30th July 2010 by Robin.

On our regular walks to Eastwell Church we have seen 2 adult Spotted Flycatchers – increasingly hard to find these days..

We have not seen any young birds – yet.

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20th July 2010 by Robin.

The White-tailed Lapwing is still present but decided to stay sat on the shingle.  We saw a Purple Heron flying to and from the nest site.

We saw a small group of Tree Sparrows at the reserve entrance

and a Corn Bunting sang from the wires nearby.   A Black-tailed Skimmer basked on the reeds at Dengemarsh.

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20th July 2010 by Robin.

Hamstreet Woods and King’s Wood and good for butterflies at this time of year.  We saw White Admiral at both sites and Silver-washed Fritillary at Hamstreet, although both did not want to pose for the camera.

Here is a selection.

Peacock,

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12th July 2010 by Robin.

A White-tailed Lapwing arrived at Dungeness on 11th July via Lancashire, Essex and Gloucestershire.  It was still present this morning when I went to see it.

This is a first for Kent (and me!)

Rather too far away for photography but here is a record shot.

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8th July 2010 by Robin.

I have finally got round to finishing the blog!!!!!!

We had a fantastic trip - birds, wildlife, scenery and great company - what more could you want.

We spent some time on the deck on the last day.  Here is a selection of photos from that day.

And the one bird we didn’t see on our first trip (amazingly)

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