Not very springlike today, but a brief visit to SV confirmed that at least a few summer birds had arrived. House Martins were tucked up under the eves of the school buildings opposite Lamb’s Garden, and in between gusts of wind, a Chiffchaff sang weakly near the Swan, as did a Goldcrest.
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Slim pickings
Posted in local sightings, tagged chiffchaff, goldcrest, house martin on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Langley Park Farm and Kingswood, 11 April 2009
Posted in historical observations, local sightings, tagged blackcap, chiffchaff, cuckoo, kingswood (kent), langley park farm, lesser redpoll, reed warbler, swallow, willow warbler on April 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’d been meaning to revisit Langley Park Farm for years. It’s the local patch written about by Don Taylor in his 1985 book Birdwatching in Kent, and in the 70s and early 80s it hosted a cavalcade of remarkable birds: wintering Great Grey Shrikes, breeding Long-eared Owls, Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers, Willow Tits and even Marsh Warblers, plus [...]
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