After what had seemed like endless days of gloom the sun finally showed. I decided to head to nearby Higham Marshes, to make the most of weather, with the intention of trying to photograph Northern Lapwings performing their acrobatic display flight having failed due to poor light a week or so ago. Bright skies, cool [...]
Posts Tagged ‘birds of kent’
Birding Higham Marshes on a Sunny Day | British Birding
March 20th, 2021 
Nick 
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Colour Ringed Great Cormorant | British Birding
March 11th, 2021 Nick I always encourage birders to report colour ringed birds to those who run the ringing programs involved. It is only by receiving reports that ringers can build up a bank of knowledge which can then potentially be used for bird conservation strategy formation. That is not to say that every report of a ringed bird [...]
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Winter Birding in the Snow; Darent Valley Local Patch | British Birding
February 14th, 2021 Nick Winter birding on the local patch I have in Kent has been a little frustrating over much of January and February with lots of rain turning all the local footpaths into an absolute mudbath and birds being thin on the ground apart from large numbers of Redwing which although numerous were extremely shy. The suddenly, [...]
Eurasian Oystercatcher Spectacular | British Birding
January 13th, 2021 Nick Eurasian Oystercatcher is one of the most recognisable shorebirds in Europe, within the region its black and white plumage and bright orange bill make it unmistakeable. One Oystercatcher is a smart bird, something that stands out in the crowd, while a small flock is even more interesting to watch because of the noisy, bickering interactions [...]
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New Year’s Day Birding Walk | British Birding
January 4th, 2021 Nick Did you go birding on 1st January? The great thing about birding on New Year’s Day is that all the birds are new for the year list and as such almost all the birders I know are keen to get out on the first day of the year, and this year I was no exception. [...]
Local Birding; Darent Valley | British Birding
December 23rd, 2020 Nick When I was at school almost all my birding was done in the local area, other than a few trips with my school wildlife club and family holidays around Britain. Over the years I have traveled much further afield in search of birds but right now I find myself back where I grew up, with [...]
Brent Geese Autumn Flocks | British Birding
November 14th, 2020 Nick Although birding in autumn brings expectation in terms of seeing scarce and rare birds as they migrate it is also a time to enjoy watching large flocks of commoner species as they gather in migratory flocks or as their numbers build up as they arrive on their wintering grounds. When I am in UK one [...]
