Yesterday we visited some friends, and after a nice lunch we went for a walk along the River Darent, between Sutton-at-hone and Horton Kirby. Although a very calm and mostly clean river, the Darent didn't produce as much wildlife, with only a Grey Heron, a possible Kingfisher and possible Water Vole seen in the 2 hours. However, the fields around it were slightly better.
3 Common Buzzard.
1 Red Kite.
1 Sparrowhawk.
13 Goldcrest.
4 Green Woodpecker.
6 Pied Wagtail.
2 Yellowhammer.
3 Meadow Pipit.
1 Skylark.
6 Nuthatch.
15+ Chaffinch.
2 (poss) Hawfinch over (well there were 2 over-sized finches flying over the treeline at one point)
20 House Sparrow
It was a very enjoyable walk along the Darent, with the water softly plish-plashing all the way down. The views were also pleasant, with the evening sky a fairly orange colour. To be honest, although the River Wandle seems to have a slightly wider biodiversity, the area around this Kent river was picturesque, and being 20 minutes or so from Rainham and 45 minutes from Oare Marshes - somewhere I'm desperate to visit having not done so yet - I hope to visit more often!
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| Chaffinch |
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| Song Thrush (and a Green Woodpecker on the left) |
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| Yellowhammer |
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