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15-02-2012, 04:40 PM
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| | | White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
The KOS web sitde reported a White Tailed Eagle near Port Lympne in Kent yesterday. A second winter bird.
I have read that a juvenile was seen in S England in December 2010, so maybe the same bird?
No mention of it it looked like an escapee, i.e with jesse.
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15-02-2012, 05:24 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
There was one last year for a while down in Hampshire, probably the same bird as the 2010 one you mention, and maybe the same one that's arrived near you.
Can't wait to see the photos 
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15-02-2012, 05:37 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
There was one reported at the end of last week at Rye Meads, Herts, so possibly the same individual. I would imagine this was a bird from the continent pushed across by the harsh weather rather than a Scottish bird.
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16-02-2012, 07:29 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
Reported again today in the vicinity of Walland Marsh (near Rye), from 09.30 to 12.30.
I was a bit doubtful of the first report yesterday,  , but from the number of reports today it's obviously real. Reckoned by some to be a first for the larger Romney Marsh area.
Reported to have been seen on the ground at one point eating a dead fox.
Cheers,
Bryan
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16-02-2012, 07:37 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
It was reported on saturday off the north Kent coast, just off Shellness but heading SW at the time.
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16-02-2012, 07:41 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  It was reported on saturday off the north Kent coast, just off Shellness but heading SW at the time. | Sort of heading towards Capel Fleet. LOL!
I suppose my earlier doubt is because age has made me rather cynical at times!
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17-02-2012, 02:52 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
Recent years have seen several young birds, apparently of Scandinavian origin, turning up in se England. The 2007 bird in Hampshire was from Finland by virtue of the colour rings it had on its legs.
The current individual was also reported from Botolph's Bridge, Kent, before heading westwards to Walland Marsh and then Playden, in Sussex, before heading back northwards in to Kent. It was seen feeding off a dead fox at Playden.
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23-02-2012, 07:49 PM
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| | | Re: White Tailed Eagle in Kent.
It now appears to have moved to near Basingstoke in Hampshire. Just like last year's bird.
Cheers,
Adam |
24-02-2012, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman It now appears to have moved to near Basingstoke in Hampshire. Just like last year's bird.
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Adam | Cool stuff! Just let my son know as he's not all that far from Basy!
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