Some updates.

I've not birded that much in Medway this year, but did see the Long-tailed Duck again in January at Chatham Maritime and went out for the Red-necked Grebe at Cliffe:


Red-necked Grebe - Timber Lake, Cliffe Pools, Kent on 16th Feb.

I went across to see the Hooded Merganser at Whetsted GP's on 29th Feb:


Hooded Merganser - Whetsted Gravel Pits on 29th Feb.

On Thursday 15th March I went across to Sheppey and spent a few hours around Elmley RSPB. Good for raptors, but not much else other than two Med Gulls flying over. I found a couple of Marsh Harriers, a single ringtail Hen Harrier, a Peregrine, a Merlin and this Short-eared Owl:


Short-eared Owl, Elmley RSPB on 15th March.

I heard my first singing Chiffchaff this morning in the garden and have just got the moth trap running again. So far I've only had a few species:
Hebrew Character
Common Quaker
Early Grey
CLouded Drab
Small Quaker

Rough-leg at Shellness/Swale NNR - 28/10/2011

After an early morning trip to Oare this morning (where I saw a stunning male Hen Harrier) I went across to Sheppey to try and catch up with the Rough-legged Buzzard which has been hanging around Shellness/Swale NNR for the last few days. I managed pretty good views of it hovering and hunting over the back of the fields. It was joined by the pale Common Buzzard which had a very pale tail base just to make things confusing! No pics, as it was too far off.