The bank holiday weekend is traditionally a good time for migrants of all kinds. An early start for Dungeness on a lovely morning with the sun shining and blue skies promised a nice day. The road across the marsh was quiet except for 2 yellow wagtails. At the obs the boys were out and about and the nets were up. Through the morning only a few birds were caught! It was so quiet that we decided to go go and buy some plants for the pots from Hamstreet Garden Centre.
Sunday morning was warm and sunny and a couple of orange tip butterflies flittered through the garden. After lunch we went to Park Wood via Moor lane. We saw 3 buzzards, more Orange-tips but no Red Kites. 5/6 nightingales singing and about 3 Chiff chaffs with a Song Thrush in the distance. 2 Peacocks sunned themselves and the bluebells are turning the woodland floor blue. With the Wood-anemones and celandines, a very colourful walk.
Monday was very misty all the way down to Dungenss and this persisted until about 11.30. Saw very little and only 2 birds in the nets.
Another early start and I was down the Seawatch hide but missed all the Poms and only saw a distant Arctic skua.
Sunday morning was warm and sunny and a couple of orange tip butterflies flittered through the garden. After lunch we went to Park Wood via Moor lane. We saw 3 buzzards, more Orange-tips but no Red Kites. 5/6 nightingales singing and about 3 Chiff chaffs with a Song Thrush in the distance. 2 Peacocks sunned themselves and the bluebells are turning the woodland floor blue. With the Wood-anemones and celandines, a very colourful walk.
Monday was very misty all the way down to Dungenss and this persisted until about 11.30. Saw very little and only 2 birds in the nets.
Another early start and I was down the Seawatch hide but missed all the Poms and only saw a distant Arctic skua.
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