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| RECENT SIGHTINGS |
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| Song Thrush |
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| Pagham Harbour 6th June 2004 |
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
| Pagham Harbour 6th June 2004 |
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| Blue Tit |
| My Garden 7th June 2004 |
| Red-backed Shrike |
| Foreness Point, Kent 24th October |
| This Very confiding Juvenile Red-backed Shrike was present on the cliffs just south of Foreness Point, Kent. It showed very well sometimes as close as 15ft! This is my second this year but the first bird i've managed to get half decent photos of. |
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| Foreness Point, Kent 25th October |
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| Another visit to Foreness Point once again provided cripling veiws of the Very confiding Juvenile Red-backed Shrike . It again showed very well this time down to 10ft!. |
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| Stephen Menzie Photographing the Red-backed Shrike at a distance of 10 FT !! |
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| Dungeness, Kent 26th October |
| An interesting day at Dungeness. Me Micky and Steve Menzie arrived at the RSPB reserve C10:30am to hear the news of to Adult male Penduline Tit! We made our way round but unfortunately they were never seen again, making this the SIXTH time I've dipped on Penduline Tit at Dungeness. Other highlights from the reserve were; Red-necked Grebe- On Burrowes Pit Black-necked Grebe- On Burrowes Pit Bearded Tit- 25+ On Hookers Pit Dungeness Point Quick look on the patch and obs trapping area only revealed only a hand full of birds. The highlights were; Arctic Tern- 1 Juv on Patch Little Gull- 25 on Patch Common Tern- 20 on Patch Bullfinch- 2 Trapping area |
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| Red-necked Grebe, Dungeness Kent |
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| Bearded Tit, Dungeness Kent |
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| Oare Marshes, Kent 27th October |
| A quick trip up to Oare so Steve and Mick could tick Grey Phalarope (low listers). Good although very distant veiws were obtained from east hide. Also present were: Dunlin- 150 East flood Curlew Sandpiper- 1 East flood Little Stint-1 East flood |
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| Sandwich Bay Bird Obs, Kent 23rd to 31st October |
| I spent the half week spend at SBBO to do some birding with my fellow teen birders. Steve Menzie, mickey and Simon (luckyist birder alive) Mitchell. The week didn't not turn up the hope for Pallas's or Yellow-browed, (the first time in three years!). Over the week the highlights were. 23rd October Wet and windy, but an Adult male Black Redstart in the obs car park was the lone highlight. 24th October Very Quite! 25th October A few more migrants with a Firecrest but little else seen by us. Mickey's dad had Dartford Warbler 26th October A quick look around before heading out for the day produced Five Tree Sparrows and a few Redpoll over 27th October Nothing! 28th October In Norfolk (see 28th below) 29th October Had a lay in to be honest, didn't do any birding 30th October Highlight of the day was a group of 3 Velvet Scoter offshore with 57 Common Scoter also 6 Little gull 31st October 3 Firecrest a Snow Bunting and the highlight of my day was an Egyptian Goose that flew north. A Sandwich Bay tick and a Kent Tick :).The Snow Bunting was very tame allowing me to get 5 foot from it! Also in the hot weather 17C ! There were a few Migrant Hawkers on the wing |
| Grove Ferry, Kent 23rd October 2004 |
| My recent bad luck came to an end today. The Juv Buff-breasted Sandpiper was located on the pool to the right of the ramp after an hour wait. It was view distant, but good enough. A nice Brit tick : ). Otherwise it was very quite. |
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| Sullfolk + Norfolk, 28th October |
| MY WORST TWITCH EVER!!! Got the Great-grey Shrike at Wheather Heath Suffolk...............it went down hillfrom here. Lets say Winterton Dunes.......No rare warblers........ Cromer in Norfolk............. Brakes fail on car........need i say more........................Full write up to follow |
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| Migrant Hawker Sandwich Bay, Kent 31st October |
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| Snow Bunting Sandwich Bay, Kent 31st October |
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