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Category: Kent

Close encounters of the Wagtail kind

On our trip to Dungeness last Wednesday, we had an amazing encounter with a Pied Wagtail. As we were driving … More

Pied Wagtail

May the Force be with ET

On a recent trip to Gravesend came across this wonderful piece of street art.

Gravesend

You never know what you will see

At the end of last week, Keith and I met up in Gravesend for a pre-Christmas lunch, but before eating … More

Gravesend, Mistle Thrush, Pied Avocet

A Gravesend river walk

Last week Keith and I went for a walk along the River Thames at Gravesend. Starting at Town Pier, walking … More

Black-Tailed Godwits, Common Gull, Dunlin, Gravesend, Little Egret, Redshank, Ruddy Turnstone

And still the Nightingales sang on… not that we saw them!

A trip out with Andrew and Nicole to the RSPB reserves at Cliffe and Northward Hill in North Kent. Our … More

Common Whitethroat, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Redshank, RSPB CLiffe, RSPB Northwood Hill

And the Nightingale sang……

Keith and I usually make one trip each year, in April, to Leybourne Country Park in New Hythe Kent. This … More

New Hythe and Leybourne Lakes, Nightingale, Orange Tip

Searching for Spring

Yesterday Keith and I went to Tilbury and Gravesend in search of spring migrants and early Butterflies and Bees. We … More

Gravesend, Tilbury

Sandwich Bay Wildlife Diary

Day 1 After arriving at the centre and settling in, I made my way to Restharrow Scrape. The highlight was … More

Sandwich Bay

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory and Field Centre

Sandwich bay is an area on the coast of east Kent. It has been formed by the movement of shingle … More

Sandwich Bay

A walk through Rochester

After Keith and I had visited Gaia (See Tuesday’s post), we went for a walk around Rochester. Our first stop … More

Rochester

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