Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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24 December 2010
10:3986327Wonderful waxwings...
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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27 December 2010
22:4186618This redwing and his mates have cleaned my holly tree of berries over the last week, fortunately we picked enough for decorations as we expected them once it snowed.
Not a brilliant picture as it was dull and had to be taken through a window as they are very shy, but they are handsome.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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27 December 2010
22:4786619This little fella posed in exchange for part of my sandwich
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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28 December 2010
20:4186702Here's a nice little chap who hopped into a bush in front of me this afternoon along the path by the police station - a Goldcrest. Aptly named.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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28 December 2010
23:0186710Spotted this guy on a stroll down Pegwell Bay on Boxing Day - a curlew I beleive ?
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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29 December 2010
08:0286732I'm amazed by the diversity of birds down here; some I thought were quite rare, we'll be invaded by twitters or whatever they're called - could be good for business(es).
Roger
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29 December 2010
09:0286741Yes Roger you are right..amazing birds here at the moment. A huge well done to all the guys bringing us the pictures. See also the thread started by Humphy called Coombe Valley Egret...more cracking pictures there.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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29 December 2010
11:5386759Roger, Twitchers.
Don't twitters write short tweets !!!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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29 December 2010
17:3386787Twitchers, that's it Ken - thanks.
I thought that was twits !!
Roger
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3 January 2011
14:4187519Does anyone know if the waxwings are still about and where they are? I'd like to try and get a photo, but it's a lot of pointless wandering in the cold to try and find them on the off-chance.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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4 January 2011
10:1187670Phil
I'll ask at the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory this evening. Someone there will know if any are still in the area.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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5 January 2011
09:1787794Waxwings are still around the area, but not in the numbers of a few weeks ago. You will be lucky to find flocks larger than 10 or 20 birds. They have been seen from Hythe through to the Sandwich Golf courses. Keep an eye out on areas with lots of berries, especially industrial estates.
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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5 January 2011
09:2587796Thanks very much Ken. I believe the recent flock at Dover was at Coombe Valley so there must be something special about industrial estates..
I think there a couple of good websites out there which list daily sightings of unusual birds. I'll see if I can find a link later.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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5 January 2011
09:2887797Most industrial estates are either made up of a lot of waste land which has hawthorne etc, or the modern retail parks which are planted with berry bearing shrubs for decorative reasons.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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5 January 2011
18:3587821Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust has an interesting website, they are worth a visit too - you pay £1 at the Bay Tollgate to go to the SBBOT carpark. They have a shop, bird books, food, nest boxes, greeting cards (lovely!), and visitors are always welcome.
http://www.sbbot.co.uk/index.asp---------------------------------------------------
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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5 January 2011
18:4287823a quid a go seems like a bargain to me.
i must admit to developing more of an interest in our feathered friends since seeing all the photos on here.
Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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5 January 2011
18:5287830Joined SBBOT last October. £20 gets you a years membership, and that includes access to their car park as well.
A Snipe at the Bay in the morning dew..
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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6 January 2011
07:2987864Much nicer than the snipes we get on here sometimes.
Roger
Been nice knowing you :)
