An independent charity and accredited Bird Observatory that monitors the wildlife of the Sandwich Bay area. Visit 10-4 or stay in our comfortable accommodation.
Sandwich Bay, England
Joined September 2013
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Watching huge numbers of greylag geese arrive to roost at Pegwell Bay as darkness falls is quite something! 🦆✨
In autumn, these wonderful flocks gather in massive numbers as part of their seasonal migration and winter grouping behaviour.
#PegwellBay #GreylagGeese
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You can check out Nutcracker and hundreds of other species on the amazing Eurobirdportal. Here are counts of Nutcracker. You can change species by clicking on 'new data' and updating visualisation. Also counts/occurences. #BirdTrack data feeds in nightly
eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#h…
A closer look at a presumed helice Clouded Yellow from the Sandwich Bay Estate yesterday. Restricted black on trailing edge of hindwing, pale submarginal spots not encircled in black, and washed out yellow ground colour look good for Pale/Berger's Clouded Yellow?
ALT Clouded Yellow butterfly species in flight
ALT Clouded Yellow butterfly species on flower
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Taking a look over Minster Marshes last night—an area facing massive environmental destruction from National Grid’s Sea Link project.
Building Europe’s largest converter station here & tearing up Pegwell Bay is unthinkable.
#SaveMinsterMarshes #RethinkSeaLink
Our first Thursday talk of the season starts tonight (Sept 17th)! Drop by the Obs for 7:30pm start to hear Conor Jameson on “Looking for Goshawks”.
For a full list of upcoming talks see sbbot.org.uk/thursday-talks/
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This Thursday Sept 17th, our talk at Sandwich Bay Bird Obs is Conor Jameson “Looking for Goshawks”, 7:30 pm£6
#SandwichBayBirdObservatory #SBBO #LookingForGoshawks #Goshawk #BirdsOfKent #KentBirding #Birdwatching #Birding #BritishBirds #BirdsOfBritain #Raptor #BirdTalk #WildKent
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Manning the @birdobs_council stand @spurnbirdobs #migfest this weekend. If you’re visiting cone & say hello & have a chat about the important work our network of UK Bird Observatories do
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To celebrate bird migration to and from the county, the KOS & partners are holding a day of birdwatching, ringing & recording on 27th of Sept. Please join us at one of 3 participating sites. See kentos.org.uk/index.php/even… for details & instructions of how to sign up where relevant.
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Our SBBO mid week walk at Dunge delivered 81 species this morning with highlights being WRYNECK, WHITE-WINGED TERN plus Little Stint, 3 Spot Flys, 1 Pied Fly, 4 Arctic Skuas, 2 Black Redstarts, Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat tnx to @LeyshonOwen for info! @sandwichbirdobs
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🐉 The dragonfly season isn’t over yet!
Keep your eyes peeled for species like the Common Darter and keep recording your sightings. 🔎
Your records help us understand how dragonflies are changing across the UK.
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The monthly bird-related post from me relates to a juvenile Cuckoo that's taken up residence along one of the coastal footpaths. Likely hanging around to feed up before continuing its journey south, it's been putting a dent in the local fox moth caterpillar population!
