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The Black-browed Albatross at Bempton, Yorkshire.30/6/2021
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The Black-browed Albatross at Bempton, Yorkshire.30/6/2021 When I started birdwatching 40 years ago I saw a picture of a Black-browed Albatross sat on a rocky outcrop in the north of the Shetland Isles. Since that moment I have always wanted to see one in the British Isles, with the species being a...
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Lowland Lancashire Wanderings
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I have worked in the Preston, Ormskirk, and Lytham area several times over the last 2 months so if finishing early I try to take some trips out. From Ormskirk I have made trips to Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve near Maghull and Martin Mere Nature Reserve near Burscough. When working in Preston I made a tr...
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Rolling into Suffolk. Sunday 27th June 2021
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A few of the team had arranged to try to catch up with the roaming Caspian Tern in North Lincolnshire on Sunday morning, when a text came in offering two places to go to see a European Roller at Icklingham in Suffolk. After a bit of sorting out and as two of the team needed to see the bird, we decided on Suff...
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Nightjars, 23rd June 2021
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Working in Barnsley as I spent the evening birding some of the local sites finishing off near Langsett for a great display by the moorland Nightjars with the following seen: Langsett. A moorland site at almost 1000ft elevation with pine forest and heather moorland. Red Grouse, c12, Woodcock, 2 over...
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Bempton, 20th June 2021
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Father's Day treat for the family! Gannet, 1000's, Peregrine, 2 juvs soaring above the cliffs, Kittiwake, 1000's, Puffin, c40, Razorbill, 1000's, Guillemot, 1000's, Tree Sparrow, c50, Corn Bunting, 4. Regards, David.
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RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset. Saturday 12th June 2021
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When a River Warbler was found about 8 days ago at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset, it got a few of us thinking about visiting the place again. Last time was the 25th April 2015 for a Hudsonian Godwit! A 5am start was planned with Craig B driving and myself and Bob K making up the numbers. Good progress was ma...
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A Day/Night trip into Yorkshire. Saturday 19th June 2021
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After last year`s restriction on travel it was nice to visit our regular places in East & North Yorkshire. Along with Kevin C, Chris B, myself and Bob K driving we left Rochdale at a leisurely 10am. Even on a Saturday morning the M62 was fairly busy but as we headed for the Bempton area the usual p...
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North Wales, 3rd June 2021
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Took my wife to Llandudno but managed a bit of birding here & there with the highlights being: Manx Shearwater, c20 out from South Stack, Gannet, 4 out from South Stack, Little Egret, 2 on Anglesey & 1 at Point of Ayr, Peregrine, first bird seen at South Stack being hassled by 2 Choughs, Buzzard...
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Notts and Lincs Day Out. 4th June 2021
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With various unfavourable weather firmly dominating the country in the latter half of May, we had to wait until now to visit the Nightingales at Whisby near Lincoln. We also planned to visit Chamber`s Wood to see the Marsh Fritillary`s that breed there. As we set off from Newhey with Bob K and Chris B, n...
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The Franklin`s Gull in Yorkshire. Monday 24th May 2021
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This bird was found last September 2020 in Bradford, Yorkshire, before spending a few days at Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, where I and my recently departed friend Steven Brown managed to miss seeing it! Fast forward to Tuesday 18th May this year, news that a breeding plumaged Franklin`s Gull was...
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Northern Mockingbird in Northumberland 8/5/21
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The travel tales of this bird carried on, after its trip across the Atlantic, then Devon, Sussex and now Northumberland in the well looked after town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It has been in the area for a couple of weeks until a resident birder reported its presence and viewing was arranged. With a...
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Marshside, Mere Sands Wood and Martin Mere December 2020!
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In late 2020 I was working in the Southport area so decided to pop to RSPB Marshside. Just on arrival seeing and hearing the flocks of Pink Footed geese low over, the wader flocks in the distance and the waterfowl feeding and roosting on the waterbodies made me realise what I was missing - more regular t...
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Barn owl
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Barn owl being harassed by 2 crows as it flew across a field at 9.15 this morning. Just out of our area
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Rufous Bush Chat, Stiffkey, Norfolk 17th October 2020
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When a bird as rare as a Rufous Bush Chat (last one 40 years ago) turns up you have to go see it, right? Awakening from my slumbers at 7-30am on a rainy Saturday morning could not have been more different to what was in store for me on that morning. I decided to check out any bird news whilst having my customar...
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Martin Mere
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I have managed 2 trips to Martin Mere - one in August and the other in early October. I would have liked to have visited in June when a juvenile Cuckoo was being fed by a Reed Warbler outside a hide. On one date 2 Wood Sandpipers were also present from the same hide. You have to book online to visit. You e...
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Collingham 4/10/2020
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Hoopoe a bird Ive always wanted to see but they never stay long enough in one place So with the Hoopoe in Collingham staying put over the past few days decided to give it a go and wasnt disappointed, having made its home on local cricket field this was my first stop off there it was and putting on a good dis...
