Tuesday 09/06/2020

Rose Coloured Starling discovered by Mike Puxley on Lydd Ripe yesterday morning

I believe that there were 2 birds involved, above is the only flight image I managed albeit out of focus of yesterdays (08/06/2020) Rosy Starling on Lydd Ripe. Below is the bird discovered by David Walker on Saturday (06/06/2020) which is a much more intensely pink bird. Better images of Saturdays bird can be seen on the DBO web site HERE

A another around Dengemarsh area including the ARC today saw several broods of Common Whitethroats, as well as Swallows, Yellow Wagtails and Oystercatchers. The raft on the ARC seems to have good numbers of Common Terns nesting, in front of the Screen a few pairs of Black-headed Gulls are nesting again like last year, also there 98 Mute Swans.
From the viewpoint up to 13 Hobbys were hawking mega, also a male Red-footed Falcon up with them. They were so high that at times they disappeared into the cloud base, I watched them for about an hour hoping to get some images if they came lower, but as a testament the image below shows I failed miserably.

A very poor image, but lucky to get it, Mega high male Red-footed Falcon

Female Yellow Wagtail calling

Parent with a Damselfly

1 of 3 young being fed

Good numbers of young Common Whitethroats around today

Several Chiffchaffs still singing around Bretts Marina

Still several Cuckoos around and calling

Common Buzzard and Carrion Crow having a tussle

Barn Owl from last night

Little Owl at Lydd Camp