The cold spell continues, but in this morning's snow showers I was pleased to find the first Wheatear of the year on the Barming part of my patch, a cracking male, albeit distantly!
Yesterday also saw a single Hawfinch, and a couple of Buzzards soaring in the afternoon sun.
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, 30 March 2013
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Tuesday 19th March 2013
Two Hawfinches still present in St Margaret's churchyard, Barming at 07:25 this morning.
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Wednesday 13th March 2013
A new patch tick today in the form of a calling Curlew, flying low NE over St Margaret's Church, Barming at 08:20. I was there to check on the Hawfinches but I've had no luck on my brief morning visits - my last sighting was Saturday 9th when a male and female were seen in the top branches of the large ash during a mid-morning visit.
Yesterday's snow brought in a couple of Lapwings close into the main lab buildings on East Malling Reserach Station, and a pair of Little Owls were seen huddled up on an outbuilding near Kiln Barn Farm, Ditton.
Yesterday's snow brought in a couple of Lapwings close into the main lab buildings on East Malling Reserach Station, and a pair of Little Owls were seen huddled up on an outbuilding near Kiln Barn Farm, Ditton.
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