Another cycle into work, colder than last week, and nothing out of the ordinary until I reached Gallagher's racecourse, scanning for Wheatears I picke out a small, restless bird on the racecourse fencing..a Whinchat at last...no a Stonechat, but a new tick for this route nevertheless. Spurred on by news of raptors floating across Kent yesterday I joined Ross and Adrian at the weather station on the East Malling Research Station site and scanned across to the North Downs hopeful of a repeat of the reported 3x Ospreys over New Hythe on Sunday. After picking out 2 army helicopters flying south Ross picked up on a large raptor - Osprey leisurely moving south, distantly over West Malling. Another site tick!Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Monday 15th September
Another cycle into work, colder than last week, and nothing out of the ordinary until I reached Gallagher's racecourse, scanning for Wheatears I picke out a small, restless bird on the racecourse fencing..a Whinchat at last...no a Stonechat, but a new tick for this route nevertheless. Spurred on by news of raptors floating across Kent yesterday I joined Ross and Adrian at the weather station on the East Malling Research Station site and scanned across to the North Downs hopeful of a repeat of the reported 3x Ospreys over New Hythe on Sunday. After picking out 2 army helicopters flying south Ross picked up on a large raptor - Osprey leisurely moving south, distantly over West Malling. Another site tick!
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Stonechat and Osprey! I'm still hoping for a Stonechat at my patch this autumn.
Adam ,
Two good birds , well done .
WOW! Why is everyone getting Osprey and not me!!
Thats brilliant to hear about you seeing an Osprey today Adam!! Nice one!!
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