tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52608697990648215652024-03-19T09:15:56.405+00:00Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory BlogMichael Briggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896864889018237739noreply@blogger.comBlogger581125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-14621064770981398172024-03-12T15:31:00.016+00:002024-03-17T20:49:17.851+00:00Mid March 2024<p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Reserve Access; </b>Please note, if visiting the Reserve, extensive flooding has effected the main path from the North Car Park to Mill Hill. Wellies are advised.</p><p><b>16th March.</b> Again, fairly quiet for vis mig but a party of 5 migrant Sparrowhawks were circling together and Grey wagtail moved south. <b>2 Crossbills</b> were in the North car Park pines before leaving south. An increase of Chiffchaffs was noted with at least 16 on the Reserve, the 7 Whooper Swans had roosted overnight on Tennyson's Sands where a Bearded Tit was seen and <b>3 Great White Egrets</b> arrived. A Tawny Owl was vocal during the morning. Other birds around included a Bullfinch, a Brambling and 2 Yellowhammers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuSsvZNKIvOBbbPNWRuhyphenhyphenS4rqYExCCzG-_AaBWS_Da57iRS2K18S8aZj_jBs8xuKIuJIU6vSafxsBXjnuoLeuEHWiBtrImbLKcl9IhbgCMCgaPzn7BGmByqD1ra7dsKZZRqrn7o6jjU8YfbS-Ss-opPOsLF7nFmw-vcza7YYfsbkiKQrx6JtUsPqNwoo/s2048/Bearded%20Tit%2016th%20March%202024%20Paul%20Johnson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1446" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuSsvZNKIvOBbbPNWRuhyphenhyphenS4rqYExCCzG-_AaBWS_Da57iRS2K18S8aZj_jBs8xuKIuJIU6vSafxsBXjnuoLeuEHWiBtrImbLKcl9IhbgCMCgaPzn7BGmByqD1ra7dsKZZRqrn7o6jjU8YfbS-Ss-opPOsLF7nFmw-vcza7YYfsbkiKQrx6JtUsPqNwoo/w356-h504/Bearded%20Tit%2016th%20March%202024%20Paul%20Johnson.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bearded Tit, 16th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Johnson</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjywlpTKkkd8BQ0WnPAVVujp82-fmYWSOPGcaLlbeJHh22y4ZTPJDS9yUSs40VfE5bSC30mLDZsqNTcOzhZSJ5Lqzl9x9ixcOX1haKkc00dbsm-Qvfr88V7DEg50r9Vd82kMABaYGjSBWTXk1DMSi6D1sFqVWsbMzWTaqPFJyxUG4eAbJUQAYHn-PyyT0/s1000/DSC04564-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjywlpTKkkd8BQ0WnPAVVujp82-fmYWSOPGcaLlbeJHh22y4ZTPJDS9yUSs40VfE5bSC30mLDZsqNTcOzhZSJ5Lqzl9x9ixcOX1haKkc00dbsm-Qvfr88V7DEg50r9Vd82kMABaYGjSBWTXk1DMSi6D1sFqVWsbMzWTaqPFJyxUG4eAbJUQAYHn-PyyT0/w632-h421/DSC04564-Edit.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Chiffchaff, 16th Marsh 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yc6t3Fee-5dTOr9PEJa6yIlAKzmxR571hOjpy8wtKjeleP-dVPZrVI8rAjaKUyt3HVavr_-xXXkOzgoReUtOiMWfFuSrnwDjmpQ1nnWi-an0QnJSZw7a4EooHM66Yg2r65vok9ZbXDyhUy2hbnavD8RE-J2s_62CXGB_-mjvJQ00Q-684YDe5nZHPN8/s1000/DSC04515-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yc6t3Fee-5dTOr9PEJa6yIlAKzmxR571hOjpy8wtKjeleP-dVPZrVI8rAjaKUyt3HVavr_-xXXkOzgoReUtOiMWfFuSrnwDjmpQ1nnWi-an0QnJSZw7a4EooHM66Yg2r65vok9ZbXDyhUy2hbnavD8RE-J2s_62CXGB_-mjvJQ00Q-684YDe5nZHPN8/w626-h416/DSC04515-Edit.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oystercatchers, 16th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p><b>15th March. </b>Fewer birds on the move today with a slight change in wind direction, but 2 Collared Doves and a red Kite were the highlights. Birds around included a Hen Harrier, Green Woodpecker, Water Pipit, Woodcock, Goldcrest and 3 Chiffchaffs singing around Sykes Farm with another 2 elsewhere and the first Sand Martin of the year.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh43kkkA0fTSMAwOmlNvxXuJwHjxEI9V6dxigCKbvibShmd-MT5b38nfXrSH9nUc-7eq22sMdJP04BAiq4PIs69Wju988ecqBJbOc5ic5bG-vvNQvk78Mz9SYbeAXr5-U2r1X65aS_PqsHHHdaN5usefBxqoqM1hnRlIDxYXwYHT53kWIf8YAzwDT4trPk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh43kkkA0fTSMAwOmlNvxXuJwHjxEI9V6dxigCKbvibShmd-MT5b38nfXrSH9nUc-7eq22sMdJP04BAiq4PIs69Wju988ecqBJbOc5ic5bG-vvNQvk78Mz9SYbeAXr5-U2r1X65aS_PqsHHHdaN5usefBxqoqM1hnRlIDxYXwYHT53kWIf8YAzwDT4trPk=w678-h451" width="678" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Kite, 15th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvzsl14fKI0BpOYN8vBiIPiZtHZLHwRxwJFUHU69e-VUBWgIIWWPJKkJiagA4GcyHmFHKcf7p1vi7Bngf_MveGiplUGoj4XTlv_PpxmkjH1IfiQpMKnh3wqLynIMKPsQI4va73oqmqxkH16aSGUhgZ32QaUmj8noewJV_nfyXie5vAYMuFK31BW4-yGrk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvzsl14fKI0BpOYN8vBiIPiZtHZLHwRxwJFUHU69e-VUBWgIIWWPJKkJiagA4GcyHmFHKcf7p1vi7Bngf_MveGiplUGoj4XTlv_PpxmkjH1IfiQpMKnh3wqLynIMKPsQI4va73oqmqxkH16aSGUhgZ32QaUmj8noewJV_nfyXie5vAYMuFK31BW4-yGrk=w635-h422" width="635" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mistle Thrush, 15th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p></p><p><b>14th March. </b>Remaining mild with a southerly breeze and occasional light rain. Another good morning large flocks of waders on the high tide and visible migration with over 1500 Chaffinch moving south with many other Finches, Pipits, Rooks and Jackdaws. The highlights were another <b>Woodlark </b>and 3 Red Kites. <b>2 Spoonbills</b> also flew south over Jackson's Marsh and 5 Chiffchaffs were around, mostly singing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1YGEkybNMiGoDN_6y7NM-wFvF1KTdpx7bahWJtnIbbF6CZI3f8svdiE1PgInd3szaMJvAoRiUL1X0bkRHCB9aoWyJhuhhK9vnbjK7Lzqvi1ZczRGL_E91DLtkjKo1EBovvuLq4diEgKl0T2s_2eruJWnnh9asXon1pfEI_eiP57EveUctoIp6QY1ARA/s1000/DSC04385-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1YGEkybNMiGoDN_6y7NM-wFvF1KTdpx7bahWJtnIbbF6CZI3f8svdiE1PgInd3szaMJvAoRiUL1X0bkRHCB9aoWyJhuhhK9vnbjK7Lzqvi1ZczRGL_E91DLtkjKo1EBovvuLq4diEgKl0T2s_2eruJWnnh9asXon1pfEI_eiP57EveUctoIp6QY1ARA/w629-h419/DSC04385-Edit.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenfinch, 14th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p><b>13th March</b>. A cloudy and overcast start becoming bright and sunny with a south-westerly breeze. A much busier day for visible migration with many flocks of Chaffinches, Jackdaws and Rooks heading south. The highlights of the movement were single Sparrowhawk and Hen Harrier over the sea, 2 red Kites, a Grey Wagtail and <b>2 Woodlarks</b>. The morning tide produced another good wader spectacle and at least 2 Chiffchaffs were in song.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfalPjRCnkqV5huiOqQS_iL6M0MdXoHxhR6O1SA2byQePRG75q7CBryV6vtvWjGTKuyssZoRQiZa44RjSkICeUSsTLDoRrFCtuMKpvsdDKp3te8C1IUBqyZWlT4YR5JjgRvB29eYK8_VBPjwtrG8cWzJbnbY-XNtD4irsA4XIqj6CCm3Omg_xtCD7AtYg/s1000/DSC04148-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfalPjRCnkqV5huiOqQS_iL6M0MdXoHxhR6O1SA2byQePRG75q7CBryV6vtvWjGTKuyssZoRQiZa44RjSkICeUSsTLDoRrFCtuMKpvsdDKp3te8C1IUBqyZWlT4YR5JjgRvB29eYK8_VBPjwtrG8cWzJbnbY-XNtD4irsA4XIqj6CCm3Omg_xtCD7AtYg/w651-h433/DSC04148-Edit.jpg" width="651" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wigeon, 13th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjqa2zJFJtla-T3ClkcU8PKpN0zo0ivo-UnAQE4cfuDegbhR5vlqxfcEHOTA-e26of6aeZEMRRlKmlrn8L3s5yWgLT3G-Wo0snDsRJANETsuMRVDzIl8TyV8BvvXlU7RMToKVDqnhiNIqJe9LbvkmxV4f5Z3KF-qbZUk0OtKkl8_1kocTMZ60_E49ZJI/s1000/DSC04211-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjqa2zJFJtla-T3ClkcU8PKpN0zo0ivo-UnAQE4cfuDegbhR5vlqxfcEHOTA-e26of6aeZEMRRlKmlrn8L3s5yWgLT3G-Wo0snDsRJANETsuMRVDzIl8TyV8BvvXlU7RMToKVDqnhiNIqJe9LbvkmxV4f5Z3KF-qbZUk0OtKkl8_1kocTMZ60_E49ZJI/w628-h418/DSC04211-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pintails with Greylag Goose, 13th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIkkWsLQOkiRxMFohHKJL7OeIDPOrDD54XD2nWJ_RUoZcnZsFzkSQpgaDnyyQB4yhZi5HclD42iWw1CHE04ZfB8Yj5r05hzNcWTphTnAIJ0EdtzA2VjAzou1SIDwe0TAdhEO8fTCS5uH5gbIesTtYfPR1hBu3eUzUX5JDwz8G2DB2btOp90zLt471ElA/s1000/DSC04256-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIkkWsLQOkiRxMFohHKJL7OeIDPOrDD54XD2nWJ_RUoZcnZsFzkSQpgaDnyyQB4yhZi5HclD42iWw1CHE04ZfB8Yj5r05hzNcWTphTnAIJ0EdtzA2VjAzou1SIDwe0TAdhEO8fTCS5uH5gbIesTtYfPR1hBu3eUzUX5JDwz8G2DB2btOp90zLt471ElA/w629-h419/DSC04256-Edit.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shoveler, 13th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p> <b>12th March. </b>Another dreary day with fairly poor visibility and light rain from early on becoming heavier mid-morning. Full wader counts were carried out this morning indicating a significant build up for some species as spring migration gets underway; 5290 Grey Plover, 6980 Dunlin, 7200 Knot, 2848 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1550 Oystercatcher and 790 Sanderling. Positive signs of visible migration were noted too with flocks of up to 30 Chaffinches heading low south with fewer meadow and Rock Pipits and Starlings. Other birds around included Short-eared Owl, Woodcock and 2 Water Pipits.</p><p><b>11th March</b>. A grim day with intermittent rain and poor visibility. The high tide brought up some very good wader numbers but weather hampered any accurate counting.</p></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-37851649054741409602024-03-04T11:03:00.006+00:002024-03-14T21:19:34.149+00:00Early March<p><b>10th March. </b>Birds recorded today included 176 Eider, a Jack Snipe, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 1075 Grey Plover and 4000 Knot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxUNknebMOGDB8R9cOmmF0AR0LMmpq1BELw_JZos9dg13vnedEkg26dkwnTw8tW7VoSlenm6ejWHsJkSpr9m4XyzNAzgLBDhnHhairrEThwy-hUdFkQDtPQRzwm2CexpnxHs6Qfkbm1oOcqQdRMrOX7PmSKT-9sWCZVd_1AThHg8Q8vb049AurqbTmkg/s1581/Eider%2010th%20March%202024%20RKW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="1186" height="721" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxUNknebMOGDB8R9cOmmF0AR0LMmpq1BELw_JZos9dg13vnedEkg26dkwnTw8tW7VoSlenm6ejWHsJkSpr9m4XyzNAzgLBDhnHhairrEThwy-hUdFkQDtPQRzwm2CexpnxHs6Qfkbm1oOcqQdRMrOX7PmSKT-9sWCZVd_1AThHg8Q8vb049AurqbTmkg/w541-h721/Eider%2010th%20March%202024%20RKW.jpg" width="541" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Eider, 10th March 2024.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Photo - Rob Watson</b></div></b><p><b>9th March. </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d4J1j4WACFMAY6oNbF0HfNQPMPhz39DdV93gwob7ylDL6EPNJ7K8A5SQzTemcc7bYJ2OK3oJr4OP64soK8fNLIisGR2OC9lQUl4qXL6lA11-O8_GqdnJVHtG3KU-37SdNWisCGh0MeS4mDFjeoDrfc-Xbl0gK732wo2ucnJKNUM_Cl6FhLctZ39rang/s4231/DSC_5060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="4231" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d4J1j4WACFMAY6oNbF0HfNQPMPhz39DdV93gwob7ylDL6EPNJ7K8A5SQzTemcc7bYJ2OK3oJr4OP64soK8fNLIisGR2OC9lQUl4qXL6lA11-O8_GqdnJVHtG3KU-37SdNWisCGh0MeS4mDFjeoDrfc-Xbl0gK732wo2ucnJKNUM_Cl6FhLctZ39rang/w634-h357/DSC_5060.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwiWWkLlRHFHMrCjg-sO4YgsQeWZ4G-Sm6j1ziZz5iYfaEMR6zPLiYNOHgngcYd27b8xgsuB6XuRkOYaAHc6QLlhXKUiOJIqF6Y8zxX4Oeh7sEKXct9oroWqNNDBsG2oOlDaJ3Ktv7MCX-uHcsXD7NKceVT2yv3FJZyWw3EZJWx38MOxp6WsIXqC-sb8/s2914/DSC_4638.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="2914" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwiWWkLlRHFHMrCjg-sO4YgsQeWZ4G-Sm6j1ziZz5iYfaEMR6zPLiYNOHgngcYd27b8xgsuB6XuRkOYaAHc6QLlhXKUiOJIqF6Y8zxX4Oeh7sEKXct9oroWqNNDBsG2oOlDaJ3Ktv7MCX-uHcsXD7NKceVT2yv3FJZyWw3EZJWx38MOxp6WsIXqC-sb8/w631-h355/DSC_4638.JPG" width="631" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Bm_YlcxP0AVaknmP3NHXH-CqjYBDhAeNLTwlSqUjd9Ed58y9hfZXl5sDmAzOJPqDRHoiRYxqfrJ8ZYqGFswmGa7s_XMM7Mhpg80OzDPJ2r2esUKdfh8qdZt1DyYfVhqfpa4CUTR2bimiPrroG1Ltc6_oaB0jH4rq8aqYDEWKMDAAg4lWEeV1f4A-F-Y/s2895/DSC_4703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="2895" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Bm_YlcxP0AVaknmP3NHXH-CqjYBDhAeNLTwlSqUjd9Ed58y9hfZXl5sDmAzOJPqDRHoiRYxqfrJ8ZYqGFswmGa7s_XMM7Mhpg80OzDPJ2r2esUKdfh8qdZt1DyYfVhqfpa4CUTR2bimiPrroG1Ltc6_oaB0jH4rq8aqYDEWKMDAAg4lWEeV1f4A-F-Y/w631-h355/DSC_4703.JPG" width="631" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDdfuB3tAOY4MThl8yEemMskVHdcSHHCalqXx4rJg14kvrjxKAZHBDOf47_KsUROVQy0twz4O-mUG6ykA9YFvVstakombFvWO4c7COEXjeEN_30Ed7zHaYbllZfrfbUEDVzCNbQiUC6fsa94vD1FtaqwhyphenhyphentfM5veFEgPO5dptKWUN5_DSW5TW428Y4NI/s2710/DSC_4842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2710" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDdfuB3tAOY4MThl8yEemMskVHdcSHHCalqXx4rJg14kvrjxKAZHBDOf47_KsUROVQy0twz4O-mUG6ykA9YFvVstakombFvWO4c7COEXjeEN_30Ed7zHaYbllZfrfbUEDVzCNbQiUC6fsa94vD1FtaqwhyphenhyphentfM5veFEgPO5dptKWUN5_DSW5TW428Y4NI/w627-h353/DSC_4842.JPG" width="627" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9th March. Black-headed Gulls, Dunnock, Blue Tit and Robin. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div></b><p></p><p><b>8th March</b>. Cold easterly wind all day. A group of 20 Corn Bunting were present around the Visitor Centre car park, a male Hen Harrier was over the Old Saltmarsh and the 2 regular Long-tailed Ducks were lingering around offshore. On Tennyson's Sands was 25 Whooper Swan, 22 Avocet and up to 60 Pink-footed Goose. An excellent evening roost of gulls on The Wash, with up to 3000 Herring Gull and increasing numbers of Lesser Black-backed Gulls. <b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28YWMelvNUP_TcGOqsgbpd-7xXDYx9dEpklgF_FjTCNjTlZY4OAEYsKPTig-MOMy-Va3HIsFU9bF2o6r1mxM4oDm7PUrtUbsQAcZgkXa9cE-N_e_VZe4jgMPQdr2jTQECCSF0Wv2GNV21kluOglUUGWdIzK7hsC_eFmomMcsLJXwxNtlEtJjsS8gCR9s/s1000/DSC04036-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28YWMelvNUP_TcGOqsgbpd-7xXDYx9dEpklgF_FjTCNjTlZY4OAEYsKPTig-MOMy-Va3HIsFU9bF2o6r1mxM4oDm7PUrtUbsQAcZgkXa9cE-N_e_VZe4jgMPQdr2jTQECCSF0Wv2GNV21kluOglUUGWdIzK7hsC_eFmomMcsLJXwxNtlEtJjsS8gCR9s/w655-h437/DSC04036-Edit.jpg" width="655" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Avocets and Brent Geese, 8th March 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p><b>7th March. </b>No records received. </p><p>6<b>th March. </b>Fog for most of the day. A Redwing was in full song in the West Dunes<b>. </b>Other highlights included a Grey Wagtail<b> </b>over Sykes Farm, Green Woodpecker in the Plantation and a small arrival of thrushes in the West Dunes. <b> </b></p><p><b>5th March. </b>No records received. </p><p><b>4th March. </b>Notable species included the regular 2 Long-tailed Duck on the sea and a Red Kite over the East Dunes. Other records were 12 Avocet, 300 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, a Water Rail and a Marsh Harrier. <br /></p><p><b>3rd March</b>. A beautiful sunny day with a complete absence of wind. The highlight of the day was 4 <b>Waxwings</b> which appeared by the Yacht Club for an hour in the morning. Tennyson's Sands held 2 Great White Egret, 44 Whooper Swan and some calling Bearded Tits at first light. A Green Woodpecker (a scarce visitor here) and 2 Treecreeper were present in the Plantation. Offshore were 2 Long-tailed Duck, a Goosander and a <b>Black-throated Diver</b>. Some light visible migration was evident involving mostly corvids and odd finches. A Lapland Bunting flew south over the Visitor Centre and 20 Corn Bunting were noted nearby. <b> <br /></b></p><p><b>2nd March</b>. A male Hen Harrier was seen from The Wash Viewpoint early morning. Other sightings included 6 Corn Bunting, a Merlin, a first-summer Kittiwake, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 8 Avocet and 15 Black-tailed Godwit. <b> <br /></b></p><p><b>1st March.</b> Heavy rain most of the morning clearing up in the evening. An evening visit to The Wash Viewpoint produced <b>3</b> male Hen Harriers, 2 Short-eared Owl, 6 Corn Bunting and a Woodcock. A Lapland Bunting flew south over the beach and the 2 Long-tailed Duck remained offshore. <br /></p>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-30753344020570630092024-03-01T15:09:00.002+00:002024-03-01T15:09:52.807+00:00Late February 2024<p><b>29th February</b>. Heavy rain most of the day. A <b>Black-throated Diver </b>flew south in the morning. Tennyson's Sands held 12 Avocet, 3 Water Pipit and a Bearded Tit. </p><p>2<b>8th February</b>.<b> </b>Highlights of the<b> </b>day included 10 Avocet on Tennyson<b>'s </b>Sands, a Redpoll in the Plantation and a Water Pipit. An orange-wing tagged Marsh Harrier flew south over the reserve in the evening. <b> <br /></b></p><p><b>27th February</b>. A quiet day on the reserve. A Great Crested Grebe was noted on Tennyson's Sands, though a common bird offshore, they are scarce on the lagoons. <b> <br /></b></p><p><b>26th February. </b>An exceptionally early <b>Sandwich Tern</b> flew south offshore in the morning. A flock of 16 Corn Bunting were present around the Visitor Centre in the evening. An increase in Pink-footed Geese, with 1200 birds feeding on farmland, over the River Steeping. The 44 Whooper Swans roosted again on Tennyson's Sands. <br /></p><p><b>25th February</b>. Notable sightings today involved a ringtail Hen Harrier over the Old Saltmarsh, a Chiffchaff in the East Dunes and the 2 Long-tailed Ducks again out from Mill Hill. The 3 Shorelarks were again noted at the north end of the reserve. <br /></p><p><b>24th February</b>.<b> </b>An evening visit to the Visitor Centre car park produced 2 Short-eared Owl and a Barn Owl. 44 Whooper Swan roosted again on Tennyson's Sands. <b> <br /></b></p><p><b>23rd February</b>.<b> </b>The 2 Long-tailed Duck remained offshore out from Mill Hill. Other highlights included 350 Pink-footed Geese on Croft Marsh, a Peregrine and a Bearded Tit (heard from Harvey's Hide). <br /></p><p><b>22nd February.</b> The highlight of the day was a <b>Woodlark</b> (first of the year) which flew over the Visitor Centre at midday. An adult Little Gull was feeding close inshore during a morning seawatch. Tennyson's Sands held 7 Avocet and 2 Bearded Tit. <br /></p><p><b>21st February</b>. A morning seawatch produced a single adult Gannet and several Red-throated Diver. A slight increase in Avocet numbers with 5 birds, Bearded Tits were heard from Tennyson's Sands and a Peregrine hunted on Croft Marsh. The latter location also held 3000 Starling. A group of 10 Corn Bunting were present around the Visitor Centre in the evening. <br /></p><br />Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-85495135618626128632024-02-11T10:59:00.027+00:002024-03-10T17:06:25.320+00:00Mid February 2024<p><b>20th February</b>. No sign of the Waxwing today. 300 Pink-footed Geese were on farmland over the River Steeping. On Tennyson's Sands were 2 Avocet and a Water Pipit. Other birds around included 3 Snow Bunting (Greenshank's Creek), 3 Corn Bunting and a Barn Owl. </p><p>The first Small Tortoiseshell butterfly of the year was noted in the Plantation. <br /></p><p><b>19th February. </b>Whilst so many Waxwings have only paused briefly to feed before moving on this winter, the current bird is enjoying its fourth day here , showing very well along the Cycletrack opposite North Car Park. New arrivals were 2 Red Kites, a Barnacle Goose with 80 Pink-footed Geese and a Lapland Bunting over the east Dunes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_994W4RiqPjPaKITtgrQ56qu9Zvgy0CI0NYqoGUk0k2VIxP-7Y4OuWlGXACfIrPDjKPyNOkZBRdncstbPfdAhehKqflYl7hRtVn_nvRuPLMsecWdm8cw5M6UJfe6CtBreYb6W0-CF8QRsj53Kiis5V0t3hn98hR28GPUQyQeOnGM3OwBfGf6tKsJQLA/s3457/Red%20Kite%2019th%20Feb%202024%20Paul%20Neale.a..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="3457" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_994W4RiqPjPaKITtgrQ56qu9Zvgy0CI0NYqoGUk0k2VIxP-7Y4OuWlGXACfIrPDjKPyNOkZBRdncstbPfdAhehKqflYl7hRtVn_nvRuPLMsecWdm8cw5M6UJfe6CtBreYb6W0-CF8QRsj53Kiis5V0t3hn98hR28GPUQyQeOnGM3OwBfGf6tKsJQLA/w631-h452/Red%20Kite%2019th%20Feb%202024%20Paul%20Neale.a..jpg" width="631" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="3950" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfP3ELrHU4ARPb74dmIIIZc7F1TQ2vbQ7Ns8Q4W1ACEZvvNg-54FpPvATTwTqJz2__Q_JecIAzB4tbv4or4jmdW41qn9YLTyhG-gJNF2k_BdFCju-FDcgoU-lxxoVtef4S3R4t-0srxqfQs5xLx62PrG6QBW4JKoFD-fQVWuuJXTXhcI2y3c7d-HfSEH8/w626-h448/Waxwing%2019th%20Feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.a..jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 19th February 20214. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photos - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgsNIOK1pdV9Vxj5NWWOUKGB57flwqS5HxoM-Fp4fSDy6Ov6G6VJBjGb2CvMysvE4kawe7KhrSbqZv8tCt0Yq6Gg67cQwW91C2-BQweVeoU2BG1mqwpuHuk_zipQ9fSa0UuK3yN07Wk00d9LfmZSEOtfjKGUq5ePsVoZzjsi0169nNBOXRdwCJX4kZfU/s2293/IMG_6867.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="1290" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgsNIOK1pdV9Vxj5NWWOUKGB57flwqS5HxoM-Fp4fSDy6Ov6G6VJBjGb2CvMysvE4kawe7KhrSbqZv8tCt0Yq6Gg67cQwW91C2-BQweVeoU2BG1mqwpuHuk_zipQ9fSa0UuK3yN07Wk00d9LfmZSEOtfjKGUq5ePsVoZzjsi0169nNBOXRdwCJX4kZfU/w357-h635/IMG_6867.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 19th February 2024. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Sam Goddard</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKs9s8Gmb3F-cxtcM8dZW1b4kH1DnfsacqaxyxN4nOdEuM3EIO1JWJPiSc0UA676xBy3UN-8dWXv8y8-tpWfztWlRfYAHth-CN0SVF-i6j5y-YINP85UuguyceiVG5hOIdJLN0gr6Au52MEXwa-S-x_hdrDs1X34Xw9YHt5NKfsj0sguiXVcRaq6nv08/s3278/6O2A3480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="3278" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKs9s8Gmb3F-cxtcM8dZW1b4kH1DnfsacqaxyxN4nOdEuM3EIO1JWJPiSc0UA676xBy3UN-8dWXv8y8-tpWfztWlRfYAHth-CN0SVF-i6j5y-YINP85UuguyceiVG5hOIdJLN0gr6Au52MEXwa-S-x_hdrDs1X34Xw9YHt5NKfsj0sguiXVcRaq6nv08/w636-h358/6O2A3480.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buzzard, 19th February 2024. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Sam Goddard</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIfUyYrYXbIohAgwVfHsrjbp-PFSVkoJmZbmSjXVOZDpQBPAk_6f5uQxiqz5G1Gceg43tFDv3tXHddslX5hQbvmQGxCfGgiXD2UFdNkJDgsx6JnAEGrwiMeIeUx6OSVpAhuhWDxzyL3Xc4nZ49yMq-YYaewttwqFH61GoJ_sODlDH7olBiBr4QL64Mb4/s5472/6O2A3529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIfUyYrYXbIohAgwVfHsrjbp-PFSVkoJmZbmSjXVOZDpQBPAk_6f5uQxiqz5G1Gceg43tFDv3tXHddslX5hQbvmQGxCfGgiXD2UFdNkJDgsx6JnAEGrwiMeIeUx6OSVpAhuhWDxzyL3Xc4nZ49yMq-YYaewttwqFH61GoJ_sODlDH7olBiBr4QL64Mb4/w634-h422/6O2A3529.jpeg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Starlings, 19th February 2024. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Sam Goddard</div></div></b><p><b>18th February. </b>Rain from first thing well into the morning. The <b>Waxwing</b> was still present and showing well at times and the regular Whooper Swans came in to roost in the evening.</p><p><b>17th February. </b>The <b>Waxwing </b>was seen again late morning around North Car Park. 44 Whooper Swans left the roost on Tennyson's Sands where a <b>Bittern </b>was reported. Other birds around included Marsh harrier, male Hen Harrier, 9 Corn Bunting and a Merlin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f4Uld9zFeab3SILxS1-2Ska6boqmhOLdQymks8CjU8l4Eb6M0MGh9wz9nDeHyeeURbzyQBiUVTDDl4utnqPAgCP1vm0WHhswWCRq96VdZZyMog4By5HdqnmQ5RYHWA32bfIbq2qXYGh9YZrbU7D1XMmd3fh4tcAhManLwWU7yuH7L1ojlzUC7Si54Cs/s4896/P1030467.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f4Uld9zFeab3SILxS1-2Ska6boqmhOLdQymks8CjU8l4Eb6M0MGh9wz9nDeHyeeURbzyQBiUVTDDl4utnqPAgCP1vm0WHhswWCRq96VdZZyMog4By5HdqnmQ5RYHWA32bfIbq2qXYGh9YZrbU7D1XMmd3fh4tcAhManLwWU7yuH7L1ojlzUC7Si54Cs/w619-h412/P1030467.JPG" width="619" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2u-Qc4m0FH0Rdqe-iuKcO_W_29ZR78KTietSvRUigAnDqkTUXx21_9fTiYX7VACUKIR3pppnMo861MfQnI0LRFCo5UF6cp6sNpYJiQyCEsIPi4bQTucnZzxwZlQv2d15Os5lfeO-yazkbeknCFTy-qJ_dHWWE2zHhMom8QEMuU4dUXst1QiopKfP8UU/s4896/P1030493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2u-Qc4m0FH0Rdqe-iuKcO_W_29ZR78KTietSvRUigAnDqkTUXx21_9fTiYX7VACUKIR3pppnMo861MfQnI0LRFCo5UF6cp6sNpYJiQyCEsIPi4bQTucnZzxwZlQv2d15Os5lfeO-yazkbeknCFTy-qJ_dHWWE2zHhMom8QEMuU4dUXst1QiopKfP8UU/w619-h412/P1030493.JPG" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 17th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos- Caroline Sedgley</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mebkigXiELHg0d-K_57LRkRdYP2tHBg9EbooQVtoITr-Bw78l896p7WOpbSEcGIJAcV3tl7OvR2ELM4P_bIIfi9Wc8Ds8TN58I09zvXQm677C-CHhpNUsj7bT3HlFcVxclDbYeUAUfyOVAHGdno4hM-XgZ3d-IzTBjyKojzN1qsPwTkjdpgr6wVPQEg/s4032/Sunrise%20down%20Mill%20Pond%20Raod%2017th%20Feb%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mebkigXiELHg0d-K_57LRkRdYP2tHBg9EbooQVtoITr-Bw78l896p7WOpbSEcGIJAcV3tl7OvR2ELM4P_bIIfi9Wc8Ds8TN58I09zvXQm677C-CHhpNUsj7bT3HlFcVxclDbYeUAUfyOVAHGdno4hM-XgZ3d-IzTBjyKojzN1qsPwTkjdpgr6wVPQEg/w616-h463/Sunrise%20down%20Mill%20Pond%20Raod%2017th%20Feb%202024.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunrise down Mill Pond Road, 17th February 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div></b><p><b>16th February. </b>The 3 Shorelarks were seen again today on the north saltings. A <b>Waxwing</b> was along the Cycletrack and a ringtail Hen Harrier was hinting the Old Saltmarsh.</p><p><b>15th February. </b>A fairly quiet day. Highlights were 2000 Lapwing on Croftmarsh, an Avocet and 70 Black-tailed Godwit on Tennyson's Sands, 2 Treecreeper in the Plantation and a Grey Wagtail.</p><p><b>14th February. </b>A significant increase in the number of Knot at the high tide roost this morning with over 32000, possibly anticipating another big tide after the very big evening tide yesterday. Grey Plover had also increased to well over 3000. The sea was fairly quiet but the 2 Long-tailed Ducks showed well. A <b>Waxwing</b> flew over the east side. Several Woodcocks remain on the Reserve - see amazing trail cam footage below!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkGoVgX0QfoSx6-h72Ogs2r9HaBUx8s85atg_JCNp7QxuM7RSrw7L19MdBcDB9OxHeSVpRh22niihmf_kFcA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodcock - recent footage from trail cam by Sam Goddard</b></p><p><b>13th February. </b>Similar numbers of waders at roost to yesterday morning and fairly similar numbers of Divers etc. at sea. A few birds on the move included a Rook and 2 Jackdaws arriving off the sea and a Grey Wagtail heading south - an unusual February record.</p><p><b>12th February</b>. Another very good wader spectacle on the morning tide involving at least 13000 birds at the north roost alone. Offshore, 45 Red-throated Diver and 2 Long-tailed Ducks and highlights of Black-throated Diver and Goosander north and a Harbour Porpoise. A Caspian Gull was amongst the Herring Gulls on the beach and Black-tailed Godwits had increased to 76. In the evening, 44 Whooper Swans came in to roost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGSWOMojn2FETZo7cy_zMhSyH5sxIZAqscglTOVIF8AdsvDVD3AwGQWTKhCty1LoMiuPMrzxiVEbXnaPiCwfLfR0C4STGYcozpNB9I6aqbNTMJMsf5U3oKIfnlOyvo0w_LLxKz-FfmZM0VeN6jUHUID-aUPEezuppWh7FJvgycS7-tNCu5gAgTlu8CMA/s2661/Teal.12th%20Feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2661" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGSWOMojn2FETZo7cy_zMhSyH5sxIZAqscglTOVIF8AdsvDVD3AwGQWTKhCty1LoMiuPMrzxiVEbXnaPiCwfLfR0C4STGYcozpNB9I6aqbNTMJMsf5U3oKIfnlOyvo0w_LLxKz-FfmZM0VeN6jUHUID-aUPEezuppWh7FJvgycS7-tNCu5gAgTlu8CMA/w632-h452/Teal.12th%20Feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Teal, 12th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8DRzjLyhZwHv9yfatBwk7-WRNe4zzdaHt5Kpn5oiZbQ8lQmdnapPM32ochSzR28aiscYsKzqi8_YciwcWJ930GAjBNJjTcaQkLkAXN_pBr5oNvHNprE9C-7BUqMj10_WDRoaQouOZGVGrJOewu9jAxwPYDBYFUMAVHzQ0NlpT8urKh7J9JAxdHrWfvs/s3824/Pink-footed%20Geese.12th%20feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3824" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8DRzjLyhZwHv9yfatBwk7-WRNe4zzdaHt5Kpn5oiZbQ8lQmdnapPM32ochSzR28aiscYsKzqi8_YciwcWJ930GAjBNJjTcaQkLkAXN_pBr5oNvHNprE9C-7BUqMj10_WDRoaQouOZGVGrJOewu9jAxwPYDBYFUMAVHzQ0NlpT8urKh7J9JAxdHrWfvs/w632-h452/Pink-footed%20Geese.12th%20feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pink-footed Geese, 12th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Bnc8cjetzM9UqhgvglLdS0DMhrnCWjuDq0jeit1QH_gW5QghGxCmzYKVaZ1EMIFENxwwvR7QP9pf_Rvay3zDjpwfNU5HY_byoAgg_5_fS0AQ_XbjNV4kzXGuOS3HPNkOh1wXm6ANaVkHK0KNNXEw1k70pcJowJh5OrcDb5X8_Ey66MauQuOLU2dcuU8/s3843/Black-tailed%20Godwits.12th%20Feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="3843" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Bnc8cjetzM9UqhgvglLdS0DMhrnCWjuDq0jeit1QH_gW5QghGxCmzYKVaZ1EMIFENxwwvR7QP9pf_Rvay3zDjpwfNU5HY_byoAgg_5_fS0AQ_XbjNV4kzXGuOS3HPNkOh1wXm6ANaVkHK0KNNXEw1k70pcJowJh5OrcDb5X8_Ey66MauQuOLU2dcuU8/w628-h449/Black-tailed%20Godwits.12th%20Feb%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black-tailed Godwits, 12th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p> <b>11th February.</b> Remaining overcast after more heavy rain overnight. Fortunately, this cleared just before the morning WeBS count commenced. Very good numbers of the regular waders came up to roost ( 22000 Knot, 6920 Oystercatcher, 2820 Grey Plover, 757 Sanderling, 7820 Dunlin and 1070 Bar-tailed Godwit and 47 Turnstone) and hundreds of large gulls came to feed on the beach on the dropping tide including over 1000 Herring Gulls but nothing unusual found amongst them. 30 Red-throated Divers were offshore with the 2 Long-tailed Ducks. 900 Lapwings were around Croftmarsh with another 400 arriving from the north. The regular Barn Owl showed well over the Freshwater Marsh and a Green Woodpecker was around the Plantation. 44 Whooper Swans came in to roost. Other birds around included single Hen Harrier and Jack Snipe and the 3 Shorelark were with a group of 20 Skylarks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkD99VEabuJcWwW6GgZF1HHS35QjoSNi8s6PCnyFDweYQUVoEd6WWh2oRVjMyvGyIVrRi6xc1LNvgkjim5MxcFkR6HnyZUG50AAJ2iYHdbF6GeFJSVvdulfXx8LnoMB8iCGLgmej8jJqh286Yof-ab1h1IiLmFL8G4Rzm2GRqYDNDw7bgqH0VTJ310uo/s1243/RKW20240211%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="932" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkD99VEabuJcWwW6GgZF1HHS35QjoSNi8s6PCnyFDweYQUVoEd6WWh2oRVjMyvGyIVrRi6xc1LNvgkjim5MxcFkR6HnyZUG50AAJ2iYHdbF6GeFJSVvdulfXx8LnoMB8iCGLgmej8jJqh286Yof-ab1h1IiLmFL8G4Rzm2GRqYDNDw7bgqH0VTJ310uo/w390-h520/RKW20240211%20(2).jpg" width="390" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shorelarks, 11th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson.</b></div></b><p><br /></p>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-24478861952244067142024-02-01T18:32:00.020+00:002024-02-12T20:42:49.566+00:00Early February 2024<p><b>10th February. </b>A dry morning, misty but mild and even becoming comparatively warm mid morning when the sun broke through. A very light southerly movement involved Woodpigeons, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Chaffinches, 30 Siskin, a Snow Bunting and Brambling. A <b>Great White Egret</b> flew high south offshore and two more <b>Great White Egrets </b>flew south together later in the afternoon. The 2 Long-tailed Duck were close inshore and other birds around included a Hen Harrier, 2 Stonechat and 3 Water Pipit.</p><p><b>9th February. </b>Another day with rain of varying intensity. Several Water Pipits were recorded today including 2 on the Fenland Lagoon that is becoming a regular site for them (view from West Hide). Croftmarsh was busy with 400 Wigeon and 450 Lapwing. </p><p><b>8th February. </b>A day mostly dominated by rain. An Avocet was a new arrival on Tennyson's Sands this morning and a Pale-bellied Brent Goose was with the Brent flock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45nK5m2LOZY2o2bLIjTvCsP8N8ONpcCy0LFYIKnuRkG0aeLZIFC_ggxojYz3j4kkZY3xwy7YyHlzIXjOIzwCB_bFBWA9iwmuDJ-D3ZrUIsYtjR21QHAHai8z7MG1rwmGbwl0ULuoxgzyKSBYdoTE9GXqZpSBhwEe9X-N6nIbcIz6Z-gmKZSCNiPJLSwM/s2971/BG%20hrota%20TS%20080224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="2971" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45nK5m2LOZY2o2bLIjTvCsP8N8ONpcCy0LFYIKnuRkG0aeLZIFC_ggxojYz3j4kkZY3xwy7YyHlzIXjOIzwCB_bFBWA9iwmuDJ-D3ZrUIsYtjR21QHAHai8z7MG1rwmGbwl0ULuoxgzyKSBYdoTE9GXqZpSBhwEe9X-N6nIbcIz6Z-gmKZSCNiPJLSwM/w633-h537/BG%20hrota%20TS%20080224.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 8th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>7th February. </b>An increase in Snow Buntings today with a flock of up to 25 along the beach, but just 3 Corn Bunting near the Visitor Centre. A male Hen Harrier was hunting over the Old Saltmarsh and 11 Egyptian Geese and 1100 Pink-footed Geese were on Croftmarsh. Other birds around included singles Green Woodpecker, Brambling and Yellowhammer.</p><p><b>6th February. </b>A raft of up to 400 Eider were on the sandbank offshore at low tide, with 2 Long-tailed Ducks close in. On the beach 2 Snow Bunting were seen but the 3 Shorelarks are now ranging more widely, being seen on saltings further inland today. A Bearded Tit was at the Mere and a <b>Raven</b> flew north west distantly. 49 Whooper Swans came into roost on Tennyson's Sands after 4 pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzajsohipQBL9zjWkf3wWNNg6W1IWpdZ__aRblxFXNc8iokO6YbobY5AEyy_8Yobv5jHH56sYj1ysGCY6oX5gkAlzxC2mj8VxZ2XzRmaaRaL1iD9IqL_BC9hxNYUnOVpBIzdU05roej8Iu3xeys7vpgy1dYWzuBg6M9RYF9KA560JX7D_1mBe4CspMOmg/s828/Shorelarks%206th%20Feb%202024%20NAL.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="828" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzajsohipQBL9zjWkf3wWNNg6W1IWpdZ__aRblxFXNc8iokO6YbobY5AEyy_8Yobv5jHH56sYj1ysGCY6oX5gkAlzxC2mj8VxZ2XzRmaaRaL1iD9IqL_BC9hxNYUnOVpBIzdU05roej8Iu3xeys7vpgy1dYWzuBg6M9RYF9KA560JX7D_1mBe4CspMOmg/w632-h332/Shorelarks%206th%20Feb%202024%20NAL.PNG" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shorelarks, 6th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>5th February. </b>A quiet day; birds around included a Water Pipit and 4 Snow Bunting</p><p><b>4th February. </b>The <b>Smew </b>was seen again early morning and 50 Whooper Swans left the roost.<b> </b>A <b>Black-throated Diver</b> was offshore again with the 3 Long-tailed Ducks with 45 Red-throated Diver and 900 Common Scoter heading into the Wash. 6 Snow Buntings were along the beach and <b>3 Waxwing</b> paused to feed on Hawthorn berries near Mill Hill. Other birds around included 2 Water Pipits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHrUYaJHNyfDI0G3pmPxDcEWBUPUy8nofdqIug18U04LTnQmEUWrDlLjFQfwd892KpglhKkMe2YDpMUAz6Hek8wd9z2EGHH5Kd220NC8-sd1RTIisUCFGmyhBNhLGfrB3i7YLb6uOEIyRr5AQXUB4yxpIoOS6WdA5BroFWPadDVwc3dHMwSPYwU22o_s/s2090/6O2A3082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2090" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHrUYaJHNyfDI0G3pmPxDcEWBUPUy8nofdqIug18U04LTnQmEUWrDlLjFQfwd892KpglhKkMe2YDpMUAz6Hek8wd9z2EGHH5Kd220NC8-sd1RTIisUCFGmyhBNhLGfrB3i7YLb6uOEIyRr5AQXUB4yxpIoOS6WdA5BroFWPadDVwc3dHMwSPYwU22o_s/w674-h379/6O2A3082.jpeg" width="674" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hen Harrier, 4th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohQkSXLb9-Up6_6znynz7zMyN60P57gdFxAKdaO5P-tFd00xqFzwnvkrkF1BskGKpUflPHsOGHAhdFAQocC74kFCgfE2tfRUxlPC_4zkT_H0QUFyZ1OTQ7XI3gFsb7JmcEK1iYKqjzIe2io_ukYFf-Bi8WbGpdBmUMNJrOlpP9EzTjxZxgSXdl9N-Kug/s4198/6O2A3039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="4198" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohQkSXLb9-Up6_6znynz7zMyN60P57gdFxAKdaO5P-tFd00xqFzwnvkrkF1BskGKpUflPHsOGHAhdFAQocC74kFCgfE2tfRUxlPC_4zkT_H0QUFyZ1OTQ7XI3gFsb7JmcEK1iYKqjzIe2io_ukYFf-Bi8WbGpdBmUMNJrOlpP9EzTjxZxgSXdl9N-Kug/w632-h356/6O2A3039.jpeg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Grebe, 4th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNNZENtA725AWQkXRLKAs6RV_gosipCO0DaCiyyhctwgsGlD8W_KyL_Gv0PkTLMiu6yH0d9AjwlTnjxlQ7nm98RDQW7JCeWg5GxI1k7nvDUDVCjkIxz6uKGI9C5E7sc0NpixclQOT7PrRyKMZ6QkMIW8ET_Z36c3cDSXjj0xdLy4Bkmk_m7GEXblmEcE/s2044/6O2A3080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="2044" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNNZENtA725AWQkXRLKAs6RV_gosipCO0DaCiyyhctwgsGlD8W_KyL_Gv0PkTLMiu6yH0d9AjwlTnjxlQ7nm98RDQW7JCeWg5GxI1k7nvDUDVCjkIxz6uKGI9C5E7sc0NpixclQOT7PrRyKMZ6QkMIW8ET_Z36c3cDSXjj0xdLy4Bkmk_m7GEXblmEcE/w624-h447/6O2A3080.jpeg" width="624" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Water Pipit, 4th February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div></b><p><b>3rd February. </b>The <b>Smew</b> showed early morning as 49 Whooper Swans were leaving their roost on Tennyson's Sands while a herd of <b>6 Bewick's Swans</b> heading south was a rare sight. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming at Sykes Farm and <b>2 Waxwings </b>were found along the approach road. 4 Snow Buntings were along the beach at the north end but only 3 Shorelarks today. Corn Buntings however, showed an encouraging increase to 20 although still half the number that wintered 10 years ago. Other birds around were 2 Stonechat and a Hen Harrier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0SQR57p_moTFPnIOhYC_UkeXsA8I4Wtccw7PBeVjrogXY3gmPzkFBT0cUI_H5yvCaKkZ8g6M59joYaIe6abdgnPGkct0HKGGB8uATxtOGh3hVuoBQhpXJ-1xMuvlH52qnGc1K6OCEQOYLI0djwIBuSHLM_QghCoh3jPDrKG4bJQRl8uRdtPSZeZfppc/s1947/FF%20020224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1947" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0SQR57p_moTFPnIOhYC_UkeXsA8I4Wtccw7PBeVjrogXY3gmPzkFBT0cUI_H5yvCaKkZ8g6M59joYaIe6abdgnPGkct0HKGGB8uATxtOGh3hVuoBQhpXJ-1xMuvlH52qnGc1K6OCEQOYLI0djwIBuSHLM_QghCoh3jPDrKG4bJQRl8uRdtPSZeZfppc/w627-h411/FF%20020224.JPG" width="627" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fieldfare, 3rd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>2nd February.</b> Mild again and overcast, giving good visibility. Three sawbill species were recorded on the Reserve today; The <b>Smew</b> was seen again on occasions during the day on Tennyson's Sands where a Goosander arrived and several Red-breasted Mergansers were offshore. Also offshore, a <b>Black-throated Diver </b>again and the 3 Long-tailed Ducks. There were 9 Snow Buntings along the beach and <b>5 Waxwing</b> seen along the Cycletrack. A ringtail Hen Harrier was hunting the Old Saltmarsh and a Merlin was on the beach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeE4a2qu5UC9ZuOMd9pUdeASUSsEvfgznuCbpJyhxlNT7PZCf_H4SBk_S0WO7q_bIqv4_TtyjbtdOpLcUfYJ5_2QyE8hzQFeckUsjj3cBvl57zM1lyI6rclMhUHJiiP7EBsD-Sn8kxmT1Sg9r70nXocbeRdA-SZYpSpYkoTGxtQNsg7uxuSZ6fphIgsYY/s1376/IMG_5687.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1376" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeE4a2qu5UC9ZuOMd9pUdeASUSsEvfgznuCbpJyhxlNT7PZCf_H4SBk_S0WO7q_bIqv4_TtyjbtdOpLcUfYJ5_2QyE8hzQFeckUsjj3cBvl57zM1lyI6rclMhUHJiiP7EBsD-Sn8kxmT1Sg9r70nXocbeRdA-SZYpSpYkoTGxtQNsg7uxuSZ6fphIgsYY/w651-h466/IMG_5687.jpeg" width="651" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Ducks, 2nd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI5UvxDXBdE4C_xveprKf1ZtyBHLTcugMnkAcDLBb3RV6V5EJQVG3MkPvqX7uq4-CcRy-cmjJ34J0hl4dDmxfRrJsNRTAo2EMhnAR-QWklhMrMkR9PYdZcqFh420vFAkV2WspWNUJ25ueANzMYUqselqWuIXpnNAYeWRu0EUNAZBKgASrvTjgLhDgOOc/s1565/IMG_5690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1565" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI5UvxDXBdE4C_xveprKf1ZtyBHLTcugMnkAcDLBb3RV6V5EJQVG3MkPvqX7uq4-CcRy-cmjJ34J0hl4dDmxfRrJsNRTAo2EMhnAR-QWklhMrMkR9PYdZcqFh420vFAkV2WspWNUJ25ueANzMYUqselqWuIXpnNAYeWRu0EUNAZBKgASrvTjgLhDgOOc/w642-h361/IMG_5690.jpeg" width="642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Ducks, 2nd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWtjLDgo1QfwskVnYQfPvjUJYZDJZ10TxOlsFzyTBc9wIvCIj0A3S__Gcwrx1a3DUaiCq0ocWfqKSBYHxFA10UF4ObJrHQNa8e9yDYyAiod6hnpznSyQTTDRl3TKWmzL8YN4y0pkpJ-8E56SL6iY77bEqNNMliofakW502aN6JU5bwpTWacQtajICfYU/s1810/IMG_5691.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1810" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWtjLDgo1QfwskVnYQfPvjUJYZDJZ10TxOlsFzyTBc9wIvCIj0A3S__Gcwrx1a3DUaiCq0ocWfqKSBYHxFA10UF4ObJrHQNa8e9yDYyAiod6hnpznSyQTTDRl3TKWmzL8YN4y0pkpJ-8E56SL6iY77bEqNNMliofakW502aN6JU5bwpTWacQtajICfYU/w630-h355/IMG_5691.jpeg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Ducks, 2nd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vVw8vKZMhGbNMx5xFBErbLmUqlAQiNMEbZJf_Q7i_1OeGIyAt6ed4YPzRz6eEHCtuwcLQxEbaCroXB72-o7cuDhQln95XQASAZSsgaUBQfDwiNw1FKoYiAne13eUH0giAhwhDXiTWVQw1nv1UyOFAqN4i-L8MN0vqw0JQThH_fNVH8JwP1HWRR2Jn5I/s1898/IMG_5643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1898" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vVw8vKZMhGbNMx5xFBErbLmUqlAQiNMEbZJf_Q7i_1OeGIyAt6ed4YPzRz6eEHCtuwcLQxEbaCroXB72-o7cuDhQln95XQASAZSsgaUBQfDwiNw1FKoYiAne13eUH0giAhwhDXiTWVQw1nv1UyOFAqN4i-L8MN0vqw0JQThH_fNVH8JwP1HWRR2Jn5I/w631-h355/IMG_5643.jpeg" width="631" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goosander, 2nd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1535" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdPD6DhcrnSTW0vpzZyMdAL2AN-_eSO-i6nRNWt14OEV3elAbTgsAC3iBGWgNLd4QqRjIfuWEF_6XxH9dvn96q0T_xRFuqCdNgOXQEMGBhuAbHKAOejbOmK_8z2y6hzCEUoncdqyHp5QZFvyU0MkFdRlIxK9U_3Rcw7Q6DxxvBrtKRClPqj0mKxEoVe4/w615-h346/IMG_5633.jpeg" width="615" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Smew, 2nd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf4YvtsHW3NhRefqbyLioJOs-JNZrteB2lv2Bise0JbTUO-wCdMqA_FfISRI40wYK4JZNP9tkFySrFX3_SBGPPe-0yAH7b4mjOY7hnos0NA-5FlULj68vrrrmwL9zDb-hMdHdl_bmJg8iS9MTbKbmOo7qtXBrbt16Abtr1sMXZvvxnxRclhERMcd_nIg/s1659/IMG_5621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1659" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf4YvtsHW3NhRefqbyLioJOs-JNZrteB2lv2Bise0JbTUO-wCdMqA_FfISRI40wYK4JZNP9tkFySrFX3_SBGPPe-0yAH7b4mjOY7hnos0NA-5FlULj68vrrrmwL9zDb-hMdHdl_bmJg8iS9MTbKbmOo7qtXBrbt16Abtr1sMXZvvxnxRclhERMcd_nIg/w612-h344/IMG_5621.jpeg" width="612" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Smew with Pink-footed Geese, 2nd February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div></b><p><b>1st February.</b> A cold and frosty start but becoming bright, pleasant and remaining dry. A morning sea watch was rewarded with some good variety including a <b>Black-throated Diver</b> and the regular 3 Long-tailed Ducks, but nothing in any numbers. The <b>Smew </b>remained on Tennyson's Sands where 48 Whooper Swans came in to roost. A good size group of Blue Tits were feeding on elm buds in the West Dunes - up to 20 have been seen ding this recently. Other birds around included Red Kite, Barn Owl, 4 Woodcock, a Treecreeper and 2 Egyptian Geese.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeIMsUBDedmpXBkvsEIcL9Wov3wfsyykExWcSmX29YBsrgJ-zDcClVv4PL7s2k0SV7F7c4mDYFfzv_UQlWUfcHrwzKFr3VRtF0q9YdFolstjhGD_Hq9OSpycf8fed2o7cpinlGmVZBLXMGCtOlcTJWIdfCeuo_fb5dBPTAvQLjvuoBc4oPAnf1ydjBAg/s3246/PXL_20240201_170714074~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="3246" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeIMsUBDedmpXBkvsEIcL9Wov3wfsyykExWcSmX29YBsrgJ-zDcClVv4PL7s2k0SV7F7c4mDYFfzv_UQlWUfcHrwzKFr3VRtF0q9YdFolstjhGD_Hq9OSpycf8fed2o7cpinlGmVZBLXMGCtOlcTJWIdfCeuo_fb5dBPTAvQLjvuoBc4oPAnf1ydjBAg/w653-h412/PXL_20240201_170714074~2.jpg" width="653" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Smew, 1st February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib76NEaqGXg1Og4lKxKXvqzLDmCMSnX14X85uMmQZN2PqhWYMj6sT5Mn9qZeSJUojtpFPJp7nW1MWj3YIBi3P5S6awV1ldjx_J-0XQ1x_8ASj_KMYZWi4oBvYPhX0JS7VeQuB9R8feQNry9lI9nEEwV1LSslbfDC1v8u9K8ZYeRN9WDeS91m928IcPU-w/s1122/RKW%201st%20Feb.Nursery-web%20Spider.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="842" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib76NEaqGXg1Og4lKxKXvqzLDmCMSnX14X85uMmQZN2PqhWYMj6sT5Mn9qZeSJUojtpFPJp7nW1MWj3YIBi3P5S6awV1ldjx_J-0XQ1x_8ASj_KMYZWi4oBvYPhX0JS7VeQuB9R8feQNry9lI9nEEwV1LSslbfDC1v8u9K8ZYeRN9WDeS91m928IcPU-w/w364-h485/RKW%201st%20Feb.Nursery-web%20Spider.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nursery-web Spider, 1st February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFp2JNR06dZ3YaQhEpwDnnZwNsnUJoXxcKZ62ILu2Uk64M2CP151suspm-ShJtRoImVdj0uGgb351byA0gd1_spNUwGo4xE7tkZ9ebJ1j5lI1Inq_VMTOZtxpAOpi-CVNTLoQWmvo7eRb1UVAAQB143O8BcCp6Vwbr85BO7py-H1bPWMBkf0vkM2ctro/s4080/PXL_20240201_171213420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFp2JNR06dZ3YaQhEpwDnnZwNsnUJoXxcKZ62ILu2Uk64M2CP151suspm-ShJtRoImVdj0uGgb351byA0gd1_spNUwGo4xE7tkZ9ebJ1j5lI1Inq_VMTOZtxpAOpi-CVNTLoQWmvo7eRb1UVAAQB143O8BcCp6Vwbr85BO7py-H1bPWMBkf0vkM2ctro/w636-h479/PXL_20240201_171213420.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunset over Tennyson's Sands, 1st February 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div></b><p><br /></p></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-90233282055808682252024-01-22T10:43:00.036+00:002024-02-02T10:30:42.328+00:00Late January 2024<p><b>Shorelarks - </b>Request to birders looking for these birds; access to the favoured site (around wins.degree.simulator)is along the beach south from Seacroft. Parking at Drake Road/Seacroft Esplanade. Please avoid the Greenshank's Creek area to the south which is an important part of the Special Protection Area (SPA) for feeding and roosting waders. </p><p><b>January 31st</b>. A single <b>Waxwing</b> flew south. Other birds around included 48 Whooper Swans, 2 Hen Harriers, a Peregrine and a Red Kite.</p><p><b>January 30th</b>. The <b>Smew </b>was seen again on Tennyson's Sands and 2000 Pink-footed Geese arrived during the late afternoon and landed on Croftmarsh.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgam5EG6YS1417L0qPu9DxRAK1hKJGIPEZs2pz0bryP1jbc30sE3RJN_Onak-gGGr5tkNcK6yqge66_yMfEQk-YbvLusglDqF9m5bC-9eMAd5tGP50NVNaDq-ag80DPtiZ3eLA60Q6Q1uPPCRAX0_AEEoSh5FLzt2ekykC6dLckvdRpaTQlCsHgCRS4k/s640/poc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="640" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgam5EG6YS1417L0qPu9DxRAK1hKJGIPEZs2pz0bryP1jbc30sE3RJN_Onak-gGGr5tkNcK6yqge66_yMfEQk-YbvLusglDqF9m5bC-9eMAd5tGP50NVNaDq-ag80DPtiZ3eLA60Q6Q1uPPCRAX0_AEEoSh5FLzt2ekykC6dLckvdRpaTQlCsHgCRS4k/w663-h416/poc.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pochard, 30th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8siTcFFP47d_kVMCI7toxcId6EQEUIGM_-zDYK2zSdM9fVPQLj13_lD9EaAHwQmAKSkVuv-GUoRQNgpGcixm9E6_5R-spnMG-3xL6qs7cXgO75olGdSrihbelYuh_dkWefd-owsVF89s1d894F2axUeBdksum_whOqyWtXWQOG8cCK_MxZFgbNYx5VM/s640/te.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="640" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8siTcFFP47d_kVMCI7toxcId6EQEUIGM_-zDYK2zSdM9fVPQLj13_lD9EaAHwQmAKSkVuv-GUoRQNgpGcixm9E6_5R-spnMG-3xL6qs7cXgO75olGdSrihbelYuh_dkWefd-owsVF89s1d894F2axUeBdksum_whOqyWtXWQOG8cCK_MxZFgbNYx5VM/w634-h408/te.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Teal, 30th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsxX1vgIli9TB4YjY4XdkGCq1FGGuV_9DLIoTnUBr99a_B-AigWNUN-ECkAxabBglZW5bL2i-d3XlrkOS63OvzOfKaNO7ifD8xhLPeEWRJvDt7HysSH_fP5MisDciiFqmcgYnBJaIhFVLfj7DJzEexj4Dwd-RlUApYm90BFOJmVT2XRI4MnsRym5UWX4/s640/pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsxX1vgIli9TB4YjY4XdkGCq1FGGuV_9DLIoTnUBr99a_B-AigWNUN-ECkAxabBglZW5bL2i-d3XlrkOS63OvzOfKaNO7ifD8xhLPeEWRJvDt7HysSH_fP5MisDciiFqmcgYnBJaIhFVLfj7DJzEexj4Dwd-RlUApYm90BFOJmVT2XRI4MnsRym5UWX4/w679-h454/pink.jpg" width="679" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pink-footed Geese, 30th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGAfwoc95a9MydZdmXCu5nW87dn-ZzG5KN1lgrzjwyTA5aJ3sKVm-i-Yy1kxb8xRdcMxKUthuFsMvadHimtZc-jOlojExsFYZSOKcWtwo-x7KxXOdFar2SNpP-TZFm5s85Zygnt9QCYN_b8T4gVTelrzLM8FXCo4NW2TBgKu-j6bITvDv6PX-wLhDJpo/s640/herring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGAfwoc95a9MydZdmXCu5nW87dn-ZzG5KN1lgrzjwyTA5aJ3sKVm-i-Yy1kxb8xRdcMxKUthuFsMvadHimtZc-jOlojExsFYZSOKcWtwo-x7KxXOdFar2SNpP-TZFm5s85Zygnt9QCYN_b8T4gVTelrzLM8FXCo4NW2TBgKu-j6bITvDv6PX-wLhDJpo/w635-h422/herring.jpg" width="635" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Herring Gull, 30th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><b>January 29th. </b>Another bright morning, mild, with a cool southerly breeze. The Whooper Swans departed their roost at 0745 and the 2 Bearded Tits were in the adjacent reedbed on Tennyson's Sands. At least 6000 mixed waders came up to roost on the high tide. Snow Bunting had increased to 23 along the north end beach with the 4 Shorelarks nearby. good numbers of Skylark and Linnet were also along the frontal dunes and marshes with a single <b>Lapland Bunting</b> calling in flight when passerines were flushed by a hunting Merlin.<b> 2 Waxwings</b> were along the Cycletrack. Late in the day, the redhead <b>Smew </b>was seen again on Tennyson's Sands. Other birds around included 5 Woodcocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QyeGk-HOXiab4egu34UjyprxdRQZTuLUgkG7Hc9yQySPr57gz5NnLfd6wzJRzq9SKIO2CJ05_gTwcPVbX4EppJcCZaFgWQATiuIS40hfGH97YgFqvioXXgoTeZW69RteFMfGLqW708hoWw3BUnuXSR63jH6LinpuzcnZQkvbhhEB-tAli6WpS9P-khg/s1600/Woodcock%2029th%20January%20Sam%20Goddard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1600" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QyeGk-HOXiab4egu34UjyprxdRQZTuLUgkG7Hc9yQySPr57gz5NnLfd6wzJRzq9SKIO2CJ05_gTwcPVbX4EppJcCZaFgWQATiuIS40hfGH97YgFqvioXXgoTeZW69RteFMfGLqW708hoWw3BUnuXSR63jH6LinpuzcnZQkvbhhEB-tAli6WpS9P-khg/w661-h471/Woodcock%2029th%20January%20Sam%20Goddard.jpg" width="661" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodcock, 29th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="3564" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb7YMoP3q1NNDMVo0hmdjcLpVdMChv40lG1nzfuSBst76qLCYYrk5wfc531fsVr6SWFm6GTXRWVdssXWwVadJaARtd3VjZabkLA5jrBBIzxqHrPdFxLYA4yS71Zh_2fMR5hedzY06TCuZmdoegwTCzv_BLRu_OLW9vFI1WTBAKsId8YgSeMJ_Qvo35Vc/w641-h361/6O2A2745.jpeg" width="641" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swans leaving roost, 29th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Sam Goddard</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuvc0uiUabisGvyAvEsw9ALIKujkml9hxwTmD_eR47Qczm7A1JMNnRI3MczPL4Kz7QnHBgL4pPa7S_ixi61SJ7KnhY_pp9qC750oGmjhxY7gkD9WiMsipmgT0bucoUtts9IutA3FkJIz4wHaJJ1OUdUUHTHTnNBfxd9ST6FG8p7563cyOtaXKKaT8Vqc/s1380/6O2A2751.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1380" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuvc0uiUabisGvyAvEsw9ALIKujkml9hxwTmD_eR47Qczm7A1JMNnRI3MczPL4Kz7QnHBgL4pPa7S_ixi61SJ7KnhY_pp9qC750oGmjhxY7gkD9WiMsipmgT0bucoUtts9IutA3FkJIz4wHaJJ1OUdUUHTHTnNBfxd9ST6FG8p7563cyOtaXKKaT8Vqc/w632-h356/6O2A2751.jpeg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A good morning for Geese, with 500 Pink-footed Geese leaving the roost early morning and a further 600 south offshore into the wash. Another skein of 70 contained Barnacle Goose and then a group of <b>5 adult White-fronted Geese</b> arrived from the north and continued south. Another good day for birds of prey too with 3 Buzzard, 2 Marsh harrier, a male Hen Harrier and a Barn Owl. At one time, 2 Peregrines were attacking a Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard over Croftmarsh. A single <b>Waxwing</b> was reported and 51 Whooper Swans were again at roost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVf6KHCh0aC_Smr8sOqZkEvgVlt1KmclhzfvDVGX4VcdaW1PWEs3gd_7Yb38f3hERHU-zqW-3hFYTxdwLzilbp48wCcOp3Z288U5AYxIUdDHPGV2lxHJxsKtjKoqpcnUsGWAbg9eRCmG5J-5zLO9g201CElK8jHzgndmLwymdwBbExmeDA-fU_QxHyXE/s3071/Barn%20Owl%2028th%20January%202024.Photo%20-%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="3071" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVf6KHCh0aC_Smr8sOqZkEvgVlt1KmclhzfvDVGX4VcdaW1PWEs3gd_7Yb38f3hERHU-zqW-3hFYTxdwLzilbp48wCcOp3Z288U5AYxIUdDHPGV2lxHJxsKtjKoqpcnUsGWAbg9eRCmG5J-5zLO9g201CElK8jHzgndmLwymdwBbExmeDA-fU_QxHyXE/w672-h481/Barn%20Owl%2028th%20January%202024.Photo%20-%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="672" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barn Owl, 28th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1482" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1njATPcqCN6OhTvlb59THh-HvJ4_Q1hzpEnM5BtXK-8snhQ_-oLLkSu7mh2WKH43O17utgI4IwXfStoBGfDjBrE5Vvmvur6aEawYQwguh2qHIj3CRIW5SQqY3YoFda9zVcw_SEGk8q2BD3s6H0JMIyCEbMDBk7CZMAvKN7giNS9r6c9YOetVkibsWsdQ/w390-h499/PANA2084edit.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine and Marsh Harrier, 28th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TDXnwKkRX8JLYS4qT8F0_IG1YqXvH2O1VvAjoRJzsFQSC0579m79Z7e86rsRjU7Qn3FF-XiAaSt23pK2sAIFvoC1l_8LTjhR7hjNm0P5TxbKOmBfzDEQHv4toXcK5Bvl5rZHVjochqILuf-Y_htoGDm1utKSG2Wq9QnuhUP7vKfkFk63CNos6qrovRA/s2421/PANA1947edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="2421" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TDXnwKkRX8JLYS4qT8F0_IG1YqXvH2O1VvAjoRJzsFQSC0579m79Z7e86rsRjU7Qn3FF-XiAaSt23pK2sAIFvoC1l_8LTjhR7hjNm0P5TxbKOmBfzDEQHv4toXcK5Bvl5rZHVjochqILuf-Y_htoGDm1utKSG2Wq9QnuhUP7vKfkFk63CNos6qrovRA/w657-h374/PANA1947edit.JPG" width="657" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buzzard and Marsh Harrier, 28th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqWb8-LU4IEQlv00-UQ77iQPMSX40S_ynmyygXW9AqoqtPxzEcaMsE-QBsemxPHtHpv8EX3BUlNjSrCcDBG0H4XpBBpLUOPWHiEo44NknbNxJ15Ryl9OOijUiP7hDJPy13S7dGV6zpmQNq9o1ofhR0P28RCT0iUvgZ5kwUYwpHYX0-89jU4x_SJVMLBs/s2235/Shelduck%2028th%20Jan%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2235" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqWb8-LU4IEQlv00-UQ77iQPMSX40S_ynmyygXW9AqoqtPxzEcaMsE-QBsemxPHtHpv8EX3BUlNjSrCcDBG0H4XpBBpLUOPWHiEo44NknbNxJ15Ryl9OOijUiP7hDJPy13S7dGV6zpmQNq9o1ofhR0P28RCT0iUvgZ5kwUYwpHYX0-89jU4x_SJVMLBs/w627-h448/Shelduck%2028th%20Jan%202024.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shelduck, 28th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYBZRvqRuMg8FHqDD9XmRPuXsuHTwsXeLDFUusgDJuwKcw9QLFQv0lMh1EUtw4fYmzeSCf4_pgEEYo9PjRArkGt4DMkUv2V3OSHaVoTKKsnxFH5bi1DOZSEmho4psMrdMVXYWSFvPepYDGvuv8IXPn-OMHm8G02xL-3c_VLpppVwjpmFdaVEJHeQI03o/s2216/Pintail%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2216" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYBZRvqRuMg8FHqDD9XmRPuXsuHTwsXeLDFUusgDJuwKcw9QLFQv0lMh1EUtw4fYmzeSCf4_pgEEYo9PjRArkGt4DMkUv2V3OSHaVoTKKsnxFH5bi1DOZSEmho4psMrdMVXYWSFvPepYDGvuv8IXPn-OMHm8G02xL-3c_VLpppVwjpmFdaVEJHeQI03o/w630-h451/Pintail%20PN.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pintail, 28th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>January 27th. </b>A return to colder conditions with a morning frost and a westerly breeze. <b>3 Waxwings</b> flew south early. A morning seawatch was productive with <b>2 Velvet Scoter</b>, a Goldeneye, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, a Kittiwake, a Med Gull, 70 Red-throated Diver and a <b>Black-throated Diver</b> heading south, a <b>Great Northern Diver</b> moving north and the <b>3 Long-tailed Ducks</b> close in. A light southerly passage of Finches and Skylarks was also noted over the East Dunes and beach with 30 Siskins on the move and a further 11 Siskins around the North Car Park. The <b>2 Bearded Tits </b>were seen again on Tennyson's sands and 51 Whooper wans came in to roost. Other birds around included 2 Water Pipits, 2 Merlin and a Bullfinch.</p><p><b>January 26th. </b>A much improved day with bright sunshine and good visibility. Little change offshore and along the beach with the 3 Long-tailed Duck and 4 Shorelark still present but a southbound <b>Lapland Bunting</b> was a first for the year. The rarest birds of the day though were <b>2 Raven </b>that arrived form the south and headed out north-east. 53 Whoopers came in to roost. It was also very interesting to note that a Goldcrest that arrived here and was ringed on 31st October last year has overwintered in the Plantation and not moved on despite several periods of cold weather. Well done to the team who were able to determine the ring number from photographs !.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjIbp7lIiKHI0taPYUq0PRRCYBXhblYkjccp9_Rxes70RWhzUcXLoa3qCdnW5Cd2IkJK_lZKM1SuxUJ0YSspwQasPuiv044HtVUbtoTQ7YE3ffKKQN1QTHsb7hdTWKCg7w0PCD1GnTAIBOhHfaJX-NyGN096X5QEAUoFgEThYJoB4ZqnImrZAmaHlmpY/s2471/Pocahard%20male%2026th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="2471" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjIbp7lIiKHI0taPYUq0PRRCYBXhblYkjccp9_Rxes70RWhzUcXLoa3qCdnW5Cd2IkJK_lZKM1SuxUJ0YSspwQasPuiv044HtVUbtoTQ7YE3ffKKQN1QTHsb7hdTWKCg7w0PCD1GnTAIBOhHfaJX-NyGN096X5QEAUoFgEThYJoB4ZqnImrZAmaHlmpY/w670-h480/Pocahard%20male%2026th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="670" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pochard, 26th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnbDDHNS-r1RGNvWzqx5K4R9j7W0qsrnk4mLhRJq_Jz6GIbZAaK9R8hp9Dcgb0g3acbaA_3oWJeOzNLJTadt1_CCTNWBvBJ-TJNc_l-u1xjZoBKDKtDf4_7WeHYVY7Ney793M7AWDWqRLM4KdSgJbLYCeMV3E1UPcYpSiI5G7f53VsR4PjOzpMnfhs4A/s4756/Black-tailed%20Godwits%20in%20flight%2026th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3397" data-original-width="4756" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnbDDHNS-r1RGNvWzqx5K4R9j7W0qsrnk4mLhRJq_Jz6GIbZAaK9R8hp9Dcgb0g3acbaA_3oWJeOzNLJTadt1_CCTNWBvBJ-TJNc_l-u1xjZoBKDKtDf4_7WeHYVY7Ney793M7AWDWqRLM4KdSgJbLYCeMV3E1UPcYpSiI5G7f53VsR4PjOzpMnfhs4A/w631-h452/Black-tailed%20Godwits%20in%20flight%2026th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black-tailed Godwits, 26th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAU6ksuh85xw03QwXfPa2qWMDjLXhhtpvU2Y0GXQZu55UkwEsvFzCiGw__w4n5ZBm_Wukf0tixNeTbGccM0FijvOvs0GuWpqcPCrYlpZwafl5hq86sG2Q8vgS4nuN_1PHadyKBFq1t0yNjvsx1RauM40JGyCTHbEv0UerZLMRlcYOmkLoXxSUwI9XSfs/s4708/Blackbird%20leucistic%20PLtn%2026th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3363" data-original-width="4708" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAU6ksuh85xw03QwXfPa2qWMDjLXhhtpvU2Y0GXQZu55UkwEsvFzCiGw__w4n5ZBm_Wukf0tixNeTbGccM0FijvOvs0GuWpqcPCrYlpZwafl5hq86sG2Q8vgS4nuN_1PHadyKBFq1t0yNjvsx1RauM40JGyCTHbEv0UerZLMRlcYOmkLoXxSUwI9XSfs/w666-h477/Blackbird%20leucistic%20PLtn%2026th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="666" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>leucistic Blackbird, 26th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfYL_1XnEvCUD3TGqr2lVA9kMpZ31akxVg7dUoJJHmhN4L7hDrSVkMTs3z-7X-R5NFmKdwXP4IHME4F0cvf876CRlxGP6ev61frDYaWcd6Pb-xJ6pBHg7U72-7BPjnd0JVJOPMDdxf5TT0hCOWJ24jWRjUezeGSVjjKF_Dppnu1VrfCDQ-BNLPzE_jos/s3104/wax.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="3104" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfYL_1XnEvCUD3TGqr2lVA9kMpZ31akxVg7dUoJJHmhN4L7hDrSVkMTs3z-7X-R5NFmKdwXP4IHME4F0cvf876CRlxGP6ev61frDYaWcd6Pb-xJ6pBHg7U72-7BPjnd0JVJOPMDdxf5TT0hCOWJ24jWRjUezeGSVjjKF_Dppnu1VrfCDQ-BNLPzE_jos/w629-h403/wax.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwings, 26th January 2024. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div></b><p><b>January 25th. </b>Quite mild and dull before drizzle from mid morning. No sign of yesterdays Smew, but 5 waxwings were new in by North Car Park early morning before heading north. Along the beach and outer ridges, still 4 Shorelark, 8 Snow Bunting and at least 1 Twite with the flock of around 100 Linnets. <b>2 Bearded Tit</b> were seen on Tennyson's Sands late afternoon nd 51 Whooper Swans came in to roost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h7-okAkZAROHjSN7-Og0ndA580WRWpha9xzs1OX1t6ZTJhX5W9zaoApka9GMXSj-IWFebVeo-l5YoTSL2yKmGIGuui6oDDzTcHw7bnJ3CS7Qo_LLn9lTduWWf3a0A3q_IMVnUbIL_rBSqyTmzx6ciWnh1lV2-MEF2cz7IfOrMtE8YMv4yj6ifutwAqA/s640/BG%20rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h7-okAkZAROHjSN7-Og0ndA580WRWpha9xzs1OX1t6ZTJhX5W9zaoApka9GMXSj-IWFebVeo-l5YoTSL2yKmGIGuui6oDDzTcHw7bnJ3CS7Qo_LLn9lTduWWf3a0A3q_IMVnUbIL_rBSqyTmzx6ciWnh1lV2-MEF2cz7IfOrMtE8YMv4yj6ifutwAqA/w630-h422/BG%20rik.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Goose, 25th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeVesQfRL0VW5DeRb9ph7jeNaIqu9CvqCuRbmLcFrrz3eFtLgt5C-LraTGJ7DEpQ922ysky3kLVG8mkdQk5_QfU0zjkuiqpOXfKXF0IeM0aBOQEtEAhNH53_IY5ov1kDBcywzNslBQxWO4OeUuzWe1Qjhj5n6L7xs8EX9GflN44JUhZazNwI6S1w-alQ/s1950/rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1950" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeVesQfRL0VW5DeRb9ph7jeNaIqu9CvqCuRbmLcFrrz3eFtLgt5C-LraTGJ7DEpQ922ysky3kLVG8mkdQk5_QfU0zjkuiqpOXfKXF0IeM0aBOQEtEAhNH53_IY5ov1kDBcywzNslBQxWO4OeUuzWe1Qjhj5n6L7xs8EX9GflN44JUhZazNwI6S1w-alQ/w628-h344/rik.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great Tit, 25th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhvYRt0rnmZAGRsBSYl0PSCaeejSjnL8__k3jCSHgSyA4R_JEk59Uqzmfh_z7IXCCO6d2HvdjZUoJzV9v-55XqkT5WUmpomSSJNmA3KCWpH_KOmpLafYRdUJfN6A8LhXaUedeC_xYODF3RPPX5oYkMmemLNv2MoYSF20mmYmHsWiHTdm-6sFA_OD6fRQ/s640/CH%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhvYRt0rnmZAGRsBSYl0PSCaeejSjnL8__k3jCSHgSyA4R_JEk59Uqzmfh_z7IXCCO6d2HvdjZUoJzV9v-55XqkT5WUmpomSSJNmA3KCWpH_KOmpLafYRdUJfN6A8LhXaUedeC_xYODF3RPPX5oYkMmemLNv2MoYSF20mmYmHsWiHTdm-6sFA_OD6fRQ/w625-h417/CH%20rikki.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Chaffinch, 25th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBuWcnK_nI9MzuXhaRDrv87oE1H8IJ4wUzv8Fh-NjjJwAHIFDtNcDe6Ca1nNsVrYLKfPFIekUWUu2fiuOz5Bj0Mf6nx8OX2K2lyaSUfL-BKDH1qOOZAsl0bpb18lZ-Zlwc9L7cCGYssa1Go3ON8uRV_xMNvRzVGGMY5tbZZGvJTgdbf5cJtzlfS33uRo/s640/rikk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="640" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBuWcnK_nI9MzuXhaRDrv87oE1H8IJ4wUzv8Fh-NjjJwAHIFDtNcDe6Ca1nNsVrYLKfPFIekUWUu2fiuOz5Bj0Mf6nx8OX2K2lyaSUfL-BKDH1qOOZAsl0bpb18lZ-Zlwc9L7cCGYssa1Go3ON8uRV_xMNvRzVGGMY5tbZZGvJTgdbf5cJtzlfS33uRo/w626-h396/rikk.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dunnock, 25th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><p><b>January 24th. </b>Overcast again but milder and dry. The Whoopers left their roost site at dawn but there were plenty of Wigeon, Teal and Shoveler on the lagoons - having returned after the freeze. A new arrival was a superb redhead <b>Smew,</b> initially on Jackson's Marsh before moving to Tennyson's Sands. Very much a Gib rarity this was the first since 2013 and much appreciated by the local birders. Elsewhere, a delayed seawatch resulted in a southbound Barnacle Goose, a Red Kite was around and a Chiffchaff was at Sykes Farm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz6ueaggP2lBXkiIGNd6J4aq1gURjN3aBCoOcL7wRdxByjkRRuDGSzsNb026_fhSz3t_iEhUsVUkaeVxEVFhN4bRB8pHw_LnsU3i-KXK06Cf6U1wC85pBNtFgcpSzFpU5Rmu2j-8RC8U3AEbMy5EtoNwPI7yHmFm1WtQj8YMrOp3qdT3gCUkgWNHBXCM/s1765/Smew%2024th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale%20(b).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="1765" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz6ueaggP2lBXkiIGNd6J4aq1gURjN3aBCoOcL7wRdxByjkRRuDGSzsNb026_fhSz3t_iEhUsVUkaeVxEVFhN4bRB8pHw_LnsU3i-KXK06Cf6U1wC85pBNtFgcpSzFpU5Rmu2j-8RC8U3AEbMy5EtoNwPI7yHmFm1WtQj8YMrOp3qdT3gCUkgWNHBXCM/w651-h466/Smew%2024th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale%20(b).jpg" width="651" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Smew, 24th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A 45 minute sea-watch produced 55 Red-throated Divers, 250 Eider, 10 Red-breasted Merganser and 8 Great Crested Grebe, with the highlights being a Velvet Scoter south and the 3 Long-tailed Ducks close in. At least 1 Snow Bunting was still around the beach. 5 Woodcocks were seen in the dunes and 49 Whooper Swans came in to roost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIitcdEp34JpKYgyu6I_gvSgFU3MduFDKFQCUzEU4L-AWe5gxgPKPgYO-GJ-JM_rjorVtG0qWPzJMGGzpPhka9c1vqVK9PUo5ZX3mAcZ3PkFZ8rdtqAVCuRnT2Qwk94lPoISl4afSf3W_MWY6R-Mee19W3wu9WcWgISA2MPNg1kkKdNmCw-kNdcHOrIc/s4032/NAL%20WK%203%20230124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="756" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIitcdEp34JpKYgyu6I_gvSgFU3MduFDKFQCUzEU4L-AWe5gxgPKPgYO-GJ-JM_rjorVtG0qWPzJMGGzpPhka9c1vqVK9PUo5ZX3mAcZ3PkFZ8rdtqAVCuRnT2Qwk94lPoISl4afSf3W_MWY6R-Mee19W3wu9WcWgISA2MPNg1kkKdNmCw-kNdcHOrIc/w568-h756/NAL%20WK%203%20230124.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodcock, 23rd January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>Ringing Recovery:</b> Lesser Redpoll, ringed GPBO 29 October 2023, found dead Crich, Derbyshire 19 January 2024.</p><p><b>January 22nd. </b>Fairly mild but with a cool south-westerly breeze after the overnight gale from Storm Isha. A <b>Waxwing</b> was along the Cycle Track early morning, a Red Kite flew south early morning plus another three south later and 8 Snow Bunting were around the beach. Good numbers of Eider were on the sand bars again at low tide, with the 3 Long-tailed Duck on the sea. A flock of around 100 Linnets contained at least 1 Twite. Some displaced waders were in evidence after the storm with 2 Grey Plover and a Ringed Plover feeding with the Black-tailed Godwits on Croftmarsh. Nearby, 44 Whooper Swans came in to roost on Tennyson's Sands and 3 Water Pipits were around the Freshwater Marsh.</p><p><b>January 21st.</b> Milder conditions. Around 800 Eider were on the sand bars at low tide with single Red-necked Grebe and Goldeneye south offshore. The 3 Long-tailed Ducks were on the sea with a good count of 22 Great Crested Grebes. 8 Snow Buntings were along the beach. Other birds around included 5 Marsh Harrier, a Woodcock and a Barn Owl.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnMk4Om7_4IaF_OSPzKjQQ6F6WYBjP5Z_zsMZLN0Iwu6sazZN2PJ51fAZM2TXemk4mKzOw1dhKzLsTwPWbWq17nBF2UQ21n7NEWgaHMnKAvXOWgNAQMFFcmXu3_HIBRScdPdBURa-0mqFZvpMD0WvNECrJEYkaE8WstM4LAk6-I2FG8RoA1zHleI6-8o/s1948/dun%20rikki%2021st.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1948" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnMk4Om7_4IaF_OSPzKjQQ6F6WYBjP5Z_zsMZLN0Iwu6sazZN2PJ51fAZM2TXemk4mKzOw1dhKzLsTwPWbWq17nBF2UQ21n7NEWgaHMnKAvXOWgNAQMFFcmXu3_HIBRScdPdBURa-0mqFZvpMD0WvNECrJEYkaE8WstM4LAk6-I2FG8RoA1zHleI6-8o/w680-h372/dun%20rikki%2021st.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dunlin, 21st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BrsgLJkjIeWEG0TLZU2ZWNBbuchLjkwp6hraxCfvY6bdk97zfyDIC0_nqL1U3SJ7025nvUlf0GY8mf-0rH_ExGRJcZ2O-GBYYfN4UQUsRZskWCittpOWB_420dMksyG2L9MpyMRuA4TPi7qaaxpDYbD24rbr_9FRHt2b1r07s8Uh1aLVhNnF3kIvsOQ/w631-h422/rikki%20redshank.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redshank, 21st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cAfgpzSrPiSP1AyyCFf7timP26lhyphenhyphenscjZjQwyc1LD2s9G7srK9mfNZnwLM5hvbMKCkmWSY97c0yU5cLESm3MuAC5ynhMWjNNMZaOx07gTBkIPPkyGycEApD6x3fPyZj86QNYTGPgiUSXCCcnQi8PpPBmwF1fXDQ2xCFjQc9KfS2DiMjaDPmvt7ZK1Qs/s640/curl%20rikki%2021st.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="581" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cAfgpzSrPiSP1AyyCFf7timP26lhyphenhyphenscjZjQwyc1LD2s9G7srK9mfNZnwLM5hvbMKCkmWSY97c0yU5cLESm3MuAC5ynhMWjNNMZaOx07gTBkIPPkyGycEApD6x3fPyZj86QNYTGPgiUSXCCcnQi8PpPBmwF1fXDQ2xCFjQc9KfS2DiMjaDPmvt7ZK1Qs/w450-h495/curl%20rikki%2021st.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Curlew, 21st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_7TyHitz5wF79AIrO_7nhLGrrnDQorVKiQHuhNIT4bun4EhNxZSaj2mMwC9jRdtX-BjVAUSWbv9dRIG18wltmULgx5qUHk9Jdtt0Ndd58kJ7WXxjJYxk8EaY24YFDE7cLVU5xrHKtD9DHtJpke01vca2VfC-3a0_DSzdugxh37Dndx_YNNOYpsetizM/s640/roe%20rikki%2021st.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="528" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_7TyHitz5wF79AIrO_7nhLGrrnDQorVKiQHuhNIT4bun4EhNxZSaj2mMwC9jRdtX-BjVAUSWbv9dRIG18wltmULgx5qUHk9Jdtt0Ndd58kJ7WXxjJYxk8EaY24YFDE7cLVU5xrHKtD9DHtJpke01vca2VfC-3a0_DSzdugxh37Dndx_YNNOYpsetizM/w445-h539/roe%20rikki%2021st.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Roe Deer, 21st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><br /></p></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-83085226742433116162024-01-13T08:50:00.027+00:002024-01-25T15:31:40.198+00:00Mid January 2024<p><b>January 20th. </b>Still frosty.<b> S</b>ea-watching news concerns a <b>Puffin </b>heading south, a <b>Velvet Scoter</b> off the north end with 50 Common Scoter, the 3 Long-tailed Duck and good numbers of Red-throated Divers, Eider and Great Crested Grebes. An evening gull roost survey was undertaken and a very high count of 5600 Common Gulls was made. 3 Hen harrier and 3 Marsh Harrier came in to roost and 7 Jack Snipe were detected in the Old Saltmarsh.</p><p><b>January 19th. </b>Another hard frost to start the day. <b>8 Waxwings</b> were along the Cycle Track, a <b>Bearded Tit </b>was in the reeds on Tennyson's Sands where 28 Whooper Swans had roosted again. 8 Snow Bunting were along the beach and at least 5 Woodcocks were in the dunes. A Pintail was on the Mere and the highlight of a sea-watch was a <b>Red-necked Grebe</b>. Also around was a Mediterranean Gull.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8hN0QrlDFHv3uae93scHV4SZsjedO2QePWhL5wz6M5R9O4sExROOoMXmXldRQ0qv9mw5Xtf2F9vaswCNf2BLo6IJgzx567SztP8jForbI_q1NCf3D3gfmZDMBedO8TINEDr4YjKa9-MrvSj2dR6OckXItrJiNj4MhUi7JXU2jJg6NVBrWzKkRtGQFCc/s1080/Fieldfare%20Jan%202024%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1080" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8hN0QrlDFHv3uae93scHV4SZsjedO2QePWhL5wz6M5R9O4sExROOoMXmXldRQ0qv9mw5Xtf2F9vaswCNf2BLo6IJgzx567SztP8jForbI_q1NCf3D3gfmZDMBedO8TINEDr4YjKa9-MrvSj2dR6OckXItrJiNj4MhUi7JXU2jJg6NVBrWzKkRtGQFCc/w674-h447/Fieldfare%20Jan%202024%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" width="674" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fieldfare</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Smith</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHO1d2aTOP_iIQ9l94tnXhRkcjXQfUVPA22pVVbsbMM8bwfjDDd0Y5cQr7gS7pIpWs8y1QX4sxIsxZJ6BcNjZCorFMWkQC3oe8W9X9EfTg0hq3aIR0dy8tujYtgcZSs25f9qeUKzMGwZUGP7uu2wSoQHM9-HdndTSOQUn5_zr94dbIu7FbesVG0019SM/w630-h420/Marsh%20Harrier%20male%20w%20turbines%20Jan%202024%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Harrier. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Smith</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklS9kXxo3S6GQDIRMPoJ7H8qqYN6gOgU4SMIuzuGovTVFgsOg3akTRsb3t1wxLq98g8UTMdrBe2Zq46oSZU-rD9Qdkd_ZUe6VyTPi_WKYU6T6Q6cvd4aVf81FX1FkOERSm3-k5uqMnR3_3PJd_d60y5-QEkUP1tC-jlpnJCrU7nRmXPOcIYYTlvZpcuo/s1079/Buzzard%20Jan%202024%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1079" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklS9kXxo3S6GQDIRMPoJ7H8qqYN6gOgU4SMIuzuGovTVFgsOg3akTRsb3t1wxLq98g8UTMdrBe2Zq46oSZU-rD9Qdkd_ZUe6VyTPi_WKYU6T6Q6cvd4aVf81FX1FkOERSm3-k5uqMnR3_3PJd_d60y5-QEkUP1tC-jlpnJCrU7nRmXPOcIYYTlvZpcuo/w621-h415/Buzzard%20Jan%202024%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buzzard. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Smith</b></div></b><p><b>January 18th.</b> A bitterly cold day with a snow shower mid morning, but another excellent day for birding on the Reserve. The run of <b>Waxwing </b>records continues with a new flock of 14 around the Visitor Centre Car Park, Cycle Track and West Dunes during the morning. Whilst we have had larger flocks in past winters, the overall numbers passing through and the number of days that Waxwings have been recorded are exceptional. <b>3 Tundra Bean Geese</b> headed low north over Croftmarsh and a group of <b>4 Red Kites</b> flying south down the East Dunes was unusual. 39 Whooper Swans were on Tennyson's Sands having roosted, at least <b>1 Bearded Ti</b>t was still at the Mere and several Water Pipits were seen. Over 100 Redwings were around the Plantation/West Dunes and new Blackbirds and Fieldfares were arriving with a Song Thrush off the sea. Offshore, the 3 Long-tailed Ducks were seen again with a Razorbill and a Goosander. Other birds around included Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 2 Woodcock, <b>2 Jack Snipe</b>, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Stonechat and Corn Bunting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCLEhT-uC1evaqZ8fi41gwn2mTossMB3vHMmIUiZHDqjgN8ZFRoRFNBAfkMj9MjRrYk9RjStbMQ4vNPG0Ydyi-X8WQX_xWEOjPbVsDb5jRklXJYbNVn_C6t5W0au3uyD6B5YDhiBYrB3Zs1-P8yrb2MCWiBFuboRxotcYFbuNWea7BX-W45WQ0fF-15w/s5257/Waxwing%2018th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3755" data-original-width="5257" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCLEhT-uC1evaqZ8fi41gwn2mTossMB3vHMmIUiZHDqjgN8ZFRoRFNBAfkMj9MjRrYk9RjStbMQ4vNPG0Ydyi-X8WQX_xWEOjPbVsDb5jRklXJYbNVn_C6t5W0au3uyD6B5YDhiBYrB3Zs1-P8yrb2MCWiBFuboRxotcYFbuNWea7BX-W45WQ0fF-15w/w652-h467/Waxwing%2018th%20Jan%202024%20Paul%20Neale%20(1).jpeg" width="652" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Offshore were a <b>Slavonian Grebe</b>, 120 Red-throated Diver and the 3 Long-tailed Ducks. 26 Whooper Swans roosted overnight again on Tennyson's Sands and were joined by two further groups of 5 and 4 - the latter arriving off the sea. The Mere was productive for dabbling duck due to being ice-free and hosted <b>2 Bearded Ti</b>t today with 2 Goosander coming in to roost. Other birds around included Merlin, Treecreeper and Corn Bunting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcG9yfOkUZI1x6rzZ9trVTRQEqoQkSoeL5WHkMCbB0e2l_Y57C0GoK2G7Jb1ks9QQjp1GzOGYm1LnhsgdU2EHqq3gOZqPTf6os8FwW7DbVkr-XAqS16UiLFo1_jLVZemNi2eoTkShs_r9Aznzsu8a-vcVCLIMcftWLnr284gAzjw5dzZh4oXKzNJrTGo/s3237/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="2160" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcG9yfOkUZI1x6rzZ9trVTRQEqoQkSoeL5WHkMCbB0e2l_Y57C0GoK2G7Jb1ks9QQjp1GzOGYm1LnhsgdU2EHqq3gOZqPTf6os8FwW7DbVkr-XAqS16UiLFo1_jLVZemNi2eoTkShs_r9Aznzsu8a-vcVCLIMcftWLnr284gAzjw5dzZh4oXKzNJrTGo/w392-h586/image0.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Harrier, 17th January 2024.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tVuV8Jiydz_grF1jJ400WnrWaREopepulcR2g5DW1RvCp_F3kjjsHdYmR592PYWo_WWmAjVPYbyLcVtR6VtP3PtcJ3wVE-cNFar9vyJZQZfZzsSZwlStBqHSF5kp-SH51m3deQSz_7cv67An4bWQTamiqVcCg3pAVo5IoMa_Zc_9nd6tWt9lhWSdyY4/s2477/image2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="2477" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tVuV8Jiydz_grF1jJ400WnrWaREopepulcR2g5DW1RvCp_F3kjjsHdYmR592PYWo_WWmAjVPYbyLcVtR6VtP3PtcJ3wVE-cNFar9vyJZQZfZzsSZwlStBqHSF5kp-SH51m3deQSz_7cv67An4bWQTamiqVcCg3pAVo5IoMa_Zc_9nd6tWt9lhWSdyY4/w654-h467/image2.jpeg" width="654" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bar-tailed Godwit, 17th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvlF9raHLGP4n8PNIW6ZLyArDV7nIDDNOD4EwIPnIWgaF9qX_aMulmVUG7KhgnWLwOaBEpm6Jp-YGJGAVYCTYVzkKIcd0dkrIZ6zylEYr42pezD1JVVlbeis0ay7fheNEmoT4DJTjgljmrXn2iB6tZALECACk1Y8Lye-ptXajP-IKJAefCImOr_GOWKY/s4438/image4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3170" data-original-width="4438" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvlF9raHLGP4n8PNIW6ZLyArDV7nIDDNOD4EwIPnIWgaF9qX_aMulmVUG7KhgnWLwOaBEpm6Jp-YGJGAVYCTYVzkKIcd0dkrIZ6zylEYr42pezD1JVVlbeis0ay7fheNEmoT4DJTjgljmrXn2iB6tZALECACk1Y8Lye-ptXajP-IKJAefCImOr_GOWKY/w647-h462/image4.jpeg" width="647" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sanderling, 17th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6U7AtQ815BMa09pSPThPvf5zZWFHjKEKHTVKGFu59BLjuVcsv1bT75mcn8IJxbK0GuRXxubELYtS2_JtWhYEzo8GpPWkfeJHR8SL8tG81q1RY7YBQqtPy4YTAfvMNFf7F_8WkEBz5H20zSOfHSHBsmj9J-7xio7aTU60kPLuqW1S8TGjWsVqX5vtw3A/s4993/image6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3566" data-original-width="4993" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6U7AtQ815BMa09pSPThPvf5zZWFHjKEKHTVKGFu59BLjuVcsv1bT75mcn8IJxbK0GuRXxubELYtS2_JtWhYEzo8GpPWkfeJHR8SL8tG81q1RY7YBQqtPy4YTAfvMNFf7F_8WkEBz5H20zSOfHSHBsmj9J-7xio7aTU60kPLuqW1S8TGjWsVqX5vtw3A/w632-h452/image6.jpeg" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sanderling, 17th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbS0T11H8jOILt6QhKfmuCy7pfzNvTp6eE-CoTdG8jqPmD9jVZFq4-_ZYoP4Nf7HinLFWnmexjOF3IWVafCZFIi30XdQhYC7a5xPWCS0Ub2BcG-sNyXC23h604RzTZ_IaABdDPA-jE0QMZdc1DUqSO1a-Askm2QECr3d4ZYPeC5LaL4Y0vvjTkse5uPHY/s2960/image3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="2960" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbS0T11H8jOILt6QhKfmuCy7pfzNvTp6eE-CoTdG8jqPmD9jVZFq4-_ZYoP4Nf7HinLFWnmexjOF3IWVafCZFIi30XdQhYC7a5xPWCS0Ub2BcG-sNyXC23h604RzTZ_IaABdDPA-jE0QMZdc1DUqSO1a-Askm2QECr3d4ZYPeC5LaL4Y0vvjTkse5uPHY/w634-h455/image3.jpeg" width="634" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldfinch, 17th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale </b></div></b><p><b>January 16th. C</b>old again after overnight frost with a light westerly wind. Tennyson's Sands was 80% frozen but 32 Whooper Swans had roosted overnight and left around 0930. The 3 Long-tailed Duck were back offshore with a Little Gull moving south close in but there was little other change at sea. Another increase in Sanderling saw a count of 700. 