Mike Puxley
@puxleymj.bsky.social
East Malling/Ditton birding patch
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Good to report 28 active House Martin nests on the estate this year (East Malling/ Ditton). Same number as 2024. Excellent really considering the ultra dry Kentish Spring. Not sure were they are obtaining mud though🤔
(Photo from 2022)
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(Photo from 2022)
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June 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Good to report 28 active House Martin nests on the estate this year (East Malling/ Ditton). Same number as 2024. Excellent really considering the ultra dry Kentish Spring. Not sure were they are obtaining mud though🤔
(Photo from 2022)
@kentishplover.bsky.social
#Kentbirding
(Photo from 2022)
@kentishplover.bsky.social
#Kentbirding
What I thought was y/days bird remaining today was in fact a new male bird. New appalling digiscope picture but cf facial markings. Plus today there was a female as well. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding
May 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What I thought was y/days bird remaining today was in fact a new male bird. New appalling digiscope picture but cf facial markings. Plus today there was a female as well. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding
Spring inland whinchat are quite scarce in central and west Kent. In the latest KBR (2022) whinchat were only recorded at 4 sites. Today’s East Malling bird was most welcome especially as it has to be one of the most strikingly marked whinchat I can recall seeing.
May 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Spring inland whinchat are quite scarce in central and west Kent. In the latest KBR (2022) whinchat were only recorded at 4 sites. Today’s East Malling bird was most welcome especially as it has to be one of the most strikingly marked whinchat I can recall seeing.
First for me on the East Malling patch. A distant 200yds+ heavily cropped Golden Plover.
@baldbirder.bsky.social informed me that there are a few records for the 1990s. Odd individual would roost among the flock of 450+ Lapwing. Lucky to get a couple of flyovers per yr of the latter now!
@baldbirder.bsky.social informed me that there are a few records for the 1990s. Odd individual would roost among the flock of 450+ Lapwing. Lucky to get a couple of flyovers per yr of the latter now!
November 4, 2024 at 11:50 AM
First for me on the East Malling patch. A distant 200yds+ heavily cropped Golden Plover.
@baldbirder.bsky.social informed me that there are a few records for the 1990s. Odd individual would roost among the flock of 450+ Lapwing. Lucky to get a couple of flyovers per yr of the latter now!
@baldbirder.bsky.social informed me that there are a few records for the 1990s. Odd individual would roost among the flock of 450+ Lapwing. Lucky to get a couple of flyovers per yr of the latter now!