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https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/barking-outfall.html Dave Mo Birding: Barking Outfall December 21st High tide on arrival at dawn and just starting to drop, in the very dim light I could just about see the Redshank roost, cra... dave mo birdingbarking https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/01/ Dave Mo Birding: January 2018 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjanuary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/ Dave Mo Birding: December 2025 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingdecember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/04/out-and-about-in-kent.html Dave Mo Birding: Out and about in Kent I recently had a chance to visit a wood in Kent specifically targeting one bird, Goshawk, exceptionally elusive, but I knew they were ther... dave mo birdingout and aboutkent https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/05/ Dave Mo Birding: May 2015 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmay https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/11/waders.html Dave Mo Birding: Waders On Saturday I was surveying, not ideal weather with a very strong south westerly, but none the less I had positioned myself to cover a secti... dave mo birdingwaders https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/01/peregrines-all-set-for-2015.html Dave Mo Birding: Peregrines - all set for 2015 Incredibly it is here again, yet another breeding season looms and I have all but completed refurbs, weather proofing and substrate change o... dave mo birdingall setperegrines https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/ Dave Mo Birding: November 2025 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingnovember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2022/08/ Dave Mo Birding: August 2022 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingaugust https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/ Dave Mo Birding: February 2011 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingfebruary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2020/12/happy-christmas.html Dave Mo Birding: Happy Christmas Happy Christmas to everyone, lets hope for a better year in 2021. dave mo birdinghappychristmas https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/12/southend-christmas-eve.html Dave Mo Birding: Southend Christmas Eve Bit of a late posting as my BT Internet crashed on the 23rd, finally identified and back on line after 6 days due to a failed server. I ha... dave mo birdingsouthendchristmaseve https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/01/ Dave Mo Birding: January 2019 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjanuary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/05/ Dave Mo Birding: May 2011 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmay https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/09/cliffe-rspb.html Dave Mo Birding: Cliffe RSPB September 19th Prior to visiting a peregrine site I firstly dropped into Cliffe to see if any waders were on show, the time was around 8.0... dave mo birdingclifferspb https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/10/southend-pier-and-seafront.html Dave Mo Birding: Southend Pier and Seafront October 28th A day off from work meant that I was able to visit Southend with my wife Christine parking up towards Thorpe Bay and then headi... dave mo birdingsouthendpierseafront https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/08/ Dave Mo Birding: August 2021 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingaugust https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/ Dave Mo Birding: December 2012 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingdecember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/07/rare-stuff.html Dave Mo Birding: Rare Stuff The last week has been eventful in regards to scarce birds, as we are now into July I am getting some spare time, surveys have finis... dave mo birdingrarestuff https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/03/barking-creek-and-sewage-works.html Dave Mo Birding: Barking Creek and Sewage works March 30th Of late I have not had the time to walk the Creek and Outfall, now retired from Construction and seem to be busier than ever s... dave mo birdingbarkingcreeksewageworks https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2010/11/ Dave Mo Birding: November 2010 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingnovember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/05/ Dave Mo Birding: May 2023 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmay https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/05/ Dave Mo Birding: May 2014 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmay https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/02/hoo-peninsula-and-sheppy-cranes.html Dave Mo Birding: Hoo Peninsula and Sheppy Cranes February 16th We started the morning off with a survey out on our usual area of land, near Cooling out on the Hoo Peninsula, the morning... dave mo birdinghoopeninsulacranes https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/01/ Dave Mo Birding: January 2015 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjanuary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2017/06/ Dave Mo Birding: June 2017 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjune https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/rainham-rspb_27.html Dave Mo Birding: Rainham RSPB December 23rd Popped into Rainham after visiting a Peregrine site across the river, where due to the very mild weather, the pair are alre... dave mo birdingrainhamrspb https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2022/10/barbate-marshes-september-10th-day-3.html Dave Mo Birding: Barbate Marshes September 10th - Day 3 afternoon Barbate Marshes etc September 10th Day 3 - Afternoon This was to be another good venue, not a classic Marsh as the name suggests but a g... dave mo birdingbarbatemarshesseptemberday https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/11/lake-macdonald-timbeerwah-queensland.html Dave Mo Birding: Lake Macdonald - Timbeerwah, Queensland This was quite a large lake which had a small hide for Bird Watching, the information board boasted 150 species, it looked really good s... dave mo birdinglakemacdonaldqueensland https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/02/ Dave Mo Birding: February 2019 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingfebruary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2026/04/ Dave Mo Birding: April 2026 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingapril https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/12/beckton-december-15th.html Dave Mo Birding: Beckton - December 15th With only 9 days left now to the arrival of 2025, I am on 98 species for the year, I have surpassed the 2023 total of 95 so have improve... dave mo birdingbecktondecember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2020/06/battersea-power-station-latest.html Dave Mo Birding: Battersea Power Station Update As we know from past juveniles on the site, there will always be dramas, it goes hand in hand with fledging, I think newly named Smok... dave mo birdingbattersea power stationupdate https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/03/ Dave Mo Birding: March 2019 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmarch https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/01/ Dave Mo Birding: January 2012 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjanuary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/07/rainham-rspb.html Dave Mo Birding: Rainham RSPB July 8th After an early morning Black Redstart survey I decided on a visit to the Reserve, given the time of year I was not expecting ... dave mo birdingrainhamrspb https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/08/season-review-2023.html Dave Mo Birding: Season Review 2023 Another good year, they all are, a few hiccups here and there with nest failures, or new adults taking over, down on the previous year, bu... dave mo birdingseason review https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/03/red-crested-pochard-and-blackwit.html Dave Mo Birding: Red Crested