Isle of Grain, Kent

[gareth_blockley]

I'm going to be there for a few days (Monday 23rd to Wed 25th).

Good birding? Much about at the mo? Best places?

Any advice appreciated

Gareth

[PaulK]

Dont know much about it personally, but there are sightings from that area in the below link

http://www.kentos.org.uk/North%20West%20Kent/NWKentApril2007.htm

[gareth_blockley]

Thanks for that.
Had a good few days catching lizards at Grain. I also managed to see Wheatear, Arctic tern, Cuckoo, Garden warbler, Nightingale, Brent geese, Swifts and a whole plethera of more common species.

A good few days really.
Gareth

[dafi]

Hi Gareth i wish i had seen this sooner as i spent a few years there and there are loads of places to go and foot paths to walk. any way i hope you post a report of where you went and what you saw. I for one would be realy intrested.
cheers for now
Daf

[gareth_blockley]

Hi Gareth i wish i had seen this sooner as i spent a few years there and there are loads of places to go and foot paths to walk. any way i hope you post a report of where you went and what you saw. I for one would be realy intrested.
cheers for now
Daf

Hi daf

I would write a report, but im a bit lazy! Sorry
Most things were on the site i was working on, i.e. Wheatear and Cuckoos. Arctic tern flew over. The Brent geese were on the mud flats past Grain. Nightingales, Garden warbler and Avocets at Northward hill RSPB. Two Swifts flew over Rochester where i was staying.

Im down there again for a week so will let you know if i fingd anything else.

Gareth

[dafi]

hi gareth if you get osmap explorer 163 you could check out some of these
787/765 for a nightingale
740/768 for a public path across the marshes
787/777for acess track to the sea wall
722/757for parking at cliff pools [go have a look in the fort]
831/754for acessto the salt marsh sea wall as far as kingsnorth
otters and waders
800/757 for a well earned pint