Stuart Goodwin
spg73.bsky.social
Stuart Goodwin
@spg73.bsky.social
A Kent based birder moving into pan species listing.
First moth of the year at the kitchen window. A Dotted Border I believe. A lifer. #kentmoths #kentnature
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A lunchtime visit to a sunny but, in places,cold @kentwildlife.bsky.social Cromer Woods, Sittingbourne. 5 Blackbird seen along with Robin, Blue Tit & Woodpigeon. Great Tit, Wren & Buzzard heard. A Thrush (probably Song) & a Crest (most likely Gold) feeding in an Ivy clad tree. Mosses to be ID’d.
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
A 5 mile ish walk around Eastling, Doddington & Newnham in overcast/ murky conditions this afternoon. No new avian species for the year but Jackdaw’s were raucous & seemingly pairing up. Great Tit’s were teachering. I believe I have a new fungi, Glistening Inkcap & moss’s. #kentnature #kentbirding
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
It was the first Milton Creek Wildlife survey of 2026, in sunshine and no wind. 33 bird species seen with 16 new year ticks. Kingfisher still about, lots of Teal & Black-tailed Godwit. First Shieldbug (Hairy) & Firebug found plus Rebecca found an uncommon snail Thames/ 2-lipped door snail.
January 18, 2026 at 1:11 PM
A 3 mile walk around the village of Wormshill, nr Sittingbourne. Starting in murky conditions later brightening up. Very wet & muddy underfoot. 21 bird species seen or heard. Warmer today & heard the first Great Tit teacher calls of the year. 4 new year ticks, nothing exciting.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A 4m walk from Doddington to St. Katherines church, Kingston this morning in a strong, cold southerly wind. c20 Jackdaws in the fields immediately behind the village. c15 Skylark (yt) in the fields on top of the downs. Kingsdown Wood had c10 clumps of Butcher’s-broom. Fieldfares in orchard were a yt
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Today’s lunchtime location was a frozen Eureka Park fishing lake, Ashford. In cold fog, 14 Moorhen on the grass in front of the lake. Around a patch of open water were Mallard (c45), Coot, BHG & 2 Shoveler (yt). In the lake side tree’s were Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird & Chaffinch.
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
A cold first visit of the year to @kentwildlife.bsky.social Ashford Warren & Hoades Wood. Where the sun was shining the path had thawed, the rest was frozen. Blue & Great Tits, Robin, Blackbird & Woodpigeon seen or heard. #kentbirding #kentnature
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
A cold & snowy (just) lunchtime walk around the fields/ orchards behind our house. The old strawberry fields, now on its way to a housing estate, had Common Gulls, Magpie & a Lapwing. The cornfield had 2 more Lapwing & BHG circuiting overhead. A Kestrel in boundary pollarded trees. 2 more year ticks
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Completed a 5mile walk around Ospringe & Painters Forstal late morning/ early afternoon. Middle & Sandbark Woods produced a mobile Nuthatch along with Goldcrest, Great Tit. Coxett Wood had multiple clumps Butcher’s Broom. Great Spot & Green Woodpecker seen. 14 species added to the 2026 year list.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A midday walk at a frozen Oare Gunpowder Works CP, Faversham, in bright sunshine. 17 species seen, the best sighting probably a Grey Wagtail along one of the leats. 2 Fern species, 1 fungi & 2 Grey Squirrels also recorded.
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
An afternoon walk yesterday around a cold & muddy Thornden Woods, Canterbury. The only Tit flock we encountered, we disturbed from a ride side Silver Birch. A single LTT was noted before the flock moved on. A Jay flying across a ride, Buzzard soaring overhead, A Devil’s-bit Scabious still in flower.
January 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Happy new year to everyone. Wishing a healthy 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
A morning 4.5 mile walk around Sandwich & the bay. 24 species seen, no Stonechats around the golf courses where the only waders (2 Oystercatchers) were seen. A finch was flushed from the fairway path and landed in the deep rough, The back of the bird had white & tan/brown colours. It didn’t reappear
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A late morning walk around Sharstad Wood, Doddington. 2 Jays heard, 3 Goldcrest seen together by the main path. Long-tailed & Blue Tit seen & a Coal Tit, Chaffinch & Wren (2) heard.

Doddington Place was quiet, a flock of Corvid were distant. Yet, in a tree beside the drive, were 7 Crossbills (yt).
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A short afternoon walk pushing my 95 year old mother-in-law along Herne Bay seafront. Turnstone & Redshank on the shoreline. Black-headed & Herring Gull overhead & on the sea, where 2 Cormorant flew towards Reculver. A Rock Pipit & 3 Carrion Crow also on the pebbles. 2 Starling flew into roost.
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Morning. Some new old natural history reading for the new year.

One of the books is a year younger than me!
December 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
An afternoon walk around Goodnestone in sunshine but with a cold northerly wind blowing. In the fields behind the village were Rook & Jackdaw. The fields around the windmill were BHG, Carrion Crow & 4 Lapwing. Around Staple, a beet field had a flock of 40 probable Linnet, the sun silhouetting them.
December 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
An afternoon walk from the Neptune Cafe, Leysdown to Shellness. In bright warm weather, the tide was in so only Turnstone, Sanderling, Redshank & a lone Grey Plover on the shore. 2 Short-eared Owls in the hamlet gardens. A lovely sunset over the saltmarsh where Little Egret & Marsh Harrier seen.
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This morning was the December Milton Creek wildlife survey. On a low tide, highlights were a Spotted Redshank towards the creek head, a flyover Raven (only our 2nd from memory) & a Kingfisher. Plenty of Teal along the creek edge. A Sparrowhawk seen drifting overhead. A couple of Redwing also noted.
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Walked a 5 mile route around Sheerness this morning in bright sunshine. Oystercatchers & Wigeon @ Barton Point, Turnstone & Sanderling on the beach with GCG on the sea. Starling on most aerials. GSW seen & heard in the estate. 29 Moorhen in the brook/stream. 31 species recorded.
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A glorious late morning walk around Pluckley & Little Chart today. In bright warm sunshine 24 species seen or heard. First Fieldfare heard of the winter, the Merlin app picked up Redwing but as I didn’t hear it, it is unrecorded. Found a plaque for the Pluckley air force base 1917-1923.
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A morning walk around Riverside CP, Rainham in bright sunshine but a cold breeze. The tide was at its lowest point leaving vast expanse of mud. The winter sunshine accentuated the colours of the male Shoveler, Wigeon & Pintail. Curlew, Redshank, Dunlin, Lapwing & Oystercatchers were the waders noted
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A 5mile morning walk around Oare & Faversham Creeks in light becoming heavier rain. The tide was out on the creeks. A Spoonbill on the Faversham Creek saltmarsh & a Ringed Plover (surprisingly) at the convergence of the creeks were year ticks. A Kingfisher in a pool by Oare Cafe.
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A high tide on the turn & a cold wind blowing up Milton Creek greeted us for the November wildlife survey. 7 Spot Reds, 12 Little Egret & 17 Little Grebe on the lake. On the saltmarsh were Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Lapwing & a Snipe. The the tide fell at least 3 Curlew seen
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM