A report of wildlife sightings from the western edge of Maidstone, Kent. I note anything of interest in the vicinity of my home in Barming and from walks into work at the East Malling Research Station along the edge of Barming Woods and down to Ditton. Occasionally, when time allows, I get out to Ditton Quarry, a rich habitat hemmed in by residential and industrial developments on one side, but with open countryside on the other.
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Tuesday 26th January
A quick 20-minute scan of the Motorway and Alders Lakes at New Hythe at lunchtime today. No sign of Saturday's Smew or Redpolls, but a pair of Goldeneye on Little Alders Lake. The male displayed on a couple of occasions, I attempted some photos (no more comments Warren!) but with the usual results - maybe I ought to stick to mammals!
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We've got goldeneyes displaying up here on the Tyne at the moment- very entertaining birds http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.com/2010/01/spring-show-offs.html
I had the sub male displaying on Sunday as well...
Adam,
I took some Goldeneye photo's last winter of the one that visited my patch lake, the photo's were well worse than yours today!!
You do take a good fox pic though ;-)
Hi Adam.
Nice to see you made it down to the lakes to get a record photo of the Goldeneye's.
Nice to know there still there.
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