12 Snow Buntings were over the Old Saltmarsh with a Short-eared Owl and a Jack Snipe nearby. In the evening, a Waxwing was over the East Dunes and 2 Hen Harrier and 3 Marsh Harrier came in to roost. Other birds around were 5 Woodcock, 35 Redwing and a Stonechat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUfvXApfxIapfNmHDh4gFgQSIWams7JyEU-0oQ95cBVbqwia7l7xm7jtnUfaKFloy1Ssjx1xirsqFAfMMIbcKZpa5rM56hUg0SS7i_LP9-EDyw_hFzPgjsQUr04gfSIMtcJiHngCfMj0-08ZclbssOdlSBd6TBOqPWm0HoNJ8MdkarLzfwR-TzbfrWN8/s4032/32WS20240116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUfvXApfxIapfNmHDh4gFgQSIWams7JyEU-0oQ95cBVbqwia7l7xm7jtnUfaKFloy1Ssjx1xirsqFAfMMIbcKZpa5rM56hUg0SS7i_LP9-EDyw_hFzPgjsQUr04gfSIMtcJiHngCfMj0-08ZclbssOdlSBd6TBOqPWm0HoNJ8MdkarLzfwR-TzbfrWN8/w621-h466/32WS20240116.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8H0B0a0L6LQkThsBkseyPKSn9tH9e8RyItFw7MYIfZ5wabeoGBRBlG43yVDYEmVGlKeQzzRPQZSJD2rwab71wV8Tabyd0qG9-Rtc09SI8CNeTjjKNXHc-zen2bhYwXETyFM_dGrIqSHN012SfM-qThK3N9eapEgmAaLqMtGzmVmKm4xzWCr-FrngkKE/s2952/8WS20240116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="2214" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8H0B0a0L6LQkThsBkseyPKSn9tH9e8RyItFw7MYIfZ5wabeoGBRBlG43yVDYEmVGlKeQzzRPQZSJD2rwab71wV8Tabyd0qG9-Rtc09SI8CNeTjjKNXHc-zen2bhYwXETyFM_dGrIqSHN012SfM-qThK3N9eapEgmAaLqMtGzmVmKm4xzWCr-FrngkKE/w375-h500/8WS20240116.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swans, 16th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Rob Watson</b></div></b><p><b>January 15th.</b> Freezing start. Offshore were a Little Gull, a Great Northern Diver and a Gannet. A Grey Wagtail and a Bullfinch around Sykes Farm were new for the year. The Bearded Tit was heard again at the Mere and two Short-eared Owls were hunting the Old Saltmarsh. Also around were 50+ Redwing and 3 Fieldfare.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50SK9ZJUz1-lUkR4ZscZC5sArLXnvyAesRJVpXzokRNNw301b_X2XQRRlfppVC4gKQSQWO6boKE0RFTur6StwE1F20ixavlTb3ahPcLLjDbtfgHLf1Gf4j6yxAARnf2MMg3xvL1m0fZzJiJ4taFKpkeJ8rms6atBn7JE-ET_vaFrpdPCWpbl7hygZVQQ/s4020/Grey%20Plovers%2015th%20Jan%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="4020" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50SK9ZJUz1-lUkR4ZscZC5sArLXnvyAesRJVpXzokRNNw301b_X2XQRRlfppVC4gKQSQWO6boKE0RFTur6StwE1F20ixavlTb3ahPcLLjDbtfgHLf1Gf4j6yxAARnf2MMg3xvL1m0fZzJiJ4taFKpkeJ8rms6atBn7JE-ET_vaFrpdPCWpbl7hygZVQQ/w668-h370/Grey%20Plovers%2015th%20Jan%202024.JPG" width="668" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Grey Plover and Dunlin, 15th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>January 14th.</b> Another cold start. The morning high tide produced counts of 12,800 Knot, 3600 Dunlin, 2600 Grey Plover, 1500 Bar-tailed Godwit and 565 Sanderling. Good numbers of Red-throated Diver, Eider and Common Scoter offshore again but the Long-tailed Ducks had moved north to Skegness. A <b>Spoonbill </b>that flew south onto the river mouth was the first January record for the Reserve. Other birds around included 15+ Redwing, 2 Hen Harrier, 2 Merlin and a Water Pipit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xJTYyzJc8zzljO7NNLoOll_ezcJPweFgWr9ZJ7MVs_NN43_AZK6tYdBGJzU85BEwC6KfyT92WwkaDR8PHss0lrKLJD8rxHpYXHMZydtgBhRbJfpsBWITBpkIqsounkHskuksdPqqONLKJHAaHyOmTiJ6qpFe0_E6XEPl2C_62MLPQtsNh9pTHUTcWas/s2048/Long-tailed%20Ducks%20x%203%20on%2014th%20Jan%202024.Craig%20Pitchford.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="2048" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xJTYyzJc8zzljO7NNLoOll_ezcJPweFgWr9ZJ7MVs_NN43_AZK6tYdBGJzU85BEwC6KfyT92WwkaDR8PHss0lrKLJD8rxHpYXHMZydtgBhRbJfpsBWITBpkIqsounkHskuksdPqqONLKJHAaHyOmTiJ6qpFe0_E6XEPl2C_62MLPQtsNh9pTHUTcWas/w635-h341/Long-tailed%20Ducks%20x%203%20on%2014th%20Jan%202024.Craig%20Pitchford.jpg" width="635" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Ducks, 14th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Craig Pitchford</b></div></b><p><b>January 13th. </b>Starting cold again but becoming a pleasant day with plenty of good birds seen. A group of <b>5 Waxwings </b>were along the approach road and a Little Gull was feeding in front of the wash Viewpoint early morning. Both the male and ringtail Hen Harriers were out over the marsh. One of todays 5 Marsh harriers was busy mobbing a Red Kite out on Croftmarsh. Two Red Kites spent an hour out there and there were interactions also with Buzzard, Kestrel, Brown Hare and a Fox ! The <b>4 Shorelarks</b> remained out on the north saltings and there were various sightings of Snow Bunting flocks that presumably all joined up in a group of 18 that paused briefly on the Freshwater Marsh. A <b>Bearded Tit</b> was calling from the Mere nearby. Offshore, 3 Long-tailed Duck and a Great Northern Diver were the highlights. On the lagoons, a pair of Pintail and the 29 Whooper Swans came in to roost. Other birds around were 6 Water Rail, 4 Woodcock and good numbers of wildfowl.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxM7RVsbZ-WsNMvzA6K6J6bHy6fFevqMSspsaWizbhyoVMWHRszskrmSOqCNVPTucczeg0wNS9y4yPIKPSKiyqVu8zJrqU_zqS7mc4b5lGikB4pJys-YVS9p5goEkvag92fLA8RGsA7lQqcKIqCA4Oxmt-ZMBzXPuOwhRByWfgRR3EjYaWiFk6IIeLBQ/s2078/KT%20and%20MR%202.NALJPG.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2078" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxM7RVsbZ-WsNMvzA6K6J6bHy6fFevqMSspsaWizbhyoVMWHRszskrmSOqCNVPTucczeg0wNS9y4yPIKPSKiyqVu8zJrqU_zqS7mc4b5lGikB4pJys-YVS9p5goEkvag92fLA8RGsA7lQqcKIqCA4Oxmt-ZMBzXPuOwhRByWfgRR3EjYaWiFk6IIeLBQ/w633-h451/KT%20and%20MR%202.NALJPG.JPG" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Kite and Marsh Harrier, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJ2AsuDtTwFk4OFcfE8a9ip6iGOBTqcTC_uBIeiQm9hkCc891UIETO3Gfnhk18jP6Uh36bFfT9AeS5l7NrnRyFbFWHqwfomeZDmdsxH9axLDjT-y8vmrCKf5xbzNHa8Cp3DEWKayTja1uiJuAZyulKT2O5fMnPWRJpL0JwVt-kef-ayYMcXvGmusEovY/s1817/KT%20and%20MR.NAL.crop..JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1817" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJ2AsuDtTwFk4OFcfE8a9ip6iGOBTqcTC_uBIeiQm9hkCc891UIETO3Gfnhk18jP6Uh36bFfT9AeS5l7NrnRyFbFWHqwfomeZDmdsxH9axLDjT-y8vmrCKf5xbzNHa8Cp3DEWKayTja1uiJuAZyulKT2O5fMnPWRJpL0JwVt-kef-ayYMcXvGmusEovY/w534-h504/KT%20and%20MR.NAL.crop..JPG" width="534" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Kite and Marsh Harrier, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-cwR5hM2WCZBOKbIwWnlgjTd8MNMqrxvdE8G_HkeASfq367kn3n5nxMv0sdfGtIS4fToK7BQWEbZ8lJlmEVyEyvSfkkPYCrNtQhfhd4XZsK27HATo-SsR95GExhSVWe-PPyPJgQmzc_dHZ0qZLmLyQRQAk4tKq2INltE3vgR8NDf18BA1rkg7f0UtGc/s3069/KT%20x%202%20(1).NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3069" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-cwR5hM2WCZBOKbIwWnlgjTd8MNMqrxvdE8G_HkeASfq367kn3n5nxMv0sdfGtIS4fToK7BQWEbZ8lJlmEVyEyvSfkkPYCrNtQhfhd4XZsK27HATo-SsR95GExhSVWe-PPyPJgQmzc_dHZ0qZLmLyQRQAk4tKq2INltE3vgR8NDf18BA1rkg7f0UtGc/w628-h398/KT%20x%202%20(1).NAL.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Kites, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNhnn0eMOs0-kSIcXVMpvd36kcTVMRbeD6UVgzvR5i2sXSLkA8G7HkBGhIqH3MCDh_pykaVsabMPSIcwk1jfoKanxtcQMGQYNm4lCCdTaw6DNFLPwNtpbA1UzNxmlTN4GTLByKWy1F-xNx6gpXcG05hLKkvdhaVap3aNApEXbToPrLn1VZY5sZa9XVP0/s1001/Woodcosk.13th%20Jan%202024.Ste%20Taylor..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1001" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNhnn0eMOs0-kSIcXVMpvd36kcTVMRbeD6UVgzvR5i2sXSLkA8G7HkBGhIqH3MCDh_pykaVsabMPSIcwk1jfoKanxtcQMGQYNm4lCCdTaw6DNFLPwNtpbA1UzNxmlTN4GTLByKWy1F-xNx6gpXcG05hLKkvdhaVap3aNApEXbToPrLn1VZY5sZa9XVP0/w624-h409/Woodcosk.13th%20Jan%202024.Ste%20Taylor..jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodcock, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH8VwuBDPk_UBvNiMvVYWdGP2xQXf4N5qcZx6kYueTXv6v6h1bpnGHPwWmPWYIl0MC3MGaY7ElO19ClnHaTYI330jxGomHcEGHbC-gmh2jXXKiLb0Y4HnKSr9T2iBuMiAFecW-gKyCErm2ykFrMCWIbBQZ16u6ZmHJuAwVO7v1M77imo2dhq7-SeD0YE/s3328/PN4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3328" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH8VwuBDPk_UBvNiMvVYWdGP2xQXf4N5qcZx6kYueTXv6v6h1bpnGHPwWmPWYIl0MC3MGaY7ElO19ClnHaTYI330jxGomHcEGHbC-gmh2jXXKiLb0Y4HnKSr9T2iBuMiAFecW-gKyCErm2ykFrMCWIbBQZ16u6ZmHJuAwVO7v1M77imo2dhq7-SeD0YE/w622-h445/PN4.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pink-footed Geese, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2368" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcm4mV_L4ge7yFq7jCU_ctG3zFiJ4HYzVjOL3v1utAn9c_SB7lLYjv8NOMcj2Iik3q1hLpvhy9zkSjqNEWZuNbFevMid80lY2XFbG0RkMonkYPndNw13oQin7SZkg0s0sZQMv8ZyeGmiCRaipSjtXF4n6gkIPBkTgRksebhQGdG8HiLn0hAMVmfZgUn8/w620-h445/PN%202.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pintail, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkbuGUEvlooYeruKvvdpAcOnMojD2YPifnnnUtRIFEvi7P-pgFv4b6KtguB8j8CmPcvWWCdq-GkzjOfbueW3LZPwE4nt_qwy3_YMvINPoHHTJa0DAU0YFxNIH-QXxX30kRYgiPToaL5wz-Bf2BIvquJXxUnI20ZQg7revr5I1w3Pf-_kP1yTgie66foM/s2891/PN1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="2891" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkbuGUEvlooYeruKvvdpAcOnMojD2YPifnnnUtRIFEvi7P-pgFv4b6KtguB8j8CmPcvWWCdq-GkzjOfbueW3LZPwE4nt_qwy3_YMvINPoHHTJa0DAU0YFxNIH-QXxX30kRYgiPToaL5wz-Bf2BIvquJXxUnI20ZQg7revr5I1w3Pf-_kP1yTgie66foM/w619-h443/PN1.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Teal, 13th January. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>January 12th.</b> Quite a cold start again. </p><p> On Tennyson's Sands were 1800 Pink-footed Goose, 75 Dark-bellied Brent Goose and a Pochard; and on Fenland Lagoon 3 Water Pipit. Offshore were a Goldeneye, 3 Long-tailed Duck and 5 Red-breasted Merganser. Redwings increased to 100 around Sykes Farm, a Bean Goose flew over calling and ringtail Hen Harrier and Merlin were hunting the marshes. Also around were a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, a Barn Owl, a Stonechat and 7 Snow Bunting. 29 Whooper Swans came in to roost.</p><p> <b>January 11th.</b> Quite a cold start. The male Hen Harrier was around again.</p></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-11015074190121404042024-01-01T13:48:00.031+00:002024-01-25T15:29:49.726+00:00Early January 2024<p><b>10th January. </b>Cold northerly winds continuing. Seawatching in the northerlies has been rather disappointing so far but today saw an improvement. A <b>Sooty Shearwater</b> flew north early morning - a rare winter record. Also, 4<b> Great Northern </b>and a <b>2 Black-throated Diver</b> flew south with 140 Red-throated Divers also heading into the Wash and 3 Fulmar and 3 Goosander heading north. The morning flight of Common Scoter and Eider involved 1900 and 500 respectively and 3 Little Gull headed north amongst a good movement of gulls coming out of the Wash. A superb male Hen Harrier was hunting the Old saltmarsh.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqnKrI1EcEQ6i027UIHWkfXyZjifyKtPFK13LGUnvdm-t5wWij4-sVXZkOZXe3o7ig0yRpTVDbUjuiu5EHn2uKGbsVgzPx5xUeQ-2NIkAXo8c46gFJJQAgQLj5Eqn5WNmMZomTm8I9ShoPB_ZuyLKcDI0h2PbaVYsb0Gk_1Ei8dpQtmLLqC871aDqZQA/s3515/Knot%206th%20Jan%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="3515" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqnKrI1EcEQ6i027UIHWkfXyZjifyKtPFK13LGUnvdm-t5wWij4-sVXZkOZXe3o7ig0yRpTVDbUjuiu5EHn2uKGbsVgzPx5xUeQ-2NIkAXo8c46gFJJQAgQLj5Eqn5WNmMZomTm8I9ShoPB_ZuyLKcDI0h2PbaVYsb0Gk_1Ei8dpQtmLLqC871aDqZQA/w679-h350/Knot%206th%20Jan%202024.JPG" width="679" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Knot, January 20214. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>9th January.</b> Cold northerly wind still. A Jack Snipe and 9 Woodcock were possibly new arrivals in the cold weather. 4 Shorelark and 9 Snow Bunting were along the beach and north saltings. There were good numbers of Wigeon, Teal and Shoveler on the lagoons with many Lapwing on the grazing marsh beyond. 17 Whooper Swans came in to roost. Other birds around were 30 Redwing, a Water Pipit and a Stonechat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypbqcmjUSVJH7Kv_HADcKoVJAJK1q5OT3r_GjjVOaYjVagfNu0HYevg5XkZjkC9aBl0dKgvQ6XISk4v_5BV5k6-TuIYpypsSc0RAq3GaFR5MMfwhkwzCJYyClII4jPoZfSqX898g4t_XiYPXTP5KjqK4719DY692_xyaPFGJS2FJPrNjlzs5myPF0Qqw/s1080/RKW%209th%20Jan20240109%20Sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypbqcmjUSVJH7Kv_HADcKoVJAJK1q5OT3r_GjjVOaYjVagfNu0HYevg5XkZjkC9aBl0dKgvQ6XISk4v_5BV5k6-TuIYpypsSc0RAq3GaFR5MMfwhkwzCJYyClII4jPoZfSqX898g4t_XiYPXTP5KjqK4719DY692_xyaPFGJS2FJPrNjlzs5myPF0Qqw/w636-h478/RKW%209th%20Jan20240109%20Sunrise.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise, 9th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSRRPAVI594yNWhv0PiZ6nyIZoCT60RjPgeO9RvtH5KzJI1R24k_SRSPUQ-CevcennRs4HDx_TXGKGTIAx5Qm2bz1sLKLGe9Fj9TK4z60F0IkxRx-0f4hSrPYYUy0bGSrzUTLuEmC0wW8dEKN6ARhtK0_2js3-8PK_2mCiioGkv0gGMk3-kQ1Tui9lmk/s1169/SB%20.NAL.090124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1169" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSRRPAVI594yNWhv0PiZ6nyIZoCT60RjPgeO9RvtH5KzJI1R24k_SRSPUQ-CevcennRs4HDx_TXGKGTIAx5Qm2bz1sLKLGe9Fj9TK4z60F0IkxRx-0f4hSrPYYUy0bGSrzUTLuEmC0wW8dEKN6ARhtK0_2js3-8PK_2mCiioGkv0gGMk3-kQ1Tui9lmk/w626-h415/SB%20.NAL.090124.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Snow Bunting, 9th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>8th January. </b>Feeling much more wintery today with a cold northerly wind and a brief light hail shower. Despite the northerly wind, there was little of note at sea, but a count of over 1200 Common Gulls leaving the roost on the Wash was significant. Also leaving their roost, were at least 30 Whooper Swans heading south off Tennyson's Sands. A Goldeneye was a new arrival on the Mere. Other birds around were 2 Corn Buntings.</p><p><b>7th January. </b>3 Long-tailed Ducks again close inshore and a Peregrine was over the beach. Evidence of Water Rails being squeezed out of regular reedbed haunts by very high water levels - with 4 around the dunes and periphery of the Freshwater Marsh today. </p><p><b>6th January 2024. </b>Good visibility and light wind for the first hour or so after dawn and then drizzle or rain on and off for much of the day. <b>4 Waxwing</b> and <b>4 Shorelark</b> were seen again with an increase of Snow Buntings - up to 9. Just 1 Long-tailed Duck on the sea this morning but 25 Red-throated Divers and a <b>Black-throated Diver </b>flew south. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3164" data-original-width="4284" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlitsbiJkQ95nILGk0boZvbAyIpDjRzKPd_Gf35R6aUit3uNfYuGSVaVXSqu3680e94V3TcosFYmkEtG6nljqkAnRaCGKpDV3JkeY2nRw6GcsFa7yqFXjy955zzASAfS3Ysqgr5zMUiEHu97nb2K9VpjVZRUbn3RsvzcxYnF3bDxid7CCiT3sr_0EXq18/w624-h460/Waxwing%206th%20Jan%202024%20James%20Siddle.2.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 6th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - James Siddle</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDFncXHt0Td_wlr8btaw6XdlreOXzbzkqWrnLIjpwtV3uaovNhUl2ajbnmwjDxtmnVP8kleKeOP1ydTWU7BnhsAE2MjOgVeuWLLvUtd2IoVbSH6ZUMpuRYYXC798F9u_wLtcdC6M_6SPGZnX2Y7bMA2Gru0xeaQxJ9s5ZonbM9DvQIdfTr88mpnsR-6k/s1482/waxwing%206th%20Jack%20hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1482" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDFncXHt0Td_wlr8btaw6XdlreOXzbzkqWrnLIjpwtV3uaovNhUl2ajbnmwjDxtmnVP8kleKeOP1ydTWU7BnhsAE2MjOgVeuWLLvUtd2IoVbSH6ZUMpuRYYXC798F9u_wLtcdC6M_6SPGZnX2Y7bMA2Gru0xeaQxJ9s5ZonbM9DvQIdfTr88mpnsR-6k/w618-h411/waxwing%206th%20Jack%20hood.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 6th January 2024. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div></div></b><p><b>5th January. </b>Overcast but mostly dry after more overnight rain and an increasing north-westerly breeze. A total of <b>8 Waxwings </b>today starting with a lone bird mobile around the west side before joining the regular three along the approach road, This was probably yesterday's lone bird from the East Dunes. <b>3 Long-tailed Ducks</b> were offshore again and the morning flight of Common Scoter involved c800 birds.</p><p><b>4th January. </b>A bright start and a very pleasant morning, sunny and mild<b>. S</b>ome 4000 Pink-footed Geese left the roost on the haven and flew inland to Croftmarsh soon after dawn.<b> </b>The<b> 3 Waxwings </b>showed well again along the approach road, the <b>4 Shorelarks</b> and Great White Egret were still present, 4 Water Pipits were mobile between the Freshwater Marsh and Jackson's Marsh and an Egyptian Goose came off the Freshwater Marsh. Some light passage involved 11 Chaffinch, 12 Skylark, 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Brambling, 16 Siskin and a Rook. A Red Kite was over the Plantation and a Merlin was along the foreshore. Four Long-tailed Ducks were close inshore. Other birds around included Stonechat, 3 Marsh Harrier, 15 Snipe and 4 Woodcock. The latter typically leaving the dunes at dusk and flying over to Croftmarsh to feed. A new <b>Waxwing </b>was at Mill Hill in the afternoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIkXh3wznk8m1-mkJ5l0qfezMscX54VJnjx4aDqUNKE-OjdNZ9BZknWgGNB0dVoVD1fYkLeMcaWSCjiHyuCsmadwW3M3IcpyiD3nsRJAu-iKqxlG365n7pDyuo6g5xZ1-WwphJT8fiM08kAcfOgKdAZnDpzcMRmBhCwbPLJYr54eIeHb5L4C0pmU2RMo/s3456/DSCN2670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2051" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIkXh3wznk8m1-mkJ5l0qfezMscX54VJnjx4aDqUNKE-OjdNZ9BZknWgGNB0dVoVD1fYkLeMcaWSCjiHyuCsmadwW3M3IcpyiD3nsRJAu-iKqxlG365n7pDyuo6g5xZ1-WwphJT8fiM08kAcfOgKdAZnDpzcMRmBhCwbPLJYr54eIeHb5L4C0pmU2RMo/w375-h632/DSCN2670.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJyEXEnYZzsnLDraWUGY9JWjuJr7xBBJt0fdiV7Yft_wo3tf5sk8H5GQdPMg6gn8fvZrtVF8CA0WnZyMR0l6JLDbq-LZM49AWxrAoDcX_1vJ-usWl-TaKptQWpyUBiIVhD-N0T66k8fRcinIRf-emc6aHHK89-elgDsXlhd_WOX6GOkSPCMArlHrtqxo/s3684/DSCN2675.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="3684" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJyEXEnYZzsnLDraWUGY9JWjuJr7xBBJt0fdiV7Yft_wo3tf5sk8H5GQdPMg6gn8fvZrtVF8CA0WnZyMR0l6JLDbq-LZM49AWxrAoDcX_1vJ-usWl-TaKptQWpyUBiIVhD-N0T66k8fRcinIRf-emc6aHHK89-elgDsXlhd_WOX6GOkSPCMArlHrtqxo/w588-h388/DSCN2675.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwings, 4th January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>3rd January. 3 Waxwings </b>showed well along the Gibraltar Road, <b>2 Great Northern Divers </b>flew north at sea, the <b>4 Shorelarks</b> were on the beach and a Great White Egret was a new arrival on Jackson's Marsh. 8 Snipe were on Greenshank's Creek.</p><p><b>Ringing Control:</b> Lesser Redpoll, ringed GPBO 29 October 2023, controlled Coneygeer Bottom, Hampshire 26 December 2023.</p><p><b>2nd January. </b>Overcast initially then rain pretty much continuously from mid morning until the evening. The 4 <b>Shorelarks</b> were still present with 2 Snow Buntings and the 3 Long-tailed Ducks were offshore with a Velvet Scoter south. 58 Snipe around a saltmarsh pool was an exceptional record and a Ruff on Croftmarsh was the first of the winter.</p><p><b>1st January.</b> A very pleasant and mild day with a light westerly breeze. A <b>Waxwing </b>was around the West Dunes and Plantation early morning and the 4 <b>Shorelarks</b> were still present. Offshore, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, <b>2 Great Northern Divers,</b> 25 Red-throated Divers, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers with a few small parties of Eider and Scoter were pretty routine but a southbound <b>Red-necked Grebe</b> was the highlight. Also moving south, several parties of Wigeon and Teal that included 5 Shoveler and 6 Pintail. Small groups of Kittiwakes were moving distantly into the Wash - at least 45, but many other probables too distant to identify. Also a party of 6 Little Gulls were feeding and moving slowly south.</p><p>Mid afternoon a group of 10 <b>Waxwings</b> were seen along the roadside north of Aylmer before they flew south. At least one remaining along the Cycle Track north of North Car Park.</p><p>Very good coverage of the Reserve today with around 104 species recorded.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaQc-s5VaI_1mQ893QLb9lXvvnCyMxKCTAQSlVijXzcj5_-_l9V4kKyYQBqj3sq773EFuj74JCm_NtHdLUJh64uWux0upuJURshrSDJO17i1WdOslPrH6jD9OybZAY1p849yErd3CDeEjTKF7nLayrPXhbYvZrpKwzHs11VcQlj7FbQZnV-54s-J-pLw/s4080/SA.PXL_20240101_081851554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaQc-s5VaI_1mQ893QLb9lXvvnCyMxKCTAQSlVijXzcj5_-_l9V4kKyYQBqj3sq773EFuj74JCm_NtHdLUJh64uWux0upuJURshrSDJO17i1WdOslPrH6jD9OybZAY1p849yErd3CDeEjTKF7nLayrPXhbYvZrpKwzHs11VcQlj7FbQZnV-54s-J-pLw/w639-h481/SA.PXL_20240101_081851554.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise, 1st January 2024. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNcs8DNUjty_7-gg8Arey-3QqB1ydxAb1n5do43ouuM2zFDTwd0W1yMoZgdQkM49_2ZmFWh3avkfFh34ew9O6aVSuqDWKbl3hci2BWEgew1-PGU_H8591nG4A6NepW6ixnCbgTZOyHG8N5u4yxPg0r9YMLX4QtvG43qXn75xwXIdY286FnX1w9YiHMvM/s5184/SA.ANA1709-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="5184" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNcs8DNUjty_7-gg8Arey-3QqB1ydxAb1n5do43ouuM2zFDTwd0W1yMoZgdQkM49_2ZmFWh3avkfFh34ew9O6aVSuqDWKbl3hci2BWEgew1-PGU_H8591nG4A6NepW6ixnCbgTZOyHG8N5u4yxPg0r9YMLX4QtvG43qXn75xwXIdY286FnX1w9YiHMvM/w662-h373/SA.ANA1709-01.jpeg" width="662" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwings, 1st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2374" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigz0K5SH5RNTEgTGw1eWaL_LRGPwQoGXOWejleFy9jqM2Mht9CnHKVk3M2xcgJJho-EJ-01NLtMuLqGbZuca0aY3sb5ZVGfJYRxBgl2ublz5OOMtu2Q_mSfBFJSK-X9A8NXvpuCp2QxRJfPEopwelIGjXZPNf38Hf_GxjLkljM651jtWDmiLY6OoEHH48/w628-h450/wig%20PN.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wigeon, 1st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF5O9nBACcgpHcf5Rdpzk_SM827dVJJjrf4opjiO2z6NEAZCy-JwzOJAO9RYHhlhqu99mazQlZa6xw8ZwywSovJdoH1HGZNQPVMcS0eFkKnX-9QQDM_CRZMnNy4e5SkykDUxz49R5VvyqBtuZtOAhdI4HcCF4rAfoOU_nEF_xbWxjBdkI0_RSbDY-Vfs/s2718/curl%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="2718" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF5O9nBACcgpHcf5Rdpzk_SM827dVJJjrf4opjiO2z6NEAZCy-JwzOJAO9RYHhlhqu99mazQlZa6xw8ZwywSovJdoH1HGZNQPVMcS0eFkKnX-9QQDM_CRZMnNy4e5SkykDUxz49R5VvyqBtuZtOAhdI4HcCF4rAfoOU_nEF_xbWxjBdkI0_RSbDY-Vfs/w626-h448/curl%20PN.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Curlew, 1st January 2024. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EO9DEEuuYNGotXyXv1NwDYLAsBOT0IC6p-lqS0HENT5Bl_oFZjF1toS7MPeFr2zX9ABq_T34Q9BrHucBTqVvKWXufxufiWq8UXDvy4ggRKsxuFSvY-ZkLP05F6ibWCv41LSlFucm6glYKqIUQkv9kjCOXBTuii8Oduwg-vXtaVNwdqZIgob64gD7hRc/s4457/LT%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3184" data-original-width="4457" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EO9DEEuuYNGotXyXv1NwDYLAsBOT0IC6p-lqS0HENT5Bl_oFZjF1toS7MPeFr2zX9ABq_T34Q9BrHucBTqVvKWXufxufiWq8UXDvy4ggRKsxuFSvY-ZkLP05F6ibWCv41LSlFucm6glYKqIUQkv9kjCOXBTuii8Oduwg-vXtaVNwdqZIgob64gD7hRc/w617-h441/LT%20PN.jpg" width="617" /></a><b>Long-tailed Tit, 1st January 2024.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-10895691569394998022023-12-23T15:08:00.027+00:002024-01-05T15:22:16.274+00:00Late December 2023<p><b>December 31st. </b>Six Marsh Harriers came out of the roost early morning.<b> </b>The <b>4 Shorelark </b>remained on the north beach with 4 Snow Bunting and diligent searching through the nearby Linnet flock revealed the presence of a single Twite. The 3 Long-tailed Ducks were close inshore again and a Great Northern Diver flew south. A Treecreeper was also around.</p><p><b>December 30th. </b>Starting dry but then light drizzle becoming rain for much of the day. An early morning sea-watch was rewarded with both <b>Great Northern </b>and <b>Black-throated Divers </b>and a good count of 46 Red-throated Divers compared to recent figures. Two Velvet Scoter flew south and the regular 2 Long-tailed Ducks were joined by a third bird - close inshore together. A Coal Tit in the East Dunes was unusual and 7 Corn Buntings were in the West Dunes.</p><p><b>December 29th. </b>A dry morning with a moderate westerly breeze. The highlights of an early morning seawatch were a <b>Great Northern Diver</b>, 34 Red-breasted Merganser and the regular <b>2 Long-tailed Ducks.</b> Between the Haven and Croftmarsh, Lapwing numbers had built up to over 5000 with 6000 Golden Plover<b>. </b>Other birds around included 2 Buzzard, 6 Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, 2 Stonechat and 5 Whooper Swan that dropped onto Tennyson's Sands.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift3ztrkpfNHelMo5viiLPHQinTs5PYhloK5hxJnm7oH_-PxTLliN05TVsrzuMIOAPQ7O1LdmCxMOZGz9DkT2VjIFHBG4LV-NQ5k7i53qVGrU4w_eB7r4iEUM9j8LqeUvHqyesLidWH2IBlShFgDvt4Qx9Mhup4HWzf4gLtlCrmvHQX7QsfRiMYAJc4wM/s5328/laps%2029th%20pn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3806" data-original-width="5328" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift3ztrkpfNHelMo5viiLPHQinTs5PYhloK5hxJnm7oH_-PxTLliN05TVsrzuMIOAPQ7O1LdmCxMOZGz9DkT2VjIFHBG4LV-NQ5k7i53qVGrU4w_eB7r4iEUM9j8LqeUvHqyesLidWH2IBlShFgDvt4Qx9Mhup4HWzf4gLtlCrmvHQX7QsfRiMYAJc4wM/w641-h459/laps%2029th%20pn.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lapwings, 29th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2641" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUKgugA5sc-OsJY-W7405cSRqr4jiGqJgoEKNiOmd1eQADkfge79Uxv7Jp588f4uJCTvNUoMnaXU2dEL0_MSaiZi9C5ks0R9FksBxEve9Dm7Mt_MaMd4LmlwDVq5-wHPom95p57C1lPjjmdStuEsPY7g2q2JVwSZ9kq0L_QqgtRcNu3jBuzpAOdiHYLg/w665-h374/DSC_9261jeremy%20eyeons.JPG" width="665" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Great Spotted Woodpecker, 29th December 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXEUP9az78dOKZktjgfxb_R39LZ6nUpFP_-lFtgQytMqOyFbsVWyHPwzvs7AU3Op7V_S2ElIL_5Um2zUk6qG_dPHbLTRJKsWqiHtsXKa8rMKobbcJZDxsm7klsfI2rEloZNN4_RfM3BniJEd15wBDT3k7onPx21IAJqJKw_c71WTB1gPEOMbNp689IYc/s2525/hare%2029th%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="2525" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXEUP9az78dOKZktjgfxb_R39LZ6nUpFP_-lFtgQytMqOyFbsVWyHPwzvs7AU3Op7V_S2ElIL_5Um2zUk6qG_dPHbLTRJKsWqiHtsXKa8rMKobbcJZDxsm7klsfI2rEloZNN4_RfM3BniJEd15wBDT3k7onPx21IAJqJKw_c71WTB1gPEOMbNp689IYc/w631-h451/hare%2029th%20PN.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Brown Hare, 29th December 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDxppYILyBFiWvhptBAA3Q6N6RKL7pTHz3wAoK_KQhnJGtAr2coUj-ciWwtZbauLz90jPQwl7ODSefqXba9c6ZvVK0ml5S5_4OKtr_zj90GnT6QYECXEvq5nAu_xYIMskAGVDAQ-wowFHeCYqQMD0EMfjW4CoYSUykYlRj7gBfOMSP3y2B7I4yPp0prc/s4189/DSCjeremy_9328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="4189" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDxppYILyBFiWvhptBAA3Q6N6RKL7pTHz3wAoK_KQhnJGtAr2coUj-ciWwtZbauLz90jPQwl7ODSefqXba9c6ZvVK0ml5S5_4OKtr_zj90GnT6QYECXEvq5nAu_xYIMskAGVDAQ-wowFHeCYqQMD0EMfjW4CoYSUykYlRj7gBfOMSP3y2B7I4yPp0prc/w647-h364/DSCjeremy_9328.JPG" width="647" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Blue Tit, 29th December 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</div></div><p><b>December 28th. </b>Still breezy but mild. Good numbers of Lapwing remained, commuting between Croftmarsh and the Haven and 6 Marsh Harriers were at the roost.</p><p><b>December 27th. </b>Wet and windy all day with the influence of Storm Gerritt. The only sighting made was of a Sparrowhawk!</p><p><b>December 26th. </b>Another mild morning with light westerly breeze, fairly sunny and with good visibility out to sea where most of todays records come from during an hour and a half from 0830. The morning movement of Common Scoter and Eider involved about 500 and 200 respectively. There were 20 Red-throated Divers and a single <b>Great Northern Diver</b>, the two regular Long-tailed Ducks were joined by a third individual and in a good morning for variety at sea, a <b>Red-necked Grebe </b>flew south and a <b>Slavonian Grebe</b> arrived form the north and landed. A group of 4 Whooper Swans flew south over the sea and another group of 6 flew onto the Haven, whilst 500 Pink-footed Geese few out to Norfolk and a further 800 were around. Siskins were moving again with 23 south over the East Dunes and a Short-eared Owl was over the Old Saltmarsh.</p><p><b>December 25th. </b>Pink-footed Geese were arriving all morning and settling on Croftmarsh, totaling over 2200, with a further 180 heading out to Norfolk. A group of <b>7 Waxwings</b> paused in a Hawthorn on North Building Ridge early afternoon and a Green Woodpecker was along the road north of Aylmer Avenue. several parties of Siskin moved south. Other birds around included 4 Woodcock, 2 Snipe, and single Barn Owl, Stonechat and Water Pipit.</p><p><b>December 24th. </b>Similar conditions to yesterday with a strong westerly wind and similar birds too at sea with a high counts of Eider and Common Scoter in a 90 minute watch. Two <b>Great Northern Divers </b>headed south early morning. There was no furthers sign of yesterdays Swallow, but <b>2 Waxwing</b> flew south.</p><p><b>December 23rd. </b>Overcast but dry with increasing westerly wind. The morning sea duck movement involved 695 Common Scoters and 438 Eider flying into the Wash. Single Whooper Swan, Scaup, <b>Great Northern Diver</b>, <b>2 Velvet Scoter </b>and 3 Goldeneye flew south. Red-breasted Mergansers had increased again to 37 and the <b>2 Long-tailed Ducks</b> were still close inshore. <b>4 Shorelarks </b>remained on the beach towards the north end, with 2 Snow Buntings . Heading south were 25 Fieldfares and 16 Siskin. A <b>Swallow</b> over the west side during the afternoon was most unexpected!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuV2T-cEmjwo9aVSy0bUHpG292Vn6rulaGX0Am2WIemIchdkythQvHpMr5uQ65G0rqquxe8ttZYiRYagA2BSrKRedeg2jlgqtWk3dXb2Zp5Gmc5qOzgwC0nzeWzZ-3GL9OAAF9zpna7gf_QhlqkcBp0VQAdiIi0z003R57NsHfoMJsnTQYnSzClX0zMo/s4018/Eider%20on%20sand%20bar%2023%20Dec%202023.(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="4018" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuV2T-cEmjwo9aVSy0bUHpG292Vn6rulaGX0Am2WIemIchdkythQvHpMr5uQ65G0rqquxe8ttZYiRYagA2BSrKRedeg2jlgqtWk3dXb2Zp5Gmc5qOzgwC0nzeWzZ-3GL9OAAF9zpna7gf_QhlqkcBp0VQAdiIi0z003R57NsHfoMJsnTQYnSzClX0zMo/w677-h304/Eider%20on%20sand%20bar%2023%20Dec%202023.(2).JPG" width="677" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Eider on sand bar offshore, 23rd December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>December 22nd.</b> 2 Snow Buntings were with the <b>4 Shorelark</b> this morning. Other birds around were <b>2 Waxwing</b> and a Stonechat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Y_AUHBS3NlCT-4fdUaO6-QaHj1iGvTtblLkqJWYWCFqZWcAL_ulu0RZZ9D7tu76In2dBzDt384ClugmJv_YtapHzo6p594mtD0fPlfcFYdb2H5BXTY0TwSPOQG5wUIDlAT5H7VA2rFAljFLJ_Ll3LuBIWO6V-isEiNJ2H9Y2Qf-mGpw71TXYY2UY7o/s3213/Shorelarks%2023rd%20Dec%202023%20James%20Siddle%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="3213" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Y_AUHBS3NlCT-4fdUaO6-QaHj1iGvTtblLkqJWYWCFqZWcAL_ulu0RZZ9D7tu76In2dBzDt384ClugmJv_YtapHzo6p594mtD0fPlfcFYdb2H5BXTY0TwSPOQG5wUIDlAT5H7VA2rFAljFLJ_Ll3LuBIWO6V-isEiNJ2H9Y2Qf-mGpw71TXYY2UY7o/w656-h402/Shorelarks%2023rd%20Dec%202023%20James%20Siddle%201.jpg" width="656" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shorelarks, 22nd December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - James Siddle</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U2Vwbnk3TlAh-hHTrxX1Wh3ZGMZmsPc8-JbfTl-65f8206_n5ZfNgAmLmO8UoVUwH7RLA6yRiI1X5j26PnGSLW1eCdel8JECVbYQF0ySC-zjTRRfLL9WLq5h2V882MFzXZOa69wJkd7pingXaOtZUuhv_Rj5UYz80kXZ1wqVJv4E6GSWn1EBSHKk6v4/s3230/Shorelarks%2023rd%20Dec%202023%20James%20Siddle%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="3230" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U2Vwbnk3TlAh-hHTrxX1Wh3ZGMZmsPc8-JbfTl-65f8206_n5ZfNgAmLmO8UoVUwH7RLA6yRiI1X5j26PnGSLW1eCdel8JECVbYQF0ySC-zjTRRfLL9WLq5h2V882MFzXZOa69wJkd7pingXaOtZUuhv_Rj5UYz80kXZ1wqVJv4E6GSWn1EBSHKk6v4/w692-h387/Shorelarks%2023rd%20Dec%202023%20James%20Siddle%202.jpg" width="692" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shorelarks, 22nd December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - James Siddle</b></div></b><p> <b>December 21st.</b> Strong north-westerly wind. Offshore early morning were 720 Common Scoter, 31 Red-breasted Merganser, and the 2 regular Long-tailed Ducks. A <b>Black-throated Diver</b> flew south. 680 Golden Plover and 2300 Lapwing left the Haven and flew inland. Other birds around were 3 Woodcock.</p></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-17989059375534028992023-12-12T16:09:00.035+00:002023-12-21T08:52:13.531+00:00Mid December 2023<p><b>20th December. </b>A gloomy day with a damp start and increasing wind. Waterbirds around the lagoons were 573 Brent Geese, 450 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Pintails, 3 Whooper Swans and 18 Black-tailed Godwits. Other birds around were single Barn Owl, Woodcock, Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest and Redwing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetoTTKcBlO0aCqTKJX5cZ8wOsK2P_v6lwrzOe0ykeQuYcTXjstynIUSqBwZ54X6DYGEhGaa2yHcIMAdDFttfgwDn_6oEWNSaAtPT__9OVvtmc8l7PzSnsZKOApgFZb7XNYc02OBAoSx5HMRqmHmN0rVF3QAMtbfrhrWyCr_Ng53NPEADnn_Bc1mpFqoM/s3930/whoop%20paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="3930" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetoTTKcBlO0aCqTKJX5cZ8wOsK2P_v6lwrzOe0ykeQuYcTXjstynIUSqBwZ54X6DYGEhGaa2yHcIMAdDFttfgwDn_6oEWNSaAtPT__9OVvtmc8l7PzSnsZKOApgFZb7XNYc02OBAoSx5HMRqmHmN0rVF3QAMtbfrhrWyCr_Ng53NPEADnn_Bc1mpFqoM/w629-h451/whoop%20paul.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swans, 20th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzmIA2KbHBKCoTYU113wID-v1L1w1EqWXvz-blNDQ45XtZWnfPhndNrrhHzhjUXv5aMsX9E_OiVIIL-zl46BsN6rCg6Wd3JBh22VgJqdxYI_2OYc2pK9iTpbQr8yzAuQ4kqYB3BsQkSGMnB02psbxExfrrQJG-f7yleQnuHuOvqv1uOLHT4i62A2ujX0/s2120/Red%20paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2120" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzmIA2KbHBKCoTYU113wID-v1L1w1EqWXvz-blNDQ45XtZWnfPhndNrrhHzhjUXv5aMsX9E_OiVIIL-zl46BsN6rCg6Wd3JBh22VgJqdxYI_2OYc2pK9iTpbQr8yzAuQ4kqYB3BsQkSGMnB02psbxExfrrQJG-f7yleQnuHuOvqv1uOLHT4i62A2ujX0/w718-h514/Red%20paul.jpg" width="718" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redwing, 20th December. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>19th December. </b>Largely poor weather. A Chiffchaff remained around Aylmer, a Woodcock was on the Cycle Track and 77 Fieldfare flew west out of the Plantation. A Pintail and a Pochard were on the lagoons with 600 Wigeon, 8 Black-tailed Godwit and a Cetti's Warbler and in the evening. 4 Marsh Harriers came in to roost.</p><p><b>18th December. </b>Rain featured for the early morning period, clearing later. A few Fieldfare and Redwing were arriving during the early rain, with some moving off south. A <b>Waxwing</b> flew south down the West Dunes and was presumably one of the 11 seen opposite the Yacht Club later. Then another group of <b>26 Waxwings</b> arrived to join them before they all flew off. The <b>4 Shorelarks</b> were seen again, with a Snow Bunting today. Other birds around included Stonechat and Woodcock.</p><p><b>17th December. </b>If the theme of the last week has been Waxwings, today was about <b>Golden Plovers</b>. The day commenced with 3000 on the Haven but over the next two hours flocks were arriving continuously from the north, swelling the day total to 7240. Lapwing numbers remained high with 3100 commuting between local field and the Haven. The sea received little attention but a <b>Black-throated Diver </b>flew south. A singe <b>Waxwing </b>was in the East Dunes and a flock of 8 were along the Cycle Track. 2 Chiffchaffs remained in their regular locations. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCudWpwn_wpbnKJPjeHSD5P0ocujb0l-MN0oBLkcGqL8CnOo5H1SemQD9FBFwV9ocCz99wLAkwdGsepyd7vcfsBoKE14kxsycqTOfGDXKjMakj2PbwCh0Zq8RTIC1VrnOKQRVaZ40d1cHoovjd38RQJUJUTNuF-GEOeii0DwqmjVmk_kajXj0oC1Rp0WI/s4015/IMG_3593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="4015" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCudWpwn_wpbnKJPjeHSD5P0ocujb0l-MN0oBLkcGqL8CnOo5H1SemQD9FBFwV9ocCz99wLAkwdGsepyd7vcfsBoKE14kxsycqTOfGDXKjMakj2PbwCh0Zq8RTIC1VrnOKQRVaZ40d1cHoovjd38RQJUJUTNuF-GEOeii0DwqmjVmk_kajXj0oC1Rp0WI/w633-h295/IMG_3593.JPG" width="633" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AfowA9m8bSjWBJbvMilU8UdX1_BJfzSGil2GrxMgSRBhYf0OPc38zlAJI48YNVSBPWtmnCn3MHVVyFVoGFGGzQfjFYCavk12ShQUKGtZ8hA65bQsiEXiY9JbYdxj6D_HAqxQ0KTNfa-VQ4PQ7Z_7SHRfDFvpqfoFTljgu8oO7VXHOoQirkM6yAlnDVc/s3775/IMG_3595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="3775" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AfowA9m8bSjWBJbvMilU8UdX1_BJfzSGil2GrxMgSRBhYf0OPc38zlAJI48YNVSBPWtmnCn3MHVVyFVoGFGGzQfjFYCavk12ShQUKGtZ8hA65bQsiEXiY9JbYdxj6D_HAqxQ0KTNfa-VQ4PQ7Z_7SHRfDFvpqfoFTljgu8oO7VXHOoQirkM6yAlnDVc/w637-h308/IMG_3595.JPG" width="637" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Golden Plover flocks arriving, 17th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p>We are grateful to the Gay Birders Club for the donation of £300 to the Bird Observatory following their recent visit. Thank you.</p><p><b>16th December. </b>Calm, mild, dry and sunny this morning with even a hint of warmth late morning. It was surprising therefore to see marked increase in both Lapwing and Golden Plover arriving on the Haven, with over 3000 of each. Three <b>Waxwings </b>flew south early with a party of 20 late morning arriving from the north and flying the length of the East Dunes before settling in the Ringing Hollow. A group of 6 were showing well opposite the Yacht Club. Other birds on the move included small numbers of Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit and Siskin. Again, difficult to work out the number of <b>Waxwings </b>involved in sightings today but a group of 25 had assembled in the West Dunes in the afternoon. The <b>4 Shorelarks</b> were seen again along the beach to the north. Anyone wishing to see these birds is advised to walk in from Seacroft along the beach to avoid crossing Greenshank's Creek or disturbing the feeding waders in that area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLFRRiYgHn6kr771uHWeql0arVfOx5YcijgkDEhlS78pD7A9mSy3CGE8cqvQUvXty_mKA1EoqgLtMFjxaXPjaDnEhh26OexUcE78pM9g2DcNwG0pCjulTU0XmD_K7ztN8SUl-OKTIpt87O0exOK851Ry4iMaQjW8C0gDDZ-J4UaJnZWPLrmbmkQY4XfM/s3247/GP.16.12.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="3247" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLFRRiYgHn6kr771uHWeql0arVfOx5YcijgkDEhlS78pD7A9mSy3CGE8cqvQUvXty_mKA1EoqgLtMFjxaXPjaDnEhh26OexUcE78pM9g2DcNwG0pCjulTU0XmD_K7ztN8SUl-OKTIpt87O0exOK851Ry4iMaQjW8C0gDDZ-J4UaJnZWPLrmbmkQY4XfM/w647-h430/GP.16.12.23_00001.jpg" width="647" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 16th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyh26N4k7kAmPQ6lIlKdqebMOvTK67Mybaq5CWZCf2WIqpc1i0cGbNMwH46i3GDKy84gNW0e2XoelNf7udzW_Xs5Pdk1d0UYbzIZ98CJ7Qiq0pOaLqxq7DzFz1gZYArDiIfm1nSoaW6Dhhtvilj6-dvlzelg02ZMeAFiYtcAZDQEQ28rEJiz2YCBcJII/s2722/GP.16.12.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="2722" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyh26N4k7kAmPQ6lIlKdqebMOvTK67Mybaq5CWZCf2WIqpc1i0cGbNMwH46i3GDKy84gNW0e2XoelNf7udzW_Xs5Pdk1d0UYbzIZ98CJ7Qiq0pOaLqxq7DzFz1gZYArDiIfm1nSoaW6Dhhtvilj6-dvlzelg02ZMeAFiYtcAZDQEQ28rEJiz2YCBcJII/w632-h421/GP.16.12.23_00001_02.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 16th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenaSmn0Zg5NsjdfyXnOx-n14BtPcDR83l68xf9xYilL3zhY5kxspAwA1bD-wieWCT_FKOhq5jJyjMgpg1TgDHJTnJ2HGrNpH5EG7eytkc0B6omZhpN_mv4FQWw0bRcJf1Mlek6ZRU9S3vfSXJFcwN81Q_Tr7eXd1LOt6b-f7eEZtAzhfIDT__5vJ2j1Y/s4090/wax%20paul%20neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2921" data-original-width="4090" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenaSmn0Zg5NsjdfyXnOx-n14BtPcDR83l68xf9xYilL3zhY5kxspAwA1bD-wieWCT_FKOhq5jJyjMgpg1TgDHJTnJ2HGrNpH5EG7eytkc0B6omZhpN_mv4FQWw0bRcJf1Mlek6ZRU9S3vfSXJFcwN81Q_Tr7eXd1LOt6b-f7eEZtAzhfIDT__5vJ2j1Y/w633-h453/wax%20paul%20neale.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 16th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLv1bQPFugek26a7F725gYBpkblusjtGQMAP3_ecGiykpZ1HHA_7W-M7HuZBK4wSzuv7jgKpQH6fUvqoPcHEBu20lCYxAOtkilf3gaHDTJzn42pGWDRW2dCDyc0wIufaMXtoeJTZGleE-WlVkOjuDmXdKWqhgVyE9uumUsTcAmU0U1l-t0r_ux3wBfgs/s4554/wax%20paul%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="4554" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLv1bQPFugek26a7F725gYBpkblusjtGQMAP3_ecGiykpZ1HHA_7W-M7HuZBK4wSzuv7jgKpQH6fUvqoPcHEBu20lCYxAOtkilf3gaHDTJzn42pGWDRW2dCDyc0wIufaMXtoeJTZGleE-WlVkOjuDmXdKWqhgVyE9uumUsTcAmU0U1l-t0r_ux3wBfgs/w651-h466/wax%20paul%202.jpg" width="651" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 16th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div></b><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBAM7NYGnwHIz5HCqZgWxOtDM6uJbKNzLCvjHD_JiTwGtv0d6L3Ht4BD9k4zmPEG3XFzaO01pESrybYDgekrSdOfz8NJ9qtAoKc0FfuDPP1iDV_bTSYm-QMc4w2faMaQ_dRqZAtdkKjddktc1vVDbu0hZJW_kxEhD1gEBDe1q6xxOrKSVAWX_1o4whko/s1600/Shorelark%2016th%20December%202023.RKW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="601" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBAM7NYGnwHIz5HCqZgWxOtDM6uJbKNzLCvjHD_JiTwGtv0d6L3Ht4BD9k4zmPEG3XFzaO01pESrybYDgekrSdOfz8NJ9qtAoKc0FfuDPP1iDV_bTSYm-QMc4w2faMaQ_dRqZAtdkKjddktc1vVDbu0hZJW_kxEhD1gEBDe1q6xxOrKSVAWX_1o4whko/w451-h601/Shorelark%2016th%20December%202023.RKW.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shorelark, 16th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpQsnbY8rzKmvOE6XOv81EzCCviOoi0tcnvbKZ8LySBudfCNag3OoJ8pTvWqizlNCNqjA_w0pvm1h4nYpglwQL6LXKAYfhscb5pWSF6ZgXKq_7jwxAOTEaY39l_CiytnRQj2fft1JxUpqSQESf5ONwmtS-xihCy0mHMJybJvfaOQcAfOTSd2qdUqgl78/s3342/marsh%20paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2387" data-original-width="3342" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpQsnbY8rzKmvOE6XOv81EzCCviOoi0tcnvbKZ8LySBudfCNag3OoJ8pTvWqizlNCNqjA_w0pvm1h4nYpglwQL6LXKAYfhscb5pWSF6ZgXKq_7jwxAOTEaY39l_CiytnRQj2fft1JxUpqSQESf5ONwmtS-xihCy0mHMJybJvfaOQcAfOTSd2qdUqgl78/w631-h451/marsh%20paul.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marsh Harrier, 16th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyX-pnWhK_7mKDMiTZPIrsmTSZ8nU9u4oj5tdk2nTBmilzkDK2fXAAuRowycw6uvm36mjSWiF-L9gG5v4BX_i0fonWxYnxacBIFNlXjjdr5RWVRP8cs2VXjlSycRPIgfPz3xkVjvqk55WgefofR8c9q9dgUxVUNT0pJWI1I7w12_Qb2QF0J-MX_54leg/s3549/red%20paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3549" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyX-pnWhK_7mKDMiTZPIrsmTSZ8nU9u4oj5tdk2nTBmilzkDK2fXAAuRowycw6uvm36mjSWiF-L9gG5v4BX_i0fonWxYnxacBIFNlXjjdr5RWVRP8cs2VXjlSycRPIgfPz3xkVjvqk55WgefofR8c9q9dgUxVUNT0pJWI1I7w12_Qb2QF0J-MX_54leg/w627-h449/red%20paul.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Redwing, 16th December 20213. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lP2tZLZoRq34Nb_0dr2-1lFPNLD-9AHosSn_yee7dpXuWZijvImKR1W8XPflfKHwvIN-8huhw_cBCzgWl2GRERkhi-pwwfAOlbRakuXZmY6yYfTwrJDsQ-cPAGF1MXU8CZbL2vjXyCie5ymN9Q7ReWzmVEZpaWxfAGRs03OTFuAhEBSNdwqVCotSBk/s1773/KT%20161223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1773" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lP2tZLZoRq34Nb_0dr2-1lFPNLD-9AHosSn_yee7dpXuWZijvImKR1W8XPflfKHwvIN-8huhw_cBCzgWl2GRERkhi-pwwfAOlbRakuXZmY6yYfTwrJDsQ-cPAGF1MXU8CZbL2vjXyCie5ymN9Q7ReWzmVEZpaWxfAGRs03OTFuAhEBSNdwqVCotSBk/w623-h395/KT%20161223.JPG" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Kite, 16th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPPVvvp0-uzUM6O5oZsmOJpsnirpr0pIor5BYSVnJ9W5S6jzae9pc2cq2w5Z02mS2Inw1hMlGQ_ecLWnn72qWk9pZ2jGfRQa_s_0p-mwMmcKH6e2IUTHoJ86SIaDSdg8Sf-cXDYgV6Cg00rxcBN9A3syd1ceh75D0pe2hrt15KrxDwh5eqTN-QzEfpuU/s4080/Sunset%2015th%20dec%202023%20Stuart%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="4080" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPPVvvp0-uzUM6O5oZsmOJpsnirpr0pIor5BYSVnJ9W5S6jzae9pc2cq2w5Z02mS2Inw1hMlGQ_ecLWnn72qWk9pZ2jGfRQa_s_0p-mwMmcKH6e2IUTHoJ86SIaDSdg8Sf-cXDYgV6Cg00rxcBN9A3syd1ceh75D0pe2hrt15KrxDwh5eqTN-QzEfpuU/w630-h232/Sunset%2015th%20dec%202023%20Stuart%20A.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunset, 16th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div></div></b><p><b>15th December. </b>Conditions much as yesterday allowing for good coverage of the census area. <b>Waxwings</b> featured again today with another throughput of various flocks moving south and some stopping to feed on berries including 14 in the West Dunes early afternoon. There could have been over 40 birds involved in the movement. Other birds on the move included 4 Whooper Swan, small groups of Meadow Pipit and Siskin with 2 Brambling and a Yellowhammer. At least <b>4 Shorelarks </b>were still on the beach at the north end, having not been seen since 8th December (in this remote part of the Reserve) and a single Snow Bunting was further south along the beach. Pink-footed Goose skeins were heading north from dawn and totalled at least 3600. Offshore, the regular <b>Long-tailed Duck </b>was joined by a second individual and <b>2 Velvet</b> <b>Scoter</b> were still with the raft of 300 Common Scoter off the north end. Good numbers of the regular waders were feeding along the beach again including 300 Sanderling, 500 Grey Plover and 64 Turnstone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwMSV8l86SIfz7knb9StTMlhFZ65vBlm5rB8IayApdbuv9FCGMLRhbBV9AaCVRfPobCbjf3bHxLN5T3YRleBT79OBOtGx0Gc9CSYIWtJUoTGQoUso6jmkjKcUsWxMT9kxeOIjMmkvNU_FpiTmSYNPVTrcj-xUI2LTPqGRnCDU0C6IDDNZwDep6AMFvmQ/s974/Long-tailed%20Duck%20x%202%2015th%20Dec%202023.R%20Doan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="974" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwMSV8l86SIfz7knb9StTMlhFZ65vBlm5rB8IayApdbuv9FCGMLRhbBV9AaCVRfPobCbjf3bHxLN5T3YRleBT79OBOtGx0Gc9CSYIWtJUoTGQoUso6jmkjKcUsWxMT9kxeOIjMmkvNU_FpiTmSYNPVTrcj-xUI2LTPqGRnCDU0C6IDDNZwDep6AMFvmQ/w642-h402/Long-tailed%20Duck%20x%202%2015th%20Dec%202023.R%20Doan.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Ducks, 15th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Richard Doan</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iZsAUWlT4y4hqOpDKO9kW7MDQDzJk-2GeIOOCZvZjdn48TT57blFw9P_zGoC3_9OtxiJFMpKhIETvkHo1o0nBk3u7tOfy6mOgIQTjk19EbByfIGW5zegipNgTy5laAuIJIho4m76Ci8AQUpJuEQkpJT-oAy0l2I6vwTsTQ6fMksx3dDyolJ-i6SIKl8/s3120/Waxwing%2015th%20Dec%202023.a.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="3120" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iZsAUWlT4y4hqOpDKO9kW7MDQDzJk-2GeIOOCZvZjdn48TT57blFw9P_zGoC3_9OtxiJFMpKhIETvkHo1o0nBk3u7tOfy6mOgIQTjk19EbByfIGW5zegipNgTy5laAuIJIho4m76Ci8AQUpJuEQkpJT-oAy0l2I6vwTsTQ6fMksx3dDyolJ-i6SIKl8/w640-h458/Waxwing%2015th%20Dec%202023.a.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 15th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni-10cc2SpliyAoRQ0FuPmxkmdam9g1DDuA-MbW6AVbhOzkPS0QvKE7GTQzEDheAfqogPZdXwGBrYAq9NofCsvCII0Dl7Fjw15j1_OdvJ_GoaUSSy6J1QVs4hAzVsuL6ezW-YLmFgla703c4SsaBP4drQRj_J2C8Z18EXnGRsQ74aYX1n5tIC-jwoQ_g/s3821/Waxwing%2015th%20Dec%202023.b.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="3821" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni-10cc2SpliyAoRQ0FuPmxkmdam9g1DDuA-MbW6AVbhOzkPS0QvKE7GTQzEDheAfqogPZdXwGBrYAq9NofCsvCII0Dl7Fjw15j1_OdvJ_GoaUSSy6J1QVs4hAzVsuL6ezW-YLmFgla703c4SsaBP4drQRj_J2C8Z18EXnGRsQ74aYX1n5tIC-jwoQ_g/w630-h451/Waxwing%2015th%20Dec%202023.b.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waxwing, 15th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5dVmd1ow-tTh3vM28fpfesOWVSOhzYeL_ujufMIauJ502_m2aPNbQsEFlbrTKDKT4V9bRA-DfJe2YREjdN0sSSUj5bJ6_dreqMUBZF78Dc0dWk1qwmZNogh-tvKHGkPACykwqncKzJ2EEdAXsxxX4UYKL3Dyg7o_maMZIhjGSbgsfZ6OKHqYhQv_drM/s3780/Whoop%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3780" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5dVmd1ow-tTh3vM28fpfesOWVSOhzYeL_ujufMIauJ502_m2aPNbQsEFlbrTKDKT4V9bRA-DfJe2YREjdN0sSSUj5bJ6_dreqMUBZF78Dc0dWk1qwmZNogh-tvKHGkPACykwqncKzJ2EEdAXsxxX4UYKL3Dyg7o_maMZIhjGSbgsfZ6OKHqYhQv_drM/w623-h445/Whoop%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whooper Swan, 15th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHbJMzxy90KrJ2Qh4wa8tZRCfyjGFI4Xd11yrQCjgsxuZ-z4eHfyXntlfdhfDplO4ODO1i8OYIgJIfUVH2asQoGkbHoOnOYb_n48MQ6wLvT89faU0Ipjp1gGwCshW78R7WUYtrJhH4gkPcACbmIvkxDLjBNcFVIkUu5k-GQscsd8uLdgas-OJq2vmMp4/s3242/Corn%20Bunting%2015th%20Dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3242" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHbJMzxy90KrJ2Qh4wa8tZRCfyjGFI4Xd11yrQCjgsxuZ-z4eHfyXntlfdhfDplO4ODO1i8OYIgJIfUVH2asQoGkbHoOnOYb_n48MQ6wLvT89faU0Ipjp1gGwCshW78R7WUYtrJhH4gkPcACbmIvkxDLjBNcFVIkUu5k-GQscsd8uLdgas-OJq2vmMp4/w622-h444/Corn%20Bunting%2015th%20Dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Corn Bunting, 15th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div></b><p><b>Ringing Control:</b> Goldcrest, ringed Fjaderagg, Sweden 8 September 2023, controlled GPBO 10 October 2023.</p><p><b>14th December. </b>Dawn sunrise was stunning this morning and there was a return to south-westerly winds, with dry conditions. <b>9 Waxwings</b> were around the West Dunes early, before departing. The Long-tailed Duck remained offshore and a <b>Great Northern Diver</b> flew out towards Norfolk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBs1yU8CmhQwq3wMxbA7cCNeVpz1d3FDVWaH5mRkcsFXck_NqMBBSIIYn-8YvSBGl1lpVRbmcYnq68Vg1mdnzsUQ0vyfa9Iu0ec7jq06yd21-x29xLOX8O6aRxQDlBoOqBliMpezddnVmRWXuew-cX5pHFer6UgWRfO92goeIjjSH9mOkyMw2Utut8kUA/s4032/Sunrise%20141223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="4032" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBs1yU8CmhQwq3wMxbA7cCNeVpz1d3FDVWaH5mRkcsFXck_NqMBBSIIYn-8YvSBGl1lpVRbmcYnq68Vg1mdnzsUQ0vyfa9Iu0ec7jq06yd21-x29xLOX8O6aRxQDlBoOqBliMpezddnVmRWXuew-cX5pHFer6UgWRfO92goeIjjSH9mOkyMw2Utut8kUA/w641-h298/Sunrise%20141223.JPG" width="641" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise, 14th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>13th December.</b> Rain for much of day and a strong northerly wind.</p><p> Heading south were 24 Common Scoter, north a Fulmar, and north then south a Velvet Scoter. Offshore was a Long-tailed Duck, and around were 3 Marsh Harrier, a Sparrowhawk, a Merlin, a Goldcrest and 4 Fieldfare.</p><p><b>12th December.</b> A dull day with intermittent rain and drizzle. A throughput of <b>Waxwings </b>was apparent with a single high south over the Wash early, then another single south through the East Dunes at mid day closely followed by a flock of 8. In the meantime, a single was showing well at the south end of the West Dunes and was joined by another single and then two more arrived to make it a flock of four. Also around were 2 Water Pipit, 10 Goldcrest, 19 Redwing, 95 Fieldfare, 2 Chiffchaff and 3 Whooper Swan. The highlights of a brief sea-watch were a <b>Slavonian Grebe</b> and 500 Common Scoter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBo5-gY-b3VKm1oUu5cdIWJzgc9PVFdm-nI0jNKD1Sni2S8gTWXB-OO52bAz71PurLf5wrTwnEd5l___uodAmVJ_298FCA9Xm34tQ7g1KWzHruU39z3TBgBXhQijNr94XnE5TYogZNwtJlqdcVclz9-pzp9v8KMfBn3_uxCz7Tsl8iDr3nuQNfutZozE/s5386/Waxwing%2012th%20December%202023.Paul%20Neale%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3847" data-original-width="5386" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBo5-gY-b3VKm1oUu5cdIWJzgc9PVFdm-nI0jNKD1Sni2S8gTWXB-OO52bAz71PurLf5wrTwnEd5l___uodAmVJ_298FCA9Xm34tQ7g1KWzHruU39z3TBgBXhQijNr94XnE5TYogZNwtJlqdcVclz9-pzp9v8KMfBn3_uxCz7Tsl8iDr3nuQNfutZozE/w652-h466/Waxwing%2012th%20December%202023.Paul%20Neale%201.jpg" width="652" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 12th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-F7NAQ0bu12tznN0aVt2RfpbYte50Li6ykyf6ANVgzVclNezfJA8P9k0Bz3jHU0ESXSg_REe9wc8PswEd5dI3ra7xY7hs7RJHleX_7clnN6aWbNSOIdjZxiNY3bR-916JLahMEKmCIobl2CVjqIZ962KkIGjU4H91jkqIhyphenhyphenRPAZ5rm9W4L4iJgHrW34/s5224/Waxwing%2012th%20December%202023.Paul%20Neale%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3731" data-original-width="5224" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-F7NAQ0bu12tznN0aVt2RfpbYte50Li6ykyf6ANVgzVclNezfJA8P9k0Bz3jHU0ESXSg_REe9wc8PswEd5dI3ra7xY7hs7RJHleX_7clnN6aWbNSOIdjZxiNY3bR-916JLahMEKmCIobl2CVjqIZ962KkIGjU4H91jkqIhyphenhyphenRPAZ5rm9W4L4iJgHrW34/w631-h451/Waxwing%2012th%20December%202023.Paul%20Neale%203.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 12th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBiYlV-LaiDnC_UcT86r8LI_u4ELODZaabT_kOH3iCn1Bs4BKJEXgLmq8YdU7S-rha0JdaN9cym9bXIkss4RBFoRsegEB0qDKcfupDmW73Z1ADc6IiWZ5Y6CBX2-HaXgz7BxELQFnFKatkzz6yqHPo8Lf6MulDTKUxgPMA9hjjnFYmz5SlFxvJR0bvE4/s5287/Waxwing%2012th%20December%202023.Paul%20Neale%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3776" data-original-width="5287" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBiYlV-LaiDnC_UcT86r8LI_u4ELODZaabT_kOH3iCn1Bs4BKJEXgLmq8YdU7S-rha0JdaN9cym9bXIkss4RBFoRsegEB0qDKcfupDmW73Z1ADc6IiWZ5Y6CBX2-HaXgz7BxELQFnFKatkzz6yqHPo8Lf6MulDTKUxgPMA9hjjnFYmz5SlFxvJR0bvE4/w628-h449/Waxwing%2012th%20December%202023.Paul%20Neale%204.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 12th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>11th December</b>. Following yesterday's Blackbird arrival, the most significant event today was an arrival of 230 Fieldfare. Offshore, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, a singe <b>Long-tailed Duck</b> and <b>2 Velvet Scoter</b> were with the Common Scoter flock. 230 Lapwing were around Croftmarsh and around the dunes were 8 Stonechat and 3 Corn Bunting. 2 Pintail and 2 Whooper Swans were on the lagoons. A good day for birds of prey included a Barn Owl, 5 Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier and 2 Merlin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6VB7u0j8Ak1Ax7FpJdElDPymslxoBdJ2OIf0G68BcmbpoDBv7CCWXZEoj_ccU3z9XkZ7v_tU9FHW9SXkhLt8vzB8phjkvbDOiBQ0h-P6mWo8a81uZw-LmV4rBqaAQ39F2nSnedVhvQxHUnVz3Oxq_8FZA0oJoDK5md2-rn6KlwHtfCD9HQ-lwL7hZGI/s2129/RM%20111223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="2129" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6VB7u0j8Ak1Ax7FpJdElDPymslxoBdJ2OIf0G68BcmbpoDBv7CCWXZEoj_ccU3z9XkZ7v_tU9FHW9SXkhLt8vzB8phjkvbDOiBQ0h-P6mWo8a81uZw-LmV4rBqaAQ39F2nSnedVhvQxHUnVz3Oxq_8FZA0oJoDK5md2-rn6KlwHtfCD9HQ-lwL7hZGI/w648-h440/RM%20111223.JPG" width="648" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red-breasted Merganser, 11th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetc8uxwaKmjv2R1uDbHIBx4IwDj9MQfEGeMAFG84XE8PWOTTBfR5KNgBl-botQS5dDLTT7BUi3Isveiuf7m7EMxgbtOXLfSqEZkFLZS8CFvvqZklfXzE6KBiEaYf7pM7pcUAcHkK7e-trl7XvlcEQYhHXWdPYr3WpegxeC5ziFU6Bg-ol0koeGtz_-LA/s3578/TT%20111223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="3578" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetc8uxwaKmjv2R1uDbHIBx4IwDj9MQfEGeMAFG84XE8PWOTTBfR5KNgBl-botQS5dDLTT7BUi3Isveiuf7m7EMxgbtOXLfSqEZkFLZS8CFvvqZklfXzE6KBiEaYf7pM7pcUAcHkK7e-trl7XvlcEQYhHXWdPYr3WpegxeC5ziFU6Bg-ol0koeGtz_-LA/w660-h215/TT%20111223.JPG" width="660" /></a></div></div></b><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Turnstone, 11th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b></div></div></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-91718927676378127252023-12-02T20:02:00.030+00:002023-12-20T20:08:01.153+00:00Early December 2023<p><b>December 10th. </b>With the rain cleared and the wind abated, it was a good morning for birding. It was apparent that new Blackbirds were arriving and moving south and west thr9ough the dune systems. <b>6 Waxwing </b>were around the west side early on whilst offshore, flocks of Common Scoter were heading into the Wash with a few Eider, Red-throated Diver and Red-breasted Mergansers. 6 Siskin, a Brambling and 2 Fieldfare headed south. A Red Kite was flying south well out to sea but then came inland over the East Dunes. 3 Water Pipits were around the Freshwater Marsh.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaa6eKUyU0ND4W-qCUeYDzCVWmHaBs5tkMs6j-IXWPEsCqS16xEv6sgd22l0o6ACr5NTSZ118xYTJXpw8SkIkZFE2lVQuSQdh9tO8disViq2QOYgyTWbT5-bqg1WTAeArMFO_Qavf9xR4_ffmAdGDNR0S29v5aG3W5afGfe1cD1dZUjLKwrxKePj8mFM/s3911/wax1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="3911" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaa6eKUyU0ND4W-qCUeYDzCVWmHaBs5tkMs6j-IXWPEsCqS16xEv6sgd22l0o6ACr5NTSZ118xYTJXpw8SkIkZFE2lVQuSQdh9tO8disViq2QOYgyTWbT5-bqg1WTAeArMFO_Qavf9xR4_ffmAdGDNR0S29v5aG3W5afGfe1cD1dZUjLKwrxKePj8mFM/w636-h455/wax1.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 10th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4rUC7zSxn-Y0nkVSTh5HiYhyphenhyphenV0Vi0CFK5wdpo2inzvJL-zEDfJ1n8zE54T0T_0zM_-ahCeCnZJ_c3DXnUD2bVRqnsrAdwiDVG3hZLi0xnYCstZGdkjeTIJd5VY8XUSOPgF1CbHj8dEqPZoSdKZgrVsr8JF1q6vVISr8NSmltmGFnUK_wkyX47xXo2SU/s4501/wax2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3215" data-original-width="4501" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4rUC7zSxn-Y0nkVSTh5HiYhyphenhyphenV0Vi0CFK5wdpo2inzvJL-zEDfJ1n8zE54T0T_0zM_-ahCeCnZJ_c3DXnUD2bVRqnsrAdwiDVG3hZLi0xnYCstZGdkjeTIJd5VY8XUSOPgF1CbHj8dEqPZoSdKZgrVsr8JF1q6vVISr8NSmltmGFnUK_wkyX47xXo2SU/w639-h457/wax2.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 10th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BArn5rNwy-xHX4-UtNDTyGo-_22GRuLNkdjclzy7bTg3ljMEWNpwAxAzh7VaKzA26cS8osI2vIGZYK9lIKXBdwo9nqBDyZZ0mJt_XzBryGrxbAd6Xdi_eRXNMd0Nc1MZC1TlAdc_O_dhOOpk-eMBCkmqq4w9SRGkG47V_aIGydTEMMs9_NUUfunOHpc/s3538/wax3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="3538" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BArn5rNwy-xHX4-UtNDTyGo-_22GRuLNkdjclzy7bTg3ljMEWNpwAxAzh7VaKzA26cS8osI2vIGZYK9lIKXBdwo9nqBDyZZ0mJt_XzBryGrxbAd6Xdi_eRXNMd0Nc1MZC1TlAdc_O_dhOOpk-eMBCkmqq4w9SRGkG47V_aIGydTEMMs9_NUUfunOHpc/w652-h467/wax3.jpg" width="652" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing 10th December 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3yADyHB39F2hlkFbMltIAw4jikzLHKsw431MKg0JJHKZCzx8lkyq2Q5gRuVWe551VsXmg8BvwrkbRIebYz_HrX57ISp7mdgiV1sQhQwBVBwrdn_3-6sjkYmwkdlrExCquNyTNgNYUlFmy5-38EekiNxUUJY90BtUJsmrpIPq56dGKCp9GMrVRbHxvFc/s4032/IMG_3553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3yADyHB39F2hlkFbMltIAw4jikzLHKsw431MKg0JJHKZCzx8lkyq2Q5gRuVWe551VsXmg8BvwrkbRIebYz_HrX57ISp7mdgiV1sQhQwBVBwrdn_3-6sjkYmwkdlrExCquNyTNgNYUlFmy5-38EekiNxUUJY90BtUJsmrpIPq56dGKCp9GMrVRbHxvFc/w630-h473/IMG_3553.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Kite, 10th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></div><p><b>December 9th. </b>Rain from the start, only clearing for a brief while in the afternoon before winds increased to near gale bring more rain. No records received today.</p><p><b>December 8th. </b>Fairly mild compared to recent days and a soggy start after overnight rain, becoming foggy for a while. Today's highlights were a single <b>Waxwing</b>, mobile around the West Dunes and a flock of <b>5 Shorelarks </b>along the beach at the north end. other birds around included 6 Marsh Harrier, 5 Stonechat, 2 Woodcock and 3 Corn Bunting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY81lAAQkRdtO4VClwEDAwOyNMabmcidYmp6B9JTPZrzLaidNJLmkGal7IlTvcoDPIshRNo4429Ke1ki3NBJFHg7WvTcgwv_EXHz72nmKdulJ6-Wnh5W3MnSZX73_XjuFI8TjzyVuvBVWRYPlJ9iJp9vX0_47KO-OImc2RpgqN9rScMbVHbtbqazLUX8/s1259/NAL2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1259" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY81lAAQkRdtO4VClwEDAwOyNMabmcidYmp6B9JTPZrzLaidNJLmkGal7IlTvcoDPIshRNo4429Ke1ki3NBJFHg7WvTcgwv_EXHz72nmKdulJ6-Wnh5W3MnSZX73_XjuFI8TjzyVuvBVWRYPlJ9iJp9vX0_47KO-OImc2RpgqN9rScMbVHbtbqazLUX8/w653-h386/NAL2.JPG" width="653" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waxwing, 8th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p style="text-align: left;"><b>December 7th. </b>Contrasting with yesterday's weather, although milder, this morning was dull, overcast, with a strong southerly breeze, bringing rain from mid morning. There was great light for watching up to 800 waders feeding along the beach and a light movement of Red-throated Divers, Great Crested Grebes and Common Scoter offshore, with one Long-tailed Duck south.<b> </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKJa5DZGWC-wEHg1Qlr8t9oGfDnn0NyMAGHc-NkB4A-vcLxeEdKBblv820nChS3_Vn0WHZvGRCZOKtScNEN3pS_CxnoL4OvuzIBR0Yx2x7jYblgl2EGhKYFDXhSpeWJ_wLsRudeVCJiDh0UB1k8QZr4nDWr8z1LhR7AppAd0Z93FZhuPuw0oM7ZbQ0F4/s4080/Pintail%20SA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKJa5DZGWC-wEHg1Qlr8t9oGfDnn0NyMAGHc-NkB4A-vcLxeEdKBblv820nChS3_Vn0WHZvGRCZOKtScNEN3pS_CxnoL4OvuzIBR0Yx2x7jYblgl2EGhKYFDXhSpeWJ_wLsRudeVCJiDh0UB1k8QZr4nDWr8z1LhR7AppAd0Z93FZhuPuw0oM7ZbQ0F4/w635-h479/Pintail%20SA.jpg" width="635" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Pintail, 7th December 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><p></p><p><b>December 6th. </b>An excellent winter's day for birding. Following a hard frost and cold start, it became bright and sunny with a light breeze. Very quiet at sea, but 3 Snow Buntings and a flock of 150 Linnet were around the beach with very good numbers of feeding waders. A light movement of Skylarks, Starlings, Pipits and Finches included 2 Brambling and 5 Siskin south over the East Dunes and <b>3</b> <b>Waxwings</b> arrived early morning on North Building Ridge, had a quick feed and then moved on. Late afternoon, there followed a flock of <b>18 Waxwings</b> on the East Dunes. Other birds around included 2 Whooper Swan, 4 Marsh Harrier, Woodcock, Water Pipit and 5 Stonechat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdbHVi1hSo7A1X0psTo341xK1iqnjZ8W0zcoYt6-otV40LscSdIqKvxhcW0ym98HjQjDG82-_2xRNb_0UtIzINJWAUwVdaW5qg6CM7KlpE5eRJmxsPMHuWQuEcUbis8PBBUEfJB8AvgZmzOdAQat7y3bAkcel8yjbJyQmdfliVJvmsLj4gISDk-X7O5Q/s851/wax%20rkw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="851" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdbHVi1hSo7A1X0psTo341xK1iqnjZ8W0zcoYt6-otV40LscSdIqKvxhcW0ym98HjQjDG82-_2xRNb_0UtIzINJWAUwVdaW5qg6CM7KlpE5eRJmxsPMHuWQuEcUbis8PBBUEfJB8AvgZmzOdAQat7y3bAkcel8yjbJyQmdfliVJvmsLj4gISDk-X7O5Q/w630-h348/wax%20rkw.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Waxwings, 6th December 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0FXhMU8in9bGBlrzfUpGqKEW3kdbeGjZNiXu1Y_8Xrl0NzRxOsnOu8A7MyPjVe_rSCfyLiiTBazF3PPmwZgpvHSxSX-qUUA6z06ENAE8zSOlJxn4vXyawNKXMSyYxRvXoSDNZiXyLYVU8erYL2-pBEiEAB51SA8ulhikOvZtP1wlLZyYqLYa_9Pe9-8/s2381/Marsh%20Harrier%20male%20(2)%206th%20Dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="2381" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0FXhMU8in9bGBlrzfUpGqKEW3kdbeGjZNiXu1Y_8Xrl0NzRxOsnOu8A7MyPjVe_rSCfyLiiTBazF3PPmwZgpvHSxSX-qUUA6z06ENAE8zSOlJxn4vXyawNKXMSyYxRvXoSDNZiXyLYVU8erYL2-pBEiEAB51SA8ulhikOvZtP1wlLZyYqLYa_9Pe9-8/w629-h450/Marsh%20Harrier%20male%20(2)%206th%20Dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Marsh Harrier, 6th December 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvp5C9IpRmj4_bac1iNgCvsdmUz3nyochRCb0M-px0kAxzU3N4o15DZMVYPI344PziJdldw1Ru7VTMY8vr1Gd2l-oXY6pr2geBkozMRtyeclHfSA17oIKD7Pa40OseGwgCPQ2GWEzwp12-_1zDZJYE6uIho2m08v5NWYi11shzqHXNOtbHy63ZF53fq4/s2355/Marshn%20Harrier%20male%20(3)%206th%20dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2355" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvp5C9IpRmj4_bac1iNgCvsdmUz3nyochRCb0M-px0kAxzU3N4o15DZMVYPI344PziJdldw1Ru7VTMY8vr1Gd2l-oXY6pr2geBkozMRtyeclHfSA17oIKD7Pa40OseGwgCPQ2GWEzwp12-_1zDZJYE6uIho2m08v5NWYi11shzqHXNOtbHy63ZF53fq4/w619-h443/Marshn%20Harrier%20male%20(3)%206th%20dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Marsh Harrier, 6th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJFefH0lIrEFXWJfm_xwFfruUSwby_Ck52RfsXhUIMsqC5SgwaV8IXEC8hJxnGq5FF-VaNS4rWBOtaDqjhPfyaZxlAdt-9AVWoBj-gJanyco22mH_D173wKFmDEo3ywjNk6fhRD03wYHs9gNe_jse-ASW22655N3MqPJ_DyWdHFo-8prKP8Duh5RYRNo/s1950/rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1950" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJFefH0lIrEFXWJfm_xwFfruUSwby_Ck52RfsXhUIMsqC5SgwaV8IXEC8hJxnGq5FF-VaNS4rWBOtaDqjhPfyaZxlAdt-9AVWoBj-gJanyco22mH_D173wKFmDEo3ywjNk6fhRD03wYHs9gNe_jse-ASW22655N3MqPJ_DyWdHFo-8prKP8Duh5RYRNo/w618-h342/rikki.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Marsh Harrier, 6th December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="2729" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQGQNzHPNBy9mBzvk00GsrBHeI-MKKjJ8ORBXQQCwTH3JNsOne0fFC-ATbyuJo0EpTaAX0LwfGXP9HxjaVB7fpVR8YmhP4B71G6KUSQEOb0HorMJ8X6nnFCnxneOZOj5zF6jL1IcA1L8egqUWFTldDoT93du4IjPRddqjdDcAPn1jei1_pkqVjlIe2o8/w614-h439/Stonechat%206th%20Dec%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Stonechat, 6th December 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69WFvrFbJpbFoGB-JJatwuCaBdOdWsDSgcBpCTV75Zq7f4f881nArGqObQy3oX3L43VIArCccVn9LXXuDWquXwfwQd2g6_loAPhcAsyx8scbbi7aPJxxVrNlnJb8ohn2T8ORpbUZTFpjqUVQ6KsyxcCbRmyN8whlVVHoZkEjQ7kTaYUfZXk9XGTj7FoQ/s2589/Stonechat%206th%20dec%202023%20Jerome%20Slater.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2589" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69WFvrFbJpbFoGB-JJatwuCaBdOdWsDSgcBpCTV75Zq7f4f881nArGqObQy3oX3L43VIArCccVn9LXXuDWquXwfwQd2g6_loAPhcAsyx8scbbi7aPJxxVrNlnJb8ohn2T8ORpbUZTFpjqUVQ6KsyxcCbRmyN8whlVVHoZkEjQ7kTaYUfZXk9XGTj7FoQ/w607-h434/Stonechat%206th%20dec%202023%20Jerome%20Slater.jpeg" width="607" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Stonechat, 6th December 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Jerome Slater</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ud-rgv1BqD_l12_9p5fpYV0xCcVTZ7cXTZFfbyDCcgyZvrMjaVbFudwRbm6Lx7cdS24UHbWTepG7GKy-eJrJERAett9-Otj1deT1a1X4Q5JxKG7Hl0BujcqtJZpkfjBXtatn7xsi1C3BKMkOpXPNUEQAyzIz-hAaLHJJJsVLVfM7IDFdrkQ0rcA52XE/s640/rikki2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ud-rgv1BqD_l12_9p5fpYV0xCcVTZ7cXTZFfbyDCcgyZvrMjaVbFudwRbm6Lx7cdS24UHbWTepG7GKy-eJrJERAett9-Otj1deT1a1X4Q5JxKG7Hl0BujcqtJZpkfjBXtatn7xsi1C3BKMkOpXPNUEQAyzIz-hAaLHJJJsVLVfM7IDFdrkQ0rcA52XE/w609-h407/rikki2.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Blackbird, 6th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b></div><p><b>December 5th. </b>10 years on from the December 2013 Surge Tide.</p><p>A <b>Long-tailed Duck</b> was on the sea, with single V<b>elvet Scoter</b> flying south and Little Gull north. A Brambling headed south and 5 Redwing were along the Cycle Track. A Chiffchaff remained in the East Dunes, whilst on the West Dunes, other hardy insectivores to survive the cold snap included 4 Goldcrest and a Treecreeper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWjwzQNElsFLOpFSpb8QTLnrdm3SsN8zsUkPLQbi8L9ZeOh0A8SARBi6so8fC6wHEST4q94Jl8Z_REBpyzLfNqwRVngFgVhB20EKAEHgF-edXX-q1bAK9szCrxlgJgamka5sVNSML86JxzrniiEQdwO3DUVu_VEEUoYgxoJld_AJDJWdcwzYOFFADjds/s1656/SH%20TS%20051223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1656" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWjwzQNElsFLOpFSpb8QTLnrdm3SsN8zsUkPLQbi8L9ZeOh0A8SARBi6so8fC6wHEST4q94Jl8Z_REBpyzLfNqwRVngFgVhB20EKAEHgF-edXX-q1bAK9szCrxlgJgamka5sVNSML86JxzrniiEQdwO3DUVu_VEEUoYgxoJld_AJDJWdcwzYOFFADjds/w701-h440/SH%20TS%20051223.JPG" width="701" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sparrowhawk, 5th December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>December 4th. </b>Cold and murky again with low visibility and regular drizzle or rain. The only sighting today was of 5 Marsh Harriers that came in to roost just before dusk as rain had cleared somewhat.</p><p><b>December 3rd. </b>Cold and grey with occasional drizzle. sightings at sea included 4 Gannet, a <b>Great Northern Diver</b>, <b>a Long-tailed Duck</b>, 60 Common Scoter and 8 Pintail. 5 Snow Buntings were along the shore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUonZRcXiMAj9fn-GiKvq7_MVDEg0l__yeFvATRRVxfaJCHLrqzHcFz7EfMQV7HTmbHr7aKszNhddMRg6QZHOEzgmIJOCn0GCNtEf0zTCWpqWYG8PjZDUKhDRlzADfwJPClZYC8i8XQUFotEPN3I743ohinMsbd1NvjeilTmYf-MfJu-kI4UIsiWUkyk/s3555/SS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="3555" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUonZRcXiMAj9fn-GiKvq7_MVDEg0l__yeFvATRRVxfaJCHLrqzHcFz7EfMQV7HTmbHr7aKszNhddMRg6QZHOEzgmIJOCn0GCNtEf0zTCWpqWYG8PjZDUKhDRlzADfwJPClZYC8i8XQUFotEPN3I743ohinMsbd1NvjeilTmYf-MfJu-kI4UIsiWUkyk/w644-h346/SS.JPG" width="644" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sanderlings with Turnstones, December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>December 2nd</b>. A grim day: cold, icy and foggy with visibility often down to 50 metres. Waterbodies were 75% frozen with few duck remaining. The Dunes were quieter with few Tits and Finches around but a Cetti's Warbler was near the Mere and a Woodcock was along the roadside. Still 77 Turnstone were feeding along Greenshanks Creek.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgnwwjSF2Bso-TEvWjikUKr3UMIPVr0hO3IJLOff2bqnTX2dNoMiYzY9OZ4dYHpcacxPkP_ID-fVZrakKHRQnVsVR8N95hiNv6VUW3umRVjtaViCTSlQ3mp6SOVxHjADaPlU94-Jc6fox42VGpo-L8nQe2dI1cOZgXDfveonzWKWWK_TTJtaZcXs45MU/s2016/RKW1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgnwwjSF2Bso-TEvWjikUKr3UMIPVr0hO3IJLOff2bqnTX2dNoMiYzY9OZ4dYHpcacxPkP_ID-fVZrakKHRQnVsVR8N95hiNv6VUW3umRVjtaViCTSlQ3mp6SOVxHjADaPlU94-Jc6fox42VGpo-L8nQe2dI1cOZgXDfveonzWKWWK_TTJtaZcXs45MU/w631-h473/RKW1.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>West Dunes, 2nd December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ4YBcjOygxvJDlmpeOA2PrVL-0f2QPRKeT7xBCOqS5RQYwBhU2l9YAyEoDmWT3faujL0j8sax1iNmVhux2ELnYQbRq9NN7V0i8AKQ4zgDiY0XdNHLNXV5nzfBDyMrSr6peQb_Y4Obt1eWeLv9hq0I7uxshoAjB9d-5EMM0iA54IUOU8dMF3nthFLMro/s2016/roe%20RKW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ4YBcjOygxvJDlmpeOA2PrVL-0f2QPRKeT7xBCOqS5RQYwBhU2l9YAyEoDmWT3faujL0j8sax1iNmVhux2ELnYQbRq9NN7V0i8AKQ4zgDiY0XdNHLNXV5nzfBDyMrSr6peQb_Y4Obt1eWeLv9hq0I7uxshoAjB9d-5EMM0iA54IUOU8dMF3nthFLMro/w408-h544/roe%20RKW.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Roe Deer in fog, 2nd December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></b><p><b>December 1st</b>. Cold and frosty again with a light sleet shower in the morning and icy rain in the afternoon. <b>Great Northern Divers</b> remain in very good numbers locally, with four seen offshore this morning, while Red-throated Divers are in very low numbers currently. <b>Four Goosander</b> arrived and settled on Greenshanks Creek where many Sanderling, Turnstone and Redshank continued to feed. Other birds around included 841 Pink-footed Geese, a Pochard, a Woodcock, 3 Corn Bunting, 8 Goldcrest, 100 Starling and a Brambling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_m6diagE-qE_QJjRe4rbzUO4fmq0cJqvCeNAFF-_eZqFP3JFXqq4l5mkl1DnocTbh_2eMKFDhgBa38yYw1KVYpQXD5BL-rCGxPEMNxgp4fEQ4Fm1XhaJ5AqAN0ZcpOEoMFyaGo7j9SQmdaHOW6DBlGUglm0OTKekxSIM2tpGkctie-C2vZa5JJ2qBIb0/s3980/Sanderling%20roost%20Dec%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="3980" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_m6diagE-qE_QJjRe4rbzUO4fmq0cJqvCeNAFF-_eZqFP3JFXqq4l5mkl1DnocTbh_2eMKFDhgBa38yYw1KVYpQXD5BL-rCGxPEMNxgp4fEQ4Fm1XhaJ5AqAN0ZcpOEoMFyaGo7j9SQmdaHOW6DBlGUglm0OTKekxSIM2tpGkctie-C2vZa5JJ2qBIb0/w632-h377/Sanderling%20roost%20Dec%202023.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sanderling roost with a Redshank, 1st December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61I95HcFtmubO7UUZG3fLjiaDL76oeucixu_9RrMFdNMtWWad9fma8SsqgpYbP99eszx0xT9-IVKO02l95-8-v2_neRSMkgfC-yrV_YAh3c9EhwdoNJ_YnA45aMDbWqkIbh17cpL06cl2_7I_xZLTYDfJUbbW1pgXfHHBNabV7oNO96lUsy5zqyP1lME/s2714/PO%20Drake%20011223.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="2714" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61I95HcFtmubO7UUZG3fLjiaDL76oeucixu_9RrMFdNMtWWad9fma8SsqgpYbP99eszx0xT9-IVKO02l95-8-v2_neRSMkgfC-yrV_YAh3c9EhwdoNJ_YnA45aMDbWqkIbh17cpL06cl2_7I_xZLTYDfJUbbW1pgXfHHBNabV7oNO96lUsy5zqyP1lME/w650-h453/PO%20Drake%20011223.NAL.JPG" width="650" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pochard, 1st December 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WO4eQux955hEn7v8efteDdi7YLY0VdDP2P7dT1LhroGX_AZCkqeF6NTNYz7-mHingKVTYVES6odXcQh16VvN1eXRHFjayxItRNICvw8uZvdnJfXVao-aAKY1vBgOb721_Cz0qsP-rNHp-n7B5UI28Wl2DCj6H2m_QriK3P4gGjJbY77qjdyNoVr6TvU/s640/rikki%20friday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WO4eQux955hEn7v8efteDdi7YLY0VdDP2P7dT1LhroGX_AZCkqeF6NTNYz7-mHingKVTYVES6odXcQh16VvN1eXRHFjayxItRNICvw8uZvdnJfXVao-aAKY1vBgOb721_Cz0qsP-rNHp-n7B5UI28Wl2DCj6H2m_QriK3P4gGjJbY77qjdyNoVr6TvU/w632-h420/rikki%20friday.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chaffinch, 1st December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m9Dd2SDRldyr_px0FHnis5lPWNjDeYNQJ53B5g1Fqud5dgmHT_rmgl8U8dU4I3EzlfGxXDuNRf8H4581PHVoCXNJL40qrUMU9zDTCYd9nJC4u-0BddlbaT1F_bU-hjeRobcgoxMtbfdGrNpC3d_8aqV3_XrI1LNV3A_CamSgHfrwRSE1msuphDgDhag/s640/rikki%20fri.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m9Dd2SDRldyr_px0FHnis5lPWNjDeYNQJ53B5g1Fqud5dgmHT_rmgl8U8dU4I3EzlfGxXDuNRf8H4581PHVoCXNJL40qrUMU9zDTCYd9nJC4u-0BddlbaT1F_bU-hjeRobcgoxMtbfdGrNpC3d_8aqV3_XrI1LNV3A_CamSgHfrwRSE1msuphDgDhag/w675-h449/rikki%20fri.jpg" width="675" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dunnock, 1st December 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div></div></b></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-77793065942404586152023-11-22T10:06:00.044+00:002023-12-01T08:59:04.395+00:00Late November 2023<p><b>November 30th. </b>Cold and frosty with a light north-easterly breeze, but very pleasant again this morning apart from a brief shower of hailstones. Visibility out to sea was excellent. Indeed, flocks of thousands of Pink-footed Geese could be seen leaving their roost on the Norfolk coast! Sea-watching was fairly quiet again with the exception of <b>5 Great Northern Divers </b>that flew out of the Wash separately during an hour. Two flew north and three veered out north-east. Later in the morning, a group of <b>3 Great Northern Divers</b> then flew north together! On the beach, 300 Sanderling were feeding and 72 Turnstones were busy turning over the wrack brought up by recent high tides A Bullfinch was a new arrival around the Plantation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq23MUvu9R4hzewBLofp84A-I76M1qtKmsueGvQNgn28hKap6tl_SKYMW5SguaEx-QS24wsU1MQdV7_cA3Nt3yAkhHhx7cwZ70wethlvIDJA6gNgnD-YwlxtrFGKZMsPlnFSzGW4ryV4qA07hQCePmTSl2vQ5ZM_fticc-MMXRxus3DvyWaBsNQpqJTY/s4032/Sunrise%202%20301123.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq23MUvu9R4hzewBLofp84A-I76M1qtKmsueGvQNgn28hKap6tl_SKYMW5SguaEx-QS24wsU1MQdV7_cA3Nt3yAkhHhx7cwZ70wethlvIDJA6gNgnD-YwlxtrFGKZMsPlnFSzGW4ryV4qA07hQCePmTSl2vQ5ZM_fticc-MMXRxus3DvyWaBsNQpqJTY/w635-h476/Sunrise%202%20301123.NAL.JPG" width="635" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise and High Tide, 30th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e-bYh-yjCLSU_OKLtWaoEspH5_LWTem5ox-CimFAEQEIAI-Bmz9oSzE5zmtb1m6DqmtV4drA92Lh5-WXbIZRsGlzmHQ8RB3zld6Crq5toF6tEmhmwR0PQzMOsZIIVXxo2cmnCdHpQu5TA9LAPdwo_PpZ7erirlaYW9DPoyB0C90XLqCxR5JnRXKukDM/s4360/Bullfinch%20fem.30th%20November%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3114" data-original-width="4360" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e-bYh-yjCLSU_OKLtWaoEspH5_LWTem5ox-CimFAEQEIAI-Bmz9oSzE5zmtb1m6DqmtV4drA92Lh5-WXbIZRsGlzmHQ8RB3zld6Crq5toF6tEmhmwR0PQzMOsZIIVXxo2cmnCdHpQu5TA9LAPdwo_PpZ7erirlaYW9DPoyB0C90XLqCxR5JnRXKukDM/w635-h455/Bullfinch%20fem.30th%20November%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="635" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bullfinch, 30th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqGrxaljy3__zrbD9WiptnjeHNubI_kw-usKeukJMWKUIUzmfHHVlwa2sXVp0tar3LN2bsV7IMg3vZtuhYESIF2u49Lr2cscilhPgFxVn2W1_9NWvuHBsAD7GNfiRE-0ZhvQ5MZ8pM98bwtjpZbPTpG3IILiwAL4AatuJiHAFNiuP1Iz1lL7nt_vi1xA/s4284/BG%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4284" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqGrxaljy3__zrbD9WiptnjeHNubI_kw-usKeukJMWKUIUzmfHHVlwa2sXVp0tar3LN2bsV7IMg3vZtuhYESIF2u49Lr2cscilhPgFxVn2W1_9NWvuHBsAD7GNfiRE-0ZhvQ5MZ8pM98bwtjpZbPTpG3IILiwAL4AatuJiHAFNiuP1Iz1lL7nt_vi1xA/w639-h456/BG%20PN.