Another day and feeling better by the day, the energy levels are slowly picking up and what better remedy than a bit of birding to make you feel good. I had a look at sea at 8:30 for an hour or so and then had a walk up to the pier to see what was about. Birds noted included 1 Black Redstart at my seawatch site which was hanging around the sailing club buildings. I managed to get a few record shots before it flew off west towards the houses. A little later, I was checking the rocks and seawall behind the Neptune car park near the pier when I found 2 Black Redstart. I suspect the one I had earlier had flown this way and joined the second bird? With the sun now out I managed to get a few pleasing images of one of the birds which are my first shots of this species on the patch. After a while, they both flew together gaining height before landing on the Herne Bay Association Club building before I lost them. Other birds noted included 223 Brent Geese, 17 Woodpigeon, 35 Redshank, 9 Turnstone, c15 Black headed Gull, 7 Great Black backed Gull, 11 Great crested Grebe, 16 Red throated Diver, 3 Gannet, 57 Cormorant, 2 Peregrine, 11 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit and 2 Rock Pipit. I returned briefly to Bishopstone tonight to put the recorder out and hear 1 Grey Partridge calling at dusk.
Black Redstart
Two Black Redstart, now that's a bit on the greedy side, excellent images as is to be expected from you Marc.
ReplyDeleteYour comment in the previous post re your recovery 'birding is the best way to make me feeling better' was spot on, and just the same as my sentiment, in fact birding makes me feel better every day.
Kind regards....Pete.
Hopefully the black Redstart are wintering now and I can see them a bit more often. As you say, it does make a big difference to my health and how I feel when out birding. The best medicine there is. Take care.
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