A lovely sunny day out at Samphire Hoe with Sharon yesterday. Lots of Stonechats, 2 Peregrines & barrel rolling Raven. Nice to see some Common Lizards & a huge Bloody nosed beetle. ๐ท๐๐ฆ ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฆ๐ท๏ธ๐๐๐ #samphirehoe #spring #wildlife
A pleasant walk in pretty warm weather (for late November !) at Samphire Hoe ! earlier ,a few Stonechats about ,and a very vocal Peregrine on the cliffs .Along the sea wall 3 Black Redstarts .......but the oddest sighting ,midway up the cliff face ,a male Pheasant ! #birds #SamphireHoe #Wildflowers
Suppose I better watch #Countryfile this weekend since believe involves people and places I know. ๐
Have you been to #SamphireHoe at all @allthosebefore.bsky.social??
Some footage of a female Emperor Dragonfly egg laying in the pond at Samphire Hoe. ๐ฅ๐๐๐ #SamphireHoe #wildlife
Some footage of the Housemartins nesting on the cliffs at Samphire Hoe. We also saw Swallows, Skylark, Rock Pipits, Kestrels, Buzzard, Peregrine and a Black Redstart. ๐ฅ๐๐๐ #SamphireHoe #wildlife
A female Emperor Dragonfly egg laying in the pond at Samphire Hoe today. Also male & female Broad-bodied chasers. ๐ท๐๐๐ #SamphireHoe #wildlife
Great to see some Stonechat chicks being fed at Samphire Hoe today. ๐ท๐๐๐ #SamphireHoe #wildlife
Two Goats were roaming around the Samphire Hoe landscape ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ #samphirehoe #Spring #landscape
Nice see and hear two Spitfire over Samphire Hoe this afternoon ๐ท๐โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ #samphirehoe
Also a few Early Spider Orchids (new for me) and a Common Lizard sticking its tongue out. ๐ท๐๐ฆ๐๐ #SamphireHoe #Spring #wildlife
Perfect weather for a day out at Samphire Hoe with Sharon. Not a single Raptor to be seen but lots of Stonechats, Whitethroats & a few Swallows & House Martins. Lots of Butterflies, Small Cooper, Green Hairstreak, Wall Brown & Dingy Skipper (new for me). ๐ท๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ #Spring #wildlife #samphirehoe
Early Spider Orchid
Lovely day out seeing 100+ spikes of Early Spider Orchid, a first for me. This was followed by my first Dingy Skipper and a lovely female Ring Ouzel. A male Black Redstart was a great end to the day. #SamphireHoe #UKOrchids
This afternoon, I made the yearly trip to Samphire Hoe to photograph the Early Sider-orchids, I found 6 spikes on the railway path, then 50+ spikes at the base of the cliff behind the beach.
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