungeness this afternoon.

USS Winston S Churchill a Destroyer, passing Dungeness this afternoon.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 11d

Another visit to the Scotney BBS which was showing rather well this morning, I didn't arrive till 11.00 and not another person till young Jack arrived around midday🤷‍♂️ A super smart little bird!
Flight pic courtesy of a Merlin. 100s more images to look at.
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper flushed by a Merlin. Flew 1 circuit then landed back at exactly the same spot.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 11d

Wish I had his energy. 😂

Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 11d

Jack was good lad, he walked in from Lydd Airport not sure why the bus terminated there, but glad he got to see the BBS.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 12d

Dungeness: The bushes were full of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps with smaller numbers of Goldcrests, also a few Wheatears at most sites.
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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Jamie

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 13d

The farmer has now ploughed the field, just 100s of Med Gulls in there this afternoon, there are several 100s of Goldies on Walland it hopefully the AGP will return to the same field.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 13d

This afternoon on Walland Marsh at the back of Scotney GPs I re-found the Buff-breasted Sandpiper c1mile away, in the same field that @mjlbirder.bsky.social found a BBS a few years ago. Very nice to have it all to myself while waiting for locals to arrive.
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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Nick

Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 13d

I Spent most of my day cycling around Scotney/Walland Marsh. Around Midday I saw a distant bunch of Corvids harassing and dive bombing something obscured by a line of reeds, a little further on and I could see a brown lump which materialised into a White-tailed Eagle through the binos.
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A distant White-tailed Eagle being harassed by Corvids near the Walland wind farm.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 14d

9 flew NE over Jurys Gap late morning.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Alan, the road is usually closed to through traffic during the day until the 30th. If you come in from RYE no problem, park at Jurys Gap or opposite the old sand pit, there is a lay-by that the birds can be viewed from but it has been used for fly tipping of lumps of concrete in the past.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 16d

I was out on my bike at Scotney making my way to check on the AGP, when a message came through that a Buff-breasted Sandpiper had been reported in the same field as the AGP by Colin Holter. A few minutes later I was on site watching the bird. Many thanks Colin.
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper coming into land.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you.

Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 18d

Dungeness: These 2 Glossy Ibis flew West past the fishing boats this afternoon, the first ones I have seen on a sea watch at Dungeness.
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2 Glossy Ibis migrating West past the the Dungeness fishing boats.

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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 19d

Dungeness: A few of todays Manx Shearwaters came past the fishing boats almost along the shoreline late morning, absolutely bonkers.
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Ploddingbirder @ploddingbirder.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for the heads up, unfortunately I was at the fishing boats where the internet is patchy at best, so I didn’t get you message until early afternoon.

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