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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:41 pm 
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Location: Gibraltar Point, Sykes Farm
A new personal record achieved today, a total of 105 species recorded from 0500-2100hrs, a bit of a fall of migrants was evident today, with some very surprising discoveries! The species are as follows;

Wood Pigeon 50
Blackbird 3
Jackdaw 30
Robin 5
Little Egret 33 (out of roost at dawn)
Wren 10
GBBGull 200
BHGull 1000
Herring Gull 300
Sedge Warbler 2
Common Gull 30
Grey Partridge 1
Common Sandpiper 4 (River Steeping)
Black-tailed Godwit 345
Whimbrel 71(30S)
Curlew 600
Linnet 14
Swift 300S
Sand Martin 500S
Pheasant 1
Redshank 645
Oystercatcher 4260
Sandwich Tern 1300(300S)
Swallow 200
Kestrel 2
Meadow Pipit 66
Pink-footed Goose 1
Marsh Harrier 2 (Ad female and juv)
Eider 18
Reed Bunting 1
Dunlin 3000
Shelduck 150
Ringed Plover 140
Sanderling 4000
Turnstone 13
Knot 20000
Peregrine 1 (Ad male)
Yellow Wagtail 6
Greenshank 9
Avocet 35
Magpie 12
Goldcrest 1
Hobby 1 (Carrying a Skylark at high tide)
Skylark 4
Gannet 20
Pied Wagtail 30
Stock Dove 2
Common Scoter 18
Common Tern 98
Cormorant 40
Mallard 168
Grey Heron 1
Common Buzzard 1
LBBGull 10
Greylag Goose 20
Starling 3
Little Tern 30 (Mostly juvenile birds)
SPOONBILL 1
Wheatear 4 (first of the autumn)
Ruff 2S
Carrion Crow 3
Grey Plover 145
Lapwing 200
Bar-tailed Godwit 3
Whitethroat 10
Golden Plover 1 (In off the sea)
Willow Warbler 25
Dunnock 13
Goldfinch 6
Blue Tit 30
Teal 50
Lesser Whitethroat 5
Arctic Skua 1
WOOD WARBLER 1 (East Dunes)
Mistle Thrush 21 (Roaming flock)
Great Tit 4
House Martin 15
Green Sandpiper 3
Long-tailed Tit 5
REDSTART 4 (1 very spotty juvenile)
GREEN WOODPECKER 1 (Juv)
Sparrohawk 4
Turtle Dove 3
Greenfinch 60
Little Grebe 3
Mute Swan 2
Coot 10
Moorhen 2
Tufted Duck 12
Gadwall 9
Chaffinch 15
Chiffchaff 2
Canada Goose 50
Reed Warbler 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
MARSH TIT 1 (I heard a possible Marsh Tit yesterday, seen today for the first time, in the Plantation, behind the Yacht Club)
Blackcap 1
KINGFISHER 1
Wood Sandpiper 1
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Snipe 1
Fulmar 1
WHITE RUMPED SANDPIPER at Greenshanks Creek this evening at high tide, seen well in flight and briefly on he deck, in very good light
Arctic Tern 2
Barn Owl 1
Also a possible 'Pectoral Sandpiper' south offshore with a single Knot, Dunlin sized wader, with distinct superilium and strong breast streaking, not included in final.

What a day!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Richard


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:26 pm 
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Location: Doddington Park, Lincoln
I remember seeing a marsh tit about twenty years ago between the shore bird warden"s hut and the ringing hut. It was a most unexpected surprise. Again it was its song that alerted me to it
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:09 pm 
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Location: Gibraltar Point, Sykes Farm
Marsh Tit still present this evening (13th) in the orchard/Plantation, bird heard calling a few times

Also, a first-winter Yellow-legged Gull on Tennyson Sands this morning

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Richard


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:31 pm 
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Marsh Tit and Yellow-legged Gull - an odd combination of local rares !

Phil


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