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Author:  John T Goy [ Sun May 07, 2006 11:00 pm ]
Post subject:  The Pits: 07.05

Collingham Old Pits & River Trent: 16.10 - 17.00ish

Cuckoo - 1 [heard and seen]
Corn Bunting - 2
Grasshopper Warbler - [Dave heard and saw one and Pete heard two]
Common Tern - 2
Cormorant - 10
Hirundines

Collingham New Pits: 17.45 - 19.45

Turtle Dove - 2 [over]
Dunlin - 13
LRP's
Shelduck - 5
Yellow Wag - 2
Grey Wag - 1
Gadwall - 1
Shoveler - 1
Hirundines

We were told by a birder in the lane that the Temmincks Stint had been seen one hour before we got there. The luck of the draw! A few other birders were there when we left, so maybe...

with Dave and Pete Johnson

Cheers

Author:  Eric Davison [ Mon May 08, 2006 9:47 am ]
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I last saw the stints at 1600hrs.They were to the left of the central earth ridge not far from a large odd boulder.they were settled/roosting having been feeding/probing busily.
Even though @300yrds away I thought only one bird showed lighter legs.Both showed a large grey nape...different from the little stint I GRIPPED on at norton :oops:

Author:  John T Goy [ Mon May 08, 2006 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Wrong turnings

Ericmd wrote:
I last saw the stints at 1600hrs.They were to the left of the central earth ridge not far from a large odd boulder.they were settled/roosting having been feeding/probing busily.
Even though @300yrds away I thought only one bird showed lighter legs.Both showed a large grey nape...different from the little stint I GRIPPED on at norton :oops:


Hi Ericmd,

If we hadn't taken so many wrong routes in the village trying to find the exact place we would have been there about the time you were!

Never mind eh. :(

Author:  Eric Davison [ Tue May 09, 2006 8:58 am ]
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It is a faff finding a way through those backstreets.I remember having a face off with another motor on one of the one-track roads...he alofted from his vehicle and I backed off......he was ex england rugger fullback Dusty Hare!a big lad!
I wlked further along the quarry road to view the largwer lake behind Besthorpe reserve and saw a bar-tailed godwit roosting with shelduck.3 turtle doves on the resrve island too.
things can only get better :D

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