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A few Migrants and Year Ticks

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Sep 172017

Missing the Leach’s Petrel bonanza of last week on the Wirral, due to work commitments, I failed miserably on Friday 15th September. The wind had abated and birds had all moved through. A consolation was a Cattle Egret at Burton Wetlands Reserve and a juvenile Black Tern at New Brighton in the mouth of the Mersey at Fort Perch. On Saturday 16th an afternoon visit to Spurn Observatory, East Yorkshire, produced a few early autumn migrants – Single Yellow-browed Warbler and single Red-breasted Flycatcher were at the Warren, along with a Whinchat and Great Spotted Woodpecker, at sea we saw a […]

Another Visit to RSPB Frampton

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Sep 112017

I paid another visit to RSPB Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire this morning. There were huge numbers of waders on the scrapes as it was high tide. At least 300 Ringed Plover; 400 Dunlin; 3 Little Stint (including a moulting adult); 12 Curlew Sandpiper (all juveniles); 8 Greenshank; 12 Spotted Redshank, 1 Sanderling; scattering of Ruff, Avocet, Curlew, numbers of Black-tailed Godwit and Lapwing and a calling Pectoral Sandpiper which we heard only. Also 2 Spoonbill, plenty of Little Egret, adult Whooper Swan, small numbers of Yellow Wagtail and Swallow; 3 Swift and large numbers of Sand Martin and House Martin. […]

An autumn day at Spurn

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Sep 102017

The coastal hotspots at Spurn and Kilnsea on the East Yorkshire Coast are as good a bet as anywhere to produce migrants during the autumn months. This weekend was no exception, as it was the 5th Migration Festival weekend, so with such a lot of people in the area, birds were bound to be found. On our arrival at Kilnsea, we quickly got to see a very obliging Wryneck, a Black Redstart and a Wheatear. At the Kilnsea wetlands reserve, a couple of juvenile Little Stint, several Curlew Sandpiper, a few Ruff and a Whinchat were all present. Lots of […]

Tiree 2017

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Sep 062017

I visited Tiree, one of the Inner Hebridean Islands, for the first time, during the last week of August. A beautiful place with some spectacular beaches and scenery. The island of Tiree is known as “The Land Below the Waves”. It has been inhabited since Mesolithic times, 9,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age ended. Tiree is rich in place names and this reflects the detail of the landscape. Most names are in Gaelic and there are also over 180 Viking names on the island and most of the township names come from Norse. Places such as Sandaig, Hynish, […]

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