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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gib sightings |
A juv redstart trapped on the East Dunes this morning Spoonbill still on Tennyson's Sands with black tailed godwit 41 green sandpiper common sandpiper also 11 greenshank came off the marsh at Greenshank Creek. also, common buzzard arctic skua 12 (4 flew west/inland) hundreds of sandwich tern fishing a fair way offshore - up to 800 were counted on one day last week. Cheers Kev |
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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:53 pm ] |
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Had a 3 hour walk down the beach from Skegness to Gib North Building and back this evening from 17:00. The beach was empty until opposite North Building and so was the sea. However, the channel between the beach and the sand bank was full of activity with at least 400 Sandwich Terns actively fishing in the seemingly clear water. I watched this spot for an hour and they were repeatedly joined by various Gannets which stopped to fish. Also present were Little, Common and Arctic Terns (12 together )and of course attendant Skuas. At one point there were 9 Arctic Skuas in the air at once harrassing the Terns and a single ad Pale Phase Pom with one spoon and a broken tail feather joined in but soon continued south. At the same time a Tern flock on the beach had 273 Sandwich ( 41 juvs ), 11 ad Common and 3 ad Arctic Terns. |
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