Getting to know our new home

This is our walk home from town - what's not to love?

Our bungalow can't be seen from here, but it's to the right of the few houses you can see at the top of the cliff.

And here is the view from the garden fence. We went back down to the beach after lunch and walked away from town, towards Reculver. We disturbed several turnstones, they're incredibly well camouflaged against the shingle, you don't usually see them until they move unless they're in the water, like this little chap.

How many can you spot below? (click the picture to enlarge it)

We walked till we saw Reculver Towers then decided it was teatime! 

Birdwatching from the sofa!

We often go birdwatching on our walks, but since moving we've seen so many birds in our garden.

Today there was a greenfinch picking up nesting materials from the hanging basket directly outside the kitchen door. Fortunately he wasn't after the herb seedlings!

He came back several times, we're now the greenfinch equivalent of the local DIY store I think.

A few minutes later I spotted (pun intended!) a great spotted woodpecker in the birdbath. By the time I'd grabbed the camera he'd gone down to the grass. I included the first blurred photo because it shows (to me, anyway) that he was busily drilling away in the ground.

According to my bird book they are "rarely seen on the ground"

Look at that beak!

So beautiful. His (or her) mate was around too, but hid in a tree when I tried to get nearer outside. 

These photos are all taken from indoors, through glass.

Birds in their little nests agree

blackheaded gulls in Rye, East Sussed