Leaving Gravesend in the fog we wondered if birdwatching was a sensible idea. We headed for the Isle of Grain. The fog gave a rather eerie atmosphere and sounds were muted – although the fog horn gave the day a rather Dickensian quality. As we got out of the car a green woodpecker […]
On Sunday 12 brave members met at Foreness Point, Margate, for our first trip of the year. The weather forecast for the immediate area was good but all of the reports on TV about tidal surges and high winds no doubt put some people off. Anyway the sun was shining and just about everyone and […]
Somehow not quite so romantic a title as “Gorillas in the Mist” but you have to pick your venues, and ours this week was the Isle of Grain in the autumnal mist of Kent. Before we had even got out of the car Sally had spotted a bird on a nearby roof – it was […]
The Snow bunting develops a brighter appearance through wear as it enters the breeding season: males can sometimes be seen rubbing against the snow to accelerate feather wear.