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<blockquote data-quote="joannec" data-source="post: 1281065" data-attributes="member: 30076"><p>Weekly birding took us SE this week. First point of call is Pett Level in East Sussex. We stop at the coastal village loos....it's quiet; usually there are lots of garden birds and hirundines about...nothing. It then becomes apparent; a <strong>peregrine</strong> flies low and silent right in front of me. It's a male, small and heads for the cliffs. Cool.o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> On the pools, water levels are lower than usual, there is little about except for 4<strong>curlew sandpipers</strong>, a treat for me, the first of the year.:t: A small group of <strong>yellow wagtails</strong> fly by and a <strong>marsh harrier </strong>glides in the middle distance. On the low tide shore are the usuals..<strong>.curlew, turnstone, little egret</strong> and then the heavens open and we leave before properly looking at the sea. |:||</p><p></p><p>Onwards to Dungeness where we go to the ARC hide...it's packed with people and I've never seen so many expensive camera setups.....good birds here today. I soon find the two <strong>common cranes </strong> (lifers for me) some distance away. Nice birds and it is soon evident that they are a pair......even dancing. I wonder if they are an immature pair who have not bred this year. They've been here for over a week and I wonder if they will stay for the winter....don't know. We find two <strong>black necked grebe</strong> in almost summer plumage, and a<strong> wood sandpiper</strong>. Two <strong>little-ringed plover</strong> scurry about. I find what I think is a <strong>little stint</strong>. I point it out to my friend but it disappears behind the shingle bank before she gets a proper look. No one has mentioned it and I don't want to be made a fool of so I keep quiet in case I'm wrong. Later in the visitor centre it's reported on the sightings board so I feel chuffed.:gh: The usual ducks are all here and my friend, BFer, Sue P fiunds the first of the<strong> little gulls</strong> on the shingle island....what sweeties they are.:king: A <strong>greenshank</strong> comes really close giving intimate views but I screw up my camera setting and don't get any good pictures:C but he's nice to watch all the same.</p><p></p><p>Moving on to the main reserve we stop to watch the <strong>tree sparrows</strong> by the entrance road....nice birds that I never see in Sussex. We're hoping for migrants today but the wind is high and there are few little birds in the scrub as we approach the centre. Having spent so much time at the ARC hide we don't traverse the whole reserve today. More<strong> little gulls</strong> are seen hawking for insectivores on the water along with several <strong>black tern</strong>, all of them in their winter dress....very nice.:king: <strong> Marsh harriers</strong> make several appearances along with a fast and low hunting <strong>merlin</strong> on the opposite side. </p><p></p><p>A great day at Dunge yesterday...one of my best. We retrun via Walland Marsh...such a fabulous place but the wind turbines are going up.....:C:C I forget how many now, about 20 and it's depressing but we do see another two<strong> marsh harriers</strong> and another<strong> merlin</strong> and add a few more species to make seventy three for the day. </p><p></p><p>Common Crane pictures :</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joannec, post: 1281065, member: 30076"] Weekly birding took us SE this week. First point of call is Pett Level in East Sussex. We stop at the coastal village loos....it's quiet; usually there are lots of garden birds and hirundines about...nothing. It then becomes apparent; a [B]peregrine[/B] flies low and silent right in front of me. It's a male, small and heads for the cliffs. Cool.o:D On the pools, water levels are lower than usual, there is little about except for 4[B]curlew sandpipers[/B], a treat for me, the first of the year.:t: A small group of [B]yellow wagtails[/B] fly by and a [B]marsh harrier [/B]glides in the middle distance. On the low tide shore are the usuals..[B].curlew, turnstone, little egret[/B] and then the heavens open and we leave before properly looking at the sea. |:|| Onwards to Dungeness where we go to the ARC hide...it's packed with people and I've never seen so many expensive camera setups.....good birds here today. I soon find the two [B]common cranes [/B] (lifers for me) some distance away. Nice birds and it is soon evident that they are a pair......even dancing. I wonder if they are an immature pair who have not bred this year. They've been here for over a week and I wonder if they will stay for the winter....don't know. We find two [B]black necked grebe[/B] in almost summer plumage, and a[B] wood sandpiper[/B]. Two [B]little-ringed plover[/B] scurry about. I find what I think is a [B]little stint[/B]. I point it out to my friend but it disappears behind the shingle bank before she gets a proper look. No one has mentioned it and I don't want to be made a fool of so I keep quiet in case I'm wrong. Later in the visitor centre it's reported on the sightings board so I feel chuffed.:gh: The usual ducks are all here and my friend, BFer, Sue P fiunds the first of the[B] little gulls[/B] on the shingle island....what sweeties they are.:king: A [B]greenshank[/B] comes really close giving intimate views but I screw up my camera setting and don't get any good pictures:C but he's nice to watch all the same. Moving on to the main reserve we stop to watch the [B]tree sparrows[/B] by the entrance road....nice birds that I never see in Sussex. We're hoping for migrants today but the wind is high and there are few little birds in the scrub as we approach the centre. Having spent so much time at the ARC hide we don't traverse the whole reserve today. More[B] little gulls[/B] are seen hawking for insectivores on the water along with several [B]black tern[/B], all of them in their winter dress....very nice.:king: [B] Marsh harriers[/B] make several appearances along with a fast and low hunting [B]merlin[/B] on the opposite side. A great day at Dunge yesterday...one of my best. We retrun via Walland Marsh...such a fabulous place but the wind turbines are going up.....:C:C I forget how many now, about 20 and it's depressing but we do see another two[B] marsh harriers[/B] and another[B] merlin[/B] and add a few more species to make seventy three for the day. Common Crane pictures : [/QUOTE]
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