Birding in Kent, Sandwich Bay
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Running time ~22 minutes
Sandwich Bay extends from the mouth of the River Stour in the north southwards towards the town of Deal. It has a rich variety of flora and fauna and its proximity to Europe makes it an important area for migrating birds. Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory was established here and was one of the first independent ringing stations in the country and has several reserves on the larger Sandwich Bay estate.
This film shows many of the species that occur here over the course of a year, some are resident, others overwinter or pass through on migration. All the footage was shot on location over a period of time. Like birding pretty much anywhere, nothing is guaranteed. Some of the species may pass through on just one or two days others linger much longer, so it is worth checking on local sites to find out what is around at the time, such as https://sbbot.org.uk/sightings-2/sightings-birds/ or https://kentos.org.uk/index.php/sightings/bird-news
It is one of the best places in the county to see Grey Partridge which is resident, and the overwintering Short-eared Owls (it is not uncommon to have 3 or 4 birds hunting for prey in the late afternoon) are quite a sight to see. Snow Bunting are regular winter visitors to the area and occassionally we see Shore Lark (not yet videod by me!). This film does not cover the area known as Restharrow Scrape which is owned by the Bird Observatory but open to the public. That is the subject of a separate video.
Sandwich Bay extends from the mouth of the River Stour in the north southwards towards the town of Deal. It has a rich variety of flora and fauna and its proximity to Europe makes it an important area for migrating birds. Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory was established here and was one of the first independent ringing stations in the country and has several reserves on the larger Sandwich Bay estate.
This film shows many of the species that occur here over the course of a year, some are resident, others overwinter or pass through on migration. All the footage was shot on location over a period of time. Like birding pretty much anywhere, nothing is guaranteed. Some of the species may pass through on just one or two days others linger much longer, so it is worth checking on local sites to find out what is around at the time, such as https://sbbot.org.uk/sightings-2/sightings-birds/ or https://kentos.org.uk/index.php/sightings/bird-news
It is one of the best places in the county to see Grey Partridge which is resident, and the overwintering Short-eared Owls (it is not uncommon to have 3 or 4 birds hunting for prey in the late afternoon) are quite a sight to see. Snow Bunting are regular winter visitors to the area and occassionally we see Shore Lark (not yet videod by me!). This film does not cover the area known as Restharrow Scrape which is owned by the Bird Observatory but open to the public. That is the subject of a separate video.