The dance of the owls hike: bird, walk and photograph rare birds

Time to take an easy walk along the coast, I am not feeling like hiking hills and travelling too far away on this day so let's hop on a train to the coast of Kent and breath in the fresh air! If you want wild traditional English Coast, this is a place to go to. Pebble beaches. swamps, surrounded by nature reserves, golf courses and manor houses, without the crowd of Brighton or Eastbourne.
I do recommend cameras and binoculars as you never know what surprise you can get in this magical place!
We will look for wildlife but the star of the day will be the short eared owls! If the weather allows, they came put up quite a unique show and will flight just a meter or two away in some cases not caring the least about any of us, so if you are a photographer or a birder, this is your trip!
The area is a well known nature reserve with one of the largest concentration of overwintering owls in the country, there were at least nine the last time I came so let's hope for some lucky day! We will walk along and will stop for photos whenever we spot one of those gorgeous feathery friends. This year is one of the most exceptional for the shorties, as we call them in the country and populations at a number rarely seen before have just arrived from Russia and Scandinavia.

France is right across the Chanel and we might spot the white cliffs of Calais on a clear day.
This is a lovely walk, flat and easy, great for beginners of for people who just want to spend a day out on the Coast without too many human activities around.
The area is one of the prime migratory routes for birds in Britain and host an impressive list of rare bird species from around the globe over wintering.
A colony of harbour seals also inhabit the nearby bay so we might even spot one or two at hight tide.
Sandwich Bay is home to nature reserves and two world-class golf courses, Royal St George's and Prince's where golfers are used to being interrupted by hunting short eared, barn and long eared owls, quite peculiar isn't it? The town is also home to many educational and cultural events. Sandwich also gave its name to the food that you like by way of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who didn't actually live in Sandwich...
ATTENTION: PLEASE WEAR WARM CLOTHING. WE WILL STAY AT THE SAME SPOT FOR ABOUT an HOUR TO WAIT FOR THE OWLS and will spend some time in a hide for lunch to spot snipes, jack snipes, avocets and other birds.
Those who wish are welcome to join for a delightful diner at a Turkish restaurant afterwards. It is located next to the station so if you prefer to head back home, just jump on the train.
DISTANCE: 10 miles/16km
DIFFICULTY: Easy/no major climb
PRICE:
£17 for the guide's fee
£25 in cash for the return train journey.
INCLUDED:
Guide fee
A lovely time with the loveliest people, also called Jonions
NOT INCLUDED:
Transport:
Will cost about £25(roughly) for the return train ticket
Please bring cash on the day to get a discounted group ticket.
Food
Anything not mentioned above
WHAT TO BRING:
A packed lunch
Cash for the transport
Weather appropriate clothing(Think winter, you will get wet)
Preferably hiking shoes, unless you wish your shoes to die. They will!
MEETING POINT:
London St Pancras at 8:30 am I will send the location when I am there.
ATTENTION:
Our trips will not be cancelled due to weather conditions so please ensure that you do wear and carry appropriate clothing. 😄
As you can see, my humour is terrible, good luck with that but know that I take care of my Jonions and read the bit about discrimination please, if you are racist, homophobic, cannot accept that people have other opinions or mental health issues, this might not be a trip for you. If you aren't any of the above, we will love you so, come on, press the button.
POLICIES:
1: This group is designed for the pleasure and enjoyment of all of us, we do not accept any derogatory comments or behaviours towards anyone. Racism, discrimination and other unacceptable behaviours will only lead to your rejection to any of our trips and this without exception. Everyone is welcome, we have religious and non-religious people, gay, straight, bisexual people, all shades and colours or nationality, people of all ages, sex and political believes and mutual respect is the fundamental spirit of this group.
2: Our trips are only refundable up to 14 days before departure, if you wish to cancel after that, you will be offered a transfer to another trip for the same price or you may resell your slot to somebody else.
3: If we do cancel the entirety of the trip on our side, you will be fully refunded,