PENDULINE TIT STODMARSH!!!

A great days birding with Chris and Paul down to Kent. We started off with the Penduline Tit at Stodmarsh. When we arrived at around 8 it took us about an hours walk to get to the Penduline Tit which was on the other side of the reserve. When we eventually arrived we were told it had just shown very well. We were then told that it had just flown off and it took us about 15 minutes of waiting before the PENDULINE TIT poped up in a tree. I got a small glimpse of it but then we were faced with about a 45 minute wait. When it showed again it came down to the Bull rush and allowed us to take some nice photos.

Penduline Tit

After that we left. On our way back we connected with a bird that had for a long time alluded me. The CETTI'S WARBLER. It wasn't a good view but we saw it sing and flit around in the bush so we ticked it off. By this time we were keeping a day list.
When we got back to the car we headed for Dungeness and Lade GP's. Our first stop was Lade GP's were we saw a wonderful BLACK-THROATED DIVER. So far so good.

Black-throated Diver

When we had finished with the diver we went straight to the GLAUCOUS GULL which we also easily found. While we were down there we decided to go to the patch. There we saw Kittiwake, Guillimot, Little Gull and Razorbill. After this we went off to the ARC pit. There we managed to find 4 Smews (2 drakes). We then went across the road were we saw c.3 Tree Sparrows.

Tree Sparrow

We headed up the road towards the RSPB reserve and stopped off on the way to see 2 Great White Egrets, and 4 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE. When we had finished watching them we went off to a place where we could find some Bewick Swans which we found.

Bewick Swans

After that a short Raptor roost where we saw almost double figures of Marsh Harrier and a few Male Bearded Tits. We also saw a Barn Owl.