Tuesday 1 November 2016

Eastern Black Redstarts

Eastern Black Redstart, Kent, 2011 (Copyright T D Wright)
Eastern Black Redstart, Kent, 2011(Copyright T D Wright)
Eastern Black Redstart, Kent, 2011(Copyright T D Wright)
Eastern Black Redstart, Kent, 2011 (Copyright T D Wright)
With so many E.B.R.s in the country this Autumn we must have a chance of one of these in the SW. I saw this one near Margate in November 2011 (if memory serves me well) and the beach/cliffs it was frequenting reminded me of Seaton Hole or Beer Beach! Wouldn't that be nice...Anyhow, I looked at Seaton Marshes yesterday and had Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Goldcrest plus I heard a single call which I think was a YBW. Not much from hide although apparently further up the estuary there was an Arctic Skua from Tower which is extraordinary. Poor thing was not in great shape by all accounts and was taken into care so not a happy ending (and not seen by me). Hope it gets set free soon...

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