Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Tern lifer in Hyde Park and Alder flycatcher in Norfolk

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Sunday was a day of ups and downs. First was the trek in the rain, with David Campbell, for 3 miles on soft shingle to see the alder/willow ...
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Monday, 20 September 2010

A busy weekend - White-rumped sandpiper and King eider.

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Oare Marshes, Kent. On Friday I went to Oare marshes to see the white-rumped Sandpiper. I did see one last year at Abberton Reservoir (if ...
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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...