Thursday, 16 September 2010

A lapland lifer today!

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Getting up at 05.15 to get to Beddington Sewage Farm by 06.00 was hard, but worth it to get a lifer in a short while. Two birds were feeding...
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Saturday, 11 September 2010

Two British/life ticks are better than one!

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After missing the Grove Ferry Wilson's phalarope yesterday, I went first for the Isabelline shrike at Gosport today. The weather was dul...
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Sunday, 5 September 2010

Wryneck becomes writheneck - a sad story

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David Campbell and I decided to go to St Margarets at Cliffe today hoping to see large numbers of migrants amassing on the South cliffs bef...
Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Hobby at Banstead Woods.

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David Campbell showed me the hobby he had found in Banstead Woods. The tree was empty at first but after about an hour the hobby came to sit...
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Monday, 9 August 2010

A week in the Scilly Isles and a pelagic 24-31 July 2010

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After Cornwall, Lynne and I went to the Scilly Isles for a week. Last year I spent a weekend on St Mary's but I spent both days at sea s...
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Sunday, 1 August 2010

Cornwall - 19-24 July 2010

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I was in Cornwall, Porthcurno, to sing in the chorus of 'The Bartered Bride', put on by Surrey Opera. The show was at the Minack ope...

White-tailed plover at Rainham - 7 July 2010

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Had a call from David Campbell at work about a white-tailed plover which had just arrived at Rainham. I couldn't leave work then but I w...

Norfolk 5 and 10 July 2010 - Montagu's harrier at last.

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After our 'not bad' visit to the New Forest, David and I decided to visit Norfolk, and also to try and see the river warbler which h...

New Forest - Tree pipits and other common birds!

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David Campbell and I decided to go to the New Forest today, 10 July, to see if there were any Honey buzzards at Acres Down. On arrival there...