Kent Listing (what about you) (1 Viewer)

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Heathy

Well-known member

• Dec 21, 2003

• #1

Hi all

I have read a few messages in the last few days about new birds seen so here are the new birds i have had this year in Kent

Audouin's Gull (1st for Britain)
Serin
Hooded Crow
Melodious Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Storm Petrel
Whiskered Tern

Not a bad list but a few goodies missed, what about any one else?

Marc Heath

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Dec 21, 2003

• #2

Hi Marc,

Welcome to BirdForum!

Best bird on my Kentish list is Turtle Dove, life-ticked near Folkestone when I was but a little kid. Not been back to this remote, inaccessible area since

Whole Kent list probably about 30 or 40, if I ever try to tot it up.

Michael

 

B

Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Dec 21, 2003

• #3

Hi Marc and welcome

You don't know what you're missing, Michael! The Swale in winter - aaahh!

Haven't done nearly enough birding in Kent myself, but would love to do more. I don't keep county lists, but, from memory, my best Kent ticks are:

Canvasback
Spoonbill
White-tailed Eagle
Thrush Nightingale
Golden-winged Warbler

But I still need Twite!

Jason

 

robinm

Registered User

• Dec 21, 2003

• #4

Bluetail said:

You don't know what you're missing, Michael! The Swale in winter - aaahh!

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Absolutely, I can feel that wind now!

Two new Kent ticks for me this year were the little bittern at Dungeness and the greenish warbler at Reculver. I did dip on a few others - most noticeably the Audouin's Gull.

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Dec 21, 2003

• #5

Dug out my old notebooks and surprised myself . . . Kent list 63 spp.

Michael

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Dec 21, 2003

• #6

Bah! Everyone's getting better birds than me, even in Kent!

 

robinm

Registered User

• Dec 21, 2003

• #7

Andrew said:

Bah! Everyone's getting better birds than me, even in Kent!

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What do you mean even! Don't forget Kent has one of the longest county lists.

Get yourself over here, Andrew and I'll show you around

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Dec 21, 2003

• #8

Robin, Many apologies for ruffling your feathers and I will hold you onto that offer one day!

 

robinm

Registered User

• Dec 21, 2003

• #9

Andrew said:

Robin, Many apologies for ruffling your feathers

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No problem - never take me too seriously

Andrew said:

I will hold you onto that offer one day!

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I look forward to it.