A quick jaunt to Chatham Dockyard today to catch up with a Great Northern Diver which has been present for a few weeks.
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| Great Northern Diver |
Then it was off to Riverside Country Park.
A lovely sunny morning enabled some good views of gulls and waders but with the tide against us, distant views meant that we needed the 'scope.
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| Black-headed Gull |
As the tide rose, and the birds got closer, the sky got greyer, so not the best opportunities for photographs, but with a few flowers in bloom - an odd "winter" this year - there were some good sightings, including two Peregrine Falcons, and some fantastic views of Wigeon and Teal.
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| Beautiful male Wigeon |
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
A good end to my 2015 birding.
[next blog back to Sri Lanka . . . . ]
Nice shots Sue, shame the sun disappeared.
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