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Goose, 30th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7eWAhhb4_fwqaLtlkuy-Fu41Hzy0l66lN_aWmGBoewBerpGqQQBSACDccLJfk56ThrgyUlydpgZB2digatdWva__r204_B1jmy1xiVzRlRPHyCq2Aro_7_YUDq0riANYwrthYLUYa0bXtbaDu_JUREmEzeg3C0oFnAQEUDS5IGjymaYf7E5i67qvP-Q/s2860/PFG%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="2860" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7eWAhhb4_fwqaLtlkuy-Fu41Hzy0l66lN_aWmGBoewBerpGqQQBSACDccLJfk56ThrgyUlydpgZB2digatdWva__r204_B1jmy1xiVzRlRPHyCq2Aro_7_YUDq0riANYwrthYLUYa0bXtbaDu_JUREmEzeg3C0oFnAQEUDS5IGjymaYf7E5i67qvP-Q/w634-h454/PFG%20PN.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed Geese, 30th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div></b><p><b>November 29th. </b>A cold and frosty morning but bright and very pleasant. The foreshore was very busy with Gulls and Waders. 420 Sanderling, 62 Turnstone and 80 Redshank were feeding, undisturbed along the shoreline and a Goosander was in Greenshank's Creek. Other birds around were a Water Pipit, a Swallow, a male Hen Harrier and 6 Marsh Harrier, two of which flew south.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtVe6Gn05QwFQ-9cIxNtMP8QR5bjO4OUFfhTNhJu0zHY1v6zxb0B0-hHN8_XUxmPzN-fjKvHKwuGBmwgGYfWzM7Qg6jbKcTSph4pn-PEOrL4VmXU4ybKNSWkB0Ov07OiTDC7v4Z9GpHYe2y2k9diff5fCgj9i_Kx5P50F2sjypOSsQvbBaQ3IbblyNMw/s2353/wr%20PN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2353" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtVe6Gn05QwFQ-9cIxNtMP8QR5bjO4OUFfhTNhJu0zHY1v6zxb0B0-hHN8_XUxmPzN-fjKvHKwuGBmwgGYfWzM7Qg6jbKcTSph4pn-PEOrL4VmXU4ybKNSWkB0Ov07OiTDC7v4Z9GpHYe2y2k9diff5fCgj9i_Kx5P50F2sjypOSsQvbBaQ3IbblyNMw/w634-h453/wr%20PN.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wren, 29th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOaGW4gQDMqs9vC0LMquAXIRVsTJmlShg5JTFiOLZgAfVZ1geX4sViRerGTwJo5F0_di4M7LUHlTesXoOs463M4XSJTg7-OEgwTXdWt1RozOGK3hHoKZSHlVvE79-5GNbYfAIwStMddrNnpHZZQYd5My3C20xYBoIkMqMA9-pa39Njl92bCju0xv3bVw/s4510/paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3221" data-original-width="4510" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOaGW4gQDMqs9vC0LMquAXIRVsTJmlShg5JTFiOLZgAfVZ1geX4sViRerGTwJo5F0_di4M7LUHlTesXoOs463M4XSJTg7-OEgwTXdWt1RozOGK3hHoKZSHlVvE79-5GNbYfAIwStMddrNnpHZZQYd5My3C20xYBoIkMqMA9-pa39Njl92bCju0xv3bVw/w636-h455/paul.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Robin, 29th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1ibu24xmwxhXshSNiiLPRW4z1ZCyvmQj7fpXIqLpN54CNCgM_VzW7z5BJEuCrYZ5CEDQU0XwNppODFNtaQkKlTe_vSF4scGIDFjqs7HmFlAaF4dwoC3BHiskycdWUYbDB1WxFsdGsJ8OrjN0idT2jcscZqejiorvz-tmPC1SIoi3knFT5kyPiNiwdO4/s3602/pn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3602" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1ibu24xmwxhXshSNiiLPRW4z1ZCyvmQj7fpXIqLpN54CNCgM_VzW7z5BJEuCrYZ5CEDQU0XwNppODFNtaQkKlTe_vSF4scGIDFjqs7HmFlAaF4dwoC3BHiskycdWUYbDB1WxFsdGsJ8OrjN0idT2jcscZqejiorvz-tmPC1SIoi3knFT5kyPiNiwdO4/w638-h457/pn.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pheasant, 29th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymkpNW2-1hgkJ8jmIWX_uvCpKeQ5__zPzkjefAW3XzTAKH4DOd5ZTnWPsWWK3-GLFk3yTNlFcrpbZBiVgmvZXyWaIwo7smJ_uShwmzGnlHUW8O66EYW6_BU55Tyfcc4vBojQ2_IVp0z9nsU9UJ-zTJWKrAEozwlRmBQ7b3xojl2UP5-efLFc0K0C9a9o/s1000/DSC01836-Tom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymkpNW2-1hgkJ8jmIWX_uvCpKeQ5__zPzkjefAW3XzTAKH4DOd5ZTnWPsWWK3-GLFk3yTNlFcrpbZBiVgmvZXyWaIwo7smJ_uShwmzGnlHUW8O66EYW6_BU55Tyfcc4vBojQ2_IVp0z9nsU9UJ-zTJWKrAEozwlRmBQ7b3xojl2UP5-efLFc0K0C9a9o/w632-h420/DSC01836-Tom.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoveler and Teal, 29th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFtDQDSvorRksuK4xWcXyMMgy_WAND28OYY7lpXAKI8AKBs19qeF6w3yhhwW18MXa4zwuJTuUbBTXJjfyB0EhnwE1spf6HeYscSq1l8xLvIMdVzFYafKKtw4-KgvXzxJGsjC8JnqpzmZE_VyDDmb3x3aP39uM8o5CQ4CplO1naWCtWOMsxrFhyscmcr0/w628-h418/DTomSC01937-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sanderling, 29th November 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHR98Jslq1NLFrpP_0f3kwMrmtlsTkhhL21gXfrj_BykEnS4fUgsujQzZZ6emC_k6XYxV3uCuompUxJ8JC_PmoqMiF5LuHoCaxKug10SlLJOofoGfN4rwnBsXB_-Y_pi8GhiexJ4BXYfHL9VKNMrnyRggYWDAXVj5H-3qEDmnyYSg5pffu24Z23y93Vw/s1000/DSCTom%20B122-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHR98Jslq1NLFrpP_0f3kwMrmtlsTkhhL21gXfrj_BykEnS4fUgsujQzZZ6emC_k6XYxV3uCuompUxJ8JC_PmoqMiF5LuHoCaxKug10SlLJOofoGfN4rwnBsXB_-Y_pi8GhiexJ4BXYfHL9VKNMrnyRggYWDAXVj5H-3qEDmnyYSg5pffu24Z23y93Vw/w619-h412/DSCTom%20B122-Edit.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turnstones, 29th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Photos - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>November 28th. C</b>alm and dry conditions today and not as cold as expected. The day started with a <b>White-fronted Goose</b> located with roosting Pinkfeet on Tennyson's Sands. The morning sea-watch was fairly quiet except for a <b>Great Northern Diver</b> that flew north and <b>3 Long-tailed Duck</b>. A few Skylarks, Pipits and Finches were moving south including 3 Brambling and at least 5 Goldcrests and 2 Chiffchaff remain on the Reserve as did the late Swallow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi2YZDMGYITiekMzwnAADUHKllTVfrv1mWP3Zu6Vzi4-lpp_ebAs5nXiU5Uv3Q5hCg2efGAg2ymHW9qpDDwVlVUUZ4Nz25k1hS1qYdghAMPJ7XJAYcw0YRHTtjgJEPuB4dQiDUgkhy8_BYfzCiWiXV7yEBdv-HpwR9QdrkbJxwDRcA7kFOLBaM8K9De4/s3000/Barn%20Owl%2028th%20Nov%202023%20Jerome%20Slater.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="3000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi2YZDMGYITiekMzwnAADUHKllTVfrv1mWP3Zu6Vzi4-lpp_ebAs5nXiU5Uv3Q5hCg2efGAg2ymHW9qpDDwVlVUUZ4Nz25k1hS1qYdghAMPJ7XJAYcw0YRHTtjgJEPuB4dQiDUgkhy8_BYfzCiWiXV7yEBdv-HpwR9QdrkbJxwDRcA7kFOLBaM8K9De4/w625-h452/Barn%20Owl%2028th%20Nov%202023%20Jerome%20Slater.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barn Owl, 28th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jerome Slater</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="3076" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6WpQ2WBmGBx3VTz7_Q705MD7h70x8qm5B4mxjFcwKk-YnTkAVvANR16n0RGJ6f0RRw-CAZx1nwcO1Jot-mwWqlBE8Z8076zJYg024MdqxquUJFVyY8B5hLmsI5Yf-8FdicJxw5a6o0rvvkhl4Ob7ngn_gCnd-88CrsfuTPDIhgwfGeXuboTZqgvJS1s/w619-h443/Shov%202%20PN.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shoveler, 28th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoJKCf5Ye1EmEAHI-5KxTBXDesmww9XSIkTb9SK-w4sj_eRPgLc1S37mjYSKqhjqvmma37H48loAgd8oVXpW_sQGznc16DswWD1zFerUmWWq3tAxdqyf1QB4IjRLH32bss34R-f3cKg7fT8Ds0QH5TUQ9lZH37vRMx4q3QPoXcgyogEK2nRntAdL0StY/s1000/DSC01636-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW125fhON1VzOCxe3lLAxYAUR1_sLeFkNzaLd_2ALO6Z3Cn6amdX6n2rXYMDAS8D33F4OzgXTggF8wdc7as6Ta1XJZdEHKJAOrStEpOgWlfhDDgxwSG2DE1RTzbpPt6A6ZJk5pYPJlClrpSQBUunfjFz1pf7p6BbkbL_tPuFz71TUEVsq8Na1fsjCSnrM/w616-h410/DSC01773-Edit.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunset, 28th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">November 27th. </b><span style="text-align: left;">Rain for most of the day limited activity but Blackbirds were very apparent over the west side, with 68 counted in a sample area. The late Swallow was hawking Roadside Pond and 3 Stonechat were around.</span></p><p><b>November 26th. </b>A cold, frosty and calm morning. Near still conditions were ideal for listening for passing Siskins, Skylarks and Rock Pipits. Offshore a <b>Little Auk</b> flew south and a <b>Long-tailed Duck</b> arrived from the north and settled on the sea close in. A raft of 1600 Common Scoter were at the mouth of the Wash with another raft of 450 Common Scoter off the north end of the Reserve with <b>4 Long-tailed Duck</b>, 2 Velvet Scoter and 7 Goldeneye.</p><p><b>November 25th. </b>Again, sea-watching was quiet despite a slight northern element to the wind although Eider numbers showed another increase and a Great Northern Diver went north. The highlight of the morning was the arrival of <b>3 Bewick's Swans </b>from the east, over the sea, then departing to the south-west. Also around were Snow Bunting, Swallow, Short-eared Owl, 5 Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EfI07Tn31PK83elP607IqzGfyKdyGWEAWfltYJagZLRy8dzd3MyX3K1BQivzp_uS3lomRy2W3bfeWj7a7XKwaQgc5cMJ1Z2fO70SuEMp3cVxbGYu4W9LGflaLCbhQDR2uK0MXgjdSQGfrT3JK538lwHTrA_d0o65DZSgJjRoi8_tTLr_R55iRJAK3iQ/s1903/riksat4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1903" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EfI07Tn31PK83elP607IqzGfyKdyGWEAWfltYJagZLRy8dzd3MyX3K1BQivzp_uS3lomRy2W3bfeWj7a7XKwaQgc5cMJ1Z2fO70SuEMp3cVxbGYu4W9LGflaLCbhQDR2uK0MXgjdSQGfrT3JK538lwHTrA_d0o65DZSgJjRoi8_tTLr_R55iRJAK3iQ/w643-h332/riksat4.jpg" width="643" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Tit, 25th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8zGyS4UMu2RBxpIDvZggzom6Q63ni90G_0uvsZOwiakjj_CdAW4lzkq1OXWTY60dDDsGh9dmeYCHF7oYHcqUQSpa0pfyriIwwyOxKtc5Oi9MJ3y9uC4TCB6QkLQIHWyVtFyhjY4WgQ9cHiOF25VkdlmYMylEcgcWwDzyCZLvnId8sK72V_E2sfGcQVQ/s1170/riksat2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1170" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8zGyS4UMu2RBxpIDvZggzom6Q63ni90G_0uvsZOwiakjj_CdAW4lzkq1OXWTY60dDDsGh9dmeYCHF7oYHcqUQSpa0pfyriIwwyOxKtc5Oi9MJ3y9uC4TCB6QkLQIHWyVtFyhjY4WgQ9cHiOF25VkdlmYMylEcgcWwDzyCZLvnId8sK72V_E2sfGcQVQ/w636-h417/riksat2.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mute Swans, 25th November 2023.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><b>November 24th. </b>A colder day with a north-westerly wind. the wind was not sufficient to create much interest at sea save for a group of 16 Little Gulls moving south, but conditions led to a much increased afternoon tide and a roost of over 15,000 waders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4SpCVty0g4Kcp_sSay5sW-Uxn5zLLx5Mw49XcYHnOZHFnHDzJQDZeH10ikKE5KmmoB6FbfJb4CbV0EDGfIbhVPszkhyi3Skfw1bM2z-lRdOr0RbCBntgPk_TPRbmCrOhb1fE3thXMwZsgzL0m040i95NH7BcgeF2QP-9S9UCKdOnOpxTPyrQHME8lJQ/s640/riksat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="640" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4SpCVty0g4Kcp_sSay5sW-Uxn5zLLx5Mw49XcYHnOZHFnHDzJQDZeH10ikKE5KmmoB6FbfJb4CbV0EDGfIbhVPszkhyi3Skfw1bM2z-lRdOr0RbCBntgPk_TPRbmCrOhb1fE3thXMwZsgzL0m040i95NH7BcgeF2QP-9S9UCKdOnOpxTPyrQHME8lJQ/w669-h496/riksat.jpg" width="669" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Meadow Pipit, 24th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cP-V3G5UZssa6sukV1rHXJtD0NrfUIFwAvyPMtevRluGahYXBf1c6TzRoTxtBxxEwweRk-qmbJiLqFL432R43_1COynKtLqFQLtKgNB8TRB9WktsgqQ-zbbDA-Q-_IwOLHoIXHudR1wtsnmkBBeHZu-3sySAipz4vnRMWjG_QJmeFJQ8V9QcLtyUjYY/s1931/riksat3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1931" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cP-V3G5UZssa6sukV1rHXJtD0NrfUIFwAvyPMtevRluGahYXBf1c6TzRoTxtBxxEwweRk-qmbJiLqFL432R43_1COynKtLqFQLtKgNB8TRB9WktsgqQ-zbbDA-Q-_IwOLHoIXHudR1wtsnmkBBeHZu-3sySAipz4vnRMWjG_QJmeFJQ8V9QcLtyUjYY/w747-h345/riksat3.jpg" width="747" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stonechat, 24th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><b>November 23rd. </b>A brilliant sunrise followed by a bright morning with a westerly breeze. Sightings from the early morning period were fairly routine at sea with a scattering of Common Scoter, Eider, Red-throated Diver and Red-breasted Merganser and a light southerly passage over the West Dunes involving Siskins, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Rock Pipits and Chaffinch with 2 Brambling. Elsewhere, the late Swallow was still present and a Hen Harrier was hunting the Old Saltmarsh. At dusk, 8 Marsh Harriers and 3 Hen Harriers came in to roost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPlgrXQRxbr9Hw67DMAymmEFeGG8jzOP8xlcxHjERVJD8OuMvm8nxCIzvMomKQXMgahHPCXQXZmXX0G08P_YLnaVs-kxsHZU8T2hGC4OdEuebk-Ej7kVMc71GqI73KF64FvtGA07uOoIb6CJ1zmTOTpNY0FGkTzJh1alaamiLvMgGLel8uicxczcYuJs/s8030/IMG_3466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3906" data-original-width="8030" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPlgrXQRxbr9Hw67DMAymmEFeGG8jzOP8xlcxHjERVJD8OuMvm8nxCIzvMomKQXMgahHPCXQXZmXX0G08P_YLnaVs-kxsHZU8T2hGC4OdEuebk-Ej7kVMc71GqI73KF64FvtGA07uOoIb6CJ1zmTOTpNY0FGkTzJh1alaamiLvMgGLel8uicxczcYuJs/w640-h311/IMG_3466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dawn along Mill Pond Road, 23rd November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="3925" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgEEeJI0vdAKftSwB-XDx12m0zMUV94e4sNCn9-H3VaOP-X7Hp7KFVqIfy5GJbbrbSAFGEC31YlbPgvJDCyVUKjJ7z_vQXFccWh0RZWjW23qsrphi9WQTXaz5QQDWQzuueppNlN6kinqMwKmM861qf7ILcew3YAdgsgbH1c09K_QxLorohCvXXs8H5NA/w626-h447/Brent%20Geese%20juvs%2023rd%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Geese, 23rd November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrY74XsJ00g06apbuth7KMuHI6omIJqX5aB4RMpux0o4DnpB-pTE3_FNFEC7twlt2oOv6MAx5qhiD237dSGE4GIpKGj05OIIerZR3cDKa3EJk0TmcJYoH7hfX_jpe1ENLMpzhXUnn6925RVUsRoxf2G-FGBNkiaqj8NvNO2PxELe6zFvBuaP_H-0WLmQI/s2458/Brent%20Geese%20juvs%2023rd%20Nov%202023%20(2)%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="2458" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrY74XsJ00g06apbuth7KMuHI6omIJqX5aB4RMpux0o4DnpB-pTE3_FNFEC7twlt2oOv6MAx5qhiD237dSGE4GIpKGj05OIIerZR3cDKa3EJk0TmcJYoH7hfX_jpe1ENLMpzhXUnn6925RVUsRoxf2G-FGBNkiaqj8NvNO2PxELe6zFvBuaP_H-0WLmQI/w622-h445/Brent%20Geese%20juvs%2023rd%20Nov%202023%20(2)%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Geese, 23rd November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFQ-AP9v3crmcV7CwU5DJ-qbh9TD7cvTRV7zYoMtJckuZcH9-ILDwGFBElWDOfcKgldWdB11CmeUcCOiRy1VBw0xUobMeXF_SQ9y2VTZFcL21eDqevTUHeNrHkOyCfkE4PAsRn059arLk_Jn2nF1C9hRczHG2xcOO3Fku09rccxOG_iCQhsrJJDOMtF4/s2889/Wigeion%20pair%20with%20Gadwall%2023rd%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="2889" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFQ-AP9v3crmcV7CwU5DJ-qbh9TD7cvTRV7zYoMtJckuZcH9-ILDwGFBElWDOfcKgldWdB11CmeUcCOiRy1VBw0xUobMeXF_SQ9y2VTZFcL21eDqevTUHeNrHkOyCfkE4PAsRn059arLk_Jn2nF1C9hRczHG2xcOO3Fku09rccxOG_iCQhsrJJDOMtF4/w623-h446/Wigeion%20pair%20with%20Gadwall%2023rd%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wigeon and Gadwall, 23rd November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>Ringing Control:</b> Starling, ringed West Terschelling, Netherlands 5 June 2023, controlled GPBO 6 July 2023.</p><p><b>November 22nd. </b>A return to south-westerly winds, with a bright start and good visibility. The morning flight of Common Scoter involved over 1000 moving into the Wash with a single <b>Long-tailed Duck</b>. Eider and Red-throated Diver numbers are also increasing and a <b>Slavonian Grebe</b> was on the sea before flying south. 2 Snow Buntings were mobile and a good spread of waders were feeding along the beach again. Brent Goose numbers increased to 580. Also around were 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap and the regular Swallow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D5UQ97s5MWv_8pUz-Lh23ktxXVO0BwAfibVjlq1MGw6k_4d8baAz0iKJoJqeiwzHlpInCG4jSqXKCZCqpHL9zElWXMJYUoy__a2HyqieRuJaFICZiZn7-XEwgM2WeEKFMKoY6-2DJ3SyaoXQ6exAQSTndxhxOs17Bcczqbi-gsm-0uibi-q-BV0-IDs/s4032/BG20231122.RKW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D5UQ97s5MWv_8pUz-Lh23ktxXVO0BwAfibVjlq1MGw6k_4d8baAz0iKJoJqeiwzHlpInCG4jSqXKCZCqpHL9zElWXMJYUoy__a2HyqieRuJaFICZiZn7-XEwgM2WeEKFMKoY6-2DJ3SyaoXQ6exAQSTndxhxOs17Bcczqbi-gsm-0uibi-q-BV0-IDs/w611-h459/BG20231122.RKW.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Geese on Tennyson's Sands, 22nd November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div></b><p> <b>November 21st</b>. A switch of wind direction giving a hint of north, although still quite mild but with rain and poor visibility initially. Sea-watching through the morning into the early afternoon recorded flocks of Kittiwakes moving south and totaling 213, a <b>Great Northern Diver </b>and 19 Red-throated Diver also south, with a Commic Tern, a Manx Shearwater and 31 Little Gull north. Offshore, <b>2 Long-tailed Duck</b> were with 450 Common Scoter and a Shag was with the Cormorants. A Grey Heron and small parties of Starlings were arriving off the sea. </p><p><br /></p></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-88226402114845941002023-11-14T08:23:00.036+00:002023-11-22T09:56:43.631+00:00Mid November 2023<div><b>November 20th. </b>A light south-westerly wind and a bright start, even a hint of warmth! A morning sea-watch commenced with the early movement of 600 Common Scoter into the Wash. Also heading south were a <b>Great Northern Diver</b>, 13 Red-throated Diver, an <b>Arctic Tern,</b> 2 Sandwich Tern, a 'Commic' Tern, 4 Little Gull, a Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 20 Eider. 7 Egyptian Geese arrived from the north and settled on Greenshanks Creek where a good number of waders were feeding including Knot, Dunlin and Redshank. Finches, Pipits and Skylarks were heading south in low numbers but included 12 Brambling, a Snow Bunting and a Twite. Elsewhere, Chiffchaff and Swallow were around Sykes Farm and 2 Water Pipit were around the Freshwater Marsh.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_G3i_lgq20v3OC6YMx-BRwZtzeHSnun3JVkvn2wXlwwwILnZ1rscxtSQ5VTH6bXVfYSPnnaa5WUgmvCjyFdKIgElzF35lN_Dkcga7mYnbWRt8ZHderp0xDnyAxP9g26Ep69Bcs4KHFgWxTpRBu-D9M2fizXdSt5umEQ0kUMCOdfjcNo11fd4vmOxkAY/s1000/DSC01423-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_G3i_lgq20v3OC6YMx-BRwZtzeHSnun3JVkvn2wXlwwwILnZ1rscxtSQ5VTH6bXVfYSPnnaa5WUgmvCjyFdKIgElzF35lN_Dkcga7mYnbWRt8ZHderp0xDnyAxP9g26Ep69Bcs4KHFgWxTpRBu-D9M2fizXdSt5umEQ0kUMCOdfjcNo11fd4vmOxkAY/w639-h425/DSC01423-Edit-2.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldcrest, 20th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYgRoG2KXc2mJ08O-QbfLzb0QTZH8VFQgexcV-0YeZp8j27b3WQOOByJ4ee4MkT5xu_K9o-UHBnJ4f6JP5lBbHod4nIj6TN369fy13ImxzKuhCa2ub0RbtQ4v8GOanXEPSqeCVX_zlTIKWlkjiP-BIe4mqN1bWsUGXZRZmVMUck_MY4gmDxHzQw9gsm0/s1000/DSC01434-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYgRoG2KXc2mJ08O-QbfLzb0QTZH8VFQgexcV-0YeZp8j27b3WQOOByJ4ee4MkT5xu_K9o-UHBnJ4f6JP5lBbHod4nIj6TN369fy13ImxzKuhCa2ub0RbtQ4v8GOanXEPSqeCVX_zlTIKWlkjiP-BIe4mqN1bWsUGXZRZmVMUck_MY4gmDxHzQw9gsm0/w663-h441/DSC01434-Edit.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mute Swans, 20th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW4ANGsnAqNQkiw0cRGYR6G-RVsXhdxUdWsxXrZB9scmKHQZxE3Y7S-_d-T7CLgTCvr-8RB1yCfb-GXGHDhjqNSMM7jzO47hDzUF53tWtD6WbfpVIEpUHttZ-HMPiSqX58s6HgV4HWUcqOwPtjQmekkuP06DObX62qhrd60gvpjAEj7psMz_IC2xIQ4U/s1000/DSC01496-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW4ANGsnAqNQkiw0cRGYR6G-RVsXhdxUdWsxXrZB9scmKHQZxE3Y7S-_d-T7CLgTCvr-8RB1yCfb-GXGHDhjqNSMM7jzO47hDzUF53tWtD6WbfpVIEpUHttZ-HMPiSqX58s6HgV4HWUcqOwPtjQmekkuP06DObX62qhrd60gvpjAEj7psMz_IC2xIQ4U/w637-h424/DSC01496-Edit.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Geese, 20th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB50Ao27NR-oIOIAf0Rp0ppjpQtZJh1mcNRmRDYpmyON74r4wt_xGA4rPrc-Sbo5CzIsqqGDnhXBRiI3Vy7CTZzD7MFTnU_efv6tgTBgdEXg6NVBAK887KoU-fZRouLibtdlnsB1C-k2XKYPHATWqpKhn-Ha5Kjcghv70KrLK1vDMRt2rqyfAbfeeDn1g/s1000/DSC01525-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB50Ao27NR-oIOIAf0Rp0ppjpQtZJh1mcNRmRDYpmyON74r4wt_xGA4rPrc-Sbo5CzIsqqGDnhXBRiI3Vy7CTZzD7MFTnU_efv6tgTBgdEXg6NVBAK887KoU-fZRouLibtdlnsB1C-k2XKYPHATWqpKhn-Ha5Kjcghv70KrLK1vDMRt2rqyfAbfeeDn1g/w640-h426/DSC01525-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pied Wagtail, 20th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrjMsreT2bDpPkKUUWJ29T-eqDF1ciPPMJmHFj2xJRCrgiWx5kspRqxcZPQDATD7XawB7GAloUEX6LHt2j6lyB1hzFmjfuVwZBpCYCcHjfI6jkdV_hFMreJf74YCwms2Nc4JoDIz_vjsVw4aD5fhZjb1GNEsMK_YujAjKOTNkwCxyHoTF9e66Zl8g5eg/s1000/DSC01531-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrjMsreT2bDpPkKUUWJ29T-eqDF1ciPPMJmHFj2xJRCrgiWx5kspRqxcZPQDATD7XawB7GAloUEX6LHt2j6lyB1hzFmjfuVwZBpCYCcHjfI6jkdV_hFMreJf74YCwms2Nc4JoDIz_vjsVw4aD5fhZjb1GNEsMK_YujAjKOTNkwCxyHoTF9e66Zl8g5eg/w636-h423/DSC01531-Edit.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pied Wagtail, 20th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div><br /></div><div><b>November 19th. </b>Few records received today and those received indicated little change, consistent with little change in weather conditions. The late Swallow continued hawking around Sykes Farm.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuamLEM5h-P2fa37IaT7WQFkQBrS6TTQ_lmwjBc8xS4Luvkmu4WfFPyhUoOxvocT5tOgaaQ7vx30wL8dS1lSnx7CDDJn-7PdkR1spHqiFSMOwEm13fiMywYihlkxHYOh3Hw61FrwA01AKORjBaYhhaMB3v6RE_dVpTGncQKQCMg7zyMFPhwC5l2s9bsM/s3024/CA%20flock%2019th%20JV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="3024" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuamLEM5h-P2fa37IaT7WQFkQBrS6TTQ_lmwjBc8xS4Luvkmu4WfFPyhUoOxvocT5tOgaaQ7vx30wL8dS1lSnx7CDDJn-7PdkR1spHqiFSMOwEm13fiMywYihlkxHYOh3Hw61FrwA01AKORjBaYhhaMB3v6RE_dVpTGncQKQCMg7zyMFPhwC5l2s9bsM/w649-h549/CA%20flock%2019th%20JV.jpg" width="649" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cormorants, 19th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jason Virgin</b></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 18th. </b>Mild conditions again but a wet morning, not ideal for birding. However, a few records from the sea included a <b>Great Northern Diver </b>, 50 Common Scoter and 2 male Goldeneye heading south. Clearer conditions in the evening resulted in a very productive Hen Harrier roost survey, with 3 ringtails arriving at the roost along with 5 Marsh Harriers, A Goosander flew into the Wash and a Swallow was hawking around Sykes farm</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 17th. </b>A light south-westerly breeze, dry, bright and remaining mild. following the morning wader count on the high tide, a sea-watch was productive, commencing with a <b>Great Northern Diver</b> heading north, then another arriving from the south landed on the sea. A while later a party of <b>4 Great Northern Divers</b> flew high south into the Wash together - an unprecedented sight for the Reserve. A Long-tailed Duck was offshore briefly and a Skua sp (probably Pomarine) was harassing a feeding flock of 15 Little Gulls, 2 Sandwich Terns and several Kittiwakes. Two Woodcock and several parties of Starling arrived over the sea. Inland, it was apparent that there had been a significant arrival of Blackbirds with over 420 counted over the west side alone. Vis mig involved small parties of Finches, pipits and Skylarks, a single <b>Snow Bunting</b> and 10 Whooper Swans. 7 Corn Bunting were seen over the Wash Viewpoint and a good day for raptors produced 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawk.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPgcXaOO04z_45iP5ollNyQyoQdnRPX9_gpaTMZu3PyJqEqUQ_oVqTS0x1SFeCQ28aHboi4tEn00IvruYSoT-x_JqJl7mCTpyIotqvOgIKV9yDsIUcZSU66NUiv5CUodTozalotGCumf4GSSUs-OEPLaZ4xQBBkUDYIu5aMn-OguqjAF5LDVYcJWsHGs/s3397/Fieldfare%2017th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="3397" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPgcXaOO04z_45iP5ollNyQyoQdnRPX9_gpaTMZu3PyJqEqUQ_oVqTS0x1SFeCQ28aHboi4tEn00IvruYSoT-x_JqJl7mCTpyIotqvOgIKV9yDsIUcZSU66NUiv5CUodTozalotGCumf4GSSUs-OEPLaZ4xQBBkUDYIu5aMn-OguqjAF5LDVYcJWsHGs/w643-h460/Fieldfare%2017th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="643" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fieldfare, 17th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb-nAvVj6TUw9gxVpmm5VN8mnBXoc0DVTgFcs6F6LWyIZqr5L4S3Wq-sLi5u7mQefVf8APee2wg41ZPO1JamvTPIBPbYjbE2-agcV11f1-GDLhQVUB_Sj0M1XDI4sXUyyNWWXEPludZwNauzy3eMqbfU9H2sDXPzrOYBEc8Cqz1u6Gef9x5U00_F8818/s5212/Dunlin%2017th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3723" data-original-width="5212" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb-nAvVj6TUw9gxVpmm5VN8mnBXoc0DVTgFcs6F6LWyIZqr5L4S3Wq-sLi5u7mQefVf8APee2wg41ZPO1JamvTPIBPbYjbE2-agcV11f1-GDLhQVUB_Sj0M1XDI4sXUyyNWWXEPludZwNauzy3eMqbfU9H2sDXPzrOYBEc8Cqz1u6Gef9x5U00_F8818/w664-h475/Dunlin%2017th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="664" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dunlin, 17th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EOF9KhAVvIniO-LugZIC_0wwd_D9tC2jmCF4gegf29QVgY9K9U2IRhQREBlaV7Pv_B7BGePqy6SUCQqXo-icA7mQfBkVGufj9uDp5ORUZLQhBTevVl5XAsx9g2kzSlM6NHYgVIqTEYyLET1sJAeciD5eDRC-mPEWio6v1wsVjomX9QZHS3YhQjCn_IY/s2446/RC%20x%202%20171123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="2446" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EOF9KhAVvIniO-LugZIC_0wwd_D9tC2jmCF4gegf29QVgY9K9U2IRhQREBlaV7Pv_B7BGePqy6SUCQqXo-icA7mQfBkVGufj9uDp5ORUZLQhBTevVl5XAsx9g2kzSlM6NHYgVIqTEYyLET1sJAeciD5eDRC-mPEWio6v1wsVjomX9QZHS3YhQjCn_IY/w636-h505/RC%20x%202%20171123.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rock Pipits - rarely seen out in the open at 'Gib', 17th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 16th.</b> Moving south were a <b>Black-throated Diver</b>, 233 Common Scoter, a Skua sp and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers over the sea and more finches over the dunes. Birds around included 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, a Woodcock, a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, 10 Goldcrest, 50 Redwing, 10 Stonechat and 3 Cetti's Warblers. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOOLzp5HS46-X9GNmahYSpMeFO02wD1sRxtIhi-bOM6ytnAsm48GZSEqYpONTJ5qWcVj-bSvZIgXU4Qd7QSkHmLtF6T9kDW2xkYhyPJsS0IULoFprzOp1zxzciNcqFIcxHVYeG18EzsEh4ksKRAzdxqOX8XdhmnAHTr1vezywCB0aPnWKeaJpLI-obYk/s1870/Cettis%20Warbler%20x2%2016th%20Nov%202023%20Stuart%20Ainsworth.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1733" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOOLzp5HS46-X9GNmahYSpMeFO02wD1sRxtIhi-bOM6ytnAsm48GZSEqYpONTJ5qWcVj-bSvZIgXU4Qd7QSkHmLtF6T9kDW2xkYhyPJsS0IULoFprzOp1zxzciNcqFIcxHVYeG18EzsEh4ksKRAzdxqOX8XdhmnAHTr1vezywCB0aPnWKeaJpLI-obYk/w613-h660/Cettis%20Warbler%20x2%2016th%20Nov%202023%20Stuart%20Ainsworth.jpeg" width="613" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2 Cetti's Warblers, 16th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ1-RgeiQwdIqkLjvlcHRJcsdtmVlMJ7kA7fXPrFQJaUNAR2Tx4_8dFICxC6x6hsXziYaGQ-h7QeN_I2SfGVVGdITQm5pj1Xfg-v4LhAswNdqWUYZtoHlqFs1wTJ6_2kqz9xDvQajn8xtRnTCvu7bSJeuNXQ9gmg8bsZWfBiEQuwNDjgut2i7OXX-hcs/s640/rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ1-RgeiQwdIqkLjvlcHRJcsdtmVlMJ7kA7fXPrFQJaUNAR2Tx4_8dFICxC6x6hsXziYaGQ-h7QeN_I2SfGVVGdITQm5pj1Xfg-v4LhAswNdqWUYZtoHlqFs1wTJ6_2kqz9xDvQajn8xtRnTCvu7bSJeuNXQ9gmg8bsZWfBiEQuwNDjgut2i7OXX-hcs/w610-h408/rik.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dunlin, 16th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 15th.</b> Visible migration included more finches south, together with <b>2 Lapland Bunting</b>; and 38 Pink-footed Goose north. Around were a Woodcock, 3 Sparrowhawk, a Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, a Fieldfare and 2 Goldcrest.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3Au_1FzibTaisQAIJtEu5NU-Qa3z0l6v1vlau5Gv5ujMvzzfGnlqOSKMJ9N8_6daf2HCnerYlxEOPyDy3NFoGCtjmrf91yN6eL8t3gX60yhuAYD-GYGrt-WJpvv3jz-shZ0704a5zB9B2GX8-C8CdXiQp2zpT47muqWqO7HXBL8Ud5Xotg61Kj2nSt8/s640/rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3Au_1FzibTaisQAIJtEu5NU-Qa3z0l6v1vlau5Gv5ujMvzzfGnlqOSKMJ9N8_6daf2HCnerYlxEOPyDy3NFoGCtjmrf91yN6eL8t3gX60yhuAYD-GYGrt-WJpvv3jz-shZ0704a5zB9B2GX8-C8CdXiQp2zpT47muqWqO7HXBL8Ud5Xotg61Kj2nSt8/w594-h397/rikki.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Goose, 15th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 14th. F</b>airly mild conditions with a light south-westerly wind. Visible migration involved parties of finches heading south including Brambling and Siskin. There was a good variety of birds offshore: <b>2 Great Northern Divers </b>on the sea, a <b>Black-throated Diver </b>south, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 12 Little Gulls, 3 Great Crested Grebes, a few Eider and Auks and various flocks of Common Scoter. Two Marsh Harriers headed south over the sea together. 3 Swallow remained, feeding over the Plantation.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-wK02LnSd8Pp0nZt-jr8ygDML7brk3CYy1AxjsmvrmvzLNnDG1G6FWHXZjpykou6lz53vciZS-ALxxcxM7SCfVKzvKuYjtddWW9_tUZy2e0y256aB-YsxbPbtA2hE1oA8VbuJ9gPdmdblN7-jGd7-jqS7rc4mg9gh0uBERoY9qUcTG79Ryl-UVw6KcA/s640/rikki%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-wK02LnSd8Pp0nZt-jr8ygDML7brk3CYy1AxjsmvrmvzLNnDG1G6FWHXZjpykou6lz53vciZS-ALxxcxM7SCfVKzvKuYjtddWW9_tUZy2e0y256aB-YsxbPbtA2hE1oA8VbuJ9gPdmdblN7-jGd7-jqS7rc4mg9gh0uBERoY9qUcTG79Ryl-UVw6KcA/w608-h407/rikki%202.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redshank, 14th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra__cZR7KIhR9liajuei3fRuDjvDGokpOQRLbgvTmTPCwUCgyKx9Vr9fRGNDmHNHtRHM_9U3IWiwu4My6dIbLDxa2nuzr6V5zMRNKtmTN6cHYuBDDa0Y4TiImFP_oIM85Xrc9OrevQ8wuQqO0Xx0XIj_79-MCvhLwJ9xnHgpy9u_nl-BhDOIjKbPvBfE/s640/rikki%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra__cZR7KIhR9liajuei3fRuDjvDGokpOQRLbgvTmTPCwUCgyKx9Vr9fRGNDmHNHtRHM_9U3IWiwu4My6dIbLDxa2nuzr6V5zMRNKtmTN6cHYuBDDa0Y4TiImFP_oIM85Xrc9OrevQ8wuQqO0Xx0XIj_79-MCvhLwJ9xnHgpy9u_nl-BhDOIjKbPvBfE/w607-h407/rikki%203.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black-headed Gull, 14th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><div><br /></div><div><b>November 13th. </b>Around 1700 Pink-footed Geese left the roost at dawn and there followed a fairly quiet day. 10 Pintail flew south offshore, 500 Knot were feeding along the beach with other waders and gulls and flocks of Starlings were arriving off the sea. Other birds around included Swallow, Hen Harrier, Merlin and Woodcock.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXulprClKVYHPqpzUMjSZwyhtSwosKnaX0cmntHEFmi_w5fQKik4t0sDq7iZOxnuvVeN5RpHuKeZtLlBx3ZyLhuWqg66-vWy3QFlbNhj2NRQYpSzhfkQiwii1T1qTu1s2jQpYjaYQLPcW2FBwK1NyznJl5nURN7EojSgxfIiB51OJOfCmVt4S1ol4ph7w/s640/rikk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXulprClKVYHPqpzUMjSZwyhtSwosKnaX0cmntHEFmi_w5fQKik4t0sDq7iZOxnuvVeN5RpHuKeZtLlBx3ZyLhuWqg66-vWy3QFlbNhj2NRQYpSzhfkQiwii1T1qTu1s2jQpYjaYQLPcW2FBwK1NyznJl5nURN7EojSgxfIiB51OJOfCmVt4S1ol4ph7w/w636-h423/rikk.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret, 13th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp2ezqhQ6szG5qDlb1I6-9YgXWBpMZRXSYggqqfAvXP0f6mUGE0FaxhEUCCchcF_93X8vQK1BJSzOrX_PdI5kt5Sl3-YLP3D7B3rGaOEM0FTzCxccp1vNbO8x42QyLhaGJ0FmVzvhAnexqhi3O66fpovUOd9_oWEF_EZlW1ehii6zVeOfK6W8vQGVVCo/s640/rikki%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp2ezqhQ6szG5qDlb1I6-9YgXWBpMZRXSYggqqfAvXP0f6mUGE0FaxhEUCCchcF_93X8vQK1BJSzOrX_PdI5kt5Sl3-YLP3D7B3rGaOEM0FTzCxccp1vNbO8x42QyLhaGJ0FmVzvhAnexqhi3O66fpovUOd9_oWEF_EZlW1ehii6zVeOfK6W8vQGVVCo/w638-h427/rikki%201.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mute Swan, 13th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 12th. </b>A frosty start after a clear night with a cool south-easterly breeze. A small number of Redwing, Fieldfare and Blackbird were arriving soon after dawn and a probable <b>Little Bunting </b>circled the West Dunes calling several times but did not land. Vis mig was much quieter than of late but finch flocks ere passing through intermittently during the day. A Snow Bunting flew south and a Ring-necked Parakeet briefly joined a large flock of Woodpigeons. A <b>Firecrest</b> near Aylmer was probably the same bird as seen there recently. Offshore, there was some wildfowl movement involving Wigeon and Brent Geese, but also 12 Red-breasted Merganser and a Goldeneye along with 22 Little Gulls and a Sandwich Tern.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3Y0MhZKCt2V1JIpt59ZolLEP0TglHADfv9goxEzTnB1_qrI3pVgf1Mn41Eh9FURbSepWyfgOnPLk4-KA6hXiDFFOCJcKbyMVvclzejyZCuCbT_dKIkJfB0XTXRKc5GixVNT9D0Spmm-lydgFQi5-tTCiB22SGtRQgcCwYzYWArgJ2tlIMK3_Djl43NM/s3941/20231112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3941" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3Y0MhZKCt2V1JIpt59ZolLEP0TglHADfv9goxEzTnB1_qrI3pVgf1Mn41Eh9FURbSepWyfgOnPLk4-KA6hXiDFFOCJcKbyMVvclzejyZCuCbT_dKIkJfB0XTXRKc5GixVNT9D0Spmm-lydgFQi5-tTCiB22SGtRQgcCwYzYWArgJ2tlIMK3_Djl43NM/w627-h470/20231112.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise, 12th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Photo - Rob Watson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IOgC6SCsZ0Oic0-j00ZMgwNzHcWZOyDczdZQ0dDqr5niRkw_qiqEJNEwq3N-yDE1ZbtOHzJ3eGLJ9vdNPNFoZvBs3ktNKI3zF55H5sFZfqM5_9oYnjVJCp9DrwPUaV-lGnvQq9J15IykUxzM9wLgk1QlpkuN3lhxgrP3EKndfGNm291mMZUT8yDr3Po/s3224/Wigeon%20in%20flight%2012th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="3224" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IOgC6SCsZ0Oic0-j00ZMgwNzHcWZOyDczdZQ0dDqr5niRkw_qiqEJNEwq3N-yDE1ZbtOHzJ3eGLJ9vdNPNFoZvBs3ktNKI3zF55H5sFZfqM5_9oYnjVJCp9DrwPUaV-lGnvQq9J15IykUxzM9wLgk1QlpkuN3lhxgrP3EKndfGNm291mMZUT8yDr3Po/w624-h447/Wigeon%20in%20flight%2012th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wigeon, 12th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2CEkbIt0S5O921lCsq9UBZuzcMjJKyNeGOv2yPUEtHUqS-kl_5NBsdkOiJfmSC-ydfu8Vu4QoZyMCF-KzvDYsn8o5EqCZhj4pudEk-n_g8X9bYJ6PTVblgmImzTsXq2MJoCKgbbJ-zXQCKF0VuyLvdO4aKiDgLlHn4H0rZbH9tmAT4t04CxIE31aUBA/s2522/Grey%20Heron%2012th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="2522" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2CEkbIt0S5O921lCsq9UBZuzcMjJKyNeGOv2yPUEtHUqS-kl_5NBsdkOiJfmSC-ydfu8Vu4QoZyMCF-KzvDYsn8o5EqCZhj4pudEk-n_g8X9bYJ6PTVblgmImzTsXq2MJoCKgbbJ-zXQCKF0VuyLvdO4aKiDgLlHn4H0rZbH9tmAT4t04CxIE31aUBA/w620-h444/Grey%20Heron%2012th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grey Heron, 12th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MtsU5_VO9IzhyVrjCJ81EsOEUdUn27zTvkK_rieDpvdPD4135AyH4u7L1-23kW7BuFNgRte5rpTL5xRoEysqVz64cXtvvmZAP8rFSY1tdYMqPBPgb1yHITcuoXf8jVfvfgkZjqAZ-8yJfbLj51DggRTZtTxhgJm5ZHthybEKTSnfR3mzFI_bKKaE-z0/s3827/RK%20paul%20neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="3827" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MtsU5_VO9IzhyVrjCJ81EsOEUdUn27zTvkK_rieDpvdPD4135AyH4u7L1-23kW7BuFNgRte5rpTL5xRoEysqVz64cXtvvmZAP8rFSY1tdYMqPBPgb1yHITcuoXf8jVfvfgkZjqAZ-8yJfbLj51DggRTZtTxhgJm5ZHthybEKTSnfR3mzFI_bKKaE-z0/w620-h444/RK%20paul%20neale.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Redshank, 12th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHuZDk_Dx5F37jMyr4XOvxdaupQNI-skpI6Kuw95BhYcLl1hNbwVDAbPcfsaBLz9ZeqFg-E2izh4EswFv45iJxIaRF-1QeS2SRC6YoyOWfA2cCrdoBB8SXzY8LWiz4yCalbLMqM_iNJnDBPoIEdl-R4mzyF-wGExY73XAQc33aSeKtz13rupLjdWUQss/s946/BZ%2020231112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="709" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHuZDk_Dx5F37jMyr4XOvxdaupQNI-skpI6Kuw95BhYcLl1hNbwVDAbPcfsaBLz9ZeqFg-E2izh4EswFv45iJxIaRF-1QeS2SRC6YoyOWfA2cCrdoBB8SXzY8LWiz4yCalbLMqM_iNJnDBPoIEdl-R4mzyF-wGExY73XAQc33aSeKtz13rupLjdWUQss/w385-h513/BZ%2020231112.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buzzard, 12th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Photo - Rob Watson</b></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 11th. </b>Around 1800 Pink-footed Geese were seen - with many coming out of roost from the Wash and flocks heading out south-east to Norfolk. Also over the sea 107 Whooper Swans headed south in 7 herds and 17 Little Gulls moved south. It was busy again for vis mig down East Dunes, with Brambling, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Siskin and Skylark in the greatest numbers and some large flocks of Woodpigeon, Variety was provide by 5 Crossbill, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Sparrowhawk, and single Yellowhammer, Twite and Bullfinch all moving south, A Treecreeper remained around the Plantation and 2 Whooper Swans were on Tennyson's Sands with 250 Brent Geese.</div><div><br /></div><div>A very late Speckled Wood butterfly was still on the wing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIt4rqdsdaOGw7b44Xz1t-78Tqo7h629wA0GmZWxWeXTzUzR3FZRFDiypNpjSNlJ8Jdf-N0i8vrxEHSI1YcPuB862SrRUmtuvAXH-1Y7zK7mRzD-MQMASU-fP2npcjxZbbQQoZlRIIf8GO5uw8pid5v2uPWXihxBGRPzZFLkW_cR0w0Lj93UHjd2GT7Ug/s2859/Whooper%20Swans%209th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="2859" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIt4rqdsdaOGw7b44Xz1t-78Tqo7h629wA0GmZWxWeXTzUzR3FZRFDiypNpjSNlJ8Jdf-N0i8vrxEHSI1YcPuB862SrRUmtuvAXH-1Y7zK7mRzD-MQMASU-fP2npcjxZbbQQoZlRIIf8GO5uw8pid5v2uPWXihxBGRPzZFLkW_cR0w0Lj93UHjd2GT7Ug/w616-h441/Whooper%20Swans%209th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swans, 11th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NgBFIpoMLpkZ667KufzfbladhU-B1dwBgSTNJZC7AH0UMobiNhhRfyCSCReXFidcK6dCbF1-DK1kyZsjMNhm8JmE9K1RtsBN97SvasDBTOuOaZCl_xBcPen9rjGuwM3zHXQsMRABnDi7X6uQRspGWdZAaAvolfAq4wXr761v54SXQybDj2J4oiV_Al8/s2639/Marsh%20Harrier%2011th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2639" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NgBFIpoMLpkZ667KufzfbladhU-B1dwBgSTNJZC7AH0UMobiNhhRfyCSCReXFidcK6dCbF1-DK1kyZsjMNhm8JmE9K1RtsBN97SvasDBTOuOaZCl_xBcPen9rjGuwM3zHXQsMRABnDi7X6uQRspGWdZAaAvolfAq4wXr761v54SXQybDj2J4oiV_Al8/w610-h437/Marsh%20Harrier%2011th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Harrier, 11th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWjwAcs34W2fOk2A83TH3a6y54iilI2N7yWJeRMvgMrMPpJZQjI5qkdLEjJS2MWirpQnoucUkfd_P2lXIPD6VWWTA_0WiAIpyj-orsJKrirJu72KxcTh0dgNr3nNZ1NWyhFijuRlq2BEbYNENnfAvp4lRCh6uDTB-L-hHctA5MIbhF9H-tTsWspTv2OI/s2904/Black-tailed%20Godwit%2011th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="2904" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWjwAcs34W2fOk2A83TH3a6y54iilI2N7yWJeRMvgMrMPpJZQjI5qkdLEjJS2MWirpQnoucUkfd_P2lXIPD6VWWTA_0WiAIpyj-orsJKrirJu72KxcTh0dgNr3nNZ1NWyhFijuRlq2BEbYNENnfAvp4lRCh6uDTB-L-hHctA5MIbhF9H-tTsWspTv2OI/w612-h438/Black-tailed%20Godwit%2011th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black-tailed Godwit, 11th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFDnaVwzYij09JFstMXw1oINz2ASjTtGxVAup3kgAM6iSwE7oDkqitfXiMS48UscyPJ2BEWQ4sxuEUexTBVR5HyALHtGQiRdHKNrwa0o1IgNU45a1tnsAFkfLhkQtTD0ESAty9Ec3bu-a7Xh4a7BlK6vOTJUttOPHFJUZFXnjETzSd7WCGtcs285PPdM/s2929/Stonechat%209th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="2929" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFDnaVwzYij09JFstMXw1oINz2ASjTtGxVAup3kgAM6iSwE7oDkqitfXiMS48UscyPJ2BEWQ4sxuEUexTBVR5HyALHtGQiRdHKNrwa0o1IgNU45a1tnsAFkfLhkQtTD0ESAty9Ec3bu-a7Xh4a7BlK6vOTJUttOPHFJUZFXnjETzSd7WCGtcs285PPdM/w610-h437/Stonechat%209th%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stonechat, 11th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-32999124272680729502023-11-01T08:32:00.041+00:002023-11-29T20:08:12.016+00:00Early November 2023<div><b>November 10th. </b>A light south-westerly, with low cloud and a brief spell of drizzle early morning. A good pulse of migration over the dunes involved Brambling, Chaffinch, Siskin, Linnet and Rock Pipit predominantly with single Twite, Crossbill and House Martin. Three Swallows remained over the Plantation and a <b>Cattle Egret</b> flew over there, with a <b>Bearded Ti</b>t nearby moving between the various reed patches.</div><div><br /></div><div>Offshore early morning, there was a good movement of Common Scoter into the Wash, 9 Little Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gull flew south and 3 Woodcock arrived off the sea from good height and with great speed!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7PS7Hstky2bhk6P_LCqxxp7b1GsIcI6qql2OdtdTktjgTY48EjOeAP0br8BwBGybjX4vlTjNcsxLk9-Js4_eze6JwjF_MOK_phsthIr9nal-WvrARFFLL4Yefp73XRWcAVarFj00W0V0nlYvHbu2koiCdHFq3mSNOkCzUv1Sr-rFPWmem8dhWJZg5Vg/s4032/Sunset%20NAL%20101123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7PS7Hstky2bhk6P_LCqxxp7b1GsIcI6qql2OdtdTktjgTY48EjOeAP0br8BwBGybjX4vlTjNcsxLk9-Js4_eze6JwjF_MOK_phsthIr9nal-WvrARFFLL4Yefp73XRWcAVarFj00W0V0nlYvHbu2koiCdHFq3mSNOkCzUv1Sr-rFPWmem8dhWJZg5Vg/w646-h484/Sunset%20NAL%20101123.JPG" width="646" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunset, 10th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 9th. </b>A pleasant morning after a dull start with a south-westerly breeze. Recording was more manageable over land and sea this morning with somewhat reduced intensity of passage over both. Offshore, still a few Little Gulls, Sandwich and Commic Terns with 2 distant Skuas. A <b>Great Northern Diver </b>was fishing close inshore and two more <b>Great Northern Divers</b> flew south separately. A ringtail Hen Harrier gave close views over the West Dunes and a Merlin hunted over the beach. Two more Merlins headed south, a <b>Twite </b>called over the foredunes, 3 Swallows were over the Plantation and a Goldeneye commuted between Tennyson's Sands and Jackson's Marsh. Again, there were good numbers of feeding waders along the beach.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eWRBJKSQVbvH2hK-v6NWpOAfq3VddLLkT6QSznG0FauH0JNHFO_jDvxrR4izBaRMenQrHWd_QXyXm7dcsl9Vn2pH74s32qwlCTq02NARWZ0xwC5e5ilewRoDUaiIiqY-X_uX4bSCvsfEDGxsu9SSFjxJ23VppLlC8D4dAwBl59veo5-itPwN5he2dFg/s1000/DSC00947-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eWRBJKSQVbvH2hK-v6NWpOAfq3VddLLkT6QSznG0FauH0JNHFO_jDvxrR4izBaRMenQrHWd_QXyXm7dcsl9Vn2pH74s32qwlCTq02NARWZ0xwC5e5ilewRoDUaiIiqY-X_uX4bSCvsfEDGxsu9SSFjxJ23VppLlC8D4dAwBl59veo5-itPwN5he2dFg/w666-h446/DSC00947-Edit.jpg" width="666" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hen Harrier, 9th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDcdyUVY25V_FPmepx7iBivNGfj-u2JEp438l6UmFJbOklRJRcq_HFmbDfRU1sNz3J3dKm-o1VFRUce2ttcMb4vJZLqP_pS5sQfckot462_xreKZn2HDSyWWRNP7Y7lYI_xofPwaj6g6xgw_9meDR4W-_4f2fXWP5Gxyv24I-Q2fKjcPSH3cH_ybvqx8/w632-h420/DSC01012-Edit.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Harrier, 9th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxtTVkijcTm0smL5qVXKCQKO7poJD_7YgxYEy5RGW-cyh6GBQH723iLBcwtlyLj8KF-mLYnfNnEp5YxXrntvuAbG0oO1j-8zvq4XPtZaUdvbA5kVX_K7Q2p3itVL5A5OvHPMhpwGuxlrNfmz8LzojnuHG0ewytdwhbrXPiUH_svz1hHBtm10EHqrmcZs/s2173/Sprrowhawk%209th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2173" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxtTVkijcTm0smL5qVXKCQKO7poJD_7YgxYEy5RGW-cyh6GBQH723iLBcwtlyLj8KF-mLYnfNnEp5YxXrntvuAbG0oO1j-8zvq4XPtZaUdvbA5kVX_K7Q2p3itVL5A5OvHPMhpwGuxlrNfmz8LzojnuHG0ewytdwhbrXPiUH_svz1hHBtm10EHqrmcZs/w639-h457/Sprrowhawk%209th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sparrowhawk, 9th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="3082" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPQMIDOPoRaHUISy_bpXxtHNbFPREdQ8v8pIVeYyHc3_JksSZevQkSc8JDuZ-c5zwy3AmO8mExfG8g6uzmKHLsffO2zK5mbTwkrIF4jBn8D4UVmFFVbIg-tLjt05zddckFGWWPwyTexgE00B_qnAQLm2LuFFuURKopqfeAoODjHno8xE45ezdDpB4gTw/w683-h489/Shoveler%20pair%209th%20Nov%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="683" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shoveler, 9th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i3JRA5rPDlfss48alsiRZpk99GJB4BvsecKHM3GmY2MnGIv3bPLwCaVpTey1emg-kZC2Fah1IKTnZH8mBggDOyOH8yewwR2RCX5OK_iVEB_zR0q5RVBYyls6MRCNDUY07zH_sAc1rm-FTH8qf6fbJ_a7n88kUIu43t4zixcdZH_jvZMSX7NThHxJmVE/s1000/DSC01056-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i3JRA5rPDlfss48alsiRZpk99GJB4BvsecKHM3GmY2MnGIv3bPLwCaVpTey1emg-kZC2Fah1IKTnZH8mBggDOyOH8yewwR2RCX5OK_iVEB_zR0q5RVBYyls6MRCNDUY07zH_sAc1rm-FTH8qf6fbJ_a7n88kUIu43t4zixcdZH_jvZMSX7NThHxJmVE/w628-h418/DSC01056-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Knot, 9th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUCKK-6qwhnTmb9HFx2ZiDRQGWcPDz5xdj0GsyyeUZCd64bC1cPKxHDX83-PGgOpfkAv43Aum45jUhPMI78fNFHe_llR0gfsmSOW0u2j1JjseaZS_xfhLD9YOy2z0vQmBq1Di38FEe0OQjIszQEx-iKdbGhVhWHqGtma2zbV8TEy3hfjRiSgFy3b-Q-8/s1000/DSC01122-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUCKK-6qwhnTmb9HFx2ZiDRQGWcPDz5xdj0GsyyeUZCd64bC1cPKxHDX83-PGgOpfkAv43Aum45jUhPMI78fNFHe_llR0gfsmSOW0u2j1JjseaZS_xfhLD9YOy2z0vQmBq1Di38FEe0OQjIszQEx-iKdbGhVhWHqGtma2zbV8TEy3hfjRiSgFy3b-Q-8/w628-h418/DSC01122-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cormorant, 9th November 20923. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygWZhQXR2ZGG5w7dVouJgtgwDNd7uEWvnfArhN5l0syGOwByX5EQ8RUyF-2-fOEmLJ_9InIWECJNVH59VOe0xdmRO_jg-JBLxgkzEr4Ug99B9Fffe_o4koEsTIxWMESM1bI9S_P8H6mlrDA4wkz3jUO1rY__GadW9WF_Zj9pGIkyMC8GhhMvxwNWpHGo/s2754/9th%20Jeremy%20EyeonsDSC_8251%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2754" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygWZhQXR2ZGG5w7dVouJgtgwDNd7uEWvnfArhN5l0syGOwByX5EQ8RUyF-2-fOEmLJ_9InIWECJNVH59VOe0xdmRO_jg-JBLxgkzEr4Ug99B9Fffe_o4koEsTIxWMESM1bI9S_P8H6mlrDA4wkz3jUO1rY__GadW9WF_Zj9pGIkyMC8GhhMvxwNWpHGo/w628-h353/9th%20Jeremy%20EyeonsDSC_8251%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Curlew 9th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9o62IDI9D0GbAtM_tKAxc-4x-PAMS7RIZ4tgWmslgG92vbeV1CHzY_bBzNJFxr2_8hnl47FSECtlb0gKwJtXaC8UNis7NmJDxmwaSYZamD6VkEevAr9IZLqH3isnOdX63OXyCIjoOW44dvO0RzvuHD_RAJBDFLyhDgLFkSbZjnKZ35J7viNVgN9DfRc/s2185/DSC_8129th%20Jeremy%20Eyeons3%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2185" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9o62IDI9D0GbAtM_tKAxc-4x-PAMS7RIZ4tgWmslgG92vbeV1CHzY_bBzNJFxr2_8hnl47FSECtlb0gKwJtXaC8UNis7NmJDxmwaSYZamD6VkEevAr9IZLqH3isnOdX63OXyCIjoOW44dvO0RzvuHD_RAJBDFLyhDgLFkSbZjnKZ35J7viNVgN9DfRc/w624-h351/DSC_8129th%20Jeremy%20Eyeons3%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenshank, 9th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwsIGeisI351aW6A37s3gYwS9oRqnBOcoTfJW4fT23k-HZ5oRYHMFF0Sndjd68K98itxUoiZtTwRT1aokOGOSoOR-kFCm6TNLotqUbWzmxDH5toLM7m59UJLhvOmJbfc_8Vmol6APTPNGTww3_S6bqiPOBthGL6dZgYbK4jH6i1lUXEDWlIYmM_w6Yuk/s1000/DSC00919-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwsIGeisI351aW6A37s3gYwS9oRqnBOcoTfJW4fT23k-HZ5oRYHMFF0Sndjd68K98itxUoiZtTwRT1aokOGOSoOR-kFCm6TNLotqUbWzmxDH5toLM7m59UJLhvOmJbfc_8Vmol6APTPNGTww3_S6bqiPOBthGL6dZgYbK4jH6i1lUXEDWlIYmM_w6Yuk/w617-h409/DSC00919-Edit.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blackbird, 9th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Ringing Recovery.</b> Shag, ringed Fidra, East Lothian 8 June 2023, found dead GPNNR 5 November 2023.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 8th. </b>Rain from first thing until mid afternoon. certainly not the day for extensive sea-watching or 'vis-migging' but nonetheless, a good range of birds were recorded including 7 Goosander heading south, 2 Greenshank and a Kingfisher on the Fenland Lagoon, a Lapland Bunting, 3 Stonechat, a Merlin and a Hen Harrier around the New Saltmarsh, a Swallow south, a Goldeneye on Tennyson's Sands, a late Whimbrel on Greenshank's Creek and 24 Whooper Swans south in small groups.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BBVV94o_yX4Qbjr7XMwqg-URGsABPjFZIAeb6k87XK209Ds5b8JXUBo47QGIr3FOfjw23KRUbOfKqc4RgJSL8CipKeN628b08Nlnd1ChUuOCO9ml2976ybXFB0lTQMeeeDU8OOJ80IXGc46xNc5DdZyZ_shwffcii1puFS_5_UAY5dtQpZieaSgMJRA/s1280/Greenshank%20x%202%208th%20Nov%202023.Peter%20Rollings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1280" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BBVV94o_yX4Qbjr7XMwqg-URGsABPjFZIAeb6k87XK209Ds5b8JXUBo47QGIr3FOfjw23KRUbOfKqc4RgJSL8CipKeN628b08Nlnd1ChUuOCO9ml2976ybXFB0lTQMeeeDU8OOJ80IXGc46xNc5DdZyZ_shwffcii1puFS_5_UAY5dtQpZieaSgMJRA/w614-h503/Greenshank%20x%202%208th%20Nov%202023.Peter%20Rollings.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshanks, 8th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Peter Rollings</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWWdDEJxe6EGhx-liNhGXgnZimEJaweib-MXsUehNeZ40MPRwkI_pA7c9z0_ccki9cARIdrMNoP5PnZwVRyl1FaXXjRxwYQT-hN_BF68fSBiApfGSsygscFxmNcIM0Zh5Enz_ZYPjhlqgFA9zPotq9b9IQx9ssFWyt2_R85T7R9YwMjxYWJ55xhWO6dk/s1080/Kingfisher%208th%20Nov%202023%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWWdDEJxe6EGhx-liNhGXgnZimEJaweib-MXsUehNeZ40MPRwkI_pA7c9z0_ccki9cARIdrMNoP5PnZwVRyl1FaXXjRxwYQT-hN_BF68fSBiApfGSsygscFxmNcIM0Zh5Enz_ZYPjhlqgFA9zPotq9b9IQx9ssFWyt2_R85T7R9YwMjxYWJ55xhWO6dk/w606-h404/Kingfisher%208th%20Nov%202023%20Robert%20Smith.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kingfisher, 8th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Robert Smith</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>November 7th. </b>Continued westerly breeze becoming stronger with bright conditions turning overcast with rain later. Lots of bird movement again today keeping the recorders busy. Soon after dawn 3 Marsh Harriers came out of roost with 2 Hen Harriers hunting the Old Saltmarsh that may also have roosted locally. Other birds of prey during the morning were 2 Marsh Harriers, 4 Merlin, a Peregrine, a Red Kite and a Sparrowhawk all moving south over the sea/beach, whilst a Hen Harrier was watched arriving in off the sea. Whooper Swans continue to arrive from the north in groups; today's total was 105, including 7 that settled on Tennyson's Sands. The beach was a spectacle of feeding waders and gulls, with the regular <b>2 Purple Sandpipers </b>over 700 Knot and 34 Turnstone amongst Dunlin, Sanderling and Redshank and in amongst the gulls, single Caspian and Yellow-legged. Vis mig provided good numbers and variety again including 3 Swallow, <b>Lapland Bunting, Woodlark, Hawfinch</b> and<b> Raven</b> in addition to the raptors mentioned above. Offshore; 2 Arctic Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern and 3 Arctic Skuas were notable. A <b>Firecrest </b>was a new arrival in the West Dunes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8v4nEJLn7JJqeBlw7MsIb3H21ynyyRAwOvkU047FaJKNUkwYsS0EC-apXtTeqtPbKDAjBh7y__U3wNRRAbhyphenhyphenhl343iggcI6P-lVEgVgqGM3tLKyxqHvm_oGc_Rf0qpPmeO6qxhFGLqOQpZiuIQywxu3uvN-MWxvbGFSCwV3FHGEcmTpGmMPVU7q1uLw/s640/rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8v4nEJLn7JJqeBlw7MsIb3H21ynyyRAwOvkU047FaJKNUkwYsS0EC-apXtTeqtPbKDAjBh7y__U3wNRRAbhyphenhyphenhl343iggcI6P-lVEgVgqGM3tLKyxqHvm_oGc_Rf0qpPmeO6qxhFGLqOQpZiuIQywxu3uvN-MWxvbGFSCwV3FHGEcmTpGmMPVU7q1uLw/w584-h391/rik.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Blue Tit, 7thNovember 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOZ5SRtpgPOuBS3LuvX86-zOXwNUAsyY9NMSdCg48ecI5Ys2hFOZIMvvLNI9_MQpc4YtA0bvtTtrMNaqLjZLMMPNZfWy4IOV6Avaf-30IU-JZK13H5u1QihDjNQLgBE8SpBgRI1fimrZRCIYNm8FwdCs6hDqkJ6FNNAQaqRlqjoZOc-e4WW-YojoR_VE/s640/rikki%20oct.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOZ5SRtpgPOuBS3LuvX86-zOXwNUAsyY9NMSdCg48ecI5Ys2hFOZIMvvLNI9_MQpc4YtA0bvtTtrMNaqLjZLMMPNZfWy4IOV6Avaf-30IU-JZK13H5u1QihDjNQLgBE8SpBgRI1fimrZRCIYNm8FwdCs6hDqkJ6FNNAQaqRlqjoZOc-e4WW-YojoR_VE/w581-h389/rikki%20oct.jpg" width="581" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swan, 7th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvy8nDGNFncwqiKWbyK51lYfqxJcYdldOhzVdGpeY4xu8O17ImYddc3Jqhz2-RGXhrHkvgWkRcxppUL0sowJmP8FE4nkgbp7AIivYUo4QLMC50bkUJyKmSyfD0ZUDSSzeUkbqMyiOhUCiNjOLMUAVmbZfFBr5gFc9XraVoD-g8zAX1yb2CsmU2Mh0fDc/s640/brent%20rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvy8nDGNFncwqiKWbyK51lYfqxJcYdldOhzVdGpeY4xu8O17ImYddc3Jqhz2-RGXhrHkvgWkRcxppUL0sowJmP8FE4nkgbp7AIivYUo4QLMC50bkUJyKmSyfD0ZUDSSzeUkbqMyiOhUCiNjOLMUAVmbZfFBr5gFc9XraVoD-g8zAX1yb2CsmU2Mh0fDc/w584-h389/brent%20rik.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Goose, 7th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwupxGJw5kvngMreTrNasYNPfxLmvvj43hPWQoE6hSMDncsif98k3xB9-MO0VZM-Ve1GKJ7_FIUTIjeTXAzs8CFifDn5iFinV4ZOCkWX2MIkWltAlsX_1ZsZ5EXoVkrh7ceR0SvGlnYXBB5dHMFr0GeZVYz69It60YpiinGMaYDv-rC33_lvGCOJh5L8/s640/rikki%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwupxGJw5kvngMreTrNasYNPfxLmvvj43hPWQoE6hSMDncsif98k3xB9-MO0VZM-Ve1GKJ7_FIUTIjeTXAzs8CFifDn5iFinV4ZOCkWX2MIkWltAlsX_1ZsZ5EXoVkrh7ceR0SvGlnYXBB5dHMFr0GeZVYz69It60YpiinGMaYDv-rC33_lvGCOJh5L8/w580-h386/rikki%203.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cormorant, 7th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b></div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>November 6th. </b>A light westerly breeze with a sunny start to the day. Birds were moving from soon after dawn, with a wide range of Passerines represented eg 143 Brambling through in 2 hours along with <b>4 Twite, a Lapland Bunting</b>, Crossbill, <b>Woodlark</b>, and 2 Bullfinch. <b>4 Bean Geese</b> passed though as well as various skeins of Pink-footed Geese and over 80 Whooper Swans. Birds of prey heading south were single Hen Harrier, Sparrowhawk and Merlin. Limited observations out to sea recorded 55 Little Gull, 14 Commic Tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern, 350 Common Scoter and a <b>Red-necked Grebe </b>south whilst on the beach <b>2 Purple Sandpiper</b>, 2 Snow Bunting and a <b>Shorelark</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5bgoxGxQmZB_UtIk1_wi6dFCq1p-Ir7kjHHj3o1C0hLwzcxmW_BaKDKKD6ZGXnAhcNOTlNQqaS6OJj8ddTJLO4SeH8pw7PugmRYT_eWA_fThBQusF75YFfyN3k7JtUYTAg12MNdvPAl3kl614I6DlDVjbCTbX6TlkQDVWqtNDoq7Cqj0XqTrx6M2B44/s2940/Purple%20Sandpiper%20x2%20on%206th%20Nov%202023.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="2940" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5bgoxGxQmZB_UtIk1_wi6dFCq1p-Ir7kjHHj3o1C0hLwzcxmW_BaKDKKD6ZGXnAhcNOTlNQqaS6OJj8ddTJLO4SeH8pw7PugmRYT_eWA_fThBQusF75YFfyN3k7JtUYTAg12MNdvPAl3kl614I6DlDVjbCTbX6TlkQDVWqtNDoq7Cqj0XqTrx6M2B44/w620-h570/Purple%20Sandpiper%20x2%20on%206th%20Nov%202023.NAL.JPG" width="620" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purple Sandpipers, 6th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><div><br /></div><div><b>November 5th. </b>An increasing north-westerly breeze that focused attention towards the sea from first thing until late morning followed by a late afternoon session. There was good variety out at sea but nothing in great numbers and many birds were beyond mid-distance. A flock of <b>6 Grey Phalaropes</b> arrived from the north, 2 settled on the sea and the other 4 carried on south into the Wash, <b>4 Shag </b>were on the sea at the north end, a <b>Pomarine Skua</b> and 2 Great Skua headed south whilst 2 Arctic Skua headed north. A group of 3 Skua sp going south were probably Pomarine Skuas and another Skua sp heading north was a small type. There were also 16 Little Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, a Commic Tern, a Goosander and 11 Red-throated Diver. Birds arriving off the sea included several flocks of Starlings and Skylarks, a few Fieldfare and Redwing, a Woodcock and single Sparrowhawk, whilst groups of Whooper Swans arriving from the north totaled 76.</div><div><br /></div><div>Visible migration continued to involve small numbers of Meadow and Rock Pipits, Brambling, Chaffinch, Redpoll and Siskin and 2 Swallow with the first <b>Snow Bunting</b> of the autumn.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Northern Lights were observed from the Reserve during the mid evening.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXjsrPU-A4n7A1HVq3icchAEwHOF_1_IvaLJnYQNa-qrF6foTCYAZNYWScIRVDcFgiLqPa6AKKL6C4AuViSDrg74fkFkKpqpJfMfQrrGwOoZWBTYcnOMs_OmEyBmJphRm-dDUTzh7KMz_cWJ2Lq1mZf1fKmh6ZGvijQGqsjBUTFG4CSoi1ldFBspHCWI/s4032/Northen%20Lights%205th%20Nov%202023%20Rhianna%20Jo%20Wilson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXjsrPU-A4n7A1HVq3icchAEwHOF_1_IvaLJnYQNa-qrF6foTCYAZNYWScIRVDcFgiLqPa6AKKL6C4AuViSDrg74fkFkKpqpJfMfQrrGwOoZWBTYcnOMs_OmEyBmJphRm-dDUTzh7KMz_cWJ2Lq1mZf1fKmh6ZGvijQGqsjBUTFG4CSoi1ldFBspHCWI/w644-h484/Northen%20Lights%205th%20Nov%202023%20Rhianna%20Jo%20Wilson.jpg" width="644" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Northern Lights, 5th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rhianna Jo Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPSt_EVUWl6lYuGy3NFcEhJncCXADkRLPBnv3Gdg7Z8g9uc78pEODIFb-wxdsMjoET-D4CmqrT1tPl0Q1e_3AQwoH1EJCZe8tFm8x_VNzk9LlGbtMEwmLaAEAUGvAkskKJawiLMl6gH2Y5db8ViIyRJlFDBusr5vsHSZO5PbaIH92Yfb9gnWe43yIsno/s1031/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1031" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPSt_EVUWl6lYuGy3NFcEhJncCXADkRLPBnv3Gdg7Z8g9uc78pEODIFb-wxdsMjoET-D4CmqrT1tPl0Q1e_3AQwoH1EJCZe8tFm8x_VNzk9LlGbtMEwmLaAEAUGvAkskKJawiLMl6gH2Y5db8ViIyRJlFDBusr5vsHSZO5PbaIH92Yfb9gnWe43yIsno/w660-h437/Picture1.png" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Purple Sandpiper with Turnstone and Sanderling, 5th November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rob Watson</div></div></b><div><br /></div><div><b>Ringing Control:</b> Goldfinch, ringed GPBO 7 October 2012, controlled Icklesham, East Sussex 28 October 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>November 4th. </b>A cool, strong westerly breeze again with rain later in the day.<b> </b>A good southerly migration noted again this morning with 3 late Swallows passing south amongst Finches, Larks and Pipits, but the highlight was a <b>Green-winged Teal </b>accompanying Teal on Tennyson' Sands. Golden Plover and Lapwing numbers are building up on local fields with 3000 and 600 respectively and there were <b>3 Bearded Tit </b>at the mere.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgN6ds_SRw7bih2wf0kXLI_K9wOTaPHx9r_bBBXT9NDpKuRxAqZiZrCeQMbim8ncaHx0JcBBWp1KRuhJbkUTmOVWrctJAIofWd4jNA8IffMyP7EJMVCa7fBJswhxS5QjpkrwQUk77cv9cXtFRsV5f72HbjB5i5rNJ435I-iz_UR43ZMiRgBk720EZiwo/s3396/GWT%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="3396" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgN6ds_SRw7bih2wf0kXLI_K9wOTaPHx9r_bBBXT9NDpKuRxAqZiZrCeQMbim8ncaHx0JcBBWp1KRuhJbkUTmOVWrctJAIofWd4jNA8IffMyP7EJMVCa7fBJswhxS5QjpkrwQUk77cv9cXtFRsV5f72HbjB5i5rNJ435I-iz_UR43ZMiRgBk720EZiwo/w666-h429/GWT%202.JPG" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Green-winged Teal, 4th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGkp3mwslsPo8AkD8bVox6FlcIbd82XTZ7rSCJJoVmHGMW9olF8F3HsGARspys6KCDQTnvvRNc6t8Fo2__Aqza7iKQ-YHCV8bZci8Xb2aahLuXQiuAtilY762RWF4PVaYzbGf8UNVMlDmQ0kbv9vve_7kAoEjLKMntmFI7qZ4GeinsG0qWfYxBwTjcBk/s3536/GWT%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="3536" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGkp3mwslsPo8AkD8bVox6FlcIbd82XTZ7rSCJJoVmHGMW9olF8F3HsGARspys6KCDQTnvvRNc6t8Fo2__Aqza7iKQ-YHCV8bZci8Xb2aahLuXQiuAtilY762RWF4PVaYzbGf8UNVMlDmQ0kbv9vve_7kAoEjLKMntmFI7qZ4GeinsG0qWfYxBwTjcBk/w697-h405/GWT%204.JPG" width="697" /></a></div><b style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Green-winged Teal, 4th November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><div><br /></div><div><b>November 3rd. </b>A strong westerly breeze, slightly overcast morning but remaining dry. One of the best days for visible migration this autumn with constant flocks of Goldfinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Siskin, Brambling, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon pouring south down the East Dunes whilst many Skylark and Rock Pipit were moving over the beach and sea. Highlights of the movement were a <b>Lapland Bunting, 2 Woodlark</b>, 3 Crossbill, a Red Kite and a Marsh Harrier. Birds moving south offshore included; 91 Little Gull, 3 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye, a Black-throated Diver, 10 Sandwich Tern (+1 on beach), 10 Commic Tern, 7 Arctic Tern, a Great White Egret, a Hen Harrier, 2 Merlin and 57 Whooper Swan. A further 20 Whoopers arrived after dark, possibly going to roost on Tennyson's Sands. 2 Woodcock flew in off the sea with another one seen on the Cycletrack. Also around the Reserve 2 Firecrest, 2 Lapland Bunting, Short-eared Owl and a presumed Eastern Stonechat type (1st winter male), seen briefly before disappearing into the East Dunes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP_bkUfmj7331O_JuwbNKnprKN7qzV9GmIT4CRLmkvkxMIXd5Cy7NVF2hl72hfdkjVBcDiYIeG8gqNTQE4-nOM811x4a0-phbQ9Q3a2I2-fRO_K_rufwWekaKcDcGqDKo2SthvKdiuJa2j9nbr6k4DW2kCZpD08qAi4Q8vyMlxoshygMmODz-ONvKc6A/s3197/Shoveler%20in%20flight%203rd%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3197" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP_bkUfmj7331O_JuwbNKnprKN7qzV9GmIT4CRLmkvkxMIXd5Cy7NVF2hl72hfdkjVBcDiYIeG8gqNTQE4-nOM811x4a0-phbQ9Q3a2I2-fRO_K_rufwWekaKcDcGqDKo2SthvKdiuJa2j9nbr6k4DW2kCZpD08qAi4Q8vyMlxoshygMmODz-ONvKc6A/w652-h467/Shoveler%20in%20flight%203rd%20Nov%202023%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="652" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shoveler, 3rd November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqJE887WBFf9D2hIIPswWClSbPjmwXPw7WgI_Ux9o3-L6LCsn-cFsl3g4_Fb0Xils_w0HIBzFoA1x8MpChAoY96oH0PiFoNg9cu6tBWumfWWFULi2Xa_5a_P5aqdqKobkkyiWAQcQWJVdIfV290JAbHfHa2AmVF-dLBv-o4v0FEMlQvr_zXJrlMr__30/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-03%20at%2022.56.25.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1955" height="658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqJE887WBFf9D2hIIPswWClSbPjmwXPw7WgI_Ux9o3-L6LCsn-cFsl3g4_Fb0Xils_w0HIBzFoA1x8MpChAoY96oH0PiFoNg9cu6tBWumfWWFULi2Xa_5a_P5aqdqKobkkyiWAQcQWJVdIfV290JAbHfHa2AmVF-dLBv-o4v0FEMlQvr_zXJrlMr__30/w627-h658/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-03%20at%2022.56.25.jpeg" width="627" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b>Short-eared Owl from the tractor, 3rd November 2023.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b>Photo - Bethany McGuire</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL5XJDgJQhXABqX4ZkZjVnMWYmPut-dzH66VoOUrG0mD7XyDjTvTvD9SGKw65AU23MUSDIpieh_1ht8i33ENEE_vHRyrMysQjJq6AMKWV9sdXqquL0xTMstDCRhyItwgZ-8cYf8RFr5Emv5K-44XgvX3uKzz7BRB5gVBE6TWbZTtHKe-z5LXLsuCADRQ/s1529/IMG_3338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1529" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL5XJDgJQhXABqX4ZkZjVnMWYmPut-dzH66VoOUrG0mD7XyDjTvTvD9SGKw65AU23MUSDIpieh_1ht8i33ENEE_vHRyrMysQjJq6AMKWV9sdXqquL0xTMstDCRhyItwgZ-8cYf8RFr5Emv5K-44XgvX3uKzz7BRB5gVBE6TWbZTtHKe-z5LXLsuCADRQ/w624-h381/IMG_3338.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Red Kite, 3rd November 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div><b>November 2nd. </b>A windy and rainy morning with some high expectations for sea-watching, although these were not entirely met, the highlights being a single <b>Little Auk</b>, a Velvet Scoter, 2 Little Gulls, 9 Sandwich Terns and 3 Arctic Skuas. However, very interesting note from todays observer that it is somewhat unusual to be watching an Arctic Skua harassing a Sandwich Tern in early November! One <b>Purple Sandpiper</b> remained on the beach. Further inland Blackbirds and Redwings were noted arriving in small groups and a <b>Waxwing </b>flew south. 12 Whooper Swans also headed south. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajUvBrJ0MalQE0dAhczqKSJE00rXUdsHsvkMCM8JcIexyyOtJQ3QrgYTkfyJwRcZi3opEt9JXZRdY25q_LZ_hY03ZOwAOdZX7UlQL62YLucga1xrk7S7-fb5rIhuRSb0gWTLMkh1NwNyBhcg5P2wKHTi1yyIwTEQIlNS3RppvWX_FTsnQToDrD_bPK54/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2016.50.00%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1600" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajUvBrJ0MalQE0dAhczqKSJE00rXUdsHsvkMCM8JcIexyyOtJQ3QrgYTkfyJwRcZi3opEt9JXZRdY25q_LZ_hY03ZOwAOdZX7UlQL62YLucga1xrk7S7-fb5rIhuRSb0gWTLMkh1NwNyBhcg5P2wKHTi1yyIwTEQIlNS3RppvWX_FTsnQToDrD_bPK54/w547-h417/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2016.50.00%20(2).jpeg" width="547" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Snowy Waxcap, 2nd November 2023.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Bethany McGuire</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2bgw-j_7yrL47ExVPDLe-qIt8I-Su5DRWUEroUGYxRJj82QC9_xgmtC0aYlvzm_cYniCc3UhnxwwQNRnX7CItd2iDf9K5ocZpNNkRujzXYjOzZYqqGLccODtLc6xv0Z0wjGXldB1vC7FWCcW_hZ5kDqS0h8G7jP1IaEvsZzid-Sc7HQdLD62L25u1t4/s1599/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2016.50.00.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1599" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2bgw-j_7yrL47ExVPDLe-qIt8I-Su5DRWUEroUGYxRJj82QC9_xgmtC0aYlvzm_cYniCc3UhnxwwQNRnX7CItd2iDf9K5ocZpNNkRujzXYjOzZYqqGLccODtLc6xv0Z0wjGXldB1vC7FWCcW_hZ5kDqS0h8G7jP1IaEvsZzid-Sc7HQdLD62L25u1t4/w544-h408/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2016.50.00.jpeg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Sordid Blewit,</b> <b>2nd November 2023.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Bethany McGuire</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYwir0CAHCesW8tTPwCbBZGvJzMFiHQ05ajO3saFhhpBmqekJVkZ19qKwO5ghXDq35-gHnL61Fzoj6YDbu8rQEqdE4y9ZoRAibiN5ldSUSQ1_NOw4AIu9UeHFPmOVTgCbvCWlBH_6wARNlvnsEnlrBkvaj_7cTYCk3NZC1tUs02KlhEWDo2-V9XjmuuI/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2016.50.00%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1600" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYwir0CAHCesW8tTPwCbBZGvJzMFiHQ05ajO3saFhhpBmqekJVkZ19qKwO5ghXDq35-gHnL61Fzoj6YDbu8rQEqdE4y9ZoRAibiN5ldSUSQ1_NOw4AIu9UeHFPmOVTgCbvCWlBH_6wARNlvnsEnlrBkvaj_7cTYCk3NZC1tUs02KlhEWDo2-V9XjmuuI/w538-h379/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2016.50.00%20(1).jpeg" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Blackening Waxcap, </b><b>2nd November 2023.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Bethany McGuire</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOfFLW29jp29896vmhU1qQfVX-p3rgrX_JUtOZd4dPi_z43SUuDCanuHee7duchhSBJyy4xt2vBeTZOfyIpNazHBd_Ueh_RtiNeSF9f4IzceNHM0GCux3C3gN1tdVanykMbYZa4DxZGNbHzHpdFH4JPXKSxsOyVqkD6dMxQXaXPynNAp__vrjdnESyu4/s1599/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2012.47.56%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1599" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOfFLW29jp29896vmhU1qQfVX-p3rgrX_JUtOZd4dPi_z43SUuDCanuHee7duchhSBJyy4xt2vBeTZOfyIpNazHBd_Ueh_RtiNeSF9f4IzceNHM0GCux3C3gN1tdVanykMbYZa4DxZGNbHzHpdFH4JPXKSxsOyVqkD6dMxQXaXPynNAp__vrjdnESyu4/w539-h405/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-02%20at%2012.47.56%20(1).jpeg" width="539" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Trichoglossum sp.</i> a type of Earthtongue, </b><b>2nd November 2023.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Bethany McGuire</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>November 1st. </b>A south-westerly breeze with occasional rain or drizzle. The overcast conditions were perfect for viewing the sea or wader roost to the east which were the two main focal events of the morning. The wader roost was again spectacular with a further increase in small waders, reaching 14,060 Dunlin and 2800 Sanderling. Offshore, birds of interest were mostly heading south: a <b>Grey Phalarope</b>, <b>Great Northern Diver </b>(landed on sea), 19 Red-breasted Merganser, <b>5 Velvet Scoter,</b> 3 Goldeneye, 36 Little Gull, 8 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 3 'Commic' Tern, <b>2 Pomarine Skuas </b>(one appeared to take out a Blackbird over the sea), 2 Arctic Skuas and a Skua sp.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPLioAYjnZY52z0l97PN9tny6vM0wZJQsQoVBcmMunH-M7G1MDuD0BhKAfsW2nI8I2Lp03mkOV9uxZ4DLIK5c6sfzWvgXhlWAuCDtEsWZzM2h6qtSq8BqV0wtGcP-RGeDix-oB-82lcrQwgBBm_82wm7GerbIt7eMzHtj3xL5npqFCaw0pACvYpK5dY0/s1000/Gannet%20juv%201st%20Nov%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPLioAYjnZY52z0l97PN9tny6vM0wZJQsQoVBcmMunH-M7G1MDuD0BhKAfsW2nI8I2Lp03mkOV9uxZ4DLIK5c6sfzWvgXhlWAuCDtEsWZzM2h6qtSq8BqV0wtGcP-RGeDix-oB-82lcrQwgBBm_82wm7GerbIt7eMzHtj3xL5npqFCaw0pACvYpK5dY0/w595-h398/Gannet%20juv%201st%20Nov%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Gannet, 1st November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidud-O1talvUDSzChGgJbl4reNiS3dwM1bWQnyVph8gR_FOmFwZUNX4Kp2ZYXlP5m8xR3lOXjZyWYNdTy-u_3VORAvYNJPZEauBWInWswg7pFyq1K5gb5j-EdCUSwAb8S0jIGFIX4gaadM_TfsH479iGEBSo-ds526ygz502JS1YtHlGIz1s8DDK4zkUg/s2167/VS%20x%204%20011123%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2167" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidud-O1talvUDSzChGgJbl4reNiS3dwM1bWQnyVph8gR_FOmFwZUNX4Kp2ZYXlP5m8xR3lOXjZyWYNdTy-u_3VORAvYNJPZEauBWInWswg7pFyq1K5gb5j-EdCUSwAb8S0jIGFIX4gaadM_TfsH479iGEBSo-ds526ygz502JS1YtHlGIz1s8DDK4zkUg/w585-h519/VS%20x%204%20011123%20(4).JPG" width="585" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Velvet Scoters, 1st November 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIQpnIIGbq7brI992-j8MMSwsU3RctGYErZ2Oq79jc_z3G2tCefEtJ3LMV-8_MiVzAvSwjFF96arXJT6MUh0cbcMHG73ZFNxSlO3P5YtGAIxfk_xzLMeIqBTrADSOJpbur17_I_73QuIhyphenhyphenPzN5vJsHLSNJF2VpuDZmoQMjU6HhejzCpZAhTTA5WFGtwU/s640/rikki%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIQpnIIGbq7brI992-j8MMSwsU3RctGYErZ2Oq79jc_z3G2tCefEtJ3LMV-8_MiVzAvSwjFF96arXJT6MUh0cbcMHG73ZFNxSlO3P5YtGAIxfk_xzLMeIqBTrADSOJpbur17_I_73QuIhyphenhyphenPzN5vJsHLSNJF2VpuDZmoQMjU6HhejzCpZAhTTA5WFGtwU/w594-h397/rikki%205.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Egret, 1st November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpua_Dbin1XtgTqG5jYH3uYcG-UwUNwOq5d21xQmxvLwaemXJkE63BdCxB4_XTY7oLpVimhVeWQnnRrsjQ_5zjHM9DOQB0oX1xOCHJR18kbqBkDghVH6VnTgfm_BfMO1WC_VIdBKgVCAlkNZSPv04cU4EzLrSSWafsD-GQpA3kyuS73krLqwT-GuuCic/s640/rikki%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpua_Dbin1XtgTqG5jYH3uYcG-UwUNwOq5d21xQmxvLwaemXJkE63BdCxB4_XTY7oLpVimhVeWQnnRrsjQ_5zjHM9DOQB0oX1xOCHJR18kbqBkDghVH6VnTgfm_BfMO1WC_VIdBKgVCAlkNZSPv04cU4EzLrSSWafsD-GQpA3kyuS73krLqwT-GuuCic/w591-h393/rikki%204.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black-headed Gull, 1st November 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div></div></b><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Ringing Control:</b> Lesser Redpoll, ringed Teindland Forest, Moray 30 September 2023, controlled GPBO 28 October 2023.</div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-39247102091766189772023-10-21T10:16:00.058+01:002023-11-10T16:06:24.049+00:00Late October 2023<p><b>October 31st. </b>Fog descended on the Reserve not long after dawn and made recording difficult. It then cleared and was replaced by drizzle later in the morning but there was only a light easterly wind. Waders came up to roost in large numbers again. <b>2 Pomarine Skuas</b> and 3 Sandwich Terns flew south offshore while a <b>Great Northern Diver</b> flew north. <b>4 Waxwing</b> flew south over the Visitor Centre and <b>2 Bearded Tits</b> flew south over the East Dunes with 5 Swallows around and another 2 south. Several Woodcocks were new in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP111c5hCh7RF7yWpiAgxvOQCwaG37JL9KgZPRLsE6wWxbwDIjWp71-n-tiUQbNMWJaeB0-BTPQ-HOoh6z-D0cmyVr8EK73gvPjGS5amc4YaMZ8bhKeR2vzkRnu0-LwS-bn1Pg7KnxlggdiVoMTnHgc84KpQst8i1Wl01HnhWMTvbkV5O8z9VAHqLHh8/s3976/2W%20MU%20311023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="3976" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP111c5hCh7RF7yWpiAgxvOQCwaG37JL9KgZPRLsE6wWxbwDIjWp71-n-tiUQbNMWJaeB0-BTPQ-HOoh6z-D0cmyVr8EK73gvPjGS5amc4YaMZ8bhKeR2vzkRnu0-LwS-bn1Pg7KnxlggdiVoMTnHgc84KpQst8i1Wl01HnhWMTvbkV5O8z9VAHqLHh8/w640-h332/2W%20MU%20311023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Med Gull with roosting waders and gulls in fog, 31st October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoxoP6WFW8uI4eIWr6-8eHNMoCJ5PcTozSQvoxuTAC1E0RdGCavB7EGl5rXLiurKTUzqOf17RllNIoSKzfsOcoGdw8u11ldmz9ZnGatWLaJ1HwTdmEwV_D3p6GS4Ap-q4smQBKfCWho2i4GqSMGHhOjoLhSv_9Kt706RWyPpd8Y8il3ITlzgubWw9nIY/s4023/GD%20F%20311023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="4023" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoxoP6WFW8uI4eIWr6-8eHNMoCJ5PcTozSQvoxuTAC1E0RdGCavB7EGl5rXLiurKTUzqOf17RllNIoSKzfsOcoGdw8u11ldmz9ZnGatWLaJ1HwTdmEwV_D3p6GS4Ap-q4smQBKfCWho2i4GqSMGHhOjoLhSv_9Kt706RWyPpd8Y8il3ITlzgubWw9nIY/w661-h318/GD%20F%20311023.JPG" width="661" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goosander on the sea in fog, 31st October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>October 30th. </b>Another nice morning movement of common migrants. No swifts of any sort but a group of 6 Swallows and a House Martin were hawking over the Old Saltmarsh. Highlights of vis mig were another 2 Swallows, <b>3 Waxwing,</b> a <b>Cattle Egret</b>, a <b>Woodlark </b>and 2 Crossbill all moving south. The <b>Rough-legged Buzzard</b> appeared from its roost and gave a very good fly-past to birders on site. The morning tide wader roost was spectacular wit 80,000 Knot, 9000 Dunlin, 1200 Sanderling, 2600 Grey Plover 3,500 Bar-tailed Godwit and 8000 Oystercatcher. Also seen were single Caspian Gull, <b>Firecrest, </b>Water Pipit and Water Rail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIanHEx4cMMGUTZ5S8m7_7h19XdBqzx3y6_21RL3FkTQjVwwBq7sB9tX29gyXWZ5oSK1ZcKli4QsQsift3SZuCcUpyxw0B1f3nVBjv6C8Wfd6r24b_RrDeg-xEcq8iAaC7qFT8N6Uj7yZyGgBK780-sCLxFZHa-pAGQ76qUA8VzrAaGmNpqBNBS7QQVg/s1843/IMG_3303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1843" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIanHEx4cMMGUTZ5S8m7_7h19XdBqzx3y6_21RL3FkTQjVwwBq7sB9tX29gyXWZ5oSK1ZcKli4QsQsift3SZuCcUpyxw0B1f3nVBjv6C8Wfd6r24b_RrDeg-xEcq8iAaC7qFT8N6Uj7yZyGgBK780-sCLxFZHa-pAGQ76qUA8VzrAaGmNpqBNBS7QQVg/w654-h417/IMG_3303.JPG" width="654" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoT77XPP1SsQmkDx-IrT_CoCEBElamrsT0DhySwxcbF2igeuQvXsEQmCr64NjEgVrBBGjwgNCkRVtpmgeJ3AvD9CNnzlKbPS1amPZh6vCPyDLSjCVEedhrQ_H1TrnsKmnqsVuYFPr2LaAbD9MSbmhpbqzlj_6UWzfTUt9MktgepYzSfOzodxj1esStWY/s2586/IMG_3308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b>Rough-legged Buzzard, 30th October. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqOrw2dHyN8p7kVMFuyn7HwI6-zrHgo3FklSsh3gMYNuhz_oywDIL2TgMtcrXuxZu6vnLS9GfMpJf7sq2edz_wWc95bE4GTALwLmC2cyDCLVJJgMYlDe8lpH3_zyAs0Osg74Y3xuAt9tnjJLaB382Umriur_Y_HDUztelKt0uQDtpqner1i4AHLjts_U/s2006/30th%20Oct%20jack%20Hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2006" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqOrw2dHyN8p7kVMFuyn7HwI6-zrHgo3FklSsh3gMYNuhz_oywDIL2TgMtcrXuxZu6vnLS9GfMpJf7sq2edz_wWc95bE4GTALwLmC2cyDCLVJJgMYlDe8lpH3_zyAs0Osg74Y3xuAt9tnjJLaB382Umriur_Y_HDUztelKt0uQDtpqner1i4AHLjts_U/w626-h417/30th%20Oct%20jack%20Hood.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Water Rail, 30th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The highlight was a <b>Pallid Swift </b>that headed low, south at a leisurely pace in very good light. Presumably the same bird was then relocated over the north end of the West Dunes where it performed well for around an hour before disappearing. Thrushes were arriving in small groups well into the afternoon while vis mig continued down the West Dunes. A <b>Waxwing</b> arrived early afternoon, possibly straight in off the sea, heading west and possibly landing near the road edge and a <b>Woodlark</b> headed south. Three Great White Egrets were seen from the Visitor Centre.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Liam Andrews and Owen Beaumont produced 19 new birds: 17 Lesser Redpoll and 2 Blackbird; and 3 retraps: a Wren, a Robin and a Dunnock.</p><p>During the late afternoon, a <b>Rough-legged Buzzard </b>came in off the sea and hunted the outer dunes for a while before being mobbed by Crows and drifting off west and there was a large southerly movement of Fieldfares just before dusk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbVMUWVg7RJy0_xrIv6MyxDEgjDc1w5uYQf3pSXuGpsaoc8gge9lf2qln-L1CFO3ufh-mrfp7d4CbXbekA5uaZ9oEMbY5DJWGnCGrZ_P22TbCWWbc5VOO4yEYRFlD4tj9wS8HsxiXCW1Sh7HFUKyC9T6Y0Ypcj8CbCKH0Ef9K9ckWLKRsw4mDfjEfEHU/s2217/pallid%20paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2217" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbVMUWVg7RJy0_xrIv6MyxDEgjDc1w5uYQf3pSXuGpsaoc8gge9lf2qln-L1CFO3ufh-mrfp7d4CbXbekA5uaZ9oEMbY5DJWGnCGrZ_P22TbCWWbc5VOO4yEYRFlD4tj9wS8HsxiXCW1Sh7HFUKyC9T6Y0Ypcj8CbCKH0Ef9K9ckWLKRsw4mDfjEfEHU/w642-h460/pallid%20paul.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pallid Swift, 29th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="2625" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLdYwuoDrf9OD0wNgigVHTqWq0goRLG6i6SqYw4E667TyN-Ux_t0DS4z8-i-ZbichFqZadfRIJ8reNSZzhdlJhjSoxetCHUeXObr65xx2dwfUCuPOuGwDyT_wOYU-ri5xsS4emTiPwu8ZLgPMowqqOobDQ64laXURQ5naK-4GOZT8-qc5IQlzf3LS1SY/w614-h440/Shoveler%20in%20flight%2029th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoveler, 29th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t78sHcaPytoKycTaozn8vqOr13f6886Uha9BPLLPh6An2sWGideEsdW3M_gRweD9I92XKX93M4xH14TmNshH0BVDzwMN_jtH55Z0IBWA7koBlF4Y6UiDcldpP8WfXFmWa35o_r44TXYJhRQ7kLhBvsVO5louG3ov9NtXNIZe5u3BJC4owR04uERmGbM/s2986/GP.29.10.23_Ste.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1991" data-original-width="2986" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t78sHcaPytoKycTaozn8vqOr13f6886Uha9BPLLPh6An2sWGideEsdW3M_gRweD9I92XKX93M4xH14TmNshH0BVDzwMN_jtH55Z0IBWA7koBlF4Y6UiDcldpP8WfXFmWa35o_r44TXYJhRQ7kLhBvsVO5louG3ov9NtXNIZe5u3BJC4owR04uERmGbM/w610-h405/GP.29.10.23_Ste.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fieldfare, 29th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div></div></b><p><b>October 28th. </b>A day without significant rain or fog! Thrushes and Finches continue to arrive but not in the numbers seen yesterday, but conversely, visible migration picked up somewhat with many parties of Goldfinch and Chaffinch heading south amongst others including <b>5 Crossbill</b>, a House Martin and 4 Swallow. A Short-eared Owl came in off the sea, 2 <b>Purple Sandpipers</b> were amongst the waders and gulls on the beach and a <b>Shag </b>was in Greenshanks Creek. Just a single Black Redstart remained around the Visitor Centre. In the evening, a <b>Cattle Egret</b> arrived from the north and headed off west and in a remarkable year for <b>Glossy Ibis</b> records, another one flew south.</p><p> A long ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Liam Andrews, Alex Masterman and Owen Beaumont resulted in 56 new birds:<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span>15 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, a Long-tailed tit, 2 Blackcap, a Coal tit, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Robin, a Chaffinch, 1 Common Redpoll, 2 Greenfinch, a Common Crossbill, 3 Song thrush, 6 Redwing and 11 Blackbird, and 14 retraps:</span><span> 3 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed tit, 2 Wren,
