Birding Kent, chasing migration 📍 King George Park Ecologist | Long-term Volunteer @sandwichbirdobs @spurnbirdobs @bardseyobs
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Classic conditions and birds were arriving throughout the day at King George Park! Thrushes and Starlings between the showers, Robins spiralling out the sky. Later this tiny Wren flew in-off the sea in awful conditions, looking very lost under the cliff! ebird.org/checklist/S4034993…
This smart Black Redstart looked right at home between the boulders of Winterstoke Steps at King George Park. A welcome #PWC2026 addition having missed any early spring arrivals ebird.org/checklist/S4005796…
Back to familiar territory! Decent variety at King George VI Park: the second Yellow-browed Warbler, five Firecrests and Thrushes arriving in-off. Plus first significant push of wildfowl with 687 Brent Geese amongst others ebird.org/checklist/S4005359… #PWC2026
The Short-toed Lark is still hanging on around North Light, having picked one of the more exposed places on the island @FI_Obs
Somewhat of a clear out overnight, but nice to see one of the Little Buntings on the island, this one favouring Shirva @FI_Obs
Felt very Fair Isle watching a Radde’s Warbler creep along one of the drystone walls by Setter, superb birds! @FI_Obs
Finding shelter absolutely anywhere they could, this summarises the madness of yesterday when Yellow-browed Warblers were turning up in gardens, along walls and down geos! @FI_Obs
South-easterlies and the floodgates opened! Yellow-browed Warblers in every geo, no less than 31 around, 11 being my personal tally! Scarcities all over the island throughout the day, topped off by finding this lovely Red-flanked Bluetail on Ward Hill @FI_Obs
Superb views of this Corncrake were had skulking across Byrwalls, until it later zoomed across the road! @FI_Obs
These two Lapland Buntings gave lovely views in the sheltered corners on north census! Two of each Jack Snipes, Willow Warblers and a single Black Redstart was best of the rest @FI_Obs
American Pipit made for a decent start to some time on Fair Isle. Overhead regular flocks of Pink-footed Geese were heading south @FI_Obs
Been a steady start to autumn at King George Park, as ever it’s always livened up by the first Yellow-browed Warbler! Part of an arrival of 46 Robins, 8 Firecrests, 16 Chiffchaffs and some Thrushes to the park #PWC2026
Nice morning for Swift movement where 306 steadily flew south alongside 10 Swallows and 6 Sand Martins. Also had my first Willow Warblers of the autumn ebird.org/checklist/S3765208…
Decent weekend at @DungenessBO with hints of autumn setting in: the first southbound Redstart amongst three Yellow Wagtails, several Sand Martins, Swifts and a pristine juvenile Yellow-legged Gull on the beach ebird.org/checklist/S3685052…
King George Park before fog rolled in was quiet for grounded migrants. But a Hobby(!) in-off skimming the clifftop was my first for the patch! As were two #patchgold Mallards on the sea. Otherwise 18 Swallows and 2 Sand Martins in-off #PWC2026 ebird.org/checklist/S3322913…
Fantastic weekend at @DungenessBO where the record-breaking Little Gull movement was clearly the highlight of some quality seawatching!
Yesterday (25th) we had a record breaking seawatch with 1467 Little Gulls moving east, previous record count being 1125 west on 23rd October 2022.
Other notables include 244 Whimbrel, 666 Bar-tailed Godwit, 77 Black Tern, 3165 'commic' Tern, 2920 Common Tern, 31 Arctic Skua...
ALT Flock of Little Gulls (taken by Martin Casemore)
Don’t see many Goosander locally, so it was nice to have this one feeding just beyond the rock pools under King George Park #PWC2026
Started off quiet until rain this morning did the trick at King George Park, with 13 Blackcaps, 8 Willow Warblers, 3 Whitethroats, 7 Chiffchaffs. Also up to 23 Swallows in-off through the morning #PWC2026 ebird.org/checklist/S3233687…
Some rain offshore dropped a few birds at King George Park. Of which were 15 Blackcaps, 9 Chiffchaffs and 23 Song Thrushes, many of which briefly stopping before continuing inland #PWC2026 ebird.org/checklist/S3210705…
