Pleasant seawatch off Herne Bay Downs this morning. 2 patch ticks included 1 Purple Sandpiper west and 2 Ruff west. Also 7 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Razorbill and 10 Mediterranean Gull. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Turnstone from this morning at Herne Bay Downs. More @ hernebaydownsbirding.blogspot.com. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

A brief seawatch and look on Herne Bay Downs this morning produced 3 Arctic Skua west, 1 Marsh Harrier west, 4 Bar tailed Godwit east, 639 House Martin West and 107 Swallow west. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Pleasant few hours on the Nethergong/Chislet Marshes patch this morning produced 2 Tawny, 2 Little and 1 Barn Owl, 17 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Grey Partridge, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 singing Firecrest. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

A Knot on the beach from Herne Bay Downs this morning. More @ hernebaydownsbirding.blogspot.com. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Bittern calling as it flew over Nethergong early this morning at 01:45. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Blast from the Past! Wryneck and Hoopoe from the Stour Valley in August 2013. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Immature male Red veined Darter from the Nethergong area, Kent today. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

Pleased to find 3 Red veined Darter still in the Nethergong area this afternoon. Also 200+ Migrant Hawker. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #KentDragonflies

#patchgold this afternoon when I found 2 POCHARD at Nethergong, a new species for the patch. More @ ngbirding.blogspot.com. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

A Knot this morning flying west takes the Herne Bay Downs year list to 132 species. Hopefully a few more birds on the sea passing soon. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Teneral female Red veined Darter from the Nethergong area where they have bred this year. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

Superb morning in the Stour Valley. White winged Black Tern, Purple Heron, Spoonbill, Garganey, 45 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, Whinchat. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Amazed to find 7 RED VEINED DARTER (6 teneral, 1 adult male) this morning in the Nethergong area. Also 10+ exuviae also found to prove breeding. What a result. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

Clouded Yellow and Whinchat from the Nethergong / Chislet Marshes patch. More @ ngbirding.blogspot.com. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

NEW bird and butterfly for the Nethergong/Chislet Marshes patch this morning with a WOOD SANDPIPER seen and heard and a WALL BROWN. Also a Coal Tit seen in Chislet Churchyard, a rare bird here. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

2 year ticks this morning on Herne Bay Downs with 12 Black tailed Godwit east and then 22 Black Tern east and back west. Also seen were 55 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 32 Sandwich Tern and 20 Common Tern. @kentishplover.bsky.social #Kentbirding

Male Southern Migrant Hawkers in flight. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

Male and female Willow Emerald Damselfly. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

Male Southern Migrant Hawker from Nethergong yesterday. More @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

Found 2 LESSER EMPEROR, male and female (patch tick) at Nethergong this morning along with 4 Red veined Darter. Only record shots but an excellent site record. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #KentDragonflies

Male Southern Migrant Hawker from Nethergong today. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #KentDragonflies

A couple of hours in the Nethergong area produced 3 Southern Migrant Hawker, 2 Norfolk Hawker, 4 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Black tailed Skimmer, 2 Willow Emerald Damselfly and a few Common Blue Damselfly and Common and Ruddy Darter. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #KentDragonflies

2 Quail singing in the Chislet Marshes area this morning at 04:20. This one sounded only a few metres away. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding

Led a @naturetrek.bsky.social Dragonfly tour today at New Hythe, Kent where the highlights included 35+ Lesser Emperor and 2 Norfolk Hawker. A good range of species were also seen. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social ##KentDragonflies

Female Willow Emerald Damselfly. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #KentDragonflies

Male Keeled Skimmer from Hothfield Common, Kent. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #KentDragonflies #DragonflyWeek

Did a private Dragonfly tour today at New Hythe for 2 clients. Highlights included 30+ Lesser Emperor, 6+ Norfolk Hawker, 1 Beautiful Demoiselle and a good supporting cast of odonata. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #KentDragonflies #DragonflyWeek

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Teneral Female Southern Migrant Hawker from Oare Marshes, Kent. NEW photos @ marcheath.blogspot.com. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #KentDragonflies