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Gibraltar Point 09/05/13 - big bird day
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Author:  Richard Doan [ Fri May 09, 2014 10:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Gibraltar Point 09/05/13 - big bird day
Decided to do a big bird day list today, just for a bit of fun. Alarm was set for 0445hrs, then birding commenced at 0500hrs and finished at 2130hrs! The results are as follows: (the list is in the order that I saw them)

Chaffinch 25
Goldfinch 20
Jackdaw 100
Carrion Crow 5
Wood Pigeon 100
Wren 5
GARGANEY 2 pair still present
Black-tailed Godwit 79
Greenshank 1
Redshank 30
Dunlin 3000+
Snipe 2
Moorhen 6
Coot 5 (2 chicks on Jackson's)
Gadwall 20
Mallard 15
Black-headed Gull 350
Shelduck 100
Avocet 7
Greylag Goose 10
Canada Goose 10
Common Tern 2
Tufted Duck 15
Teal 5
Whitethroat 60+
Pied Wagtail 1
Swallow 350 south
Pheasant 8
Blackbird 4
Magpie 10
Tawny Owl 1
Chiffchaff 4
Great Tit 20
Blackcap 2
Robin 6
Linnet 37
Blue Tit 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Dunnock 5
Greenfinch 5
Oystercatcher 13
Meadow Pipit 50+
Skylark 20+
Reed Bunting 4
Curlew 100
Brent Goose 100
Turnstone 50
Ringed Plover 200
Herring Gull 200
Cormorant 3
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Little Tern 40
Eider 15
Whimbrel 9
Swift 40 south
Wheatear 3
Yellow Wagtail 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 26 south
Common Sandpiper 1
Little Egret 5
BLACK TERN 1 adult offshore
Gannet 30 south
Rook 5 south
Sand Martin 2 south
Cuckoo 3
Sanderling 60
Common Gull 30
Sparrowhawk 3+
Pink-footed Goose 1 south offshore
Turtle Dove 4 (2 pairs displaying)
Sedge Warbler 5
Yellowhammer 2
Fulmar 2 north
Common Scoter pair south
Mute Swan 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Stock Dove 1
Willow Warbler 3
Reed Warbler 1
Little Grebe 1
Lapwing 3
Shoveler 3
Pochard 1
SERIN female still at the bird feeding station (showing well on and off, all day)
House Martin 40
Grey Plover 500
Knot 1000
Marsh Harrier 1
Hobby 1
Kestrel 1
Grey Heron 1
Starling 1
Long-tailed Tit 2
Corn Bunting 1
GREAT WHITE EGRET was very unexpected (viewed from Harvey's hide flying over the Cowbank Drain then disappeared inland)
Mistle Thrush 1
Song Thrush 1
Barn Owl 1
Kittiwake 4 north
Mediterranean Gull 1

A total of 101 species recorded during the day

Cheers,

Richard
Author:  Dean Eades [ Fri May 09, 2014 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gibraltar Point 09/05/13 - big bird day
Cracking day
Author:  Chris Grimshaw [ Fri May 09, 2014 11:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Gibraltar Point 09/05/13 - big bird day
Well done Richard. I admire your fortitude. This made really interesting and informative reading. We could do with more records like this
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