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Untitled 26 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
My full patch walk this morning was undertaken under leaden skies, which only started to open up as I finished the walk over four hours later. The total species tally for the visit was a bit less tha...
Untitled 25 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
The heavy overnight rain cleared early morning, but I decided to postpone the usual Sunday morning full patch walk, as tomorrow looks much more promising weather wise. I only got out late morning tod...
Untitled 24 Aug 2013 | 09:20 pm
Periods of rain, heavy at times, swept across the area all day today, however I did get out for a couple of brief visits, only around the Greenhouse Grounds and Migrant Alley, but they proved worthwhi...
Untitled 23 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
I had a day off patch today, and went out with a mate to visit Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, as well as the reservoir at Bough Beech. The main reason for visiting Sevenoaks was to try and get a Kingfish...
Untitled 22 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
The weather had turned today, with rain throughout the morning. I only spent a couple of hours out on patch, but a few interesting birds were found. YELLOW WAGTAILS continue to fly over on passage, a...
Untitled 21 Aug 2013 | 09:37 pm
A mostly sunny morning this morning, just high thin cloud and a light breeze made for pleasant conditions. I spent 5 hours this morning checking the Greenhouse Grounds, Migrant Alley, the bean fields...
Untitled 20 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
Early cloud broke up this morning to leave another mainly sunny warm day :-) I visited most parts of my patch this morning and turned up 46 species, not bad for an August walk, with plenty of summer...
Untitled 19 Aug 2013 | 09:21 pm
Wall to wall sunshine first thing this morning gave way to patchy cloud, ideal for my full patch visit, which lasted 5 hours, from 06:15 to 11:20. As soon as I left home, I was treated to the sound o...
Untitled 18 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
Broken cloud this morning made for a brighter patch visit, a visit that was necessarily short, and one which proved frustrating. I spent a little over two hours from 06:15hrs checking the Greenhouse ...
Untitled 17 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Low cloud slowly broke up during this mornings visit, only for it to return late morning and give some light rain eventually. During the 4 hour patch walk, just 41 species were recorded, so it was an...