Margate Cemetery nocturnal walk

We had a great walk last week at the cemetery, we even got to play around with our new toy (a thermal camera) which you can see in the photo below managed to get a picture of a fast moving pipistrelle bat! but we spoke about a lot on the walk including: different trees, parakeets, peregrines, bats and even about … Read More

Birdwise Guided walk

We had a fantastic Guided walk at Minnis Bay today. We met our group at 11am , straight away we were greeted with 4 mediterranean gulls 6 black headed gull and a cormorant as we left the van, We then walked along the top path, as we reached the farmer fields we saw our first buzzard as well as large … Read More

Fulmar Survey

Yesterday we did our first Fulmar Survey of the Season, we covered a few different areas including Kingsgate, Epple Bay, Botany and Joss Bay! Fulmars are related to an albatross, but look similar to a gull!, the East Kent Coast is a real hot spot for them, we counted a good number of birds on the cliffs other highlights were: … Read More

Elmley

On the 19th of June, the ranger team took a trip to Elmley National Nature Reserve. We arrived at 9am and took a slow stroll to the old school house. Our goal….find the little owl. Our walk along the woodland trail picked up Chaffinch, a blue tit and a huge amount of meadow brown butterfly that erupted from a nearby … Read More

Minnis Bay in May

During the spring and summer months, there is nowhere we would rather be than Minnis Bay. It is a very important site for our daring dozen during winter, hosting the largest high tide roost site in Thanet, and expansive beaches with plenty of food to sustain a large population of waders. But, during the warmer months is when the place … Read More

Plum Pudding and Cold Harbour breeding successes

Plum Pudding and Cold Harbour are two naturally occurring saline lagoons situated along the Northern Sea wall between Minnis Bay and Reculver. In 2016 work was done to reinstate these lagoons. 66,000m³ of shingle was relocated in order to build up the beach, creating a relatively undisturbed saline habitat. Natural England funded fencing to go around each of the lagoons … Read More

Found a Baby Bird?

With nesting season well underway, and lots of different advice going round. We thought we would do some research and put together a definitive guide.    If you find a baby bird out of their nest, there are a few things you should look out for before you think of intervening.  Is the bird injured in any way? For example, … Read More