Hume's Warbler!

I joined DW at the fishing boats this morning in the most unpleasant weather of the winter so far, strong cold NW wind with sleety showers that set the fog horn off and rapidly reduced visibility, needless to say I only lasted around 30minutes. 100s of Auks mainly Razorbills were flying mainly West, while on the sea feeding many Guillemots, with usual 100s of Cormorants, smaller numbers of Gannets and Great-crested Grebes, of note 13 Brent Geese flew East.

Black-tailed Godwit at Boulderwall

At Boulderwall a single Black-tailed Godwit was of note also 27 Curlew, a Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier.

A couple of the 27 Curlew at Boulderwall

The 4 Cattle Egrets were in there usual Horse Paddock c400mts north of Boulderwall Farm. 

At Pigwell the long staying but elusive Woodlark a very difficult species to see in Kent, unlike neighbouring Sussex where they are relatively easy to see, it showed briefly to me in the company of a Chaffinch before flying off into the ranges which explains why it is so elusive.

I spent a large part of the day trying to see and photograph a Hume's Warbler which has been seen and heard intermittently for a few days by a resident in and around private gardens in Littlestone. Although I did eventually see the bird well as it darted hither and thither fly catching through the bushes, my photographic efforts were again abysmal. My thanks to the resident for the call.