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Northumberland 4th to 6th October 2020
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With lots of rare birds being in the country e.g. Two Barred Greenish Warbler, Siberian Thrush etc and as my lady friend and I had planned a trip up to Amble in Northumberland, you can imagine how I felt when a Red Flanked Bluetail had been found on Holy Island on Saturday! We left Lancashire early on S...
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Spurn Weekend. 18/19/20th September 2020
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Friday Our annual trip to the Easington, Kilnsea and Spurn area took place a little earlier due to, what seemed like migration taking place sooner? With light easterly winds and sunny conditions our team assembled and with Kevin C at the wheel we set off. Our first call was to be at Sunk Island/ Ston...
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The Wirral and Cheshire. 6th & 11th September 2020 Hale near lighthouse. 11/9/2020.
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The Wirral and Cheshire. 6th & 11th September 2020 With the last couple of weeks producing easterly winds a sudden change to westerlies had us thinking about a trip onto The Wirral to try to find Leach`s Petrel`s. A few had been seen the day previously so our hopes were up as four of us left Castlet...
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Lammergeier/Bearded Vulture. Part Three 9/8/20
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Our local vulture has been changing her roosting cliffs recently, having moved from the Howden area to the Woodhead area on the 26th July. She has been present in the Peak/Longendale area for a month now being first seen around the 8th July. A comfortable 20 minute walk to see the bird from the Penni...
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Another good day at Spurn, Yorkshire. 30/8/2020
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With some good seabird passage having been reported from Spurn area during the week and with the winds being from a similar direction, we decided to take a trip there. We gathered at Newhey for a 6am start with Bob K in charge. We had been informed that the Long tailed Skua breeding season in Scandina...
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More Wirral Adventures & Pectoral Sandpiper in Rochdale. 16/8/20
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After various trips to the east coast area it was time to check out one of our best birding areas on the west coast, RSPB Burton Mere, on the Wirral. A leisurely 8am start with myself, Steve B and Kevin C driving had us heading along the M56 on a grey but dry morning. An adult Spotted Crake had been seen o...
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Spurn at its very best. Tuesday 11th August 2020
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After Monday`s news that a first year female Collared Flycatcher had been caught and rung at the warren at Spurn had got a few of us thinking and with easterly winds still blowing. Now as it would be a new bird for two of our group and that a good supporting cast of birds that were also present, a trip wa...
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Lincolnshire, 6th-9th Aug 2020
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Spent a few days in Lincolnshire and visited Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore and Gibraltar Point with a good selection of birds, especially Waders (22 species) seen with the highlights as follows: Gannet, 2 at Gib Point, Spoonbill, 25 at Frampton & 8 at Freiston Great White Egret, 1 at Frampton...
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Ten Gull day at Spurn. Sunday 2nd July 2020
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Ten Gull day at Spurn. Sunday 2nd July 2020 After a Red Necked Phalarope and various waders were seen in the Kilnsea/Spurn area on Saturday we thought it was time for our first trip to the Spurn area this year. Two of our elder statesmen were missing for the trip so it was myself at the wheel with Chris B a...
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Bearded Vulture/Lammergeier in the Peak District. Sunday 19th July 2020
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Bearded Vulture/Lammergeier in the Peak District. Sunday 19th July 2020 The appearance of a vulture in this country is a strange occurrence at the best of times and with it came the tag presumed wild bred from reintroduced but not self-sustaining population in the Alps no great rush to see it set in...
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Re-Tern to Wales. 12/7/2020
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Re-Tern to Wales. 12/7/2020 With the Gateway to Wales having just been re-opened we thought that it was time to visit the principality and of course a visit to our favourite tern colony, Cemlyn Bay. I picked up Steve B and Kevin C at 7-15am and with a decent forecast of sunny periods we left Castleton. We...
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RSPB Bempton, Forge Valley & various. 5/7/2020
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Last week we had planned to do this trip and the events during the week had us thinking, you never know. Kevin drove with myself and Steve B for company, we left Castleton at 7-15am and with the roads being fairly quiet we reached Bempton by 9-25am. With the negative news about the Black browed Albatr...
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Yorkshire Trip on 28/6/2020
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It seems like a long while ago that we had a trip out together, but after a bit of shall we shan?t we, a decision was made to go out together on Sunday. Last trip out was the 15th March for the Black throated Thrush in Grimsby! We all met in Newhey and planned to head into Yorkshire to go and see the Spoonbill...
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Black Throated Thrush in Grimsby. 15/3/2020
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A first winter Black Throated Thrush had taken up residence in some school (institute?) grounds in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. As we had only been out on a couple of birding trips this year we thought that a trip over to see it would be nice. We met in Newhey and with Bob K driving made good progress over th...
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