Destination Kent. For Ian it is the Wildlife Heritage Foundation and for me RSBP Dungeness.
http://www.whf.org.uk/index.esp
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/d/dungeness/index.aspx
Ian is having a photography day and I am taking advantage of the trip to go to a RSPB reserve nearby. It is an early start but we make good time until the last mile or so, and then get lost, we are so close but cannot find the right road. Eventually after asking several people directions we get on the right track. Good job it is time for us to go our own ways as we are quite tetchy to say the least. It is a glorious day & I enjoy the additional driving time to calm down. I arrive at Dungeness and am hopeful to see some migrants passing through although the weather is too good as they are all flying overhead and not stopping off. It is quite sad to see large flocks of Swallow flying out to sea knowing they will not be back until next spring. They have a huge journey ahead of them to Africa & it is quite poignant to watch.
Driving down to the visitor centre I spotted a Marsh Harrier carrying out an aerial display. I saw a cattle Egret & a great white Egret, not seen by me in GB before. It is quite strange to be on my own, but people around are very friendly & full of chat. I enjoyed the sunshine and the peace it was beautiful. Dungeness is a very strange place, a huge shingle spit that sticks out into the channel, it is wild and very umm, weird. You get a feeling of being sort of left behind, like earth has been deserted or something. It’s strange but great. I had fab weather great birding & lovely people in the visitor centre.
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