1 Blackcap, 2 Blue Tit, a Dunnock and a Lesser Redpoll.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46xCT1EezmbexZozMPY0JV8Z5TnubAZt_HZ2cssNiRv4tf9UAf_xhxmlsJBRInSiD4HkxzqhuLAUHdqoK91fOWl8szWkmfYj6_96K0BhLm8HYLJs0w3OGdWVxn_-PDMRSQUyhlWyRIrAqJE8_kCgRmkkzq6zF06m4NxjfFQRF_qFgQmcfgpwjDWBuV3k/s943/PANAcrop0542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="943" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46xCT1EezmbexZozMPY0JV8Z5TnubAZt_HZ2cssNiRv4tf9UAf_xhxmlsJBRInSiD4HkxzqhuLAUHdqoK91fOWl8szWkmfYj6_96K0BhLm8HYLJs0w3OGdWVxn_-PDMRSQUyhlWyRIrAqJE8_kCgRmkkzq6zF06m4NxjfFQRF_qFgQmcfgpwjDWBuV3k/w638-h377/PANAcrop0542.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Glossy Ibis, 28th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmKX-poobfoexIKHfzdEI8SPrzptk5yTzLiySBUbt7txUu0MIayQYLTWSpcmSgi7vxGlWCi_Ce-PsiuJCprNjBCiqdJzhXUkNPaqKL1ZOjA0V1UVCeFrVNVmz8oPaIIDsi25Lo7CuriIvqi0LH7lrokvxgmbNy1ccN1jONnQf1ZTPDz2yXnO5ADvRgGQ/s3787/1060052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="3787" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmKX-poobfoexIKHfzdEI8SPrzptk5yTzLiySBUbt7txUu0MIayQYLTWSpcmSgi7vxGlWCi_Ce-PsiuJCprNjBCiqdJzhXUkNPaqKL1ZOjA0V1UVCeFrVNVmz8oPaIIDsi25Lo7CuriIvqi0LH7lrokvxgmbNy1ccN1jONnQf1ZTPDz2yXnO5ADvRgGQ/w632-h473/1060052.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Crossbill, 28th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Owen Beaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-L03Ijfykri40j0yly4kL7lxvIjapaEhbxbqRR_FKT2ecHxvQ6i34qYeq06SWTxz-7RgOWMsdGJ1C03qaQDP_K7rx5g_S9L4LjpTuEVdCiHFn95gKL9hbwaYcmNsSDvEc295swxGM77-OxtthgL0fO7lkUFLNDQRF_GZonBk0GI6ZHehUoUccbOwOEwo/s1478/black%20red%2027th%20Jack%20hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1478" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-L03Ijfykri40j0yly4kL7lxvIjapaEhbxbqRR_FKT2ecHxvQ6i34qYeq06SWTxz-7RgOWMsdGJ1C03qaQDP_K7rx5g_S9L4LjpTuEVdCiHFn95gKL9hbwaYcmNsSDvEc295swxGM77-OxtthgL0fO7lkUFLNDQRF_GZonBk0GI6ZHehUoUccbOwOEwo/w632-h421/black%20red%2027th%20Jack%20hood.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Redstart 28th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div></div></b><p><b>October 27th. </b>A return to foggy conditions to start the morning. However, as the morning progressed and the fog cleared it developed into a brilliant autumn days birding. Commencing with a <b>Grey Phalarope</b> on the beach, with a single <b>Purple Sandpiper</b> remaining and then hundreds of Fieldfares and Redwings arriving, dropping into the dune scrub and moving south, with good numbers of other passerines such as Reed Bunting and Brambling.</p><p><b>Four Black Redstarts</b> showed well around the Visitor Centre garden and other highlights were 3 Ring Ouzel, 10 Stonechat, a <b>Hawfinch </b>and 3 Woodcock. Two <b>Common Cranes</b> passed through around mid-day and offshore single <b>Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck </b>and Goldeneye.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3XgZuYvZSRsQqeyRm_EEi75ixykOzqA3nRvkILSXou1Cb2Pfd2mP2KWDJWCCH5ZyOKyhtD6_1zmvSyJr_lP8PfqQleSVPPmwkwQKkuSduYNkBuaUXIqjLANA_outu9RrCY1CrBPNJ4nbyzNhnRZMH76VZVQ5VsCLv_ZV7MfzM7MiES-SvP7D5xiZcCY/s2987/black%20red%20jack%20hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1991" data-original-width="2987" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3XgZuYvZSRsQqeyRm_EEi75ixykOzqA3nRvkILSXou1Cb2Pfd2mP2KWDJWCCH5ZyOKyhtD6_1zmvSyJr_lP8PfqQleSVPPmwkwQKkuSduYNkBuaUXIqjLANA_outu9RrCY1CrBPNJ4nbyzNhnRZMH76VZVQ5VsCLv_ZV7MfzM7MiES-SvP7D5xiZcCY/w679-h451/black%20red%20jack%20hood.jpg" width="679" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black Redstart 27th October 2023.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfvxEv21IY3ZKIcv6E65qgw-HzxidCyafgFV29If8Oh160R1MHXEr0574bcU05-qmYkn_K6-Ks8iMMjRqna3lVwf0aBiGx3SSQNFAZygrl84ldSwIVS_WdmPBG2zXCQ4BbDwTp7QWOVMbo_YO0ZhKSZ5Ymdp3KAHaE7MRQPH1-FScjCECauRnb22FgLQ/s1979/BX%20271023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1979" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfvxEv21IY3ZKIcv6E65qgw-HzxidCyafgFV29If8Oh160R1MHXEr0574bcU05-qmYkn_K6-Ks8iMMjRqna3lVwf0aBiGx3SSQNFAZygrl84ldSwIVS_WdmPBG2zXCQ4BbDwTp7QWOVMbo_YO0ZhKSZ5Ymdp3KAHaE7MRQPH1-FScjCECauRnb22FgLQ/w653-h426/BX%20271023.JPG" width="653" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Redstart, 27th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM7EgVXTzB3HTAGCHkmJZyo-5lVvKRzOi2DEuIq0jd4DUoCbjCjBywzeMjXf-J0e7JIIdU3i6diuSNSuXoNP7wI38tWvuZ-Bmvak3U-UtQFb17ZSFL2nQgR8sh3q88mdkhU15d5DCHuvyB_G59zI9RVtvbb6YmDWA42RKOr8e_RgsjySvo5I5O-OvHdI/s1348/PS%20281023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1348" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM7EgVXTzB3HTAGCHkmJZyo-5lVvKRzOi2DEuIq0jd4DUoCbjCjBywzeMjXf-J0e7JIIdU3i6diuSNSuXoNP7wI38tWvuZ-Bmvak3U-UtQFb17ZSFL2nQgR8sh3q88mdkhU15d5DCHuvyB_G59zI9RVtvbb6YmDWA42RKOr8e_RgsjySvo5I5O-OvHdI/w633-h393/PS%20281023.JPG" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Purple Sandpiper, 27th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSEkgY8FLSqHr0xrAFe0oKgm0R5s_bmNuG9WoCcA1vgDYocshINNl4Xtoh3QwH1-UjOOurQDE6gJ5shDwlckF4PxaW6n3pFF2iA0vs3R9TurSkogFl8J9qHgvbp2OHxLrfNGZrXoIN6Kixu0TSH2j88V7rkFi2IZi7PYalRhreLrFf0z-Yw3mlozKjy8/s1845/ripit%20jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1845" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSEkgY8FLSqHr0xrAFe0oKgm0R5s_bmNuG9WoCcA1vgDYocshINNl4Xtoh3QwH1-UjOOurQDE6gJ5shDwlckF4PxaW6n3pFF2iA0vs3R9TurSkogFl8J9qHgvbp2OHxLrfNGZrXoIN6Kixu0TSH2j88V7rkFi2IZi7PYalRhreLrFf0z-Yw3mlozKjy8/w621-h398/ripit%20jack.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Rock Pipit, 27th October 2023.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFvqDaHZB5TO6Eqcy3ijcsxCMk2tRjDEv-u96myIkmbuAx6r90lgmlx79XU6oSjMS3rwetw6eDQ5snaA1NAiiKq_XLRZApWWmp-kvkumoO3ZlsO4l53H5kk72ypghDp3mKXUrqTIVDq8xbpyLbTSWh-H5O4SIMaV3qIlGtPS5SjKz2p5SMU9Z-XTZqLY/s4608/SA%20281023%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFvqDaHZB5TO6Eqcy3ijcsxCMk2tRjDEv-u96myIkmbuAx6r90lgmlx79XU6oSjMS3rwetw6eDQ5snaA1NAiiKq_XLRZApWWmp-kvkumoO3ZlsO4l53H5kk72ypghDp3mKXUrqTIVDq8xbpyLbTSWh-H5O4SIMaV3qIlGtPS5SjKz2p5SMU9Z-XTZqLY/w616-h463/SA%20281023%20(1).JPG" width="616" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Shag, 27th October 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYk8RnZNbQ9mlxx06xJ3HH_n8VLwpCxaE8FCkLmVN6oH0iJc0kIF0k4-4vRbaW2gsX-3afqYFCDJmsz_i9vRaIeMmBuTUuJ0MA2ZbKFmyzxH0DjW71Tz-qlZJG-J9uymWLYVTFW-ZvXXxedd2fm1zwUXU1iPz9H5FY3xkMmr33r1nMde8x62zVU5Fx9s/s1995/Y%20%20271023%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1995" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYk8RnZNbQ9mlxx06xJ3HH_n8VLwpCxaE8FCkLmVN6oH0iJc0kIF0k4-4vRbaW2gsX-3afqYFCDJmsz_i9vRaIeMmBuTUuJ0MA2ZbKFmyzxH0DjW71Tz-qlZJG-J9uymWLYVTFW-ZvXXxedd2fm1zwUXU1iPz9H5FY3xkMmr33r1nMde8x62zVU5Fx9s/w609-h382/Y%20%20271023%20(1).JPG" width="609" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Yellowhammer, 27th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b></div><p><b>October 26th. </b>A day dominated by precipitation, with brief dry spells allowing for some recording early and late in the day. Again, there were hundreds of Gulls feeding along the shore, with good numbers of Sanderling, Redshank and Knot. Offshore, the highlights were a Velvet Scoter and a <b>Red-necked Grebe</b>, but one of the scarcest seabirds found itself on the Visitor Centre roof - a disorientated young <b>Shag</b> - fortunately, after resting, it was fit enough to release into the tidal section of the River Steeping. In the dunes, the highlights were a new <b>Firecrest</b>, Ring Ouzel, Jack Snipe and Woodcock, with parties of Thrushes arriving off the sea again. Some overland migration occurred with groups of Finches, Skylarks and Pipits and single <b>Lapland Bunting</b> and Swallow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDimyTv8TYIWtJwl1A5Zbryp0-lOWsQeY8C4iI_jkHLFqdTnGCrT9S0uRYJnGBc1yLYD6u9GUqBXZkVL6rIlpLP8oNjDjZCGsG6HD1q9j-KQQuexdo77Q8hnVP00lqfqtBa-BrPrRIAd6KGF8VTVefklhWTTtFzO9RS10qs3Ci6kcnAfgtWZH0Qvpts0/s1600/Shag%20on%20VC%20deck%2026th%20Oct%202023.Beth%20McGuire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDimyTv8TYIWtJwl1A5Zbryp0-lOWsQeY8C4iI_jkHLFqdTnGCrT9S0uRYJnGBc1yLYD6u9GUqBXZkVL6rIlpLP8oNjDjZCGsG6HD1q9j-KQQuexdo77Q8hnVP00lqfqtBa-BrPrRIAd6KGF8VTVefklhWTTtFzO9RS10qs3Ci6kcnAfgtWZH0Qvpts0/w439-h585/Shag%20on%20VC%20deck%2026th%20Oct%202023.Beth%20McGuire.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shag at the Visitor Centre, 26th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Beth McGuire</b></div></b><p><b>October 25th. </b>The morning's recording was compromised by fog that reduced visibility. This didn't clear completely until late morning. Numbers of grounded migrants were not large initially but there was an arrival of several hundred Fieldfares and Redwings coming in off the sea in flocks of up to 60- at a time, with smaller numbers of Starlings. 2 Ring Ouzels and a <b>Hawfinch</b> arrived in the East Dunes during this movement and there was a Lesser Whitethroat with several Chiffchaff in the Plantation. At least <b>1 Bearded Tit</b> was between the Mere and Tennyson's Sands. At least <b>4 Shags</b> were seen offshore, as well as a Black-throated Diver, while yesterdays <b>Purple Sandpiper</b> was joined by a second bird and 15 Russian White-fronted Geese arrived and flew south.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes by Mike Polling produced 28 new birds: 16 Goldcrest, a Wren, a Long-tailed Tit, 4 Robin, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing and 2 Blackbird; and 5 retraps: a Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldcrest</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxO_ZOnTEJ1l2K4MryHFGEwUNjuAr8ndqA9As4jeJwAViDClyRPYtRuBbAjqK_rANKLyM2LDV1SBcJXAR4sKA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purple Sandpipers with Sanderlings and Turnstone, 25th October 2023. </b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Video - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxTA30w60LJrI9Z6puEnaXd7CqMmDyuZPo3Nlajje8tvSaJNKJ6FkE0vdQHeavOuPogtnVqQtGbYB1_-Yrk9MQiFGxevA7DKBC1MCyrjkDD8M8WTqG3PnvZ6Z1kKJiFGup5MEUT4RdUkvOwAbd0e53tZxQwf5QaUHcXRrfivt8ci5fdyI1eNjVdrSsno/s3512/RE%20251023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="3512" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxTA30w60LJrI9Z6puEnaXd7CqMmDyuZPo3Nlajje8tvSaJNKJ6FkE0vdQHeavOuPogtnVqQtGbYB1_-Yrk9MQiFGxevA7DKBC1MCyrjkDD8M8WTqG3PnvZ6Z1kKJiFGup5MEUT4RdUkvOwAbd0e53tZxQwf5QaUHcXRrfivt8ci5fdyI1eNjVdrSsno/w641-h429/RE%20251023.JPG" width="641" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redwing, 25th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>October 24th. </b>An overcast start to the morning with light rain commencing early, becoming heavier at times and not clearing until late afternoon. A brief seawatch before the rain produced 90 Little Gulls north, a <b>Pom Skua</b>, 2 Arctic Skua, single Arctic and Sandwich Terns and <b>4 Shag</b>. A Black Redstart was located on Tennyson's Sands bank before re-locating to Sykes Farm. Groups of Fieldfares and Redwings were arriving in the rain with a Ring Ouzel and more Goldcrests becoming apparent too. The <b>Purple Sandpiper </b>appeared on the beach again, with the ringtail Hen Harrier over the Old Saltmarsh. </p><p>A small arrival of Hirundines involved 14 Swallow and 2 House Martin over the west side, with 6 Swallow moving south over the East Dunes.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwlbJWHuJXG1gxq41jPIZB3IKkRKBaPJ0xjjEJZ9pKubbUnAJkInOj-M05lEsYE7AipYDoYdnmFDZ7UeHIACQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wader roost and migrating Whooper Swans , 14th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Video - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p></p><p><b>October 23rd.</b> A pleasant morning after a fairly cold start, with an increasing south-easterly wind.</p><p> Sea-watching was priority this morning after a tip off that <b>Shags </b>had been seen moving down the coast and soon, the first three had arrived, too be followed by another 12, settling soon on the sea and then moving south. This species is quite a rarity at Gibraltar Point, usually restricted to on or two a year, so today's total is one of the highest - although up to 56 were recorded during an influx in February/March 1994. Coverage of the sea and shore continued through the day, with a final total of 46 Shag, mostly passing south, with a few small groups settling briefly on the sea or on the beach with roosting Cormorants. Over 270 Little Gulls headed into the Wash, mostly distantly and a <b>Grey Phalarope</b> paused briefly on the sea before heading off south. Also offshore, there were 7 Goosander (and another over the west side), a Scaup, 4 Red-breasted Merganser,10 Arctic Skuas, 63 Sandwich Terns, 21 Arctic Terns, 7 Common Terns and 20 Commic Terns along with fair numbers of Auks, Gannets and Red-throated Divers. A mass gathering of Gulls on the beach involved <b>3 Caspian </b>and 4 Mediterranean Gulls, whilst a <b>Purple Sandpiper </b>was with the Sanderling and Turnstone. <b>Six Merlin</b> passed south along the shore and one was seen coming in to roost with 4 Marsh Harrier later. Visible migration continued at a less hectic pace than yesterday, with more Bramblings etc., a Crossbill over West Dunes, and a <b>Lapland Bunting</b> and <b>Bearded Tit</b> were heard passing over the East Dunes. Two <b>Lapland Buntings</b> were later recorded from the Wash Viewpoint. Other birds around included 240 Dark-bellied Brent Geese (New Saltmarsh), 2 Woodcock (Observatory), the first Water Pipit of the autumn and a <b>Firecrest</b> remaining in the East Dunes.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 27 new birds: 9 Goldcrest, a Wren, a Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Reed Bunting, a Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Song Thrush and 3 Blackbird; and 6 retraps: 2 Goldcrest, a Great Tit, 2 Robin and a Wren.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Mike Polling, yielded 14 new birds: 3 Goldcrest, a Robin, 4 Blackcap, 2 Blue Tit, a Dunnock, 2 Redwing and a Blackbird; and 9 retraps: 3 Wren, a Dunnock, a Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, a Long-tailed Tit and a Blackbird.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFg6nyztM7cUWstEDvQPZ84HavF82r94XaYdZZ_japWT8MJJeeKcr31jJAt9J2EzumWSJ_DbiAemvXKAzFXEuSZeFmBTwd_BBQhYe1I78ffxWzgIAVA9MiQccnBJqlb96WpXZ1r6itw503o1RmUYODu7SzaAS5R36mYEGVQigLl2NvNipbv0GXcmYQuA/s3877/Sunrise%202%20231023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="2682" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmpcOuROxFR0FTkC95bRy5exJFd3UgCg050ISCMIg8Kxjm02HisiDb4NWy6IuCpIGFwYVrYCC3k6m2zVZEC7MYmVSK1KSbAbMptkSH9dWrmTNiLLxP1KNddpDV0JJQn3qNPDYSSsO34V16VB-UOMoC2qBvDHNAm1_uo5XJ27iL729NVswLritLMEcNFg/w617-h359/brent%2023rd%20JackH.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brent Geese, 23rd October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7aLVi71QCC3ffvcznoXzdHcDA5dbDXmn3kKlTL3WL_alRnXKYC5gBDJSi336dgktosSHgKspg9TBmTElrADQ3oUWSqmrVMVJ32aKsjpz9m2Dcq4_x48VOFJew6seYTc3_DoI8wSJqQ3oI53zANEYpFxjfbFFw7nYJL5eN7H-UfammPpGntciklhi_bM/s1000/DSC09tom%2023rd64-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7aLVi71QCC3ffvcznoXzdHcDA5dbDXmn3kKlTL3WL_alRnXKYC5gBDJSi336dgktosSHgKspg9TBmTElrADQ3oUWSqmrVMVJ32aKsjpz9m2Dcq4_x48VOFJew6seYTc3_DoI8wSJqQ3oI53zANEYpFxjfbFFw7nYJL5eN7H-UfammPpGntciklhi_bM/w610-h406/DSC09tom%2023rd64-Edit.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marsh Harrier, 23rd October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6Rgb58J3XpCdwKTvV2Gy_GBNvDq0X6DuuU-5I3KmOuVQN1NsSLfUaCuSFOH7AfpBG9fGe45z1Mc62bgou28B-YqFFMymQswnbrxnXOgfRVPKHj-cqB-8jCy_AQKq6nQfPxzO-J6DZGOwWPaARteHf8CuRuQemdpGcf4VOVx04nxPzblVCS4R2LgKUMs/s1000/DSC091tom%2023rd83-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6Rgb58J3XpCdwKTvV2Gy_GBNvDq0X6DuuU-5I3KmOuVQN1NsSLfUaCuSFOH7AfpBG9fGe45z1Mc62bgou28B-YqFFMymQswnbrxnXOgfRVPKHj-cqB-8jCy_AQKq6nQfPxzO-J6DZGOwWPaARteHf8CuRuQemdpGcf4VOVx04nxPzblVCS4R2LgKUMs/w612-h408/DSC091tom%2023rd83-Edit.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wigeon, 23rd October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiiooU9sH3u0tixMg-T1ZuYpSNwNK2VZNc6bSq4BCJLzca-0I5RZuk3mhpH7iD30VmHjUZAkQe2s5aaPC1U6yhilnqdVeaumkX28WhooOgTo36UC_1AqTDwIh4YyYSQnJvyHgMbMOP4YDQ2Ke15LI_KA0MprKN5kq7MGF1_pCFhUrVIEhLHuaUh0xH04/s1000/DSC092tom%2023rd31-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiiooU9sH3u0tixMg-T1ZuYpSNwNK2VZNc6bSq4BCJLzca-0I5RZuk3mhpH7iD30VmHjUZAkQe2s5aaPC1U6yhilnqdVeaumkX28WhooOgTo36UC_1AqTDwIh4YyYSQnJvyHgMbMOP4YDQ2Ke15LI_KA0MprKN5kq7MGF1_pCFhUrVIEhLHuaUh0xH04/w610-h408/DSC092tom%2023rd31-Edit.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gadwall, 23rd October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJKpOlmC-UETXflrsrVhzqo9BTre7sD7dtPdaLCKUGuB3vEpqLordTIAwqAGbLEWkNgpwkFEt-8SZ3CoODeudiccWrtY9jC9186ZC8gtQaSaERIRypFDgRb9cmtn7lbDy5sdWrqER65jZ8P5ntvdHP7lHG_uiXbPTtv1sDS8gu5D8tvt3sT8wZO8zWkA/s1000/DSC092tom%2023rd6-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJKpOlmC-UETXflrsrVhzqo9BTre7sD7dtPdaLCKUGuB3vEpqLordTIAwqAGbLEWkNgpwkFEt-8SZ3CoODeudiccWrtY9jC9186ZC8gtQaSaERIRypFDgRb9cmtn7lbDy5sdWrqER65jZ8P5ntvdHP7lHG_uiXbPTtv1sDS8gu5D8tvt3sT8wZO8zWkA/w608-h404/DSC092tom%2023rd6-Edit.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Grebe, 23rd October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b><p><b>October 22nd.</b> A bright start with a calm and dry morning following</p><p> There were fewer Thrushes around today but visible migration was intense. Bramblings were passing in flocks of up to 30 with a total of 386, along with many Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Linnet, Redpoll, Rock Pipit, Reed Bunting and Skylark and a few House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer, Alba Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and Corvids. A single Lapland Bunting also flew south. <b>Three Firecrest</b> included yesterday's two in the East Dunes, with a <b>Yellow-browed Warbler </b>and a new bird in the West Dunes. Also, single Woodcock and Ring Ouzel in the dunes.</p><p>Offshore, Little Gulls were returning south in small flocks, mostly distantly, with various Terns and an Arctic Skua, but the sea received little attention while hundreds of birds were being recorded in the overland migration. A more concentrated seawatch was undertaken in the afternoon, proving to be very productive. Counts combined with the morning totals as follows; <b>286 Little Gull</b>, 3 Med Gull, <b>2 juv Pom Skua north, 1 juv Long-tailed Skua south</b>, 7 Arctic Skua, a Skua sp, <b>a Great Northern Diver,</b> 20 red-throated Diver, 4 Goosander, 5 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern, 13 Arctic Tern and 5 'Commic' Tern.</p><p>Just before dusk, a <b>Bearded Tit</b> was heard at the Mere.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 17 new birds: a Wren, 7 Goldcrest, a Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, a Robin, 2 Song Thrush and 3 Blackbird; and 4 retraps: 2 Firecrest, a Robin and a Blue Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGGmMoZs1AulqIh7ElmtxxsGAHpW3Wo-_hnkHD2r-sqzSphBsNNiOlWDLnCxgPud5_9-eN8K56owGcSMa4BDFa492QfkLRmDYrkSnt7_9rJyR7jurvtyOfaFdpziVa4K7a7lL4_j1ufxBlIW9XptKu-7eMnJ1Y4HB4cNZM7rPH8rRluh2qJX-g_6rYBw/s4032/Brambling%2022nd%20Oct%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGGmMoZs1AulqIh7ElmtxxsGAHpW3Wo-_hnkHD2r-sqzSphBsNNiOlWDLnCxgPud5_9-eN8K56owGcSMa4BDFa492QfkLRmDYrkSnt7_9rJyR7jurvtyOfaFdpziVa4K7a7lL4_j1ufxBlIW9XptKu-7eMnJ1Y4HB4cNZM7rPH8rRluh2qJX-g_6rYBw/w647-h486/Brambling%2022nd%20Oct%202023.JPG" width="647" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brambling, 22nd October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>October 21st.</b> A comparatively calm morning after Storm Babet had passed through, overcast and dry for much of the day until bands of drizzle passed over late afternoon. There was much bird activity after yesterday's deluge and new migrants were arriving from first light, through the morning. There was slow progress getting around the census area due to counting all the Robins, Redwings arriving in flocks, parties of Chaffinch and Brambling passing over and the first appreciable arrival or Blackbirds of the autumn. With them, a small arrival of Goldcrests, <b>3 Firecrest</b>, 4 Ring Ouzel, 7 Woodcock, a Jay and 6 Cetti's warblers. Offshore, the main event was a northerly movement of <b>217 Little Gulls </b>during the afternoon, with 2 <b>Pomarine Skuas</b>, 2 Arctic Skua, a Skua sp, 5 Arctic Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, a Goldeneye, a Goosander and good numbers of wildfowl: Teal, Wigeon, Pink-footed Geese and Brent Geese. In addition, 2 Short-eared Owls arrived off the sea. A male Hen Harrier arrived and settled on a bank visible from Harvey's Hide early morning. Other birds of prey seen were a Barn Owl, 2 Merlin, 2 Marsh Harrier and yesterday's ringtail Hen Harrier. A Caspian Gull was amongst 700 Herring Gulls on the beach.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 23 new birds: 2 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, a Blackcap, 4 Robin, a Goldfinch, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird and a Fieldfare; and 9 retraps: 3 Dunnock, 4 Blackcap, a Redwing and a Wren.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdwNj-RRgp6uPxiQYudUeJfR7L28aSE45X3imfPzGoPhtksov25w_s0pBzSvjsz7tSfZN2mWhhHoXwgq_mRxxSVNkcnwAfqli8Jw_teDi4Ym0hDniZeiwfNhI47wP5tieWJxHfYSWDJaT6sJfBo9ZS_GSNz9dieqwAV2Cf3nXO5YOCg39Tb62ryd4Jd8/s4032/IMG_3179.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdwNj-RRgp6uPxiQYudUeJfR7L28aSE45X3imfPzGoPhtksov25w_s0pBzSvjsz7tSfZN2mWhhHoXwgq_mRxxSVNkcnwAfqli8Jw_teDi4Ym0hDniZeiwfNhI47wP5tieWJxHfYSWDJaT6sJfBo9ZS_GSNz9dieqwAV2Cf3nXO5YOCg39Tb62ryd4Jd8/w667-h501/IMG_3179.JPG" width="667" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barn Owl, 21st October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJLLC_Ve8MTPHydi0xTbxqfZ6ZFMoTKR8RVN4yBo1Y89e_5wQNWQN6gX4PWSKl_dVydOLCVTGd25F4oVmku2TfRBZRM35BRRHLPF3lKt1ELyAMgkdblQl3Isf_pzcFyqUjZqy-WlWcWqR-hrG8XiSBkDgct9729pfvMEL1X9bYLApLkclfRzsj6Gc_5A/s3480/IMG_4732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2491" data-original-width="3480" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJLLC_Ve8MTPHydi0xTbxqfZ6ZFMoTKR8RVN4yBo1Y89e_5wQNWQN6gX4PWSKl_dVydOLCVTGd25F4oVmku2TfRBZRM35BRRHLPF3lKt1ELyAMgkdblQl3Isf_pzcFyqUjZqy-WlWcWqR-hrG8XiSBkDgct9729pfvMEL1X9bYLApLkclfRzsj6Gc_5A/w640-h458/IMG_4732.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Fieldfare, ringed 21 October 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7hrGMC37lsPnd79J_ysZ27H_F5iucDA-6erndDF1S1xNOAqhiq0h4Le5CSYW7tjJj9tXy0nuiYPYcUsTwzL0HoJnXKVFNbWaxSjPlSQwGaWmPZFid436eQiQRr2hO4HeDYG_OTNpYig9vV0V4DB_UK9LYg13LCRgEBG9Gi2DzkqwF1WiS6Yds8hp7yE/s3017/IMG_4734.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="3017" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7hrGMC37lsPnd79J_ysZ27H_F5iucDA-6erndDF1S1xNOAqhiq0h4Le5CSYW7tjJj9tXy0nuiYPYcUsTwzL0HoJnXKVFNbWaxSjPlSQwGaWmPZFid436eQiQRr2hO4HeDYG_OTNpYig9vV0V4DB_UK9LYg13LCRgEBG9Gi2DzkqwF1WiS6Yds8hp7yE/w640-h446/IMG_4734.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Firecrest, ringed 21 October 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory<br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdS2c2_DLM_hazhj2yW0GsuXhXerj472zBL90bIXfQ3E2uk_b_8RiqZs8pzS8yy-tSA2xgGKSyLPT_P54zcd-HyeAjNxCtswE3i2c_kTblpA-0G1kuOmC5AksN3yw2MloleR3klcKGfXdTSGu1QE7JCV1jHWOB7szSAl4iv_EXDUFKRkR4WQKXfAEt6M/s4032/IMG_3186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdS2c2_DLM_hazhj2yW0GsuXhXerj472zBL90bIXfQ3E2uk_b_8RiqZs8pzS8yy-tSA2xgGKSyLPT_P54zcd-HyeAjNxCtswE3i2c_kTblpA-0G1kuOmC5AksN3yw2MloleR3klcKGfXdTSGu1QE7JCV1jHWOB7szSAl4iv_EXDUFKRkR4WQKXfAEt6M/w636-h477/IMG_3186.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><b>Robin, 21st October 2023. <br />Photo - Kev Wilson</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-40728097830594625402023-10-12T05:12:00.055+01:002023-11-01T22:13:13.033+00:00Mid October 2023<p><b>October 20th. </b>A day of continuous moderate to heavy rain with strong easterly wind. Credit to anyone who braved the elements to get some bird records today. Seawatching was impossible but 24 Little Gulls flew over Tennyson's Sands and it was apparent that new migrants were arriving, with a Woodcock on the east Dunes and 2 on the Cycletrack and 400 Redwings including 250 feeding along a sheltered area of saltmarsh edge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX1xPkrpSXuCM0k_qSvvvGRWbQASY1ugo3UfKX7Go1ETUnGUb7imCuMsqPZQJ9gMTdDoW0-HVE46uX_KHtMr2AOmkMhD8ppLHSIHbg3EBbwavDqC8v2PNyOBBdXshjWIWiI6KSoyJdZaHrwAGElLtFvqRuAYzCYpZWAT5Jree3AG4wMLZZ4C8S0CTJPs/s640/rikki%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX1xPkrpSXuCM0k_qSvvvGRWbQASY1ugo3UfKX7Go1ETUnGUb7imCuMsqPZQJ9gMTdDoW0-HVE46uX_KHtMr2AOmkMhD8ppLHSIHbg3EBbwavDqC8v2PNyOBBdXshjWIWiI6KSoyJdZaHrwAGElLtFvqRuAYzCYpZWAT5Jree3AG4wMLZZ4C8S0CTJPs/w637-h426/rikki%207.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKJ39AK4noaIR9gvZqoWBQsvLW9bWDOW__5R60jyFS3iRhNENHY1-e4oD_uQC8A4jChCRfzOZyRt-CNcTNSDUieWgZb6jVLqzVN6KrMSZQZQFu2zdd8HFF8DL0puIdyS2fxZ0XWA1kEUDWBnndO6nrqcOYi81eW4Se7sfvizwxnwVcjEiqmZ-8__NHMg/s640/Rikki%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKJ39AK4noaIR9gvZqoWBQsvLW9bWDOW__5R60jyFS3iRhNENHY1-e4oD_uQC8A4jChCRfzOZyRt-CNcTNSDUieWgZb6jVLqzVN6KrMSZQZQFu2zdd8HFF8DL0puIdyS2fxZ0XWA1kEUDWBnndO6nrqcOYi81eW4Se7sfvizwxnwVcjEiqmZ-8__NHMg/w646-h432/Rikki%2011.jpg" width="646" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9xb4dqO7y_xL5TI7MaQCE9Wr-SyYwMeU_IlUAPBg7JN9dRCMDwCrNdmPvp9knZmeviIDpJatRlr1CJPBrxrhJFdEeP7lbW7WQ-gbbK5IijxmvYx5aokW59N4SY1M-yQaWyiJng1nagTXL_3juFBnyiBMm8HzympQD1Rp4UwQ9-fHpc-m6R0Rn603K6M/s640/rikki%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9xb4dqO7y_xL5TI7MaQCE9Wr-SyYwMeU_IlUAPBg7JN9dRCMDwCrNdmPvp9knZmeviIDpJatRlr1CJPBrxrhJFdEeP7lbW7WQ-gbbK5IijxmvYx5aokW59N4SY1M-yQaWyiJng1nagTXL_3juFBnyiBMm8HzympQD1Rp4UwQ9-fHpc-m6R0Rn603K6M/w632-h421/rikki%201.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhlzLaU678IxQQBku-EurbV9W10I7nb5jmqVPCmjgIf1gWtMY_f1F7774gpi51BW-uVt5CCxS9LVPD-95_NM5EvxJMOgvYOVYPr40zwwGKH4t4i3tnlZfec6dTqk4E8xlQDaQxCnCYf1-SD9RiH_aAsO9W1ORlA-M272a9scel8Pu05E1dBfWEE9TALc/s640/rikki%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhlzLaU678IxQQBku-EurbV9W10I7nb5jmqVPCmjgIf1gWtMY_f1F7774gpi51BW-uVt5CCxS9LVPD-95_NM5EvxJMOgvYOVYPr40zwwGKH4t4i3tnlZfec6dTqk4E8xlQDaQxCnCYf1-SD9RiH_aAsO9W1ORlA-M272a9scel8Pu05E1dBfWEE9TALc/w628-h419/rikki%202.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret, Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Banded Snail, October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos- Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><b>October 19th. </b>A strong south-easterly wind, mostly overcast with occasional light rain.</p><p> The day's highlights were a <b>Shorelark </b>on Tennyson's Sands, an arrival of Thrushes (mostly Redwings but some Fieldfares and Song Thrush and <b>3 Ring Ouzel</b>), southerly migration of Pipits, Skylarks and Finches including Bramblings, a small number of Swallows and a good passage of wildfowl offshore including Wigeon, Teal, Pintail and Brent Geese. Many Robins were in the dunes with several Blackcaps and a Woodcock and a ringtail Hen Harrier was a new arrival hunting over the outer ridges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tZNdhsuPE3kp_tfATuRItAT5vg1N-ojm1vaOYy6d8I2d2jdGJhZsZJFdvYHyPXF_LfWjcqM8Fzr-8fcVaY9XCHu0Rmd1TGgKFAS9xzbWWjMNDHYK3nKFVCp056Cpul1W-0mh7JGskxbmwnXXVSXbqbDVs5a6MqgbDhK4oVENyQ6WIBGmV85tgmjMZRs/s1000/Tom%2019thDSC08529-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tZNdhsuPE3kp_tfATuRItAT5vg1N-ojm1vaOYy6d8I2d2jdGJhZsZJFdvYHyPXF_LfWjcqM8Fzr-8fcVaY9XCHu0Rmd1TGgKFAS9xzbWWjMNDHYK3nKFVCp056Cpul1W-0mh7JGskxbmwnXXVSXbqbDVs5a6MqgbDhK4oVENyQ6WIBGmV85tgmjMZRs/w628-h418/Tom%2019thDSC08529-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hen Harrier, 19th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9G85Zpwbi2W7MQFrGTpyCH733xQH2gSrMKsJZ_0tfDMSGk5LM37LgGUcCTwocF43wKYBSIB8XnYq3cbnpNI4Lrp5-ZAB15z4rLEfc7x1Nbet6MiQ_0GUNYxNlWpiheoMtPwwZnM1LW5bjwzg8CNgEY28ud-ZTPB4Ni3NYrnMs_dOEHUzKeMY9SWPr4Y/s1000/DSC08839-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9G85Zpwbi2W7MQFrGTpyCH733xQH2gSrMKsJZ_0tfDMSGk5LM37LgGUcCTwocF43wKYBSIB8XnYq3cbnpNI4Lrp5-ZAB15z4rLEfc7x1Nbet6MiQ_0GUNYxNlWpiheoMtPwwZnM1LW5bjwzg8CNgEY28ud-ZTPB4Ni3NYrnMs_dOEHUzKeMY9SWPr4Y/w625-h417/DSC08839-Edit.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bar-tailed Godwit, 19th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7t8XPKuIhBLnrbzqa_B9rJLbSIE7yNQn1HUBhMTemlU4Iio53MdgaozUVy98qgMEYbjT2XkoaCI-M9JidkVtkjNs4yCkbKwTpPoMS0NNUHN9gy9hZJvNwlrAu5zunhrKUBm2H-zqEx-Umiv2APgwDfjEwKTqYRfdknV4QHGdiULQExiPHvzxZdxAdpU/s1000/DSC08796-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7t8XPKuIhBLnrbzqa_B9rJLbSIE7yNQn1HUBhMTemlU4Iio53MdgaozUVy98qgMEYbjT2XkoaCI-M9JidkVtkjNs4yCkbKwTpPoMS0NNUHN9gy9hZJvNwlrAu5zunhrKUBm2H-zqEx-Umiv2APgwDfjEwKTqYRfdknV4QHGdiULQExiPHvzxZdxAdpU/w622-h414/DSC08796-Edit.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ringed Plover, 19th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oIEi5y9H-WyVYR3zlNWvX_zrYSImNN2MZ3YExu9aUjukeZAmdsSwBSBxh5uTGRnUi0IxJw0UvxInMp1UFmjjkgg5XClRgAxqkRxYSyS6kYba6f7jUrScJodiaNpIfCE_nQLBS5DsTP1B3uZ3f0RTWWmFrljfL25uxBlDKdmWxB2QgHs9AjWJRZLLPgU/s1000/DSC08748-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oIEi5y9H-WyVYR3zlNWvX_zrYSImNN2MZ3YExu9aUjukeZAmdsSwBSBxh5uTGRnUi0IxJw0UvxInMp1UFmjjkgg5XClRgAxqkRxYSyS6kYba6f7jUrScJodiaNpIfCE_nQLBS5DsTP1B3uZ3f0RTWWmFrljfL25uxBlDKdmWxB2QgHs9AjWJRZLLPgU/w619-h414/DSC08748-Edit.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Harbour Seal, 19th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><p><b>Ringing Controls:</b></p><p>Robin, ringed Kirmond-le-Mire, Lincolnshire 29 August 2023, controlled GPBO 30 September 2023.</p><p>Goldcrest, ringed Theddlethorpe St Helens, Lincolnshire 12 October 2022, controlled GPBO 16 October 2023.</p><p>Goldcrest, ringed Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk 2 October 2022, controlled GPBO 30 September 2023.</p><p><b>October 18th. </b>A near gale force easterly wind throughout the day, with rain commencing late evening.</p><p> Despite the strong easterly, the morning sea-watch was quite slow, the highlight being a <b>Great Northern Diver, </b>6 Arctic Skua and 2 Fulmar. The wind clearly influenced the tidal state, covering much of the mudflats and ensuring another big high tide wader roost. Two Merlins were hunting the foreshore and marshes. A light arrival of migrants was witnessed during the day including Fieldfare and Redwing, Brambling and Goldcrest, with a single <b>Ring Ouzel</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSLntsDnSftyCAplrPljPRPesTkw2T90qlpqrU5fQxxSklQZOmpYukrmfXejuP3EbDh0SojMvqzDG8n4_Q1-jnAH3VcDeQY06-Pc_nR1bZC0sfgwn5xQ5i3Qam8iDfAX8MAwgfYq5_OsSarKOcPnEaeNmC6jjjrBR9GG9gx3Lki8Ksv5HUcwWBLKR93U/s640/rikki%20green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSLntsDnSftyCAplrPljPRPesTkw2T90qlpqrU5fQxxSklQZOmpYukrmfXejuP3EbDh0SojMvqzDG8n4_Q1-jnAH3VcDeQY06-Pc_nR1bZC0sfgwn5xQ5i3Qam8iDfAX8MAwgfYq5_OsSarKOcPnEaeNmC6jjjrBR9GG9gx3Lki8Ksv5HUcwWBLKR93U/w622-h416/rikki%20green.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDBtJ9VbAOAUhxEvxW14CxfkPFj5PFMGWtdyHvyXMdplo9RliR6OpygKBhOGOoOtKGZVT3zmxz9rwVTFMP3nI0otVxZejoco1KenR3dlHAZgHrZzSs26Yp8kvt5l8uCGwZAgpQfSNN_k6yHBUH2it2M0gyucADQdMUUsAVJUvSwonFXaZZUWr_CKbmBU/s640/rikki%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDBtJ9VbAOAUhxEvxW14CxfkPFj5PFMGWtdyHvyXMdplo9RliR6OpygKBhOGOoOtKGZVT3zmxz9rwVTFMP3nI0otVxZejoco1KenR3dlHAZgHrZzSs26Yp8kvt5l8uCGwZAgpQfSNN_k6yHBUH2it2M0gyucADQdMUUsAVJUvSwonFXaZZUWr_CKbmBU/w635-h424/rikki%20red.jpg" width="635" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDBtJ9VbAOAUhxEvxW14CxfkPFj5PFMGWtdyHvyXMdplo9RliR6OpygKBhOGOoOtKGZVT3zmxz9rwVTFMP3nI0otVxZejoco1KenR3dlHAZgHrZzSs26Yp8kvt5l8uCGwZAgpQfSNN_k6yHBUH2it2M0gyucADQdMUUsAVJUvSwonFXaZZUWr_CKbmBU/s640/rikki%20red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXfVNeInCLvRjHQYEXsWlgNCrIgGQlJ1tJQr7tUxozcEmpp4KDLotTvloO1sr3DAQ3dTciowexMYQLTXx0wQF_cnw-ozGkNKqwWC_jmsIg33DKnCpqwoAelf9uOAwbzGj_GwFZRwwhQRP2bQu_0RaEAhos1lQ-gaFzMvN6R9IP2Qe4fn5mXCAY2TXFmA/s640/rikki%2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXfVNeInCLvRjHQYEXsWlgNCrIgGQlJ1tJQr7tUxozcEmpp4KDLotTvloO1sr3DAQ3dTciowexMYQLTXx0wQF_cnw-ozGkNKqwWC_jmsIg33DKnCpqwoAelf9uOAwbzGj_GwFZRwwhQRP2bQu_0RaEAhos1lQ-gaFzMvN6R9IP2Qe4fn5mXCAY2TXFmA/w616-h412/rikki%2013.jpg" width="616" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6VJMSgBOBIo2aHNKtdHzmf4DzDpPrlAqOXi7lpapV4Ktpq67p6Zp3CXv-GGjuIymgGlT54OobA3TprbKi31wBI4Ny_VOenycrJPPjcmj1Nko4GfeYMeOKNWg-QofPhQkO2xffEAiBEuMq457LfCz6E9s27arR99PeFDxyn0TlgOKQmr0ZwVeVNQrGhs/s640/rikki%20wasp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6VJMSgBOBIo2aHNKtdHzmf4DzDpPrlAqOXi7lpapV4Ktpq67p6Zp3CXv-GGjuIymgGlT54OobA3TprbKi31wBI4Ny_VOenycrJPPjcmj1Nko4GfeYMeOKNWg-QofPhQkO2xffEAiBEuMq457LfCz6E9s27arR99PeFDxyn0TlgOKQmr0ZwVeVNQrGhs/w612-h407/rikki%20wasp.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank, Redshank, Little Egret, Wasp, October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Rikki Clark</b></div><p><b>October 17th. </b>Remaining dry and bright with an increasing easterly breeze.</p><p> Sea-watching was undertaken in the early morning and evening with a good variety of birds passing, although many were fairly distant. Highlights were the first <b>3 Little Auks </b>of the year heading north (the first was taken by a Great Black-backed Gull), <b>9 Pomarine Skuas</b>, 10 Arctic Skuas, <b>3 Sooty Shearwaters</b>, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 5 Arctic Terns, 2 Common Terns, 2 Sandwich Terns, 7 'Commic' Terns with many Gannets, Kittiwakes, Auks and several Red-throated Divers. Another Short-eared Owl was seen coming in over the sea and 2 Merlins were hunting together along the beach, where the wader roost held in excess of 50,000 birds, It was fairly quiet in the dunes due to the windy conditions but a Black Redstart was a new arrival in the East Dunes with a few Redwing, Fieldfare and Brambling.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Bethany McGuire, provided 6 new birds: 4 Goldcrest, a Chaffinch and a Song Thrush; and 6 retraps: 3 Blackcap, a Song Thrush, a Wren and a Goldcrest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnADx8kzkBvylJPJcqMPmYL24kzjA1m3Ho4MGPnyAuVgmSbZ09ol-bX8PUsPgOdj4O73WrBdvW_osvI9fVfseDVaicPM4eurT7kPSuuaG61d7tAby0R5DtBg5l4awiqtGR7sXlVw2Mt4uLeCBMu-NwACPgG9EzxmORakki-QHB1CNLpG0gN5rMk3_mgvI/s4032/BR%20KMW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnADx8kzkBvylJPJcqMPmYL24kzjA1m3Ho4MGPnyAuVgmSbZ09ol-bX8PUsPgOdj4O73WrBdvW_osvI9fVfseDVaicPM4eurT7kPSuuaG61d7tAby0R5DtBg5l4awiqtGR7sXlVw2Mt4uLeCBMu-NwACPgG9EzxmORakki-QHB1CNLpG0gN5rMk3_mgvI/w639-h479/BR%20KMW.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Black Redstart, 17th October 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn8z6FyhIarbKxlCZ3CCtHJU_olBb3vstcLIiTPtTDVgbxwyHoLy06t180KvIaZ6OPKBWwtA2qy1J7fcAg-eOJaqwwtML3_UlxI0ONd5hlI1i-HPTmsxEmRd48RMZPBitfXwydYkznQhZPVmNWL6TjaEiXY6dEB5UTH9b5vXwWg18lmwQ-5wZCyPtnwg/s1000/DSC07tom798-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn8z6FyhIarbKxlCZ3CCtHJU_olBb3vstcLIiTPtTDVgbxwyHoLy06t180KvIaZ6OPKBWwtA2qy1J7fcAg-eOJaqwwtML3_UlxI0ONd5hlI1i-HPTmsxEmRd48RMZPBitfXwydYkznQhZPVmNWL6TjaEiXY6dEB5UTH9b5vXwWg18lmwQ-5wZCyPtnwg/w657-h437/DSC07tom798-Edit.jpg" width="657" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Fieldfare 17th October 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8TYPxstjBfS_JCwHEOdOdWihtyOutSoSuoq2s6dgVwB8BBj_GpC6fw2gHHlQXAGvsi4BsQwriIZrMCAhEhN_gyMD6w5VqAfQirINvIkSanE5uypaDtDrso2gNRWjBV10WAZsktylhGSV65cUjojW1zvWg9PkUnfOvV3gpQt8UcvKrRg8Cj9ZUJRy9nw/s1000/DSC08tom008-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8TYPxstjBfS_JCwHEOdOdWihtyOutSoSuoq2s6dgVwB8BBj_GpC6fw2gHHlQXAGvsi4BsQwriIZrMCAhEhN_gyMD6w5VqAfQirINvIkSanE5uypaDtDrso2gNRWjBV10WAZsktylhGSV65cUjojW1zvWg9PkUnfOvV3gpQt8UcvKrRg8Cj9ZUJRy9nw/w632-h421/DSC08tom008-Edit.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Fieldfare 17th October 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjskawtEG0bXkCZLj8WmlB3ztnaCgH2AYlk3j8xEsbsQ2FFj9vgutWutxBNVr5B87C_tu4Uojw1MVMYaF6WHMUSlqFmqHrAlHKYiXxp6jNF43ESJYGnp5sfccLMA1iN0yMJQTRiQx3YZcsDHPMg3KP_3qXQSdk4GGqSYMi331R4w9l1KmE_Qv4QPK2dk/s1000/DSC0tom7876-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjskawtEG0bXkCZLj8WmlB3ztnaCgH2AYlk3j8xEsbsQ2FFj9vgutWutxBNVr5B87C_tu4Uojw1MVMYaF6WHMUSlqFmqHrAlHKYiXxp6jNF43ESJYGnp5sfccLMA1iN0yMJQTRiQx3YZcsDHPMg3KP_3qXQSdk4GGqSYMi331R4w9l1KmE_Qv4QPK2dk/w627-h417/DSC0tom7876-Edit.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Redwing 17th October 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkxt0xZ6OPOS-_P3dpn-stdj5zubVFwfPDG7b3AIFhkcJJDWZd_R8tGcBiJ8Qof5WcFjNVgqNWFu7ZnmAwcksRZD7O8paRFhALLO5ockBcSmrcNLBl2uJ5YAToaob_ub0w8pdVEz1FDbVXms_8_zlnc9eqLVo3oxtCRJDRicb1CH5pZPZvtZD_Hd-oXk/s2595/Dunlin%20and%20Redshank%2017th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="2595" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkxt0xZ6OPOS-_P3dpn-stdj5zubVFwfPDG7b3AIFhkcJJDWZd_R8tGcBiJ8Qof5WcFjNVgqNWFu7ZnmAwcksRZD7O8paRFhALLO5ockBcSmrcNLBl2uJ5YAToaob_ub0w8pdVEz1FDbVXms_8_zlnc9eqLVo3oxtCRJDRicb1CH5pZPZvtZD_Hd-oXk/w629-h450/Dunlin%20and%20Redshank%2017th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Dunlin and Redshank, 17th October 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gxyhKJK6_aWVHkBBkJpPKt02mFpVmjtOVO5vf8JNbOz-wsFuFBicdzxtb8FTr_kEGZLieW_CNFGpwxZ5QpAm4rN452JAnbupa3xNYLhfd6JKBoJCOgLk2_z9tgqdobAwc5YWIQjdhgSPMwh1iV2RS7QIn0MwpRdXKiOkZnL0ldvl6itE7gvQwzsVOqQ/s2666/Pintails%2017th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="2666" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gxyhKJK6_aWVHkBBkJpPKt02mFpVmjtOVO5vf8JNbOz-wsFuFBicdzxtb8FTr_kEGZLieW_CNFGpwxZ5QpAm4rN452JAnbupa3xNYLhfd6JKBoJCOgLk2_z9tgqdobAwc5YWIQjdhgSPMwh1iV2RS7QIn0MwpRdXKiOkZnL0ldvl6itE7gvQwzsVOqQ/w630-h451/Pintails%2017th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Pintail, 17th October 2023.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl4hWKPEJZAsXnb95GFXQXXmiCx5kF2ZiPJgpbjaij5y6TT7-6esXLzzZNlCJMNC1gd8RkZjziei7vKjEPcDgxFwEDYozI5qIl7fs8Ck7sD6ORld2x1zmt4VmmL8NUIEgFEC-5YtJey36Ve5E24C7Fpi_n0N6xryQ3vJJHs3CRLdWW7st4GutEb0a0x0/s4397/Pink-footed%20Geese%2017th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="4397" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl4hWKPEJZAsXnb95GFXQXXmiCx5kF2ZiPJgpbjaij5y6TT7-6esXLzzZNlCJMNC1gd8RkZjziei7vKjEPcDgxFwEDYozI5qIl7fs8Ck7sD6ORld2x1zmt4VmmL8NUIEgFEC-5YtJey36Ve5E24C7Fpi_n0N6xryQ3vJJHs3CRLdWW7st4GutEb0a0x0/w628-h353/Pink-footed%20Geese%2017th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Pink-footed Geese, 17th October 2023.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ccTVc_Qdi5YK0K_qsxczEOSGifxvxxdpheYwV99t-8VEJF6XyX7tdDTobLF04xUoEoNadkaubwyVJ-Rd96KbRdFhX_iGX7Q7Buir-0cdoLT0CtsOXlz9j6UtQGk0NDT8r0XJ3P72Bk8hnUOex0rVK-prw9la9S6raTa8hxY4I3IdHPUMlWGNRdN3GfQ/s3109/GP.17.10.23_Ste0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="3109" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ccTVc_Qdi5YK0K_qsxczEOSGifxvxxdpheYwV99t-8VEJF6XyX7tdDTobLF04xUoEoNadkaubwyVJ-Rd96KbRdFhX_iGX7Q7Buir-0cdoLT0CtsOXlz9j6UtQGk0NDT8r0XJ3P72Bk8hnUOex0rVK-prw9la9S6raTa8hxY4I3IdHPUMlWGNRdN3GfQ/w620-h412/GP.17.10.23_Ste0001.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shoveler, 17th October 2023.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyRDh8FuMgZdE5QU_MlM5lpwg4Tp82G-NCrIFe1YyzQTEmTWOQ8pr5M2ppeNXYiJ2YSXPOfeeauC-2gH4pz3aKMwEzNsfh7qRrVFuV8_NylEwiTp7UQiBcEAD_n5ZzA6kZ0O32keRnlydIVd1V1_EE7SknJtXdzMCJdDkdISHXUsaZ4MIsGsgBklIVvw/s1000/DSC07tom641-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyRDh8FuMgZdE5QU_MlM5lpwg4Tp82G-NCrIFe1YyzQTEmTWOQ8pr5M2ppeNXYiJ2YSXPOfeeauC-2gH4pz3aKMwEzNsfh7qRrVFuV8_NylEwiTp7UQiBcEAD_n5ZzA6kZ0O32keRnlydIVd1V1_EE7SknJtXdzMCJdDkdISHXUsaZ4MIsGsgBklIVvw/w608-h404/DSC07tom641-Edit.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Admiral and Common Darters 17th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b></div><p><b>October 16th.</b> Quite frosty start, with light south-westerly wind.</p><p> Around dawn, 2800 Pink-footed Geese left their roost on Croftmarsh and headed off inland and there was a light arrival of Thrushes and Brambling. The high tide wader roost built up to 80,000 birds, at one stage being flushed by a juvenile <b>Pomarine Skua </b>heading north close in. There was a light overland migration of Finches, Pipits and Skylarks etc. with the highlight being a <b>Hooded Crow.</b></p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 15 new birds: 3 Goldcrest, a Wren, a Robin, a Blackcap, a Lesser Redpoll, a Great Tit, a Chaffinch, a Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, a Redwing and a Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 retraps: 2 Blackcap, 2 Dunnock and a Redwing; and a control Goldcrest.</p><p> A frost-restricted morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Mike Polling, produced a new Goldcrest; and a retrap Goldcrest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfo1wDC3JxMvVkZUweJibzZEShDrBZn7V3FdXwRQOZolCnGexewwwZmqS7Cj8Fjza_UzazL9RQwDmFo2H83edGPdd2C7A7eZhLZ52lApmKg2bQZtYIl26HsdVU-ZDt0cmaSoVPofpYzBq3LyvAQ8fjwKNAomTdfKbmOAiC7eavis53xEF7qWf3QuoiQQ/s2927/PN%20egrts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="2927" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfo1wDC3JxMvVkZUweJibzZEShDrBZn7V3FdXwRQOZolCnGexewwwZmqS7Cj8Fjza_UzazL9RQwDmFo2H83edGPdd2C7A7eZhLZ52lApmKg2bQZtYIl26HsdVU-ZDt0cmaSoVPofpYzBq3LyvAQ8fjwKNAomTdfKbmOAiC7eavis53xEF7qWf3QuoiQQ/w629-h450/PN%20egrts.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great White Egret with Little Egret, 16th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNo_44q-qNETikY0WYyJJNerF8x3XJQktt83eFNq5EV55Ft05zbsZGqh3aclfl5IyxCv42De2yzhcuMej5Da65Qn5Hlha5xKuWwTJXT3CaI2_6p8uqktHGhnyJaod1_05klhQTIGYDad7New9qhwEhcctsheJGh2erQc5QZssEjRiBF7B3DqYugxvTY0/s4971/PN%20curlew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3551" data-original-width="4971" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNo_44q-qNETikY0WYyJJNerF8x3XJQktt83eFNq5EV55Ft05zbsZGqh3aclfl5IyxCv42De2yzhcuMej5Da65Qn5Hlha5xKuWwTJXT3CaI2_6p8uqktHGhnyJaod1_05klhQTIGYDad7New9qhwEhcctsheJGh2erQc5QZssEjRiBF7B3DqYugxvTY0/w624-h446/PN%20curlew.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Curlew, 16th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbF52RkmU4fo6Z2Njc28gYpcVa9z4JWOCT6LB9gkyGMVnfPe4Cers943M-U6KC7EBQc_3W8AZHGlozsvER29VYs931Df6D1K-y8LR-_TE2DLBVv9iyidU7g_5THrYNHrlr-932SChMTcnq5p6Ec7WEcdwUGBBocj3IsbeME4QtCZCkT7WMnTT0OSkpbM/w601-h403/Shoveler,%2016th%20Oct%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shoveler, 16th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD0sQTU4Mmjs-8FiVZd7EADedbte3CD5SPoh1gluaXELVWK7QCZBdWa5KnjFm6161XMYIT_FWOCOrFN4gq4GM-whNEpjsxm_MmTNjiodJs-QpUPYMwxI_6qWqWvVBOicmYCyb9xOQEqUyDcOZHcPmOwRfe4smSxQOAQT1ytpcJHl9MN9N9zB9vEdBKp8/s4837/PN%20wren.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="4837" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD0sQTU4Mmjs-8FiVZd7EADedbte3CD5SPoh1gluaXELVWK7QCZBdWa5KnjFm6161XMYIT_FWOCOrFN4gq4GM-whNEpjsxm_MmTNjiodJs-QpUPYMwxI_6qWqWvVBOicmYCyb9xOQEqUyDcOZHcPmOwRfe4smSxQOAQT1ytpcJHl9MN9N9zB9vEdBKp8/w606-h434/PN%20wren.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wren, 16th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>October 15th.</b> Chilly start with alight frost and a moderate north-westerly wind.</p><p> After yesterday's seabirds, high expectation for this mornings sea-watch was met with disappointment. A total of 12 Skuas, including a flock of 8 passed, mostly very distantly and in haze, with only one reasonably close <b>Pomarine Skua </b>heading south. Terns were represented by11 Arctic, 4 Sandwich and 4 Common. An hour sea-watch from 4pm in better light conditions produced <b>5 Pomarine Skuas</b>, an Arctic Skua, a Bonxie, a Manx Shearwater, 4 Sandwich Tern, a Common Tern and a light northerly movement of Kittiwakes.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 10 new birds: 4 Wren, a Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting, a Robin, 2 Blackcap and a Redwing; and 2 retraps: a Goldcrest and a Blackcap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUesJUfvb3FnBNqoZWRMNtf-1zApZprJ3GfeAc58Hqi6ZNEjbPnlgMokNQNfmwgx0Ff5gyi3vk69aBe1kzjLVwF2sA05Opmp_Xk361ZejwhS_JvVXRcmRfAs27S01nL32xM6zM3rcNF0iIr06UDkew5MZPl0NdU5-t0UXrbkpnRkLrrxAYvALvi2BEWY/s1985/GP.15.10.23_001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1985" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUesJUfvb3FnBNqoZWRMNtf-1zApZprJ3GfeAc58Hqi6ZNEjbPnlgMokNQNfmwgx0Ff5gyi3vk69aBe1kzjLVwF2sA05Opmp_Xk361ZejwhS_JvVXRcmRfAs27S01nL32xM6zM3rcNF0iIr06UDkew5MZPl0NdU5-t0UXrbkpnRkLrrxAYvALvi2BEWY/w637-h424/GP.15.10.23_001_02.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sanderling, 15th October 20213. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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On New Saltmarsh were 17 Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Over East Dunes at dawn was an Asio sp. Sea-watching was productive with a<b> Leach's Petrel</b> north, <b>Puffin</b>, <b>3 Pomarine Skuas</b>, a Bonxie and an Arctic Skua south. Another Arctic Skua was on the beach. Reasonable numbers of Finches, Pipits, Buntings and Larks were heading south over the East Dunes and beach. Two Cattle Egret and a Great White Egret were on Jackson's Marsh, an additional Cattle Egret arrived off the sea in the evening when more Whooper Swans flew south into the Wash and seabirds included <b>2 Pomarine Skuas</b> (seen passing Anderby 25 minutes earlier), 4 Arctic Skuas, a <b>Long-tailed Skua</b>, 7 Arctic Tern, 10 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern and 2 possible Roseate Terns. A Short-eared Owl flew south over the sea and another was over the Old Saltmarsh. Around was a Sparrowhawk.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 11 new birds: 7 Goldcrest, a Chiffchaff, a Reed Bunting and 2 Redwing; and 2 retraps: a Redwing and a Goldcrest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsqs9jPxxisIU26Wv7sv1QV90Cmwtsx-T994jjBQWyQePF5nOx_ApF1-KoGWnZUViFPS87VkOKuLiIrRo1Y_44VOuqX-DIsu2_N5GqIvB8nLH-6lhxIkWV9DGUwZz9UNWKPn7Qv8P-kmdYblO4nXikAvFC6IhYrW7p1rbx9PeARgpUXTG_7g2hTj34nU/s3532/DSCN1908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="3532" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsqs9jPxxisIU26Wv7sv1QV90Cmwtsx-T994jjBQWyQePF5nOx_ApF1-KoGWnZUViFPS87VkOKuLiIrRo1Y_44VOuqX-DIsu2_N5GqIvB8nLH-6lhxIkWV9DGUwZz9UNWKPn7Qv8P-kmdYblO4nXikAvFC6IhYrW7p1rbx9PeARgpUXTG_7g2hTj34nU/w592-h346/DSCN1908.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3nzrKm4GIekSUJ8UcunRzD-eRdfjfRtzcdT3ZdGWJLEf1NL2VaSJnv9RB_mlmirqgSV1EZLaJHeLxao2StI1uOJcoQ-atkcaEfAyR9E68aRunMBvIMgKAMLXcWd6kc3rzkCcf49vRI41t6nN3Xgter72NbVlKaRSmULEP6_TjNSykeyJuT5cXbX5AYo/s1000/DSC06445tom-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3nzrKm4GIekSUJ8UcunRzD-eRdfjfRtzcdT3ZdGWJLEf1NL2VaSJnv9RB_mlmirqgSV1EZLaJHeLxao2StI1uOJcoQ-atkcaEfAyR9E68aRunMBvIMgKAMLXcWd6kc3rzkCcf49vRI41t6nN3Xgter72NbVlKaRSmULEP6_TjNSykeyJuT5cXbX5AYo/w588-h391/DSC06445tom-Edit.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whooper Swans, 14th October 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb8YeLWIVLHsVRvFQOrHgRT2FCXX3fkrSzs0OQx0HDV5odlGAM04e0cL8RXhTEIf7fY4vOonjVkJH7dQ2C1X3PcLhYR1_bpJr5b2J2JUFfnqxFuWiwFEs732fCJ_vRmeVAAFPZp5d4OLGsXkvXA-W_lADNPagzc0QDRxqNr3lWfb_0-2iZNS_-pvUSdc/s4272/14th%20jack%20hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb8YeLWIVLHsVRvFQOrHgRT2FCXX3fkrSzs0OQx0HDV5odlGAM04e0cL8RXhTEIf7fY4vOonjVkJH7dQ2C1X3PcLhYR1_bpJr5b2J2JUFfnqxFuWiwFEs732fCJ_vRmeVAAFPZp5d4OLGsXkvXA-W_lADNPagzc0QDRxqNr3lWfb_0-2iZNS_-pvUSdc/w585-h390/14th%20jack%20hood.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret. 14th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZpvRKsBSnbPfJ8JaNzNnA98Pv8YUyBZTGB64V6dqsL4QEspH7zA1sn5QWndx7lrBO8m1GCwtCSp2CYxy5U9gckclHB6rUSKEpbUGvFQt34ikLfYBpLs8qzOcarai98ANdNPhFTb_KyupckOUtFifQbmWzPLqVinFUyaIG3KYt9DH6ZIDe8mTE7ZA5IM/s1000/DSC06374tomEdit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZpvRKsBSnbPfJ8JaNzNnA98Pv8YUyBZTGB64V6dqsL4QEspH7zA1sn5QWndx7lrBO8m1GCwtCSp2CYxy5U9gckclHB6rUSKEpbUGvFQt34ikLfYBpLs8qzOcarai98ANdNPhFTb_KyupckOUtFifQbmWzPLqVinFUyaIG3KYt9DH6ZIDe8mTE7ZA5IM/w585-h389/DSC06374tomEdit.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed Goose, 14th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ocj5MpdV8wTHxcylzPEN55y5rXnquY7n4NspczaOryzkYygZ0o8mgXK3mFape_4TwB4KHpGKNg0yBAiibdlqITUt5PEVn25DMljKp9Ue2O2kvBPV-y9wnVp5uf8w4S8w7ua9QPHssOoAv0ccIF-lBzBAa8z74qPMGL6qYnicirzG39NDbSNCLNY7oVU/s1000/DSC06795-tomEdit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ocj5MpdV8wTHxcylzPEN55y5rXnquY7n4NspczaOryzkYygZ0o8mgXK3mFape_4TwB4KHpGKNg0yBAiibdlqITUt5PEVn25DMljKp9Ue2O2kvBPV-y9wnVp5uf8w4S8w7ua9QPHssOoAv0ccIF-lBzBAa8z74qPMGL6qYnicirzG39NDbSNCLNY7oVU/w588-h391/DSC06795-tomEdit.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marsh Harrier, 14th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LH0lWIWKwHL-UcSfumO051yQRevuUFkh1jmKqfwUJTnl2ETjxDbB7qxVwW1-5ViNJdL8C-Bu4GQl3npXyGr3hOiaRPEOxOI4h4PFw96gsX0tJGHvYGhhHrS_MdF8N-K_Q5aTAA_1rZb5oxxrGeXg5y1-cOa-UJZkrC2jHj2BOEQdQqEkUJ2_7TS_nw4/s1000/DSC06593-tomEdit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LH0lWIWKwHL-UcSfumO051yQRevuUFkh1jmKqfwUJTnl2ETjxDbB7qxVwW1-5ViNJdL8C-Bu4GQl3npXyGr3hOiaRPEOxOI4h4PFw96gsX0tJGHvYGhhHrS_MdF8N-K_Q5aTAA_1rZb5oxxrGeXg5y1-cOa-UJZkrC2jHj2BOEQdQqEkUJ2_7TS_nw4/w591-h393/DSC06593-tomEdit.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bar-tailed Godwit, 14th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b><p><b>October 13th.</b> Rain for most of day, and increasing then decreasing south-westerly wind.</p><p> Sea-watching produced a Little Gull, 17 Sandwich Terns, an Arctic Tern, 4 Arctic Skuas. Flying south were <b>2 Black Terns</b>, 7 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Razorbill, 32 Red-throated Divers and a Marsh Harrier. Around were 3 Greenshank, a Sparrowhawk and a Chiffchaff.</p><p><b>October 12th.</b> Soggy, chilly start, becoming mild with sunny spells and continued south-westerly wind.</p><p> Little change in the weather/wind direction has seen little change in bird movements. 30 Whooper Swans moved south early, some of which had roosted overnight on Tennyson's Sands. Finches, Pipits and Reed Buntings continue to move south, but in smaller numbers than recent days. A late Sand Martin was one of few Hirundines. Offshore, 42 Red-throated Divers and good numbers of Auks were settled on a calm sea, with 3 Arctic Skua south and single Manx Shearwater, Arctic Tern and Little Gull around, while 20 Barnacle Geese arrived. Stonechats have been well represented lately and 16 remained today. A Great White Egret was again on Jackson's Marsh, and in the evening, a <b>Cattle Egret</b> arrived from the north, presumably a new bird.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 11 new birds: a Wren, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldfinch, a Cetti's Warbler, a Dunnock and a Song Thrush; and 4 retraps: 2 Blackcap, a Great Tit and a Redwing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22Ul88gmt23wNx7Lw5DDHxumszqDgYY32nRiaj6ET59ZHSYuV4AQdD1ojz1WuDG-wgEWft8rSNbZoKFowvDYg5jiCL6dHK8dSEXxIZRCMt9Luoy53fPBa2yn-ZJharSTKTYF5J8oBkuMgFgiejqaUmml2zVT_5xmF9qbWsllIGebfZtn33o5jCjHrmzE/s3292/Pre%20roost%20EC%20NAL%20%20121023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="3292" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22Ul88gmt23wNx7Lw5DDHxumszqDgYY32nRiaj6ET59ZHSYuV4AQdD1ojz1WuDG-wgEWft8rSNbZoKFowvDYg5jiCL6dHK8dSEXxIZRCMt9Luoy53fPBa2yn-ZJharSTKTYF5J8oBkuMgFgiejqaUmml2zVT_5xmF9qbWsllIGebfZtn33o5jCjHrmzE/w719-h319/Pre%20roost%20EC%20NAL%20%20121023.JPG" width="719" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret and Little Egrets at pre-roost on Jackson's Marsh, 12th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>Ringing Controls:</b> </p><p> Goldfinch, ringed Slaley, Northumberland 6 July 2023, controlled GPBO 7 October 2023.</p><p> Robin, ringed Cors Corscoran, Cardiganshire 28 May 2023, controlled GPBO 7 October 2023. </p><p><b>October 11th. </b>A bright start with a brilliant sunrise, but then becoming overcast and rain setting in a couple of hours after dawn and continuing all day.</p><p> Most attention focused on the sea before the rain set in: a constant movement of Gannets and Auks was underway with Red-throated Divers, Arctic Skuas, Sandwich and Common Terns heading south. The highlights were a juvenile <b>Pomarine Skua,</b> an Arctic Tern, 3 Mediterranean Gulls and 4 Manx Shearwaters. Flocks of Goldfinches, Linnets, Siskins and Meadow Pipits were heading south with a few Swallows and a flock of 45 House Martins. At least 2 of yesterday's Yellow-browed Warblers remained and there were 80 Goldcrests with several Chiffchaffs and a Treecreeper just in the West Dunes, but there was low coverage elsewhere. A group of 10 Whooper Swan flew south.</p></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-18786591519348688202023-10-01T09:27:00.060+01:002023-11-01T22:15:56.357+00:00Early October 2023<p><b>October 10th.</b> Slowly increasing south-westerly wind. </p><p><b>A day that would have been unimaginable 20 years ago for one local birder when he recorded 5 Heron species in the day today ! A Bittern, a Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egrets, 62 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron, all on Jackson's Marsh - a wetland that was a crop field 25 years ago!</b></p><p>Another big day for migration with Goldfinches in flocks of up to 80 passing at a time along with many Chaffinch, Linnet, Siskin, Redpoll, Reed Bunting, Skylark, Meadow and Rock Pipit. A late <b>Honey Buzzard</b> arrived mid morning possibly off the sea and was mobbed by local Crows, 3 Merlin headed south, 2 more Short-eared Owls arrived off the sea and a Twite passed through. Still good numbers of Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Robins with 3 or 4 <b>Yellow-browed Warblers. </b>It was very busy offshore too with hundreds of Gulls moving from early morning, more wildfowl coming in from the north, Pink-footed Geese heading back north-west and numbers of Gannet, Auks, Sandwich and Common Tern, 3 Arctic Tern and Arctic Skuas. Along with all the herons and Egrets, a Jack Snipe was on Jackson's Marsh a Jack Snipe. Another Jack Snipe was in the East Dunes.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 55 new birds: 23 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Robin, 10 Blackcap, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Reed Bunting, 4 Lesser Redpoll and a Song Thrush; 7 retraps: 2 Blackcap, 2 Robin, a Goldcrest, a Dunnock and a Redwing; and a control Goldcrest with a RIKSMUSEUM STOCKHOLM ring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvv1z8UU0WGgdDjzeZ9QVVzVPVOJdf9THx9w5D5zozSvMm3Gn65wjLdQWmGghkGcPD5etXcyAwy82dYJdGA3rrSTEzWq1kNsG37Zh_-bOBUs9A-sF3sHF_BS9rCGZnu8bkNkTS7f72dLFQRpN0G2j3zC5VaJFmlbjh0-s8Nu_6mt3QIm5SbVShNVgxRo/s3305/paul%20neale%20on%2010th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="3305" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvv1z8UU0WGgdDjzeZ9QVVzVPVOJdf9THx9w5D5zozSvMm3Gn65wjLdQWmGghkGcPD5etXcyAwy82dYJdGA3rrSTEzWq1kNsG37Zh_-bOBUs9A-sF3sHF_BS9rCGZnu8bkNkTS7f72dLFQRpN0G2j3zC5VaJFmlbjh0-s8Nu_6mt3QIm5SbVShNVgxRo/w604-h432/paul%20neale%20on%2010th.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret, 10th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx_-jaD2FgGpI2jMyJv1kzPfZZR1r43SJw5X0Qv_H7J1ju5G_5xbqqAxkMxCxgITwyNCOKVt0ZJ0tZ2SyefITqS7H8I0lnFvlS7ZMcIUoYO8DTVQojo47P_e8OLs30E4vNHxTR7x9kdid6v4EqIAyhW4jlYESb04ceuzin5iNqOkopU5SnxYX0wDbIpk/s3170/prn%2010th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="3170" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx_-jaD2FgGpI2jMyJv1kzPfZZR1r43SJw5X0Qv_H7J1ju5G_5xbqqAxkMxCxgITwyNCOKVt0ZJ0tZ2SyefITqS7H8I0lnFvlS7ZMcIUoYO8DTVQojo47P_e8OLs30E4vNHxTR7x9kdid6v4EqIAyhW4jlYESb04ceuzin5iNqOkopU5SnxYX0wDbIpk/w608-h435/prn%2010th.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret, 10th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNo24_ttDHI5J99nLgapdnsioeXzYeJEyhVFawGPHwg3JyaVuFxJYZxBu7z-GON8N5wW4_JkrRn8DTRHt_Jr5D_W7N1eh9jzCc7qnnwoRvRft0Oxi_R3FRpxMgHvej_vmPN7DrShnigKfeqHbbrEUMGwSEW24JGAfNZTz0TWnI45fnOBaCwY-Wg99KwGU/s2728/paul%2010th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="2728" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNo24_ttDHI5J99nLgapdnsioeXzYeJEyhVFawGPHwg3JyaVuFxJYZxBu7z-GON8N5wW4_JkrRn8DTRHt_Jr5D_W7N1eh9jzCc7qnnwoRvRft0Oxi_R3FRpxMgHvej_vmPN7DrShnigKfeqHbbrEUMGwSEW24JGAfNZTz0TWnI45fnOBaCwY-Wg99KwGU/w604-h433/paul%2010th.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Avocet, 10th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_g5050ZU9D6eEKSI4OttiHw6h5E8_jOlEBZGFJKrjrMPReAKbHmTyOBhkD7ADkHZj1OMnyejlwR8nMWaP2fLT4dYYljqi-29Wlrg8b9EBBli67x5ZqN3dtQacQ4dTYpDmxM1jd9VqH3u-GJymARlQFMum_TzB5fCZMfJAM3Z6XEKTC0k1c8ILypjpTE/s3098/paul%20n%2010th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="3098" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_g5050ZU9D6eEKSI4OttiHw6h5E8_jOlEBZGFJKrjrMPReAKbHmTyOBhkD7ADkHZj1OMnyejlwR8nMWaP2fLT4dYYljqi-29Wlrg8b9EBBli67x5ZqN3dtQacQ4dTYpDmxM1jd9VqH3u-GJymARlQFMum_TzB5fCZMfJAM3Z6XEKTC0k1c8ILypjpTE/w598-h427/paul%20n%2010th.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Avocet, 10th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>October 9th.</b> Quite soggy start, fairly quickly drying out, with a return to south-westerly, then westerly, wind, becoming quite warm and sunny.</p><p> A much quieter day after yesterdays arrival of Thrushes etc., however, new Redwings and Song Thrushes were visibly arriving, the dune scrub still held plentiful Robins and Goldcrests and overland migration involved good numbers of Chaffinch, Siskin, Redpoll, Skylark, Meadow and Rock Pipits, with 20 Brambling.. <b>Yellow-browed Warblers </b>were seen in the East Dunes and along the road edge, 7 Crossbill were mobile, at least 2 Jays arrived and a <b>Woodlark</b> was in full song over the East Dunes in the sunny conditions. A <b>Great White Egret </b>remained on Jackson's Marsh where a redhead Goosander was present. 2 Velvet Scoter and 2 Arctic Terns were the highlights of a morning sea-watch.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 16 new birds: 4 Goldcrest, 2 Robin, 2 Blackcap, a Chaffinch, a Reed Bunting, a Dunnock, 3 Song Thrush, a Redwing and a Blackbird; and 6 retraps: a Redwing, a Dunnock, a Blackcap, a Goldcrest, a Robin and a Chaffinch.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, provided 45 new birds: 11 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, a Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Blackcap, 5 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll and 13 Redwing; and 6 retraps: a Wren, a Long-tailed Tit, a Dunnock, 2 Blackcap and a Blackbird.</p><p>A Clouded Yellow butterfly was seen in East Dunes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAVSkAdMF-CUiUVekRrHcfjlqpFmZ8DRY3XMVwcwn7DUG8SThEy51kNUX_GrcPs-4tHSmLMwGoaqjf_nkPjb_PvUHL0IqcbGJGxa7Eyu9gm1ERWt52O8IcnKogiOWJwDxTGQcubKvvhlwQP34QjwObiv9wC1aq6caYBMhaodOeDH2xOUcXL-OBMXCcPs/s1000/DSC06093-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAVSkAdMF-CUiUVekRrHcfjlqpFmZ8DRY3XMVwcwn7DUG8SThEy51kNUX_GrcPs-4tHSmLMwGoaqjf_nkPjb_PvUHL0IqcbGJGxa7Eyu9gm1ERWt52O8IcnKogiOWJwDxTGQcubKvvhlwQP34QjwObiv9wC1aq6caYBMhaodOeDH2xOUcXL-OBMXCcPs/w641-h428/DSC06093-Edit.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldcrest, 9th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4ly6JAaphkGy4W0gxCChqNM41BsVx8eMz8IqZVtlWZUSZMttwKkauwIZVlPcebMEQk0PJGOMCZ0bHK4i7Tty_qVVA-cDF_8e0ABqiA2_dZq3hWjFbGJJ-SKF92XRtj1-kC1NUncMGILQw0dJclikUvooJ37KEFJ349cFg8yGXWup0X1hqMkDnT9SRhQ/s1000/DSC06268-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4ly6JAaphkGy4W0gxCChqNM41BsVx8eMz8IqZVtlWZUSZMttwKkauwIZVlPcebMEQk0PJGOMCZ0bHK4i7Tty_qVVA-cDF_8e0ABqiA2_dZq3hWjFbGJJ-SKF92XRtj1-kC1NUncMGILQw0dJclikUvooJ37KEFJ349cFg8yGXWup0X1hqMkDnT9SRhQ/w626-h419/DSC06268-Edit.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldcrest, 9th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdiJxGp3y5HqloLkzraFf5gy4kNklcIVXtNj0ReuFaYeigO0rg1kDkX4vbLdypzpj1sefIwF_e4tnaybL2JkkPa-a9qDTDbC5ciTj7HAWLqUGAJ80MG_seBaj2Oy4zFE2RO-00uA6aq4Rx4G91dlpHQzIzyG-7PBmOF4gkqow1wH6C3DDAV89Zlr3Djc/w609-h405/DSC06119-Edit.jpg" width="609" /></a><b>Wren, 9th October 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTy_m7mhqLj6Ti1IgesS7NrM3PWbaojIH2qK5Z1-6Gx8vbAXhebSW7Y1F69PciAwB20T68bPTVSGtiGya6Y1kFe0r0Bq4Ks5AZ932danZqfhj1R16CgRB2lp7qQe_BCp7ab7_OeHTINRtfknWXU2JNioCYc_rhaet_IJJI0Wb0ty7yydRE0GmpST2Bwg/s1600/IMG-9th%20Oct%20Ciara%20FinnWA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTy_m7mhqLj6Ti1IgesS7NrM3PWbaojIH2qK5Z1-6Gx8vbAXhebSW7Y1F69PciAwB20T68bPTVSGtiGya6Y1kFe0r0Bq4Ks5AZ932danZqfhj1R16CgRB2lp7qQe_BCp7ab7_OeHTINRtfknWXU2JNioCYc_rhaet_IJJI0Wb0ty7yydRE0GmpST2Bwg/w372-h495/IMG-9th%20Oct%20Ciara%20FinnWA0000.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Clouded Yellow, 9th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ciara Finn</b></div></b><p><b>October 8th.</b> An awesome day for birding Gibraltar Point in both numbers and diversity, with a light north-easterly breeze, low cloud and mist hanging well into the morning. Redwings were arriving with other thrushes from dawn, with some 5000 arriving and moving west or south with 150 Song Thrush, 100 Fieldfare and 8 Ring Ouzel (including one trapped). The first Bramblings of the autumn arrived in flocks of up to 20 with Chaffinches, and many Finches, Pipits, Reed Buntings and Skylarks were moving south and with them single <b>Shorelark, Lapland Bunting </b> and 2 Tree Pipit. A <b>Raven </b>and 3 Buzzards headed south and 5 Marsh Harriers were around. Robins and Goldcrest were arriving in the dune scrub with a <b>Yellow-browed Warbler,</b> several Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps, and a few Swallows and House Martins passed over. Attention turned to the sea from mid day where an unprecedented arrival of <b>42 Short-eared Owls</b> was witnessed over 4.5 hours. Wigeon, Pintail and Teal were heading south in good sized flocks with the first noticeable arrival of Brent Geese. Over 4000 Pink-footed Geese headed across the Wash to Norfolk. There were parties of feeding Gannets, rafts of Auks and Red-throated Divers, a roost of 60 Sandwich Terns on the beach and additional Sandwich, Common and Commic Terns heading south with 7 Arctic Terns and a single <b>Roseate Tern</b>. 22 Arctic Skuas, 3 Bonxie and 5 Little Gull flew south and 2 Manx Shearwaters went north with another accompanying the feeding Gannets offshore. A <b>Jack Snipe</b> and <b>2 Cattle Egrets </b>arrived off the sea, a further <b>2 Cattle Egret</b> remained on Jacksons' Marsh.</p><p> A long ringing session in East Dunes, by the Sorby Breck Ringing Group, produced 122 new birds: 3 Wren, a Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, a Blackcap, 6 Brambling, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Robin, 87 Redwing, 7 Song Thrush, a Fieldfare and a Ring Ouzel; and 6 retraps: a Reed Bunting, 2 Blackcap, a Wren and 2 Dunnock.</p><p> A long ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, produced 61 new birds: 2 Goldcrest, a Wren, 2 Chiffchaff, a Blue Tit, 7 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler, a Reed Bunting, a Robin, a Dunnock, 39 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush and a Blackbird; and 3 retraps: a Great Tit, a Dunnock and a Goldcrest.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeStQTtrO0-TjrF8QeojrkoxEO2eM9IsNVpCJ2rzgYaTJkzoOcipJSUiTyyKUY9Uy2g_mqMaT6-gKl0LIr3Gf6zCHsAzvYf6BBI6x78znnhBjHlwRqBEcjNYkWnCkhEy8kLVuG717shdAO72tl7MKSRKbxw5r5aWGn04ub7eVlfY2OhnqiLhFdNAxqHxE/s3742/IMG_4716.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3742" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeStQTtrO0-TjrF8QeojrkoxEO2eM9IsNVpCJ2rzgYaTJkzoOcipJSUiTyyKUY9Uy2g_mqMaT6-gKl0LIr3Gf6zCHsAzvYf6BBI6x78znnhBjHlwRqBEcjNYkWnCkhEy8kLVuG717shdAO72tl7MKSRKbxw5r5aWGn04ub7eVlfY2OhnqiLhFdNAxqHxE/w640-h436/IMG_4716.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ring Ouzel, ringed 8 October 2023.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo - George Gregory<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUjtn2IsDCsU7WUp5Svb8WKHMmoIIvjnBBcC1cmpDQxYWh5iap8MJIL5Z5b-uVnQm3WSM9iJwFJ_ROtg5avOCYyhKpxIAKx_aGREjkMz78YjTaMp0sqLBCnhmZdyi5etLEUKFYCgFaC91ulNs5L5VmcMll4F40fdOysmJFef95cFA0KlfFBLCBUFKWks/s1000/DSC05758-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUjtn2IsDCsU7WUp5Svb8WKHMmoIIvjnBBcC1cmpDQxYWh5iap8MJIL5Z5b-uVnQm3WSM9iJwFJ_ROtg5avOCYyhKpxIAKx_aGREjkMz78YjTaMp0sqLBCnhmZdyi5etLEUKFYCgFaC91ulNs5L5VmcMll4F40fdOysmJFef95cFA0KlfFBLCBUFKWks/w632-h420/DSC05758-Edit.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><b>Cattle Egret, 8th October 2023. <br />Photo - Tom Baker</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMFD8hs8AGRn57eRLf92RRkwl9vid1pnTggjasdhZsskaYCruBUmmvcm4LccZhWFKaqY2gYLlxGNqCdxdpczN68XMFbsfJqtEBcjBH5MiCVc3Qakc2VYZB01B8cRAYwy6P-DAueWa1c7N_t4nWjMS_N9n0sq8L4UoltOYllrtIGZ-WZ3-rdGZkExS88Y/w629-h418/DSC05866-Edit.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b>Ruff, 8th October 2023. <br />Photo - Tom Baker</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NCWEM0V86SEb0H7duyAsSeNXUuQARyZ_hJ4y92OZbrZR-Qi9OUwJhyphenhyphensqkDyif1j4VSilgozZhp1Kwkrugk-ZpkS0hLE2XUafX34-UMCMmlEiFNUFJlzth9JkgpVc2rQQ8NMZrwqVWMA15Gyd1kVrR_TqHd08CPw3Uc7V2BHrpLODwpBteg3qIxBQPiA/s1000/DSC05635-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NCWEM0V86SEb0H7duyAsSeNXUuQARyZ_hJ4y92OZbrZR-Qi9OUwJhyphenhyphensqkDyif1j4VSilgozZhp1Kwkrugk-ZpkS0hLE2XUafX34-UMCMmlEiFNUFJlzth9JkgpVc2rQQ8NMZrwqVWMA15Gyd1kVrR_TqHd08CPw3Uc7V2BHrpLODwpBteg3qIxBQPiA/w621-h413/DSC05635-Edit.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Water Rail, 8th October. </span><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo - Tom Baker<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MzBUMS1bhhig4EpeeLKK_-vEMH2-Duca-JUNs7_rK2dMeMpjU0QmaccE03GDN4aMwIQ0NL8FE95LGV5khNm8-fO2TC0VjmAcicm-XECDjHBtGNNyzzVY91gQ791HnPBFU3UyXXELfi1R7aaTEvzxHNQsmtoY6eDBl4GX0d8odwnxzioIjp45rvwa02c/s4272/Snipe%208th%20October%202023%20Jack.%20Hood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MzBUMS1bhhig4EpeeLKK_-vEMH2-Duca-JUNs7_rK2dMeMpjU0QmaccE03GDN4aMwIQ0NL8FE95LGV5khNm8-fO2TC0VjmAcicm-XECDjHBtGNNyzzVY91gQ791HnPBFU3UyXXELfi1R7aaTEvzxHNQsmtoY6eDBl4GX0d8odwnxzioIjp45rvwa02c/w619-h412/Snipe%208th%20October%202023%20Jack.%20Hood.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Snipe, 8th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b></div></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztJWbbjYdKQYvYneecWBHohOTTxJ5ohJCxW9PkowPBa9EN_xsXq1YuwulPr10lW596VWvCYVRPTTxPA0UOMjiZe41UyrlwBr6-C1_ZMXJGz1BOQa4Ll8aosTSdzmxbiadEgZqAOG-m15csiPRVb8whffid9j4hKaC07llEkWHoYfsZh9iS7-EZTAKFwY/s4032/IMG_3083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztJWbbjYdKQYvYneecWBHohOTTxJ5ohJCxW9PkowPBa9EN_xsXq1YuwulPr10lW596VWvCYVRPTTxPA0UOMjiZe41UyrlwBr6-C1_ZMXJGz1BOQa4Ll8aosTSdzmxbiadEgZqAOG-m15csiPRVb8whffid9j4hKaC07llEkWHoYfsZh9iS7-EZTAKFwY/w617-h463/IMG_3083.JPG" width="617" /></a></div><b>Redwing, 8th October. <br />Photo - Kev Wilson</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>October 7th.</b> <b>3 Glossy Ibis</b>, arrived from the north, having been seen earlier flying past Spurn. They paused on the New Saltmarsh briefly then were lost to view. Also, <b>3 Cattle Egrets</b> were around the Reserve and it was another good day for visible migration.</p><p> A long ringing session in East Dunes, by the Sorby Breck Ringing Group, yielded 193 new birds: 27 Chiffchaff, 31 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 43 Goldfinch, 37 Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, 11 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Redpoll, a Siskin, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Chaffinch, 5 Dunnock, 12 Greenfinch, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Sparrowhawk; and 10 retraps: 2 Dunnock, 3 Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, a Goldfinch, a Robin, a Reed Bunting and a Great Tit.</p><p> A long ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, yielded 57 new birds: 17 Chiffchaff, 15 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, a Long-tailed Tit, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Goldfinch, 6 Blackcap, 2 Great Tit, a Robin, 2 Meadow Pipit, a Dunnock and a Blackbird; and 5 retraps: 3 Goldcrest, a Robin and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFG8Q8FcWyKt2lX0P75DWQzr1nACdYpkUfjo37X-0TLMPefo7Ftthf41WzcgToQBF6CZ7bX73YS0UdSOQbCFhEvmbXz0BPL_Hp7P9NrWaGe2GiMnr961TWaTkdu3iJPijOVkIdJ2dvpH6_TgiHUsTU6f7OMwISQeIoA0sa6MZNvCZEoVZA-y9zfLo1Y8/s1080/Glossy%20Ibis%202%20of%20the%203%20on%207th%20Oct%202023.%20Paul%20Bateson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1080" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFG8Q8FcWyKt2lX0P75DWQzr1nACdYpkUfjo37X-0TLMPefo7Ftthf41WzcgToQBF6CZ7bX73YS0UdSOQbCFhEvmbXz0BPL_Hp7P9NrWaGe2GiMnr961TWaTkdu3iJPijOVkIdJ2dvpH6_TgiHUsTU6f7OMwISQeIoA0sa6MZNvCZEoVZA-y9zfLo1Y8/w639-h529/Glossy%20Ibis%202%20of%20the%203%20on%207th%20Oct%202023.%20Paul%20Bateson.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Glossy Ibis, 7th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Bateson</b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21qWTzWrflMaqMSTNW6W6QqXXXAqPr6tecW4sDbYmGpg7jMLBdq5sKPScA8qw1pjqXFIwgKN0KwFGmRt7flKi-ivtN-Ceq4kjWbr1nuU9C7Rdn5Nuhk-yM4t_nzduH6sq_okRO70BpmMsEsdtXnXWzUTulbmLJ6Kzqm0y8qxBfFYVQ80P8MnFnr5D3uw/s1502/7th%20Oct%20Jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1502" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21qWTzWrflMaqMSTNW6W6QqXXXAqPr6tecW4sDbYmGpg7jMLBdq5sKPScA8qw1pjqXFIwgKN0KwFGmRt7flKi-ivtN-Ceq4kjWbr1nuU9C7Rdn5Nuhk-yM4t_nzduH6sq_okRO70BpmMsEsdtXnXWzUTulbmLJ6Kzqm0y8qxBfFYVQ80P8MnFnr5D3uw/w619-h420/7th%20Oct%20Jack.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buzzard, 7th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b><p><b>October 6th.</b> Increasing south-westerly wind.</p><p> Visible migration was reduced again down the beach and East Dunes, but a calling Lapland Bunting was noted amongst Pipits and Finches. It was busier at sea however, with plenty of Auks and Gannets moving south, and 4 Arctic Skua, 6 Manx Shearwater, 27 Red-throated Diver, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, 47 Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern, Commic Tern and a single <b>Puffin</b> heading south. <b>2 Cattle Egrets</b> remained and groups of 8 and 3 Whooper Swans passed through.</p><p> A wind-shortened ringing session in East Dunes, by the Sorby Breck Ringing Group, provided 23 new birds: 7 Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, 8 Blackcap, 3 Linnet, a Reed Bunting and 3 Goldfinch; 12 retraps: a Robin, 3 Blackcap, 4 Great Tit, a Wren, a Dunnock, a Blue Tit and a Goldcrest; and a control Blackcap with a Brussels ring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhR5l15WwRRm8-6OKKZqsNUXfr9Wl3vm-WRvRlRLB4Tz4kkBp0B0PlGCIQdhOgZtLBEkbExLWfOU0Uwv7Bi7P5IMPqNeNd4kfnWOk-wqdR5-plJKzlPjGXPwRHl6MK4AYTGg-JfhsxFLpVaHCvECYu2pl9jjk_gMNWo3lJG-mfTb9wJ1vVyr_ba_pVSI/s1000/DSC04809-tomEdit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhR5l15WwRRm8-6OKKZqsNUXfr9Wl3vm-WRvRlRLB4Tz4kkBp0B0PlGCIQdhOgZtLBEkbExLWfOU0Uwv7Bi7P5IMPqNeNd4kfnWOk-wqdR5-plJKzlPjGXPwRHl6MK4AYTGg-JfhsxFLpVaHCvECYu2pl9jjk_gMNWo3lJG-mfTb9wJ1vVyr_ba_pVSI/w638-h427/DSC04809-tomEdit.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egrets, 6th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64-KRlxSq1l4hYLpRPaCKHRj5iD2sKubUI8CQ4hi4fZTMkl2bQEFSQjqdDYRMnb8tszctG64pgSpZ4B8F3-mOZMd_mFiln55Gy5l6J-s2ZLFB0c5oYLFYCnlz7quKZmhRB1COUMslYn_Pex8DSqfRp46ENMBX3bvdUrXqZ4d8WuZARd2BxZWYBjNpoDk/s1000/DSC04885-Etomdit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64-KRlxSq1l4hYLpRPaCKHRj5iD2sKubUI8CQ4hi4fZTMkl2bQEFSQjqdDYRMnb8tszctG64pgSpZ4B8F3-mOZMd_mFiln55Gy5l6J-s2ZLFB0c5oYLFYCnlz7quKZmhRB1COUMslYn_Pex8DSqfRp46ENMBX3bvdUrXqZ4d8WuZARd2BxZWYBjNpoDk/w633-h420/DSC04885-Etomdit.