Neil Burt
@neilburt.bsky.social
Started the day on Thanet at Botany & Kingsgate Bays where the Pallid Swift showed well… and then there were suddenly two birds present. Thanks to Paul Holt. Also Black Redstart, Stonechats, RN Parakeets, a Short-eared Owl in off at height then S, Sparrowhawk & Cetti’s Warbler.
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Started the day on Thanet at Botany & Kingsgate Bays where the Pallid Swift showed well… and then there were suddenly two birds present. Thanks to Paul Holt. Also Black Redstart, Stonechats, RN Parakeets, a Short-eared Owl in off at height then S, Sparrowhawk & Cetti’s Warbler.
A day that will live long in the memory… elation when this little beauty popped up in front of me… a 1stW male Desert Wheatear !! At South Swale NNR on the seawall between the Sportsman Pub and Castle Coote (Seasalter). @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A day that will live long in the memory… elation when this little beauty popped up in front of me… a 1stW male Desert Wheatear !! At South Swale NNR on the seawall between the Sportsman Pub and Castle Coote (Seasalter). @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social
Another excellent day at Dungeness (BO & RSPB) with views of Owen’s Pallas’s Warbler at Dengemarsh/Springfield Bridge, superb close views of the Slavonian Grebe at the Makepeace/Coward Hide, 3 Kingfishers on the reserve & 2 Velvet Scoters & a movement of Little Gulls offshore. 3 Swallows & Firecrest
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Another excellent day at Dungeness (BO & RSPB) with views of Owen’s Pallas’s Warbler at Dengemarsh/Springfield Bridge, superb close views of the Slavonian Grebe at the Makepeace/Coward Hide, 3 Kingfishers on the reserve & 2 Velvet Scoters & a movement of Little Gulls offshore. 3 Swallows & Firecrest