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Robs Birding Blog: April 2015
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Saturday, 25 April 2015. Great Blue Heron . On Scilly. Yesterday the 24th April i teamed up with Kevin and our destination was the Isles of Scilly and our target bird was the Great Blue Heron. On Bryher which was only the 2nd record of this species in the UK . Kevin picks up the story from here , i will add photos of the Great Blue Heron. As the story unfolds :. Following a whole two days spent dipping the Heron on 15th and 16th April ( note the bird reappeared once we landed back at Land's End! No one o...
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Robs Birding Blog: August 2014
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Thursday, 28 August 2014. Cracking Days Birding at Dungeness. I decided a day trip to Dungeness was in order today in the hope of catching up with some of the star birds that had been reported there yesterday , my first port of call was the screen hide over looking the ARC pit and my target birds there were Red Necked Phalarope and Little Stint. I bumped into Andy there and he kindly put me onto the RNP. Another Digi scoped pic of the RNP. In its fine juv plumage. I watched this bird for a good hour and ...
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Robs Birding Blog: December 2014
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Saturday, 27 December 2014. My Birding Review of 2014. Was one of the best years birding i have had in a very long time , i was lucky enough to have seen some fabulous birds and go on many great birding trips including a short trip to Spain and my first visit to Spurn , plus many other fantastic destinations . My Year list finished on : 240. And i added 11 Lifers. With 2 more pending. Onto my British List plus 2. I also added 4 new birds. To my WP List when i was in Spain. At the end of the review .
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Robs Birding Blog: February 2015
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Friday, 27 February 2015. Black Scoter and Waxwing Up North. On Wednesday 25th February i teamed up with Richard in the very early hours and headed to Northumberland in the hope of seeing the adult drake Black Scoter. Which would be a lifer for both of us , Richard made great time getting us there and we pulled into the car park at Cheswick at approx 8am . We walked through the sand dunes and started scanning the sea for any Scoters. There were lots of Long Tailed Ducks. And Red Breasted Mergansers.
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Robs Birding Blog: Great Wader Session......... At Oare Marshes
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Saturday, 18 July 2015. Great Wader Session. At Oare Marshes. Adult summer Little Stine. I called into Oare Marshes yesterday afternoon the 17th to try and see the reported Curlew Sandpipers ,. Waders are one of my fave family of birds , i started birding at Pegwell Bay back in the early eighties and waders were very much the first species that got me hooked. Which was my first of the year. I then checked out the large Black Tailed Godwit. Flock and then started to see the smaller Curlew Sandpipers.
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Robs Birding Blog: November 2014
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Sunday, 23 November 2014. Green-Winged Teal at Grove Ferry. A really wet and dull day was brightened up by the news of a partial eclipse Green Winged Teal. Showing from the ramp at Grove ferry this morning , a really great find by Martyn Wilson and many thanks for the info from both Chiddy and Martyn ,. Prominent white crescent on flanks. For the poor quality of the photos which were all digi scoped , the light conditions and rain are my excuse and i am sticking to it lol . A couple of Cetti's Warblers.
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Robs Birding Blog: July 2014
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Wednesday, 30 July 2014. Spoonbill and Mystery wader at Oare Marshes. I spent a really good birding session at Oare today , i bumped into Chidders by the pull in and we scanned over the East flood where he picked out the Bonaparte's Gull. On one of the islands , pink legs and moulting black hood were very evident. Pink legs and heavily moulted head. Quite close to the road . These are really cracking waders and by the end of the session i totalled 4 birds. Whilst i was looking at the Curlew Sandpipers.
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Robs Birding Blog: October 2014
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Tuesday, 28 October 2014. Titchfield Haven .Hampshire Birding. I had to go to Southampton yesterday the 27th October and took the chance to pop into Titchfield Haven NNR on the way back to try and see the Siberian Stonechat. And after a quick walk to the Meadow Hide it was not long before i saw this delightful chat , sadly it was a bit distant and i was more or less looking into the sun so didn't manage any photos . There were up to 3 "normal " Stonechats. In the area which of course posed for the camera .