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 6th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe9R-vepv1AboF7mUdMvj6oHdOVlxwN86RLzDvGwo19Yfh8-S-BE6IwInYDZbHH7FYP6m2ljnEV3SGSUzzR93CU57TjDfOB2ya754P6M6DHFZ15GGcxiYuJVA2vIGZSfiVL-tLUCW8kIorCZgUJBRSPWROmfghCRRfnDUx2Nh1cUBl-G7DFzRJcRM8Hk/s1192/whoopers%20jack%20on%206th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1192" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe9R-vepv1AboF7mUdMvj6oHdOVlxwN86RLzDvGwo19Yfh8-S-BE6IwInYDZbHH7FYP6m2ljnEV3SGSUzzR93CU57TjDfOB2ya754P6M6DHFZ15GGcxiYuJVA2vIGZSfiVL-tLUCW8kIorCZgUJBRSPWROmfghCRRfnDUx2Nh1cUBl-G7DFzRJcRM8Hk/w651-h433/whoopers%20jack%20on%206th.jpg" width="651" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swan, 6th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcF6vXe8EFIwT_WM-fayzWWFpi7cG_4dJvz9DePNNa-4KjuhXlCFueFaaTLI6-jq-_IZs-LqqcPWN_pYMzc72vSwTXMczHa-dHknOSbUYBIwsZPIIOKqpN5CFGhbTIs12OislQXLdo_XdmcrGz8LFAcPDW14WqwdPjXpnuj-ps053yFdZRthfXaEWxxqo/s1881/jack%206th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1881" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcF6vXe8EFIwT_WM-fayzWWFpi7cG_4dJvz9DePNNa-4KjuhXlCFueFaaTLI6-jq-_IZs-LqqcPWN_pYMzc72vSwTXMczHa-dHknOSbUYBIwsZPIIOKqpN5CFGhbTIs12OislQXLdo_XdmcrGz8LFAcPDW14WqwdPjXpnuj-ps053yFdZRthfXaEWxxqo/w640-h426/jack%206th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pintail with Teal, Lapwing and Shoveler, 6th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b><p><b>October 5th.</b> Moderate south-westerly wind.</p><p> The continued south-westerly wind saw a continued southward passage of passerines - probably involving half the numbers of yesterday's large scale movement, but nonetheless impressive numbers of Goldfinch, Linnet and Meadow Pipit in particular. A <b>Woodlark</b> was the highlight. Offshore, a Purple Sandpiper headed south and there was a scattering of Auks, Gannets, Red-throated Divers, Common Scoter, Sandwich and Common Terns. The <b>Bittern </b>was seen at the Mere and there were <b>2</b> <b>Cattle Egret o</b>n Jackson's Marsh. Other birds around included a Greenshank.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Mike Polling, produced 8 new birds: 2 Goldcrest, 5 Blackcap and a Robin; and 3 retraps: a Wren, a Robin and a Great Tit.</p><p> A longer ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, produced 59 new birds: 15 Chiffchaff, 21 Goldcrest, a Wren, 7 Goldfinch, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Robin and a Blackbird; and 2 retrap Goldcrest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75cCNaByi91lMn2Imhe893pBlDvBuupVcF9j86fYa1tWxXeYLfWmmm8Z0geu59R0QNQI4FKnWbiuTce5MWZtdKSby5xG8rUcMB60OyBIDHJEWdOe9h_ukQ0xdq7d86y9yNwQXUG69XDMyB0xRH6r4_5-IGYWQEJSwJp0bHE-IVhpUqMehE4hSB_FpLLk/s3365/Bittern%205th%20Oct%202023.Jack%20Hood.a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="3365" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75cCNaByi91lMn2Imhe893pBlDvBuupVcF9j86fYa1tWxXeYLfWmmm8Z0geu59R0QNQI4FKnWbiuTce5MWZtdKSby5xG8rUcMB60OyBIDHJEWdOe9h_ukQ0xdq7d86y9yNwQXUG69XDMyB0xRH6r4_5-IGYWQEJSwJp0bHE-IVhpUqMehE4hSB_FpLLk/w639-h425/Bittern%205th%20Oct%202023.Jack%20Hood.a.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="4841" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwZ0ZvJhHbn1kZ6hI3JB_yGh99rjrK2ifTbxaxSDLywDaiwzGVLvkiA2sq8FoJZpcVcdaiL7R1bGy8BWnSE0-0QPajztugxj9woyfHmlfkCLOeXAmnK_wkPBBg2SsIWh-w4QtZaNhjNr4wLbKUO_YbKtHUhd9sEV5KQjx1pntg5aOCbGUXQqvMs8wbPo/w620-h443/Snipe%205th%20Oct%202023.b.%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snipe, 5th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrEaDqPy85H_zslRN8lvE_7nvoAKzXpiFVA5gfy85dRRmHALxEedY8Dlt-aJ2MwzQli1xUkb7NGjwp_rHBDnZyoYRekaLFJRJhxRbR4g6SkOSZBxks07nO397e6FQj3BLCYfYxFYl_O6QC4NDVQfLK6s3Bgg92R20Tk5x-S38CnxZX9yOuaeqYgGFJYg/s4901/Snipe%205th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="4901" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrEaDqPy85H_zslRN8lvE_7nvoAKzXpiFVA5gfy85dRRmHALxEedY8Dlt-aJ2MwzQli1xUkb7NGjwp_rHBDnZyoYRekaLFJRJhxRbR4g6SkOSZBxks07nO397e6FQj3BLCYfYxFYl_O6QC4NDVQfLK6s3Bgg92R20Tk5x-S38CnxZX9yOuaeqYgGFJYg/w624-h446/Snipe%205th%20Oct%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snipe, 5th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5V0KqGuKi4LmN0HiBVF0H8DF1CzsdE991JQXxJilX5CUH4l7yMdiyJ3JX9hBn4qlpGuR6zOJVnO2MWLxZkqc1ue51rIsBpW10ePfF4C41XnIJLIjhlVK3Q7Q_BpuK6wxeRyfaE0oEfDV3ZKVgHlyYLSdPBgbJLUUtVeyWM8YJ62krdWfQ53FkcJWzuE/s3208/Stonechat%205th%20Oct%202023.b.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="3208" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5V0KqGuKi4LmN0HiBVF0H8DF1CzsdE991JQXxJilX5CUH4l7yMdiyJ3JX9hBn4qlpGuR6zOJVnO2MWLxZkqc1ue51rIsBpW10ePfF4C41XnIJLIjhlVK3Q7Q_BpuK6wxeRyfaE0oEfDV3ZKVgHlyYLSdPBgbJLUUtVeyWM8YJ62krdWfQ53FkcJWzuE/w618-h441/Stonechat%205th%20Oct%202023.b.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stonechat, 5th October 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLJ8FykZNRR0dOr-96sPV-mopBwsrDCGPsxfknSrD9EAOR8K-emonSmjuBiDyrLdXVQUVZHqgMQYFZOXnhs-5phlPexjqc4ODcFu_PprX5Vi8pjPLfy_ik6ViKh4mOLgf6uopDSoBVwwBKuyPjeAmBpcy9k6cItjmBEmWk7gEukEDXHcobLm4dm8n9Jk/s3181/Stonechat.5th%20Oct%202023.a.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3181" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLJ8FykZNRR0dOr-96sPV-mopBwsrDCGPsxfknSrD9EAOR8K-emonSmjuBiDyrLdXVQUVZHqgMQYFZOXnhs-5phlPexjqc4ODcFu_PprX5Vi8pjPLfy_ik6ViKh4mOLgf6uopDSoBVwwBKuyPjeAmBpcy9k6cItjmBEmWk7gEukEDXHcobLm4dm8n9Jk/w628-h448/Stonechat.5th%20Oct%202023.a.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snipe, 5th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0HPwRmWbusORCg01hu9EG4oEndFih0m5LM67JjQGt5OXEaqY3O1BSHwCAnSMeomUB-q6WMvsDUp9FX09b6085jGD7lSa_mFKNsXvWmxWJnr8yk4aR3bzFKGlsCZMHbsIDK58qL256lP50VCrfHBGOMfFBFWX4Jha3MaIhY-xsmOP-L3t_OVk9aBpEtU/s1000/Waterv%20Rail%205th%20Oct%202023%20Tom%20Baker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0HPwRmWbusORCg01hu9EG4oEndFih0m5LM67JjQGt5OXEaqY3O1BSHwCAnSMeomUB-q6WMvsDUp9FX09b6085jGD7lSa_mFKNsXvWmxWJnr8yk4aR3bzFKGlsCZMHbsIDK58qL256lP50VCrfHBGOMfFBFWX4Jha3MaIhY-xsmOP-L3t_OVk9aBpEtU/w627-h415/Waterv%20Rail%205th%20Oct%202023%20Tom%20Baker.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Water Rail, 5th October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b><p><b>October 4th.</b> Increasing south-westerly wind.</p><p> A large flock of Pink-footed Geese lifted off from Croftmarsh early morning. An 'eared owl' sp was over East Dunes at dawn. A massive day for visible migration with thousands of passerines moving low south in big flocks. Well represented were Goldfinch, Linnet, Siskin, Redpoll, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit, and Reed Bunting with increased numbers of Chaffinch and Skylark giving more of a late autumn feel. However, some good flocks of House Martin were departing with smaller numbers of Swallow. Birds of prey on the move included 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel and a Merlin. A good variety of species were caught up ion the movement with the highlights being 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, single <b>Lapland Bunting, Woodlark</b> and Crossbill. A <b>Cattle Egret </b>was on Jackson's Marsh, 5 Stonechat were around Rock Ridge with another 2 on the Freshwater Marsh and 6 on the Outer Dunes and there were 2 Wheatear on the beach. </p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 31 new birds: a Wren, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 11 Blackcap, a Robin, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Dunnock and a Song Thrush; and 3 retraps: a Blackcap, a Dunnock and a Blue Tit.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, yielded 39 new birds: 17 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 4 Goldcrest, 8 Blackcap, 2 Robin, a Goldfinch, a Reed Warbler, 2 Blue Tit, a Chaffinch and a Great Tit; and 2 retraps: a Long-tailed Tit and a Goldcrest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_Ud-zDZU9xbbZITb0DNpNF8SKxXbab4ebAT_XaajFH-3TGclfNe00bajrjk6Hhfnc_5PYVYAYbzixMpr7vE39CAdd0xx_Kqr2davZ5Ui419lFOV9mHl388OEyPMSFePpwAw6T8VcYRj-hIJmWaTkC5k4z208F0FA1st2A-1S549DclHc5XciPqDhVXk/s1533/stoner%20jack%20hood%20on%204th%20oct.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1533" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_Ud-zDZU9xbbZITb0DNpNF8SKxXbab4ebAT_XaajFH-3TGclfNe00bajrjk6Hhfnc_5PYVYAYbzixMpr7vE39CAdd0xx_Kqr2davZ5Ui419lFOV9mHl388OEyPMSFePpwAw6T8VcYRj-hIJmWaTkC5k4z208F0FA1st2A-1S549DclHc5XciPqDhVXk/w640-h426/stoner%20jack%20hood%20on%204th%20oct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stonechat, 4th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz3rqKpLJZkOHstzcX2Qbchk6ji8lWgRy0dj50eqAdCtXI2TtNhnkHLnIyaDRigfZxShusQyODLA0MnJPRHwUZLwyVQVOQjkvJqyTrcW8hZyHSqGXXDLfRdYJu-RaldQfydRHba-B6J_MX76ZF0opjzFI2YfBuLneCqwFnR30wwE8Mz2E_PxiKjZ8p0I/s4896/4th%20Oct%20Caroline.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz3rqKpLJZkOHstzcX2Qbchk6ji8lWgRy0dj50eqAdCtXI2TtNhnkHLnIyaDRigfZxShusQyODLA0MnJPRHwUZLwyVQVOQjkvJqyTrcW8hZyHSqGXXDLfRdYJu-RaldQfydRHba-B6J_MX76ZF0opjzFI2YfBuLneCqwFnR30wwE8Mz2E_PxiKjZ8p0I/w633-h474/4th%20Oct%20Caroline.JPG" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stonechat, 4th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Caroline Sedgely</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz4BYCdcqYTPjoAo2606GRSu6Qc4z3br8ohVDpQTncuByLzvZ_alC9uEeEqRdCmwoGNfMJef0wp5zJ6eH4iU1_WOiNfmy6Kx7QAKuP6oDRcf7aybY1bATK18guAmpjj_cCP-o0GjpNrHAn7cRsRHqRfAxTTGbFjO17JTn81L8CvtX27jWr4igAMl6RqQ/s3968/Shaggy%20Ink%20Cap%204th%20Oct%202023.Caroline%20Sedgely.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz4BYCdcqYTPjoAo2606GRSu6Qc4z3br8ohVDpQTncuByLzvZ_alC9uEeEqRdCmwoGNfMJef0wp5zJ6eH4iU1_WOiNfmy6Kx7QAKuP6oDRcf7aybY1bATK18guAmpjj_cCP-o0GjpNrHAn7cRsRHqRfAxTTGbFjO17JTn81L8CvtX27jWr4igAMl6RqQ/w373-h497/Shaggy%20Ink%20Cap%204th%20Oct%202023.Caroline%20Sedgely.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shaggy Ink Cap, 4th October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Caroline Sedgely</b></div></b><p><b>October 3rd.</b> Rain until early morning.</p><p> Just a 45 minute recce from Mill Hill this morning after the rain had eased sufficiently. Plenty of Pipits and Finches were on the move even in light rain with 1230 Meadow Pipit, 750 Goldfinch and 610 Linnet just in that time. Offshore highlights were a <b>Pomarine Skua</b> north and 5 Red-breasted Merganser south. The <b>Bittern</b> was seen again on Jackson's Marsh, where a Great White Egret remained. 11 Stonechats and a Whinchat were also recorded.</p><p> A rain-delayed ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, provided 63 new birds: 34 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, a Wren, a Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, a Reed Warbler, a Goldfinch, 19 Blackcap and a Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngMkqL8TYDDVQcOidVFyQbCv1tYiHY-LYDGoYbxo7wkwxSPp6ZXeOYyYqrWv1OZk4LGhRPGkYD1FjYFqg8maLCjczHs6oS4EAPrpTMx0nTTtXdkYMJLbJCp1WkiSD0nSx7Jq9vojuhPEauaBXYholpncxXiG91V3Qan86cKOJoesxSkA6uqjoZC26DAA/s1359/jack%203rd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1359" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngMkqL8TYDDVQcOidVFyQbCv1tYiHY-LYDGoYbxo7wkwxSPp6ZXeOYyYqrWv1OZk4LGhRPGkYD1FjYFqg8maLCjczHs6oS4EAPrpTMx0nTTtXdkYMJLbJCp1WkiSD0nSx7Jq9vojuhPEauaBXYholpncxXiG91V3Qan86cKOJoesxSkA6uqjoZC26DAA/w627-h417/jack%203rd.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bittern, 3rd October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZh41SBNBJgJ01PYwdV91pDMYS-NQhiPEHNJ2cTfV0QN3jinKJje5oooWdj3kp727zO3y9LBrMYWE4Eouej84pdKDYWXuNeJOIHUkX1pCLQZrKWLXYoF8AI8mYJ22z-4oFf_P1Q1umysikH38j2JA62YEk0dH_ug923odufv2eZ6z3_xUuKkAtaAQkzBo/s1143/3rd%20Oct%20stonersJim1230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="1143" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZh41SBNBJgJ01PYwdV91pDMYS-NQhiPEHNJ2cTfV0QN3jinKJje5oooWdj3kp727zO3y9LBrMYWE4Eouej84pdKDYWXuNeJOIHUkX1pCLQZrKWLXYoF8AI8mYJ22z-4oFf_P1Q1umysikH38j2JA62YEk0dH_ug923odufv2eZ6z3_xUuKkAtaAQkzBo/w621-h280/3rd%20Oct%20stonersJim1230.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stonechats, 3rd October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jim Shaw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSc2d7Csr2utXsVUB5G5rolORjBQJgjaVehlOKH2t2NdonNoASqhck4jVnAItamaBxjm1_jBIQQbcIm6o8bBwOcgYA7ZHVw92Zz4_pz9qF4mtk1-O7eG1FhC0lzwMjLuiq4t5N5gtU382ANcZGpmAMPLr4sThifJR5-9INj3Fentbz_lI0y3oIlH3RQk/s598/whin3rd%20Jim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="598" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSc2d7Csr2utXsVUB5G5rolORjBQJgjaVehlOKH2t2NdonNoASqhck4jVnAItamaBxjm1_jBIQQbcIm6o8bBwOcgYA7ZHVw92Zz4_pz9qF4mtk1-O7eG1FhC0lzwMjLuiq4t5N5gtU382ANcZGpmAMPLr4sThifJR5-9INj3Fentbz_lI0y3oIlH3RQk/w620-h370/whin3rd%20Jim.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whinchat, 3rd October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jim Shaw</div></div></b><p><b>October 2nd.</b> Another quite warm morning with a pretty high morning tide.</p><p> A large flock of Pink-footed Geese lifted off from Croftmarsh early morning. The morning wader roost involved some of the largest ever counts of <b>Bar-tailed Godwit 8000</b> and <b>Grey Plover 7000</b> along with 80,000 Knot, 9000 Oystercatcher, 10,000 Dunlin and 880 Curlew. Robins, Chiffchaffs and Goldcrests continue to increase in number, particularly Goldcrests with nearly 100 on the Reserve today. Late summer migrants included a Spotted Flycatcher trapped at Aylmer Avenue, a Sedge Warbler trapped in East Dunes and a Swift. Along with building numbers of Pink-footed Geese, Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler and Pintail, winter wildfowl included a Whooper Swan in off the sea and a Scaup south offshore. 37 Ruff on Tennyson's Sands was a good count. An Osprey was over the west side mid-morning and may have been the bird reported on local farmland recently.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 53 new birds: 19 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Wren, 8 Blackcap, 5 Reed Bunting, a Linnet, 3 Lesser Redpoll, a Blue Tit, a Sedge Warbler, 2 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch and 2 Song Thrush; and 5 retraps: 2 Blackcap, a Great Tit, a Chiffchaff and a Dunnock.</p><p> A longer ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, produced 113 new birds: 16 Chiffchaff, 54 Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, a Wren, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Blackcap, 9 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Chaffinch, a Lesser Redpoll, 2 Robin, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Dunnock and a Song Thrush; and 6 retraps: a Wren, a Robin, a Goldcrest, 2 Great Tit and a Long-tailed Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkBV6hRB8YNbU_19bJJbSMjHMLgljfHeTNuRqIGklsM-h1j2e2lo7aNI_SAU5vRTcrMcvII-VrhzZ7Nm0YcUjO7ET6OP0BmGEWp2dw3f8agCoqO2BislxNoxlivRj57qdEzAZAIOud31XdGn21gzR_VAHPgL8PjgD_giuP9P07nANz9HjINdT1wwUKMg/s2064/2nd%20oct%20jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2064" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkBV6hRB8YNbU_19bJJbSMjHMLgljfHeTNuRqIGklsM-h1j2e2lo7aNI_SAU5vRTcrMcvII-VrhzZ7Nm0YcUjO7ET6OP0BmGEWp2dw3f8agCoqO2BislxNoxlivRj57qdEzAZAIOud31XdGn21gzR_VAHPgL8PjgD_giuP9P07nANz9HjINdT1wwUKMg/w669-h445/2nd%20oct%20jack.jpg" width="669" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Snipe, 2nd October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2HOZUMsvVo3lsBAgvPtthn5wlNAys4lqfmhdKsr4m1bMkv7OceCFRCj9TGmrbIZKUZgUFEzdeIaW1sfAfh-6EUryUPVihS85ndxxfyOfKEtppKjAP5GP1BrzsIhecYxyniHa92GRstNB4sHxcc6iKppaD5EbuYQmJHuAwxbL014OklkjDNMUJwBCsnU/s2193/2nd%20jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2193" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2HOZUMsvVo3lsBAgvPtthn5wlNAys4lqfmhdKsr4m1bMkv7OceCFRCj9TGmrbIZKUZgUFEzdeIaW1sfAfh-6EUryUPVihS85ndxxfyOfKEtppKjAP5GP1BrzsIhecYxyniHa92GRstNB4sHxcc6iKppaD5EbuYQmJHuAwxbL014OklkjDNMUJwBCsnU/w646-h430/2nd%20jack.jpg" width="646" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret, 2nd October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlIuOpYQv6U5bKnD-TS4P_-JvIGJhU-9QHefSxwoLQee8KjcU6Bqa-UVvbRGNDK6eKJVUhUCdKqAHDwD422IHU0meFx2nbO3kfWYW_MQ5UxoiBVCf3cY1BlGudaUl4HJu0t1pECfq9Zhe5gpvjWmSJWkG_U0wutdCequKSgiid-v1A2Joxv8HeSpx-CM/s978/IMG-2WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="978" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlIuOpYQv6U5bKnD-TS4P_-JvIGJhU-9QHefSxwoLQee8KjcU6Bqa-UVvbRGNDK6eKJVUhUCdKqAHDwD422IHU0meFx2nbO3kfWYW_MQ5UxoiBVCf3cY1BlGudaUl4HJu0t1pECfq9Zhe5gpvjWmSJWkG_U0wutdCequKSgiid-v1A2Joxv8HeSpx-CM/w633-h425/IMG-2WA0003.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Grass Snake, 2nd October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ciara Finn</b></div></b><p><b>October 1st.</b> A warm and overcast morning with another pretty high morning tide, bringing large numbers of waders up to the roost again. In addition to the minimum of 60,000 Knot, there was an increase of Bar-tailed Godwits - up to 5800. After the tide had dropped and most of the waders had departed (as well as most of the counters!), a residual flock of Ringed Plovers remained on the beach and closer inspection of the flock revealed the presence of the Reserve's 2nd ever <b>Buff-breasted Sandpiper!</b></p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 21 new birds: a Wren, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, a Blue Tit, a Robin and a Linnet; and a retrap Goldcrest.</p><p> A longer ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, resulted in 41 new birds: a Chiffchaff, 12 Goldcrest, 14 Blackcap, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, 5 Great Tit; and 7 retraps: 2 Goldcrest, a Wren, 2 Blue Tit, a Robin and a Great Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfGx6hoRMkbf4e2wwNvSnVtlL-eBZUM08sJIW9fhn5xu1a2nMQYqlhWd87kMfvZdduykG2ff2LtEtOVREcPTAbFIHD97cGCkDXJutSCf2Vvwk27G8PjnTKZoCmFcovEuT1hlhG_pUokF5ohYNyWvdGZ7VzRv1zn_cY8E9FG8OC_Zur9MT8rTHRcfAS_g/s4032/IMG_6019%20(002).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhO5eCyC5sTbZMS9Z7LZNjYvoZER1HEF10sTNPecIKHCahTUjUkrfPeavV514zzvueK6MV4IWeauyG36R2lzHV1FWi22MJUNHQIgBB7nWL5dAPCMn0bpzbyj8-Wh8dloJ2mk6PW-tVbFFp9N6irOKdx7jY4NgOL5F1Nv7VOUkGCtPoqb2LXiXs-Pcib4/s2569/IMG_6031%20(002).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2569" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhO5eCyC5sTbZMS9Z7LZNjYvoZER1HEF10sTNPecIKHCahTUjUkrfPeavV514zzvueK6MV4IWeauyG36R2lzHV1FWi22MJUNHQIgBB7nWL5dAPCMn0bpzbyj8-Wh8dloJ2mk6PW-tVbFFp9N6irOKdx7jY4NgOL5F1Nv7VOUkGCtPoqb2LXiXs-Pcib4/w623-h461/IMG_6031%20(002).JPG" width="623" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1st October 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcMbO-nUYHZkxz-kp8F_Z6TRGYIBh0ZsQuDK8s5ZJKPcp6imhmATgXXrcmM6P-Uijll1HmDzVVC7hlK-Yw9xSljuGdu3On1eZ0YQLm0Qn4azwX2u94d0C8dWFCcqc86MAfnsJm1oOa4T3mtQD7oMk-JeGBzGnjEPuoPQUtCcRjVxz53f7Ir2rfAfmyiQ/s4032/Sanderling%20Oct%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcMbO-nUYHZkxz-kp8F_Z6TRGYIBh0ZsQuDK8s5ZJKPcp6imhmATgXXrcmM6P-Uijll1HmDzVVC7hlK-Yw9xSljuGdu3On1eZ0YQLm0Qn4azwX2u94d0C8dWFCcqc86MAfnsJm1oOa4T3mtQD7oMk-JeGBzGnjEPuoPQUtCcRjVxz53f7Ir2rfAfmyiQ/w616-h463/Sanderling%20Oct%202023.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sanderling, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4ozNWOuq-UXemUBYej2inn0wx8LzQx3J5L7DED2IiVX0vad_E4k_a8Lq-P3C7Xo1-FAQEpQ5eWBci57KawvTro7Ljatg0K5CI-3oMwnjV-yWAoraLfpdBITQw0qAK2QbqsQhWO0N3tglpHMsulVCAxV3W9JtU8NKbVUr9NNy_i-vo0yJCA-NFE2VZtg/s3291/p%20nealke.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="3291" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4ozNWOuq-UXemUBYej2inn0wx8LzQx3J5L7DED2IiVX0vad_E4k_a8Lq-P3C7Xo1-FAQEpQ5eWBci57KawvTro7Ljatg0K5CI-3oMwnjV-yWAoraLfpdBITQw0qAK2QbqsQhWO0N3tglpHMsulVCAxV3W9JtU8NKbVUr9NNy_i-vo0yJCA-NFE2VZtg/w618-h442/p%20nealke.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoonbill, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4iNEw9OKjw6cIM0oiDbN7DAOXTodBJBOenw7hmJNrMmTM6_UmeZDiszaArT4Oq2ioZoEYZTeA-1qb844Rzx8vM53qIkLU6E_Kyu2DUs6KIV-khyphenhyphenzOH5FFP1ZwtKR4zOBVtcUXRw4_EcXatUli39PJC8Qi6WsmJql1iJBghbXPiSexiQerSE9ZPsSx1s/s2678/1st%20October%20Jack%20Hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="2678" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4iNEw9OKjw6cIM0oiDbN7DAOXTodBJBOenw7hmJNrMmTM6_UmeZDiszaArT4Oq2ioZoEYZTeA-1qb844Rzx8vM53qIkLU6E_Kyu2DUs6KIV-khyphenhyphenzOH5FFP1ZwtKR4zOBVtcUXRw4_EcXatUli39PJC8Qi6WsmJql1iJBghbXPiSexiQerSE9ZPsSx1s/w614-h408/1st%20October%20Jack%20Hood.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Egret, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpjKy43z_5u7hmdi9dhGON2TPawknP8X7WAfjRM3okE7bzPfT_8Eq7RbELTgZORoQQTcdc_JgG7857dqded9dDL3eXR4XUpp4yMHasmdtOFVRuySeISF3BZUKXrxEaXnr1BUulzn2HJomghDNVNeLzKNqyPYZ_zQqKrkzftKXVVWNd3HkSxEt9DAhGBA/s2810/1st%20Octnn%20Jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2810" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpjKy43z_5u7hmdi9dhGON2TPawknP8X7WAfjRM3okE7bzPfT_8Eq7RbELTgZORoQQTcdc_JgG7857dqded9dDL3eXR4XUpp4yMHasmdtOFVRuySeISF3BZUKXrxEaXnr1BUulzn2HJomghDNVNeLzKNqyPYZ_zQqKrkzftKXVVWNd3HkSxEt9DAhGBA/w490-h485/1st%20Octnn%20Jack.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifcLcfYuGaJSkIwg3jEZ1n1Za6EBbNf-oiz9pHPOpr4k6TFJNE4CmCRfR76KANh5dTApsM81s-jhU20JyXiuopvtAW3Wstu_6DBPvPbrrfURUxUQ8zSlM3GRJFkit6Yc91H1nr7s-NKa0oQo_1k0V6lTnPybP7dmZ12CHsS9x63D49y0kt7zbUYltXMM/s3188/green%20paul%20neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="3188" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifcLcfYuGaJSkIwg3jEZ1n1Za6EBbNf-oiz9pHPOpr4k6TFJNE4CmCRfR76KANh5dTApsM81s-jhU20JyXiuopvtAW3Wstu_6DBPvPbrrfURUxUQ8zSlM3GRJFkit6Yc91H1nr7s-NKa0oQo_1k0V6lTnPybP7dmZ12CHsS9x63D49y0kt7zbUYltXMM/w602-h431/green%20paul%20neale.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenshank, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo -Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDfPoBs7H8F9h2K4w-Qrl_UENMAtCIMcAzsy3HG9a1rHrC9adO1KphvAh3PoyN2RfsR4KJpBpUSUipVk3nybzdlfKlQybdFxaLwqTptt5zjEw-l4ofGQxa9UJgOag2RhjlMPIhLb4JB1UTEOJcxkTt_wLlS3Mq0g0-UVweVwfG3cq-UtWQ6KkH7mgSXc/s4032/IMG_2989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDfPoBs7H8F9h2K4w-Qrl_UENMAtCIMcAzsy3HG9a1rHrC9adO1KphvAh3PoyN2RfsR4KJpBpUSUipVk3nybzdlfKlQybdFxaLwqTptt5zjEw-l4ofGQxa9UJgOag2RhjlMPIhLb4JB1UTEOJcxkTt_wLlS3Mq0g0-UVweVwfG3cq-UtWQ6KkH7mgSXc/w603-h452/IMG_2989.JPG" width="603" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roosting waders, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83R5fOz91QA6JlozcXEdrufNTp2TfoApNXjpt26jJppsCiHd9NsTfi1QsQ-ZltmEvpkU87mB9Kb4opYAkWxtEhMTnos-DSeajciYmTH-WMHXYe9qJ4VrmZ8MFUXYJoq47j8Kec3l6vS682Ju3bT7T1FewFOjSyAwIR4xiVkglbgWhnkJyKXQ5VCV2Qww/s3240/paul%20n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="3240" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83R5fOz91QA6JlozcXEdrufNTp2TfoApNXjpt26jJppsCiHd9NsTfi1QsQ-ZltmEvpkU87mB9Kb4opYAkWxtEhMTnos-DSeajciYmTH-WMHXYe9qJ4VrmZ8MFUXYJoq47j8Kec3l6vS682Ju3bT7T1FewFOjSyAwIR4xiVkglbgWhnkJyKXQ5VCV2Qww/w599-h429/paul%20n.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stonechat, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZQNTXdP0J_uRZM2OagAXaPmPTaPOSIO9LpsD1-IsM9AZHfy1rEhdO-KT5EjnRvbmpunQn0yYh6o2nvoEoq6nWbA_iFz78sf-pRANFKgGtR_VqqXp_K_ijLr7wS2pz7g3kGWu0mDygCgbaHovbc9cRJB3qP_sjM5V6rq-7i3p8P89pEAvExke1VmzqKI/s3024/Mallow%20011023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="3024" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZQNTXdP0J_uRZM2OagAXaPmPTaPOSIO9LpsD1-IsM9AZHfy1rEhdO-KT5EjnRvbmpunQn0yYh6o2nvoEoq6nWbA_iFz78sf-pRANFKgGtR_VqqXp_K_ijLr7wS2pz7g3kGWu0mDygCgbaHovbc9cRJB3qP_sjM5V6rq-7i3p8P89pEAvExke1VmzqKI/w597-h425/Mallow%20011023.JPG" width="597" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Mallow, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlQ1h7ga_SGdf3PPvE50l45tYlC683F56-QNxoFz0ldg9LYU2hnITdZGsXnhuSYJQculWkDRBbTe9OfulW-PE6Zp0XxsfWDOVfZfzO4IFMF9n3a68BoXE5exbYWupGvYwBn3rScUcu7GfJfyNN0mXQQJGilc62VyA3m628Fu_HTRL1Yy8BJXg6sKBMD4/s3024/Feathered%20Thorn%20011023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="3024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlQ1h7ga_SGdf3PPvE50l45tYlC683F56-QNxoFz0ldg9LYU2hnITdZGsXnhuSYJQculWkDRBbTe9OfulW-PE6Zp0XxsfWDOVfZfzO4IFMF9n3a68BoXE5exbYWupGvYwBn3rScUcu7GfJfyNN0mXQQJGilc62VyA3m628Fu_HTRL1Yy8BJXg6sKBMD4/w591-h512/Feathered%20Thorn%20011023.JPG" width="591" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Feathered Thorn, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_8-Jh5AlAylP5OcwHwidgfZyWaHk_3cg1SWqPUtwZb5MGF7Cp07y5Kr_ZxdhzzYwl0mZEq63zl3Hy7rW-VOz9sucJUl4iqLHIFADQmti29y7QmkVfU9fdzxnUaNHjBGIQfpecrt0vacVqWYbnc7O7dT93blARUXQ01QG4eOru9FH4N5NDfVEhvCu1_U/s2668/Black%20Rustic%20011023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="2191" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_8-Jh5AlAylP5OcwHwidgfZyWaHk_3cg1SWqPUtwZb5MGF7Cp07y5Kr_ZxdhzzYwl0mZEq63zl3Hy7rW-VOz9sucJUl4iqLHIFADQmti29y7QmkVfU9fdzxnUaNHjBGIQfpecrt0vacVqWYbnc7O7dT93blARUXQ01QG4eOru9FH4N5NDfVEhvCu1_U/w427-h520/Black%20Rustic%20011023.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Rustic, 1st October 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></div></b></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-66677724757816275712023-09-21T09:48:00.043+01:002023-10-08T04:08:13.137+01:00Late September 2023<p><b>September 30th.</b> A bright, sunny morning, with a very high morning tide. Most attention was focused on the wader roost for the first few hours of the day. Knot were well represented with c60,000, There were 4200 Oystercatchers, 3000 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3000 Grey Plover and 15000 small waders - Sanderling/Dunlin. The flooded marshes attracted some 15000 feeding Black-headed Gulls, offshore, 2 Manx Shearwater went south and on the beach were 11 Wheatear. <b>2 Cattle Egret</b> were on Jackson's Marsh and the first redwing of the autumn arrived and was ringed.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 11 new birds: a Wren, 6 Blackcap, a Robin, a Reed Warbler, a Dunnock and a Song Thrush; and a retrap Dunnock.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, by Christine Flint and Carole Lunn, provided 42 new birds: 11 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, a Chiffchaff, a Reed Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Siskin, a Dunnock, a Redwing and a Blackbird; and 5 retraps: 2 Goldcrest,, 2 Robin and a Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ1q0RIqrvrk_r3uY9_7WOew77bYO3usJNpxeWfQyJoUh9T9YUuxLWeK2wdnp18RYJA1WA2V8X9BYtiK2tce7BWpztMVo_PbUDS3w60hlYX5v3vIzFwv1CCi8o5JaBCM096gLgT1FH-7QyXWuUm05SpVrrw2986QPvjgE4rr96PpWv67-yf10VwPEhiw/s5183/Goldcrest%2030th%20Sept%202023.%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3702" data-original-width="5183" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ1q0RIqrvrk_r3uY9_7WOew77bYO3usJNpxeWfQyJoUh9T9YUuxLWeK2wdnp18RYJA1WA2V8X9BYtiK2tce7BWpztMVo_PbUDS3w60hlYX5v3vIzFwv1CCi8o5JaBCM096gLgT1FH-7QyXWuUm05SpVrrw2986QPvjgE4rr96PpWv67-yf10VwPEhiw/w633-h452/Goldcrest%2030th%20Sept%202023.%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldcrest, 30th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxJVopjUSDImToI2JlcLiT2HObgYFrukp8yEOhfFQ2izeNQri4-GxvZKGV4_G7pQ7r3Ca9Nr3T_RadEGgr01bNe3OdsX0_oGUar6joBZMBz4aiBPpOxwhO8ciOG3MVFdhCNglhzs0t1upDgLRSpcHDZlKxchcfwaooF8MEEI08YaKJEtmJDCaaFP1GBo/s3449/Goldcrest.B.%2030th%20Septe%202023.Paul%20neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3449" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxJVopjUSDImToI2JlcLiT2HObgYFrukp8yEOhfFQ2izeNQri4-GxvZKGV4_G7pQ7r3Ca9Nr3T_RadEGgr01bNe3OdsX0_oGUar6joBZMBz4aiBPpOxwhO8ciOG3MVFdhCNglhzs0t1upDgLRSpcHDZlKxchcfwaooF8MEEI08YaKJEtmJDCaaFP1GBo/w630-h451/Goldcrest.B.%2030th%20Septe%202023.Paul%20neale.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldcrest, 30th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mVyb6pY4Sy-2o9BA-UWGW9DPGJSrAdS_zkaL32X98VeMEXs87szbhrGJuGico6GTFWtMehImiOl0zLmXz6nUHVHVAEIeAOFv8dxrGd-I71h4hTR2PNp_0msPItVl_oubOluJgRBwWMeFcGqg7VylMm8um8vd2NnncEDsimFBO3gQeJV_9SGyChFr_zY/s3804/Pink-footed%20Goose%2030th%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="3804" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mVyb6pY4Sy-2o9BA-UWGW9DPGJSrAdS_zkaL32X98VeMEXs87szbhrGJuGico6GTFWtMehImiOl0zLmXz6nUHVHVAEIeAOFv8dxrGd-I71h4hTR2PNp_0msPItVl_oubOluJgRBwWMeFcGqg7VylMm8um8vd2NnncEDsimFBO3gQeJV_9SGyChFr_zY/w630-h451/Pink-footed%20Goose%2030th%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pink-footed Goose, 30th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuU0UX8BqCCcuLnqVRlFRsGsxqmXKsjYW-kYiugAcWN2-3WPEJZSzxf7ciwqr4Sc3p0wgY22SCb7RAoE2xDr93IxkZHfgnFRibTJS2x0GnyPPZAbUGN_nhzf1daX9kQMWregbsuNMXAkb-3afJc_8Znimzxt75gBpHt7toMCCq25AEgiehMscNcZbFDE/s1854/ruff%20jack%2030th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1854" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuU0UX8BqCCcuLnqVRlFRsGsxqmXKsjYW-kYiugAcWN2-3WPEJZSzxf7ciwqr4Sc3p0wgY22SCb7RAoE2xDr93IxkZHfgnFRibTJS2x0GnyPPZAbUGN_nhzf1daX9kQMWregbsuNMXAkb-3afJc_8Znimzxt75gBpHt7toMCCq25AEgiehMscNcZbFDE/w623-h414/ruff%20jack%2030th.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ruff, 30th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-TRtFZxIzwC6bExco5YgxfszOQFFtUNiFrdvGCaDIcJbdOqZIoIQgQpxCD7KatT2WhVoW7ykIInb7gjMhkMg-LgrkSwR55QqwTdu5hlUYW9Q8IFU_omg6fnomqeyxJaWeImBSSkl5jUiVSN-sbbX1SIyXfZOHCH9czQoArzsuhnCF0m4HP98ySK221c/s599/RP%20jacl%2030th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-TRtFZxIzwC6bExco5YgxfszOQFFtUNiFrdvGCaDIcJbdOqZIoIQgQpxCD7KatT2WhVoW7ykIInb7gjMhkMg-LgrkSwR55QqwTdu5hlUYW9Q8IFU_omg6fnomqeyxJaWeImBSSkl5jUiVSN-sbbX1SIyXfZOHCH9czQoArzsuhnCF0m4HP98ySK221c/w618-h411/RP%20jacl%2030th.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ringed Plover, 30th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-RME6OWaaZJdr5xfGmBywd7d_ECa0dtXJ5XkXOL7mxWIYaqfphbt8lbBJxadwEAUtPMJqFrbdO98T65Bvt7rJspW40fXqZSu97KdJTOR0J8gJnh6WFmRXl4TXJsBx6A4bKN4LE4_rCjp0VfZ4foNR2dBVs-RInTPLymnlxBIoFldiB4nQWscMDh8ddw/s1811/Juv%20LP%202%20TS.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="1811" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-RME6OWaaZJdr5xfGmBywd7d_ECa0dtXJ5XkXOL7mxWIYaqfphbt8lbBJxadwEAUtPMJqFrbdO98T65Bvt7rJspW40fXqZSu97KdJTOR0J8gJnh6WFmRXl4TXJsBx6A4bKN4LE4_rCjp0VfZ4foNR2dBVs-RInTPLymnlxBIoFldiB4nQWscMDh8ddw/w616-h392/Juv%20LP%202%20TS.NAL.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Ringed Plover, 30th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0pmtcGHbmvudJMhmQf6nB4b35Zod-2VOjqnJK5oc5l-dq-EJQSfDlk6SMCmLsssH-kcfR1Ls8Y_upa3vdndkbSo9vM94qthRwnJJHoQQwP8J4fq8WNlMmdGo4AHYQ6NZv6dwMm1-zQjh06qAO2nz7WowGr4I9didhIfKzL5bdYAB_b1r7ZxONqAQtaI/s1600/IMG-20230930-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="777" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0pmtcGHbmvudJMhmQf6nB4b35Zod-2VOjqnJK5oc5l-dq-EJQSfDlk6SMCmLsssH-kcfR1Ls8Y_upa3vdndkbSo9vM94qthRwnJJHoQQwP8J4fq8WNlMmdGo4AHYQ6NZv6dwMm1-zQjh06qAO2nz7WowGr4I9didhIfKzL5bdYAB_b1r7ZxONqAQtaI/w310-h640/IMG-20230930-WA0000.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Siskin, ringed 30 September 2023.<br />Photo - Christine Flint</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>September 29th.</b> Soggy start, gradually drying out with a westerly breeze.</p><p> Good numbers of Meadow Pipits and House Martins on the move again this morning with a further increase in Chaffinches, Skylarks and Reed Buntings amongst Swallows, Redpolls and Siskins heading south. In the dunes, an increase of Blackcap, Goldcrest and Robin was apparent. 60,000 waders came up to roost on the morning tide, but there was no significant sea-watch today. A single <b>Cattle Egret </b>was on Jackson's Marsh, a Great White Egret with a late Little Ringed Plover on Tennyson's Sands, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Mill Hill and a Mediterranean Gull was on the beach. An <b>Osprey</b> was over the Mere at 1pm. Large flocks of Pink-footed Geese came out of roost at dawn and there followed a few flocks heading out to Norfolk.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 18 new birds: a Wren, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Blackcap, a Reed Warbler, a Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, a Reed Bunting and a Dunnock; and 3 retraps: a Robin, a Blackcap and a Wren.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x6u4K09pyrqwIFSEc6nVT11R40c_ZLGguNtWHXr9M_GkYqeazJgswlRoLI7Ff0ro_Ay-LPae-bjQgUdLWMbCjR2xOrcnCtTUWQvjScxrroiIc7C0_7oNTX6FR7nxNZs3wpyXT-WbuzYXsl-P7WNr6SMMpJxmbi4nt8jT-NH78TUOIolegci70g-l1DU/s4162/Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="4162" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x6u4K09pyrqwIFSEc6nVT11R40c_ZLGguNtWHXr9M_GkYqeazJgswlRoLI7Ff0ro_Ay-LPae-bjQgUdLWMbCjR2xOrcnCtTUWQvjScxrroiIc7C0_7oNTX6FR7nxNZs3wpyXT-WbuzYXsl-P7WNr6SMMpJxmbi4nt8jT-NH78TUOIolegci70g-l1DU/w683-h489/Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="683" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Goldcrest, 29th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt72TKvTUL75mAM2ct2jTGDL8XlxiuaijucGkQA9T3_t8c47askPfeSt-Mzze89YlNofcBN2XVXKNZxQuXkTyNOa6-dDkyg-WBigb6dtEKjVmr1GkSOBsrarLOKqdlJcOTmziZSXRu5qGCEcmIe9gF7H-U7Pqzoi7pLS9sD2pgTMje_WzcKR98PF08nME/s2705/Paul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2705" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt72TKvTUL75mAM2ct2jTGDL8XlxiuaijucGkQA9T3_t8c47askPfeSt-Mzze89YlNofcBN2XVXKNZxQuXkTyNOa6-dDkyg-WBigb6dtEKjVmr1GkSOBsrarLOKqdlJcOTmziZSXRu5qGCEcmIe9gF7H-U7Pqzoi7pLS9sD2pgTMje_WzcKR98PF08nME/w631-h452/Paul.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 29th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUEhCN5a9PReWE3W9yl4eu1IbV5-x1jFz0TiYaT0_mxAKNickBsmxBhXigud98GDi_dJR7kqp3j3Q6j_pIi6JYSciKqG16O9IbKFbgyfDCQUKaU-LJaz3a25fwiN927AoooAeQmxMEPFYoY1a9O7RoOqVYcDP9dH5D0F29F8SCcQWtMIOa7JdLh8bPxc/s3239/Paul%20N.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="3239" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUEhCN5a9PReWE3W9yl4eu1IbV5-x1jFz0TiYaT0_mxAKNickBsmxBhXigud98GDi_dJR7kqp3j3Q6j_pIi6JYSciKqG16O9IbKFbgyfDCQUKaU-LJaz3a25fwiN927AoooAeQmxMEPFYoY1a9O7RoOqVYcDP9dH5D0F29F8SCcQWtMIOa7JdLh8bPxc/w626-h447/Paul%20N.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Tit, 29th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>September 28th.</b> Fairly strong south-westerly wind.</p><p> There was constant action over the sea with flocks of Teal and Wigeon arriving, Gannets, Auks and Red-throated Divers moving south with Sandwich Terns, a few Common Terns and Arctic Skuas. Yesterdays mystery shearwater came back south close inshore and revealed itself as a <b>Balearic Shearwater</b>. Then highlight of the three hour watch came in the form of a <b>Black Guillemot</b> that arrived from the north and headed south fairly close inshore after pausing twice on the sea for a few minutes. Fortunately, the Reserve's three main sea-watchers were assembled to witness this bird - the first here since 1966! Other highlights at sea were single <b>Pomarine Skua</b>, <b>Black Tern</b> and 3 Manx Shearwater south.</p><p>A constant passage of Meadow Pipits and Linnets was underway down the beach and outer dunes while House Martins passed in waves of up to 200.</p><p><b>September 27th.</b> A pleasant and warm day with a south easterly breeze developing through the afternoon and a rain shower later on.</p><p> Following the recent theme, the day started with a large movement of Pink-footed Geese leaving roost sites on the Wash, then a good passage of Pipits and Finches again with smaller numbers of Swallows. Good numbers of Gannets and Sandwich Terns were moving north offshore with a few Red-throated Divers and Arctic Skuas and an unidentified Shearwater. A presumed Ruddy Shelduck flew south with 2 Shelduck. A <b>Bittern</b> was seen on the Mere, a Great White Egret on Fenland Lagoon and a Cattle Egret on Jackson's Marsh. 22 Ruff was a good count, the <b>Firecrest </b>was seen near North Car Park and 2 Wheatear were around.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 17 new birds: 4 Wren, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Blackcap, a Goldfinch, a Reed Bunting, a Robin and a Reed Warbler; and 5 retraps: a Wren, 2 Robin and 2 Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfILfY3FDy0nhcV8qed6f7oKaXRqUoiwkdmOr52ytRHkwciZsi1sXvLiCExuqfQuPNKosmUZGeMcTcFU6W4XHpXApymskG7sh3mYShkbCEf6bg7HcBAWsvArxG5q1mhew3BRzZzK_CCo_nwTeBf-isL4AN6ZDycJB1iXfOj-CynOfszB5xBLzndi7AsX4/s6960/Wheatear%2027th%20SEpt%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4640" data-original-width="6960" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfILfY3FDy0nhcV8qed6f7oKaXRqUoiwkdmOr52ytRHkwciZsi1sXvLiCExuqfQuPNKosmUZGeMcTcFU6W4XHpXApymskG7sh3mYShkbCEf6bg7HcBAWsvArxG5q1mhew3BRzZzK_CCo_nwTeBf-isL4AN6ZDycJB1iXfOj-CynOfszB5xBLzndi7AsX4/w644-h428/Wheatear%2027th%20SEpt%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="644" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wheatear, 27th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8-LXKdsXtomSp1Zu6wjFdPwnzFbtQneWra4-iR8G9PBTv9yjNGhBVFXziFi_rMEBl5OveEBSRF5AP3_NHjueDUWZIwSt0YE3oNBGBCrZb26Y-NcA2b4gBXCXiM6KdDdNIYc-L2uyhtLKXSp6FQUEWGQTPLGmG6Ybv9CRQaozom-05afwYd4irt3gBA4/s3255/Greenshank%2027th%20SEpt%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="3255" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8-LXKdsXtomSp1Zu6wjFdPwnzFbtQneWra4-iR8G9PBTv9yjNGhBVFXziFi_rMEBl5OveEBSRF5AP3_NHjueDUWZIwSt0YE3oNBGBCrZb26Y-NcA2b4gBXCXiM6KdDdNIYc-L2uyhtLKXSp6FQUEWGQTPLGmG6Ybv9CRQaozom-05afwYd4irt3gBA4/w629-h450/Greenshank%2027th%20SEpt%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank, 27th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHBnrjvl4BsGmdPyvX3_wUHl2OyMqUIdfQdQw1L5549TpMsh8WHFe0-1pj56O7sSsJtaL90-0nYA9aJKorxRVGZ0jyWyiouTqvKtTIO4jQGtA53wvfrjdCzdeq6T8GQaObEYlKwf1-XHPhkLHbNk3L_swta9ehTjnGmbAE19OxH-vuKjJ-dN7X3aDhW0/s2627/Small%20Copper%20on%20ragwort%2027th%20Sept%202023.Rob%20Watson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="1970" height="669" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHBnrjvl4BsGmdPyvX3_wUHl2OyMqUIdfQdQw1L5549TpMsh8WHFe0-1pj56O7sSsJtaL90-0nYA9aJKorxRVGZ0jyWyiouTqvKtTIO4jQGtA53wvfrjdCzdeq6T8GQaObEYlKwf1-XHPhkLHbNk3L_swta9ehTjnGmbAE19OxH-vuKjJ-dN7X3aDhW0/w502-h669/Small%20Copper%20on%20ragwort%2027th%20Sept%202023.Rob%20Watson.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Small Copper, 27th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo Rob Watson</div></div></b><p><b>September 26th.</b> Increasing southerly wind, with brief rain mid morning and midday.</p><p> Over 700 Pink-footed Geese headed north-west from over the Wash. Busy again for visible migration with hundreds of Meadow Pipit, House Martin, Swallow, and Linnet with good numbers of Reed Bunting, Goldfinch, Siskin, Redpoll, Rock Pipit and Greenfinch. Also moving were a Crossbill and a late Swift. In the dunes, a slight increase of Robin, Chiffchaff and Goldcrest. A diverse feeding flock up the West Dunes contained several Blue and Great Tits, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, a Reed Warbler, 4 Goldcrest and the first <b>Firecrest</b> of the autumn. 6 Stonechat remained on the outer ridges.</p><p> Offshore, rafts of Auks could be seen, with a minimum of 70 Razorbills, Gannets and Sandwich Terns were passing south again with 2 Common Tern, an Arctic Tern and a Mediterranean Gull. Large numbers of large gulls were following the trawlers close inshore, including single Yellow-legged and Caspian Gulls.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Bethany McGuire, provided 11 new birds: 4 Goldcrest, a Chiffchaff, a Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, a Robin, a Reed Bunting and a Dunnock; and 3 retraps: a Dunnock, a Wren and a Blue Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyngeiAjggiPkzMSB3ibbkslcu1b3oxxDAyiu-lD1QAa7ha5xHkZPfyPDNpDN85r3WZ5JQKKDGhXHdAWxv6SA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Gulls following trawlers close inshore, 26th September 2023.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylzNHCievZmKKCVTCxPaVFGqlmjJYkD1xQ9G_Jj5G5FeOO_1Sh3fvgSJjO01PTyd1jTIrDhWMVkTqEytKibfXOKO3cJhM85KSTlbNs2TZruf85dNQn5ukZArZjkHH4gxwKa2nUpR8nhbI2ZRipf9gAelvj5yx97JiHEsuRAk9MFcrWKWJAzwmfRMYvMc/s3467/ste%20taylor%20GP.26.9.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3467" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylzNHCievZmKKCVTCxPaVFGqlmjJYkD1xQ9G_Jj5G5FeOO_1Sh3fvgSJjO01PTyd1jTIrDhWMVkTqEytKibfXOKO3cJhM85KSTlbNs2TZruf85dNQn5ukZArZjkHH4gxwKa2nUpR8nhbI2ZRipf9gAelvj5yx97JiHEsuRAk9MFcrWKWJAzwmfRMYvMc/w647-h430/ste%20taylor%20GP.26.9.23_00001_02.jpg" width="647" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Sandwich Terns, 26th September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></div><p><b>September 25th.</b> Slowly increasing south-westerly wind, but very warm and sunny.</p><p> A superb morning for Hirundine migration with over 2500 House Martins through in 3 hours, with over 1000 Swallows, 800 Meadow Pipits, 500 Linnets and many Chaffinch, Siskin, Redpoll and Reed Bunting with an increase in Skylarks, a few Wagtails, Sparrows and Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard and a Hobby. Offshore, many Gannets and Sandwich Terns moved south with several Arctic Skuas, Common Terns and flocks of Teal. The highlight was a juvenile <b>Pomarine Skua. </b>About 1000 Pink-footed Geese were over the Haven or flew north-west and <b>5 Cattle Egret</b> were around Jackson's Marsh early morning. </p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 8 new birds: a Goldcrest, 5 Blackcap and 2 Robin; and a retrap Goldcrest.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Mike Polling produced 7 new birds: a Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, a Goldfinch, a Swallow, a Robin and a Dunnock; and 3 retraps: a Wren, a Song Thrush and a Long-tailed Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3gjO0j2QPSCQjxCwoXO3H7ZTcQ0uN4XSj1O_vmhPLpR_M1eHlUKbVksSMmgIFIDFDsa--_McUlPPItmgQEiHj9aVW8t8kMsoh7cs7Hf5LXC4tj6B_ggcUcjxYUk7Y0XRwHHJXSd_aT1mxQtyoIWxJgHZJgasrLactmHw4gd_u-CpMQBCrF1JbqHt2BI/s3684/Cattle%20Egrets%20in%20JM%20Hedge%2025th%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3684" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3gjO0j2QPSCQjxCwoXO3H7ZTcQ0uN4XSj1O_vmhPLpR_M1eHlUKbVksSMmgIFIDFDsa--_McUlPPItmgQEiHj9aVW8t8kMsoh7cs7Hf5LXC4tj6B_ggcUcjxYUk7Y0XRwHHJXSd_aT1mxQtyoIWxJgHZJgasrLactmHw4gd_u-CpMQBCrF1JbqHt2BI/w642-h459/Cattle%20Egrets%20in%20JM%20Hedge%2025th%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egrets, 25th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="3005" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrDOqj_7EcnicvTQz0dZCaKa3LC8q1kQvYmhDkcaMnPX4xzKALbx6aWHMeou59nFhboj_JpsQlEjweECDxTrVMWhZ6-9pI6__2ZI0LPi3nwOywGEMjywJJUVJqZYnengnHR1WQWNV8dUH9bu6O3sBe4pDimOmoaPHlp_Tzm2bgUWO7oC_nLv7Q4-k9k/w630-h450/Mipit%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Meadow Pipit, 25th September 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ejXQSG6A8B5CaQLuIXDrjR5y69uOMJ61HZXKMO8lwJOJ7PS2A6nu_Dx16XpErkKedb7GmNvIl6gpuvyDpGpXE68t8LBNyXPBtjUmCDXyZdKKUBzdHWDX-hJecxFRbsncFS7jSpdGOXbIfZZCCg83BUuEl99hBUEYuXtervYfDznBt4U6sYAmhqjUgHU/s4106/Spoonbills%20in%20flight%20%2025th%20Sept%202023.%20Jack%20Hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4106" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ejXQSG6A8B5CaQLuIXDrjR5y69uOMJ61HZXKMO8lwJOJ7PS2A6nu_Dx16XpErkKedb7GmNvIl6gpuvyDpGpXE68t8LBNyXPBtjUmCDXyZdKKUBzdHWDX-hJecxFRbsncFS7jSpdGOXbIfZZCCg83BUuEl99hBUEYuXtervYfDznBt4U6sYAmhqjUgHU/w627-h436/Spoonbills%20in%20flight%20%2025th%20Sept%202023.%20Jack%20Hood.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Spoonbills, 25th September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9xpvH7WVc_28p70Evqy4ZagFjY14lzi4O_z5D03XxfEz254uqkrT2cEU3Y_KIOUPFTRqmJ67ddRMHGpPiyOoNmHvFkgqVAbl2Y9dsBYauSrm3c-dAny_2uWmsa-QuyQbEpz4x7pFB_IDhINsrSaQvA5bnSDcTE-TkJyfWdOUC03ACAM1lEcFMcMqrVw/s1967/GP.Ste%20Taylor%2025.9.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1967" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9xpvH7WVc_28p70Evqy4ZagFjY14lzi4O_z5D03XxfEz254uqkrT2cEU3Y_KIOUPFTRqmJ67ddRMHGpPiyOoNmHvFkgqVAbl2Y9dsBYauSrm3c-dAny_2uWmsa-QuyQbEpz4x7pFB_IDhINsrSaQvA5bnSDcTE-TkJyfWdOUC03ACAM1lEcFMcMqrVw/w625-h416/GP.Ste%20Taylor%2025.9.23_00001_01.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skua chasing Sandwich Tern, 25th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b></div><p><b>September 24th.</b> Increasing southerly wind, with occasional rain.</p><p> Credit to one local sea-watcher for braving the poor conditions and getting some good records; including a feeding flock of over 100 Gannet with a further 250 south along with good numbers of Red-throated Diver, Arctic Skua, Auks, Common Scoters and Sandwich Terns. The highlights were a Little Gull, an Arctic Tern, 3 Manx Shearwater and <b>2 Pomarine Skuas</b>. Other birds around included several Goldcrest and Chiffchaff.</p><p><b>September 23rd.</b> Dry with light south-westerly wind.</p><p> Another really good autumn day, commencing with over 600 Pink-footed Geese leaving their roost at dawn and vis mig getting underway shortly after with 2 Great White Egrets heading south. There followed several hundred Pipits and Finches, with a few Buntings, Sparrows and Wagtails, 8 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Hobby, a Curlew Sandpiper and 2 Ravens. Skeins of Pink-footed Geese were arriving from the north, with some 2800 heading south-east across the Wash throughout the morning, and a further 1000 settling on Croftmarsh. </p><p> With so much going on, the sea was paid less attention than it warranted with highlights being Long-tailed Skua, Black-throated Diver, Puffin, 2 Manx Shearwater with good numbers of Auks and Sandwich Terns. A good selection of water-birds on the lagoons included Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, 10 Spoonbill, 5 Greenshank, 4 Spotted Redshank, 4 Ruff and 3 Pintail. There was another slight increase of Goldcrest and Chiffchaffs in the dunes and with them our first <b>Yellow-browed Warbler</b> of the autumn, calling in the East Dunes, but mobile with the Long-tailed Tit flock. Also new were several Stonechats and 2 Wheatear.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 19 new birds: 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, a Reed Bunting and 3 Dunnock; and 2 retrap Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgMNpaND0SueT7SRHfl85cyB_k6wQzuU15KHNvLKTRVW_9hNHhgM-BxtWt0dkE-E2y5TCI6FUsGnZ4Bk9siSEIoYS_tmOmpJGMO4mhVXyvVF1GRiMqUbOMRxEHAeAB3xBZFqe7l7p1rPqZKJxaJ0OeNI75Ow9ymx8tuCqTfhM2nM73kJ8OHwrbbDYF58/s2445/jack%20hood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2445" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgMNpaND0SueT7SRHfl85cyB_k6wQzuU15KHNvLKTRVW_9hNHhgM-BxtWt0dkE-E2y5TCI6FUsGnZ4Bk9siSEIoYS_tmOmpJGMO4mhVXyvVF1GRiMqUbOMRxEHAeAB3xBZFqe7l7p1rPqZKJxaJ0OeNI75Ow9ymx8tuCqTfhM2nM73kJ8OHwrbbDYF58/w636-h424/jack%20hood.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pink-footed Geese, 23rd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2882" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zrl6zRWtwlS6vG9boJXthUu_Evz-lb1EKp0UNYpviuVqnYMa83zTBGsiB9SQeo6ZWtHlIXmp8CIfRA-15AKAsQzLcfqwhL8aSv_2DXlR0BD6gTQB5lQ2U1PSsLEFCfFy-j2434KfQFDGc0HdCVLQhojOMRJKznZ9yO4OSWjvkr_dS-W13wYNwYjXEls/w638-h425/j%20hood.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank, 23rd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkv5MEkuJzXYBALhVaNjofflaoLcJclTayQB_r5gvKrBV8OuF6jZG4caQ3BPlpY_kvRTWb36Om12hGdu5l1yWfvkcW_pgWJoDTibH7F2uwd21IuWAO4hWBP0J_lW7UcUuihxR2mI71VBrjDV1Pz3q5SPXbYPwpu7brpxfC6lHWSS9K3KcZ93Rs8p9XO7I/s3251/shankd%20jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3251" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkv5MEkuJzXYBALhVaNjofflaoLcJclTayQB_r5gvKrBV8OuF6jZG4caQ3BPlpY_kvRTWb36Om12hGdu5l1yWfvkcW_pgWJoDTibH7F2uwd21IuWAO4hWBP0J_lW7UcUuihxR2mI71VBrjDV1Pz3q5SPXbYPwpu7brpxfC6lHWSS9K3KcZ93Rs8p9XO7I/w634-h422/shankd%20jack.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank with Redshank, 23rd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3njYk8jw2gpveOCjEXmc-Xp9_z73zXgsTqTADgCf_imXno_N5gvyloLxBu61PnO3Tgbs327yBfsVEf47fWFuUOrkRBSGkvqb5eH8J_RMfi-vqIxV6avIuRR3udo_-FJwf4ljtwqWiM8uIQfB5Y1sUZ4tqhmDjQOG-lMAuLTzAe_bSIhimI69qZq809o/s2184/Gt%20Spot%20Woodpecker%2023rd%20September%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2184" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3njYk8jw2gpveOCjEXmc-Xp9_z73zXgsTqTADgCf_imXno_N5gvyloLxBu61PnO3Tgbs327yBfsVEf47fWFuUOrkRBSGkvqb5eH8J_RMfi-vqIxV6avIuRR3udo_-FJwf4ljtwqWiM8uIQfB5Y1sUZ4tqhmDjQOG-lMAuLTzAe_bSIhimI69qZq809o/w626-h447/Gt%20Spot%20Woodpecker%2023rd%20September%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great Spotted Woodpecker, 23rd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><p><b>September 22nd.</b> Dry with light south-westerly wind.</p><p> Another good day for visible migration with Meadow Pipits and Linnets predominating again but plenty of Siskins, Reed Buntings, Redpolls and Chaffinches and a return to decent numbers of Swallows ands House Martins, with a few Sand Martin and one Swift. Also moving south were single Great White Egret, <b>Osprey</b>, <b>2 Raven</b>, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier and 3 Crossbill. A small, pale-headed Falcon circled high early afternoon and drifted out of view. Other birds around included 20 Goldcrests and single Redstart and Short-eared Owl. Highlights from the lagoons were <b>4 Cattle Egrets</b>, 18 Ruff and 11 Spotted Redshank.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 32 new birds: a Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, a Reed Warbler, 3 Robin, 4 Blackcap, 12 Reed Bunting, 2 Linnet, a Great Tit, a Dunnock, a Song Thrush, a Blackbird and a Sparrowhawk; and 2 retraps: a Wren and a Dunnock.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vt2PvzfKGBjXmuE_yxP4qSv6qzo7_2fSDlJEoMzOviifeFDMeQSDiKsN7qohp2YC83oHy8emyQja-bd-dB8kysLHkA0uHluYpZC2HQZWuKzJEmv1lNZkJN6FoWpen-9-fypkrxyp5ApBlkMTiYiPIZu-5Gmir-j_3p5GUWHBs4H5SzgMyh1-p2Prwt8/s600/381640362_697453542249606_1320623815951161329_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="600" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vt2PvzfKGBjXmuE_yxP4qSv6qzo7_2fSDlJEoMzOviifeFDMeQSDiKsN7qohp2YC83oHy8emyQja-bd-dB8kysLHkA0uHluYpZC2HQZWuKzJEmv1lNZkJN6FoWpen-9-fypkrxyp5ApBlkMTiYiPIZu-5Gmir-j_3p5GUWHBs4H5SzgMyh1-p2Prwt8/w640-h492/381640362_697453542249606_1320623815951161329_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sparrowhawk, ringed 22 September 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="2886" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVwmuwfTDm2YTBjRe7yN8p03m3f1WrcVQuSk6lYdFnZJnhYjy5rNHpmXyii6PyeuWL6OzrtwZDUl02SQSamCUrpcRNwJODHp3egVOlj6hcOx9vOkq52tVxP9XFZHfqKs4Y1j4ipPowBYo4JU2dpYgFN9PjTV5OMbFdm0l6zOn9_qDUGUTzF2p4B8L9z0/w627-h448/Avocet%2022nd%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Avocet, 22nd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_zLgocxxQYaTDSpD5i9l_8v_dUDtX-9Pfuo4h65iQElkFpR3t5vZzJC-2LrK9VADNSlsX1VYZTFGmE0Cl8O3pxbFe4-vL_0Pmly5c3RZHY-oV_JH0zmCvYb65FPLtwKA_013W6qeYIkzIZ0E0UoZZmi9VJB35IsLuMTr1bS8cRNbQ4Qwmk3K7eYv5mg/s3331/Avocest%2022nd%20September%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="3331" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_zLgocxxQYaTDSpD5i9l_8v_dUDtX-9Pfuo4h65iQElkFpR3t5vZzJC-2LrK9VADNSlsX1VYZTFGmE0Cl8O3pxbFe4-vL_0Pmly5c3RZHY-oV_JH0zmCvYb65FPLtwKA_013W6qeYIkzIZ0E0UoZZmi9VJB35IsLuMTr1bS8cRNbQ4Qwmk3K7eYv5mg/w622-h445/Avocest%2022nd%20September%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Avocets, 22nd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="3810" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrti2Jkl3izfGAl_jY-WHlecJDdLg5fe851g9PbkQDdrqd-IQqG_VShPsj5zQqUdT3NHSRe8scipwYbs7NvFQketvEH3hAL7zEGQj_lmj3l1A2hcT5lgN8W2MSyNQi8IV72veIPHrZ6PMupjk5Rq3lrX0kKYgX70YZaKN2mYEtsADPlUbNN1dhr-7r-9w/w619-h442/Willow%20Emerald%20damselfly%2023rd%20September%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Emerald Damselfly, 22nd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>September 21st.</b> Soggy start, gradually drying out, with light south-westerly wind.</p><p> A very pleasant day for birding with visible migration of Pipits and Finches being the main theme of the morning. Another very big migration of Meadow Pipits occurred, commencing early and still underway mid-morning. Over 7000 passed down the East Dunes and over the beach and sea with just over 1000 Linnet and 330 Siskins. Other birds involved in good numbers were Chaffinch, Redpoll, Reed Bunting and Rock Pipits with 3 Tree Pipit, 5 Crossbill and a Marsh Harrier also passing south, but surprisingly few Hirundines moving today. In what seems like a record year for <b>Osprey</b> sightings, another one went out to sea mid-morning today.</p><p> There were increased numbers of Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Goldcrest in the dune scrub with singles of Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher and Redstart, and new chats arrived including 4 Stonechat, a Whinchat and 2 Wheatear. A Merlin was on the beach and on the Old Saltmarsh were 2 Greenshank and a Short-eared Owl. </p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 32 new birds: 6 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, a Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Robin, a Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 3 Chaffinch, a Sedge Warbler, 5 Goldfinch and 3 Dunnock; and 5 retraps: a Wren, 2 Dunnock, a Robin and a Goldfinch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjbsNLv-gTdJ4itx7Pze2Q6rA9xAgcRIcDX1vT4trCpINUPJrxZftaBNDAvnt8hj8F_LuUiuMFB9bY_AsGFgbHAewr3r2KsQU4p-0DpyVWwSpsFMRiUzdEDdoKkni8IGKUfpNYVba8hUAk_mJ1zM0AfplIZ5g6CNSR0QZqVB9M1EbOYjDooU-nkXh4Ls/s4549/Willow%20Warbler%2021st%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="4549" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjbsNLv-gTdJ4itx7Pze2Q6rA9xAgcRIcDX1vT4trCpINUPJrxZftaBNDAvnt8hj8F_LuUiuMFB9bY_AsGFgbHAewr3r2KsQU4p-0DpyVWwSpsFMRiUzdEDdoKkni8IGKUfpNYVba8hUAk_mJ1zM0AfplIZ5g6CNSR0QZqVB9M1EbOYjDooU-nkXh4Ls/w630-h451/Willow%20Warbler%2021st%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Warbler, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtC8lbHKe7CtgpUxWP9Yad9AHes8lm3q4uO6-6xEoXNFQ9n__rUBYJMrq3D1w6IJLclNzjN7b7UVC-_4x25pBxOf2Gf3uSBYx_-PRLCgFOGewVp4PRBmwB8zm8NDzMuWjJ6PRGZfaFP-76UUCDYNnoE7kxvzOVdVj9J19FJGIzfN_73Bg_jCLcLHMeSA/s1823/GP.21.9.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1823" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtC8lbHKe7CtgpUxWP9Yad9AHes8lm3q4uO6-6xEoXNFQ9n__rUBYJMrq3D1w6IJLclNzjN7b7UVC-_4x25pBxOf2Gf3uSBYx_-PRLCgFOGewVp4PRBmwB8zm8NDzMuWjJ6PRGZfaFP-76UUCDYNnoE7kxvzOVdVj9J19FJGIzfN_73Bg_jCLcLHMeSA/w629-h419/GP.21.9.23_00001.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pied Flycatcher, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMdN1LGAS7vON-klL5Oa6NN7enrcrbGbv0keVYy-Ftzsg4wdKaBaI3NHIrqqHPMsgcN2mt0sozzx1jTWM7OYbejTQQqdPW0Ru-j9VV6fGeZ6Xd5989vHUcrKK_dKIHGxslHCzez54k8dpqxjswM-xdjb3PtAIkydU5rFdTE2XKqI7H7VImPl87RhJlmI/s1995/GP.21.9.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1995" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMdN1LGAS7vON-klL5Oa6NN7enrcrbGbv0keVYy-Ftzsg4wdKaBaI3NHIrqqHPMsgcN2mt0sozzx1jTWM7OYbejTQQqdPW0Ru-j9VV6fGeZ6Xd5989vHUcrKK_dKIHGxslHCzez54k8dpqxjswM-xdjb3PtAIkydU5rFdTE2XKqI7H7VImPl87RhJlmI/w626-h416/GP.21.9.23_00001_01.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pied Flycatcher, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSJc-MPPwJW3iI4xcrhkElj3gYruPIeGv9lYG_nVmFSQsPpWWj9Xpr5z-WUFcnw8X47hH6dxI8UMxuiaC4yNq96A1jrk2HQoYdyR74I9XRL5BOYtu-qB2mzdN2xfabxyiD_8IT6xRlHaZ5cmvO6gk5m6M-T63fTT1tbzg671JxhV_8LM7cCLoKjShK9Q/s4878/Long-tailed%20Tit%2021st%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3484" data-original-width="4878" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSJc-MPPwJW3iI4xcrhkElj3gYruPIeGv9lYG_nVmFSQsPpWWj9Xpr5z-WUFcnw8X47hH6dxI8UMxuiaC4yNq96A1jrk2HQoYdyR74I9XRL5BOYtu-qB2mzdN2xfabxyiD_8IT6xRlHaZ5cmvO6gk5m6M-T63fTT1tbzg671JxhV_8LM7cCLoKjShK9Q/w623-h446/Long-tailed%20Tit%2021st%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Tit, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2306" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARfwhPLXbAP1kL3Ebsli4MO1B7aDtyVWH1Fm6NSDujPEiN0mbGjXwdo57Sn_CAas4oB_fB8k_hPFtrylh28WDo-Wpw_c9MdLFiWiGlo4Geag0ykhKoMQFduHc99cH3jI28VwNC5L9U3Khji6-eBsVcLUzrU3dDYgFKWB_8z1CsjOCNFRDdsmxueOCl9Y/w623-h446/Spotted%20Redshank%2021st%20Sept%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Redshank, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_9sFiCaL9xesJaO_fEt40HQYpO4F8hQYp2vkegPST0Y5OIdAFVy0Kc2K7s0tkFdZXsqzK52v9kAZhEhSU5KqnOBRfVTns_bpdT1oOJMfsGyamvIq9HRv9fjRb-s1a9oqRyiZKESu87hiBVV3IWO6-dCVz59kVDmaNpobiPiA-BNtbg3Si2K86xT7L14/s2534/cattleegret.caroline%20sedgleyjpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="2209" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_9sFiCaL9xesJaO_fEt40HQYpO4F8hQYp2vkegPST0Y5OIdAFVy0Kc2K7s0tkFdZXsqzK52v9kAZhEhSU5KqnOBRfVTns_bpdT1oOJMfsGyamvIq9HRv9fjRb-s1a9oqRyiZKESu87hiBVV3IWO6-dCVz59kVDmaNpobiPiA-BNtbg3Si2K86xT7L14/w445-h510/cattleegret.caroline%20sedgleyjpg.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Caroline Sedgley</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YGSb3_SuzgqSfaT6m2vwcvihXRMCVa4WhIRpdhheFmnMg3Gm-HbqnYal7nWBCqCfBp0FIuZ1LpSLmK3YWi2EN_ZgjrZhrvz3M-uieljAONOcV7iqMkoQgb4Vb981QKXM3hjC0vD4OqIWnd7kyOgE06bgCltg6CFxKQPNCrk2MB5Nkswm8Aa7QwIlCaQ/s2093/MP%20NAL210923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="2093" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YGSb3_SuzgqSfaT6m2vwcvihXRMCVa4WhIRpdhheFmnMg3Gm-HbqnYal7nWBCqCfBp0FIuZ1LpSLmK3YWi2EN_ZgjrZhrvz3M-uieljAONOcV7iqMkoQgb4Vb981QKXM3hjC0vD4OqIWnd7kyOgE06bgCltg6CFxKQPNCrk2MB5Nkswm8Aa7QwIlCaQ/w671-h413/MP%20NAL210923.JPG" width="671" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Meadow Pipit, 21st September 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpo8yd8D9zYzSEuNgb4TL5OElyIXcoaRhra_YKOtoFuBUsHek-UPkPZr07WfWOSvOGc2G7vOUo5Q7O-4qlt3NdUm_f9X_6VMjErW0MaolAjmSlFKAtrgPSgHcdKgWBwUdrBN-PW2ANSks5giN38UqWFMKRgGn2ejxiS9y91RKXPGdirpsQ3gxti--JtQ/s1479/IMG_895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpo8yd8D9zYzSEuNgb4TL5OElyIXcoaRhra_YKOtoFuBUsHek-UPkPZr07WfWOSvOGc2G7vOUo5Q7O-4qlt3NdUm_f9X_6VMjErW0MaolAjmSlFKAtrgPSgHcdKgWBwUdrBN-PW2ANSks5giN38UqWFMKRgGn2ejxiS9y91RKXPGdirpsQ3gxti--JtQ/w660-h400/IMG_895.JPG" width="660" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Osprey, 21st September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-45065727414303582012023-09-11T08:35:00.046+01:002023-11-29T12:00:19.872+00:00Mid September 2023<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>September 20th. </b>Strong south-westerly wind increasing to near gale later in the morning with rain through the rest of the day. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Conditions not conducive to birding the dune scrub, attention turned to the sea and lagoons. Offshore, Terns, Gannets and Kittiwakes were moving south distantly with a few Red-throated Divers closer in. <b>5 Cattle Egrets</b> remained with the cows mainly on Jackson's Marsh. Although the arrival of these Egrets have provided great interest during their stay, their appetite for some of our endangered wildlife has been a cause for concern with individuals successfully catching and eating Common Frogs (not actually common here!), Water Voles and possibly even a Water Shrew. Other birds around today included a Mediterranean Gull, a Little Stint and 6 Crossbill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdgk0Ur_n6G-UHUp-LvdJK5REWpkzDCOxPZUgbIVbiXuTK4OnWlDzGJVK-nvZAzbYM6sIasB0Ao5Fg9dn3Oo1yq4JQ44wn4NF2XAX6vPBJF1IcoCYl_HZNdbSC5cRhjPlGTd0g3E5iU6ITK4h5sLrBfDPuP3guByR47jqveEudXPabwm296X9Z50R3ik/s4608/2%20EC%20JM%20200923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdgk0Ur_n6G-UHUp-LvdJK5REWpkzDCOxPZUgbIVbiXuTK4OnWlDzGJVK-nvZAzbYM6sIasB0Ao5Fg9dn3Oo1yq4JQ44wn4NF2XAX6vPBJF1IcoCYl_HZNdbSC5cRhjPlGTd0g3E5iU6ITK4h5sLrBfDPuP3guByR47jqveEudXPabwm296X9Z50R3ik/w633-h475/2%20EC%20JM%20200923.JPG" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egrets, 20th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi08bvfyLF580uOSf-KDnrjvoymYwD6kWeyVJ4Y4i2wStc153EZonioA3AZPmcVlYnDcgMIjX2lMqVndIX5ezU__ouixhGRFrEXEAJQSMnfvFro2c9ghZprUP8gtXIpgEjKoXLvTefHbDQxZdd_3Fk2W_De3vAferyfcZUA13JUkfQ54gn7LiEZ2iADQw/s3224/MU%20with%20BW.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="3224" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi08bvfyLF580uOSf-KDnrjvoymYwD6kWeyVJ4Y4i2wStc153EZonioA3AZPmcVlYnDcgMIjX2lMqVndIX5ezU__ouixhGRFrEXEAJQSMnfvFro2c9ghZprUP8gtXIpgEjKoXLvTefHbDQxZdd_3Fk2W_De3vAferyfcZUA13JUkfQ54gn7LiEZ2iADQw/w634-h421/MU%20with%20BW.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mediterranean Gull with Black-tailed Godwits, 20th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9sxN3GBwTWBOCjkkA3mqtiwO-WNt0EZPSRShPyw3KgfFiTzcIuldAi7ru8Zsj16YkJZ9rTFGPaHDGVzYnkqlghmC_J-AdwMzMqf64ynoi6HQaCsmjxmHjotCiSkPLrqe_RvKLkr9deiYudopnCNPl_O1qY9bPoeRKpm28wW5-TO9TvM6xw3TK1Pwa7Q/s1229/CR%20BCP%20200923%20(002).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1229" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9sxN3GBwTWBOCjkkA3mqtiwO-WNt0EZPSRShPyw3KgfFiTzcIuldAi7ru8Zsj16YkJZ9rTFGPaHDGVzYnkqlghmC_J-AdwMzMqf64ynoi6HQaCsmjxmHjotCiSkPLrqe_RvKLkr9deiYudopnCNPl_O1qY9bPoeRKpm28wW5-TO9TvM6xw3TK1Pwa7Q/w627-h469/CR%20BCP%20200923%20(002).JPG" width="627" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Crossbill, 20th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>More recent photos added - see below - with a big Thank You to all contributing photographers!</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>September 19th.</b> Increasingly strong south-westerly wind, with some rainy spells.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Fairly quiet at sea but another great wader roost involving 40,000 birds and some Hirundine movement including a pulse of 320 House Martins moving south with fewer Swallows and just a few Sand Martins. Also around were <b>6 Cattle Egret </b>(on Jackson's marsh), 5 Greenshank, 19 Spoonbill, 48 Avocet, a Rock Pipit and a Great White Egret.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>September 18th.</b> Fairly strong south-easterly wind, with some rainy spells.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> On the lagoons were 4 Ruff, a Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 21 Spoonbill and <b>9 Cattle Egret</b> (Jackson's Marsh). Highlights offshore were single <b>Long-tailed Skua</b> and Bonxie. Other birds around included a Wheatear, a Redstart and 18 Crossbill. Flying south were 60 Pink-footed Goose and 220 Golden Plover.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQywLw3Vv6KTo1eeGPMHV1G2eIbyH5kcsSOQVASUCH8JmL9sQDQQVONC9JogeMY3tlOfLnygMBq9IWChQRUiK_-RzsuG1AG96-5IuS3_VhJxxP2v-Rtopgv5q4k18dApITSQMyZ1LzOZvm2U8jIGoxzilN8YHmjPVSHeJMh--jovhOhWqTE5WbFG7cwGY/s2048/rikki%2017th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQywLw3Vv6KTo1eeGPMHV1G2eIbyH5kcsSOQVASUCH8JmL9sQDQQVONC9JogeMY3tlOfLnygMBq9IWChQRUiK_-RzsuG1AG96-5IuS3_VhJxxP2v-Rtopgv5q4k18dApITSQMyZ1LzOZvm2U8jIGoxzilN8YHmjPVSHeJMh--jovhOhWqTE5WbFG7cwGY/w613-h408/rikki%2017th.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kingfisher, 18th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PZqUDLQ3IHjVRwmcTQxD8d43KcueYb2EeuV6GQkQUhNgTjsCX1rt6BQqtVKwkHeBdVRkQDhUINOJf0CffgrC9yTC_CZvdkw0XRQDGvGoVNFVUMHg0LUOHYEAh7EyrerhHB8BT3Qqv14MAP7M8FMKaK04DY80cowTJXUmL6ib3NMcf3aHPXD9aHaXvGs/s640/green%20rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PZqUDLQ3IHjVRwmcTQxD8d43KcueYb2EeuV6GQkQUhNgTjsCX1rt6BQqtVKwkHeBdVRkQDhUINOJf0CffgrC9yTC_CZvdkw0XRQDGvGoVNFVUMHg0LUOHYEAh7EyrerhHB8BT3Qqv14MAP7M8FMKaK04DY80cowTJXUmL6ib3NMcf3aHPXD9aHaXvGs/w616-h413/green%20rik.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank, 18th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWGjmSRDiXfB2a5e9v7BgcadbwuuJb8fAVTUvc8N2Ink865V_tBX5YidTsrJm5cXwtoDitEIxLp5IijMuo-ui958mZBGqE4h3-lKwV-AlIRRo_QN4spwK2g8jJTAnkonZhMmo84Zp2azMIWpbfHfM8oFGIA3Ks6eYMU4zXvbmW3VRUl6VCrhPP8Ng1xg/s640/common%20rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWGjmSRDiXfB2a5e9v7BgcadbwuuJb8fAVTUvc8N2Ink865V_tBX5YidTsrJm5cXwtoDitEIxLp5IijMuo-ui958mZBGqE4h3-lKwV-AlIRRo_QN4spwK2g8jJTAnkonZhMmo84Zp2azMIWpbfHfM8oFGIA3Ks6eYMU4zXvbmW3VRUl6VCrhPP8Ng1xg/w612-h408/common%20rik.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjouOuG34MHwseFu0V6V0uXPNIFrr3tHiM4OxlPlXz9l4nfMbT3EuzV8_xlQR94n7DSfLok4X_nUwNYcM5PoPEUTXDzB8r18-tNZxPXbGZcJPJ0zyyDpjwAZ6zaAn3FavMVoms0Aux6UIqfMUa0AzXVJ40uLDZgEh2m101S5q691ytJ_Fc9QuHn08WrjA/s640/grey%20rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjouOuG34MHwseFu0V6V0uXPNIFrr3tHiM4OxlPlXz9l4nfMbT3EuzV8_xlQR94n7DSfLok4X_nUwNYcM5PoPEUTXDzB8r18-tNZxPXbGZcJPJ0zyyDpjwAZ6zaAn3FavMVoms0Aux6UIqfMUa0AzXVJ40uLDZgEh2m101S5q691ytJ_Fc9QuHn08WrjA/w613-h409/grey%20rik.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><b>Harbour Seal (above and Grey Seal (below). Thanks to Rikki Clarke for these useful comparison photos.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi_ybohOd2zRAH-oLVhaBWow1_kfOui9ypPZKKbPE_qwlYF3XCiNDohnnRIJeH3x0UZZtJvBhOy0viFjL2fL00mBC5v3CxoOtDBRs7EXKxjb7XZ5gghp86dDiOfFupNAo2ioDn_zwcMys9VjTAIxxBB6rl_ZGwYXigQWQWewBQFuSJcvHtoJ7I2tn-dQ/s640/rikki%20%20%20crane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="640" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi_ybohOd2zRAH-oLVhaBWow1_kfOui9ypPZKKbPE_qwlYF3XCiNDohnnRIJeH3x0UZZtJvBhOy0viFjL2fL00mBC5v3CxoOtDBRs7EXKxjb7XZ5gghp86dDiOfFupNAo2ioDn_zwcMys9VjTAIxxBB6rl_ZGwYXigQWQWewBQFuSJcvHtoJ7I2tn-dQ/w607-h408/rikki%20%20%20crane.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cranefly, 18th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TDUwARuMxOcb-gwC3V-hlv2QMEOx9nl6MNUm_sb4BcjUwD-JCprW2Dx4mAnP43WcpJ2SxRBdx9B6TMl2VvMHetZgMgI7XT1ESdnMeCC2tmN4uiCapXi87MBcN2GjGO5oKT1blltabT9C5khy1dr0nKSxQRPPzZ8BuvRVb8QR42Jvs-fHPYFytLa8hSM/s640/spider%20rik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TDUwARuMxOcb-gwC3V-hlv2QMEOx9nl6MNUm_sb4BcjUwD-JCprW2Dx4mAnP43WcpJ2SxRBdx9B6TMl2VvMHetZgMgI7XT1ESdnMeCC2tmN4uiCapXi87MBcN2GjGO5oKT1blltabT9C5khy1dr0nKSxQRPPzZ8BuvRVb8QR42Jvs-fHPYFytLa8hSM/w601-h402/spider%20rik.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Garden Spider, 18th September 2023.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div></b><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>September 17th.</b> Increasing easterly wind. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> An exceptional sea-watch between 0700 and 1030hrs with the following highlights (most birds heading north): a <b>Large Shearwater sp (</b>tracked north where identified as <b>Cory's </b>at 0716hrs), another <b>Cory's</b> <b>Shearwater</b> at 1026hrs, <b>4 Sooty Shearwater</b>, <b>2 Balearic Shearwater</b>, 6 Manx Shearwater, 66 Arctic Skua, <b>4 Long-tailed Skua, a Pomarine Skua,</b> 3 Bonxie, 4 Skua sp, 24 Red-throated Diver, a <b>Black-throated Diver,</b> a large Diver sp and many Kittiwakes, Gannets, Auks and Sandwich Terns. Another big wader roost of 80,000 was estimated but no chance of counting waders or dealing with vis mig while the sea passage was constant, although the first Rock Pipit of the autumn called as it flew overhead. Then, remarkably, a group of <b>3 Cory's Shearwaters</b> flew north quite close in and were later seen up the coast.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 4 new birds: a Wren, a Robin, a Blue Tit and a Dunnock; and 2 retrap Long-tailed Tit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Around the lagoons, highlights were <b>11 Cattle Egrets</b>, a Curlew Sandpiper and an Arctic Skua.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">An evening sea-watch was undertaken before the weather closed in and remarkably a group of <b>3 Cory's Shearwaters </b>headed north - these were later tracked further up the Lincolnshire coast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwX2ET39f_EZ4Etb4Fn4gJu-x4N8tG5fiws3G3pdJmwLjnh9pt7ry1XuczDP6yWlMJcFrcsPbNaPWFh7GFJUrEMTDGP6RxVIX4N5P1IuKEbj8P-PEx8OnmgJesZVpz3hPD3GQByfFS7OVHiyljLpRBAHZy7kTfXUwLeLEAv7IfD6oSzfXvhGc5O__dTM/s1201/PSX_20230917_182659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="755" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvSTq4iYeT3Oa17sz2E9ffufTo6qgjo6VvGqXPxoo1wrRcGmn1wfWS3H-qvYzyT56RWGqMKG0u0RqTJQRZVdkWiqihjBsw_MIMRIic-pK7bMDFlzQkoYslckXVOQzJChzWGGZ9uksSNs1D0fciSyt8dJvTDz64HaUKz-EXdSR1wfhxr7eAbFT24HS3WY/w617-h412/PSX_20230917_182439.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwits and Curlew Sandpiper, 17th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photos - Steve Clipperton</div></div></b><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>September 16th.</b> Light north-easterly wind, bright, sunny and warm.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> A very good variety of birds around today with single Great White Egret and Cattle Egret still present with 20 Spoonbills, Wood, Green and Common Sandpiper and Little Stint. A Kingfisher on Fenland Lagoon was fishing successfully, being seen to catch 6 fish, 3 crabs and a prawn. The morning high tide wader roost involved over 80,000 birds, and a Caspian Gull was identified amongst the large Gulls. An <b>Osprey</b> flew north up the beach late morning, flushing all Gulls and Terns. A Stonechat was accompanied by 2 Whinchat on the Freshwater Marsh and highlights from bouts of early morning and evening sea-watching were a <b>Black-throated Diver,</b> 5 Red-throated Diver, 30 Arctic Skua, a Bonxie, a Pomarine Skua, a <b>Long-tailed Skua</b> and a Manx Shearwater.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 6 new birds: a Wren, a Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest and a Reed Bunting; and 2 retraps: a Dunnock and a Robin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbIB2nBX3O2P7PMVMJKlJKi5DnzZFj5MgaQOWbBL60oqzSYPT02FfP2Ric_cZXuo3fhyJTj7k6R0vdRlw0JltyIEHMf0h64EMzIMs9ecIowpncsj8qog9GG7Oa49gWe8uhiCRJCJuVoN9bYZ2SD5tHP6cYcG99muEEFmVJKng0jn71tg9E0iVT83imRU/s3558/egrets%20paul%20neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="3558" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbIB2nBX3O2P7PMVMJKlJKi5DnzZFj5MgaQOWbBL60oqzSYPT02FfP2Ric_cZXuo3fhyJTj7k6R0vdRlw0JltyIEHMf0h64EMzIMs9ecIowpncsj8qog9GG7Oa49gWe8uhiCRJCJuVoN9bYZ2SD5tHP6cYcG99muEEFmVJKng0jn71tg9E0iVT83imRU/w636-h455/egrets%20paul%20neale.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great White Egret with Little Egret, 16th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhShJz4uSe-tpcuM07-AQomKpZAYaEY0QK2KMzamzgz14sWuT-aLQ7OD3aYg_7an_2e5PdMjLzbv08ZlCXjGeDIAOMjgMziH4Ufob4DHAF99w7HsyNIVpbIvJZx_cbfsXkmRUxFSEB-evMtWEjaNgp7edJXVGmRoxuJOXAwx22q-2ULyjXuDQKviwfF8/s4065/GWE%20paul%20N.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="4065" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhShJz4uSe-tpcuM07-AQomKpZAYaEY0QK2KMzamzgz14sWuT-aLQ7OD3aYg_7an_2e5PdMjLzbv08ZlCXjGeDIAOMjgMziH4Ufob4DHAF99w7HsyNIVpbIvJZx_cbfsXkmRUxFSEB-evMtWEjaNgp7edJXVGmRoxuJOXAwx22q-2ULyjXuDQKviwfF8/w626-h448/GWE%20paul%20N.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great White Egret, 16th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbD6GnOhzw1Lcy-sHgFAMFWmBV_7x2WTDDFofetGIjdbsTFynxdplveZZv9GzmT9ugB4_gTVBKFvJVpLtefbZNDKA5nRE6bIFnVXj6nQw7HfSjjDluUyIrfobp6mwBpnZ1xhy2HOr0-SW3ZFZwMe6otThUJDcFxQMrASB9M-uH8mO1SadJOpwcxAQF0I/s2077/wood%20sand%20Paul%20N.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2077" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbD6GnOhzw1Lcy-sHgFAMFWmBV_7x2WTDDFofetGIjdbsTFynxdplveZZv9GzmT9ugB4_gTVBKFvJVpLtefbZNDKA5nRE6bIFnVXj6nQw7HfSjjDluUyIrfobp6mwBpnZ1xhy2HOr0-SW3ZFZwMe6otThUJDcFxQMrASB9M-uH8mO1SadJOpwcxAQF0I/w626-h448/wood%20sand%20Paul%20N.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wood Sandpiper, 16th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9zzGMAlZube-k9MsCxlSTKNN337GKyyWcevYt3RRUPKJH6tVCQaJLZocwEljVRp57YOoBQWfdq5NOW1BLYZPIODbxr6RLPBtA42dfYDD4vFAPN7oWg4f5S3AOOtcu3xeCyf-O18xfrUvVrF8LcKHyGIpbKwqQHeSWjMe4MjZeQJpbEngvoEd97zsl-Y/s1764/paul%20n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1764" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9zzGMAlZube-k9MsCxlSTKNN337GKyyWcevYt3RRUPKJH6tVCQaJLZocwEljVRp57YOoBQWfdq5NOW1BLYZPIODbxr6RLPBtA42dfYDD4vFAPN7oWg4f5S3AOOtcu3xeCyf-O18xfrUvVrF8LcKHyGIpbKwqQHeSWjMe4MjZeQJpbEngvoEd97zsl-Y/w627-h449/paul%20n.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Stint, 16th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div></b><p><b>September 15th.</b> Fairly light southerly wind.</p><p> Meadow Pipits were the main theme of the morning with slightly reduced intensity of passage through a three hour watch but throughput was constant and lasted longer than yesterday with a total of 10,485. A flock of <b>9 Cattle Egrets</b> arrived form the north and headed straight out to Norfolk over the Wash at 0640hrs, followed by 2 Grey Herons. A while later, <b>10 Cattle Egrets</b> were on the lagoons with many Little Egrets and a Great White Egret. Other birds on passage were much as yesterday but a slight increase in Swallows, Linnets, Redpolls and Reed Buntings, the first Jay of the autumn and 11 Buzzards were on the move later in the morning. A slight increase in Ruff involved 18 on the lagoons and a further 12 went south over the beach. A large wader roost provided spectacle from Mill Hill whilst offshore, a typical selection of the usual seabirds, Gannets, Terns etc. were recorded as well as the first <b>Black-throated Diver</b> of the autumn and <b>3 Pomarine Skuas</b> following a line of Gannets. 7 Stonechats were on the Outer Ridges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtU1E2eneppnQyfUGISoWnax0cSu_arK3zfnwdv0CE_LbfJ0pkbWC92RMU2wEY_InDaiVdrAB_CwqeDjG_YkxX816FaUBwXMa0sg3uTgYugB2Ws1Meex9g8pLyA2B4hSfpa4ykTprOq3i0B0uC3d1qqkqL209DjkCRy8xD5YfIX2F5L0QAZ8VJ-mTWkY/s4592/Cattle%20Egret%20Spet%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="4592" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtU1E2eneppnQyfUGISoWnax0cSu_arK3zfnwdv0CE_LbfJ0pkbWC92RMU2wEY_InDaiVdrAB_CwqeDjG_YkxX816FaUBwXMa0sg3uTgYugB2Ws1Meex9g8pLyA2B4hSfpa4ykTprOq3i0B0uC3d1qqkqL209DjkCRy8xD5YfIX2F5L0QAZ8VJ-mTWkY/w616-h441/Cattle%20Egret%20Spet%202023.Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 15th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1204" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ubmeFcd3zwfBXn4EMCGOHSUnA3wxbgOR65YOr1OUbv9AWxXmecbQrZnC0XIF5YfVxOGP6712TT_MF0j4sYgGTrhwgTjgr-i6dD3D0swzI5cwUVL7lUGkOotasL39JR2Lo-eOwlvRCJuQWc0pEiuLOnEUqKsQ4pRjc7Um2Z6xQXaW-ZP01fP_CD_z1fY/w608-h465/PSX_2023091clippo6_204539.