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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gib Point |
Glad to see things picking up a bit - today produced: Gannet - 30+ feeding party offshore Sandwich Tern - 510 on beach plus many offshore Arctic Tern - 7 Common Tern - 50+ Arctic Skua - 8+ with offshore feeding flock Kittiwake - 8 on beach Little Gull -5 Whimbrel - 1 Montagues Harrier - 1f salt marsh ( per Dave Wright) Jackson's Marsh: Scaup - 1m Marsh harrier - 1 Spotted Redshank - 1ad Greenshank - 2 Ruff - 1 Little Gull - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 23 Little ringed Plover - 1 Little Egret - 11 Plus Avocets, Redshanks, Common Terns and Sandwich Terns Roseate Tern - 1 on beach yesterday and 2 with Sandwich Terns this evening on beach both ringed ( per Dave Wright ) |
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| Author: | Andrew Chick [ Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gib Point |
Cracking weekend at Gib, Not much to add to the above list, except reeling Grasshopper Warbler at the base of Mill Hill on Sat 12th at dusk Andrew |
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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gib Point |
That Grasshopper Wbl has been most reliable all spring! There was less about today: Arctic Skua - 8+ Gannet - odd ones only Sandwich Terns - 200+ on beach also Little and Common Whimbrel - 7 Spotted Redshank - 1ad Black-tailed Godwit - 32 Icelandics in good plumage Montagues Harrier - 2 ( 2y female which has been regular for 10 days and is moulting and another female ) Scaup - 2 1y drakes It was good to see so many birders about today - does anybody have anything to add. cheers Edmund |
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| Author: | John Walker [ Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gib Point |
Did a seawatch at Theddlethorpe beach, 1500 to 1620 hrs thru the high neap tide, 6 sandwich terns 3 harrased by 1 arctic skua 3 knot south 1 gannet south and thats about it!! John. |
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