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.
Saturday, 12 May 2012
Saturday 12th May 2012
Early doors for my Nightingale surveys this morning, so pleased it was a cracking weather wise at long last. The only Nightingale I connected with in over 3 hours of searching was the one that I'd found earlier in the week. Plenty of Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Garden Warblers and Whitethroats in full throttle along with a Cuckoo calling from both the Medway Valley and East Malling Heath. A new addition was a Spotted Flycatcher in Ditton Quarry, a first for the year and even better a first this site for me.
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2 comments:
Adam ,
Isn't it good to have blue sky again .
You're certainly getting stuck into the migrants down there .
Any sign of the orchids in Ditton Quarry this year ?
Well done with the Spot Fly!
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