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cattle Egret, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQyLhC_OHjoMurxf8ksGOabWzKzQM9ianMsF4ykzUaObDypUZsJC2gE7DRCLX8QiEzV3dhlt5-vI6Luy69Qn3RMthlm6HSK3zY6jMcaFl3Q1Z5JUPhJhflWpoKffUk87_ZwRV4fF-PRiqqcNuiTtXyzy6sCJ_nRpXv9nqaRORgkNxaVPhxeHynk4Tprw/s1596/jack%20on%2015th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1596" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQyLhC_OHjoMurxf8ksGOabWzKzQM9ianMsF4ykzUaObDypUZsJC2gE7DRCLX8QiEzV3dhlt5-vI6Luy69Qn3RMthlm6HSK3zY6jMcaFl3Q1Z5JUPhJhflWpoKffUk87_ZwRV4fF-PRiqqcNuiTtXyzy6sCJ_nRpXv9nqaRORgkNxaVPhxeHynk4Tprw/w603-h401/jack%20on%2015th.jpg" width="603" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cattle Egret, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAFso1DCVaKtjxhlExD7niQk1GAzdFdPtwtx007IJypMAJ3BeieenAZREkF4KHNYwumOrqziiZuLkYwpHs-jqm-_Dmw3JfHWYK9OleYN5KjeAsVaZ3vXM1oNaWVMx8mKcOK_3dI64dOtBV5R96VzFLBbiKBqJws4MsJh5rLGxtke8cFX-jMGMJg5vzGk/s1238/PSX_20230clippo916_171758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1238" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAFso1DCVaKtjxhlExD7niQk1GAzdFdPtwtx007IJypMAJ3BeieenAZREkF4KHNYwumOrqziiZuLkYwpHs-jqm-_Dmw3JfHWYK9OleYN5KjeAsVaZ3vXM1oNaWVMx8mKcOK_3dI64dOtBV5R96VzFLBbiKBqJws4MsJh5rLGxtke8cFX-jMGMJg5vzGk/w599-h522/PSX_20230clippo916_171758.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret with Grey Heron, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY0COA2UyrGaKQoXEnHKz6lnhhcVH1b3cPe5gnv0dJd6lGosWTe3ToIHr9nlT5kvz_PRnxhVkMCwW7PH1-FwY5HKWDV8z948eF9rymrGm-8mcP9wG7axZ51VSnkQLF0EBWUE9d6Tywz8j9EsVb36Ek9tS7qDGvyKSnf8gD8DsrdVfNlu_wgiEoEX1__M/s2343/GP.15.9.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="2343" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY0COA2UyrGaKQoXEnHKz6lnhhcVH1b3cPe5gnv0dJd6lGosWTe3ToIHr9nlT5kvz_PRnxhVkMCwW7PH1-FwY5HKWDV8z948eF9rymrGm-8mcP9wG7axZ51VSnkQLF0EBWUE9d6Tywz8j9EsVb36Ek9tS7qDGvyKSnf8gD8DsrdVfNlu_wgiEoEX1__M/w585-h389/GP.15.9.23_00001.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pintail, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4O5vW7TQuAjswEiRUEFfScTQIWAdbIR9G-ko6FCbLw0HdUiHm8EPLKyQm7QIHRUCSJhEmmMruJJRk4Vn9kgXFEONRKBBBrxRlPL4exuDD5FUgADHyFeNLT020dhuPqnmwOOp0yP41jMQ4WdBoAUxkf65WsdVd7PkxI8fP2PIWTtyGB6RFXjVZVxDUcc/s2290/GP.15.9.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="2290" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4O5vW7TQuAjswEiRUEFfScTQIWAdbIR9G-ko6FCbLw0HdUiHm8EPLKyQm7QIHRUCSJhEmmMruJJRk4Vn9kgXFEONRKBBBrxRlPL4exuDD5FUgADHyFeNLT020dhuPqnmwOOp0yP41jMQ4WdBoAUxkf65WsdVd7PkxI8fP2PIWTtyGB6RFXjVZVxDUcc/w576-h383/GP.15.9.23_00001_01.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ruff, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gdHJrApHOazHZ1pmAD-nIfDGSBwUT2TbwiGLjqURbfew-Gl3WIrRgk1Wt3a-EIXpwDRPznpYsPE4FP73YaUrxcR8FPxK98OkAvSCYPeR4GXa-xZ0SgBMZsxeQKKKMuL2GFwB5fq-okHT4si06Jd1QRCBOA7xpmmD6SAXVNobiDulHsE9n_muGzX0N_o/s495/clippo30916_171709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="495" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gdHJrApHOazHZ1pmAD-nIfDGSBwUT2TbwiGLjqURbfew-Gl3WIrRgk1Wt3a-EIXpwDRPznpYsPE4FP73YaUrxcR8FPxK98OkAvSCYPeR4GXa-xZ0SgBMZsxeQKKKMuL2GFwB5fq-okHT4si06Jd1QRCBOA7xpmmD6SAXVNobiDulHsE9n_muGzX0N_o/w560-h443/clippo30916_171709.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Stint, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJzAapubxrNvAl04qzLXFlciSpbmVSqnsLDtz0frMnx-rqUSiOspEzHbpurB7rLiH-K2ZktCDvuNxfn7gryC6GDM_viN-MGHtqjokwLQ8gAauKy730mop6acRV-g9X2nKONq0geNlDlLjX7DOr8CR2SaG4DYVHp8V5GKZG55LHiQBu0OCGlPbM563uQw/s761/PSX_202309clippo16_171551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="676" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJzAapubxrNvAl04qzLXFlciSpbmVSqnsLDtz0frMnx-rqUSiOspEzHbpurB7rLiH-K2ZktCDvuNxfn7gryC6GDM_viN-MGHtqjokwLQ8gAauKy730mop6acRV-g9X2nKONq0geNlDlLjX7DOr8CR2SaG4DYVHp8V5GKZG55LHiQBu0OCGlPbM563uQw/w555-h625/PSX_202309clippo16_171551.jpg" width="555" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_mi5P8jGNOu_CpUH6J0sAbjXr_-KQ5GouJs7n73G_sxjPk6lJQcshhlsMu1EtTvS-lwkZPv7SIff9KS59gj6jn62OV7MIVqK1TBWl_i-ix2C9tFRnlFfTmDyqjfKfKzZRi6Qu2d8KxcRpOUehQs6QZGp9ezlFiYtr0FFLpapKXU6uVaZCnS0Sq3cCw8/s4032/IMG_2856.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_mi5P8jGNOu_CpUH6J0sAbjXr_-KQ5GouJs7n73G_sxjPk6lJQcshhlsMu1EtTvS-lwkZPv7SIff9KS59gj6jn62OV7MIVqK1TBWl_i-ix2C9tFRnlFfTmDyqjfKfKzZRi6Qu2d8KxcRpOUehQs6QZGp9ezlFiYtr0FFLpapKXU6uVaZCnS0Sq3cCw8/w548-h411/IMG_2856.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caspian Gull, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXw8-fK66raMSp_Xb0-ABpxXd5PcHMwke-TOsE24T4PC2s-njclSjLuvLK2wM6lgGNjrkJyR2uaodF-Fr-5GO5615_Di2P4KehH8I3p9wlj-8fUoVHv6mdIB8HR5gCQNMzAtMNNOYtRsVp_4AFX56zIHFmJt2k30ZCDr2Qnw2l53VDbmgB8-uSNCCa7g/s977/Clippo%20sprawk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="977" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXw8-fK66raMSp_Xb0-ABpxXd5PcHMwke-TOsE24T4PC2s-njclSjLuvLK2wM6lgGNjrkJyR2uaodF-Fr-5GO5615_Di2P4KehH8I3p9wlj-8fUoVHv6mdIB8HR5gCQNMzAtMNNOYtRsVp_4AFX56zIHFmJt2k30ZCDr2Qnw2l53VDbmgB8-uSNCCa7g/w543-h458/Clippo%20sprawk.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sparrowhawk, 15th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div></div></b><p style="text-align: left;"> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 8 new birds: a Whitethroat, a Cetti's Warbler, a Robin, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll and a Dunnock.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj_hibVhpomjMJGcm6bLaYYwFiae-j3GP7AtcEpgZbADU-_dmOPGsb1auHWwO13l6_uR5DufbgKJkXs_WdSTmvMP-6PfC9tIAP2gpCPLk1vvhY2fPhcBtuOaGjPW2BxGKCrP6A5wQHpqxkCwc9D6fXRekp4rn6BdW92BvouLJ8O3Iq37IchAQN31d-pA/s822/378718358_693859652608995_5940948563386416708_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="822" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj_hibVhpomjMJGcm6bLaYYwFiae-j3GP7AtcEpgZbADU-_dmOPGsb1auHWwO13l6_uR5DufbgKJkXs_WdSTmvMP-6PfC9tIAP2gpCPLk1vvhY2fPhcBtuOaGjPW2BxGKCrP6A5wQHpqxkCwc9D6fXRekp4rn6BdW92BvouLJ8O3Iq37IchAQN31d-pA/w640-h420/378718358_693859652608995_5940948563386416708_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cetti's Warbler, ringed 15 September 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxRB5M88HBEd1eYvag7rX0YjBfJlbh-ZeCSIpyw-eSMB1rgaTVxuEYqla6J2Mj4Of-Tk9ERxT4clbSzbO8AjJfQrqJdl8WxbHgxc09_WXhmjwdvLvmgYXin7PpPLANUYbpDTDlOSfcO6yKrVvcyvAM2zVz4z6s8gEFHni6Dymn45X0ucxfHwHorTKxFY/s787/378796825_693859832608977_4873268909218602216_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="787" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxRB5M88HBEd1eYvag7rX0YjBfJlbh-ZeCSIpyw-eSMB1rgaTVxuEYqla6J2Mj4Of-Tk9ERxT4clbSzbO8AjJfQrqJdl8WxbHgxc09_WXhmjwdvLvmgYXin7PpPLANUYbpDTDlOSfcO6yKrVvcyvAM2zVz4z6s8gEFHni6Dymn45X0ucxfHwHorTKxFY/w640-h440/378796825_693859832608977_4873268909218602216_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lesser Redpoll, ringed 15 September 2023.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo - George Gregory</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Overnight moth trapping resulted in the recording of some scarce migrants.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3143" data-original-width="3024" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YVMcwJ1IhphTGE2G2jPrNTi-cmhfO48ZMdfGq5_OasLg3KgH4IrXqSVXPviSSsZAIqogedTAphvku5oz_PDazqF5HEtYT33IL8Rt-HMJb0OH1oBoGZZC73OiTkgvUDzy_sd3IFnoe6AmmmHx86uT8KIyQd1FL_ruY8HOY05_GWZI0AeWe4c7UhwhmR8/w491-h510/Convolvulus%20HM%20150923.JPG" width="491" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Convolvulus Hawk Moth, 15th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>September 14th.</b> Moderate south-westerly wind.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b> Meadow Pipits </b>started moving soon after dawn, but from 0645 to 0815hrs passage was continuous and very intensive with flocks of up to 500 passing on a broad front from the East Dunes, over the beach and out over the sea, involving <b>13,500, </b>with a further <b>900</b> recorded over the next hour. Few other species were moving in any significant numbers but 5 Tree Pipit were notable. Good numbers of Terns, Gannets, Kittiwakes, Common Scoter and Arctic Skuas were offshore again, with 11 Red-throated Divers heading south and 2 juvenile Long-tailed Skuas moving north (in the evening). <b>3 Cattle Egrets</b> remained with a single Great White Egret and 21 Spoonbill. An <b>Osprey</b> went high south late morning.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 9 new birds: a Goldcrest, a Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blue Tit, a Chaffinch, a Robin and a Lesser Whitethroat; and 10 retraps: a Blackcap, 2 Dunnock, 5 Long-tailed Tit, a Great Tit and a Wren.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt51X4Qco05FEue7cbENu0herfnN-Gz3BMQ1p0pWr0t9dVp9VxDxJNws1fqoxbqK2jc6EPSafc9aGV9cV-XobmiYyCg-QWobS7_YnqRyqQgyVPeD826N6G3TfjyzZ6Clvn7Uap4yc2bxv9D17SpVAmcWzy2IWuPy4FXf31ftOiCK3jLvBhN2LtupVHjSk/s4608/EC%20Field%2010%20140923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt51X4Qco05FEue7cbENu0herfnN-Gz3BMQ1p0pWr0t9dVp9VxDxJNws1fqoxbqK2jc6EPSafc9aGV9cV-XobmiYyCg-QWobS7_YnqRyqQgyVPeD826N6G3TfjyzZ6Clvn7Uap4yc2bxv9D17SpVAmcWzy2IWuPy4FXf31ftOiCK3jLvBhN2LtupVHjSk/w629-h472/EC%20Field%2010%20140923.JPG" width="629" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 14th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9pSb0tnD_5ot158dZWnlB67SU0csJAlpDOt0vxHVE8yfbZ-lE5Tqq9TIa5E6z2S2-M3dkpi8rjlRrbMinoZz1ta8dDYGekercDQpU6UPc9Souq6jtW0Sw30tDc9uL6yrDnImqz_Kss6ppR5LatHi6_WP6eaDdKzrLLIvlulHas_pG8JBSV0LU_r05qo/s640/rik%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9pSb0tnD_5ot158dZWnlB67SU0csJAlpDOt0vxHVE8yfbZ-lE5Tqq9TIa5E6z2S2-M3dkpi8rjlRrbMinoZz1ta8dDYGekercDQpU6UPc9Souq6jtW0Sw30tDc9uL6yrDnImqz_Kss6ppR5LatHi6_WP6eaDdKzrLLIvlulHas_pG8JBSV0LU_r05qo/w625-h416/rik%2011th.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ruddy Darter, 14th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div></b><p style="text-align: left;"><b>September 13th.</b> A return to bright and dry conditions with a moderate north-easterly breeze. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> A two hour sea-watch in ideal conditions was rewarded with constant action and some very good birds. Flocks of Kittiwakes were moving north from first thing with many Gannets, Arctic Skuas, Sandwich and Common Terns. A single <b>Black Tern</b> flew north early on, a<b> juvenile</b> <b>Long-tailed Skua</b> flew north in amongst a flock of Kittiwakes, two <b>Grey Phalaropes</b> landed on the sea before moving steadily north, a <b>Leach's Petrel</b> gave excellent views over two minutes before moving north at 0729hrs to be followed by another <b>Leach's Petrel</b> at 0759hrs. Another <b>2 juvenile Long-tailed Skuas</b> also headed north with <b>2 Pomarine Skuas</b>, 2 Bonxies, 2 Manx Shearwaters and a <b>Sooty Shearwater. </b>Meadow Pipits were arriving off the sea and 1080 Pink-footed Geese came in from the north in various flocks and passed over the Wash to Norfolk. Birds around, including those trapped, were a Barn Owl, a Garden Warbler, a Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff and 2 Pied Flycatcher.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Bethany McGuire and Jamie Kennedy, provided 7 new birds: a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, a Robin, a Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Pied Flycatcher; and 3 retraps: a Wren, a Whitethroat and a Dunnock.</p><p style="text-align: left;">A Convolvulus Hawk Moth was found on the weather enclosure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0RboTgkYmLtT8nHbG0tafmAO-Z1M7gn5VMT8D-pwVh3mGBBONjL6sFZagfXokKAiGQOKq_pqQhWPauE4Yr2dVL29X1ipXAjBSGZTblenkTeX_G_bjb2V80XFu6_yrGD7AMIF3QByDQ9x24BMyoBqLRuFawIyfDxlJLGA11sGTiDdv7exIG7ey3kWz1k/s2237/jack%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="2237" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0RboTgkYmLtT8nHbG0tafmAO-Z1M7gn5VMT8D-pwVh3mGBBONjL6sFZagfXokKAiGQOKq_pqQhWPauE4Yr2dVL29X1ipXAjBSGZTblenkTeX_G_bjb2V80XFu6_yrGD7AMIF3QByDQ9x24BMyoBqLRuFawIyfDxlJLGA11sGTiDdv7exIG7ey3kWz1k/w629-h418/jack%2011th.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret and Spoonbill, 11th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tq_Ejo-8Rp4kyyk_Lle1VrhbYuX49GCrnpSm32_UvtaWN0KEB6NytbThmsaM-uyMNzIbuGC5cd4L8YgE3W6fD8D5z4x6Pe_FJHa0jccTQBqYryWTTJGsrZHb1QhYM6ehr-3GnK1Y_x1gSWwSZo3MxxHlkDn4-VUv2kBJXkIC1_yLoUdTSFRSYCIfvcU/s640/rikk%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tq_Ejo-8Rp4kyyk_Lle1VrhbYuX49GCrnpSm32_UvtaWN0KEB6NytbThmsaM-uyMNzIbuGC5cd4L8YgE3W6fD8D5z4x6Pe_FJHa0jccTQBqYryWTTJGsrZHb1QhYM6ehr-3GnK1Y_x1gSWwSZo3MxxHlkDn4-VUv2kBJXkIC1_yLoUdTSFRSYCIfvcU/w622-h416/rikk%2011th.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Grey Heron 13th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpylHvm-ZA_lRZgsSmlasAeNiw0EEIbsXSyztLt7BTTYRVZhaClh1lZEfrbHvsZO6_5waJWsimgyyCt45zXgyDki8VuKWNqMM__yTy1ZbhEF_sVGd8KAgxit5kcc2ERKxYAhzfEuk7rBnr0Ij_rmv8v1Qe1KHms8EsIXExhoI3TL6srSI8LGUFqzX5mY/s640/rikki%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpylHvm-ZA_lRZgsSmlasAeNiw0EEIbsXSyztLt7BTTYRVZhaClh1lZEfrbHvsZO6_5waJWsimgyyCt45zXgyDki8VuKWNqMM__yTy1ZbhEF_sVGd8KAgxit5kcc2ERKxYAhzfEuk7rBnr0Ij_rmv8v1Qe1KHms8EsIXExhoI3TL6srSI8LGUFqzX5mY/w615-h411/rikki%2011th.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Long-tailed Tit, 13th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkII7KrX0ttCloAfCGc1Ux5al8ilTxxmxiuOmk7au9xyDHjFyo0OluDOxNKHcPjPoXDGHuZXHIlFYutncbEDkZP_JtX9gFqFDvsVdlDsHOhY8qaW5nKjsxgheZ4okCXwz2t76JKD6foOSoQ3y0qP2eNBztP22xWbOBnrH_TdHQjDe8ympBW8GcQB9fEjM/s1696/gret%2011th%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1696" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkII7KrX0ttCloAfCGc1Ux5al8ilTxxmxiuOmk7au9xyDHjFyo0OluDOxNKHcPjPoXDGHuZXHIlFYutncbEDkZP_JtX9gFqFDvsVdlDsHOhY8qaW5nKjsxgheZ4okCXwz2t76JKD6foOSoQ3y0qP2eNBztP22xWbOBnrH_TdHQjDe8ympBW8GcQB9fEjM/w608-h407/gret%2011th%20rikki.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Grey Wagtail, 13th September 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJR3RzAvool4iN_65xmpK3JSBVabxCLUbUPWRZov8ooxxM-p6o9W_LZ6c0LguQTeU4agFi7EvavTdg2Ear18HlI9FbKLaZxcdC6tGR92j6iQl-bcXGn14QSqNuEbOFDZoY9nmjofgVXhCTp3sh3Pp6ZFadCSBm6yRjqqTZ6AcMZeU33p6PlE0-F36Tww/s2048/fly%20rikki%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJR3RzAvool4iN_65xmpK3JSBVabxCLUbUPWRZov8ooxxM-p6o9W_LZ6c0LguQTeU4agFi7EvavTdg2Ear18HlI9FbKLaZxcdC6tGR92j6iQl-bcXGn14QSqNuEbOFDZoY9nmjofgVXhCTp3sh3Pp6ZFadCSBm6yRjqqTZ6AcMZeU33p6PlE0-F36Tww/w609-h405/fly%20rikki%2011th.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Greenbottle Fly type, 13th September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clarke</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsjj5tO-Otw-JjM28ki3SkBRR043Cii1kvttSPH4f84CpnJBs-23HpIOHVPinPvpRIWmts36QNcssZep-GwQz7HuVzci9ZzIIZIuwGIEvlqhULfPxBWWbMlb_4Kg2Ffk4gy_Lw_pJtr5wMjTs_PZHV-itcKcZ7Rhg24IYtgM5AlDdTyd3WGNsN8t0EW8/s640/spider%20rikki%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsjj5tO-Otw-JjM28ki3SkBRR043Cii1kvttSPH4f84CpnJBs-23HpIOHVPinPvpRIWmts36QNcssZep-GwQz7HuVzci9ZzIIZIuwGIEvlqhULfPxBWWbMlb_4Kg2Ffk4gy_Lw_pJtr5wMjTs_PZHV-itcKcZ7Rhg24IYtgM5AlDdTyd3WGNsN8t0EW8/w607-h406/spider%20rikki%2011th.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nursery-web Spider, 13th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-bfPq0gjn1DExssz6e9YEqjiC-TP-7r_WH3qUDUS8bHTrnmnx0ZrXxR-AajHx_jVjPgzcafJwRrW2qWn0fk7Av3xfVMVnihhKph9buqFr4AzWMpEYik2X9gyLJ-IO17caYtcpiK32XG7Ia24TbPqaEPUXpVAEA0oiXI696NR4x552hSy0HCpPON8SdM/s4032/IMG_2826.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-bfPq0gjn1DExssz6e9YEqjiC-TP-7r_WH3qUDUS8bHTrnmnx0ZrXxR-AajHx_jVjPgzcafJwRrW2qWn0fk7Av3xfVMVnihhKph9buqFr4AzWMpEYik2X9gyLJ-IO17caYtcpiK32XG7Ia24TbPqaEPUXpVAEA0oiXI696NR4x552hSy0HCpPON8SdM/w382-h509/IMG_2826.JPG" width="382" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Convolvulus Hawk Moth, 13th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>September 12th.</b> Rain of varying intensity all day. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> Very poor conditions limited observations from anywhere other than the hides. The highlight on Tennyson's Sands were a group of 5 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers and a Wood Sandpiper that dropped in during the rain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-DDzYl31dN-3hB3czyikq5J2rckoDaVTX1Ojn4dJTtiwZUrbN2jgz6m4AjYeqaEGyRsgKqoKpPnNvGoZbSNWNrnfNwuvCvS2gM0zxL6ggGu8dtWsVhEsbU-rrP6NT8bIQJAqRYvNfayXxWiUjn_wk8_snatfln7UFlmQgAHzDLlZbGSVD4m4Ke7kk7Q/s1257/CXichie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1257" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-DDzYl31dN-3hB3czyikq5J2rckoDaVTX1Ojn4dJTtiwZUrbN2jgz6m4AjYeqaEGyRsgKqoKpPnNvGoZbSNWNrnfNwuvCvS2gM0zxL6ggGu8dtWsVhEsbU-rrP6NT8bIQJAqRYvNfayXxWiUjn_wk8_snatfln7UFlmQgAHzDLlZbGSVD4m4Ke7kk7Q/w661-h450/CXichie.jpg" width="661" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Curlew Sandpipers, 12th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Richard Doan</b></div></b><p style="text-align: left;"><b>September 11th.</b> Somewhat soggy start, gradually drying out and becoming sunny.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> Meadow Pipits were moving again in good numbers with a supporting cast of Swallows, but there was less species variety on 'vis mig' than recent days. Offshore, numbers of Sandwich Terns had picked up again (they seem to reduce in number after spring tide sequences) with 300 on the beach, 400 in a feeding flock (with 90 Common Terns and 90 Gannets) and a further 350 moving south. At least <b>3 Cattle Egrets</b> were around and a big count of <b>81 Little Egrets</b> was made on Tennyson's Sands. A Pied Flycatcher was in the Orchard.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced a new Robin; and 2 retraps: a Pied Flycatcher and a Wren.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Mike Polling produced 11 new birds: a Goldcrest, 3 Swallow, a Whitethroat, 3 Goldfinch, a House Martin, a Dunnock and a Great Tit; and a retrapped Dunnock. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Visibility at sea in the evening was the best that it has been for several days, with rafts of Auks settled offshore, hundreds of Terns moving south with 10 Arctic Skuas blogging and a further 52 moving south, a Black Tern, a <b>Roseate Tern</b> and 3 Mediterranean Gulls going to roost</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAPyXJhe5HRTettrMbGINttGMQyQ_M1QVyy7pp0ZSI2g_YZLdgLbrDKFnGiXa6wUXMa-UhRmnqfD8KP48S46cUf1iuroggBMwmAC3ahhSFBAA4Mreou7YqsB9squjoO3UGpiov5ESiI3pt4yC-FXG2-GkppXeP7BehsR7_s1u7crzO4phDCnQ0jOtN0k/s1616/Cattle%20Egret%2011th%20Sept%202023%20Rikki%20Clarke.1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1616" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAPyXJhe5HRTettrMbGINttGMQyQ_M1QVyy7pp0ZSI2g_YZLdgLbrDKFnGiXa6wUXMa-UhRmnqfD8KP48S46cUf1iuroggBMwmAC3ahhSFBAA4Mreou7YqsB9squjoO3UGpiov5ESiI3pt4yC-FXG2-GkppXeP7BehsR7_s1u7crzO4phDCnQ0jOtN0k/w629-h417/Cattle%20Egret%2011th%20Sept%202023%20Rikki%20Clarke.1.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 11th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgJouAFNBjyzq2RAPMXsIU7wjr-m7OIUK2t90GlZU93_u-EqOhd2DBKsYfRUra_2WSbuYgOtM8_ZhTZmJDgoqjHCQClSJWQUw-WUcXKOp91sDdgHzb3UD8xHJdzehtCHJGWBb9AqkyE2p4gg_Cp6xY1dN_pzzsKE35yJDpV2iox2AbQ5gX82Lr5oBbPQ/s1952/Cattle%20Egret%2011th%20Sept%202023%20Rikki%20Clarke.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1952" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgJouAFNBjyzq2RAPMXsIU7wjr-m7OIUK2t90GlZU93_u-EqOhd2DBKsYfRUra_2WSbuYgOtM8_ZhTZmJDgoqjHCQClSJWQUw-WUcXKOp91sDdgHzb3UD8xHJdzehtCHJGWBb9AqkyE2p4gg_Cp6xY1dN_pzzsKE35yJDpV2iox2AbQ5gX82Lr5oBbPQ/w622-h418/Cattle%20Egret%2011th%20Sept%202023%20Rikki%20Clarke.2.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 11th September 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clarke</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH1zftq-9g02tj42Qo3sMjWKewwX4BvO80lmfueHmOANcnsXh490F932DtaVGB7ZOpGCD5KJEO2hLYxRXWBCeQWB0gwVe_0fSxbEDEcOPXSyvbFt6JXl8s-2buIxPOItWm8Hbduhyb7uuhLdF7hFBSDMFsTWC_JbDIzE-xm4G7tAa9bGf-H5ksvK9ZBk/s4608/Little%20Egrets%20-%20Some%20of%20the%2081%20ET%20with%20a%20few%20NB%20TS.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="4608" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH1zftq-9g02tj42Qo3sMjWKewwX4BvO80lmfueHmOANcnsXh490F932DtaVGB7ZOpGCD5KJEO2hLYxRXWBCeQWB0gwVe_0fSxbEDEcOPXSyvbFt6JXl8s-2buIxPOItWm8Hbduhyb7uuhLdF7hFBSDMFsTWC_JbDIzE-xm4G7tAa9bGf-H5ksvK9ZBk/w628-h290/Little%20Egrets%20-%20Some%20of%20the%2081%20ET%20with%20a%20few%20NB%20TS.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Little Egrets with Spoonbills and wildfowl on Tennyson's sands, 11th September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichm0_dh_0jncBr5NR7aK2d3ojXbK4iD2dyQZt4TPSPtLX1F_VOR5nPh7MpyGy-QtzuJLZ3aOJkX4WK6irkM_dah4IbvHdv8XvRmaNg3aSI-ZJYrrsQFhve7fOfjU34EcMxD2BkZ7yRCC_OMEst8GMZhKJoNHDVFRBj31s4FuwSAEbSyTo1ozN85ZSScM/s2614/LX%20and%20RU%20TS.NAL.%20110923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2614" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichm0_dh_0jncBr5NR7aK2d3ojXbK4iD2dyQZt4TPSPtLX1F_VOR5nPh7MpyGy-QtzuJLZ3aOJkX4WK6irkM_dah4IbvHdv8XvRmaNg3aSI-ZJYrrsQFhve7fOfjU34EcMxD2BkZ7yRCC_OMEst8GMZhKJoNHDVFRBj31s4FuwSAEbSyTo1ozN85ZSScM/w625-h398/LX%20and%20RU%20TS.NAL.%20110923.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Little Stint and Ruff, 11th September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cfd9mUCAs8Qb93dBF7E_uiRkbLGLIkDP-xxsRQRGG9u532JXYxaWDql1Ux9x76VwJpKy1Xe-1lP9zUoSfcgCDlm4UejevzkGStbl3EtsfNSyZY8BjqQb7zkh8R8-qV2KmX0NZ_ytvHT3MzdEifqPpgEhqLAMWACeAf2qZheYN-dbZaSl2SSGu02ugxc/s2635/CV%20juv%20TS%20110923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2635" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cfd9mUCAs8Qb93dBF7E_uiRkbLGLIkDP-xxsRQRGG9u532JXYxaWDql1Ux9x76VwJpKy1Xe-1lP9zUoSfcgCDlm4UejevzkGStbl3EtsfNSyZY8BjqQb7zkh8R8-qV2KmX0NZ_ytvHT3MzdEifqPpgEhqLAMWACeAf2qZheYN-dbZaSl2SSGu02ugxc/w709-h377/CV%20juv%20TS%20110923.JPG" width="709" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper with Shoveler, 11th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-63561626492790377702023-09-01T15:37:00.063+01:002023-09-15T21:57:28.958+01:00Early September 2023<p><b>September 10th.</b> Clear start, then a band of low mist rolling in but becoming hot and sunny with a thunderstorm rounding off the day. </p><p> Visible migration was minor compared to yesterday with Meadow Pipits in the low hundreds over two hours and pretty much all the species as yesterday in lower numbers. Visibility at sea was poor again for most of the day due to mist or haze but during bouts of partial clarity, it as apparent that quite large rafts of Auks were out there, totalling a minimum of 150 birds with feeding Terns, Gannets and Arctic Skuas. A <b>Cattle Egret,</b> 14 Spoonbill and a Wood Sandpiper were on Tennyson's sands, with a Wood Sandpiper also being seen on the Old Saltmarsh. Other birds around, including those trapped, were 3 Marsh Harrier, a Short-eared Owl, a Cetti's Warbler, a Stonechat, 6 Goldcrest and a Pied Flycatcher.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 16 new birds: 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, a Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, a Pied Flycatcher, 2 Robin, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Dunnock; and a retrap Great Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f7Pl80psh-rRn60ew83wNPz5fztAxhtxE3zJrVEkKgSnPQkeD-eOPSAXu27vuRmVvmSeYvpsNimw1o1tly6i6Iv7kDn07d1k50tDxk15149TN52r0NvYrCBYUvataQ0ntjpYH-6FtzCdEZMh4z8eeJl81EkSCEgRHgxW6iEE37dfhimxiBTUTp994eM/s3886/spooners_2798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="3886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f7Pl80psh-rRn60ew83wNPz5fztAxhtxE3zJrVEkKgSnPQkeD-eOPSAXu27vuRmVvmSeYvpsNimw1o1tly6i6Iv7kDn07d1k50tDxk15149TN52r0NvYrCBYUvataQ0ntjpYH-6FtzCdEZMh4z8eeJl81EkSCEgRHgxW6iEE37dfhimxiBTUTp994eM/w656-h400/spooners_2798.JPG" width="656" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Misty daybreak with 7 Spoonbills arriving from the East, 10th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgMlYANPRRYGlgarRUy5i8rddWf69ins86i-Q0cmUVyG1ayfaEOaCBwjDmZ4xnY-HiKzBKUv1VNkoTaRJ5doqwgufAfDgAXWo5pxvzULYPJLPij8lbxwWK9f2I3iFo4dXpCkiBgP3AmvK-9DyjQZMaHnkQMdgDvMZfTXWsZBcksLYywtHS3b43j1m2K4/s4032/IMG_5560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgMlYANPRRYGlgarRUy5i8rddWf69ins86i-Q0cmUVyG1ayfaEOaCBwjDmZ4xnY-HiKzBKUv1VNkoTaRJ5doqwgufAfDgAXWo5pxvzULYPJLPij8lbxwWK9f2I3iFo4dXpCkiBgP3AmvK-9DyjQZMaHnkQMdgDvMZfTXWsZBcksLYywtHS3b43j1m2K4/w647-h485/IMG_5560.JPG" width="647" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Late afternoon storm clouds, 10th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b></div><p><b>September 9th.</b> Slightly misty start, soon clearing, then hot and sunny.</p><p> A great morning for visible migration. Over 3,500 Meadow Pipits headed south in groups of up to 340 - although many birds could have been missed in the misty conditions early on. Along with southbound Swallows and House Martins were a few Sand Martins, Reed Buntings and Siskins, with 5 Whimbrel, 4 Buzzards, 135 Starling, 4 Snipe, 14 Tree Sparrow, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Redpoll, 3 Tree Pipits, 3 Grey Wagtails and 15 Yellow Wagtails, and single Crossbill, Yellowhammer, Swift, Merlin, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk and <b>Osprey</b>. A further 2 Crossbills were seen in the North Car Park pines. On the lagoons, a good selection of waders included 2 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper and a Wood Sandpiper whilst a <b>Cattle Egret</b> was on Croftmarsh and another arrived from the East. 4 Spoonbill and 2 Little Egret also arrived from the East.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Owen Beaumont, provided 43 new birds: 4 Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Robin, 2 Blackcap, a Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, 17 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting, a Goldfinch and 4 Dunnock; and 4 retraps: a Robin, aa Wren, a Great Tit and a Blackcap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBlyaAkl2G4BV6x9zIWHOCnNiogO9-H92jH_5E9DZMWf9cxZw1m7Uny62Mg1h3XHIqGmO1SYBTP7DxnNuXCLCht1qd4XA3SL3dak4jftRJwP9RYCHUyDSXv07IhGVrgAGMeWwqnFl_tqRe09wRYvHfSII-2XpqXJUqYwDfz9FLnwhOsCMcBCKZoknVP0/s3480/EC%20Field%2010%20090923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="3480" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBlyaAkl2G4BV6x9zIWHOCnNiogO9-H92jH_5E9DZMWf9cxZw1m7Uny62Mg1h3XHIqGmO1SYBTP7DxnNuXCLCht1qd4XA3SL3dak4jftRJwP9RYCHUyDSXv07IhGVrgAGMeWwqnFl_tqRe09wRYvHfSII-2XpqXJUqYwDfz9FLnwhOsCMcBCKZoknVP0/w624-h379/EC%20Field%2010%20090923.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 9th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBDtBcg3nJIsJ6Bp8Du57JA8D4yocazS-b8FXqqF0OGoQrygL9cWPCp_GYzqjDsqrovyTLZ6_Uy9uFWaeBpMPhyT2rWcYcb6alk0DBwhVQ7g04YR-K2aqxU1VTkif5xtvbCaKX4pZemqeBfIIK5VigJOb5668FKs-y3ng03cDHwpxcbPOT4JKpuKjqtg/s5184/Harry%20Fenwick_6035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBDtBcg3nJIsJ6Bp8Du57JA8D4yocazS-b8FXqqF0OGoQrygL9cWPCp_GYzqjDsqrovyTLZ6_Uy9uFWaeBpMPhyT2rWcYcb6alk0DBwhVQ7g04YR-K2aqxU1VTkif5xtvbCaKX4pZemqeBfIIK5VigJOb5668FKs-y3ng03cDHwpxcbPOT4JKpuKjqtg/w620-h464/Harry%20Fenwick_6035.jpeg" width="620" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Crossbill, 9th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Harry Fenwick</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYfQNodMeur_85EZ0WMfH_OenGPyW9CSF68frW-rNtaC2B4kLTC0r7RT6J8PLBH1SQRXoeXbTrySs46Hr-I-cWwqMCYUPvktLGFpE4mYhfcxSUJjXffIkS-Mnuz7J-TQDPj1xN62GP36oI6QoFufdbjl8pMOpkoKlj-Zc6QKZzpOaPbspsVT_dbJ5I0Y/s2762/OD%20TS%2090923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="2762" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYfQNodMeur_85EZ0WMfH_OenGPyW9CSF68frW-rNtaC2B4kLTC0r7RT6J8PLBH1SQRXoeXbTrySs46Hr-I-cWwqMCYUPvktLGFpE4mYhfcxSUJjXffIkS-Mnuz7J-TQDPj1xN62GP36oI6QoFufdbjl8pMOpkoKlj-Zc6QKZzpOaPbspsVT_dbJ5I0Y/w612-h366/OD%20TS%2090923.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper, 9th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kZoABtipFkkr8rF5X8zO_dykbBtjknskowbsp5bawCgFPWa_nMaP2nOzUFBXTh4La3gj3wPn-obJSrSzjhgEPTS1cLUbIO20Wjp2K8zHvh0QG6HKssH8LX3Ylx1xoQ0-s8qt0m_DNX8lN3UHJL_9c4pfT5QY2RlMP4JhYzLPBZ2449fW1TU74V5H4jk/s1471/jack%20hood%209th%20snipe%20sept.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1471" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kZoABtipFkkr8rF5X8zO_dykbBtjknskowbsp5bawCgFPWa_nMaP2nOzUFBXTh4La3gj3wPn-obJSrSzjhgEPTS1cLUbIO20Wjp2K8zHvh0QG6HKssH8LX3Ylx1xoQ0-s8qt0m_DNX8lN3UHJL_9c4pfT5QY2RlMP4JhYzLPBZ2449fW1TU74V5H4jk/w622-h400/jack%20hood%209th%20snipe%20sept.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snipe, 9th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAWL6iM7ae_eAMVMvyVlmKLzcEztkosHnNGLBCb_oTxQAooZg1RL8tDtsAunwtL-DgdxmoIxH2z5TUbUChtcZyBNYMZERW9z38SFghhcMyECuJDaoJ024HuKyn7O9R8GYANYC8hkoEAXO8Xr76gpJMF23hbugXK2lQzLh3g4FYqjXQOq_XMutHA9SnQ0/s4032/IMG_2790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAWL6iM7ae_eAMVMvyVlmKLzcEztkosHnNGLBCb_oTxQAooZg1RL8tDtsAunwtL-DgdxmoIxH2z5TUbUChtcZyBNYMZERW9z38SFghhcMyECuJDaoJ024HuKyn7O9R8GYANYC8hkoEAXO8Xr76gpJMF23hbugXK2lQzLh3g4FYqjXQOq_XMutHA9SnQ0/w613-h460/IMG_2790.JPG" width="613" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roe Deer in the mist, 9th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div></b><p><b>September 8th.</b> Very misty and damp start, gradually clearing, then warm and sunny.</p><p> Still a flock of at least 10 Crossbills around the pines and 2 new Pied Flycatchers seen. On Tennyson's Sands were 23 Spoonbill, a Kingfisher and 2 Little Stint. A light passage of Meadow Pipits and Hirundines was noted. Other birds around included a Short-eared Owl, a Hobby, an Arctic Skua, a Garden Warbler and several Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Whitethroats and Lesser Whitethroats.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPh278qKkCLdg9-iKS-I4n6vnIfxyoZir8kXSbbf4VCG3Z3zPvGuRQLg0kvF31hnX7FqptzyPUpYjwvEXPezlp6qjkjTmK0hHlgYFWv2kN4-YelecKFaNakMsZMBCGfUM367ge7mnmyKRKh01nkQp7h0_yvD8qajuykuZzBxMsqsJLDg360hx14PcRI0/s1481/Jack%20H%208th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1481" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPh278qKkCLdg9-iKS-I4n6vnIfxyoZir8kXSbbf4VCG3Z3zPvGuRQLg0kvF31hnX7FqptzyPUpYjwvEXPezlp6qjkjTmK0hHlgYFWv2kN4-YelecKFaNakMsZMBCGfUM367ge7mnmyKRKh01nkQp7h0_yvD8qajuykuZzBxMsqsJLDg360hx14PcRI0/w630-h443/Jack%20H%208th.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black-tailed Godwit, 8th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b><p><b>September 7th.</b> Quite a clear start then the mist rolled in until late morning after which it was warm and humid with a northerly breeze. </p><p> Very quiet early on in the misty conditions but a vocal Wood Sandpiper was clearly disorientated overhead and Crossbills were noisy around the North Car Park. It was apparent that new Crossbills were arriving in small groups from the north. Also new in were a Pied Flycatcher, a Redstart and 2 Whinchat. The <b>Bittern </b>was seen again from Jackson's Marsh Hide and 2 Little Stints were on Tennyson's Sands with 6 Spotted Redshank. An <b>Osprey</b> flew west, being mobbed by a Marsh Harrier mid-day and a flock of 16 Snipe were around the Old Saltmarsh where a Merlin went to roost later.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 2 new birds: a Whitethroat and a Dunnock; and 8 retraps: 2 Blackcap, a Robin, 2 Wren, a Garden Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8j2bsDDlNUpj2HhhNCmsTDmjflx-um8pznmlxog62V8jE3JO8gIzvaA1EYBD_BJUrqZntmlE2es2bRldyUaRBWOtY9hYhG6YFog84RthQ0_GcrW499wjzDhns9g2Ho35zOdkSarsZd-yU3_SZ7txFhE8-MhbkRKnL56rF46FKy7mFBm0OmiGKTkfu1o/s4032/IMG_2763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8j2bsDDlNUpj2HhhNCmsTDmjflx-um8pznmlxog62V8jE3JO8gIzvaA1EYBD_BJUrqZntmlE2es2bRldyUaRBWOtY9hYhG6YFog84RthQ0_GcrW499wjzDhns9g2Ho35zOdkSarsZd-yU3_SZ7txFhE8-MhbkRKnL56rF46FKy7mFBm0OmiGKTkfu1o/w614-h461/IMG_2763.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Mist over the East Dunes, 7th September 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx4BKdHxWe8zi2QsIiTeolrG9S6xlqfdQcJC0wG1tXpZEPyyi9vErSFfJ9ekmXEGggbRqI00owZqMLmuf9vj84HEH4zY_BhURW8BDjckxe0UdealFXlJsI08vCwExyi8r4FZvw7wP3QPYDYeS4r4zO9OA1GPxYl2pbrpqu3R5CYX0hR1wRGCu6aIQ5Cg/s2856/xbill%207th%20Sept%20paul%20neale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2856" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx4BKdHxWe8zi2QsIiTeolrG9S6xlqfdQcJC0wG1tXpZEPyyi9vErSFfJ9ekmXEGggbRqI00owZqMLmuf9vj84HEH4zY_BhURW8BDjckxe0UdealFXlJsI08vCwExyi8r4FZvw7wP3QPYDYeS4r4zO9OA1GPxYl2pbrpqu3R5CYX0hR1wRGCu6aIQ5Cg/w618-h442/xbill%207th%20Sept%20paul%20neale.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Crossbill, 7th September 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Neale</div></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdjsc6R3syiBKjOtX_x5SZw714mW18mJdSMhv8dqV5YOooPhMfGEtKgUhLZCSy6GshZw7LPtzCWjim-OtrAid5RQ0ghTSd7RfGn_DEX5UgpyIBKoseP_Qx9hixGxr9BrAYWfZgcCDAK4PKOkYiAwjOTPQR8KsY2b9AD81Euz54osJ3k0bKxaEWB1e1XE/s1064/Ispots%20jim0833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1064" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdjsc6R3syiBKjOtX_x5SZw714mW18mJdSMhv8dqV5YOooPhMfGEtKgUhLZCSy6GshZw7LPtzCWjim-OtrAid5RQ0ghTSd7RfGn_DEX5UgpyIBKoseP_Qx9hixGxr9BrAYWfZgcCDAK4PKOkYiAwjOTPQR8KsY2b9AD81Euz54osJ3k0bKxaEWB1e1XE/w621-h345/Ispots%20jim0833.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Redshanks, 7th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jim Shaw</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1497" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsfr_doeUwPDwpxxCarOhkG5zA9P_vExhSoQkvWWPoLjeBsl0h0H2_DFprZL3DYQcGaua5XkFs48zIp4Uy5nH_0g5U4fJK3cCWuacH2d0SX7ua4P4T9ps43JElQVMtkmtLv0CrxnM-0sHtAW-7-ZXOoqtxwReOasKb5vmIyoy-PQDR5-QE9jkc5AMSSM/w619-h412/Bar-tailed%20Godwit%207th%20September%202023.Ste%20Taylor.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bar-tailed Godwit, 7th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_goH69Qb_i71LwjuMyf29ccb1sl3AgW2nUs-s_EVcLDmIiW4_PNOtW1fPhL1U4RJWcZx2UKlPCMZwzu0Y3RPXeM4rxZlPvZ0iQJItAAiDLwxWIKvtIGk9-PsYIg-eFZ231H2PUQ_Klp6D-BSRzE9bDV0V9e5ygdqOUOkORQMgC_vwSQbAk7Vp9D7vgv4/s1965/Red2765.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1540" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_goH69Qb_i71LwjuMyf29ccb1sl3AgW2nUs-s_EVcLDmIiW4_PNOtW1fPhL1U4RJWcZx2UKlPCMZwzu0Y3RPXeM4rxZlPvZ0iQJItAAiDLwxWIKvtIGk9-PsYIg-eFZ231H2PUQ_Klp6D-BSRzE9bDV0V9e5ygdqOUOkORQMgC_vwSQbAk7Vp9D7vgv4/w388-h495/Red2765.JPG" width="388" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redstart, 7th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mhV7yXNT5RFupWCG-tTduLpl0t03C9XzYtYFxlG8C52fMpT98hDIINJDOTsMpptPKMlLC0a0Rjh0o3NHkVmGqlAvjDh9VJxtFmohnq8XiVx3n9iPO4OxAiN2Iir5jvnk9LthzwCeWIXWhWNwBXhHqQ3eqnWyZVGLOz5Sfb8PfFtnouwb5Wd84RNuCLk/s2560/merlin_2785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1883" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mhV7yXNT5RFupWCG-tTduLpl0t03C9XzYtYFxlG8C52fMpT98hDIINJDOTsMpptPKMlLC0a0Rjh0o3NHkVmGqlAvjDh9VJxtFmohnq8XiVx3n9iPO4OxAiN2Iir5jvnk9LthzwCeWIXWhWNwBXhHqQ3eqnWyZVGLOz5Sfb8PfFtnouwb5Wd84RNuCLk/w381-h519/merlin_2785.JPG" width="381" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Merlin, 7th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div></b><p><b>September 6th.</b> Very misty, very damp start, slowly clearing and drying out but with mist coming and going all day - far from the expected heat wave.</p><p> The first autumn flock of Pink-footed Geese (30) passed through this morning. No sign of the Bittern today but 2 Great White Egrets still present. A highly vocal and highly mobile flock of 17 mixed age and sex Crossbill toured the various pine trees around the Reserve. Other highlights were a Kingfisher, an adult with two near-fledged Water Rails on Jackson's Marsh, a good selection of waders on the lagoons including 455 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Ruff, 8 Spotted Redshank, and single Common and Green Sandpipers. there are now 2 Treecreepers around the west side, with the mobile Tit flock. </p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 3 new birds: a Garden Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Blackcap; and a retrap Whitethroat.</p><p>A Common Toad was found in the Orchard - an uncommon species on the Reserve. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik28nIIzYk3Af_DQpekw2diDuUcinXclIUNHefyTfTelbLDb89kSQ32xtizJJv62yaxAQCFmO6oQrm2ACpmgJ-P5wiolKXjn9uaEAZFuLm0fz5ny3uy4U2tpnauQaN62d5ENFj_TnKEN58t-MI6FoZ6XLVlQMvb-mi_CEh7c7noDdp6f-4MIsgCZuyxjw/s2576/jack%206th%20xbill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="2576" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik28nIIzYk3Af_DQpekw2diDuUcinXclIUNHefyTfTelbLDb89kSQ32xtizJJv62yaxAQCFmO6oQrm2ACpmgJ-P5wiolKXjn9uaEAZFuLm0fz5ny3uy4U2tpnauQaN62d5ENFj_TnKEN58t-MI6FoZ6XLVlQMvb-mi_CEh7c7noDdp6f-4MIsgCZuyxjw/w625-h416/jack%206th%20xbill.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Crossbill, 6th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9oQQE4pTwTQofSN39QqOfGkBrysIhpISH0RqKRihMJQ2nWNO2ZY104rB8E5LM3WW46F_4jstg3kiVp5Sm6nRncxbjXKKQDYhMRGubGQpBdo854wpKDH4RmvKrA9cj-7EHpgDayqdFUysXxj3XL9Zzv-JFQI-HJM9W2x-mBznm_HttcKw0Sy61f-XmBo/s2581/jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1721" data-original-width="2581" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9oQQE4pTwTQofSN39QqOfGkBrysIhpISH0RqKRihMJQ2nWNO2ZY104rB8E5LM3WW46F_4jstg3kiVp5Sm6nRncxbjXKKQDYhMRGubGQpBdo854wpKDH4RmvKrA9cj-7EHpgDayqdFUysXxj3XL9Zzv-JFQI-HJM9W2x-mBznm_HttcKw0Sy61f-XmBo/w609-h406/jack.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Crossbill, 6th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTvdmunKSfD2bpi5NYdPqtYst99UdLRfE1cwRjzV7i0Er4rVovtbdpPEzHvOS_u8JRhTNrWpHnjTupOTtsC-8CE_7mA5TzpAWOoQN-_7411MrKGe2StLzt2-yU1spB1rbndXxaFXUC880KYDf0g4wCsgAzpzzNEX0Ra1rF9fTEWVcOCiLsf-R2slWm-Y/s3111/jck%206th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="3111" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTvdmunKSfD2bpi5NYdPqtYst99UdLRfE1cwRjzV7i0Er4rVovtbdpPEzHvOS_u8JRhTNrWpHnjTupOTtsC-8CE_7mA5TzpAWOoQN-_7411MrKGe2StLzt2-yU1spB1rbndXxaFXUC880KYDf0g4wCsgAzpzzNEX0Ra1rF9fTEWVcOCiLsf-R2slWm-Y/w604-h401/jck%206th.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Robin, 6th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfIKFQRKMzBqQ8KS0NsySs4TGSklOyFhMtpVTum5fGAWbhgj91qBAWA_jipWCb2FKiXauNJJenuVomgaIKjLct8vqVq9kYhxKwQcXBEWn9ouchNt63kqP6OjZbqr7pOXy_hO_uulebDgDU1_L6O2vCwx8g2okggi-hxXUKIhhkSzP6eUrGFjyPaxXwug/s2642/jack%206th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2642" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfIKFQRKMzBqQ8KS0NsySs4TGSklOyFhMtpVTum5fGAWbhgj91qBAWA_jipWCb2FKiXauNJJenuVomgaIKjLct8vqVq9kYhxKwQcXBEWn9ouchNt63kqP6OjZbqr7pOXy_hO_uulebDgDU1_L6O2vCwx8g2okggi-hxXUKIhhkSzP6eUrGFjyPaxXwug/w603-h401/jack%206th.jpg" width="603" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dunnock, 6h September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jack Hood</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwLWAzEzrNc-56yySoL7fzSGjhL1kgQ9uyCcFfGSfAxX8c0PDfjvcarPy0LjREwKIJSRpQYPn3tO3g3KyUBu_LxPNIz8dh8QsjSIb-H8-ch_-tQRcRglrQWt4_61AlJdjNhGptnQvEs2YlyXiGD_uF7v-OxP4ktovXV4InnGqAtoNM0qMF6e9lcXFG8A/s2847/IMToad%20JimG_0796.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2847" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwLWAzEzrNc-56yySoL7fzSGjhL1kgQ9uyCcFfGSfAxX8c0PDfjvcarPy0LjREwKIJSRpQYPn3tO3g3KyUBu_LxPNIz8dh8QsjSIb-H8-ch_-tQRcRglrQWt4_61AlJdjNhGptnQvEs2YlyXiGD_uF7v-OxP4ktovXV4InnGqAtoNM0qMF6e9lcXFG8A/w595-h424/IMToad%20JimG_0796.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Toad, 6th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jim Shaw</b></div></div></b></div></b><p><b>Ringing Control:</b> Kestrel, ringed Bratoft, Lincolnshire 7 June 2023, controlled GPBO 30 July 2023.</p><p><b>September 5th.</b> Still, misty start again, but clearing and becoming hot and humid again with a light ENE breeze.</p><p> A <b>Common Rosefinch</b> initially heard calling, later showed quite well in the scrub clump on the Freshwater Marsh. Also here, several common warblers and a Redstart. another Redstart was along the Cycletrack and 2 Whinchat remained on Rock Ridge where an influx of Wheatears was apparent, with up to 10 birds gathering at one time.. The <b>Bittern</b> was seen again on Jackson's Marsh and the morning wader roost contained a minimum of 65000 Knot, 5000 Bar-tailed Godwit and 3000 Grey Plover amongst others.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 3 new birds: a Blackcap, a Whitethroat and a Great Spotted Woodpecker; and a retrap Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7Ue-qT14uw3AEpIlikjpvpPBjSIW94zXYq1Fto-dJ0bM7U0WgpU7-ZcJyvgIe64txieD-JUZBtMpa620Mt2DDxk4AGMsbOY4GKN5ejfhNnauHxOAAImdfw388hFTCvAZ9vOJglMdWCpPxRWk0F5HpE16eBwm4LSudUuDF1YJKzKgA-8gfi7ssht-P1o/s4032/IMG_2741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7Ue-qT14uw3AEpIlikjpvpPBjSIW94zXYq1Fto-dJ0bM7U0WgpU7-ZcJyvgIe64txieD-JUZBtMpa620Mt2DDxk4AGMsbOY4GKN5ejfhNnauHxOAAImdfw388hFTCvAZ9vOJglMdWCpPxRWk0F5HpE16eBwm4LSudUuDF1YJKzKgA-8gfi7ssht-P1o/w602-h452/IMG_2741.JPG" width="602" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Rosefinch, 5th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23toB0euYMK_RGtwqDal-3HiqE5bCIUqLwGyWM-KYnUycBnx6v37tX3TEw0tAMll8gXTKohLEEWL24PD5BY4L9pCttisDy62lbR7NTUV35imKpNQKYT7niT70qyDnsVLhBCWpzq3QYDdMAkz_LfN3cvoR6hzCMLDbzeywZtbCJw_9YxW0IGR9E1wK3Gc/s1368/wheat%20Jack%205th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1368" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23toB0euYMK_RGtwqDal-3HiqE5bCIUqLwGyWM-KYnUycBnx6v37tX3TEw0tAMll8gXTKohLEEWL24PD5BY4L9pCttisDy62lbR7NTUV35imKpNQKYT7niT70qyDnsVLhBCWpzq3QYDdMAkz_LfN3cvoR6hzCMLDbzeywZtbCJw_9YxW0IGR9E1wK3Gc/w591-h394/wheat%20Jack%205th.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wheatear, 5th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1895" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRI0FFh4mV1jLchJzZTqLe9SdFySn1KAqa2ZP_ufd-stpK0-qYZW-o95kUQnpUV5dCaKk3whUqBFkXMc0NmvU7xulM9Oha-q4_9zBEfoYy86a6nA_HFp1XA-q0i7WsAddXwTuz16e9QKqjGMp-Ln1DP2qcsyXic_4Q_cD3ur9MAx_R6Zm9A7FeiLWO48/w605-h403/GP.5.9.23_00001_04.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buzzard, 5th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-JVjL2fYtCmWGim5orEw7EwLclNTLfnTPW6V-s5xmXH4GxrgnhF1o0CHxSrfPevuIQJrghuVzAmAIGJ5f8FLqgVfIs9X_qSNMmnOq_h0pShMoRSCK4Oa0Mm0LQqoIeKDzs6FlBGET_B8ejVu9DOFsCGWEAoHz9WvjQpE4ANPLCxIqFs5o6CS0MjYF_w/s2955/GP.5.9.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="2955" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-JVjL2fYtCmWGim5orEw7EwLclNTLfnTPW6V-s5xmXH4GxrgnhF1o0CHxSrfPevuIQJrghuVzAmAIGJ5f8FLqgVfIs9X_qSNMmnOq_h0pShMoRSCK4Oa0Mm0LQqoIeKDzs6FlBGET_B8ejVu9DOFsCGWEAoHz9WvjQpE4ANPLCxIqFs5o6CS0MjYF_w/w604-h401/GP.5.9.23_00001_02.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed Goose - one of the 2 summering birds, 5th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqAymQAVIrXNmcOvzCM31ioT4J-pMJElnAzRTUFlrBFkOxjft6WE7ATqNcHQsUuj0v3NDJ-CAQqPxGyahGIa7GzpahUCFITQAMxEsvW2Kb_RgCGjZ7H1dkdYXzkwsfGaj51GvTsZ_8UF0Wsvo5s9a9chxnjrh_FZjr7yKyuz1UOI9HFjA46NUq5U0o_g/s2262/GP.5.9.23_00001_03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="2262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqAymQAVIrXNmcOvzCM31ioT4J-pMJElnAzRTUFlrBFkOxjft6WE7ATqNcHQsUuj0v3NDJ-CAQqPxGyahGIa7GzpahUCFITQAMxEsvW2Kb_RgCGjZ7H1dkdYXzkwsfGaj51GvTsZ_8UF0Wsvo5s9a9chxnjrh_FZjr7yKyuz1UOI9HFjA46NUq5U0o_g/w601-h400/GP.5.9.23_00001_03.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed Goose with Egyptian Goose, 5th September. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F10Jw2Lw_VUAxCGlfMM6JLc-N2sjghtWEqonHQSgK1g0ELMjmNNf_LAI9gLzQHB794OEGaHNxKR3DDEed7K1aIOBOGequ7Sw854ViEENvPkHUiEP3WtpGyUbyxGUUQIchDGwUxjo-RkbDZ7nihxThE165ciNtItJpsdcXruIcXyEr-BLuQzlQYrFHL0/s1907/whin%20jack%205th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1907" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F10Jw2Lw_VUAxCGlfMM6JLc-N2sjghtWEqonHQSgK1g0ELMjmNNf_LAI9gLzQHB794OEGaHNxKR3DDEed7K1aIOBOGequ7Sw854ViEENvPkHUiEP3WtpGyUbyxGUUQIchDGwUxjo-RkbDZ7nihxThE165ciNtItJpsdcXruIcXyEr-BLuQzlQYrFHL0/w601-h399/whin%20jack%205th.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whinchats, 5th September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jack Hood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></b><p><b>September 4th.</b> Still, misty start, but clearing and becoming hot and humid.</p><p> No sign of the Woodchat this morning but another big wader roost on the morning tide including increased numbers of Grey Plover - up to 6,100. Passage over land and sea was much reduced today with just a few Hirundines, Terns, Meadow Pipits and Siskins. A good day for Falcons though with Peregrine, Merlin and Hobby all recorded and later in the morning a light passage of Common Buzzards was underway. On Jackson's Marsh were the <b>Bittern</b> again and a Great White Egret; and a Short-eared Owl was around early morning. </p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 4 new birds: a Willow Warbler, a Robin, a Whitethroat and a Dunnock; and 4 retraps 2 Whitethroat and 2 Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8vZewtB8EqzTM-iB3E3ZBdr6GVetg4WoMeWjWfwK1byIhEhyTxnpdKvnpgaaOxYkZP6N2L5YrIAz6kioR3OwQrvTkKJ7UrzvLA-QQtkWfNe7yCf7butdtqZA7XyQ1HMhYYeUDaOCI6u-GSIQm9i50J5gM9b4hIFSVROxDwETDfDZZU7jRdvGqE65W_c/s2455/WC%20040923.NAL..JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2455" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8vZewtB8EqzTM-iB3E3ZBdr6GVetg4WoMeWjWfwK1byIhEhyTxnpdKvnpgaaOxYkZP6N2L5YrIAz6kioR3OwQrvTkKJ7UrzvLA-QQtkWfNe7yCf7butdtqZA7XyQ1HMhYYeUDaOCI6u-GSIQm9i50J5gM9b4hIFSVROxDwETDfDZZU7jRdvGqE65W_c/w580-h475/WC%20040923.NAL..JPG" width="580" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whinchat, 4th September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>September 3rd.</b> A fine summery morning.</p><p> An exciting find for one local birder was an intricately marked juvenile <b>Woodchat Shrike</b> - the first record of the species since a juvenile in August 2013. This bird showed well in the West Dunes from mid-morning.</p><p> The highest tide sequence of the year continued to produce a spectacular wader roost with over with over 110,000 birds involved for the morning WeBS count. Also from the foreshore and sea, a <b>Great Northern Diver </b>flew north, a Black Tern south and 4 Little Gulls joined the Black-headed Gulls and Terns. There was a steady southerly passage of House Martins and Swallows with Siskins, Meadow Pipits and Yellow Wagtails passing through again, also a Hobby. Other birds around included 5 Spotted Redshank, 2 Crossbill, 5 Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine, 2 Swift, a Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat and 2 Redstart.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 8 new birds: a Lesser Whitethroat, a Robin, a Sedge Warbler, a Redstart (different from yesterday's bird), a Blackcap, a Reed Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Song Thrush; and 2 retraps: a Robin and a Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDoyvAUdIZATrbPvZhIxZP-ObELHa19eRbTJvP8NwUiX1UiL1YXaKPwV8ywfO3B04gaq6a_RYmh71ZIdkhGuxA7na1vCn5qUgqjWPZt0phRy6dikoTAbtAOYgHNQPaaGVtQKulM-uu_szqIsXi0P5B_wNlUbyfVgcGOc7nAWHdHzT8C8L9p04KbZQ7Hs/s1614/Woodchat.Stuart%20A.2.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1614" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDoyvAUdIZATrbPvZhIxZP-ObELHa19eRbTJvP8NwUiX1UiL1YXaKPwV8ywfO3B04gaq6a_RYmh71ZIdkhGuxA7na1vCn5qUgqjWPZt0phRy6dikoTAbtAOYgHNQPaaGVtQKulM-uu_szqIsXi0P5B_wNlUbyfVgcGOc7nAWHdHzT8C8L9p04KbZQ7Hs/w651-h433/Woodchat.Stuart%20A.2.1.jpeg" width="651" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodchat Shrike, 3rd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyk-v1It1Whcc7MEeAigGTnYe3VLSPUgJaUn30b8EZZlInTqYU4NYrtwhiPArPT5fjxstfHHKhv8Z0r4Rlk2A2DDfSjTI4IxQc5kSk0JFnFpu2kC5ZF4SuDLgcynxAea9FNq-FQwq8r1o9MMjSITeaQ7qLqYZOqy_5-rzd6WPd40iD7NPhj_y5mKJgDA/s1847/Woodchat.3rd%20Sept%202o23.james%20Siddle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1847" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyk-v1It1Whcc7MEeAigGTnYe3VLSPUgJaUn30b8EZZlInTqYU4NYrtwhiPArPT5fjxstfHHKhv8Z0r4Rlk2A2DDfSjTI4IxQc5kSk0JFnFpu2kC5ZF4SuDLgcynxAea9FNq-FQwq8r1o9MMjSITeaQ7qLqYZOqy_5-rzd6WPd40iD7NPhj_y5mKJgDA/w617-h528/Woodchat.3rd%20Sept%202o23.james%20Siddle.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodchat Shrike, 3rd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - James Siddle</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaZ2KSKpxYuf5GFA8efRRrBPsQgQJQlpc0F5vwNiOP0SwH5O42l_khjPD9qGkU7W5S4_fuJY-b5zGwlP8W_G-He2CipGPXQPH289n8KlsUytN0PlWMgI-PrAnDu5lPAnmJK79ydAJJwWy74xZZ02O6UnynUXvHfXJlT7II0zDudXZYS2Dc2uMFTQWt-c/s2670/Owen%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="2670" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaZ2KSKpxYuf5GFA8efRRrBPsQgQJQlpc0F5vwNiOP0SwH5O42l_khjPD9qGkU7W5S4_fuJY-b5zGwlP8W_G-He2CipGPXQPH289n8KlsUytN0PlWMgI-PrAnDu5lPAnmJK79ydAJJwWy74xZZ02O6UnynUXvHfXJlT7II0zDudXZYS2Dc2uMFTQWt-c/w610-h455/Owen%20B.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Woodchat Shrike, 3rd September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Owen Beaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGh1NNiTzWfzlmPU2-Y6QhFcJTYxwtptahBTP94GHxl7VbpkcB3dpwbpCUYUP0dCM4lbyKETQv8yNW8NUphdGAGA8Myg5RjcW-MFaRmAe41YHCBKPSuAWAPFF1ZpNoiaNucMeDe61ijaibm5-ajycE3jSSaXQDMxQbtTFXNEPD77-uxiXIh8rxd16WGk/s1983/GP.3.9.23_0Ste01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1983" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGh1NNiTzWfzlmPU2-Y6QhFcJTYxwtptahBTP94GHxl7VbpkcB3dpwbpCUYUP0dCM4lbyKETQv8yNW8NUphdGAGA8Myg5RjcW-MFaRmAe41YHCBKPSuAWAPFF1ZpNoiaNucMeDe61ijaibm5-ajycE3jSSaXQDMxQbtTFXNEPD77-uxiXIh8rxd16WGk/w605-h403/GP.3.9.23_0Ste01.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Woodchat Shrike, 3rd September 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div></div></b><p><b>September 2nd.</b> Warm and bright again with a light easterly wind, and a very high tide mid morning.</p><p> The high tide produced even larger numbers of waders this morning - total exceeding 100,000. Whilst most attention was paid to the waders, some seabird movement was noted offshore including more Gannets than of late, with 25 Arctic Skuas, 80 Common Scoter and Terns moving north. Other birds around, including those trapped, were 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, a Pied Flycatcher, a Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Whinchat and a Redstart.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Liam Andrews and Owen Beaumont, provided 9 new birds: 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, a Robin, a Whitethroat, a Swallow, a Redstart and a Meadow Pipit; and 5 retraps: 2 Robin, 2 Whitethroat and a Dunnock.</p><p><b>Ringing Recovery:</b> Blackbird, ringed GPBO 7 November 2019, found dead Aulangentorppa, Finland 1 August 2023.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIpQ5AfS-BtF8TqWr0P1rZaHXIZS1h_1Qz-q2poDfnuMQp5oJ0nQcxFJ1ZRE0RfAKVu2isk2PIdRmQGKw7fL-v2vpQmuO_6ZC1iSug1ZrtZGkohIUqmc-YwlTY3QGOzjUhMSbHXhVZRr61Z5cqF1AslKhXuxLaTZWKGOK7kblrN1qexIghgZAZtZBv6c/s2116/PJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="2116" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIpQ5AfS-BtF8TqWr0P1rZaHXIZS1h_1Qz-q2poDfnuMQp5oJ0nQcxFJ1ZRE0RfAKVu2isk2PIdRmQGKw7fL-v2vpQmuO_6ZC1iSug1ZrtZGkohIUqmc-YwlTY3QGOzjUhMSbHXhVZRr61Z5cqF1AslKhXuxLaTZWKGOK7kblrN1qexIghgZAZtZBv6c/w633-h443/PJ1.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine, 2nd September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Johnson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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An excellent start to the month with great weather and great birding. The morning tide wader roost was spectacular again with 80,000 birds. Terns, Gannets and Skuas were moving offshore with a southerly Swallow passage down the beach, various Warblers were busy in the dune scrub, 5 Whinchats were along Rock Ridge with the Black Redstart present again nearby. 6 wasp Spiders were also along Rock Ridge south of the Visitor Centre. On Tennyson's Sands were 20 Spoonbill.</p><p>An evening sea-watch saw another 12 Arctic Skuas and a single <b>Pomarine Skua </b>heading south with more Common and Sandwich Terns, but the highlight was an adult summer-plumaged <b>Sabine's Gull,</b> that arrived from the north and continued steadily south in to the Wash over 2 minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtkPRzLSHVAV31c58KXoTyA2iaD3NiLbYU7y2c5_oZsJEWe-j0CEoG3suxeKIALtMg5-t5BV5QQcz5Q-La1weFrZE9-Zdqyi3-BZXJykjvJJnAputyo1ELra5H75prkohDtJ_WBiOwn3c3yH0lGeQkUuavD17vTLJOQCgmnH7FMpc_WK_hesNhEaGQlk/s1960/PSX_20230901_203048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1854" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtkPRzLSHVAV31c58KXoTyA2iaD3NiLbYU7y2c5_oZsJEWe-j0CEoG3suxeKIALtMg5-t5BV5QQcz5Q-La1weFrZE9-Zdqyi3-BZXJykjvJJnAputyo1ELra5H75prkohDtJ_WBiOwn3c3yH0lGeQkUuavD17vTLJOQCgmnH7FMpc_WK_hesNhEaGQlk/w478-h505/PSX_20230901_203048.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Swallow, 1st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Steve Clipperton</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSULpfVW37kztfe-jjdbHuev-ldTunWSL_BCmoaV4WZynaNRETI2Aas6pjCQPDGXxnTKxPdeg5wM9uoR0oSjNVWb1oZmaI96h3ABXlI4tOdUW2Z1vXi02cW8fqxfLWi-vJySbKQUQjvnoMbMjuJDKDRYyjmcqduJBBdMGWKE46Dkz1EgClc3AgE8s4bc/w601-h451/Barwit%20leucistic%201st%20Sept%202023.NAL.JPG" width="601" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bar-tailed Godwit - a leucistic bird in the roost 1st September 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgh85i8W8jS2WNO4No4iUCLVYnJtcrdBc3AygHduKHicXuNoOF2zXK8CF407elJKELVSmg7pcfTF9WAcvtpX2W74qhOaFL3KtRHidrDmmRguaqUpt6_KtxJDg2TdLY8IE6fy0qMP3-MUoXQsmgxys5pZUBTPRlwO7rxTjNfX9F-r9UH40OZUk4OOfGG8/s3872/Rob%20Aspeslagh%20.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Steve Clipperton</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-91320625683649145742023-08-21T09:08:00.076+01:002023-09-07T11:09:48.299+01:00Late August 2023<p><b>August 31st.</b> A fine, dry and sunny morning after a cool night. </p><p> The morning's high tide saw another large wader roost with 2 Curlew Sandpipers and a Little Stint with the Dunlin flocks. Several Arctic Skuas and a Bonxie passed south at sea with a constant passage of Sandwich and Common Terns. 14 Arctic Terns were on the beach. Overland, Meadow Pipits and Siskins were passing south in small numbers with 8 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Tree Pipits. A <b>Black Redstart</b> was found in the Visitor Centre garden mid morning, a Common Redstart was on Rock Ridge where 4 Whinchat were newly arrived early afternoon and Spotted Flycatchers were in the Plantation and north of Mill Hill.</p><p>A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 21 new birds: a Willow Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 3 Robin, a Linnet, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, a Reed Warbler and 2 Reed Bunting; and a retrap Dunnock.</p><p>The evening wader roost involved a minimum of 55,000 Knot, Arctic Skuas, Gannets and terns were moving north out of the Wash and a <b>Long-tailed Skua</b> offshore looked like yesterday's bird.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAie7BUdZVJKzDDYH3sJj5ojrzxI-t2Wg6f_zwKY1hZA1MZ8H3YISTqkk9_uyci3dL2VPRJrSv-ItuJxU16_DL1SQPXGaphTuSRyN4eg0JOT0oJljiNHWcpFyJb50PDzxA2npejaQHvGAeNv-NTWPaodQ3Guqpk1ESfB8FtaBSFy8UJ99W2e_FWK933RQ/s1784/SF%20310823.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1784" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAie7BUdZVJKzDDYH3sJj5ojrzxI-t2Wg6f_zwKY1hZA1MZ8H3YISTqkk9_uyci3dL2VPRJrSv-ItuJxU16_DL1SQPXGaphTuSRyN4eg0JOT0oJljiNHWcpFyJb50PDzxA2npejaQHvGAeNv-NTWPaodQ3Guqpk1ESfB8FtaBSFy8UJ99W2e_FWK933RQ/w601-h451/SF%20310823.NAL.JPG" width="601" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Flycatcher, 31st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtY--borJo4HJc-6CK6qdIdrFiplzephOEr3qHceC_5USgQr6gUihuij7IzHUJo6uw0kpWIavFB8_1AXPlfS62j4ggGGxW4rFSl1_45VpvitjeZl284CRD9nun79msPYM_4Wi2ugZ1oPTJK0mvCNoJgLgwJ3vX0BlkqYLImz-xhj-GE5g4LXNhyHY2lIE/s4032/IMG_2621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2336" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQjTx8tH1wHovkXnLtjnQclMNnxhg8oR2pksc_rW5XT_TFYgjVIWyF42Y3PmbZsqYgCYozJa2WQVqGKvKUFvwo7j2Z3HKi1B2od_8YCPp5VpnmUqV3iE6E6TTmTYsdv4wh181sxu6eJVr4tpMoMlFhadgE5ZhhTN0pCSFx677zBK0Nwq4uQ1cgxq2dCs/w595-h275/VideoCapture_20230831-142533.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoonbills, 31st August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8qosNX5qLiTbD7sXsTDCSo9CgkYQVqn5Af_7JY0SBjtjxYoJ5m2K8_IYXsAIB2uCIBWxPnLUcGYDlwzSMGjPia1bUjhOjsI2ec0Uo1Ax3YPO7KQr5yhJeNJnLxRkg4Si4VLcMVtOU02cWQ7Gkm6P8FhrP9FnkYLAvrUgutEKyhN4SjtgbUbh_nMfcWY/s1146/VideoCapture_20230831-142336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1146" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8qosNX5qLiTbD7sXsTDCSo9CgkYQVqn5Af_7JY0SBjtjxYoJ5m2K8_IYXsAIB2uCIBWxPnLUcGYDlwzSMGjPia1bUjhOjsI2ec0Uo1Ax3YPO7KQr5yhJeNJnLxRkg4Si4VLcMVtOU02cWQ7Gkm6P8FhrP9FnkYLAvrUgutEKyhN4SjtgbUbh_nMfcWY/w591-h354/VideoCapture_20230831-142336.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spotted Redshank, 31st August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="2968" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ssRU-oHZem1ADMDhHkgP8bYDgjBPlZ3jv7sloVeehZXo7bRPmGUYPRpxmd0jt2Q-_2ngOjxOMFP8j4Te_87oi7rh4No2pRdQkQOF6E9w_13dRuKsC0ret5lEvOyBD2gG14na7p4TqBzB_zZcNDdriB3HaTqMQHwq8D2TEJWiLJWQrh26AFW7TGy61W4/w585-h389/PANA7725.JPG" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roesel's Bush Cricket, 31st August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1M-KIHQuFUKmLrZtY2eOPLfidWeGDBR_-IhOOPvCu987gVFpIaNLvldwxinw2z0WpSVP9XolVE2eXmsEdHtgjiPy_sAoXSEKYRyyN3y2MWurJ2Ywd9zrfbrMKWxx4gCpUdWZP28pFqBqhRVkAfahTgYujrUrrnYUymKc9oNTeAfXHjM1JHgHyzVj0KE/s2690/PANA7744.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="2690" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1M-KIHQuFUKmLrZtY2eOPLfidWeGDBR_-IhOOPvCu987gVFpIaNLvldwxinw2z0WpSVP9XolVE2eXmsEdHtgjiPy_sAoXSEKYRyyN3y2MWurJ2Ywd9zrfbrMKWxx4gCpUdWZP28pFqBqhRVkAfahTgYujrUrrnYUymKc9oNTeAfXHjM1JHgHyzVj0KE/w585-h391/PANA7744.JPG" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bee-wolf, 31st August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="3650" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fbHkDblKJP_iM3DrZzhsWamCg7TA_bCTO8t7Ke31A7aBbdzTJmcvn0c-TEPtTFGHc6vnTbL5hMVaEvFTjou_FB960MYXPPTywmSjdX5wtUZpxJ9yr5o6q-i7G8N-2R979raxk2sdfKXr97iMFVpbC6VuQimlQ9DDn0iOCQQo21CGixCHRiKoJW5OPXk/w580-h418/PANA7680.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sea Aster Mining Bees, 31st August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5tI_i8Wx3VX2HbVh-zinYc3ZVSHkyjCoho8PsX2l0YpYpcZizR_Z7r03Dp0sG0UC7NSswmfxzUDDp_no_gBzmnVRaPx-JdzJkkEyuUyhEIhpZt97hTFbTNdpNpMns7NLNDuCNd3otMg-6DbQdNRiUCEqHG-JwrAb1SUXfGTEn3Xr-0iPxTgwon-qH_8/s2023/PANA%207752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1846" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5tI_i8Wx3VX2HbVh-zinYc3ZVSHkyjCoho8PsX2l0YpYpcZizR_Z7r03Dp0sG0UC7NSswmfxzUDDp_no_gBzmnVRaPx-JdzJkkEyuUyhEIhpZt97hTFbTNdpNpMns7NLNDuCNd3otMg-6DbQdNRiUCEqHG-JwrAb1SUXfGTEn3Xr-0iPxTgwon-qH_8/w389-h426/PANA%207752.JPG" width="389" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wasp Spider, 31st August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Stuart Ainsworth</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31ZgT9E3-bE9JglIAOuD28n_VEseM8rSlvaXiUPPZRGZHrjapDDHZ0wXKnem33hwWlaOBQqIBtMrtajoKkhndCkMYmYhSIedfN6p4BoJAut0WVaITeFzjpKBvQdNlUwHIXLj8aEZ7D6yHKI90pe0Pciv3x9PY5QolwMjQonayHhPHFsQ2kkJZy7YMrCM/s4032/IMG_2609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31ZgT9E3-bE9JglIAOuD28n_VEseM8rSlvaXiUPPZRGZHrjapDDHZ0wXKnem33hwWlaOBQqIBtMrtajoKkhndCkMYmYhSIedfN6p4BoJAut0WVaITeFzjpKBvQdNlUwHIXLj8aEZ7D6yHKI90pe0Pciv3x9PY5QolwMjQonayHhPHFsQ2kkJZy7YMrCM/w393-h524/IMG_2609.JPG" width="393" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Emerald damselfly, 31st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5894qQOfGINdnb4K94dAU9JkyNdZ8R4VTMW2xC7AyaJ3U2f1vnlrC_39sNpuP2SkRw_-R2qBeMtI86BqFXGh3c3qEDkY2GdQN7WhMPszdKhU_SZf3pDFxEzaBRUdhjZmkM9TyyID3U4vDiKBcvntylGcnsm2WJq2hqFXxoudpiQgzNgSPf4KMyehgOU/s4032/IMG_2615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5894qQOfGINdnb4K94dAU9JkyNdZ8R4VTMW2xC7AyaJ3U2f1vnlrC_39sNpuP2SkRw_-R2qBeMtI86BqFXGh3c3qEDkY2GdQN7WhMPszdKhU_SZf3pDFxEzaBRUdhjZmkM9TyyID3U4vDiKBcvntylGcnsm2WJq2hqFXxoudpiQgzNgSPf4KMyehgOU/w394-h525/IMG_2615.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Holly Blue, 31st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzNgyWAIOhGoFkyE0ihwAmD4OBHe2dkfdimTC5eos9ZIwIjwGZIcQW57BzqNV6COqS3LBkMink0Ep-j7CMwTMP3VXuA42qDwE30HuWyQiZPalQFdf7g-8REl49HdQ7LiEHIHniRQXTc0K5Clk7wOMysWrfeZXn8JuXyatQSwADXJvKBrauwqbF-2sILU/s1077/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1011" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzNgyWAIOhGoFkyE0ihwAmD4OBHe2dkfdimTC5eos9ZIwIjwGZIcQW57BzqNV6COqS3LBkMink0Ep-j7CMwTMP3VXuA42qDwE30HuWyQiZPalQFdf7g-8REl49HdQ7LiEHIHniRQXTc0K5Clk7wOMysWrfeZXn8JuXyatQSwADXJvKBrauwqbF-2sILU/w364-h388/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.23.jpeg" width="364" /></a></div>Convolvulus Hawk-moth 31st August 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Bethany McGuire</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></b><p><b>August 30th.</b> Soggy start, gradually drying out. </p><p> Highlights of the morning sea-watch were a <b>Puffin</b> again and a juvenile <b>Long-tailed Skua</b>. There were good numbers of warblers in the dunes and around the Plantation, with a Spotted Flycatcher, a Redstart and a steady migration of Swallows and House Martins with a few Yellow Wagtails, more Siskins and 2 Tree Pipits. A Caspian Gull was on the beach in the evening and there was a large roost of waders.</p><p>A group of 16 Egyptian Geese was a record count for the Reserve of this species that it expanding its range into the east of the county.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 9 new birds: 4 Willow Warbler, a Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, a Robin and a Dunnock; and 5 retraps: a Wren, a Great Tit, a Dunnock and 2 Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOppMRt8--zctZIVT_X1crK5qYdTjgNJwQMS0nwbtdHVVBwyBYbw5AfovAy1DfkjppeHf3POu4jJjclBQW0Z8CfiZ-awtQOfUURpPGchydH8bodVlNIo_Z2lSiCiBDh8E8VxU-PzKwVQc5DI_MkvmU2xOd1u2R4LHUIWMn91E4icOV-8aXm2N9Cmcu7o/s2301/SH%20TS%20300823.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2301" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOppMRt8--zctZIVT_X1crK5qYdTjgNJwQMS0nwbtdHVVBwyBYbw5AfovAy1DfkjppeHf3POu4jJjclBQW0Z8CfiZ-awtQOfUURpPGchydH8bodVlNIo_Z2lSiCiBDh8E8VxU-PzKwVQc5DI_MkvmU2xOd1u2R4LHUIWMn91E4icOV-8aXm2N9Cmcu7o/w646-h486/SH%20TS%20300823.NAL.JPG" width="646" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sparrowhawk, 30th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBAO3gRLBWyxN_6kIqOhxQiwSLzO7nZPryf1N78nSYa4PIUFdxNf7IKM90sObNWMFVadXXrhDkJWdyISMfpNSMxwRlT6_TtK3tSI8cBiqzSHL6f5MNzBA_TIqlbvDzV7HvayJerkrJkq0Wj6mZNNFmNOC4ukp4_o7XIsHbGjWqu86aqxWnOkwovl2mDg/w622-h416/rikki%203oth.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Canada Goose, 30th August 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clarke</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9d3mVuRH685-wjJnRHhkOaMhTCbSfi0XuRy-4DcuaSXsRi4g85O-6v3at48pJeSn7q4WUcW8HOSCGu8jHamm8B-7hzN4mVUdw1_l6RaHnZXS7mFwITPw72ySQNvn1OJRQgdjBaY_cMBetjxelQ2aAYgwNp9csd09z4rg0y3zveB_79ETzOrU79R-PFs/s640/ga%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9d3mVuRH685-wjJnRHhkOaMhTCbSfi0XuRy-4DcuaSXsRi4g85O-6v3at48pJeSn7q4WUcW8HOSCGu8jHamm8B-7hzN4mVUdw1_l6RaHnZXS7mFwITPw72ySQNvn1OJRQgdjBaY_cMBetjxelQ2aAYgwNp9csd09z4rg0y3zveB_79ETzOrU79R-PFs/w625-h417/ga%20rikki.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Gadwall, 30th August 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clarke</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNrqwpSxREx12So6GEzb5OurLk3qUgHi4IlHjJejr1S-OyKZnNXnD132N0QHiVwfPzsbqzjr7s08WnMK_agty6qc9_CU7_1j1nJzHjDBw0CyEISzu1VRGJ6XF93KuIJ8xuVvWl4yIVfzjaose1ZMkqSkwcMDzbq-Au41CEIK0X3KDguiEqVD8VRaUbwk/s640/BH%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNrqwpSxREx12So6GEzb5OurLk3qUgHi4IlHjJejr1S-OyKZnNXnD132N0QHiVwfPzsbqzjr7s08WnMK_agty6qc9_CU7_1j1nJzHjDBw0CyEISzu1VRGJ6XF93KuIJ8xuVvWl4yIVfzjaose1ZMkqSkwcMDzbq-Au41CEIK0X3KDguiEqVD8VRaUbwk/w620-h413/BH%20rikki.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Black-headed Gull, 30th August 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clarke</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YhcbazBCR8AkJ5HhQGnE3bLmuj8DpgXPrgUeSjZMbx1SUo1Q0MDwAMDZobGDdZAfVU1cQzpzK9L4nCQzPzQZXYxMEIrIUH-Knc9_Z8a1seuwxSMtjJp4XUpeFANxPwyqEomyLff7a4qwJr6Y-kAHrlpPN02evqFU2DZiKxTjfNn1nIjA2uY6vF7DbRw/s640/Riki%2030th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YhcbazBCR8AkJ5HhQGnE3bLmuj8DpgXPrgUeSjZMbx1SUo1Q0MDwAMDZobGDdZAfVU1cQzpzK9L4nCQzPzQZXYxMEIrIUH-Knc9_Z8a1seuwxSMtjJp4XUpeFANxPwyqEomyLff7a4qwJr6Y-kAHrlpPN02evqFU2DZiKxTjfNn1nIjA2uY6vF7DbRw/w615-h412/Riki%2030th.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">Fox, 30th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clarke</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In a repeat of an event witnessed a week ago, another juvenile Cuckoo was predated by a Sparrowhawk.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 8 new birds: a Wren, 2 Willow Warbler, a Robin, a Blackcap, a Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Whitethroat; and 4 retraps: 3 Dunnock and a Great Tit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgrh_SqB8flzFQysfHAVnfN1GiOtj2nFR3e94JAwcX2fioRZgvr9PBObUKajr_6yaTqKv2vgK2XLDAnYiJ17lrqrZ5ROjOI5nfDAM272cMOpiu6PWaiGJfvj7yKzOz0XxOaNN8uSrHtNWA8zhuR3fyNIlSniqV2GLRTyh7UnU8lJ291uBTb29Os-gZmw/s1224/Sprawk%20and%20cuckoo%2029th%20Aug%202023%20Andrew%20Pendlebury.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1224" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgrh_SqB8flzFQysfHAVnfN1GiOtj2nFR3e94JAwcX2fioRZgvr9PBObUKajr_6yaTqKv2vgK2XLDAnYiJ17lrqrZ5ROjOI5nfDAM272cMOpiu6PWaiGJfvj7yKzOz0XxOaNN8uSrHtNWA8zhuR3fyNIlSniqV2GLRTyh7UnU8lJ291uBTb29Os-gZmw/w641-h517/Sprawk%20and%20cuckoo%2029th%20Aug%202023%20Andrew%20Pendlebury.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sparrowhawk with juvenile Cuckoo, 29th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Andrew Pendlebury</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1343" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUMEVaM_J3w5d4SXrv_suOmBTAUTCYh9D4py6c1Y9MhIWLoUJ7BceBLBz0mukgLpJOUpQS13IQx6kF6QLWR4Jki6RVMKvQSz-sgpeD9gCkocxZqtzzNCqIuw73xDvBLJVzhS0s5V1cy0xYlpb_WCrEfj8aRV-cPKvrD28GmXZqQnnBsk1uOW4CMVj8OU/w629-h435/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.29.jpeg" width="629" /></a></div> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Geese, 28th August 2023.</span><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Bethany McGuire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSzrbFugyezfLeOLbQFHWVDHhyfHUNHGHLd6bJ-H3NA-sBnFTDRZR8nPdBK60njPBGXkIUGL_NfL3jR9mGspbXAisYtseEI9tAF-AxRnVHbwM1r7Z7zl-hmzAj-4utzmW5VSFyenVhiE0een2c4eVQ66YMithxu-AhG6ycclxgvcY1qWAp2NZq2ZvcJ8/s401/PSX_20230829_clippo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="401" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSzrbFugyezfLeOLbQFHWVDHhyfHUNHGHLd6bJ-H3NA-sBnFTDRZR8nPdBK60njPBGXkIUGL_NfL3jR9mGspbXAisYtseEI9tAF-AxRnVHbwM1r7Z7zl-hmzAj-4utzmW5VSFyenVhiE0een2c4eVQ66YMithxu-AhG6ycclxgvcY1qWAp2NZq2ZvcJ8/w623-h499/PSX_20230829_clippo.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper and Ruff, 29th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0rnmc4fKeIVq61IWFyVjawVvJrAJwEkahNTytwlVBj5zkQYbPEDVoN5Ru50pjy9xo0KQk2dbHq_YTUNfPpq6s8IQt2thAmkvhtp5qRvFaZN4MEAgKHA6747Yjrc5keqH4OUrYilLVr82Jh-Xu0AO2OQMWQ_HLv0074PGdFkZM1Qol3wabYlgb9NcZW8/s495/PSX_20230829clippo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="495" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0rnmc4fKeIVq61IWFyVjawVvJrAJwEkahNTytwlVBj5zkQYbPEDVoN5Ru50pjy9xo0KQk2dbHq_YTUNfPpq6s8IQt2thAmkvhtp5qRvFaZN4MEAgKHA6747Yjrc5keqH4OUrYilLVr82Jh-Xu0AO2OQMWQ_HLv0074PGdFkZM1Qol3wabYlgb9NcZW8/w624-h415/PSX_20230829clippo.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spotted Redshank, 29th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdBLPt74z3LjgL6miSfOam8Zmix5e6B2jL6f-bUgjuhb156zJuuyMY9JMkT4x1zp4lsznGDUM7H_5uEYbNo9bGrk1vexuIQCyNCunUemcgyqHzYRuo4LzbUfebVKI27ZlbgAFEjr1n4OpwJ-Y7SOKzt318tw_kTVqmYpUA9gpTN8OIaJc0PSUdjJf2Jw/s2696/1CY%20MU%20290823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="2696" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdBLPt74z3LjgL6miSfOam8Zmix5e6B2jL6f-bUgjuhb156zJuuyMY9JMkT4x1zp4lsznGDUM7H_5uEYbNo9bGrk1vexuIQCyNCunUemcgyqHzYRuo4LzbUfebVKI27ZlbgAFEjr1n4OpwJ-Y7SOKzt318tw_kTVqmYpUA9gpTN8OIaJc0PSUdjJf2Jw/w622-h466/1CY%20MU%20290823.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mediterranean Gull, 29th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UmKkrNlDNppSBSi5DftERER1G2TsL6b81v-FxTKlC1b-eC9nsQPQ4wJdIDNFQLWirKOtuO6pTOtoJYdF8hyeYcAB3cb-nFamhDZOS2mRvVVDzpSdSVCKmP1wCJryICGg-kRhqav38zjBV9e0WkyGC2E_oa8ABjFHwfTJevXpWKEcyMNQYy5Ue2AydOo/s2330/Water%20Rail%20juv%20on%20TS%20290823.NAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2330" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UmKkrNlDNppSBSi5DftERER1G2TsL6b81v-FxTKlC1b-eC9nsQPQ4wJdIDNFQLWirKOtuO6pTOtoJYdF8hyeYcAB3cb-nFamhDZOS2mRvVVDzpSdSVCKmP1wCJryICGg-kRhqav38zjBV9e0WkyGC2E_oa8ABjFHwfTJevXpWKEcyMNQYy5Ue2AydOo/w620-h368/Water%20Rail%20juv%20on%20TS%20290823.NAL.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Water Rail juvenile, 29th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7wtHeLiK1xf7urXR6E8T3ALJdWtNryiwrrDJbN2QoJOjKVsNFhA0JeQKYlxPIujfBOMXYbUhDwtz_uUG_WwFTrWRJcY0Y3nEf3vEY2J7VMSLfKFHJH6fJV9twMqGUFG6Va3kw4TyKf83Rb6evzm4hz2ZbFBU1ewtLldEVInAnCZP7e44JGL51m0l6K0/s2850/PSX_2023082Clippo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2850" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7wtHeLiK1xf7urXR6E8T3ALJdWtNryiwrrDJbN2QoJOjKVsNFhA0JeQKYlxPIujfBOMXYbUhDwtz_uUG_WwFTrWRJcY0Y3nEf3vEY2J7VMSLfKFHJH6fJV9twMqGUFG6Va3kw4TyKf83Rb6evzm4hz2ZbFBU1ewtLldEVInAnCZP7e44JGL51m0l6K0/w621-h390/PSX_2023082Clippo.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoonbills, 29th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Good numbers of Common and Sandwich Terns were roosting on the beach, feeding at sea and moving south, with 2 Black Terns. A mob of 8 Arctic Skuas arrived to harass the terns from their roost on the sand bar and a further 10 flew south. A flock of 24 Tree Sparrows and several Siskins moving south gave an autumnal feel to the morning session. Other birds around, including those trapped, were 2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Tree Pipit, a Redstart and a Spotted Flycatcher.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 5 new birds: a Willow Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Linnet and a Lesser Whitethroat; and 2 retraps: a Whitethroat and a Dunnock.</p><p>An evening sea-watch was undertaken largely to record Terns going to roost. Amongst the hundreds of Common and Sandwich Terns was a <b>Roseate Tern </b>and a Black Tern. 72 Arctic Skuas headed south and a <b>Puffin</b> headed north before landing on the sea. There were several Razorbills and Guillemots on the sea again with a raft of some 70 unidentified Auks further out. A brief scan through the roost of over 900 large gulls revealed a Caspian Gull and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1md11YcaQadMhtU74cVRUjsYXJi9A2CYGuxogx7pN6beQbb4fZGb3gE-D4aWyuKWymZ0mJDHu3DGIxsiyd70E-qt0GNvj2Fopv_3VZO5vCx28kNuggiaLpEED29GpwOUflQ71OFb1IJT3n_FRFTbm9ZJPn5BxkGnrk_gMIHziukZ3OO-qh7Ou5Cnr8qQ/s1000/DSC0351Tom%20-Edit-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1md11YcaQadMhtU74cVRUjsYXJi9A2CYGuxogx7pN6beQbb4fZGb3gE-D4aWyuKWymZ0mJDHu3DGIxsiyd70E-qt0GNvj2Fopv_3VZO5vCx28kNuggiaLpEED29GpwOUflQ71OFb1IJT3n_FRFTbm9ZJPn5BxkGnrk_gMIHziukZ3OO-qh7Ou5Cnr8qQ/w634-h422/DSC0351Tom%20-Edit-2.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Redshank, 28th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglV2qQDtPQOMkJj6rjJPL20nxiS0vfpRefFFK0Vrnwp6dc15r6Y6vpozaAs5Vdw5_mRpyrt9uQPHF8i2BA5D1TYrkp4hoM3AFU9_BsFjlTXuEKcVcKfmq0-wpftqX0e8HMJ4mHhWw4DZYUOMHAivD7NHQGXOiCJCapm-J0G1e84XlcR_aOGbG5H0maApo/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.29%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1600" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglV2qQDtPQOMkJj6rjJPL20nxiS0vfpRefFFK0Vrnwp6dc15r6Y6vpozaAs5Vdw5_mRpyrt9uQPHF8i2BA5D1TYrkp4hoM3AFU9_BsFjlTXuEKcVcKfmq0-wpftqX0e8HMJ4mHhWw4DZYUOMHAivD7NHQGXOiCJCapm-J0G1e84XlcR_aOGbG5H0maApo/w584-h559/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.29%20(1).jpeg" width="584" /></a></div>Spotted Redshanks with Black-tailed Godwits, 28th August 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Bethany McGuire<br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFmZQSGTZnmjENBCQX-9jEhrw8FIWcSNP6BXx0XxpR1s5rHtEqi3E4KIFFrjNO5ClW6T6NvTqEK8kXDT1pTRTmYxMcM_C6rLn04pvleAAicKkcVq2z3IolaSL14GfAGISu11Ooqgw3UbYt_8znC6IPrJ8j3cIa2tCFNBckId2Z5OOGG9PRZidu_mpDd0/s640/371032892_685201343474826_8711726040853168679_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="640" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFmZQSGTZnmjENBCQX-9jEhrw8FIWcSNP6BXx0XxpR1s5rHtEqi3E4KIFFrjNO5ClW6T6NvTqEK8kXDT1pTRTmYxMcM_C6rLn04pvleAAicKkcVq2z3IolaSL14GfAGISu11Ooqgw3UbYt_8znC6IPrJ8j3cIa2tCFNBckId2Z5OOGG9PRZidu_mpDd0/w640-h520/371032892_685201343474826_8711726040853168679_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Flycatcher, ringed 28 August 2022.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>August 27th.</b> Soggy, misty start, gradually drying out. </p><p> Plenty of warblers around the dunes again today and Terns and Arctic Skuas offshore, with an <b>Osprey </b>heading south mid morning. 5 Egyptian Geese were on the lagoons with 20 Spoonbill.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Bethany McGuire, resulted in 14 new birds: 8 Willow Warbler, 2 Robin, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Linnet and a Reed Warbler; and 4 retraps: a Robin, a Blue Tit, a Wren and a Willow Warbler.</p><p>A flock of 5 juvenile <b>Black Terns</b> joined the evening roost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmOv6uyniHJjImcGNs5d7FTBchnq__WS-Kq_9rdlogqotPaVit6qNETe8nHZYMzbnhVxH-bpB-DIKZS2otxdt8RiEt_KHvKoC2O6IVQnJ2qA3vOazsGv535NeDrxlCAfrthXTsX3LpBuCFvW6Y-e9o_p2NSTDLFW3RPWPXxmPcQuQmiWKmDJOPHZ7MMs/s4032/Skyscape%20Aug%20NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="4032" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmOv6uyniHJjImcGNs5d7FTBchnq__WS-Kq_9rdlogqotPaVit6qNETe8nHZYMzbnhVxH-bpB-DIKZS2otxdt8RiEt_KHvKoC2O6IVQnJ2qA3vOazsGv535NeDrxlCAfrthXTsX3LpBuCFvW6Y-e9o_p2NSTDLFW3RPWPXxmPcQuQmiWKmDJOPHZ7MMs/w636-h368/Skyscape%20Aug%20NAL.