RSPB Dungeness , in this afternoon’s sunshine from Hanson Hide, one of the 25 Pintail present.

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On one of our recent owl catching sessions, we caught a 1cy male Barn Owl that was ringed elsewhere. Expecting it to be somewhere local, due to the fact that most don't move very far, we were surprised to find it was ringed 134km away as a chick on 23rd May near Touchen End. #kentbirding

This morning gave a little arrival but by late morning nearly everything had gone through. Totals include a Yellow-browed Warbler, 100 Chiffchaff, 24 Blackcap, 53 Song Thrush, three Redwing and a Brambling. Overhead 500 Swallow, 220 House Martin, 9 Grey Wagtail, 130 Meadow Pipit... #kentbirding

RSPB Dungeness - a Grey Heron- taken from Dengemarsh Hide, on what is now turning into my daily circuit of the reserve.

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A decent morning ringing in the Trapping Area with a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Brambling the highlights. There was the first decent arrival of Song Thrushes of the autumn with at least 40 recorded. #kentbirding

Highlights over the last two days around Reculver/Minnis Bay have been a male & female bearded tit yesterday, a dartford warbler today. Plenty of chiffchaff, a few blackcap, the odd firecrest. Butterflies still on the wing, including wall brown, clouded yellow & small copper. #kentbirding

A fantastic evening attempting to catch Owls in the recording area this evening with singles of Short-eared and Long-eared caught. The former being just the third ringed by the Observatory. #kentbirding

Another Owl this evening @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social this time a Long Eared Owl trapped in the trapping area by Jacob & Charlotte. I’d only just posted the previous picture, when Jacob put out news of the LEO.

Big thanks again to everyone at the Obs.

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Late this Evening at @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social the Short Eared Owl trapped in the trapping area and ringed at the Observatory. Well done to Jacob & Charlotte.

Also a Big thanks to Jacob for alerting the locals.

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At last, the Herne Bay Downs year list moves on to 140 species with Red legged Partridge and Reed Bunting added this morning. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Hundreds of Chiffchaffs across the recording area today, with a sprinkling of other migrants making for a good days birding and ringing. The best found so far being a Quail flushed near the Polish War Memorial #kentbirding

A day of mostly overhead passage saw 600 House Martin, 200 Swallow, three Tree Pipit, a Brambling, 75 Reed Bunting and the first flocks of Goldfinches of the autumn amongst other bits. The bushes held a few bits including three Firecrest, 10 Song Thrush and a Ring Ouzel. #kentbirding

KOS Weekly Highlights: a Pallid Harrier, a dozen Yellow-browed Warblers, the first Ring Ouzels of the autumn and 148 Balearic Shearwater past Dungeness made for a decent week. Read all details and an update on the Kent year list on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

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With the prospect of rotten weather, most of the day was spent at the Fishing Boats at Dungeness.

Some of the many birds passing, mostly this morning.

Arctic Skua, Little Gull, Mediterranean Gull & Sandwich Tern.

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A light sprinkling of birds on the land, with our first Ring Ouzel and two Brambling of the autumn. Otherwise, there were 120 Chiffchaff, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Dartford Warbler, 5 Song Thrush and a Firecrest. Overhead 1429 Swallows flew out to sea and 17 Siskin arrived in off. #kentbirding

While the keen youngsters were over the Dungeness boats seawatching (not counting Martin and Richard) 🤦 - I was in the comfort of the hide on my own playing around with the phone/scope…

I give you one of c70 Balearic Shearwaters which went west early 😬

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My first Yellow-browed warbler of the autumn, Picked up incessantly calling from Sycamores on Fox hill down during my second circuit of the Dover cliffs today. #kentbirding

Some footage of the Great white egret at #Pegwell yesterday with a bonus Red-throated diver and I'm pretty sure that's a Peregrine perched in the distance. :-) #kentbirding

58 Balearic Shearwaters west past the Fishing Boats in the first hour this morning. Otherwise fairly quiet with a few dabblers, Arctic Skuas and two Little Gulls. #kentbirding