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Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:06 am
Posts: 1930
Location: Boston, South Lincs
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Unexpected visit to Cley Marshes today produced the following:
Marsh Harrier - 3 with STONKINGLY close views at times! What a stunning bird!
Hobby - 1 VERY active over the reserve for the whole duration of the visit
Sparrowhawk - 1
Arctic Skua - 1 offshore, and my second ever sighting of one.
Gannet - 2 immatures offshore
Greater Black-backed Gull - at least 10 on scrapes
Ruff - about 20
Little Stint - 1 with Dunlin
Ringed Plover - group of 15 on shoreline, frequently disturbed by people on beach
Lapland Bunting - 5 just inland from beach behind shingle bank
Snow Bunting - first of the winter mixed in with Lapland Buntings (off to a good start!)
Whinchat - 1 mobile on barbed wire fence a short distance from the buntings
Bearded Reedling - group of 10 pinging away above my head at one point!
Unbelievable numbers of Teal, Wigeon etc on scrapes!
Birder fed visitor centre staff duff gen about a supposed Pureple Heron on the Salthouse side of the reserve, later re-identified as Grey Heron.
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