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Evening Sky, 27th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Photo - Paul Johnson</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zSWmVD_H_qQPIEXWKNnPYi0BDz1v1FBXDG8j4uMQNNwTO6VKW-ViDvah2HBepzUc3uISTfXJr0bQxMCctraEVGoxQd8aorRanoAdfhKRpzSQXraUSIefVFN65qCiR_l1FbsCTfZupwnq1AqVHCdYAVcKClIWgsByehQnf3SN-J3aDG6WxlBsDPB5Lrk/s2358/PJ4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="2358" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zSWmVD_H_qQPIEXWKNnPYi0BDz1v1FBXDG8j4uMQNNwTO6VKW-ViDvah2HBepzUc3uISTfXJr0bQxMCctraEVGoxQd8aorRanoAdfhKRpzSQXraUSIefVFN65qCiR_l1FbsCTfZupwnq1AqVHCdYAVcKClIWgsByehQnf3SN-J3aDG6WxlBsDPB5Lrk/w473-h370/PJ4.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rabbit. Photo - Paul Johnson</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_Kap0Y8SIifkCg-0v7ccioGmTCALHy-eFBTTD4uV_YTbfNMzUFET0QD8ZmMKANjHOU6SxSy79Kb3u7gVCRiPlV3ie5EvF7aB5kq6Pvw7Nu9d22WNck2J_zz3GF58XbdgnOZXfOi29nD3G2QedlaZ9R03_-ajv33Rakt1QeaXSVd2WdkqQr86LlaTynQ/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.18.39.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1573" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_Kap0Y8SIifkCg-0v7ccioGmTCALHy-eFBTTD4uV_YTbfNMzUFET0QD8ZmMKANjHOU6SxSy79Kb3u7gVCRiPlV3ie5EvF7aB5kq6Pvw7Nu9d22WNck2J_zz3GF58XbdgnOZXfOi29nD3G2QedlaZ9R03_-ajv33Rakt1QeaXSVd2WdkqQr86LlaTynQ/w534-h542/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.18.39.jpeg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Rhysodromus fallax</i>, 27th August, 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Bethany McGuire</div></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></b><p><b>August 26th.</b> Soggy start, gradually drying out, then an afternoon rain spell.</p><p>A juvenile <b>Kentish Plover</b> was associating with juvenile Ringed Plovers in the Shorebird Sanctuary for an hour mid morning and not since. A <b>Roseate Tern </b>was with large numbers of terns going to roost in the evening. Other birds around, including birds ringed, were 14 Spoonbill, a Little Gull, a Short-eared Owl, a Garden Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher. On Croftmarsh was Buzzard.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Liam Andrews and Owen Beaumont, provided 31 new birds: 10 Willow Warbler, 3 Robin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, 3 Swallow, 2 Dunnock and a Sparrowhawk; and 12 retraps: a Robin, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, a Blue Tit, a Great Tit, 2 Wren and a Long-tailed Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0atdm4m-XmlfsJSzsAYzxxQcx8YO_TM-H4ZL01-wjkiWrw_wpU5h30xQFBbqh4UJ0IT6sSKgLOBhmEIBndz0bZk_b-L1aOmmxixwCiFvYiZKi69aRZsWuLFQmSuBXEBly7aqwv9p8BYQVye9blytNm2i7sU6bd9JFAYcTcUHBTqYRlVTfZCIEaQ_GF80/s1000/DSC03318-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0atdm4m-XmlfsJSzsAYzxxQcx8YO_TM-H4ZL01-wjkiWrw_wpU5h30xQFBbqh4UJ0IT6sSKgLOBhmEIBndz0bZk_b-L1aOmmxixwCiFvYiZKi69aRZsWuLFQmSuBXEBly7aqwv9p8BYQVye9blytNm2i7sU6bd9JFAYcTcUHBTqYRlVTfZCIEaQ_GF80/w627-h417/DSC03318-Edit.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Warbler, 26th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjQkrr7ueOctkbBhS1l7-iEsPTsOjxdDs2-BnHIqiYOhgRaDR_gsWSPZDx951dFojMAb913sKjSo9EZCbsf0yuaQkUycOmNVVDMheIzfDrrbaZN_0bRbsn45Si7Edf0z7CIoIN-R1z08-xmI34kUrNyzJZ3DYHtxHAxPtCOhf0dg94uReJgKmGo__m_A/w617-h411/DSC03270-Edit.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Sandpiper, 26th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMgnTPa-p4xLs_ComyuV3T39pYSzWR6wZ2KyrHuffJSWRZrtiH_lQWWpOjldAkDcEOlG-FpOgc1BMoB7QnTpX8Wrhnqaz9vZdjqIS0Ul8ZNcBV41O1d0lvaXggLLAwnwPvubbn0t5BA_pZCRaCOVM2v_xg_Ok0gJG5oKjHgDo7uB12b02tIOIXzxs6Gk/s1723/IMG_20230826_073812_1%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1723" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMgnTPa-p4xLs_ComyuV3T39pYSzWR6wZ2KyrHuffJSWRZrtiH_lQWWpOjldAkDcEOlG-FpOgc1BMoB7QnTpX8Wrhnqaz9vZdjqIS0Ul8ZNcBV41O1d0lvaXggLLAwnwPvubbn0t5BA_pZCRaCOVM2v_xg_Ok0gJG5oKjHgDo7uB12b02tIOIXzxs6Gk/w628-h380/IMG_20230826_073812_1%20(2).jpg" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kentish Plover with Ringed Plover, 26th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Beth McGuire</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlObfdZfdnA5I8XmyCyU16m4UqNyteCcFrtfagP0xvFKp2T7p6rkuMT2J58b71bUzxJBiHDi51wZoKYMUfYZd0jlsQbOlREsa1hj4u411T9SPOOtswe2fBFV1VolG-LrHVsVTvO3irW9gi4-FWQs4lxM9xLUEPe7EJSpfCVm9rVJAqIyXpYxPvcGw7iA/s2061/IMG_20230826_073816_1%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2061" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlObfdZfdnA5I8XmyCyU16m4UqNyteCcFrtfagP0xvFKp2T7p6rkuMT2J58b71bUzxJBiHDi51wZoKYMUfYZd0jlsQbOlREsa1hj4u411T9SPOOtswe2fBFV1VolG-LrHVsVTvO3irW9gi4-FWQs4lxM9xLUEPe7EJSpfCVm9rVJAqIyXpYxPvcGw7iA/w624-h415/IMG_20230826_073816_1%20(2).jpg" width="624" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kentish Plover, 26th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Beth McGuire</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFaxGCZ2KZ5EK5deEjACqmMWm6KXliER_myq9d2vGIXv-WtAEsergPZlHqvvuedlErEfPby28BNpFGb8BiW9L8N_U6yQgbqrXK-yWYI2_td1hrHjyGM2-YvJ5rrPofMMPZkb12pe8qU43yeJB8Q5TIc-QcV87BPhVvcZuuUev6UiL1BEaBLIStxmpC6U/s2546/IMG_20230826_074136%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="2546" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFaxGCZ2KZ5EK5deEjACqmMWm6KXliER_myq9d2vGIXv-WtAEsergPZlHqvvuedlErEfPby28BNpFGb8BiW9L8N_U6yQgbqrXK-yWYI2_td1hrHjyGM2-YvJ5rrPofMMPZkb12pe8qU43yeJB8Q5TIc-QcV87BPhVvcZuuUev6UiL1BEaBLIStxmpC6U/w621-h402/IMG_20230826_074136%20(2).jpg" width="621" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kentish Plover, 26th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Beth McGuire</b></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There were some groups of warblers in the dunes particularly associating with the Tit flocks. One flock in West Dunes had 13 Long-tailed Tit, 22 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, a Goldcrest and 2 Spotted Flycatcher amongst several Great and Blue Tit. Raptors were moving from around 1000hrs with 15 Common Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harriers and a Red Kite heading south and a large juvenile peregrine was seen mobbing a Marsh Harrier. A good selection of waders again on the lagoons included a Little Stint, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank and 2 Little Ringed Plover with 19 Spoonbill. The Great White Egret was joined by another, flying off inland together later. During the afternoon, 3 Bee-eater and a Wood Warbler were reported - hopefully, these reports can be confirmed in due course. Also around were a Barn Owl and a Green Woodpecker.</p><p> The twelfth and final session of CES, with Bethany McGuire and Jenni Godber, was done this morning. The 15 new birds were 2 Wren, 2 Goldcrest, a Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, a Great Tit, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, a Blackbird and a Woodpigeon; and the 4 retraps were a Robin, 2 Whitethroat and a Chiffchaff.</p><p>Large numbers of terns were moving south to roost close inshore during the evening including 1200 Common Tern and 5 Black Tern, with several Kittiwake and Arctic Skua.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbALmFwaSZnNanWwJdWAJnHN2O9Mw83wcuCc4VmrD4uOLqU4QI9Q-5lwVXaDfOO9NhPk7OQjT485jOQDkXrfSbvp6OsLGfZ_jhPJ5U0MzPNpdRg9FBOI0vU29zT1rQz7348tp93czrRJitLq4GQuBEr_4ffvh963fDWEr6CyCFnPznliQdbs7gPWC-Kk/s2112/GP.25.8.23_Ste.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2112" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbALmFwaSZnNanWwJdWAJnHN2O9Mw83wcuCc4VmrD4uOLqU4QI9Q-5lwVXaDfOO9NhPk7OQjT485jOQDkXrfSbvp6OsLGfZ_jhPJ5U0MzPNpdRg9FBOI0vU29zT1rQz7348tp93czrRJitLq4GQuBEr_4ffvh963fDWEr6CyCFnPznliQdbs7gPWC-Kk/w586-h390/GP.25.8.23_Ste.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great White Egret, 25th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6IaBkdX6BziAAnueojOCn3kSuhmSU9V1YhSw2uzCTYa35lhkrRx0EUZPbCUOU6lGt6go0IVf2kdSkUgkei1qngOEunkzZHGmZBEGtVCT-f8IeLFi0biN1N1r_2cF0YwSVUJ1i55hsQgu07Na7wlVPjqaRRoMa1Ze8XR8Tw0yg2NgpAdiFaFJYfhp_0E/s2479/GP.25.8.23_Ste_05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2479" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6IaBkdX6BziAAnueojOCn3kSuhmSU9V1YhSw2uzCTYa35lhkrRx0EUZPbCUOU6lGt6go0IVf2kdSkUgkei1qngOEunkzZHGmZBEGtVCT-f8IeLFi0biN1N1r_2cF0YwSVUJ1i55hsQgu07Na7wlVPjqaRRoMa1Ze8XR8Tw0yg2NgpAdiFaFJYfhp_0E/w582-h387/GP.25.8.23_Ste_05.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine, 25th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFCKfuGojrzUvF_xSYgdqfcfVAbcbUp-nkTK0H5gSfiBL2j13kkUAoeEcnDKpgkcjrubmpX9yC9AcchYLVnNIDBSEog2PsEFkgabMvO7SSkt4tEfuEK058hBtdohe-IY9cjCVZMf8GrawJOU7OylXiFNKO1DV7qXR9V5zp9dN4xtXA0n0J5cFoR73Ayc/s2848/GP.25.8.23_Ste4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2848" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFCKfuGojrzUvF_xSYgdqfcfVAbcbUp-nkTK0H5gSfiBL2j13kkUAoeEcnDKpgkcjrubmpX9yC9AcchYLVnNIDBSEog2PsEFkgabMvO7SSkt4tEfuEK058hBtdohe-IY9cjCVZMf8GrawJOU7OylXiFNKO1DV7qXR9V5zp9dN4xtXA0n0J5cFoR73Ayc/w578-h385/GP.25.8.23_Ste4.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine, 25th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSy7YeCJalDxX7oZ7TN0-wsZspq3Ch9XmqwG5X6c6YZGnuWcl-mHLzzMn7fbftTle2vAe7ACnpM46rhEB2uS_ld1X48phugAU2FPF_6Z2U1vxFkVnEKQFa1aPxPl6qqJiLslkVIFnSln_Jeg_A14nkOAUO1IJZqLpo1GojBzAxfHbKJVtHInpLhaULk8/s2091/GP.25.8.23_Ste_03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2091" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSy7YeCJalDxX7oZ7TN0-wsZspq3Ch9XmqwG5X6c6YZGnuWcl-mHLzzMn7fbftTle2vAe7ACnpM46rhEB2uS_ld1X48phugAU2FPF_6Z2U1vxFkVnEKQFa1aPxPl6qqJiLslkVIFnSln_Jeg_A14nkOAUO1IJZqLpo1GojBzAxfHbKJVtHInpLhaULk8/w582-h387/GP.25.8.23_Ste_03.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Peregrine and Marsh Harrier, 25th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><p><b>August 24th.</b> An overcast start with cloud clearing and giving way to bright and warm conditions.</p><p> Notwithstanding the continued presence of the <b>Bittern o</b>n Jackson's Marsh, the day started feeling fairly ordinary, but then it got very busy with over 500 Swallows from roost, settling around the Visitor Centre, on the road and on fencing etc. until they dispersed later, whilst offshore a large feeding flock comprised 500 mixed Sandwich and Common Tern with attendant Gannet and Arctic Skua. There were an additional 800 Terns on the beach roost, wader flocks were arriving; mainly Knot, Redshank, Turnstone, Bar-tailed Godwit and Oystercatcher and then hundreds of Swallows and Martins started to migrate south over the beach. Amongst all the action, <b>6 Black Tern</b> flew south and another 2 were settled in the roost. A Long-eared Owl was found in the East Dunes. Other birds around included a Little Stint and 2 Marsh Harrier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oNwZhylA7NShIC3h9VssYQKFhNnwg-CFLQ-Zcm7K4qrYTCKfFn_MWv4_yykFPutKZj2YntF8OsGf_mQIN4rQ-fVA7VxYynCxhIDpzKvWKOZnMPAj29x7WxUOrhtJjTFiHfNJiT1iazoQtHvSa731bJtauzznDCJotdLkzz7thhsoBAzF1sgikIguq7M/s1000/Turnstone%2024th%20August%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oNwZhylA7NShIC3h9VssYQKFhNnwg-CFLQ-Zcm7K4qrYTCKfFn_MWv4_yykFPutKZj2YntF8OsGf_mQIN4rQ-fVA7VxYynCxhIDpzKvWKOZnMPAj29x7WxUOrhtJjTFiHfNJiT1iazoQtHvSa731bJtauzznDCJotdLkzz7thhsoBAzF1sgikIguq7M/w642-h428/Turnstone%2024th%20August%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Turnstone, 24th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Swallows around the car park, road and buildings , 24th August 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photos- Nige Lound.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UjdwkNOjRuwluB3R0efHJrOGf74BDro-VFXllsON2oMEl3LAasx1l9POuDVQ5CedJnN1aZDN-Nwe8vNwsmigEn-FIBTmu4si4_IlDA3NbSWD7FftyUgQxcTVw-eJD9vvmgBjv-4R6fiscWrKoN4utAW16hRSTgIqu8-gnCX9EY3aLaPIBYPRcPMSz8c/s4032/Ichneumon%20sp%20230823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UjdwkNOjRuwluB3R0efHJrOGf74BDro-VFXllsON2oMEl3LAasx1l9POuDVQ5CedJnN1aZDN-Nwe8vNwsmigEn-FIBTmu4si4_IlDA3NbSWD7FftyUgQxcTVw-eJD9vvmgBjv-4R6fiscWrKoN4utAW16hRSTgIqu8-gnCX9EY3aLaPIBYPRcPMSz8c/w406-h542/Ichneumon%20sp%20230823.JPG" width="406" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ichneumon Wasp, 24th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b></div><p><b>August 23rd.</b> A bright, sunny and warm day for the most part with an increasing westerly breeze. Still a fair number of Willow Warbler along with other Warblers and 3 Pied Flycatcher. there was a strong Swallow movement early morning with some Sand Martin, House Martin and Swift and by early afternoon some 1600 Swallows had passed through.. Offshore Sandwich and Common Tern were moving south again with several hundred roosting on the beach and on the River Haven. The highlight of the day though was the re-finding of yesterday's <b>Bittern</b> on Jackson's Marsh early evening.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 13 new birds: 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Robin, 2 Linnet, a Swallow and a Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr1cWPR6qwrCHAKJZl-Vv_1fgbeNzXlSAh2DAXqKmazNxLyibWwTeQqLRoio_AOK7ZTupgpbRoC8dmV2fdFPrXTrcZLZ0X22gha8uBfnxBqs3v9p8EfngIA272NuOhBqD8Gz0OuWTV5zLKcMMh-N0h68ZWfKOzlCcOfnycx_1SP_F3P9KfKMKu_EJ9wY/s4032/IMG_2402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr1cWPR6qwrCHAKJZl-Vv_1fgbeNzXlSAh2DAXqKmazNxLyibWwTeQqLRoio_AOK7ZTupgpbRoC8dmV2fdFPrXTrcZLZ0X22gha8uBfnxBqs3v9p8EfngIA272NuOhBqD8Gz0OuWTV5zLKcMMh-N0h68ZWfKOzlCcOfnycx_1SP_F3P9KfKMKu_EJ9wY/w597-h448/IMG_2402.JPG" width="597" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bittern on Jackson's Marsh, 23rd August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb_re61K70vkL0jtdSPgC7LSmnZDj1OyHJ1Td2q9SfCRgLYMD7owzCHmh_WSJJwoloH9SGsQxmuWQ3HWhO2BxgEi7_B8xWzmmcy58AwfJo9pzYh9O5NNJ58LZYWszZy9dRNng3mL32jYtPS9ZBY45gxThkdgGq3v6X6Dv6KxIPQP3H-Old2QnJmTEttQ/s1753/PJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="1753" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb_re61K70vkL0jtdSPgC7LSmnZDj1OyHJ1Td2q9SfCRgLYMD7owzCHmh_WSJJwoloH9SGsQxmuWQ3HWhO2BxgEi7_B8xWzmmcy58AwfJo9pzYh9O5NNJ58LZYWszZy9dRNng3mL32jYtPS9ZBY45gxThkdgGq3v6X6Dv6KxIPQP3H-Old2QnJmTEttQ/w596-h531/PJ1.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Herring Gull. Photo - Paul Johnson</div></div></b><p><b>Ringing Control:</b> Lesser Whitethroat, ringed Kilnsea, East Yorkshire 5 June 2023, controlled GPBO 12 August 2023.</p><p><b>August 22nd.</b> Slowly increasing south-westerly wind. </p><p> A <b>Bittern</b> was seen flying south from Tennyson's Sands mid-morning - still a very rare bird here but this one follows an emerging pattern of birds leaving the breeding grounds in late summer. The Great White Egret was seen here again. Otherwise, a good southerly passage of Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Gannet, Arctic Skua, Swallow and Sand Martin was underway, with 2 Tree Sparrow, a Tree Pipit and 3 Marsh Harrier also passing through (including 2 south over the sea). 2 Whinchat were on the foredunes, a good number of Willow Warbler were moving through the East Dunes and a Kingfisher was on Jackson's Marsh.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 14 new birds: 6 Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff, a Wren, 3 Robin, a Reed Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Lesser Whitethroat; and a retrap Willow Warbler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido7Jxh-di2A-QyghXzMGdMmeAKz6hrLbxKDQDj6sONfRFz7sO4IrAhyW8RJMWwhVeHy3rJIDov_NsqpjnxVreVd61Le1BSWyuIo5Si501zRsgcEtYHmsaz-64zCndKZIhJBt-ynhl6szH66jpSN8sugaNJXfkhEzasJM4yPV91-mqr8xoTnC9etgZ_sg/s2883/GP.22.8.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="2883" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido7Jxh-di2A-QyghXzMGdMmeAKz6hrLbxKDQDj6sONfRFz7sO4IrAhyW8RJMWwhVeHy3rJIDov_NsqpjnxVreVd61Le1BSWyuIo5Si501zRsgcEtYHmsaz-64zCndKZIhJBt-ynhl6szH66jpSN8sugaNJXfkhEzasJM4yPV91-mqr8xoTnC9etgZ_sg/w627-h417/GP.22.8.23_00001.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="3729" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadW9Z1dVlXB9BYf-Hss3hyfcA4SdiZcjfbCmOPZRTS6eTj1J1muIZNQsM-2Ccn_YZJknogMFwmo1P-QobbplLpAzegheX0pbGuRvv4UwsGdkK-TJJCSBfIQnFBxQEHtYfGe5-JyBEogfjT2Xi0vZDddFiDVMTD4DjZQTJDtTtCnl4qhVAbrAATRqVZmg/w623-h414/GP.22.8.23_00001_04.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bittern, 22nd August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz7Go_p0g6tht7B_yzpxmNLz85o-OUFqrZq9OGzp02aIvvkpeBbrf2g3hLqpdN4qX00pzkJ0ch8_017NH3VPxsyMpvyBqwlsZGaEA4Lnh_VhG1nhesNgBDM1DxOP5xOU9H6S6itOfiRxEjOx4mbzDlke8FXqthuezMB13Yn9Yj9NP79CDl_DNKmvM9lw/s2134/GP.22.8.23_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDFheIglyx9zpGbGTOeUkoOv2UYryxDAROH1aYoHveBEGwVJp8HGXVpr8XTLqF8aMq_u2lafTxRwWDxpUnkBDvlfG4A2tPLZ_Mnja5wIHk7HNmmxsYyD2vY7uPR3QX6UO3BG856oDmT1-METoBALoD-bgkz5ixpJ6HYzrR4goFYGYL2oVx31RsmVJKFg/s1935/KF%20JM%20220823.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="1935" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDFheIglyx9zpGbGTOeUkoOv2UYryxDAROH1aYoHveBEGwVJp8HGXVpr8XTLqF8aMq_u2lafTxRwWDxpUnkBDvlfG4A2tPLZ_Mnja5wIHk7HNmmxsYyD2vY7uPR3QX6UO3BG856oDmT1-METoBALoD-bgkz5ixpJ6HYzrR4goFYGYL2oVx31RsmVJKFg/w614-h461/KF%20JM%20220823.NAL.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kingfisher, 22nd August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQdxC93JC-7lcP9si3qvV5AgxFKuDqIotlArCPMqtAuvY0orznu_qfAWtC7232_9QByyJU2KXozTi5rhOfxo8_R9zchxZ7mAxSr4K3UJzRE7wchrv_s6R0hHQI9js7IlzLi3XaQL8a5iXhkwFHMssxggJwkUiRz_hZohVl_gckjO-Rkf9JyyzgC_ksac/s1000/ruff%2022nd%20Tom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQdxC93JC-7lcP9si3qvV5AgxFKuDqIotlArCPMqtAuvY0orznu_qfAWtC7232_9QByyJU2KXozTi5rhOfxo8_R9zchxZ7mAxSr4K3UJzRE7wchrv_s6R0hHQI9js7IlzLi3XaQL8a5iXhkwFHMssxggJwkUiRz_hZohVl_gckjO-Rkf9JyyzgC_ksac/w616-h408/ruff%2022nd%20Tom.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ruff, 22nd August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></div></b><p><b>August 21st.</b> Another big arrival of Willow Warblers today with 380 recorded (including birds trapped), and many visibly moving south through the dune systems. Amongst many other warblers; Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats and Blackcaps, were 3 Garden Warblers. On Tennyson's Sands, a build up of Mallard was noted - over 320 individuals with a roost of 362 Black-tailed Godwits and 292 Redshank. Other waders here included <b>2 Curlew Sandpipers </b>a <b>Little Stint</b> and 7 Ruff. A Wood Sandpiper flew over calling. There was a good Hirundine passage during the morning but it was quieter at sea than of late. </p><p>A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Bethany McGuire, provided 45 new birds: 33 Willow Warbler, a Wren, a Goldcrest, 3 Robin, 2 Whitethroat, a Linnet, a Reed Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Swallow and a Dunnock.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Mike Polling provided 44 new birds: a Wren, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Willow Warbler, 2 Robin, 3 Whitethroat, a Sedge Warbler, a Blue Tit, a Blackcap, 3 Great Tit, 4 Dunnock and a Song Thrush; and 11 retraps: a Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, a Blackbird, a Great Tit and 5 Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMsVRnk5ogdKmExh8c70xpUEbVhKNKFTyCWDnO6lj7_Hdh0d8OJAKwYAf_tWNS68WEfwQJu37rEBBmZwnHwFWX_zQGak868cw80wMGjeOOXbheN6D6rDOlikE844VoArJsRibf27HgbmjO3ipnvuSr-iiLflVBXg88o-41KM7E3rEtvF0VHbrgjY2x9U/s3034/LG%20family%20TS%20NAL%20210823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="3034" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMsVRnk5ogdKmExh8c70xpUEbVhKNKFTyCWDnO6lj7_Hdh0d8OJAKwYAf_tWNS68WEfwQJu37rEBBmZwnHwFWX_zQGak868cw80wMGjeOOXbheN6D6rDOlikE844VoArJsRibf27HgbmjO3ipnvuSr-iiLflVBXg88o-41KM7E3rEtvF0VHbrgjY2x9U/w597-h448/LG%20family%20TS%20NAL%20210823.JPG" width="597" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Grebe with chicks on Tennyson's Sands, 21st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjQE4Od36P_wnoofC46H_x347DqRW1TEwQPpTY3DS2rhnqf0zZiMRFxOZ9VOlBgEpe-IAae6fm9BbjcYh_eVqnLNye2sSgZqomgKsF3U8JK6iluAtphpyf5PQMVVm2a6UCKf6CgwUI5L0HlAKGiMRJzfB_LT1CEq_JUxYwCCpfx5Q8b6BqwiAtKjqah4/s2671/GP.21.8.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="2671" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjQE4Od36P_wnoofC46H_x347DqRW1TEwQPpTY3DS2rhnqf0zZiMRFxOZ9VOlBgEpe-IAae6fm9BbjcYh_eVqnLNye2sSgZqomgKsF3U8JK6iluAtphpyf5PQMVVm2a6UCKf6CgwUI5L0HlAKGiMRJzfB_LT1CEq_JUxYwCCpfx5Q8b6BqwiAtKjqah4/w594-h395/GP.21.8.23_00001.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>House Martins, 21st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfKh9NcWSh-Onps790Df19-XPEj4m3zdcZdLA3bhIag9FZD4n6JMIkTY2by1IyjbLatT73GsArpdI7yIXbaafOM4_NypqCef6x2o_Tlz6ezSi6keCTz5bqW1A28CrdIjVYM7i10gxcznUIWGCIh9CLYoJ6I78NnbZ3IVnVgWHf82fbI-7UL2hhDesnoQ/s1000/DSC02368-TBEdit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2259" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA74HViqgD7pq7HAqfrHyzdwSD1zkGzpT4ol95zij9owiM43l-DWrbjI9c6BdenPWdUDq6YAtTv1oFwwVxBGGEi7GSJ1qhwfMW_V32urTlf5PKqwLIPiwkFUj08SdP7BF0iRSfFjkiQyEf8jsb4YXngYZBYVlFQl3amZd5M1J0b1_fOpo2-gvo3znweE/w584-h388/GP.21.8.23_00001_05.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Yellow Wagtail, 21st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbjfQ5ipwobKQxN4ryPxA4IrgK8kQ6xybU9PsOXlfzjNJM41W8TeiwFyUqCPnqdcKaUBfWKEkcotJIruZC7j9PrDfno-W7c7gQc5Q2lH52Qf3GqXq1fJ-JMGKhaFNT69TX9GHHEerJFUfBK2rphlnRB1BKyGI4EfDfMAnvoY4VZwerfdtiABLbrBcpQI/s2827/Brwon%20Argus%20GP.21.8.23_Ste%20Taylor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2827" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbjfQ5ipwobKQxN4ryPxA4IrgK8kQ6xybU9PsOXlfzjNJM41W8TeiwFyUqCPnqdcKaUBfWKEkcotJIruZC7j9PrDfno-W7c7gQc5Q2lH52Qf3GqXq1fJ-JMGKhaFNT69TX9GHHEerJFUfBK2rphlnRB1BKyGI4EfDfMAnvoY4VZwerfdtiABLbrBcpQI/w582-h387/Brwon%20Argus%20GP.21.8.23_Ste%20Taylor.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Blue, 21st August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><b><br /></b></div></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-45864615519363828872023-08-11T08:22:00.068+01:002023-09-07T11:08:58.314+01:00Mid August 2023<p><b>August 20th.</b> Moderate south-westerly wind. After some comparatively low Knot counts for the time of year, there has been a more recent arrival matching expectations. This mornings roost involved 75,000 birds. A good selection of birds offshore included 20 Arctic Skuas, a Bonxie south and a <b>Long-tailed Skua</b>. On the lagoons; a Great White Egret, 2 Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Stint were amongst various shanks, sandpipers, and good numbers of Black-tailed Godwit and Avocet. 2 Wheatear were on Rock ridge.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 3 new birds: 2 Willow Warbler and a Sedge Warbler; and 2 retraps: a Robin and a Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNDEjf0w8PHPK3e5N7TQVrFD3CFFgZEONjk9ms8v4L_hZYIeQQz-pUSGU5K08XjncmTc3i3ZXwQX5KA41czHjEc86UwLvMC25uOROem_j7b8zDq6NxMODttWQl-q5_ADVFNdu91Iu3A8amP8tUlKHDJcnYH3As4s73yZFVgsXFfIIS6XjCmEiwXvdSM0/s2825/GP.20.8.23_STE0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="2825" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNDEjf0w8PHPK3e5N7TQVrFD3CFFgZEONjk9ms8v4L_hZYIeQQz-pUSGU5K08XjncmTc3i3ZXwQX5KA41czHjEc86UwLvMC25uOROem_j7b8zDq6NxMODttWQl-q5_ADVFNdu91Iu3A8amP8tUlKHDJcnYH3As4s73yZFVgsXFfIIS6XjCmEiwXvdSM0/w636-h424/GP.20.8.23_STE0001.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Harrier, 20th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3NLL2XICJ4JmzNOoRMkuWkRNO4seHN_7HiEBbIns0tw0OIa0yOQM2ZvHylHFNN9LUWT421uSuPWJkUKi9f7A_EhkTih065guNU1IV1nkDF-uabE_8m1H6v3s-uP1l9QLTaqeTihvG7sL8CEbfN-7LNrlCJISuqgShEqLsMTyvpiZRGJ9Erzx0e2gxuc/s900/PSX_20230820_151115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="900" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3NLL2XICJ4JmzNOoRMkuWkRNO4seHN_7HiEBbIns0tw0OIa0yOQM2ZvHylHFNN9LUWT421uSuPWJkUKi9f7A_EhkTih065guNU1IV1nkDF-uabE_8m1H6v3s-uP1l9QLTaqeTihvG7sL8CEbfN-7LNrlCJISuqgShEqLsMTyvpiZRGJ9Erzx0e2gxuc/w665-h491/PSX_20230820_151115.jpg" width="665" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sparrowhawk and Yellow Wagtail, 20th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6XLZ3pgUCAgv23Hqq1_nB7Fy3IGXMhhgInDm6u7kOmjBKuYqSF4ehW-LCe_YCXF--5FwKXCcUQC5GnenurqgRWHjEHL6iKP4R6GLYny96YI4fQLVrEKLIA_sj8bpBiABiOCl4Y5z8dzE94vjGu-hyUv0W_53z9e2gLqmOiLMcoFGUdxl5DOkOBx2qXw/s862/PSX_20230820_150916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="862" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6XLZ3pgUCAgv23Hqq1_nB7Fy3IGXMhhgInDm6u7kOmjBKuYqSF4ehW-LCe_YCXF--5FwKXCcUQC5GnenurqgRWHjEHL6iKP4R6GLYny96YI4fQLVrEKLIA_sj8bpBiABiOCl4Y5z8dzE94vjGu-hyUv0W_53z9e2gLqmOiLMcoFGUdxl5DOkOBx2qXw/w630-h420/PSX_20230820_150916.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Common Tern, 20th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7xp7QTpfio5TTbhCUL1tpjVaMGadVpbED_j6XHmeGjYucEjCCZpqBC2pLpijQ_qUaPO662xFkhwB894OLBi6rhcuisg0wUxKOZUIDkEys9vL7hPmgKFM0iDsWw_fPSHdn_an3F9f-G3FEKDA1iRuiOq03gC59MXkh-kcHL04ECdL11tlksKW6em9znM/s1000/DSC01937-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7xp7QTpfio5TTbhCUL1tpjVaMGadVpbED_j6XHmeGjYucEjCCZpqBC2pLpijQ_qUaPO662xFkhwB894OLBi6rhcuisg0wUxKOZUIDkEys9vL7hPmgKFM0iDsWw_fPSHdn_an3F9f-G3FEKDA1iRuiOq03gC59MXkh-kcHL04ECdL11tlksKW6em9znM/w632-h422/DSC01937-Edit.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great White Egret, 20th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWtFDEFyIDWDifKq-RG_piuHQ6_70bLApvIHudvyyxUTO_J1FF9gc_QXjoFMMatJ_pheyKSVPMFEM-GoGUhbMO1LuFlDRLKQ1Q8e4-cxXhiTyi0KBXhuhnyW9w542cjwdk6tL8GcJR6aXJBnxWFZTOms7acGJM5T5m05Z_nybfBWvLV1qGZRuZEieLOY/s1000/DSC02179-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWtFDEFyIDWDifKq-RG_piuHQ6_70bLApvIHudvyyxUTO_J1FF9gc_QXjoFMMatJ_pheyKSVPMFEM-GoGUhbMO1LuFlDRLKQ1Q8e4-cxXhiTyi0KBXhuhnyW9w542cjwdk6tL8GcJR6aXJBnxWFZTOms7acGJM5T5m05Z_nybfBWvLV1qGZRuZEieLOY/w628-h417/DSC02179-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wheatear, 20th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrslEbCfstsQjpig02oQgR_tWzSPRrvSL7azEuCrVFC5hd35K--hoEseDfAiObETRenl7dt_QOspbK9ozwsn5ccC22yIQP3p8_PiwOEl5gOAdhdecX_Qn9E0_Q4dXaqZAxnGGq6cxieIb3TI9CRpAQZ_35e4ufmXbHsuarjlAh_MD1BrNBTn4ik6ZYL24/s1000/DSC01902-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrslEbCfstsQjpig02oQgR_tWzSPRrvSL7azEuCrVFC5hd35K--hoEseDfAiObETRenl7dt_QOspbK9ozwsn5ccC22yIQP3p8_PiwOEl5gOAdhdecX_Qn9E0_Q4dXaqZAxnGGq6cxieIb3TI9CRpAQZ_35e4ufmXbHsuarjlAh_MD1BrNBTn4ik6ZYL24/w623-h415/DSC01902-Edit.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenshank, 20th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77I0lLJP6PNK3gmNMUQ_qjqbb-ibl0a8cPfOeNn4StU2og_FnIURkX-ER723y48ZOmofLR7ybctZw-cqnNg9J_1nA-ZWhL10icJSJzggpJyuw4ds-6rv7DMbZR3DYjd1zsy1l0Xj7bD73AOZE7TSUr5jPYDYhihHcOIWgZ6Hr649kCYmjeu_vnkSVogI/s1000/DSC01990-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77I0lLJP6PNK3gmNMUQ_qjqbb-ibl0a8cPfOeNn4StU2og_FnIURkX-ER723y48ZOmofLR7ybctZw-cqnNg9J_1nA-ZWhL10icJSJzggpJyuw4ds-6rv7DMbZR3DYjd1zsy1l0Xj7bD73AOZE7TSUr5jPYDYhihHcOIWgZ6Hr649kCYmjeu_vnkSVogI/w624-h415/DSC01990-Edit.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Green Sandpiper with Teal, 20th August. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrN7lqcnL5LAxBvjm1MAm_PN0WLQahcnvVWguM6P9fUjy8vdmBaKYT99ES_vzOCwckXPegrGkhVQkFx_j6v-eFejfhFfWvDxDftP9CXikJSIk_wlq4rtT0dXsUf7NySCNwxrl2hAFQKc6-yVDi7tM1qs2UuXBX_m4MM4wRQFU7QLxc3zrkCy1zjPEVPI/s1345/PSX_20230820_150715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1345" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrN7lqcnL5LAxBvjm1MAm_PN0WLQahcnvVWguM6P9fUjy8vdmBaKYT99ES_vzOCwckXPegrGkhVQkFx_j6v-eFejfhFfWvDxDftP9CXikJSIk_wlq4rtT0dXsUf7NySCNwxrl2hAFQKc6-yVDi7tM1qs2UuXBX_m4MM4wRQFU7QLxc3zrkCy1zjPEVPI/w618-h589/PSX_20230820_150715.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Common Darters, 20th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Clipperton</div></div></b><p><b>August 19th.</b> Rain until early morning, then increasing south-westerly wind. </p><p> A good passage over the sea involving Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Kittiwake, Gannet, Arctic Skua, Waders and Ducks - with some 15 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon and 4 Pintail amongst the Teal flocks moving south. Three large groups of Whimbrel totalled 123 birds.<b> 9 Black Tern </b>included a nice flock of 7 close in. Up to 12 Arctic Skuas were still hanging around the beach area, harassing the terns and giving some excellent close views. A <b>Wood Sandpiper </b>came in off the sea, A <b>Curlew Sandpiper</b> was with the Dunlin flock and <b>3 Crossbill</b> arrived from the north. Just 2 Pied Flycatcher and a single Redstart seen in windy conditions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXiS1POqqJOSHDtb1-miN0rUrBth0pTsQTI76oRi-7Kj38DayvdFw6ZvCrC-6j6A63UZ7XmgobqyiI2JcZpIeWuWylZdzFFEHw2uE7XhtPmFqmdFFiPCCs2X-9c9A1epod2LgSKjekyVTAql3Y7GRV-Uk_JEuBd73XbyJvt3P-AP538VBSvBIAGYYMXc/s2452/Arctic%20Skua%2019th%20Aug%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2452" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXiS1POqqJOSHDtb1-miN0rUrBth0pTsQTI76oRi-7Kj38DayvdFw6ZvCrC-6j6A63UZ7XmgobqyiI2JcZpIeWuWylZdzFFEHw2uE7XhtPmFqmdFFiPCCs2X-9c9A1epod2LgSKjekyVTAql3Y7GRV-Uk_JEuBd73XbyJvt3P-AP538VBSvBIAGYYMXc/w629-h472/Arctic%20Skua%2019th%20Aug%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" width="629" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skua, 19th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Chris Tyler</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz5xx9DoSz5BBuErbWDfqUzzKu7X1S-hG47oC9IGU5ttEUcUIuc9iahF7XQLDoq7CQ4HMnDkjzAE64bkYAWNEGlaFn6ZhDkn-vdwBfRgjr-HBIzJtw9ey6DwhyZWaIq6PkIDQoiD_1fkr8bdN-QeR1hA82SeFoD7htMd-uywNHkYCwuzyDulkgp8gXiA/s1129/PJ%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1074" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz5xx9DoSz5BBuErbWDfqUzzKu7X1S-hG47oC9IGU5ttEUcUIuc9iahF7XQLDoq7CQ4HMnDkjzAE64bkYAWNEGlaFn6ZhDkn-vdwBfRgjr-HBIzJtw9ey6DwhyZWaIq6PkIDQoiD_1fkr8bdN-QeR1hA82SeFoD7htMd-uywNHkYCwuzyDulkgp8gXiA/w467-h491/PJ%203.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pied Flycatcher, 19th August. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Johnson</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK64GCs8O_ruSyZPem50bblSMLeiUp6T9vzHJOJCXnaWz5HgfYhyn3GpMWe2Lx11cWWw3vILgK8RByatoSKA-YiY9wgT5jPx6kPRJribyeoVI6Vril-i0jS-4eoLuFI1pmHwvgi-x_GhBmSeg3NBL12Bx1rF0mlb9fwqRLaGj62ZaTHseoKCqAcv7CiYQ/s3572/Kittiwakes%2019th%20August%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="3572" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK64GCs8O_ruSyZPem50bblSMLeiUp6T9vzHJOJCXnaWz5HgfYhyn3GpMWe2Lx11cWWw3vILgK8RByatoSKA-YiY9wgT5jPx6kPRJribyeoVI6Vril-i0jS-4eoLuFI1pmHwvgi-x_GhBmSeg3NBL12Bx1rF0mlb9fwqRLaGj62ZaTHseoKCqAcv7CiYQ/w623-h233/Kittiwakes%2019th%20August%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kittiwakes, 19th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Chris Tyler</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI8fGybh3aP1bUhH9CSa3qIA3MlUIs99NN7Bu239DiRfScwNhQOo4jYEfXA6GSn7dkmYZJQxRItKE3tBiHvp7GqMq5euV-hQ2yeuO5o4xA_ab2yXEw9HULOh1Q-WXN70eo1kp66sMB4rt_TYQ2UJGWOpWGV04-fRugCtyP9Y2IHtMjfvrbfzaR_E34Ac/s2112/Gannet%2019th%20August%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2112" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI8fGybh3aP1bUhH9CSa3qIA3MlUIs99NN7Bu239DiRfScwNhQOo4jYEfXA6GSn7dkmYZJQxRItKE3tBiHvp7GqMq5euV-hQ2yeuO5o4xA_ab2yXEw9HULOh1Q-WXN70eo1kp66sMB4rt_TYQ2UJGWOpWGV04-fRugCtyP9Y2IHtMjfvrbfzaR_E34Ac/w622-h424/Gannet%2019th%20August%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Gannet, 19th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Chris Tyler</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr5_4B3NJVM4fg8IhrADAcn8YEPtV3RM3IdBfrHhbskXxJ-tmvC25LvPJBUCtdLPAv7QbENp7Re8kVzuie7O2ib9EZ08WLLjZe1Ahxjxh6qmrjKTVHd-5hPAqjy_tAfpRvPcxc6oRsk0f0_kOB_cV5rIXTZ4AU4wwvlxmbmVmXU0dGXGkJYp2oWoleKY/s2241/GP.19.8.23.STE_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="2241" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr5_4B3NJVM4fg8IhrADAcn8YEPtV3RM3IdBfrHhbskXxJ-tmvC25LvPJBUCtdLPAv7QbENp7Re8kVzuie7O2ib9EZ08WLLjZe1Ahxjxh6qmrjKTVHd-5hPAqjy_tAfpRvPcxc6oRsk0f0_kOB_cV5rIXTZ4AU4wwvlxmbmVmXU0dGXGkJYp2oWoleKY/w616-h410/GP.19.8.23.STE_00001_01.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank, 19th August. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_6pw0olY4tyOMVY4LItv-rR6nZLRMIHuBxsXpcugKMgGBNin75QdpukyGOXEE9fTI4x1wPC6jFIF9VA3HjARrdPHQGONi5juBsy0t8w92Q-1kSCx_6q43fFmE4wz3ib_jYp9ZrhV6XLyL-AztH9x0H6qLwyOOtS7mJrgdtv0Ajn00kU8cWYz6nHDLbg/s2707/Dunlin%2019th%20August%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="2707" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_6pw0olY4tyOMVY4LItv-rR6nZLRMIHuBxsXpcugKMgGBNin75QdpukyGOXEE9fTI4x1wPC6jFIF9VA3HjARrdPHQGONi5juBsy0t8w92Q-1kSCx_6q43fFmE4wz3ib_jYp9ZrhV6XLyL-AztH9x0H6qLwyOOtS7mJrgdtv0Ajn00kU8cWYz6nHDLbg/w618-h390/Dunlin%2019th%20August%202023.Chris%20Tyler.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dunlin, 19th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Chris Tyler</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ8-J9XlmoNw3xYJm62r9Pp1yL5q5-YZ4cWsm20pBhyK1Mbr7iPIcymyhnbU9KuciRWC2IW4nNf_oecvnjPtJrZxgAaWgt1Im7uiTNyYaRSvzfluQspwbUg2sX0lyNDT0UH-IlkOYB6v9LluFEapdJqpsOWH8kL9P7RZ40yD4ydySqJ-lILBUrNWm9Dg/s1399/RKW.20230819_123746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1050" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ8-J9XlmoNw3xYJm62r9Pp1yL5q5-YZ4cWsm20pBhyK1Mbr7iPIcymyhnbU9KuciRWC2IW4nNf_oecvnjPtJrZxgAaWgt1Im7uiTNyYaRSvzfluQspwbUg2sX0lyNDT0UH-IlkOYB6v9LluFEapdJqpsOWH8kL9P7RZ40yD4ydySqJ-lILBUrNWm9Dg/w427-h569/RKW.20230819_123746.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper, 19th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rob Watson</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEItvxfDTYbbcssBWSUKCNUooh-Gn8af48qNlOE6uQaCTD1u1aOYU1tlLUByKAbUkO5tKlEQTkIfBN541WOrgtiBOcq4CtoMSP5D6fy2TbdosFa4t5kAUWmsqKG_-nTnHxer3fNiabG0sRt42FYllFwLsOi_0gxzkDzOMqH0bHKGf_NbU8IA0xV82-Dvo/s2824/Barn%20Owl%20C%20TYlet%2019th%20Aug.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2824" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEItvxfDTYbbcssBWSUKCNUooh-Gn8af48qNlOE6uQaCTD1u1aOYU1tlLUByKAbUkO5tKlEQTkIfBN541WOrgtiBOcq4CtoMSP5D6fy2TbdosFa4t5kAUWmsqKG_-nTnHxer3fNiabG0sRt42FYllFwLsOi_0gxzkDzOMqH0bHKGf_NbU8IA0xV82-Dvo/w614-h401/Barn%20Owl%20C%20TYlet%2019th%20Aug.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Barn Owl, 19th August. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Chris Tyler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7mlIS3yHszEl_KRyLbGvpl8kmJKhu0EOMh5KakAT2z_vdAiTr_vIrSvRay4g14LryhLSLryeJdvo4YPSTN58kvDG_g5-fnk3Kc3aBqX05OUc2Y4NNDqmwV_Hwct77nhVXd3c-Fg-fCA_o0hfyh9CwVfTrZ5rUH75lH4nw_cWVTcEaow6oVyohaFh-cg/s980/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.32%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="980" height="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7mlIS3yHszEl_KRyLbGvpl8kmJKhu0EOMh5KakAT2z_vdAiTr_vIrSvRay4g14LryhLSLryeJdvo4YPSTN58kvDG_g5-fnk3Kc3aBqX05OUc2Y4NNDqmwV_Hwct77nhVXd3c-Fg-fCA_o0hfyh9CwVfTrZ5rUH75lH4nw_cWVTcEaow6oVyohaFh-cg/w621-h585/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.32%20(1).jpeg" width="621" /></a></div>One of the Ruby-tailed wasp sp. from the Genus <i>Chrysididae, </i>19th August, 2023.</div><b><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Bethany McGuire</div></b></div></b><p> <b>August 18th.</b> Slowly increasing easterly wind again. </p><p> Attention was again mainly focused on the sea where the highlight was a <b>Cory's Shearwater </b>that flew south between 0841 and 0843hrs. This bird had been seen at Chapel Point yesterday from where it flew north early this morning, then being tracked as far north as Sutton on Sea at 0738hrs, before heading back south, via Anderby at 0809hrs and Chapel again at 0813hrs. This is only the third record of Cory's Shearwater for the Reserve following singles in 2000 and 1012. A constant northerly passage of Sandwich and Common Tern was underway again with <b>7 Black Tern</b>, Gannet, Kittiwake and 70 Arctic Skua also moving north, with a <b>Long-tailed Skua</b>, and a Bonxie south. A small arrival of new migrants was noted, including 5 Pied Flycatcher (2 trapped), 3 Redstart, a Wheatear and a Whinchat, but surprisingly few warblers. Other birds of note were 3 Marsh Harrier, including one heading south and a Grey Heron flying out to sea.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, resulted in 8 new birds: 2 Pied Flycatcher, 5 Whitethroat and a Linnet; and 2 retraps: a Dunnock and a Blue Tit.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZq4SZfhqGAJhiQvEutx-cwiHbk9_rHPnTR2Oui5Y0khU14v0_KCYImACR-6N22J4_QcRDmS_m50VfHh4hG7UKL-qIbYLd-ThHzVh1-m9o6YcXgbn23t9zAtzPBDxPEGlqkYfz5ItujiIKwnk-bwojVzFBfedWKYW4vRk-FVGo1y6viSFicVCcgDRd4M/s800/368178196_678197937508500_6727535384408612001_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZq4SZfhqGAJhiQvEutx-cwiHbk9_rHPnTR2Oui5Y0khU14v0_KCYImACR-6N22J4_QcRDmS_m50VfHh4hG7UKL-qIbYLd-ThHzVh1-m9o6YcXgbn23t9zAtzPBDxPEGlqkYfz5ItujiIKwnk-bwojVzFBfedWKYW4vRk-FVGo1y6viSFicVCcgDRd4M/w640-h432/368178196_678197937508500_6727535384408612001_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pied Flycatcher, ringed 18 August 2023.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo - George Gregory</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX05dZZoebmUpZxUgspjEJSs2krZOhjLSNskG2ejln1RtsbUb5DkyUjv4WSd5Bh5xvEjM-X_9H4HkBFv3-7QYjBXaGLVRkjrCvWg-8l2Veoco6xwO1aNQ3z6t4duPh5r_KsVxlIkUCAoqdl83ca3_VITg0vqFsFvw3aFv6H6Wi002hrdlcC-tj0ZUaz_0/s1280/Cory's%20shear.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX05dZZoebmUpZxUgspjEJSs2krZOhjLSNskG2ejln1RtsbUb5DkyUjv4WSd5Bh5xvEjM-X_9H4HkBFv3-7QYjBXaGLVRkjrCvWg-8l2Veoco6xwO1aNQ3z6t4duPh5r_KsVxlIkUCAoqdl83ca3_VITg0vqFsFvw3aFv6H6Wi002hrdlcC-tj0ZUaz_0/w652-h367/Cory's%20shear.png" width="652" /></a><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">Cory's Shearwater, 18th August 2023. Photos - Nige Lound.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX29H1ImNy9eSITwtKcATPtpZmvMzzQN2hQfuif1x47GDppkPPrbJgtDfqsKZ8CUaqC2hJQCT73SmPrKToq8LzE0nu980GnFcAbZfSJcLP8_j4EXKkaCbRqb8sOQoTfB9lOzC_kamc94xRFfTz1FsAdiNirFaJtL0eXZMopqTiGb9kRvKQ2koMXWAD3I/s2048/swallow%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX29H1ImNy9eSITwtKcATPtpZmvMzzQN2hQfuif1x47GDppkPPrbJgtDfqsKZ8CUaqC2hJQCT73SmPrKToq8LzE0nu980GnFcAbZfSJcLP8_j4EXKkaCbRqb8sOQoTfB9lOzC_kamc94xRFfTz1FsAdiNirFaJtL0eXZMopqTiGb9kRvKQ2koMXWAD3I/w644-h430/swallow%20rikki.jpg" width="644" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Swallow, 18th August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8zsGMeW6Cx1iUYIn9CT10joVb8j65mol9koAZxS-brORmbt1uTYKIlgVOt9HLNA3Fvg2usscJ_wiymvp-cGktCxjhf7e-ZSZJdzm9NYrsMTusrNldl263h8Iu0nNitzG3_bnuqcKPP1dHSkGpwx0qEZ7hDl7pGgWwzuGmDjOWu9eNtQXVO5REzxDiPE/s640/house%20mart%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8zsGMeW6Cx1iUYIn9CT10joVb8j65mol9koAZxS-brORmbt1uTYKIlgVOt9HLNA3Fvg2usscJ_wiymvp-cGktCxjhf7e-ZSZJdzm9NYrsMTusrNldl263h8Iu0nNitzG3_bnuqcKPP1dHSkGpwx0qEZ7hDl7pGgWwzuGmDjOWu9eNtQXVO5REzxDiPE/w645-h432/house%20mart%20rikki.jpg" width="645" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>House Martin, 18th August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7zNnK77eGTz6gpWdHq7M1Sjkdu8VHgjqHgA68t9TqvwawgsRlV6ZoI1QqXgP5vEd9rYsK7wtEDLelCviniCcf6zfWjbFBB6peUnHAUfsxGZYCi4MnkU9hU_c1YkFDCrCq7KZLVJUS6XVvclIKZx5b-SxN8J6WlQbf8YWPnoyQ3sZ9f55ve5DeG9ZCQI/s1616/spoon%20imm%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1616" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7zNnK77eGTz6gpWdHq7M1Sjkdu8VHgjqHgA68t9TqvwawgsRlV6ZoI1QqXgP5vEd9rYsK7wtEDLelCviniCcf6zfWjbFBB6peUnHAUfsxGZYCi4MnkU9hU_c1YkFDCrCq7KZLVJUS6XVvclIKZx5b-SxN8J6WlQbf8YWPnoyQ3sZ9f55ve5DeG9ZCQI/w641-h424/spoon%20imm%20rikki.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbill, 18th August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aB62d8PYCkkeoA7beoQzO7GQss4b6I74VeFl_2ZxEjoVrvP2bBUU2fbCl7Gd-WiAB8fNU0jrqr75ReuEymRwXGR_cQlGVzIu6CX53B07mMBFicZhEVDZRWE_PKCaJ618rViMeYNdEPx-ujG353mFI_7YIdclWwuZY8maI_TPv165-LHbgGwQnmeUvAM/s1536/spoon%202%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1536" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aB62d8PYCkkeoA7beoQzO7GQss4b6I74VeFl_2ZxEjoVrvP2bBUU2fbCl7Gd-WiAB8fNU0jrqr75ReuEymRwXGR_cQlGVzIu6CX53B07mMBFicZhEVDZRWE_PKCaJ618rViMeYNdEPx-ujG353mFI_7YIdclWwuZY8maI_TPv165-LHbgGwQnmeUvAM/w640-h426/spoon%202%20rikki.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbill, 18th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>August 17th.</b> Slowly increasing easterly wind. </p><p> The highlight of a morning sea-watch was an adult <b>Long-tailed Skua</b> around the feeding flock for several minutes before moving north and possibly settling offshore. 8 Arctic Skua were around the beach and feeding flock, whilst another 57 Arctic Skua went north with a constant stream of hundreds of Common and Sandwich Tern and many other unidentified terns more distantly. A single Black Tern, a Little Gull and 5 Manx Shearwater were also seen offshore along with a distant and brief Shearwater sp that was probably a Sooty. Good numbers of Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin and Grey Plover came up to roost on the high tide. 22 Spoonbill were on Tennyson's Sands and a flock of 7 Grey Herons arrived from the north or north east in the evening and continued south. A Pied Flycatcher was near Mill Hill.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, provided 6 new birds: a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler and 2 Whitethroat; and 3 retraps: a Whitethroat, a Blackcap and a Willow Warbler.</p><p>Migrant Hawker Dragonflies, Common and Ruddy darters are now widespr3ad, with Willow Emerald Damselflies being seen around the Wren Woodland.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tCMVsEm6uYcFA2sjWI0WFZWqoTiBjIIXFXx3vvhdllQdT1xAfh1UvJFL9VOhufFIY4bvQgNlT6cKt6yXFfW8Xt2q2_l5m8XjJPHLhLBZb1A0JZSF_iVUdmMtzQAkq16SA5V-AjfnQuGIcjUVlZs5iRHFomQihz1VijR4K84RElxL3TiZM_QdZd_2Ir0/s5439/Wader%20flocks%2017th%20Aug%202023.Andrew%20Pendlebury.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="5439" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tCMVsEm6uYcFA2sjWI0WFZWqoTiBjIIXFXx3vvhdllQdT1xAfh1UvJFL9VOhufFIY4bvQgNlT6cKt6yXFfW8Xt2q2_l5m8XjJPHLhLBZb1A0JZSF_iVUdmMtzQAkq16SA5V-AjfnQuGIcjUVlZs5iRHFomQihz1VijR4K84RElxL3TiZM_QdZd_2Ir0/w634-h422/Wader%20flocks%2017th%20Aug%202023.Andrew%20Pendlebury.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wader flocks from the Wash Viewpoint, 17th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Andrew Pendlebury.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJAoK_g3SSKH90emvLQJFjnaC4aqx-QHSq0guxFcKcx-6bjDY-t-f4Ndn7n97S7Oolftvzd-4xoxru-N3AqUSoy_lcoiHGqrPz6G1O_aGJIOfeGq2c7EZ-VPEuVSe1sTx2lchP0sF6Ffs1rMTczXDn9HCsB4B31r2gemlMRiz_k7gzq_-MxTRDDQmbjo/s3328/Ad%20MU%20TS%20170823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3328" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJAoK_g3SSKH90emvLQJFjnaC4aqx-QHSq0guxFcKcx-6bjDY-t-f4Ndn7n97S7Oolftvzd-4xoxru-N3AqUSoy_lcoiHGqrPz6G1O_aGJIOfeGq2c7EZ-VPEuVSe1sTx2lchP0sF6Ffs1rMTczXDn9HCsB4B31r2gemlMRiz_k7gzq_-MxTRDDQmbjo/w638-h479/Ad%20MU%20TS%20170823.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Med Gull with Black-tailed Godwits on Tennyson's Sands., 17th August 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_Y20L9MIIQWH3l2k_-uA-foAz1q4FEHoNXAkRBoDef8h5r9fN_0644d9K5yFbD8UA-muIZv-obUp6-bnAhncg28Gk9mbA-s8Ym_zyPS2SFBHq0tCwUy5IJBu28Jw68WatVlKGti7dBGdoKKnWOdio_CPScSV4TVq4bmhdlPPtU_jTDigC3uFZ8Ex78g/s1749/GP.18.7.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1749" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_Y20L9MIIQWH3l2k_-uA-foAz1q4FEHoNXAkRBoDef8h5r9fN_0644d9K5yFbD8UA-muIZv-obUp6-bnAhncg28Gk9mbA-s8Ym_zyPS2SFBHq0tCwUy5IJBu28Jw68WatVlKGti7dBGdoKKnWOdio_CPScSV4TVq4bmhdlPPtU_jTDigC3uFZ8Ex78g/w672-h447/GP.18.7.23_00001.jpg" width="672" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Grey Herons, 17th August 2023. </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3MULwajBPSX7XnfB7FVjSVI0uSTchITGJQooXzzEaTU5Cd2_pQIeqLsz7k_Lj745XSziAAdDQLVsiiUYRvXTdV2b-fH22om2yW4aCpOg4kvjXVvty3EDqjpHSvnMCBdWDmIxoMbmCJYsMAdHYwDPoELXOKZPyehkSjbocVRdg-hTQajtc1ML9EYmkh4/s1000/DSC01475-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3MULwajBPSX7XnfB7FVjSVI0uSTchITGJQooXzzEaTU5Cd2_pQIeqLsz7k_Lj745XSziAAdDQLVsiiUYRvXTdV2b-fH22om2yW4aCpOg4kvjXVvty3EDqjpHSvnMCBdWDmIxoMbmCJYsMAdHYwDPoELXOKZPyehkSjbocVRdg-hTQajtc1ML9EYmkh4/w639-h425/DSC01475-Edit.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skua chasing Sandwich tern, 17th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkBNCBian-4XfGjwOBN6HDuJbMbFdhxCI_TUke6l2LJYxKN0Nae8z51vmcp9gesSmSTWEWfFhVK6DANfY3xby4GHOKYsKphTWwds94rOrIukt_d_pwEHJ53KT7k4yhLpc7Q8Ve3nwCkFCWNoKVFVqCd80rhjkaGisG-i7q8oyR-6nI928lhWAF5sGH8U/w633-h419/DSC01384-tomEdit.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sanderlings, 17th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div></b><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXfS3YvdSk3bHmT7HJUbSnVtzjeZ-hc5wzMdU0PeCFR5hrrbaBL87wZ8-gUWVzNSxQwB-xKZlM87s7juiklWU-iZxkFU_tqATw6sta5ZBo1NXO-7uf1pC-ok-eBZkvtMW4mTNL5Etgu-ZT6qnrU_1G3L9NHatiZcCj_OXW6HXrITiBVhvYAkSDcy0eBw/s3096/Migrant%20Hawker%2017th%20August%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="3096" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXfS3YvdSk3bHmT7HJUbSnVtzjeZ-hc5wzMdU0PeCFR5hrrbaBL87wZ8-gUWVzNSxQwB-xKZlM87s7juiklWU-iZxkFU_tqATw6sta5ZBo1NXO-7uf1pC-ok-eBZkvtMW4mTNL5Etgu-ZT6qnrU_1G3L9NHatiZcCj_OXW6HXrITiBVhvYAkSDcy0eBw/w632-h490/Migrant%20Hawker%2017th%20August%202023.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Migrant Hawker, 17th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5uG7Z6vawnesigkImsBX-JtlKMWIIUSXujABQRk6T8PRr8R3xEPn6znPdlm87XRpeoQNHmkfERvW6Fjv1t9f4AbzhhtdCeviTbSdDk0xAT-MW_o1LZf4WhMgrfz2e-6roIdeaxIwaT8-j1fHCbkZlYB-bNsSeNF-nPEalNuFhNfCU2Dg3O6Hj2unfZY/s4032/IMG_2319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5uG7Z6vawnesigkImsBX-JtlKMWIIUSXujABQRk6T8PRr8R3xEPn6znPdlm87XRpeoQNHmkfERvW6Fjv1t9f4AbzhhtdCeviTbSdDk0xAT-MW_o1LZf4WhMgrfz2e-6roIdeaxIwaT8-j1fHCbkZlYB-bNsSeNF-nPEalNuFhNfCU2Dg3O6Hj2unfZY/w391-h521/IMG_2319.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Devil's-bit Scabious, 17th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b></div><p><b>August 16th.</b> Very warm and bright with a light onshore breeze. Strong light made sea-watching difficult for the first period and the wind strength and direction didn't encourage much in the way of migration, with various seabirds blogging north and south and little overland movement. many of the Willow Warbler from yesterday's arrival had obviously moved on already. There were however, still good numbers of Sandwich and Common Tern offshore and on the beach and good numbers of feeding Hirundines around the Freshwater Marsh. A Redstart was new at Mill Pond Meadow with a Crossbill south overhead. A juvenile Stonechat in the East Dunes could have been from one of the locally breeding pairs and 2 House Sparrow were the first reported for a while. Otherwise 2 Tree Pipit were notable.</p><p>A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, produced 7 new birds: 3 Willow Warbler, a Wren, a Blackcap and 2 Lesser Whitethroat; and a retrap Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJhTpUiwUkxnag4MwhSkxxeJJrqghto0HHqndNZV50PtUGZkZrO6dhaP0AallKmKD19UIfE5S7n4wPRr7qBL9FmJWiklAOOa5FrzlJ9hBpuDN93K-vLmLvxa27lm8heIK8IB7-fORPCzQDIQJ_xz01Nif57x76Ixe1eXKZRB2OsKWAUyMmNXyUjS5NEM/s1967/GP.ste.16.8.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1967" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJhTpUiwUkxnag4MwhSkxxeJJrqghto0HHqndNZV50PtUGZkZrO6dhaP0AallKmKD19UIfE5S7n4wPRr7qBL9FmJWiklAOOa5FrzlJ9hBpuDN93K-vLmLvxa27lm8heIK8IB7-fORPCzQDIQJ_xz01Nif57x76Ixe1eXKZRB2OsKWAUyMmNXyUjS5NEM/w621-h413/GP.ste.16.8.23_00001_01.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whimbrel, 16th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="3920" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv7fx0iTpqKPAYV2rjdLk2Jlx05AAvgjeGki74qNtcM0kTh_5z6ySheEdVroPUEW6q5NyWB-pc4EPCjrsLN6whs27ejs2wy6HzRyyftrwjaHDxMZW3FVhrmwnkpgY6yA8OcOrNqbpniHtbexsPQkp0azIuLT2SKC3cmS5cH6rMbyJNXeLRHdKDHosGyY/w633-h421/GP.Ste%20Taylor..15.8.23_00004.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brimstone Butterfly. Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJX6zfcOItxk9l8925zDbrrFRrmWwzrZibTw68n8JV4oAtJk6OKA54vJyEDtLT3eDd6Ir7nmAD7P-TI-YImwDxyG4q8pUKw_af5kEb3YKMMNUmUMaqVpm_uFmHhvDLflOtqkZ_7KsSaUioC110idE00WZUyXbk6w0hkUpqeiSiN2eZr1NHcFRy22bIIk/s1134/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.32%20(4).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1134" height="633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJX6zfcOItxk9l8925zDbrrFRrmWwzrZibTw68n8JV4oAtJk6OKA54vJyEDtLT3eDd6Ir7nmAD7P-TI-YImwDxyG4q8pUKw_af5kEb3YKMMNUmUMaqVpm_uFmHhvDLflOtqkZ_7KsSaUioC110idE00WZUyXbk6w0hkUpqeiSiN2eZr1NHcFRy22bIIk/w636-h633/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2009.05.32%20(4).jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speckled Wood, 16th August, 2023.</div><b><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Bethany McGuire</div></b></div></b><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">August 15th.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> Another strong arrival of Willow Warbler was apparent today w</span><span style="text-align: left;">ith 207 counted including birds ringed, although the fact that 51 were ringed in one relatively small area of dune scrub on the west side, indicated that the throughput could have been considerably more. Other migrants included the first Garden Warbler of the autumn, 2 Whinchat, 4 Tree Pipit and a new Wheatear (additional to the beach bird). In addition to 2 of the Tree Pipit moving south were 14 Yellow Wagtail, with a further 9 grounded. Hundreds of Common and Sandwich Tern featured on the beach and offshore again today with up to 20 Arctic Skua blogging locally and another 49 moving south. Flocks of various waders were also moving south along with pulses of Hirundine movement which culminated in a roost of 400 Swallow late evening. On Tennyson's Sands were 27 Spoonbill.</span></p><p> The eleventh session of CES was done this morning. The 72 new birds were 51 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, a Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, a Robin, a Tree Pipit, 2 Swallow, a Great Tit and a Dunnock; and the 6 retraps were a Robin, 2 Dunnock, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap and a Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjF3yYozW1ZDLgyiD3dhFBseJgo2bJLHWxzGvCKMEungNGAsFjUnXajYTtlxyKSj5esZv8ljRjHSbWKTfKDmecQk3u_RjcfpdenH99mcrvtbgZq45_Sb3VezP2IzAFCCgvAy5oXYzLK8m-_Lia525OSZ6MjoFZKX6T0BYjUJ57niSdMbso3Ybs_wf2Ns/s1780/WC%20150823,NAL%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1780" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjF3yYozW1ZDLgyiD3dhFBseJgo2bJLHWxzGvCKMEungNGAsFjUnXajYTtlxyKSj5esZv8ljRjHSbWKTfKDmecQk3u_RjcfpdenH99mcrvtbgZq45_Sb3VezP2IzAFCCgvAy5oXYzLK8m-_Lia525OSZ6MjoFZKX6T0BYjUJ57niSdMbso3Ybs_wf2Ns/w634-h359/WC%20150823,NAL%20(2).JPG" width="634" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whinchat, 15th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaneCTzft615-EeZrSKSQH5VXT3w9J-ESez9xANqPtgHo6CTCRKUx5GoMhTvSP5Xlu-9kEtAJiYnzpXiiS40g7ikI7RMGMjPyYhlMy28ZNO6mzaXneGCfp2aIc5yitcDc8XqnZbvAZUM6pnqN9smdrVs5w26p4MmpMv-vWP5CxW2K3Uyf3R3Q--b4rl4/s1000/DSC00459-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaneCTzft615-EeZrSKSQH5VXT3w9J-ESez9xANqPtgHo6CTCRKUx5GoMhTvSP5Xlu-9kEtAJiYnzpXiiS40g7ikI7RMGMjPyYhlMy28ZNO6mzaXneGCfp2aIc5yitcDc8XqnZbvAZUM6pnqN9smdrVs5w26p4MmpMv-vWP5CxW2K3Uyf3R3Q--b4rl4/w361-h543/DSC00459-Edit.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoonbills, 15th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN3wSzFB8XQw-F5xSbYzVd1ReOd5d-gYbfELoalW-lw1ffNvPvH6wc4Uh5zlKghQm9IuXG23jmRvReoMm9YRzJhZf5DBEkeOuac9noZcTQ2huYVIVK5D9-ua-SQ4b1K-UceoZ1z5ald5zCRAa7emMSxfXe7XQcq1j2bVxze0slyxg4Uw-hNaSRl9E0zQ/s1000/DSC00531-Edit-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN3wSzFB8XQw-F5xSbYzVd1ReOd5d-gYbfELoalW-lw1ffNvPvH6wc4Uh5zlKghQm9IuXG23jmRvReoMm9YRzJhZf5DBEkeOuac9noZcTQ2huYVIVK5D9-ua-SQ4b1K-UceoZ1z5ald5zCRAa7emMSxfXe7XQcq1j2bVxze0slyxg4Uw-hNaSRl9E0zQ/w359-h539/DSC00531-Edit-3.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ruff with Canada Goose, 15th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSYdfzMHOiLP9o3bwMu_caJgCvL3sNTWEvymW7_PIcHIsix9eI7OVvVn2t9W64EgiBbLB3J9hYFvmFuXvY_NGhJDLG_22aiKrg66-RDtN_a7dUL53oKwlVGY4y9uQXYbji-OXIE-_qf16KauZnm0vqiZfU7WgkCUxZT6NxT2ZrnQYFkCU7Bu9vbirwFs/s1000/DSC00727-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSYdfzMHOiLP9o3bwMu_caJgCvL3sNTWEvymW7_PIcHIsix9eI7OVvVn2t9W64EgiBbLB3J9hYFvmFuXvY_NGhJDLG_22aiKrg66-RDtN_a7dUL53oKwlVGY4y9uQXYbji-OXIE-_qf16KauZnm0vqiZfU7WgkCUxZT6NxT2ZrnQYFkCU7Bu9vbirwFs/w638-h425/DSC00727-Edit.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoonbills with Black-tailed Godwits and Avocets, 15th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2149" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4AtaSuI_ulhlC5Re8dXO5_SjmmhK5VlH8_IZjzDQtu1FKLfOXZ5AILMEyaOscRB6jheU3RiiAbWCGlWKkAbx_3HdNOEkoBHI4PVu-hCuaXYlU0UagRAcOB2MmWuU2_wRqResLczxVRdPpV79mdmBNlPBuT3UiDAozna7mJYp4AuyQcYTA8OpBplNffA/w634-h423/GP.Ste%20taylor,.15.8.23_00001_03.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sanderling, 15th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div></div></b><p><b>August 14th.</b> Rain until mid morning curtailed any field work but fortunately cleared in time to enable the important task of setting up the Motus station. See Motus details here: https://motus.org/</p><p>We are grateful for the funding to enable this project to go ahead from Sea-changers, Lincolnshire Bird Club and donations made in memory of Dick Lambert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn-3JD-fgvvADtzFvVe_hpV6gA_l9OIzNJz92cdy-xrVZ8pqzrWFd3f531KmcA1yUVQhrvVnG50kjLiUzIgumn5RzGqy3oSxymzjUi69uugNHnz_-Q-vICkRDgUbESaa1XtttfLux4dA-OCm0_X130XzUSDlYa7Ze83c_A76kEFviQ1gBqFUJR4z7eTo/s638/Funding%20logos.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="638" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn-3JD-fgvvADtzFvVe_hpV6gA_l9OIzNJz92cdy-xrVZ8pqzrWFd3f531KmcA1yUVQhrvVnG50kjLiUzIgumn5RzGqy3oSxymzjUi69uugNHnz_-Q-vICkRDgUbESaa1XtttfLux4dA-OCm0_X130XzUSDlYa7Ze83c_A76kEFviQ1gBqFUJR4z7eTo/w580-h379/Funding%20logos.png" width="580" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are also grateful to Ewan and Sue Parsons for their help, time and expertise and to the Lincs Radios team for installation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-G2f__Tne7IN6pkiDAdRv6Tgh8B0THspZDuny2f8Rtb838zSjFPr-bcfgO7Z5ntoQbyjJH0xNqkkOBOdF1HelVN2TyLW3RJi1sFrYUyeIbRI9zUgBFaqrEbO7DHTYuY_gG901SZFS5rGHlreXckEtV8eNKcA9S1TA19vSjyxCsJ8KTf78SoIkgSkZF4/s4032/IMG_2248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="710" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-G2f__Tne7IN6pkiDAdRv6Tgh8B0THspZDuny2f8Rtb838zSjFPr-bcfgO7Z5ntoQbyjJH0xNqkkOBOdF1HelVN2TyLW3RJi1sFrYUyeIbRI9zUgBFaqrEbO7DHTYuY_gG901SZFS5rGHlreXckEtV8eNKcA9S1TA19vSjyxCsJ8KTf78SoIkgSkZF4/w533-h710/IMG_2248.JPG" width="533" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Constructing the antennae</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHu3HEpslpuIfWPfnS2GxK5iEJbHLO5F48jimE4lE3tnkBJhTejrQQsUEOwuTLc85HvxztPIz-g8wd4ZI6_GMTOc6nzRb3iMS7r2-zw7c_VCpVw3JolGYg5ugSS6e9PNIJiAVvQzI-elU6RrOeKeX5q2N49XzRu0Lg3WmvuimZiBKEH322Wn-nDqSFVIY/s1000/DSC09603-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHu3HEpslpuIfWPfnS2GxK5iEJbHLO5F48jimE4lE3tnkBJhTejrQQsUEOwuTLc85HvxztPIz-g8wd4ZI6_GMTOc6nzRb3iMS7r2-zw7c_VCpVw3JolGYg5ugSS6e9PNIJiAVvQzI-elU6RrOeKeX5q2N49XzRu0Lg3WmvuimZiBKEH322Wn-nDqSFVIY/w626-h417/DSC09603-Edit.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoonbill, 14th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaUNwN0ZRjkLW2duQtsByHZvP6tjJH2Hl3LP4RQEDgJmnmWeiIxgcoU1efRkMjd11wOj3-7ftA18ajvyl5O2QChbLjmvgsTpQ3CHlXQsr78UKLXkbnrTKOezUt4pSemd1LHGJOwtc2pjBjvTgBltoPqBtk6FxUotc4hS5y6L-2OIh5ZFIE_0o296qfew/s1000/DSC09885-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaUNwN0ZRjkLW2duQtsByHZvP6tjJH2Hl3LP4RQEDgJmnmWeiIxgcoU1efRkMjd11wOj3-7ftA18ajvyl5O2QChbLjmvgsTpQ3CHlXQsr78UKLXkbnrTKOezUt4pSemd1LHGJOwtc2pjBjvTgBltoPqBtk6FxUotc4hS5y6L-2OIh5ZFIE_0o296qfew/w627-h416/DSC09885-Edit.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arctic Skua, 14th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCaTcbfCn0mUGiYrEECI008o6bi1iPy6kPJV5RYz_B4ssoHI-4cKqeuE_wY2aUa-FKJ8a_0XYvNmz3ApvqHUPc8kB8ztxw5hG3Uw3Ve9zd0469hDFvoRUg9waVhrCpcmUFanKi8RJnbtxcQW_LYZtAm3oTLusXemXxzsrU8OeXVB3P3Gd9ot-qJQaXow/s2914/GP.ste%2014.8.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="2914" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCaTcbfCn0mUGiYrEECI008o6bi1iPy6kPJV5RYz_B4ssoHI-4cKqeuE_wY2aUa-FKJ8a_0XYvNmz3ApvqHUPc8kB8ztxw5hG3Uw3Ve9zd0469hDFvoRUg9waVhrCpcmUFanKi8RJnbtxcQW_LYZtAm3oTLusXemXxzsrU8OeXVB3P3Gd9ot-qJQaXow/w623-h414/GP.ste%2014.8.23_00001_01.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Common Tern. 14th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OatOlFrn6xDlIinU9V-F-0INMJqzSNbG2R5HIkQzI39yVMscpU2ZW6UT-OEAKXOCB6ELOCKpoJX8dXOrJ8Yo5rElPiwx_6Pb4xBH2aEX7dYdqGC5J0pEdLSjam5SDSs8tHyeO-ReqmhQ0QYiR3q-wNLzkAp_bvmW8wIlDAKgIyK60I7RY_z0rTYiECY/s2433/GP.ste%20taylor.14.8.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2433" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OatOlFrn6xDlIinU9V-F-0INMJqzSNbG2R5HIkQzI39yVMscpU2ZW6UT-OEAKXOCB6ELOCKpoJX8dXOrJ8Yo5rElPiwx_6Pb4xBH2aEX7dYdqGC5J0pEdLSjam5SDSs8tHyeO-ReqmhQ0QYiR3q-wNLzkAp_bvmW8wIlDAKgIyK60I7RY_z0rTYiECY/w621-h414/GP.ste%20taylor.14.8.23_00001.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandwich Tern, 14th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div></div></b><p></p><p><b>August 13th.</b> Increasing south-westerly wind. </p><p> A very large southerly movement of Sandwich and Common Tern offshore this morning with Gannet, Kittiwake and Arctic Skua. Totals during a 3 hour watch were 6040 Sandwich tern (including 3140 offshore in one scan and 1200 on the beach) and 2173 Common Tern (including 407 on the beach roost). An additional 1295 'Commic terns' Were more distant. A flock of 16 Arctic Skuas were harassing Sandwich terns over the Haven, with a further 6 around the north beach and 10 moving south. Small flocks of waders and duck were also moving south along the shore, including 3 Wigeon. 60 Kittiwakes were in the beach roost with a further 60 south and there was a noticeable increase of Cormorants - 110. Small numbers of Swallow, Sand Martin and Swift were also moving south. Other birds around were at least 8 Spoonbill and a Wheatear.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded just 2 new Willow Warbler; and a retrap Whitethroat.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Mike Polling yielded 15 new birds: 3 Wren, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, a Reed Warbler, a Dunnock and a Blackbird; and 7 retraps: a Blackbird, 2 Goldfinch, a Dunnock, 2 Long-tailed Tit and a Chiffchaff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrBYysgJkyHOtQCIOr5sgh22ZaYblhbFI5n6W1ZmeishGQGvcA5b7OaS1WVGjcWz4y0vYTC3n9FOSNPee6LoIqpZDX75dsq77q4gOcvkjopqoJSKzoC-dzejFyVNOsfBJ4yaDTone-AwD25PcUkkhATamIBqcXqi4NXwY2bzMIxIe0GSGjVDqlh68Li8/s2830/GP.18.7.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="2830" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrBYysgJkyHOtQCIOr5sgh22ZaYblhbFI5n6W1ZmeishGQGvcA5b7OaS1WVGjcWz4y0vYTC3n9FOSNPee6LoIqpZDX75dsq77q4gOcvkjopqoJSKzoC-dzejFyVNOsfBJ4yaDTone-AwD25PcUkkhATamIBqcXqi4NXwY2bzMIxIe0GSGjVDqlh68Li8/w691-h460/GP.18.7.23_00001_02.jpg" width="691" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skua, 13th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="2077" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbI4sv6gvp2EL29aK34BqFY5huoqrAsbMvQYtcvG8otUYp-6urXvHPMgNpmXzO-9sBAUBEzDapm5usdimoPNdfoyNW4O0z2yZ5eXQAb2EynkGysWetr_1WkACNGRHSZ2GEIeZ1w1CQ-22I_jgqd_4xQp6Cw4-v_g1FFAPJbxjqlYk_zn3zet1ctQNVuL0/w689-h459/GP.13.8.23_00001_03.jpg" width="689" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kittiwake, 13th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO59EQAyLqtihdMgamKUfIUIQpDVbX3ohkFtcy114OWeewbOKDpEa_2sfQOSSX4fQVGA39ROYEwmGNn1k7CisHcu3M_KcAhPXEAEDKg7bPxlNFmvzB-tNIELdFm_Dd671pyiqEE-7lpdcltWFy6it4zQ-UNKou4TMwdq0RR0wLHAk360lABjee2eRTpA/s2319/GP.13.8.23_00001_04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2319" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO59EQAyLqtihdMgamKUfIUIQpDVbX3ohkFtcy114OWeewbOKDpEa_2sfQOSSX4fQVGA39ROYEwmGNn1k7CisHcu3M_KcAhPXEAEDKg7bPxlNFmvzB-tNIELdFm_Dd671pyiqEE-7lpdcltWFy6it4zQ-UNKou4TMwdq0RR0wLHAk360lABjee2eRTpA/w653-h435/GP.13.8.23_00001_04.jpg" width="653" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Tern, 13th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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However, activity became subdued as the wind strengthened significantly, hampering more extensive counts and there was a heavy rain shower mid afternoon. Offshore, numbers of Sandwich Tern, Common Tern and Gannet had increased again, with a good feeding flock offshore, attracting several Arctic Skua while over 1000 Sandwich Tern were settled on the River Haven and another 500 on the beach out from Mill Hill. Additional Terns and Gannet were moving south, with the first <b>Black Tern</b> of the autumn. There was a light movement of Swallow, with fewer Sand Martin, House Martin and Swift, a few Yellow and Alba Wagtail and a Marsh Harrier. The escaped Gyrfalcon paid the Reserve another visit, causing widespread panic amongst the Gulls and Terns and a <b>Cattle Egret</b> was found on Tennyson's Sands mid afternoon - then moving to the grazing marsh beyond, amongst the cattle.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 7 new birds: 3 Willow Warbler, a Robin, a Reed Warbler and 2 Whitethroat; a retrap Great Tit; and a control Lesser Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqCNNBGqRViApSHD1e3wL2c5kN1nJUExjOnz09B1SQCvjC_vbgh_81CXot0iL8ZkNebTnG0xJa776zFuiwlhu43gni5x7ex3sma9NljXGhh_oP4lbfuoLrZJFB22NLJNU74ElHLJ02s5yg4Wnx0kDaeNe7cxZssYwwy3QbzM8q5vjbML-JDE2aNjYAY0/s320/Cattle%20egret%2012th%20July%202023.%20Jason%20Virgin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="320" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqCNNBGqRViApSHD1e3wL2c5kN1nJUExjOnz09B1SQCvjC_vbgh_81CXot0iL8ZkNebTnG0xJa776zFuiwlhu43gni5x7ex3sma9NljXGhh_oP4lbfuoLrZJFB22NLJNU74ElHLJ02s5yg4Wnx0kDaeNe7cxZssYwwy3QbzM8q5vjbML-JDE2aNjYAY0/w599-h524/Cattle%20egret%2012th%20July%202023.%20Jason%20Virgin.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 12th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jason Virgin</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw78OmcVjj8T6AxaYxcPPQXn8NIOMHp-E2cBgBbapp5dsCkC0CL3FVyAH0AzFlYa1itV3rFv_1i57lub9770Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 12th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Video - Stuart Ainsworth</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY2PFDnS3J_vjWYEwxV8gcaXacfl5Za0j_ty6KOAY5ws9x7O8-gP0jMbLXkuR-mZO40m_0HjCURv5DbrtBHZ6qWRJJlt5deDGtYYMrbHE6Buc9KQAtulo2L36-qX4YIRCG1L0yR4uM6E44JeacALcdHVL8Raind7-Rq3fgmQCeon2Zyt6kzDfpIe1eDg/s1000/spoon%20tb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY2PFDnS3J_vjWYEwxV8gcaXacfl5Za0j_ty6KOAY5ws9x7O8-gP0jMbLXkuR-mZO40m_0HjCURv5DbrtBHZ6qWRJJlt5deDGtYYMrbHE6Buc9KQAtulo2L36-qX4YIRCG1L0yR4uM6E44JeacALcdHVL8Raind7-Rq3fgmQCeon2Zyt6kzDfpIe1eDg/w615-h409/spoon%20tb.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbills, 12trh August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mDiWoNaMyDa7UsxAjbARlfuEcjAwUezqcGfr2Wjc387fT2c4EtnOgW6vYryt-T9PikQnRvUdZQPGYszR3-LVyNFhixcyU-rek47Kqk0E3qyqIp3ZIvffXLcnaTJT1TDZriVuDjF6Rx3whGw2IWcyvgKpIV-8_TqYWl3AAoNo_LhFWhZGP8jy0hzqW5k/s1000/LRP%20tom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mDiWoNaMyDa7UsxAjbARlfuEcjAwUezqcGfr2Wjc387fT2c4EtnOgW6vYryt-T9PikQnRvUdZQPGYszR3-LVyNFhixcyU-rek47Kqk0E3qyqIp3ZIvffXLcnaTJT1TDZriVuDjF6Rx3whGw2IWcyvgKpIV-8_TqYWl3AAoNo_LhFWhZGP8jy0hzqW5k/w615-h410/LRP%20tom.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Ringed Plover, 12th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH32oHyD_9FwrbGz_m048eD4IiKBCv-bt2jVU6z5TzyVq9XprQYKvvYCZqoomNwXxWldUdeuI9r6QqTCbyaP9Vfo7kO_2Mz4mmFSl0wO7AfM4k_LhVcexewdTJddfEPFD1kFwNDJuaLLXnc11fVIqywtK4W0cqo5blJ_LjB2tv8Zyj2qYRjXyaf-xdJjQ/s1000/dun%2012th%20tom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH32oHyD_9FwrbGz_m048eD4IiKBCv-bt2jVU6z5TzyVq9XprQYKvvYCZqoomNwXxWldUdeuI9r6QqTCbyaP9Vfo7kO_2Mz4mmFSl0wO7AfM4k_LhVcexewdTJddfEPFD1kFwNDJuaLLXnc11fVIqywtK4W0cqo5blJ_LjB2tv8Zyj2qYRjXyaf-xdJjQ/w607-h404/dun%2012th%20tom.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dunlin, 12th August 2033. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03mnXPZetY7Z98dpdUSokShL_5CvGba7d0mwQaWKSydMuPyLEKVztxe77qosNfc5kQs_b49osmw0mu8dZWE2mU5mv_JyfRBBgJTT2U-l-1Sq21VXT0GDKvnTMSrinfAe-fz_u-Ft91oEh8-K1DFu_Hm-0EQypn_QnSaaVFZHx3yItQ1YGSKEsHEUMegc/s1792/ruff%20dunlin%20jason%2012th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1792" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03mnXPZetY7Z98dpdUSokShL_5CvGba7d0mwQaWKSydMuPyLEKVztxe77qosNfc5kQs_b49osmw0mu8dZWE2mU5mv_JyfRBBgJTT2U-l-1Sq21VXT0GDKvnTMSrinfAe-fz_u-Ft91oEh8-K1DFu_Hm-0EQypn_QnSaaVFZHx3yItQ1YGSKEsHEUMegc/w604-h376/ruff%20dunlin%20jason%2012th.jpg" width="604" /></a><b>Ruff and Dunlin, 12th August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJotnWcgWpRzuSlITJnGLTb8iTn6Uzd-PBsHtFHpPK1ByNzavngyjHRjzuUSXS-5vqXUZjWNJSWC_G7Styy7i69Qco2wY6vKcC4otb01HATxFqzVrkXJ_u7uOIDzZc9YF7QMMOwc0SPHmBup-DGSHbZ48j6j7iIEou9GIM8voh1uf4UUxqlvolu9ldFEo/s1600/IMG-20230812-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1544" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJotnWcgWpRzuSlITJnGLTb8iTn6Uzd-PBsHtFHpPK1ByNzavngyjHRjzuUSXS-5vqXUZjWNJSWC_G7Styy7i69Qco2wY6vKcC4otb01HATxFqzVrkXJ_u7uOIDzZc9YF7QMMOwc0SPHmBup-DGSHbZ48j6j7iIEou9GIM8voh1uf4UUxqlvolu9ldFEo/w442-h458/IMG-20230812-WA0007.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Escapee Gyrfalcon, 12th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Beth McGuire</b></div></b><p><b>Ringing Recovery:</b> Blackbird, ringed GPBO 25 October 2022, found dead Karviankyla, Finland 10 June 2023.</p><p><b>August 11th.</b> Increasing south-westerly wind.</p><p>The morning started with a feeding flock of 350 Swallows over the Plantation before moving off south and there followed another 350 moving south during the morning with 150 Sand Martin and a Hobby.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, produced 5 new birds: a Wren, 2 Willow Warbler, a Robin and a Reed Warbler; and 4 retraps: a Wren, 2 Robin and a Dunnock.</p><p> An evening watch over the shore produced a roost of over 800 Sandwich Tern and 6 Arctic Skua. Some brief bursts of intense Hirundine movement amounted to 350 Swallow and 80 Sand Martin with 30 Swift passing south. Gulls were coming in to roost from various directions, with at least 6000 Black-headed Gull and 1400 Herring Gull, with a juvenile Caspian Gull.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_ZE4REjIGGJgecbZi_n3nlppOOIeydmUJjA7WwktFHBoL6NLtwNRAHIGgrJws892xsF65wtjBnvBq9Gwd0hlGxyhdZcHEljoecy4kSTb-DHQfJXufUnSIsLreGp1nCOjbJP5xM33ERolxSsNO-3Rfo5_R9TD1oVnliaue_JkSLFg7guxT67AlAaFo_k/s1712/GP.11.8.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1712" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_ZE4REjIGGJgecbZi_n3nlppOOIeydmUJjA7WwktFHBoL6NLtwNRAHIGgrJws892xsF65wtjBnvBq9Gwd0hlGxyhdZcHEljoecy4kSTb-DHQfJXufUnSIsLreGp1nCOjbJP5xM33ERolxSsNO-3Rfo5_R9TD1oVnliaue_JkSLFg7guxT67AlAaFo_k/w642-h427/GP.11.8.23_00001.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great Black-backed Gull, 11th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVMgAviY26RFEKeOC8oa8dVqbXWtCaEgQnnhdX81IJ9zb3u4aZe9Hu47a2wFRy4Kqm5d5Rw4_31ns5cl0zZ6KdTbkgAJMyZSeeWgigYfS4uLNeNizEM4elPtuUFOE5UJlBVunXh9mVkPeDZA4i_KgMany1cyZnyUoQbvtI-ON3Ap5Hkok9Yhpa14O75A/s2701/GP.11.8.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="2701" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVMgAviY26RFEKeOC8oa8dVqbXWtCaEgQnnhdX81IJ9zb3u4aZe9Hu47a2wFRy4Kqm5d5Rw4_31ns5cl0zZ6KdTbkgAJMyZSeeWgigYfS4uLNeNizEM4elPtuUFOE5UJlBVunXh9mVkPeDZA4i_KgMany1cyZnyUoQbvtI-ON3Ap5Hkok9Yhpa14O75A/w648-h431/GP.11.8.23_00001_01.jpg" width="648" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sandwich Tern, 11th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-z8ROxYzoW07aNCpC0Y_Ik9yt8LcO7OzEw5BxJ7DqmXGq-PElQgDHRFh9-yXj5kcp8R7x4dKYNgrWkwkdbCCY5Sks2kEVQhlUbj_D91oxdfIpmAzcQBlwZQ8pp4eWZdSxi1jMHfKiv34bnzaALL_QlkKcBIbx1X-8yM0AsyDZ4moOcogO5jFZcuAE4s/s2788/GP.11.8.23_00001_03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="2788" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-z8ROxYzoW07aNCpC0Y_Ik9yt8LcO7OzEw5BxJ7DqmXGq-PElQgDHRFh9-yXj5kcp8R7x4dKYNgrWkwkdbCCY5Sks2kEVQhlUbj_D91oxdfIpmAzcQBlwZQ8pp4eWZdSxi1jMHfKiv34bnzaALL_QlkKcBIbx1X-8yM0AsyDZ4moOcogO5jFZcuAE4s/w670-h446/GP.11.8.23_00001_03.jpg" width="670" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Warbler, 11th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ_TaDSohGeUcdFeQe1XcrDP4Gq60MJ_1fZf3YvIsbbNOG8gq-Ip5jj6iUt7hp7DifEKcKzxb37TC1z4fbCgq5MIzb865HB144Umwf24-0LsYZJzoTr6SzH7VRnpzJmD9piuv4kqFKeRLBXwocIJjCscMMGOJ3FMPmrLf5XvG-X49sEUz3tcNaRI5XgU/s3134/GP.11.8.23_Argus%20Ste.0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2090" data-original-width="3134" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ_TaDSohGeUcdFeQe1XcrDP4Gq60MJ_1fZf3YvIsbbNOG8gq-Ip5jj6iUt7hp7DifEKcKzxb37TC1z4fbCgq5MIzb865HB144Umwf24-0LsYZJzoTr6SzH7VRnpzJmD9piuv4kqFKeRLBXwocIJjCscMMGOJ3FMPmrLf5XvG-X49sEUz3tcNaRI5XgU/w663-h441/GP.11.8.23_Argus%20Ste.0001.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brown Argus, 11th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b></div></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-85821713266578779782023-08-01T08:52:00.043+01:002023-08-13T18:56:01.439+01:00Early August 2023<p><b>August 10th.</b> A return to summer conditions - a very warm day. Bird numbers and variety pretty much as yesterday, although a few more waders arriving down the shoreline and a Hobby was new. A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, resulted in 10 new birds: a Wren, 3 Willow Warbler, a Robin, 3 Whitethroat, a Great Tit and a Dunnock; and 4 retraps: a Chiffchaff, a Great Tit, a Wren and a Whitethroat.</p><p>Rare moths caught overnight were a Tawny Wave and an Oblique Striped.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIXHMVdzthjxpN689FuQmtRUuRt3oFjZjZDIFe4PpZm7puoQh6bYviUAgt7Op42kRDxxRJX8hFDeeBM9d0zGKWVJrYxqPbItFzRc2wKsjo37AuNQ-TGg9uwNX8vyKXdKV46L_CWfG70ZCAw9TFjjULj2HYIdZmYdHiJF-Abh-DaEhdS-_Iy1216eHliQ/s2749/DSC_5277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2749" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIXHMVdzthjxpN689FuQmtRUuRt3oFjZjZDIFe4PpZm7puoQh6bYviUAgt7Op42kRDxxRJX8hFDeeBM9d0zGKWVJrYxqPbItFzRc2wKsjo37AuNQ-TGg9uwNX8vyKXdKV46L_CWfG70ZCAw9TFjjULj2HYIdZmYdHiJF-Abh-DaEhdS-_Iy1216eHliQ/w655-h369/DSC_5277.JPG" width="655" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenshank, 10th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBi5cmp0jzC88e6GX4NOCcjylfKUokFySiocrJ-a3qZhb_mgQb-HrOQSUGJCddWjwwvpAkjdj8G9o9kD8f8qXOn5VmkZDloHqhQD7xe8kC9vH9e9ZjD7c5gEpg5_H0tSOuoZJtFmV9kQ1cN_CWkJrJS7yiWvMY0H0_BK4X2xaPcaaoQEy2TUTbytVGBc/s2786/DSC_4766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2786" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBi5cmp0jzC88e6GX4NOCcjylfKUokFySiocrJ-a3qZhb_mgQb-HrOQSUGJCddWjwwvpAkjdj8G9o9kD8f8qXOn5VmkZDloHqhQD7xe8kC9vH9e9ZjD7c5gEpg5_H0tSOuoZJtFmV9kQ1cN_CWkJrJS7yiWvMY0H0_BK4X2xaPcaaoQEy2TUTbytVGBc/w656-h369/DSC_4766.JPG" width="656" /></a><b>Common Gull, 10th August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;">Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULqtarRJ0a8_Yng8R_h2YiCroJxkQsSTh7ThyH4oPM305d3Czmx98Wq0DIAk4mlZkAGc8x_WRTKjg7cbaAShAoLl_iOmLomDCENKG63CT970yr79C10jDVkR8rZu6ZVP3l8M-c_BWjcFY5j72gisU_CAy_1K2809lJnnFPZKTrukztYKSDAnIHygMpi0/s320/GE%2010th%20Aug%20JV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="304" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULqtarRJ0a8_Yng8R_h2YiCroJxkQsSTh7ThyH4oPM305d3Czmx98Wq0DIAk4mlZkAGc8x_WRTKjg7cbaAShAoLl_iOmLomDCENKG63CT970yr79C10jDVkR8rZu6ZVP3l8M-c_BWjcFY5j72gisU_CAy_1K2809lJnnFPZKTrukztYKSDAnIHygMpi0/w627-h660/GE%2010th%20Aug%20JV.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Green Sandpipers, 10th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jason Virgin</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28L5eyTClEODL5jkZptEOXy007uRUjpb2Go0coWPrkLoIASzEh8m9P_VownaEBCOl87jMjw5pXBwIVmD3VwNsoowiiIpG1u4kXnt9GrRW9Mu6qCPVlApKEyzLcYPYzrjsxnky3tYGGR4gDGnm2TJuCjT3G1vFdRkxu3bll7ddCbKSCU9eb4UuvVFBcQw/s3553/DSC_4694%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="3553" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28L5eyTClEODL5jkZptEOXy007uRUjpb2Go0coWPrkLoIASzEh8m9P_VownaEBCOl87jMjw5pXBwIVmD3VwNsoowiiIpG1u4kXnt9GrRW9Mu6qCPVlApKEyzLcYPYzrjsxnky3tYGGR4gDGnm2TJuCjT3G1vFdRkxu3bll7ddCbKSCU9eb4UuvVFBcQw/w623-h350/DSC_4694%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="623" /></a><b style="text-align: right;">Whitethroat, 10th August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: right;">Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: right;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK72uNQOzT6HlXC-3yzChuhfCAXrJz2WGQyuTHFt4Zry9SMgK6U1ybOdC0pRuBbMAo0kjE_bm_8_52tqHS2olC3rUBS3ir-Va_owshg1Kytv-M1M5Ru8zEwmel7H-gAWCEvAsYI6S_I57tJ7RxEqlBSyNmrqTcH2IpYx0t8xmx2-ixtgB9ilQKUh_9Do/s4032/Tawny%20Wave%20100823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK72uNQOzT6HlXC-3yzChuhfCAXrJz2WGQyuTHFt4Zry9SMgK6U1ybOdC0pRuBbMAo0kjE_bm_8_52tqHS2olC3rUBS3ir-Va_owshg1Kytv-M1M5Ru8zEwmel7H-gAWCEvAsYI6S_I57tJ7RxEqlBSyNmrqTcH2IpYx0t8xmx2-ixtgB9ilQKUh_9Do/w335-h447/Tawny%20Wave%20100823.JPG" width="335" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tawny Wave, 10th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The sky was similarly busy with Hirundines, predominantly Swallow, in large feeding groups and with birds migrating south along the dunes. A southbound Bonxie was the highlight of a morning seawatch. An <b>Osprey </b>was over the south end late morning, presumably the same bird seen later near Burgh le Marsh. Other birds around included a Redstart, a Wheatear, 10 Arctic Skua, a Merlin and 5 Marsh Harrier. On Tennyson's Sands were 14 Spoonbill, 659 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Spotted Redshank and 7 Greenshank.