22/04/25

Another week into April with the mostly clear skies and light winds seemingly not producing very much for me to look at, although Steve R found the highlight of April so far: a Hoopoe on the 17th above Fan bay, his composite image below.

The 14th was perhaps my best day with a male Ring Ouzel, fem Common Redstart, 2 Black Redstart, 4 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit,12 Willow Warblers, 15 Common Whitethroat and 3 Lesser whitethroats across the headland.

Yellow wagtails have been heard and seen in small numbers each day and a male Blueheaded Wagtail flew along the cliffs near fan bay on the 15th. Rich B had another do the same on the 21st plus 2 Ring Ouzel.

Willow Warblers (below) have been present most days in single figures, only 2 counted today singing in Top wood, a vocal flock of 11 Whimbrel and another of 2 Flew north over the lighthouse whilst I counted 30 Swallows in off during the morning. A richly toned Greenland Wheatear was on the old airfield.

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Author: Jamie Partridge

Birding South East Kent: Langdon Hole to South Foreland

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