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Birthday Birdwatch - Titchwell Marsh 06/10/08
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Author:  Katherine Birkett [ Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Birthday Birdwatch - Titchwell Marsh 06/10/08

SHOCK HORROR: For the first time ever after a trip to Titchwell - no lifers to report! :shock:

I'll go through a list of what I saw in groups:

BIRDS OF PREY:

Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk

WADERS:

Oystercatcher
Little Stint
Lapwing
Sanderling
Turnstone
Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Ringed Plover
Avocet
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Dunlin
Curlew
Ruff
Golden Plover
Grey Plover

DUCKS/GEESE:

Mallard
Shelduck (with juveniles)
Wigeon
Teal
Pintail
Shoveler
Eider
Gadwall
Pink-footed Goose (skein after skein)
Egyptian Goose
Canada Goose
Brent Goose

OTHER WATER-BIRDS:

Mute Swan
Grey Heron
Cormorant
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Coot
Moorhen

GULLS:

Black-headed Gull (with juveniles)
Common Gull (with juveniles)
Herring Gull (with juveniles)
Greater Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull

PASSERINES:

Northern Wheatear
Robin
House Sparrow
Dunnock
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Goldcrest
Wren
Starling
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Bearded Reedling
Pied Wagtail
Sedge Warbler

FIELD BIRDS ON WAY THERE AND BACK:

Magpie
Rook
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Pheasant
Collared Dove
Woodpigeon

EXTRAS:

Brown Hare (2)
Common Lizard (4 basking)
Lots of Dragon/Damselflies still around

SPECIES MISSED:

Yellow-browed Warbler and Snow Bunting. If only I'd turned left on to the beach instead of staying at the Telescope Platform!

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