Pochard and Blackwit Each year, seemingly earlier and earlier presumably through global warming, Red Crested Pochards return to the Ingrebourne Valley in ever ... dave mo birdingred crested pochard https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2016/03/ Dave Mo Birding: March 2016 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmarch https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/ Dave Mo Birding: January 2026 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjanuary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/11/ Dave Mo Birding: November 2021 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingnovember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/10/brixham-berry-head.html Dave Mo Birding: Brixham, Berry Head dave mo birdingbrixhamberryhead https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/09/ Dave Mo Birding: September 2024 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingseptember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/12/ Dave Mo Birding: December 2019 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingdecember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/ Dave Mo Birding: 2013 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/02/cooling-marshes.html Dave Mo Birding: Cooling Marshes On last Saturday myself and Paul undertook the 1st survey of the month for the Marshes, extreme conditions to say the least, -1 with a bit... dave mo birdingcoolingmarshes https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/04/ Dave Mo Birding: April 2018 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingapril https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2018/05/hybrid-or-arctic-peregrine.html Dave Mo Birding: Hybrid or Arctic Peregrine? Last year, courtesy of other birders who contacted me, I was told about a Falcon who was holding to territory in London, at the time ther... dave mo birdinghybrid orarcticperegrine https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/ Dave Mo Birding: 2021 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/01/ Dave Mo Birding: January 2014 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjanuary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2022/01/parliament-and-boxes.html Dave Mo Birding: Parliament and Boxes The newish pair at Parliament are looking good for breeding, fingers crossed, if you recall the resident Tiercel was found dead last summe... dave mo birdingparliamentboxes https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/07/ Dave Mo Birding: July 2021 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjuly https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2021/03/ Dave Mo Birding: March 2021 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmarch https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2020/01/beckton-siberian-chiffchaff-and-iceland.html Dave Mo Birding: Beckton - Siberian Chiffchaff and Iceland Gull Here and there I have been grabbing some visits during January, Thames Water kindly agreed to a feeding station and that has taken off well ... dave mo birdingsiberian chiffchaffbecktonicelandgull https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/09/tall-ships.html Dave Mo Birding: Tall Ships We popped down to Rainham late afternoon in the week to see the Tall Ships going out, we missed the massive Polish ship but below are som... dave mo birdingtallships https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2010/09/ Dave Mo Birding: September 2010 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingseptember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/03/ Dave Mo Birding: March 2024 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingmarch https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/ Dave Mo Birding: 2011 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/ Dave Mo Birding: 2023 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/09/ Dave Mo Birding: September 2014 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingseptember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2010/ Dave Mo Birding: 2010 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/09/ Dave Mo Birding: September 2013 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingseptember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2024/05/its-that-time-of-year-again.html Dave Mo Birding: It's that time of year again. It seems to be getting earlier every year in regard to fledging, once upon a time you could guarantee the 1st- 2nd week of June before t... that time of yeardave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/05/spain-costa-blanca-alicante-and-murcia.html Dave Mo Birding: Spain, Costa Blanca, Alicante and Murcia areas May 12 to 16th I am very fortunate to have aunts and uncles living in Spain, namely the southern La Manga area and the others are further up east in the Va... dave mo birding https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2023/12/ Dave Mo Birding: December 2023 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingdecember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/08/ Dave Mo Birding: August 2013 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingaugust https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2026/04/beckton-kestrels.html Dave Mo Birding: Beckton Kestrels As of last weekend she still hadn't laid, however she is sticking very close to the nest box and hunting nearby occasionally in between pe... dave mo birdingbecktonkestrels https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-last-week-or-so.html Dave Mo Birding: The last week or so.... I have been working away lately so not getting a lot of time to blog, below are a few shots from the last couple of weeks. No apologies fo... dave mo birdingthe lastweek https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/11/ Dave Mo Birding: November 2015 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingnovember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/02/ Dave Mo Birding: February 2012 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingfebruary https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2016/08/ Dave Mo Birding: August 2016 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingaugust https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/07/ Dave Mo Birding: July 2012 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjuly https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2012/12/snow-goose.html Dave Mo Birding: Snow Goose Whilst surveying on Tuesday down near the Refinery at Coryton I came across this little chap below, obviously of wild origins as it is unr... dave mo birdingsnowgoose https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-valley-site-list.html Dave Mo Birding: The Valley Site List Late last year both myself and Sam Shippey undertook a still on-going task of compiling a species list for the new Ingrebourne Valley websit... dave mo birdingthe valleysitelist https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2025/09/battersea-august.html Dave Mo Birding: Battersea - August A good visit on the 23rd when I again hit 30 species either seen or heard, the increased and more mature habitat is now bringing in more s... dave mo birdingbatterseaaugust https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2013/06/ Dave Mo Birding: June 2013 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingjune https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2019/11/ Dave Mo Birding: November 2019 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingnovember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2015/10/ Dave Mo Birding: October 2015 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingoctober https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2017/09/ Dave Mo Birding: September 2017 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingseptember https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2014/12/two-tree-island-roost.html Dave Mo Birding: Two Tree Island Roost December 6th After the mornings visit at Wallasea Island RSPB to round off the day I visited Two Tree on the way home, coinciding the visit... dave mo birdingtwo tree islandroost https://davemobirding.blogspot.com/2011/08/ Dave Mo Birding: August 2011 Peregrines,local birding and beyond dave mo birdingaugust