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, 23 October 2012
Tuesday 23rd October 2012
Well I'm back, and so are the arrows. Only 20 minutes at lunchtime but I had a feeling it would be productive. Sure enough two Black Redstarts were seen flitting around the manure pile on the Sweets Lane paddock, East Malling. Where there's muck there's......Black Redstart. They were joined by 12+ Pied Wags, 3+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnets and a large flock of Chaffinches (but no Brambling - I was getting greedy). A couple of Chiffies flitted around in the surrounding hedgerow. Moving onto the Paris Farm paddocks, East Malling I picked out a 1st-winter Ring Ouzel with a small group of Blackbirds on the furthest paddock nearest the railway line, my first autumn record of this species. No, I didn't attempt a photograph. Plenty of Blackbirds around today - surely new in. Quite day of Turdus.
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3 comments:
That was very productive Adam, nice one.
Snap with the Black red Adam, you out done me with the ring ouzel though - blinding finds mate :-)
Cheers fellas, glad you got decent photos of the BR Warren - I was down to on today so I wonder if you one of mine?!
Adam
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