As promised, earlier in the week, these are the details for the Canterbury/Thanet PAC Regional meeting where I will be doing my presentation. I hope that it will good evening and anyone interested in hearing what I've to say and/or learning more about the role of the PAC in modern angling, then you are more than welcome to attend. Always on the second Monday of the month (so Jan 13th 2025) and as usual, the meeting starts at 19.30 hrs (although most of us arrive around 19.00 hrs) It is held in the front bar of The King Ethelbert PH at Reculver. This presentation is focussed around my personal angling journey from obsessive speccy hunting right up to where I am now. So it covers a period of some forty-five, plus, years and there are plenty of tales associated with those early times. It costs nothing to attend these gatherings, although a donation, however small, would be much appreciated as it helps the region cover any expenses incurred during the course of a year. Advert over!
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| It is surprising how well camouflaged these birds are when stationary amongst the tideline rocks |
I took a very leisurely stroll along the coastal footpath, this morning, from Dumpton Gap to Broadstairs Harbour and back. Although it was a stunning morning, with the sun beaming down from a clear blue sky, temperatures barely rose above freezing and it was certainly a day where multi-layers were a must. I undertake this stroll around this time every year purely to get Purple Sandpiper onto my year list. Today was very productive with at least twenty-three birds present around the area. I also noted decent numbers of Turnstones, particularly at Broadstairs Harbour, two Oystercatchers, four Curlew and a few Rock Pipits whilst wandering about.
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| On the lower image it is possible to make out the "purple" tint of the feathers in the central back area. |
Back indoors by 11.00 hrs, I had to take a drive across to see Benno because there was a syndicate membership form which needed to be dealt with. Hopefully, all going to plan, I will get a session in next week, but certainly not on Monday!
Great photo"s Dylan, A couple of rarities have turned up less than a mile from me at Druidge Bay this week a Grey Headed Lapwing & a Juvenile White Billed Diver
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil,
DeleteI've seen some nice photos of both the Grey-headed Lapwing and White-billed Diver on the Birdguides website. There are no doubts about the role played by the constantly evolving digital technology in the capture of such images. It is quite obvious how the acquisition of, first, the EOS 70d and now the 90d has improved the quality of the pictures which accompany the written posts on my blog. As for rare birds on your doorstep? There's a Scop's Owl within 400m (in a straight line) of my front door - I couldn't care less! I've seen loads of them whilst on my travels around The Mediterranean and no longer have the desire to go see one that someone else has found. I have stood out in the garden, on the odd still night, in the hope that I could hear it calling, thus adding it to my patch/garden lists but to no avail, so far!
Many thanks for the comment - Dylan