

Wryneck and Redstarts 30th August 2021
A very damp walk from 7am until 10.45am across Foxhill Down and Langdon Hole today with Virginia and my mate Ian Searle in search of...


Shearwater Saturday 28th August 2021
A very grey dawn at 6am today and with a brisk and cool NE wind, which brought in a few rain showers. After a very quiet start, 7 Teal...


Wryneck for Lunch Friday 27th August 2021
After a lot of seabird activity on the North Kent Coast yesterday, I got up early and watched the sea from the house from 6.45am to...


Migration ticks up! 23rd August 2021
A 90 minute patch walk at lunchtime started quietly but was livened up by 4 Whinchats together on one fence, another Pied Flycatcher on...


First Pied Fly and Whinchat of the Autumn 21st August 2021
I was unable to get out early in the day and decided to opt for a late afternoon patch walk after the rain showers appeared to have...


Migration picks up 20th August 2021
An early morning pre-work walk from 6am was encouraging. Along the beach after 10 mins, a small flock of 11 Yellow Wagtails headed south...


Influx of Mediterranean Gulls 18th August 2021
A brief seawatch this evening from 7.30-8.00pm. Over 230 Adult, juvenile and 1st Winter Mediterranean Gulls sat along the beach and in...


Saturday 25th July Butterflies Abound
A short walk around the patch after the rain stopped. Offshore 5 drake Common Scoter flew south close inshore and a Sandwich Tern was...


Review of 2020: A fantastic year for the patch despite Coronavirus
The year 2020 will always be remembered for the disastrous pandemic which has seen thousands of deaths and the most dramatic changes to...


Cold weather continues but migrants trickle in...
A couple of days of light winds from the south saw a small sprinkle of migrants arrive. As I stepped out my front door this morning a...