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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

Local London and Kent coast birding to rarities - enjoy windswept remoteness or where the gulls hang out. Dad to little Rosie & 570 BOU/IRBC. Eynsford, South East Joined July 2014
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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

a day ago

1st-winter Caspian Gull (German-ringed X5MJ) at Erith Pier late a'noon. Still fair numbers of gulls in the Thames for this time of year, but not a surprise given the temperature of late. #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 days ago

Langdon Cliffs NT to South Foreland, Kent 0700-1135 with JP: Hobby, Red Kite, Swift, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 20 Swallow, House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler plus lots of Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Corn Bunting & 8 of the released Choughs still about.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 weeks ago

1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull (H6ET) at Dungeness, Kent on 14th February 2024. Received ringing details back today - first sighting since it was ringed as a chick at Hörsteiner See near Frankfurt, Germany on 23rd May 2023. @DungenessBO

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 weeks ago

Two Wheatear, two Greenshank, two Little Ringed Plover, 150+ Sand Martins & c.20 Swallow at Sevenoaks WR, Kent this evening. It's a place I should go to more as it's so local, but is usually uninspiring and lacks that 'feel' of a decent site despite a fair track record.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 weeks ago

Langdon Cliffs NT to South Foreland, Kent 0650-1130: Turtle Dove Wanstone Farm, male Ring Ouzel & Redstart Langdon Hole, Wheatear, Stonechat, 6 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat & 15 Buzzards.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

3 weeks ago

About seventy Swallows at Beesands Ley, Devon this evening (thirty or so of them here). Best thing about the inclement conditions that have persisted all day!

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

3 weeks ago

male Cirl Bunting this afternoon - the standard South Devon fix.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

3 weeks ago

drake Ring-necked Duck on a stormy Slapton Ley, Devon this evening, displaying fairly frequently too. Also three Cattle Egrets and a decent flock of all three species of hirundines.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

3 weeks ago

Five Cattle Egrets at South Huish Marsh, Devon today and yesterday - nice to watch them from our holiday cottage. Whimbrel, Wheatear and Swallow giving a sniff of spring in the stormy conditions.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

4 weeks ago

1st-winter Caspian Gull at Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead this a'noon. Always nice to get them into April as it'll soon be the doldrums for the species, before this year's crop arrives in late summer. #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

4 weeks ago

This Firecrest was singing its heart out in my parents' garden in Haslemere, Surrey all afternoon today. Totally unconcerned with the noisy Easter family antics.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

a month ago

Twelve years ago almost to the day, I located this Kumlien's Gull at Pitsea Tip, Essex that found its way into our hands. Bygone days... I miss the sweet smell of landfill and the regular passage of white-winged gulls here in southeast England.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

a month ago

1st-winter Caspian Gull at Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead this morning. First one I've seen here for three weeks. #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

a month ago

Wheatear at Knole Park NT, Sevenoaks, Kent this a'noon. Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps singing in the garden and 3 Red Kites over - despite the cold wind, some pleasant signs of spring today.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

a month ago

A solitary 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull at Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead was all the Thames had to offer this a'noon. It seems like a lot of gulls have moved out of the area at the moment. #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 months ago

This distinctive Herring Gull was at Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead this a'noon. Assume it's a northern bird, and at times even felt slightly Nelson's Gull-esque (but obviously isn't!). #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 months ago

Little Bunting at Godmersham Park, Kent this morning. With calm conditions, the bird was on show on and off most of the time. A very pleasant part of the world too.

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 months ago

1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull at Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead late a'noon. One of at least five present today. #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 months ago

Two 1st-winter Caspian Gulls at Greenhaven Drive, Thamesmead in the harsh light late a'noon - including this bird with nicely advanced grey mantle and scapulars. Also a handful of Yellow-legged Gulls there too. #londonbirds

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Rich Bonser @bonser_rich

2 months ago

Myrtle Warbler at Kilwinning, Ayrshire today. Hugely territorial and my second American wood warbler of the year, and it's only February. It had been too long (14 years old and 29 years ago!) since my first and only one in Britain & Ireland.

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