The Marsh Frogs at Dungeness have realised Spring has arrived - just... As soon as the sun appears so did these vocal #amphibians #KentNature
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Fleshy, pale pink flowerheads of Toothwort, with Bluebell leaves and Dog's Mercury, and with Hazel stems behind.
A feathery leaf of Pignut amongst other woodland floor vegetation.
Two rosettes of Common Twayblade amongst Ivy, Dog's Mercury and flytipped rubbish.
A glass of Harvey's Best Bitter on a table alongside a pair of binoculars on a table inside the Ringlestone Inn.
Long Easter walk up the road to the excellent Ringlestone Inn. Toothwort in woods and hedges, Pignut starting to appear, & Common Twayblade amongst the inevitable flytipping. Plus Yellowhammer, Brown Hare, Red Kite en route. And a top-class pint of Harvey's Best! #KentNature
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A view of an area of grassland and scrub, with a wooden fence in the foreground and conference trees at the back.
A closer view of the grassland, showing patches of bare ground and an incited track with steep banks.
A bare, sandy bank in the foreground, with grassland behind, and confers on the skyline.
Made a recce visit today to Forge Field at Leeds Castle, ahead of leading a @kentfieldclub.bsky.social meeting there next month. Sandy soil, open grassland, and lots of sunny banks. Looks very promising! #KentNature
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For #KentNature followers, John Stevens Henslow, who kick-started Darwin' career, was originally from Rochester.
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A new Atlas of Kent's Shieldbugs and Allies is a project being supported by Kent Field Club, and driven by a group of Field Club members. More info on our website - www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/projects/shi.... #KentNature #Bugs #Hemiptera @britishbugs.bsky.social
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White flowers of Wild Cherry, on a slender branch which also bears some reddish, young leaves. Behind is the broad, brown trunk of a neighbouring Wild Cherry tree.
Wild Cherry in flower this week in a sunny woodland on the Kent Downs. You'll just have to imagine the accompanying birdsong. #treeflowers #wildflowerhour #KentNature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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2 Ravens heading South over Chatham, never thought i'd be saying that a few yrs ago.. #kentbirding #kentnature
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A leisurely 6:15 start for the first Milton Creek bird survey on a cold frosty morning. 42 sp seen or heard with 7 Song Thrushes (rare birds there) & a late Fieldfare the highlights. 2 Blackcaps heard calling were year ticks. At least 25 Dunnock recorded. #kentbirding #kentnature
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Can @lesserspotnet.bsky.social or others say whether this is definitely a Lesser Spot drumming? Heard only a in a couple of short bursts, and no bird seen. And it's a long time since I've encountered one! Sound file has been amplified. #KentBirding #KentNature
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Thank you to all involved in the latest @kentfieldclub.bsky.social journal. Looking forward to reading through it. #kentnature.
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A morning visit to @kentwildlife.bsky.social Spuckles Wood, Stalisfield Green. The highlight was at least 1 Marsh Tit (yt). The Green Hellibore were also a year tick along with herb-Robert. Plenty of bird song as we walked the valley floor. #kentbirding #kentnature
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Peacock Butterfly on Grass
Comma Butterfly sunbathing.
Queen Buff-tailed Bee on Blossom.
Dark Edged Beefly
An hour on #Darlandbanks this afternoon, Peacock, Comma and Brimstone Butterflies lots of Queen Buff-tailed Bees and Dark edged Bee-fies. #kentnature @kentwildlife.bsky.social
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First Dotted bee-fly of the year seen in the garden
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A mass of green vegetation which includes the fleshy leaves of Golden Samphire and divided leaves of Rock Samphire.
Wild Madder, with dark green leaves in whorls of four, against shingles and other vegetation.
Small Bloody-nose Beetle, a black, oval beetle with a bluish sheen.
At Samphire Hoe in the sunshine today. Fun to see both Golden Samphire & Rock Samphire growing together (first photo). Always nice to see Wild Madder, which has a very limited distribution in Kent. Small Bloody-nose Beetle was wandering across the concrete sea-wall. #KentNature #KentBotany
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We enjoyed seeing the feeding trails of limpets on the chalk rocks at the beach just west of Samphire Hoe. Also, the ravens on the cliffs, littles egret flying over the sea and. common lizard on the concrete path. #kentnature
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Marsh Marigold
Attended the 2nd amphibian survey at Milton Creek CP, Sittingbourne this evening. Personally saw 7 GCN’s, 5 Smooth Newts & a Marsh Frog. A Song Thrush sang powerfully from some scrub. A Fox running across the mown grass area was a year ticket. #kentnature
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The spurge bug Dicranocephalus medius sunning itself on the front wall of the house this afternoon. #KentNature #bugs #truebugs #Hemiptera
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Mike Phillips speaking on reptile survey in The Blean. The slide shows an artificial refugium on vegetation.
Dave Shenton talking on surveying Local Wildlife Sites.
Glen Powell speaking on work towards a new Shieldbug and Leatherbug Atlas.
A wrapt audience.
A brilliant AGM this afternoon in Lenham. We heard about reptile monitoring in The Blean, survey of Local Wildlife Sites (we'll be visiting several this year), and work on a new shieldbug atlas for Kent (which we'll be publishing). #naturalhistory #KentNature
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An afternoon walk at an overcast and windy Sharstad Wood, Doddington. The Wood Anemones are now in full flower. Most of the 9 bird species recorded were heard. The Merlin app noted Treecreeper & Firecrest that I will check. #kentbirding #kentnature
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Mating pair of Early Colletes on bare sand. Female has thick red-brown hair on the thorax. Male with pale butequally thick hair.
Female Early Colletes on bare sand. Thorax thickly covered in red-brown hair, contrasting with the dark gaster.
A new bee for me - Early Colletes on the soft clay and sand cliffs at Bishopstone Glen near Herne Bay today. Not so warm out, making these handsome bees sluggish and easy to photograph. #KentNature #bees #Hymenoptera #softcliffs
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