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, provided 26 new birds: a Wren, 15 Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, 2 Whitethroat, a Sedge Warbler, a Linnet, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and a Woodpigeon; and 5 retraps: a Blue Tit, a Great Tit, 2 Willow Warbler and a Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f4FHQ1oBTjCrhiFsQRhnseVgmwXclc_oB4T_7wcVuxRsG9AyQQgLI31IS9weXIsL6QQoH4HsPA_KwCpbqZ0WFNM1NRGN9i4ycx2F4WulipHGTT4e8eDj8ZiWjMmwfyb3egRHP5N7kW-wGHN9KmTkkJQw8wkWordmUhyeaBvqFM515bO7QKpjdsONNd0/s1000/DSC07701-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f4FHQ1oBTjCrhiFsQRhnseVgmwXclc_oB4T_7wcVuxRsG9AyQQgLI31IS9weXIsL6QQoH4HsPA_KwCpbqZ0WFNM1NRGN9i4ycx2F4WulipHGTT4e8eDj8ZiWjMmwfyb3egRHP5N7kW-wGHN9KmTkkJQw8wkWordmUhyeaBvqFM515bO7QKpjdsONNd0/w731-h486/DSC07701-Edit.jpg" width="731" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shelduck, 9th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvV58_-pqKd7xo06iC1bhrQgfogUDgwJ_gn8Mx4ZrNBFyP8HRTAsaYXNA5_KH0K-BpoBpQkn0YaiPBaT5W-dNxlDaGIt5TRZ8h0C_1AxxHKgW3GS5jE28GVU8E1JCKXk3gFPXfqNDn9fM-9YgJL9SngYqh7Ik0GX4NCnsoEpqExj75tohlbVBVfE6ipI/w715-h476/DSC07942-Edit.jpg" width="715" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbills, 9th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYMhO2556TGeaPoKCqNb0ieAYMe7jUVr8Hbxg_V1DIPwNvU3PzG1K4hDnzrXDpVHAynu-DiORBhpoZdrVA41x47hWq8sgtMt7W9B7u3RQcrJekFDoQpLQRC2OXAJ1sAOJ0XsCw4mkGuyilfIPXVEWIUf61_VuTjxz1eFha_iId36b9Z779h7-zS9uTEI/s1000/DSC07985-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYMhO2556TGeaPoKCqNb0ieAYMe7jUVr8Hbxg_V1DIPwNvU3PzG1K4hDnzrXDpVHAynu-DiORBhpoZdrVA41x47hWq8sgtMt7W9B7u3RQcrJekFDoQpLQRC2OXAJ1sAOJ0XsCw4mkGuyilfIPXVEWIUf61_VuTjxz1eFha_iId36b9Z779h7-zS9uTEI/w666-h443/DSC07985-Edit.jpg" width="666" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Admiral, 9th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHk198YpgQ87QOE_LixS8Nq1UzN1FuFSqsuMaM8WQN27xYyGy3RYDjF13YJBZyLEFglRSEMoYg1pYvuaJZzEXfoURB_Ze-WNdw6NuKLgPVZ6qBV4EtTpwUv6DVJtik4Py_DiJ-SVl3xjm9EF4elv10GeK5ROqP9WrpgCZubuOy9iXemRsSLe3_QCjYBE/s4032/IMG_2171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHk198YpgQ87QOE_LixS8Nq1UzN1FuFSqsuMaM8WQN27xYyGy3RYDjF13YJBZyLEFglRSEMoYg1pYvuaJZzEXfoURB_Ze-WNdw6NuKLgPVZ6qBV4EtTpwUv6DVJtik4Py_DiJ-SVl3xjm9EF4elv10GeK5ROqP9WrpgCZubuOy9iXemRsSLe3_QCjYBE/w632-h474/IMG_2171.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Warbler, 9th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvENUkpVViq3jnUskU072GYt83oEiVF04B-hxnBLFAbiJi1L4Vb-I6Gd7Pk6QQSCIXWGHj5RtXsREIt6QwPa90uoEwhHNld-JZjvB9ReMEzpCrZZJ8lJ8i_M64PInHHzHoI7Ir4aV0o0sCYzFYwK8_l5pMy52RQeHNTSFQLVOaafe2RD9WUHqCdZAL8k/s1783/Ovipositing%20Emperor.9%20Aug%20NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1783" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvENUkpVViq3jnUskU072GYt83oEiVF04B-hxnBLFAbiJi1L4Vb-I6Gd7Pk6QQSCIXWGHj5RtXsREIt6QwPa90uoEwhHNld-JZjvB9ReMEzpCrZZJ8lJ8i_M64PInHHzHoI7Ir4aV0o0sCYzFYwK8_l5pMy52RQeHNTSFQLVOaafe2RD9WUHqCdZAL8k/w617-h463/Ovipositing%20Emperor.9%20Aug%20NAL.JPG" width="617" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emperor Dragonfly, 9th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJNXpZXFRnqn3ydjDU-KJgPlH9LHxcmLus-SJspFQv9vdpjyJ8go3aZ09Un1ll0M5vj-yXXQleGIeV69HvjUGIVIuOmlJonkdeJQXmDOLvwnjLKOb5suv6EaLBQH_5KC4343UtQkHmhCSKKGrM16XwhLOfDvevQENO7Jqj4FRgBhjDzGPML4HPMjseuY/s2590/Copulating%20Small%20Red%20eyes.NAL%209th%20Aug.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="2590" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJNXpZXFRnqn3ydjDU-KJgPlH9LHxcmLus-SJspFQv9vdpjyJ8go3aZ09Un1ll0M5vj-yXXQleGIeV69HvjUGIVIuOmlJonkdeJQXmDOLvwnjLKOb5suv6EaLBQH_5KC4343UtQkHmhCSKKGrM16XwhLOfDvevQENO7Jqj4FRgBhjDzGPML4HPMjseuY/w614-h461/Copulating%20Small%20Red%20eyes.NAL%209th%20Aug.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Small Red-eyed Damselflies, 9th August 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>August 8th.</b> Another sunny morning with a south-westerly breeze.</p><p> A fair number of Sandwich Tern and Gannet were feeding or moving south distantly offshore this morning with up to 5 Arctic Skua, but a southbound Long-tailed Duck was close in and represents our first August record - presumably the bird seen of the Lincolnshire Coast Country Park recently. Waders pushed off the shore by the rising tide included 2 Little Stint that flew towards to the lagoons. The Wheatear was on the beach again early morning with possibly an additional bird on the South Marsh Road. A Pied Flycatcher in the East Dunes was the first of the Autumn and there were still good numbers of Willow Warbler in the scrub. Some visible migration got underway from late morning with Swallow passage more intense between 12 and 3 p.m. when 582 headed south along with a Hobby, a Red Kite and a Marsh Harrier - the latter over the sea. On Tennyson's Sands were 7 Spoonbill.</p><p> The tenth session of CES was done this morning. The 33 new birds were 3 Wren, 12 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, a Blue Tit, 3 Blackcap, 5 Swallow, a Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, 2 Blackbird and a Great Spotted Woodpecker; and the 5 retraps were a Robin, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff. a Wren and a Blackcap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJm_ABDBVKsfF6Txy-emS9ptpGCaZ1tCQCkhtDncLVAWElAHuVVqqppocAQJIJpsfqcp9gJq9MtjwrGatSYj3xt1bFGetNtQSDx7gfD8dNztzFx7X-OxG000KIa2_MZ923zU_8oPYfbtyc-MjbseuZZa9YvlsXhtwzX9UuVD_6FjaiZ2aNiyBLarbn00/s3656/Emperor%20with%20prey%20NAL%20080823%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3656" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJm_ABDBVKsfF6Txy-emS9ptpGCaZ1tCQCkhtDncLVAWElAHuVVqqppocAQJIJpsfqcp9gJq9MtjwrGatSYj3xt1bFGetNtQSDx7gfD8dNztzFx7X-OxG000KIa2_MZ923zU_8oPYfbtyc-MjbseuZZa9YvlsXhtwzX9UuVD_6FjaiZ2aNiyBLarbn00/w677-h438/Emperor%20with%20prey%20NAL%20080823%20(2).JPG" width="677" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Emperor Dragonfly with prey, 8th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><p><b>August 7th.</b> A return to dry conditions and a bright morning. A noticeable decrease in sea and shorebird activity this morning with the Tern roost and Kittiwake dispersed and only one Arctic Skua around. The throughput of Willow Warbler continues with over 180 this morning including one acredula type with a good showing of Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Sedge Warbler. A Grasshopper Warbler was still reeling along Mill Pond Road. Other birds around, included 5 Greenshank, 5 Spotted Redshank, 5 Marsh Harrier, 2 Short-eared Owl, a Peregrine and a Wheatear.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 36 new birds: 21 Willow Warbler, 4 Wren, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Robin, 3 Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Reed Warbler and a Sedge Warbler; and 5 retraps: a Blackbird, a Robin, a Whitethroat, a Great Tit and a Long-tailed Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2ul2AHzqR5SkSreWgCmLSBnbs0RB88-NWGRWlAe02apCINXwND6NJbtuDRrkCRSgSuGTZ7os88NtY4k3Kx9kUkt1r8qFoGJsopw9pHzeS3OnZ8JTFZRBqWbETVwTnTqNvMsNor47LthJnLJCGdt3_HM5sveOWhbxF55OmXD4_49K3pJj-X41lcpXvDY/s2861/Wheatear%207th%20Aug%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2861" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2ul2AHzqR5SkSreWgCmLSBnbs0RB88-NWGRWlAe02apCINXwND6NJbtuDRrkCRSgSuGTZ7os88NtY4k3Kx9kUkt1r8qFoGJsopw9pHzeS3OnZ8JTFZRBqWbETVwTnTqNvMsNor47LthJnLJCGdt3_HM5sveOWhbxF55OmXD4_49K3pJj-X41lcpXvDY/w647-h464/Wheatear%207th%20Aug%20Paul%20Neale.jpg" width="647" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wheatear, 7th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Neale</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwHjwQr8sAvrSeoP4kafk2Rfn28tSIj9UISUOsic01SCqNKabtCu7Rp7rzWQNMgFGf5Wm_Wn6rojMJyNhDUMznhbacNqD6msGtcyeI0DM1oPPXTSV4RDTpVeAozMXVBlzxC_JML9Nyu9ZweSVNP67geKFrLQaAVGy5isRpusNfc9Vnu-HU8sU76IX7oQ/s720/365635780_671097591551868_6585590917845890577_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="720" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwHjwQr8sAvrSeoP4kafk2Rfn28tSIj9UISUOsic01SCqNKabtCu7Rp7rzWQNMgFGf5Wm_Wn6rojMJyNhDUMznhbacNqD6msGtcyeI0DM1oPPXTSV4RDTpVeAozMXVBlzxC_JML9Nyu9ZweSVNP67geKFrLQaAVGy5isRpusNfc9Vnu-HU8sU76IX7oQ/w640-h468/365635780_671097591551868_6585590917845890577_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Acredula type Willow Warbler, ringed 7 August 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>August 6th.</b> Increasing north-westerly wind with occasional rain.</p><p> Another impressive wader roost on the morning's high tide with similar numbers to yesterday and another good performance by the gang of Arctic Skua. Small numbers of Swallow and Sand Martin were moving south and a Short-eared Owl arrived over the sea. 2 Short-eared Owls were also seen hunting around Storm Ridge. Other birds of prey included a Merlin, a Peregrine that caught a Knot at the roost and 4 Marsh Harrier - one of which circled high and flew out to sea, being mobbed by 2 Arctic Skua. A few Willow Warbler seemed to be freshly arrived along East Dunes and 15 Spoonbill were on Tennyson's Sands.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ay_Y2xY8imnxNsBb0wvXpHH7l4gXK5Wb4n48dFVipfKuJyihjnWxqmMxcJKx-NZSc24OFLNFdEo10qTZoi5wIroC0H_g3dMmq7mVkWXB7X3vQXe6cbg4RSBUKi4pLnICm51BH2nbfJAohCRyKEiEgbTR5yfFwcsfrmSgJdnStbCw_e5Dlgq3QNZ3VKE/s1204/SEO%206th%20Aug.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="1204" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ay_Y2xY8imnxNsBb0wvXpHH7l4gXK5Wb4n48dFVipfKuJyihjnWxqmMxcJKx-NZSc24OFLNFdEo10qTZoi5wIroC0H_g3dMmq7mVkWXB7X3vQXe6cbg4RSBUKi4pLnICm51BH2nbfJAohCRyKEiEgbTR5yfFwcsfrmSgJdnStbCw_e5Dlgq3QNZ3VKE/w693-h283/SEO%206th%20Aug.png" width="693" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Short-eared Owl arriving over the sea, 6th August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><p><b>August 5th.</b> Rain for most of day - very unpleasant conditions for the monthly WeBS count, but this was completed successfully on the high tide with counts of the key species as follows; Oystercatcher 3130, Grey Plover 600, Knot 32,000, Sanderling 5330, Dunlin 7400 and Curlew 140. Up to 800 Sandwich Terns were along the beach and continuing to attract a gang of Arctic Skuas, with 11 birds regularly patrolling as a group and another 16 moving south. Common Scoters are now regular offshore, with today's raft containing 100 birds. A Little Gull joined the Tern roost with 60 Common Terns and a Wheatear arrived on the beach. Not the day for counting warblers in the dunes, but a Green Woodpecker was still around. </p><p><b>August 4th.</b> Rainy spells.</p><p> An impressive wader roost again on the morning tide with 40,000 Knot, the majority in full summer plumage and a good complement of Grey Plover, Dunlin and Sanderling collectively adding another 11,000 waders to the roost. Oystercatcher seem to be building up early after comparatively low numbers last autumn/winter, with 4200 this morning. In comparison, Bar-tailed Godwit are just starting to show up in numbers, with 800 now present. At least 10 Arctic Skua remain in the area, often loafing on the beach and chasing the numerous Sandwich Tern - up to 2000 of which were moving between roosts and feeding areas. Fairly good numbers of Kittiwake and Common Tern were in amongst the Sandwich Tern but Gannet numbers seem to have reduced significantly. A Tree Pipit went over the East Dunes with another on the Freshwater Marsh. On Tennyson's Sands were 5 Spoonbill.</p><p><b>August 3rd.</b> Moderate north-westerly wind, overcast but mostly dry. </p><p> Good coverage of the wader roost and the sea early morning on a big tide. Following generally low counts in late July, Sanderling and Dunlin are now present in much larger numbers (5000+ of each), with Oystercatcher and Bar-tailed Godwit also showing an increase. Sandwich Tern were moving north continuously with smaller numbers of Common Tern and a few Arctic Tern. In addition to some 10 Arctic Skua blogging around the Haven and the foreshore, a further 20 moved north offshore, with 2 Manx Shearwater also heading north. Other birds around, including birds trapped, were a Wood Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, a Short-eared Owl and a Grasshopper Warbler. On Tennyson's Sands were 14 Spoonbill. Heading south was a Green Sandpiper. Good numbers of Willow Warblers again, as indicated by ringing information below.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, yielded 27 new birds: 18 Willow Warbler, a Wren, a Blackcap, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Whitethroat, a Meadow Pipit, a Reed Warbler, 2 Dunnock and a Skylark; and 5 retraps: a Whitethroat, a Great Tit, 2 Dunnock and a Lesser Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVNxLEXDGXLR6Zy8bojF7uN33k0rGwBqu7WNl_jKGPezhQlkteRdyKzup9Md7-GfBvp82ga-yNmePkvS7sE0ZzU7UYlNzeTZRBIniTvHqHt1t_invMSm6QeyggPtwT2ZG2ge5mWBsWedomqAeVwT93oM3btJpC8gkZTc83_IdeJVOW2w5oPuPBznv2Ek/s2178/GP.3.8.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2178" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVNxLEXDGXLR6Zy8bojF7uN33k0rGwBqu7WNl_jKGPezhQlkteRdyKzup9Md7-GfBvp82ga-yNmePkvS7sE0ZzU7UYlNzeTZRBIniTvHqHt1t_invMSm6QeyggPtwT2ZG2ge5mWBsWedomqAeVwT93oM3btJpC8gkZTc83_IdeJVOW2w5oPuPBznv2Ek/w623-h414/GP.3.8.23_00001.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kittiwake, 3rd August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCGYCU4BpLK44CNxpQDOHHWPefH3sv5glqNSsPETl1JflM3VGwxdWpSBeR1TIC0YQgUkLUljDNaL7slUKAXcHJc9dSJyPs3tNV6gF_wnwJpQj0BPXeHVbYRHmXlb4lAZ6KafnqtS3JGYVRQ-cmCEX7vhlMDfR6ZUcwXn2x7mAY5fAlJaqmNxAIHWzZAc/s1422/GP.3.8.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1422" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCGYCU4BpLK44CNxpQDOHHWPefH3sv5glqNSsPETl1JflM3VGwxdWpSBeR1TIC0YQgUkLUljDNaL7slUKAXcHJc9dSJyPs3tNV6gF_wnwJpQj0BPXeHVbYRHmXlb4lAZ6KafnqtS3JGYVRQ-cmCEX7vhlMDfR6ZUcwXn2x7mAY5fAlJaqmNxAIHWzZAc/w620-h413/GP.3.8.23_00001_02.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Kittiwake, 3rd August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fXm_53mTV6e9ei1JLThLYN6mWPoSpxzICkOEc1GnO_b4vm8hpBaHgLr66NrG5RDQpCoVtZEdIFi2wJjdS8NIcvEIny8SFR3Niz5MUrI0Ug1tfsYuN4nNC0QmdB0LZcgFWziXAnyv91jEKfCWRrJbj1-REdOutf1oekXlKk1xtGss9jqt4lL_zjBFWPA/s1779/GP.3.8.23_00001_04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1779" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fXm_53mTV6e9ei1JLThLYN6mWPoSpxzICkOEc1GnO_b4vm8hpBaHgLr66NrG5RDQpCoVtZEdIFi2wJjdS8NIcvEIny8SFR3Niz5MUrI0Ug1tfsYuN4nNC0QmdB0LZcgFWziXAnyv91jEKfCWRrJbj1-REdOutf1oekXlKk1xtGss9jqt4lL_zjBFWPA/w622-h413/GP.3.8.23_00001_04.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skua, 3rd August 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6C77d9z8R9zpYvYgyRmEMUv24DDPl9SVIyAaGbNOa4ttUmh3-xBQWOw4gfK3qCTLg6lCMxZ15XfI0kMD_GEz5TbvHeNnhGRjf-q1Qx69xolX3rNfLhrw1L1SmhaJZZgYLktBdEvaJ3rMUmd46H_S96P5f3ZJPnhh5T39mxmQWmdMNVxWRljocvzLt_g/s2128/WW%20WD%20030823.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2128" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6C77d9z8R9zpYvYgyRmEMUv24DDPl9SVIyAaGbNOa4ttUmh3-xBQWOw4gfK3qCTLg6lCMxZ15XfI0kMD_GEz5TbvHeNnhGRjf-q1Qx69xolX3rNfLhrw1L1SmhaJZZgYLktBdEvaJ3rMUmd46H_S96P5f3ZJPnhh5T39mxmQWmdMNVxWRljocvzLt_g/w616-h462/WW%20WD%20030823.NAL.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Warbler, 3rd August 2023.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWC_uBKD1jGrYYbghcRlBKL3yS5cEj9IbMM8lLjISBmiTH8vTrwsAYA8_Ll09KeBJJi3hZigWGWmQip0PPDaFs67BC29oGGmZk4ZJtqN6zfUAtlZma_65RxCBIpzeaqBq_ufT3zX7tLUTSLQVQazWfkDL5fKZQ-UanibnmdgaKUwnUlIRyELxkE691ec/s2521/SW%20MPR%20030823.NAL%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bszuIWTP7Y9T3R_7txIFnZqSydYzrCN_5dtBPFG-3msWh0NK_xS9E04Xp1I7jz-LWiFLzrCUvS1AvsJ92wOwTasQMO4vzz643LqqCVU0tUJ__und6LW_-8dIatweX-V4gFrU55xr10qzktQF8kthsE9Svm-Ac6mk8SRBJuAxl-ZFhbXh_i5UrlHhIH0/s960/365062174_669184545076506_1124045451018333248_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="960" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bszuIWTP7Y9T3R_7txIFnZqSydYzrCN_5dtBPFG-3msWh0NK_xS9E04Xp1I7jz-LWiFLzrCUvS1AvsJ92wOwTasQMO4vzz643LqqCVU0tUJ__und6LW_-8dIatweX-V4gFrU55xr10qzktQF8kthsE9Svm-Ac6mk8SRBJuAxl-ZFhbXh_i5UrlHhIH0/w640-h338/365062174_669184545076506_1124045451018333248_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Skylark, ringed 3 August 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>August 2nd.</b> Heavy rain postponed all plans for any field work for the whole morning. </p><p> A brief look through West Dunes during the afternoon during drier but breezy conditions confirmed that some Willow Warbler were still present, calling, but generally keeping low in the scrub. Waders were counted on the evening tide when moderate rain again persisted. An increase of Knot was noted with 16,000 amongst all the usual other waders. Kittiwake, Gannet, Arctic Skua and Sandwich Tern were again in good numbers with a further increase in Common Tern heading to roost - c250. On Tennyson's Sands were 9 Spoonbill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_DwLuF4erJo-HZry_YZWQI_wtQsXfwRB_PjZUIDxpSDFXtmlBNWxboZ5WVwlqq0JIfOYK53wqECrrn2ebS90NxaGZ0Nu-OBrT-QkK0lWgmPhNpnYXytMC4r7EVBtK0lQKn2D8XI0oARDJKWvI-ZiNlxLJX5R0VxLr7Kgv9lYfnAyU0arz416WqMTx3o/s1200/com%20tern%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_DwLuF4erJo-HZry_YZWQI_wtQsXfwRB_PjZUIDxpSDFXtmlBNWxboZ5WVwlqq0JIfOYK53wqECrrn2ebS90NxaGZ0Nu-OBrT-QkK0lWgmPhNpnYXytMC4r7EVBtK0lQKn2D8XI0oARDJKWvI-ZiNlxLJX5R0VxLr7Kgv9lYfnAyU0arz416WqMTx3o/w663-h441/com%20tern%20rikki.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Tern, 2nd August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFByU1YzZ082DBd0tcvU_T_K330IxhdQqkwdgQf9Jqz3GjZ0Co99isk4Lp7PKXjmYGXElUuaN5gbi4EBdHLpJAEC1oinYcSufruNEIOaF26ucL42nWl9H8fplMPvD_MzH-XFE5Y9Iu6mrfoPcHC_geQA5UjG0w3Ehyq5qEdaodmLW7LP8agotJpTg3FTY/s640/speck%20rikkic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFByU1YzZ082DBd0tcvU_T_K330IxhdQqkwdgQf9Jqz3GjZ0Co99isk4Lp7PKXjmYGXElUuaN5gbi4EBdHLpJAEC1oinYcSufruNEIOaF26ucL42nWl9H8fplMPvD_MzH-XFE5Y9Iu6mrfoPcHC_geQA5UjG0w3Ehyq5qEdaodmLW7LP8agotJpTg3FTY/w661-h441/speck%20rikkic.jpg" width="661" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Speckled Wood, 3rd August 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><b>August 1st.</b> Increasing westerly wind.</p><p> The main theme of the day was a significant arrival of <b>Willow Warbler</b>, with 211 counted in various sections of the Reserve. During the morning's arrival, it was apparent that there was considerable throughput of birds moving south through the dune scrub. Between 0620 and 0700hrs, 68 were counted flying through a gap in the scrub with a flock of 23 at one stage. Three <b>Wood Warbler </b>were involved in the influx, including two trapped and ringed in East Dunes and one along the roadside north of Aylmer Avenue. Interestingly, less than an hour after the ringing session had finished, 12 Willow Warbler were seen in one small area of the ringing site and all were unringed. Other birds around included an increase in Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Marsh Harrier, 17 Arctic Skua, a Grey Wagtail and a <b>Whinchat</b>. Two <b>Tree Pipit</b> flew south along with fair numbers of Swift and a few Hirundines. To complete the autumnal feel, a <b>Long-eared Owl</b> was found in the East Dunes late afternoon and 2100 Knot came up to roost.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 47 new birds: 35 Willow Warbler, 2 Wren, 2 Wood Warbler, 2 Blackcap, a Great Tit, 2 Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chaffinch and a Dunnock; and 6 retraps: 2 Wren, 3 Dunnock and a Whitethroat.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYYuje_S0IsOzh9ehGgoyol7mhypmQOr2sePJR-ea-t8j0tstqQROzOg8wpg44qX3JNVF6Gj1-nJa6Cc6p8OPYy_14MVXN7y7tWj_ycyaMwqc5VLi81PRk3bH2yjngXXmKq-iAt_PBTOeEP4sNkNw8TZPslWsPs74RjXOK3uo-wDohot7UeUKWXyEEBw/s600/358146512_668263425168618_9199947324532176332_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="600" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYYuje_S0IsOzh9ehGgoyol7mhypmQOr2sePJR-ea-t8j0tstqQROzOg8wpg44qX3JNVF6Gj1-nJa6Cc6p8OPYy_14MVXN7y7tWj_ycyaMwqc5VLi81PRk3bH2yjngXXmKq-iAt_PBTOeEP4sNkNw8TZPslWsPs74RjXOK3uo-wDohot7UeUKWXyEEBw/w640-h508/358146512_668263425168618_9199947324532176332_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>First Wood Warbler, ringed 1 August 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHG56uS1p5rNs6yZH95XJDlfu3r1QvjVAKrkMKVkWApRXd1NVxKbq6SQlCjiMCmF4lRiXYSrrprhnF6dxpHewScGHbEO6TnvXGZwIUQG8osPCHfvXqOtF-mlWpKLkdhCiLDPzx91V0tDmFqvCnVfZ_6CFZo3LytdEbpATYB5B82PB-fLJaXDFxkRBEnw/s600/358148937_668263398501954_8136964795192869548_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="600" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHG56uS1p5rNs6yZH95XJDlfu3r1QvjVAKrkMKVkWApRXd1NVxKbq6SQlCjiMCmF4lRiXYSrrprhnF6dxpHewScGHbEO6TnvXGZwIUQG8osPCHfvXqOtF-mlWpKLkdhCiLDPzx91V0tDmFqvCnVfZ_6CFZo3LytdEbpATYB5B82PB-fLJaXDFxkRBEnw/w640-h492/358148937_668263398501954_8136964795192869548_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Second Wood Warbler, ringed 1 August 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-49860220207444652412023-07-21T07:31:00.061+01:002023-08-11T21:02:52.741+01:00Late July 2023<p><b>July 31st. </b>A moderate south-westerly breeze with a bright start, becoming overcast with occasional rain showers. </p><p> A <b>Cattle Egret</b> arrived on Tennyson's Sands early afternoon before moving over to Croftmarsh to feed amongst the cattle. Otherwise, the action out at sea was pretty much as the last few days and the lagoons were busy with waders again, including an increase of Black-tailed Godwits up to 653. A near-fledged Cuckoo was on Tennyson's Sands being fed by host Reed Warblers when it was taken by a Sparrowhawk. The apparently summering <b>Redwing</b> put in another appearance after being heard calling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJLO57TIUYSRvsg-yMk2DbExercN7WdEGiiPYskXIMaJtG0hfymasg78dDXQ2FCQtNWubH8CHOCUGDmmMKd0TPGEcpGFszOuxwp2LTDrh5mWjT_UdNP7eZvAnBWFMV0-VV3du4ijtsbqaJfzUwzu-DqvQVv0eHRlKYzQpdZOzzuAQ4rS47SPA4-k9d0c/s4032/IMG_2048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJLO57TIUYSRvsg-yMk2DbExercN7WdEGiiPYskXIMaJtG0hfymasg78dDXQ2FCQtNWubH8CHOCUGDmmMKd0TPGEcpGFszOuxwp2LTDrh5mWjT_UdNP7eZvAnBWFMV0-VV3du4ijtsbqaJfzUwzu-DqvQVv0eHRlKYzQpdZOzzuAQ4rS47SPA4-k9d0c/w628-h471/IMG_2048.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cattle Egret, 31st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxPZLndFLnkBhSrZ1jdapsiQyiXuQ0jJKf1jXrG-eHKt5H0jvphFRtQzDJfwLkjuPO9sxBwK5bZlb2iKOhTz52qO40amuXYgoY_CIuHeldsrq1NbCxp3M4hbADCqpqBPbtuvAyrjsnMvubLjGHrkqYLYLXNGuYvempaQZmJachbTHg6rbpCp6ZGgxzEU/s640/cuckoo%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="640" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxPZLndFLnkBhSrZ1jdapsiQyiXuQ0jJKf1jXrG-eHKt5H0jvphFRtQzDJfwLkjuPO9sxBwK5bZlb2iKOhTz52qO40amuXYgoY_CIuHeldsrq1NbCxp3M4hbADCqpqBPbtuvAyrjsnMvubLjGHrkqYLYLXNGuYvempaQZmJachbTHg6rbpCp6ZGgxzEU/w616-h340/cuckoo%20rikki.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cuckoo juvenile, shortly before being taken by a Sparrowhawk, 31st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B4yqOvN563NRHOyXN_eUjcVpRsaTwqqj4mK8Kh2H92XWjPunkto0Mujym9bd7WnPFTAlWZ7slKzdDJA_8UXwhlqOiz_YChFeFWrgnf-8CpmwwyO3HlXzeg2D5pn2ROLjs5W1fGGOKKgDtI9AQ_Bkup9OOKyVC7vs9CurffG4smhFTCgWC8g2Jlj6f3o/s1000/DSC07658-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B4yqOvN563NRHOyXN_eUjcVpRsaTwqqj4mK8Kh2H92XWjPunkto0Mujym9bd7WnPFTAlWZ7slKzdDJA_8UXwhlqOiz_YChFeFWrgnf-8CpmwwyO3HlXzeg2D5pn2ROLjs5W1fGGOKKgDtI9AQ_Bkup9OOKyVC7vs9CurffG4smhFTCgWC8g2Jlj6f3o/w618-h412/DSC07658-Edit.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow Shell Moth, 31st July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></div></b><p><b>July 30th.</b> Increasing south-westerly wind.</p><p> A Whinchat was trapped and ringed in East Dunes early morning. Offshore, as the tide dropped, an impressive feeding flock developed involving 350 Sandwich Tern, 140 Gannet, 40 Kittiwake and 400 large Gulls with several Arctic Skua in attendance. Other Terns, Gannet, Gulls and waders were moving south in good numbers. Added to that, a strong southerly passage of Swallow commenced with Sand Martin, Swift and a few Wagtails. A challenge for the recorder and todays 'counts' over a two hour session will have to be rough estimates! in addition to the Whinchat, a Wheatear and a Green Woodpecker were both firsts of the autumn.</p><p> A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 12 new birds: 7 Wren, a Chiffchaff, a Whinchat, a Great Tit, a Sedge Warbler and a Swallow; 2 retraps: a Dunnock and a Chiffchaff; and a control Kestrel.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOrxUIqNY_Z2NBQFLPfCCLM4ooj0yWUO8Mxu-2OONUwgL4nPeGjs15yhlii-lXfIYd_H6UZfsUp56UY3yTCSF90GbgoJQSMYFaeTEBP4jOYFXFOE3yogvJIIkIy85c_kGZ7cClbU4WMlXMZtpw8qSpKIAAx1ODQnN6FDPYkOLy48DFGs5dAfFJFdTTQA/s600/358131991_667769065218054_7689771086008726878_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="600" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOrxUIqNY_Z2NBQFLPfCCLM4ooj0yWUO8Mxu-2OONUwgL4nPeGjs15yhlii-lXfIYd_H6UZfsUp56UY3yTCSF90GbgoJQSMYFaeTEBP4jOYFXFOE3yogvJIIkIy85c_kGZ7cClbU4WMlXMZtpw8qSpKIAAx1ODQnN6FDPYkOLy48DFGs5dAfFJFdTTQA/w640-h464/358131991_667769065218054_7689771086008726878_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Kestrel, controlled 30 July 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTI8z1VzqbF0oGcK47_KxXW6w42ShpuS1FwelMoL6RtjAStVbxRCc_TmgREcZxHbsBkcjsOp2SvLquZuZSs3VQ3onlkTh-kzt1hbO430DYcWd5s7ZWEdAm_ii_xcDkv8rcbJoNRbdCLu-IipAZBLYF99KX0Rn2grNTjyH0SwDF6FgAzcoZYLmgW2hKxEU/s600/364636356_667722518556042_5838617734653346066_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="600" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTI8z1VzqbF0oGcK47_KxXW6w42ShpuS1FwelMoL6RtjAStVbxRCc_TmgREcZxHbsBkcjsOp2SvLquZuZSs3VQ3onlkTh-kzt1hbO430DYcWd5s7ZWEdAm_ii_xcDkv8rcbJoNRbdCLu-IipAZBLYF99KX0Rn2grNTjyH0SwDF6FgAzcoZYLmgW2hKxEU/w640-h370/364636356_667722518556042_5838617734653346066_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Whinchat, ringed 30 July 2023.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo - George Gregory<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHmUKv_wpt9hSX8Ge8Z7D2mFRtAk73ecu3lujYX037UTK9VmTgFqtgWCWzLo3Af9OuFdCDbuAEKb3k3XzDhNqH3_WvodJIHoBDXC7iwJz8O5dxFU0Xt0zfWcglm_ugwEagwQdRdKqIZtm4zLO-tZMgDHyIQymRAp6Fz5SKQ1z-Yz2vWSsRQkkTgM6yWo/s1616/eg%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1616" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHmUKv_wpt9hSX8Ge8Z7D2mFRtAk73ecu3lujYX037UTK9VmTgFqtgWCWzLo3Af9OuFdCDbuAEKb3k3XzDhNqH3_WvodJIHoBDXC7iwJz8O5dxFU0Xt0zfWcglm_ugwEagwQdRdKqIZtm4zLO-tZMgDHyIQymRAp6Fz5SKQ1z-Yz2vWSsRQkkTgM6yWo/w629-h417/eg%20rikki.jpg" width="629" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret 30th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBScdMDKVvZrYaMDG6_BajHiMD1Dhkv-kW35wqbegv0FcIuiCww7F48iXlPge54eBeonIK0NFmVSu_1AxmAsbNiKk-v1OtsKpfHAioZO9ghqbp_Xw1zrA9oOLMxFHozQyTp5VPP5bkkLqqnJaxv06eRi5DGX3C5v2UjjKQcTPbiDk0NQUF3YHAtoDosnU/s640/com%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBScdMDKVvZrYaMDG6_BajHiMD1Dhkv-kW35wqbegv0FcIuiCww7F48iXlPge54eBeonIK0NFmVSu_1AxmAsbNiKk-v1OtsKpfHAioZO9ghqbp_Xw1zrA9oOLMxFHozQyTp5VPP5bkkLqqnJaxv06eRi5DGX3C5v2UjjKQcTPbiDk0NQUF3YHAtoDosnU/w621-h413/com%20rikki.jpg" width="621" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Darter, 30th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>July 29th.</b> Generally mild but with brief afternoon light rain.</p><p> Another brilliant morning for birding along the coastal strip with counts including 500 Gannet, 160 Kittiwake, 28 Arctic Skua, 1100 Sandwich Tern, 45 Common Scoter, a Manx Shearwater and wader flocks migrating south with Swallow, Swift and Sand Martin. On Tennyson's Sands were 3 Little Ringed Plover, a Greenshank and 8 Spoonbill. In the dune scrub, another moderate increase in Willow Warbler. Also around were a Kingfisher and a Merlin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv8AJfgMHa80ltmf-VMe9Sj0Y1odNb2FUmJAb6qqgnr8u2PgZm74AdMlRt_I9hHOfghuVya9rlcJrkHs4Big3nnNY7Kp2qv6z0lHknCdspAJ47W6Q3hoxNUtzW6Apfw0rmsw4kcSj-f7RkyTVl6-uXDrqQo7q3yprNCFhOYqfhYk-QR7_VmiATe_LjcA/s2469/GP.29.7.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2469" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv8AJfgMHa80ltmf-VMe9Sj0Y1odNb2FUmJAb6qqgnr8u2PgZm74AdMlRt_I9hHOfghuVya9rlcJrkHs4Big3nnNY7Kp2qv6z0lHknCdspAJ47W6Q3hoxNUtzW6Apfw0rmsw4kcSj-f7RkyTVl6-uXDrqQo7q3yprNCFhOYqfhYk-QR7_VmiATe_LjcA/w633-h421/GP.29.7.23_00001.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Knot - flock of newly arrived summer-plumaged birds heading into the Wash from the Arctic, 29th July 2023. Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstDreWkE5jRwqJPdw7zy0EJrT8XVpHL42KnqQ0Xy0qsZiv7a86xS64JvuYVti0uGeonebgT3DosQENX2Ym3ib7Frn655nosBGU6rWCjWuquX-f13GDGDEMKDi5GIP55qYGOsSP3CK-moKvydyH8zyieSEftxH0D27x_iZHfFVv3wqLGVCk9f74dChK4E/s1270/AS%20%20GP.29.7.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1270" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstDreWkE5jRwqJPdw7zy0EJrT8XVpHL42KnqQ0Xy0qsZiv7a86xS64JvuYVti0uGeonebgT3DosQENX2Ym3ib7Frn655nosBGU6rWCjWuquX-f13GDGDEMKDi5GIP55qYGOsSP3CK-moKvydyH8zyieSEftxH0D27x_iZHfFVv3wqLGVCk9f74dChK4E/w646-h430/AS%20%20GP.29.7.23_00001_01.jpg" width="646" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kCjqklLg32-RDG3cMes-rh6h4P1NF86PHpoxMAvO-KtXVEvblkBo2-wJzhXc9jDtE0G4AZVK5pZ4SnWTxYBgU8IXlEPTmtRKC6w-hZ22BOzRNCX-gTgKEFE3IdVdashbFx7in0mXpia6CV0Ogxu37OxEcy3wU7hw1XjK7VEhUhVdFA1SG5kr6cSECu0/s2301/AS%20+%20GP.29.7.23_00001_07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1689" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X3hqdFOrSswIMpDP-lQe4UKtmsYLHeyPHEUHvvrlZIxFsB7posPpXBmyu5oxaVRCPe73fjMB1pF5EJcB-CwxBAq5TtWyxDA9pzN16q-Q70aLQ9TfYJiyez_GAT4bGfQyowEPMvMdcC58ltq-LayI-zP-Z5OkSiiyGfBQd4Z9oVirasoxU167goY06AQ/w618-h412/ASs%20GP.29.7.23_00001_05.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skuas chasing Sandwich Terns, 29th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photos - Ste Taylor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxsXNduZ49-Kx8Wqlfi36sptmGMZUmKaR99-eLBsmDHqZS3ZocTHwoE-v3kaowvkjklWG_eeWmBZoQoI2UxLqauroQg-cCrLeQW5N24puSyPqhHd1VECjTk4SJOk7Z0U8CIbIjzLHRHQTU3LFPaL5F4pSRMzrTfkGFyxPnmj1RTjgo7jWEJei2mJyJIs/s1973/GANNET%20GP.29.7.23_00001_16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1973" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxsXNduZ49-Kx8Wqlfi36sptmGMZUmKaR99-eLBsmDHqZS3ZocTHwoE-v3kaowvkjklWG_eeWmBZoQoI2UxLqauroQg-cCrLeQW5N24puSyPqhHd1VECjTk4SJOk7Z0U8CIbIjzLHRHQTU3LFPaL5F4pSRMzrTfkGFyxPnmj1RTjgo7jWEJei2mJyJIs/w612-h407/GANNET%20GP.29.7.23_00001_16.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Gannet, 29th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauDw_7Udd9J00BFeSxNNMK_ptnGz1lVokhNUBWms93QJm75L1B846S7LahkOViZfxJMuG38GBDp8Sy-72gwyyY5mSRjMmkX3bECIJQaCowKJm37W3mbzVWiuAweQu2tCzAuN7O1zE--v6Tyz9olwdPH_akvr4gVj8xu0q2rP499v6pyShyUsLcimhJlU/s2500/IMG_1980%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="2500" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauDw_7Udd9J00BFeSxNNMK_ptnGz1lVokhNUBWms93QJm75L1B846S7LahkOViZfxJMuG38GBDp8Sy-72gwyyY5mSRjMmkX3bECIJQaCowKJm37W3mbzVWiuAweQu2tCzAuN7O1zE--v6Tyz9olwdPH_akvr4gVj8xu0q2rP499v6pyShyUsLcimhJlU/w601-h343/IMG_1980%20(2).JPG" width="601" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Merlin, 29th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Kev Wilson</div></div></b><p><b>July 28th.</b> A dry, calm, warm and humid day. </p><p> Good numbers of birds along the foreshore and out at sea again this morning: Gannet, Sandwich Tern, Kittiwake and Arctic Skua. A group of 5 Arctic Skua headed off inland and 3 Manx Shearwater flew south. Good numbers of waders were on the lagoons including 10 Greenshank and 5 Spotted Redshank and a Wood Sandpiper was a new arrival. A number of Willow Warbler trapped and seen were new in and a good Swallow passage was ongoing through the morning.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, resulted in 15 new birds: 4 Willow Warbler, 5 Wren, a Chiffchaff, a Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin and a Lesser Whitethroat; and 15 retraps: 5 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, a Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Dunnock, a Great Tit and a Blue Tit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MO2McAAyBAtqEoYOJLzEA7gSd5JbudmWr0hO0nJQio_UbvXSAhaG7WO4fMaAD2HcJ0tO1E0YCoOu9bf6nRKojVl9PAmM1jombeas6DLYgtSn9QVRihCOq8KWzUfm1-9IRBreAAiDjs_QWOcZMKfBYfSGj5rrGi_o59prlWa_UJVuTyq2PgPLSsjsztc/s1094/oyc%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1094" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MO2McAAyBAtqEoYOJLzEA7gSd5JbudmWr0hO0nJQio_UbvXSAhaG7WO4fMaAD2HcJ0tO1E0YCoOu9bf6nRKojVl9PAmM1jombeas6DLYgtSn9QVRihCOq8KWzUfm1-9IRBreAAiDjs_QWOcZMKfBYfSGj5rrGi_o59prlWa_UJVuTyq2PgPLSsjsztc/w606-h481/oyc%20rikki.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oystercatcher 28th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2048" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOByqo9I7kBKucLV_MZMj9AJH87gJNB8v_b3pRX86cwvKGmdeH90j918uA-4cTlNe8bhGDa8gEXRICeaWRhe1o0losDwsHCmAqjBVyXcoAwhbaBUPi-NCbBkDByHJ0905mwb3Mp4Al9yfStSuxKUo2p9PFLpbg1PQTters-qagvieWjCUUG-KDZb8Qd8/w592-h396/canada%20rikki.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Canada Goose, 28th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61A5Gl_n6AUsl7Ahq70wl_eYeHy8hipAkq53EjPKVpzpFKIjlsJgninTC0sHH5ov7ik9btbOwqDZMmmNmQaKxkX-mCK60WvglE2w_nc4u-Xi77J5uACt3X7gOPo_ifmTHLgrl9SnoS2jjoxjJVMYdS36QPhNweti2y6srqAJTgRMTij4zEHHifsj8o88/s2416/harbour%20and%20brent.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2416" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61A5Gl_n6AUsl7Ahq70wl_eYeHy8hipAkq53EjPKVpzpFKIjlsJgninTC0sHH5ov7ik9btbOwqDZMmmNmQaKxkX-mCK60WvglE2w_nc4u-Xi77J5uACt3X7gOPo_ifmTHLgrl9SnoS2jjoxjJVMYdS36QPhNweti2y6srqAJTgRMTij4zEHHifsj8o88/w577-h513/harbour%20and%20brent.jpeg" width="577" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Harbour Seal and Brent Geese, 28th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Beth McGuire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibInWVob9ilzFF9jw0_5QAm_YYd_lwArb-kCFGeOl0o21bodVK0iw_FghK3uwlCCDyJ23g6K5aPfMSxehHOxBQ8ewXGeGphK04N6Jxv4voNy4x8dUBBc8gkkpHt1zZY9HTtz8AvcgO3xBW5lfozYv_evYbHybzwalDz99Hddl0ZsKUDHAn-WavBl-PBbA/s2284/rinlet.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="2054" height="641" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibInWVob9ilzFF9jw0_5QAm_YYd_lwArb-kCFGeOl0o21bodVK0iw_FghK3uwlCCDyJ23g6K5aPfMSxehHOxBQ8ewXGeGphK04N6Jxv4voNy4x8dUBBc8gkkpHt1zZY9HTtz8AvcgO3xBW5lfozYv_evYbHybzwalDz99Hddl0ZsKUDHAn-WavBl-PBbA/w577-h641/rinlet.jpeg" width="577" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ringlet, 28th July. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Beth McGuire</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2655" data-original-width="3540" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pe4DPrV3_vqTHJ0PzL7QdwTkXncNBcBzOkRnLpwjVbsH67cl_WGLJI7OjNuNA6z0_L03QRid45odrhtEUN857nH-NsrGOkOhaihh8CnPq6VXn_Gi9721l1FEJalAYg8zcijrp9BnnXvkijEPj084XOFMCQP-Ryoqfo5-tNIxef3L9nztvCKX2Bj2JpI/w575-h431/mottled.jpeg" width="575" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mottled Grasshopper, 28th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Beth McGuire</div></div></b><p><b>July 27th.</b> Rain until early morning, then isolated showers in the morning, becoming dry and warm later. </p><p> The first scan of the sea from south to north at 0645hrs resulted in a large count of 732 Gannet fishing and slowly moving south along with good numbers of terns, Kittiwake and Arctic Skua, blogging, feeding and moving south. Overall totals up to 0845hrs were 1061 Gannet, 311 Kittiwake, 1250 Sandwich Tern, 42 Common Tern, 75 Arctic Tern, 17 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill, 37 Arctic Skua and a Manx Shearwater. 4 of the Arctic Skua circled high and went inland. A Short-eared Owl circling high over the beach found itself getting mobbed by an Arctic Skua. Other birds on the move during the period included 500 Swift, 30 Sand Martin, a Spoonbill, a Pintail, a Hobby and 10 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank along with other waders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EBvFtDBQ0yKS5666DBdjRQ0k3c9keMe2sroUROAK-ju6TMPzLlp1VTxcZpZpIdM8baAtsS3kZXf6TgUEj6UyxMoOa4Om44EWHtZqDD3HSqXLXZEqQZ-UxTFo_O3l2LwQE3iVdCoHatMhWRtGU2xrl5MVaUvxfH_k71gr1Dgk45-bB2p4-ECyQabkpnQ/s4032/IMG_1957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EBvFtDBQ0yKS5666DBdjRQ0k3c9keMe2sroUROAK-ju6TMPzLlp1VTxcZpZpIdM8baAtsS3kZXf6TgUEj6UyxMoOa4Om44EWHtZqDD3HSqXLXZEqQZ-UxTFo_O3l2LwQE3iVdCoHatMhWRtGU2xrl5MVaUvxfH_k71gr1Dgk45-bB2p4-ECyQabkpnQ/w641-h481/IMG_1957.JPG" width="641" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Beach scene with terns and Kittiwakes, 27th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zhkGykTb77KthM2uJBiRq5WMjuVjeT4Jn5RskXdzXNppXI0Vyck8Hr6JdLn9kpuZljNmWXAk5dFl2fvfc3TR-Qnw7VJmeEsSi0Dnc3bJv91TNhNDztx8snVQtv7vjCUVAImMqt4IS6W8upWXW4GpdfhADgmGxVNZsJI58Iiv0uwF_yDb81D9q9CC_HE/s4032/IMG_1965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zhkGykTb77KthM2uJBiRq5WMjuVjeT4Jn5RskXdzXNppXI0Vyck8Hr6JdLn9kpuZljNmWXAk5dFl2fvfc3TR-Qnw7VJmeEsSi0Dnc3bJv91TNhNDztx8snVQtv7vjCUVAImMqt4IS6W8upWXW4GpdfhADgmGxVNZsJI58Iiv0uwF_yDb81D9q9CC_HE/w634-h475/IMG_1965.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Arctic Skuas, 27th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll5TjxrdTbLyH7eQDd3L1zFCQ4MSe_wi0drkEyEiNNrZVj0lv8FycxonjfWnNGVraqmo1o0xDM62F73ODYYnlUPbhxmBE81px5qz7SbcRLyBlT07F5ibrY501Ebm5f4409PswXkzd-xxjgzULAGxFSCqw_CTJQai4_tA1mT0hJcYleHbeyDpCK2lyWDs/s3297/IMG_1966%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO-A_2OxkkX7SFmtv7wYmvniNVI0B2aA0NNdwHCYNxYmkTuKdZZpc97ZlgPtkYsINmuaWQdjjSYd5Ss08i859TOOkczU-NjQzeYE61hi4xUtH6AH-3SOQbAut8lYArDpYkU0_ZyNmM_31p_utKJLGAXFLEVxTrWqghBa08lxWcqvKqDn-sFOY7O-w1o4/s1000/Sedge%20Warbler%2027th%20July%202023,Tom%20Baker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO-A_2OxkkX7SFmtv7wYmvniNVI0B2aA0NNdwHCYNxYmkTuKdZZpc97ZlgPtkYsINmuaWQdjjSYd5Ss08i859TOOkczU-NjQzeYE61hi4xUtH6AH-3SOQbAut8lYArDpYkU0_ZyNmM_31p_utKJLGAXFLEVxTrWqghBa08lxWcqvKqDn-sFOY7O-w1o4/w624-h415/Sedge%20Warbler%2027th%20July%202023,Tom%20Baker.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sedge Warbler, 27th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b><p><b>July 26th.</b> On Tennyson's Sands were 4 Spotted Redshank, a Ruff, 6 Greenshank and 18 Spoonbill.</p><p> The ninth session of CES, with Miriam Hall, was done this morning. The 39 new birds were 5 Wren, 6 Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, 3 Robin, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Blue Tit and 3 Dunnock; and the 4 retraps were a Wren, a Sedge Warbler, a Dunnock and a Chiffchaff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FIxIw5bDLSwsUKOHB-3b2RUj4uZrPy_ksR9UJH1154Qx53JHV0Y85ihP_GPxWVn5Kg1moYghPVsPBM0bxyslrF-gzBoay4gk0g3sI4WWutC4bJk0QJrQqD4YkqbvHmCa7r34ekbZ8FNk3ZjttvUuKpLGOEorqbuM-jIu-y3hCym_HYcZeebJBGicTlU/s1519/blackwit%20clippo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1519" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FIxIw5bDLSwsUKOHB-3b2RUj4uZrPy_ksR9UJH1154Qx53JHV0Y85ihP_GPxWVn5Kg1moYghPVsPBM0bxyslrF-gzBoay4gk0g3sI4WWutC4bJk0QJrQqD4YkqbvHmCa7r34ekbZ8FNk3ZjttvUuKpLGOEorqbuM-jIu-y3hCym_HYcZeebJBGicTlU/w646-h430/blackwit%20clippo.jpg" width="646" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Black-tailed Godwit, 26th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Steve Clipperton</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="868" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUF_ERFiC6O72XAETx7smix2LHRSwQzIkaCgV27zn-jsW5xbcZ39GZRmhakr_qaelDKhVhPtttf9tyXJ0HGsx-IQvumGZu2cFY9r3wyc48p-XH0Bx5LSyyjv3Aio8GQTzB4y5R_b5ZCOmNEdNNnNvxGiRa-uErp7o-nNFK_L__6u8I42J6NnlOPZMV3I/w461-h469/snipe%20clippo.jpg" width="461" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Snipe, 26th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Steve Clipperton</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA-CxrGbps6ZeM5VMR6R0LEfyaUcM9h116HpZSkx9yvRQFad1u7bRknCxeVifb-O42EMh8dfPV-ni8Sxpq-9eNU7c5zxLr-mhW7HldgKCeKfoGyFuMzjMfNOSAOhtKsuhQYBrdSpQyGM7bRO3UqWwlroPGWvGV9p1lemuyOqc35HcgJ6fNYLOGfI9Bac/s757/spotshank%20clippo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="757" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA-CxrGbps6ZeM5VMR6R0LEfyaUcM9h116HpZSkx9yvRQFad1u7bRknCxeVifb-O42EMh8dfPV-ni8Sxpq-9eNU7c5zxLr-mhW7HldgKCeKfoGyFuMzjMfNOSAOhtKsuhQYBrdSpQyGM7bRO3UqWwlroPGWvGV9p1lemuyOqc35HcgJ6fNYLOGfI9Bac/w458-h415/spotshank%20clippo.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Redshank, 26th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Steve Clipperton</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CErWAjGdYoev5IECUPlLyKKf44VDX7ob3xV30eIMbBML0T6YSwE3hCJAODuP4ycyDSZB2KKylKSKuyLKzEZezPcTdoZJ03W0TbYbX6-xYfo6VBKL1Z0DSexMaYNxxycyQXw_6yk3JmaI31SNl4n0P9IddUk-9H0-hlDr2x6OugyyfnoWXOeciKWtBBw/w625-h468/IMG_1952.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sparrowhawk, 26th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o0E3ADN5AW3AVQEbJLU5bYehOhQMtiGiQ_S4-ZuKOXgmTknw3cD4N_PTduplwJmXTfroc_-J_-x7poex1Qjh1wqqJHEOQcNyMmnyf64MxcsdE33RZMvi3HIu5Uouo0CSqmtBA90TWdCmlw_7OqJD-SL8gSp9XcjHl0hygCuGxugGXxueiHL8YAK2-VQ/s1080/Small%20red-eyed%20Damselflies%20Robert%20Smith%2026th%20July%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o0E3ADN5AW3AVQEbJLU5bYehOhQMtiGiQ_S4-ZuKOXgmTknw3cD4N_PTduplwJmXTfroc_-J_-x7poex1Qjh1wqqJHEOQcNyMmnyf64MxcsdE33RZMvi3HIu5Uouo0CSqmtBA90TWdCmlw_7OqJD-SL8gSp9XcjHl0hygCuGxugGXxueiHL8YAK2-VQ/w624-h416/Small%20red-eyed%20Damselflies%20Robert%20Smith%2026th%20July%202023.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Small Red-eyed Damselflies, 26th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Robert Smith</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1483" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV12k2px4vICg71CPnM-ApanNezSF3qWk2krUTU6K7oQ11PtEwG9Sm6jNZXgg9TjvyqasMCEtlXhGOMRVXolzy4t_hsqQiCDBZX5mnJnAulzDPsrht8NZhQEJHQM-amDdgRQETeUsBGoJjmtjTsvTKC5qVqGuvxfzBIkpZ_Fz05pvdFV2rdXVX6ooGNc/w613-h387/emp%20cippo.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Emperor</b></span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> Dragonfly, 26th July 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Steve Clipperton</b></div><p><b>July 25th.</b> A very brief spell of light rain in morning, otherwise mostly dry with light wind.</p><p> Highlights from the morning watch were over 500 Sand Martin moving south, 11 Arctic Skua offshore, 900 Sandwich Tern on the beach with 30 Kittiwake and 9 Arctic Tern, small groups of incoming waders and an <b>Osprey</b>. Other birds around, including those trapped, were a Cuckoo and 3 Grasshopper Warbler.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 8 new birds: 2 Linnet, a Great Tit, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat and a Kestrel; and 2 retraps: a Great Tit and a Blue Tit.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Mike Polling provided 7 new birds: a Wren, 3 Reed Warbler and 3 Sedge Warbler; and 3 retraps: a Whitethroat, a Goldfinch and a Chiffchaff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjkk7GWNgqexP1KpdN7Jzn5yB8LDU3qTsLCeRMwNAWuSlXbCf37phnuzhTwap9H1SFVxw5WILLAvFfMcIrkyUaRyHEbltFnB-KsjlvaRr99vy-7UqVci4DtBT_1uAc6NLcESx_rzru5NFZU1Rp_wSCcQnKb7G9wKJO5YxpfismPPpmGP-rNGwnBvjPmA/s1440/DSC09259~3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjkk7GWNgqexP1KpdN7Jzn5yB8LDU3qTsLCeRMwNAWuSlXbCf37phnuzhTwap9H1SFVxw5WILLAvFfMcIrkyUaRyHEbltFnB-KsjlvaRr99vy-7UqVci4DtBT_1uAc6NLcESx_rzru5NFZU1Rp_wSCcQnKb7G9wKJO5YxpfismPPpmGP-rNGwnBvjPmA/w411-h548/DSC09259~3.JPG" width="411" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egrets, 25th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo from the office by Cheryl Aggett</b></div></b><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There was a large arrival of thousands of ladybirds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWAVA5FY5Bi4DCB5n2bla8OjCf9VUhjv49YHASnlDpU_SguNPoFT92cQ5cZ9UApzl10dcETwFut-DSjXn27ZHpDzfknlD9e9jPoy-c6RDhyl8aYjOmvJP8oEr6qHK96XoKWDWJI7HNcZp13Goi1iF8cmb6s_nLISAMaHTa-4duUAGpluvkRsq4VQyx3Q/s1024/Ladybirds%20on%20tideline%2024th%20July%202023.Paul%20Edwards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWAVA5FY5Bi4DCB5n2bla8OjCf9VUhjv49YHASnlDpU_SguNPoFT92cQ5cZ9UApzl10dcETwFut-DSjXn27ZHpDzfknlD9e9jPoy-c6RDhyl8aYjOmvJP8oEr6qHK96XoKWDWJI7HNcZp13Goi1iF8cmb6s_nLISAMaHTa-4duUAGpluvkRsq4VQyx3Q/w626-h470/Ladybirds%20on%20tideline%2024th%20July%202023.Paul%20Edwards.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ladybirds washed up on the strandline, 24th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Paul Edwards</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjJJKat-uRBrwRO_1C-MEw9cjtFQs-9DpdwlDODATS7pfjXQ5dKoechoypeu59zqdpL-R7G_hXapi_HOUmZ-KcuUCCDYbLyVR9Urxivb0dbmlvhVTnboucsTLgfBy9PzAZw8CT94L93SVJjMh8DGwkiUrK_4zn47YbtLqnKHbxjpwlVoaTG6_KdQujzo/s640/painted%20Rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjJJKat-uRBrwRO_1C-MEw9cjtFQs-9DpdwlDODATS7pfjXQ5dKoechoypeu59zqdpL-R7G_hXapi_HOUmZ-KcuUCCDYbLyVR9Urxivb0dbmlvhVTnboucsTLgfBy9PzAZw8CT94L93SVJjMh8DGwkiUrK_4zn47YbtLqnKHbxjpwlVoaTG6_KdQujzo/w620-h415/painted%20Rikki.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Painted Lady, 24th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoUtk-Ogmvw81nIKpnyXez2QkLfGWDCBHG2sKxju0G2RqjkNYf6FPQklY1CqAo_rkwn_1x45rLcPkgAOpKX2ejal0tLvW509Xuuaxjc4Shy9s0MO-YkaSV3P25u0U3lw2z25Xx7Kd63BxjIYwYv13Jr7ZQ-0BXSZpSFQZ2TD0KrV8E4_t_58H0BlwFSE/s640/Peacock%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoUtk-Ogmvw81nIKpnyXez2QkLfGWDCBHG2sKxju0G2RqjkNYf6FPQklY1CqAo_rkwn_1x45rLcPkgAOpKX2ejal0tLvW509Xuuaxjc4Shy9s0MO-YkaSV3P25u0U3lw2z25Xx7Kd63BxjIYwYv13Jr7ZQ-0BXSZpSFQZ2TD0KrV8E4_t_58H0BlwFSE/w617-h412/Peacock%20rikki.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peacock Butterfly, 24th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rikki Clark</div></div></b><p><b>July 23rd. </b>Overcast but dry with moderate south-westerly breeze and becoming brighter and humid.</p><p> Recording did not commence until 0815hrs but Swift passage was underway down the West Dunes, waders were arriving down the shoreline, including Turnstone, Knot and Whimbrel and there was a roost of over 600 Sandwich Tern, being joined by small numbers of Arctic Tern. Kittiwake were arriving form the north and also joining the roost - an exceptional total of 192! 60 Gannet and 3 Arctic Skua moved south with a further 4 Arctic Skua chasing terns over the foreshore. A Grasshopper warbler was still reeling along Mill Pond Road and a Grass Snake was seen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKQqEuIW6NgzCE0Q-jXkTcBeoEbY0Yu5CzJU1i2i2txwhb-jltVUsrAD7sPyzIt59ZY6gyU9tV-QW7j5SEeNMV-QgLFTGLyQp2EtE2Z7MfsGw27zOMN85bMyMxanVGgnwhUE7vSC9LxNp-pd7mKIcB12H2zWpRExPmahE7tQh4rPLzagqmGeZji1IgmU/s1163/Whimbrel%2023rd%20July%20RKW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="872" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKQqEuIW6NgzCE0Q-jXkTcBeoEbY0Yu5CzJU1i2i2txwhb-jltVUsrAD7sPyzIt59ZY6gyU9tV-QW7j5SEeNMV-QgLFTGLyQp2EtE2Z7MfsGw27zOMN85bMyMxanVGgnwhUE7vSC9LxNp-pd7mKIcB12H2zWpRExPmahE7tQh4rPLzagqmGeZji1IgmU/w403-h537/Whimbrel%2023rd%20July%20RKW.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whimbrel, 23rd July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rob Watson</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieotQ7xqmexkPWLS0N7lgukBOd9R2v7oJ_2tkDXUdQhAgwcJnhaCJq_009DAzzn6LsLQjvR7uRt-bVGqAx8I0LTCQ9lwRittohn820QwmE-xiESGhORijQNY7AW6OzUX7hhkkYtCnnkExM_zdI-p1Inn4j88uRz9B_QCFP3QAMJrl_B-7OiS13jbKrpq8/s3033/Ad%20MU%20TS%20230723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="3033" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieotQ7xqmexkPWLS0N7lgukBOd9R2v7oJ_2tkDXUdQhAgwcJnhaCJq_009DAzzn6LsLQjvR7uRt-bVGqAx8I0LTCQ9lwRittohn820QwmE-xiESGhORijQNY7AW6OzUX7hhkkYtCnnkExM_zdI-p1Inn4j88uRz9B_QCFP3QAMJrl_B-7OiS13jbKrpq8/w611-h458/Ad%20MU%20TS%20230723.JPG" width="611" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mediterranean Gull, 23rd July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-sRRW90eWLqZlu5uxvNA1xFtSBDGgr3WeEVatwwar0XYMpPjixJvhmg6WTVj9IZeh_lPsSXpznB2eOvnn1EWUFjB98_b0U8uDHOvNRcHt950gwHohhvsCQ18acgLzh48eYVzygyh0KVVmWLTNGywqcCsrPdDAYhS7isF9BdgKEnI-3b55l76ichBQts/s3368/Essex%20Skipper%2023rd%20July%20RKW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3368" data-original-width="2526" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-sRRW90eWLqZlu5uxvNA1xFtSBDGgr3WeEVatwwar0XYMpPjixJvhmg6WTVj9IZeh_lPsSXpznB2eOvnn1EWUFjB98_b0U8uDHOvNRcHt950gwHohhvsCQ18acgLzh48eYVzygyh0KVVmWLTNGywqcCsrPdDAYhS7isF9BdgKEnI-3b55l76ichBQts/w426-h568/Essex%20Skipper%2023rd%20July%20RKW.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Essex Skipper, 23rd July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Rob Watson</div></div></b><p><b>July 22nd. </b>Rain of varying intensity throughout the whole day and generally poor visibility.</p><p> Along the foreshore were 1200 Sandwich Tern, with a further 250 moving south, along with a few Common Tern and 2 Arctic Tern. 3 Arctic Skua were around early morning. On the lagoons were 2 Little Stint, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Spotted Redshank, 539 Black-tailed Godwit ,9 Greenshank and 128 Redshank. A brief but intense Swift passage was noted during moderate rain early evening.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjz1-0hCuvxJQMH1-SXNaW1oVsOboebkqLfsp-W8kBhpte4i-G72MVPivHyIB1JAgAy-9JhfG9BqRc3qWCv1_V68KETsPC6pC01GlX_qVojG3LiR3-UqjErbV8jDGqpSzBwDKYMeWLfQJ0UVEO65WNowGQgIGjilTxzKa2_2vySscNTaLWAgaPqvuin4/s1456/juv%20egbert%20Rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1456" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjz1-0hCuvxJQMH1-SXNaW1oVsOboebkqLfsp-W8kBhpte4i-G72MVPivHyIB1JAgAy-9JhfG9BqRc3qWCv1_V68KETsPC6pC01GlX_qVojG3LiR3-UqjErbV8jDGqpSzBwDKYMeWLfQJ0UVEO65WNowGQgIGjilTxzKa2_2vySscNTaLWAgaPqvuin4/w620-h417/juv%20egbert%20Rikki.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Egret, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnSBZV4NCMxtDUQlAvS8q-OA5iTCFXjvnil1Lwz_WQP3MWExTsZSATFmU9VBOGYsq9_Pk2u55gQmiIPbn_UDnB6EEDmEQKF7jtxM0Nh3A6l66MhS5kaoJMCfkQaHgjBWI3xJKURjLCRhEf6KpYXuz-1XU6-kCVGHeAUplFZvu8x79cB502R449mr5qA4/s1696/spoon%20Rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1696" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnSBZV4NCMxtDUQlAvS8q-OA5iTCFXjvnil1Lwz_WQP3MWExTsZSATFmU9VBOGYsq9_Pk2u55gQmiIPbn_UDnB6EEDmEQKF7jtxM0Nh3A6l66MhS5kaoJMCfkQaHgjBWI3xJKURjLCRhEf6KpYXuz-1XU6-kCVGHeAUplFZvu8x79cB502R449mr5qA4/w615-h412/spoon%20Rikki.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbill juvenile, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAY6XZr1Nh4ulh_iqMiniL_i8OpfBMxycI_kyOFA4GTwuTlJi0Z2GsGV2BYurXaL4C-SnVsDqk6A08_pjDTxXp3TxPnhB16MWddII974Nfot1aPf_CPHi6os_2iANX1vventkN-mhrW1FLeMimx5GU4GwQQeewVKqQc_KlhxUgkP52W9uc8LnqRGHrWvc/s1620/Spoon%202%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAY6XZr1Nh4ulh_iqMiniL_i8OpfBMxycI_kyOFA4GTwuTlJi0Z2GsGV2BYurXaL4C-SnVsDqk6A08_pjDTxXp3TxPnhB16MWddII974Nfot1aPf_CPHi6os_2iANX1vventkN-mhrW1FLeMimx5GU4GwQQeewVKqQc_KlhxUgkP52W9uc8LnqRGHrWvc/w613-h407/Spoon%202%20rikki.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbills, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD6-a2YQnpVApgn8trXrhJAnNR8Sr2i3rmq-0sXnmrjQyKD6bmCVCHFd2wExc9_WMbnj3gOE92k9Z-6rYmZp3HURRyCD-Bh_KqTWWGvFDbgpE-diOh91p068RYO8hKuiFd5P8msPMPA7VKE8dWzhfdGAkGeUp2XfqaJAUpUDUm3tvnr2vaSdGt1uQcGk/s1872/sheld%20rikki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1872" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD6-a2YQnpVApgn8trXrhJAnNR8Sr2i3rmq-0sXnmrjQyKD6bmCVCHFd2wExc9_WMbnj3gOE92k9Z-6rYmZp3HURRyCD-Bh_KqTWWGvFDbgpE-diOh91p068RYO8hKuiFd5P8msPMPA7VKE8dWzhfdGAkGeUp2XfqaJAUpUDUm3tvnr2vaSdGt1uQcGk/w607-h404/sheld%20rikki.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shelduck, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Rikki Clark</b></div></b><p><b>July 21st.</b> A big day for Swallows, with a feeding flock of around 150 around the River Steeping and a further 500 moving south during the morning.</p><p>A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, produced 6 new birds: 3 Wren, a Willow Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Linnet; and 2 retraps: a Whitethroat and a Dunnock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eAtuIOKlBNxN0HaCWwsTW6rd1k7m6fYXn6rZeta_YjOzaMr8Oii-qYBmCQD7VT1wD9FCs7sB0nzzApYwj2Mmz76EhUY611uF7SaQh-C8h3-8kReshCc4v9_Y2l1kl1eQCtvkhmQLvqCgSHy7wd6HdZZLaxH-J4oXcxHPbN21SWQu-g1LvwjoTFVaDFI/s1000/DSC06339-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eAtuIOKlBNxN0HaCWwsTW6rd1k7m6fYXn6rZeta_YjOzaMr8Oii-qYBmCQD7VT1wD9FCs7sB0nzzApYwj2Mmz76EhUY611uF7SaQh-C8h3-8kReshCc4v9_Y2l1kl1eQCtvkhmQLvqCgSHy7wd6HdZZLaxH-J4oXcxHPbN21SWQu-g1LvwjoTFVaDFI/w382-h574/DSC06339-Edit.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Swallow, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="4989" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwAK42fMZaSFF7zNCMZ5YkHU0WsW6opx8Ey7BsT4cnu6pne-QKOy9IbSfBc0S9ZIyz7HBEcQfXuOsxEsaIJaK--Agtx1cp9yV5o26I4rGkzxkpj_ElZun7SxiIjx0UY1Io3pz3dsTlbHqVGF6vxZ5zqGMtZ_K7ZIX7lkYOI463gS3vGFOO1mSRSGye6s/w621-h350/DSC_8019.JPG" width="621" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brimstone butterfly, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGa8tJT0B1j4-YEs2p4lTJnC09OAW5g42AHVSEpQ3gHqSvkTc1sLbRYLVMzKGTrd6Y3awjg8p_s6dywoWaaTS6YrPNSFVT8KQUFfM3gdSRAjxUwQfRIWnwXEMMTXf95p6-4z-lH4U4JV2pLyaHufQDIAZ91_dvvbl8gPPReDI-T2RFmRkktqj4YmhqEc/s3831/DSC_8040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2155" data-original-width="3831" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGa8tJT0B1j4-YEs2p4lTJnC09OAW5g42AHVSEpQ3gHqSvkTc1sLbRYLVMzKGTrd6Y3awjg8p_s6dywoWaaTS6YrPNSFVT8KQUFfM3gdSRAjxUwQfRIWnwXEMMTXf95p6-4z-lH4U4JV2pLyaHufQDIAZ91_dvvbl8gPPReDI-T2RFmRkktqj4YmhqEc/w617-h347/DSC_8040.JPG" width="617" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Gatekeeper, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="3176" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PPutVgCXd51cMc1T2sFIB-JLFhMpdZpT6G0r16LSLmOuQWLEWcXHIY-v3ofXWsX9mv7-IS9u1tVeUUs8myaYblJPJA1OC02jILZ1A2IG4Vgpp7FZsZeeskXGjzC6QxHov0srWcMmzwtlzcWsCWEazW3HpaBJxuC_R8t5pgncnCym0-mrChuE86R4NU8/w605-h340/DSC_8297.JPG" width="605" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cinnabar Moth caterpillar, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWCwFYIH82rYc4oiBZDopwdXpS_XuA0KKKnp_4nOTrql9acaGanO5EYLfCDd0NJfwicfgjsoUKBbQJaU1DDYxB7ZPneX30__OCnq6kSqIU0O7WuQPmueYKnz-yB01HCMgmaqwvt1EhUrwyXBwc5OKHU-ue9Zo6jrB82sxTQdVw8COVdjnC972eQenG4/s4158/DSC_8332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="4158" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWCwFYIH82rYc4oiBZDopwdXpS_XuA0KKKnp_4nOTrql9acaGanO5EYLfCDd0NJfwicfgjsoUKBbQJaU1DDYxB7ZPneX30__OCnq6kSqIU0O7WuQPmueYKnz-yB01HCMgmaqwvt1EhUrwyXBwc5OKHU-ue9Zo6jrB82sxTQdVw8COVdjnC972eQenG4/w605-h340/DSC_8332.JPG" width="605" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Small Tortoiseshell, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5e2L8XN5FuoIfh1UT_71JlmSk2d8xJEbZwt2bPWQ-9_oLvdQEI0TeqNQYWcwcYMPT7SNjRvDmt_ByDPBk-Z5MNKfAqEW9pF8HxglTdyQF7E6A1a_CRlLyIpVIfQoiZKe6ZkGdxZf9HiZwPqoMPZeQO-WYlTofpdOsGmf9LN50LDk12OjY-uTnTbj8w0/s2312/DSC_8375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="2312" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5e2L8XN5FuoIfh1UT_71JlmSk2d8xJEbZwt2bPWQ-9_oLvdQEI0TeqNQYWcwcYMPT7SNjRvDmt_ByDPBk-Z5MNKfAqEW9pF8HxglTdyQF7E6A1a_CRlLyIpVIfQoiZKe6ZkGdxZf9HiZwPqoMPZeQO-WYlTofpdOsGmf9LN50LDk12OjY-uTnTbj8w0/w596-h336/DSC_8375.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pyrausta despicata on Sea Lavender, 21st July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jeremy Eyeons</b></div></b></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260869799064821565.post-56046707395650424192023-07-11T06:34:00.048+01:002023-07-27T14:54:30.270+01:00Mid July 2023<p><b>July 20th.</b> Soggy, misty start, gradually drying out and clearing. </p><p> Tennyson's Sands was very busy for waders with the <b>2 Little Stint</b> still present, a Spotted Redshank, a Ruff, 7 Greenshank, amongst 200 Redshank and 500 Black-tailed Godwit. The unseasonal; adult <b>Whooper Swan</b> was still present and Swallow were moving through in small numbers all morning, totaling over 250.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, yielded 9 new birds: 2 Wren, 2 Reed Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Whitethroat, a Blackcap and a Blackbird; and 5 retraps: a Wren, a Robin, 2 Dunnock and a Whitethroat.</p><p>A Silver-washed Fritillary was an extremely rare sighting for the Reserve</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhTgm-zHHGn0tuTpkPlm_21Vma2oTvRMRMoOiqVlaxRn77RKd0udPQB-uYwX8RT9XxJYQKUvRRUWa3SnDX2-YoU5zL4N2XC-iVP-EdLonNs5202O9DcUIBTmPqA9F0pnCEJoA4C-JpvC8Uia27zkHFW5_X7SN2zC6r7yBvxcDK-H0CE8MryFZErdNa3A/s3321/WHOOPER%20GP.20.7.23_00001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="3321" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhTgm-zHHGn0tuTpkPlm_21Vma2oTvRMRMoOiqVlaxRn77RKd0udPQB-uYwX8RT9XxJYQKUvRRUWa3SnDX2-YoU5zL4N2XC-iVP-EdLonNs5202O9DcUIBTmPqA9F0pnCEJoA4C-JpvC8Uia27zkHFW5_X7SN2zC6r7yBvxcDK-H0CE8MryFZErdNa3A/w624-h415/WHOOPER%20GP.20.7.23_00001.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whooper Swan, 20th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAT5CAmywXJn2fBRgXc22aguM2SQbQq15QODwk-IeKk6JFbiEiBAacmK2OFMal1K5N5YTEkMCQMnkjZ__C35M-zb1etec1m0r_JzU2ZlqIGr_50DFfcrVufUBtx7wo2jrWHRLG0hNKtCMUFRBMy6LeG4Bmx_dyC-WCD8oSSOSkQeTg7VzmdDUfpbX5PI/s1000/DSC05528-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAT5CAmywXJn2fBRgXc22aguM2SQbQq15QODwk-IeKk6JFbiEiBAacmK2OFMal1K5N5YTEkMCQMnkjZ__C35M-zb1etec1m0r_JzU2ZlqIGr_50DFfcrVufUBtx7wo2jrWHRLG0hNKtCMUFRBMy6LeG4Bmx_dyC-WCD8oSSOSkQeTg7VzmdDUfpbX5PI/w626-h416/DSC05528-Edit.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Green Sandpiper with Cormorant, 20th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yHU6pwHrbX5ibWMcqAg89FqXiLO0SCnadnd-gVVGnqJo6Rih3Bl6eBqlB6Pso_ttDgcQljpMIUVhjaNi6njK5hnIoso1sALGUfhtJo7G6XDqCEqGW5LBa3Evs9xRALEAWQ4gQ_NVRLAP_vr9lg-_WP0R7nFOT526W6nMs7OZb04UO6VFfELkrBgwMRo/s1000/Spotted%20Redshank%20w%20RK%20and%20BA%2020th%20July%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yHU6pwHrbX5ibWMcqAg89FqXiLO0SCnadnd-gVVGnqJo6Rih3Bl6eBqlB6Pso_ttDgcQljpMIUVhjaNi6njK5hnIoso1sALGUfhtJo7G6XDqCEqGW5LBa3Evs9xRALEAWQ4gQ_NVRLAP_vr9lg-_WP0R7nFOT526W6nMs7OZb04UO6VFfELkrBgwMRo/w623-h415/Spotted%20Redshank%20w%20RK%20and%20BA%2020th%20July%202023.Tom%20Baker.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spotted Redshank with Black-tailed Godwits and Redshanks, 20th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rWLEKezsRdENC9hKmTASLXLRKug0jqbwCPqthBLi2mBHmvGtNLxN_I9ycKBLLPsLoEQxs2KBNwPLdbcl9GY49HAUbVHUoAOxw_-4zhEgyYJ8f7YSOCRrolnnHYBfkiy1iNXgi42kqAiZDHfX6pubC0NCtNHfs23LFpC7wLjA-6dXJwNAOa2G9OwPkwc/s1234/RUFF%20GP.20.7.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1234" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rWLEKezsRdENC9hKmTASLXLRKug0jqbwCPqthBLi2mBHmvGtNLxN_I9ycKBLLPsLoEQxs2KBNwPLdbcl9GY49HAUbVHUoAOxw_-4zhEgyYJ8f7YSOCRrolnnHYBfkiy1iNXgi42kqAiZDHfX6pubC0NCtNHfs23LFpC7wLjA-6dXJwNAOa2G9OwPkwc/w623-h415/RUFF%20GP.20.7.23_00001_02.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ruff, 20th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Ste Taylor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-L17yvqM-4V1VlUgMhjt5QlIe7nbXC6lTaglTMYCreqcK6Qa4wfjMPEunTFOLivP7YYIFz96bYuWvS7oDq4HZQd4kXOLUAn4s46OLbtuOyHwMI2In16UnqL3sUNPPjvVoaCKxjb3l-Mo-O7v4mD7nNvALoH-mTrPpswuP2v1WAsraqYvfDbciyrfQWA/s2048/Silver-washed%20Fritillary%2020th%20July%20203%20Steve%20Hibbard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-L17yvqM-4V1VlUgMhjt5QlIe7nbXC6lTaglTMYCreqcK6Qa4wfjMPEunTFOLivP7YYIFz96bYuWvS7oDq4HZQd4kXOLUAn4s46OLbtuOyHwMI2In16UnqL3sUNPPjvVoaCKxjb3l-Mo-O7v4mD7nNvALoH-mTrPpswuP2v1WAsraqYvfDbciyrfQWA/s320/Silver-washed%20Fritillary%2020th%20July%20203%20Steve%20Hibbard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Silver-washed Fritillary, 20th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Hibbard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw68yrb4DdEO1m6JCrkcJIhMCZxkfPt_yGky_aIEL3HOsVO7BBKLWGBXalhm3prdntZXw17IFPC8DsGQp0W_foxrtObpp7SDU8fvv_5FAb2bWzAQTpKi24OB9QuVsmgwCh2TPe82BsriQS5UfFpkTXjbtfQK_us9zgtK3hRhndBUC2L7LFRvrF6u7jxw/s2048/Silvery%20Leaf-cutter%20Bee%20-%2020th%20July%20Paul%20Edwards.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw68yrb4DdEO1m6JCrkcJIhMCZxkfPt_yGky_aIEL3HOsVO7BBKLWGBXalhm3prdntZXw17IFPC8DsGQp0W_foxrtObpp7SDU8fvv_5FAb2bWzAQTpKi24OB9QuVsmgwCh2TPe82BsriQS5UfFpkTXjbtfQK_us9zgtK3hRhndBUC2L7LFRvrF6u7jxw/w326-h435/Silvery%20Leaf-cutter%20Bee%20-%2020th%20July%20Paul%20Edwards.jpeg" width="326" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee, 20th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Paul Edwards</div></div></b><p><b>July 19th. </b>Remaining overcast after overnight and early morning rain, but calm and very good visibility. </p><p> An excellent morning for sea-watching, waders and terns and some vis mig. At sea, 4 Manx Shearwater flew north, an Arctic Skua flew south and 10 Arctic Tern arrived to join the beach roost of 500 Sandwich Tern. Common Scoter were on the move with various parties totaling 384 north and a further 70 settled on the sea. Waders continue to arrive from the north including Dunlin, Sanderling, Knot and Redshank, with a few Turnstone and Bar-tailed Godwit, all in summer plumage, whilst more waders came out of the Wash on the morning tide to roost - including 350 Knot, 200 Sanderling, 300 Dunlin, 1000 Oystercatcher and 60 Grey Plover. Two adult <b>Little Stint</b> were new arrivals feeding intensively on the beach before moving onto Tennyson's Sands - viewed from Harvey's Hide, where there were 22 Spoonbills, 4 Spotted Redshank, 7 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper and 460 Black-tailed Godwit.. An increase in Swallow saw a feeding flock of around 60 and a further 70 moving south, with fewer Sand Martin and Swift today. An <b>Osprey</b> headed south around 10 o'clock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9KJiJQeinq5xNEk8a7QRlL1rcRm2_tTxDejy55b4iBI91alxi26Qgu6Xsz9qP2ksOD3LpGnOtdJKHhA3LT-lPNHVId59Pnb-ST4r6AXhx6IIikSl0SkLRH0WsFyvM7DlFW4T26VS2Wb5muGMXM1kxLEgbnqvc7kR2bSV2qunBD-ZHy9kdAu7y83zZ7o/s1000/DSC04559-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9KJiJQeinq5xNEk8a7QRlL1rcRm2_tTxDejy55b4iBI91alxi26Qgu6Xsz9qP2ksOD3LpGnOtdJKHhA3LT-lPNHVId59Pnb-ST4r6AXhx6IIikSl0SkLRH0WsFyvM7DlFW4T26VS2Wb5muGMXM1kxLEgbnqvc7kR2bSV2qunBD-ZHy9kdAu7y83zZ7o/w638-h424/DSC04559-Edit.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ruff with Greenshank, 19th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNe22ZoFZGV_RHRHOTzc8yRPuw1eYEt-IOnyMyRpoSG4NNALi_s_Ka3a-08GFjghVLGVZSG9kM41u_4sIuQOyEG8tGF-rkYFKUKTNQNHPjEvEXehfPATZAQkqOL7UFv7bLeJrpVRKuZmBgJjiqDtZeTV7SbGQSVGmEblRf9OcwlSH88PQVG6bw34v460/s1000/DSC04860-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNe22ZoFZGV_RHRHOTzc8yRPuw1eYEt-IOnyMyRpoSG4NNALi_s_Ka3a-08GFjghVLGVZSG9kM41u_4sIuQOyEG8tGF-rkYFKUKTNQNHPjEvEXehfPATZAQkqOL7UFv7bLeJrpVRKuZmBgJjiqDtZeTV7SbGQSVGmEblRf9OcwlSH88PQVG6bw34v460/w628-h417/DSC04860-Edit.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spotted Redshank with mixed waders, 19th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</div></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB88jEZ8DNu3mnlVXpqae7mIOid59c2DSrv1ORhP1mWO_f44b13yRQqE4ivEtg3sNPe-wxeigkm9bcoMt8uPXGSY7WiGiHIFxpO_xtg3qxbh4gT9k5Uh8KnDRA1yHUiiiHYjDKlDGPkamKdHu0htl9frlG7HHPZCBV9RBw8_lFieSNg8QR_viUBfkmh0k/s1000/DSC05032-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB88jEZ8DNu3mnlVXpqae7mIOid59c2DSrv1ORhP1mWO_f44b13yRQqE4ivEtg3sNPe-wxeigkm9bcoMt8uPXGSY7WiGiHIFxpO_xtg3qxbh4gT9k5Uh8KnDRA1yHUiiiHYjDKlDGPkamKdHu0htl9frlG7HHPZCBV9RBw8_lFieSNg8QR_viUBfkmh0k/w633-h422/DSC05032-Edit.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><b style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reed Warbler, 19th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1iauoi6B1zmb8eSFGx2JuPtfj6FybntppHC9iYAbNUnyRVx0BUucK_Ez8BNASEWOY-oFH4MkXydAcbjnhYZhE0WlfO6-9ZhJObFcMjpJu7GgRGeO_GEGochtB83-5WuVz9AAtpuZZsr8n-Cd03v3hcY_EO_Kj_7NB7zz6ghduA-Kh5WFRSW3zT-J4lA/s1000/DSC05055-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1iauoi6B1zmb8eSFGx2JuPtfj6FybntppHC9iYAbNUnyRVx0BUucK_Ez8BNASEWOY-oFH4MkXydAcbjnhYZhE0WlfO6-9ZhJObFcMjpJu7GgRGeO_GEGochtB83-5WuVz9AAtpuZZsr8n-Cd03v3hcY_EO_Kj_7NB7zz6ghduA-Kh5WFRSW3zT-J4lA/w644-h430/DSC05055-Edit.jpg" width="644" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Ringed Plovers, 1</b><b style="text-align: center;">9th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNx1YKfHiHWIkxO7uYAUx0hmmZS8LQvy_9TqmSia6ODyZEqjROUnu8dmf6mP5JCjdaZHu6bnAemC5aktqU5PtMiYZcEM8kHFkOfPg55CeJB3VwyLLbm5Tf0Nczdi48eJS-od1NvWRI7GUpXcCf4TpFdpcNEZG9xTx317x4HWTK2vguPP11kOSrDLAyFp4/s1000/DSC05244-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNx1YKfHiHWIkxO7uYAUx0hmmZS8LQvy_9TqmSia6ODyZEqjROUnu8dmf6mP5JCjdaZHu6bnAemC5aktqU5PtMiYZcEM8kHFkOfPg55CeJB3VwyLLbm5Tf0Nczdi48eJS-od1NvWRI7GUpXcCf4TpFdpcNEZG9xTx317x4HWTK2vguPP11kOSrDLAyFp4/w630-h419/DSC05244-Edit.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kestrel, 1</b><b style="text-align: center;">9th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;">Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTYb4IlODSVaQ8FlHtkEt_p1TEOI5cQF3KJ51m-t62UrL2ESiLxEf5jRiXwmPBATqoigAdahwDvD-T3NdNILGoKzpUsmmju3z9TUhymHpcW8OpbuOhosxhNgoJzf8SxtImEAO3-Ec0UXvzptdn324ISLkbvDLAnW1nqH2YeDtgEVxPVVt5jEw_-8w6sM/s1000/DSC05318-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTYb4IlODSVaQ8FlHtkEt_p1TEOI5cQF3KJ51m-t62UrL2ESiLxEf5jRiXwmPBATqoigAdahwDvD-T3NdNILGoKzpUsmmju3z9TUhymHpcW8OpbuOhosxhNgoJzf8SxtImEAO3-Ec0UXvzptdn324ISLkbvDLAnW1nqH2YeDtgEVxPVVt5jEw_-8w6sM/w617-h410/DSC05318-Edit.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Spoonbills, 19th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Tom Baker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_4y2a07Lr598M17Nxf_bVriE3kQiWf8wEsbPLhmaVlQRfZpx1fm82EYUbR68vha0y0eeDTaK8qSfQgRUk0uWyJakQirqqDZFdWpsPCluPkp_EC9eCu8s_dWk_jFhuZUTEkwoyuPaStPbO5Q6x9fG917YMxlugoxLcZJ8p0IK0geIvMYOwX2-bzAO-qo/s3441/2%20LX%5EJ%20CS%20and%20GE%20TS%20190723%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="3441" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_4y2a07Lr598M17Nxf_bVriE3kQiWf8wEsbPLhmaVlQRfZpx1fm82EYUbR68vha0y0eeDTaK8qSfQgRUk0uWyJakQirqqDZFdWpsPCluPkp_EC9eCu8s_dWk_jFhuZUTEkwoyuPaStPbO5Q6x9fG917YMxlugoxLcZJ8p0IK0geIvMYOwX2-bzAO-qo/w621-h355/2%20LX%5EJ%20CS%20and%20GE%20TS%20190723%20(2).JPG" width="621" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Stints, 19th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div></div></b><p><b>July 18th.</b> The Barn Owl was out hunting again early morning and there was a light passage of Sand Martin with a few small groups of Sanderling, Dunlin and Redshank moving down the tideline between 0630 and 0800hrs. 3 Arctic Tern were in the roost of 600 Sandwich Tern on the foreshore.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, provided 11 new birds: 4 Wren, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting and a Blackbird; and 8 retraps: a Blackbird, a Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, a Wren, a Chaffinch and 2 Chiffchaff.</p><p><b>July 17th.</b> Another good day for numbers and variety with similar themes to the last couple of days, although much reduced Swift passage and the lighter winds favouring more Sand Martin passage including a nice wave of 350 south in the evening. Waders continue to arrive from the north with more Sanderling this morning. A Tree Pipit flew south. Waders at Greenshank's Creek in the evening included 10 Little Ringed Plover and 10 Common Sandpiper. Also around were a Barn Owl and a Crossbill.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Miriam Hall, produced 10 new birds: a Chiffchaff, a Robin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Dunnock, a Song Thrush, a Blackbird and a Kestrel; and 10 retraps: 6 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, a Great Tit and a Dunnock.</p><p> A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by Mike Polling produced 11 new birds: a Wren, a Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 3 Sedge Warbler, a Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat and a Blackcap; and 4 retraps: a Blackbird, 2 Dunnock and a Whitethroat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm79LjEU52Hs5gDReS4LUv97DZ_uyhrw7J6eLHfvLsSoYR7eUJ8xogkXjOM6rd7xh8gTc2Ooi2uGh_3e-pYbk9LPKubxqGqgIhQXWhs_pvzAmHw_k02plFMRkiROmZS-tjIyAowQMW8VW9hh1L5RTf0dGKSXVRJYeO0eKU0gNP1F3zQwHNjhF1_9F4X2E/s2363/COMMON%20TERN%20GP.18.7.23_00001_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2363" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm79LjEU52Hs5gDReS4LUv97DZ_uyhrw7J6eLHfvLsSoYR7eUJ8xogkXjOM6rd7xh8gTc2Ooi2uGh_3e-pYbk9LPKubxqGqgIhQXWhs_pvzAmHw_k02plFMRkiROmZS-tjIyAowQMW8VW9hh1L5RTf0dGKSXVRJYeO0eKU0gNP1F3zQwHNjhF1_9F4X2E/w641-h425/COMMON%20TERN%20GP.18.7.23_00001_01.jpg" width="641" /></a><b>Common Tern, 17th July 2023. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij85tf5CSCfKA73dsSZSTzzrEDI6KrhvUoKX2SpdTwGjmo7lkMEpqgDc7D5EdMlGEdgcBVk1ZC2o59iL5vlwCz-Vfbano1EK6LGXnRO-14LKOpuV5fgdf8BdUEWR3AHAn-AJZOFW-0ok-i4PgLhB1rT1TfGc7bH8bRHStN19fCVs05oS9s4F_jvtnsO_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="321" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij85tf5CSCfKA73dsSZSTzzrEDI6KrhvUoKX2SpdTwGjmo7lkMEpqgDc7D5EdMlGEdgcBVk1ZC2o59iL5vlwCz-Vfbano1EK6LGXnRO-14LKOpuV5fgdf8BdUEWR3AHAn-AJZOFW-0ok-i4PgLhB1rT1TfGc7bH8bRHStN19fCVs05oS9s4F_jvtnsO_w=w634-h422" width="634" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little tern, 17th July 2023.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRdF_OnntmwBQY70ZVb8lNOoDEpXWbshHic5ygQik2wLUymmfkGEZsx8oGNwzjqGrFCDJJHfOxGax6U-nZ0dINknIqINmPASlHj8KpaNpxJBLlkXWCLeX-aGs-kvbKdJyGljzNLKqxB6CnlLcPU94ERUyBgNs1JW9POu6KnKw8SijmdetN96q5hQ3ZLA/s1774/LITTLE%20TERN%20GP.18.7.23_00001_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1774" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRdF_OnntmwBQY70ZVb8lNOoDEpXWbshHic5ygQik2wLUymmfkGEZsx8oGNwzjqGrFCDJJHfOxGax6U-nZ0dINknIqINmPASlHj8KpaNpxJBLlkXWCLeX-aGs-kvbKdJyGljzNLKqxB6CnlLcPU94ERUyBgNs1JW9POu6KnKw8SijmdetN96q5hQ3ZLA/w632-h420/LITTLE%20TERN%20GP.18.7.23_00001_02.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Tern, 17th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEGueAXMh_7V8o7soCvDBGza-Jeo5TmEwciCV_lDPAwyAQFw0sVfyWkrOh07ovRyUO7JS8zKgV8BS7UYdwcZl-yYucZMebM5ItbNprXZPYqMY4dbu4UyiggW0VTMCAzOLpMJGw-dXJO96pqW7brFwkD7w_1ezerRNhifAJyvbFDj0uM7Ph60C-Hg0drQ/s2672/SANDWICH%20TERN%20GP.18.7.23_00001_06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="2672" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEGueAXMh_7V8o7soCvDBGza-Jeo5TmEwciCV_lDPAwyAQFw0sVfyWkrOh07ovRyUO7JS8zKgV8BS7UYdwcZl-yYucZMebM5ItbNprXZPYqMY4dbu4UyiggW0VTMCAzOLpMJGw-dXJO96pqW7brFwkD7w_1ezerRNhifAJyvbFDj0uM7Ph60C-Hg0drQ/w636-h422/SANDWICH%20TERN%20GP.18.7.23_00001_06.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sandwich Tern, 17th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div></b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs43Aj9KjhG-AXp_hnX3JqQwI6g20EG3vc97w2KjvNPmU_rAz8fFYynSR1r3xqR8UiQHdpnn-htVl8UwAUVSj3HxpkusBWoiUUkrUzx-mYYN5pJoQfkgwzBs3brUUIr0fLCQ08c89xEscz7cjmDZPR3tGfA_fF35flRLdQqZv04mgdQKDz29DBmRDD8E/s3264/x%20juv%20GP.18.7.23_00002_07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="3264" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs43Aj9KjhG-AXp_hnX3JqQwI6g20EG3vc97w2KjvNPmU_rAz8fFYynSR1r3xqR8UiQHdpnn-htVl8UwAUVSj3HxpkusBWoiUUkrUzx-mYYN5pJoQfkgwzBs3brUUIr0fLCQ08c89xEscz7cjmDZPR3tGfA_fF35flRLdQqZv04mgdQKDz29DBmRDD8E/w641-h427/x%20juv%20GP.18.7.23_00002_07.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sandwich Tern juvenile, 17th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Ste Taylor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8ybHr3ZujUEV3dqh9cNjeyXcLt_J_sRQShWYKUJcPsqdyaNJRXMR1Cb1uUB9CkA8gn_mgpiLoCYkJL4_0o_UDzn2ZB-3kgMes-6tXsN6UZU3qVyN2Pm1udA565SpraFaRr3o0PZavfdI6GPpV_mVnWoAFc_CKU6w8sTOhqgWj2KXbH48mgB6k9QRNBA/s4032/Sea%20Holly%2017th%20July%202023.Jim%20Shaw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8ybHr3ZujUEV3dqh9cNjeyXcLt_J_sRQShWYKUJcPsqdyaNJRXMR1Cb1uUB9CkA8gn_mgpiLoCYkJL4_0o_UDzn2ZB-3kgMes-6tXsN6UZU3qVyN2Pm1udA565SpraFaRr3o0PZavfdI6GPpV_mVnWoAFc_CKU6w8sTOhqgWj2KXbH48mgB6k9QRNBA/w650-h487/Sea%20Holly%2017th%20July%202023.Jim%20Shaw.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sea Holly, 17th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Jim Shaw</b></div></b><p><b>July 16th. </b>The strong south-westerly wind persisting and bringing some rain showers in the afternoon.</p><p> A strong Swift passage was underway from first light. There was good observer coverage of migration through the morning commencing with 2398 through between 0420 and 0600hrs. Peak passage then occurred over the next hour when a further 6930 passed through, followed by 1485 up to 0900hrs when the movement scaled right down. Wader flocks were arriving regularly down the tideline; with Knot, Dunlin, Curlew, Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank and a Spotted Redshank. The first appreciable day for incoming Knot and the first Turnstone of the autumn noted arriving. Also seen were 2 Crossbill.</p><p><b>July 15th.</b> Soggy start, then increasing southerly wind to near gale force by mid-morning and bringing occasional rain showers.</p><p> Difficult viewing conditions due to the very strong wind. The man interest during the morning was a roost of 600 Sandwich Tern on the beach, a further 240 Sandwich Tern in a feeding flock offshore with 30 Gannet and a further 2000 Sandwich Tern moving south into the Wash in two hours. Two Arctic Skua also flew south and over 1000 Swift. On the lagoons Teal numbers had swelled to 170 and there were 12 Spoonbill and the Wood Sandpiper. there followed a strong Swift movement in the evening involving a further 1300 south.</p><p><b>July 14th.</b> Rain from mid afternoon.</p><p> On Tennyson's Sands were 6 Little Ringed Plover, 245 Black-tailed Godwit, a Wood Sandpiper, 5 Spotted Redshank and 9 Spoonbill. Flying north were 65 Common Scoter; and south 2 Little Gull and 200 Sandwich Tern. Around were 130 Sandwich Tern.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 11 new birds: 2 Wren, a Robin, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Dunnock and a Song Thrush; and 4 retraps: 3 Whitethroat and a Dunnock.</p><p><b>July 13th.</b> A moulting adult Redwing was trapped on CES. On Tennyson's Sands were 8 Spoonbill, 5 Common Sandpiper, a Ruff and a Mediterranean Gull; and on the Mere a Common Sandpiper. Swallow passage increased markedly today with over 550 moving. Also going south were a Grey Heron, 180 Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, a Hobby, 60 Dunlin and 85 Starling. 1500 Sandwich Tern were on the beach roost and fishing offshore. Two Peregrine were hunting together.</p><p> The eighth session of CES was done this morning. The 21 new birds were 2 Wren, 3 Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Linnet, 5 Dunnock, a Redwing and a Great Spotted Woodpecker; and the 4 retraps were a Chiffchaff, a Dunnock, a Whitethroat and a Wren.</p><p>Three humming-bird Hawk Moths were on the Buddleia at North Car Park.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniLAvIRL2wWH2hjkrU8spMF-AqwVJPSI9D_vxNVcGDlQsDOa5V0NhAMTdTBI7Lx4AYwxpAwMHqNfWPTL0fmpySSkEIcIxkoY4bnCUwvqHFqaL9I7nLNgWGneJj5ol6ooEOMC7ghz0-R1AvcxCKPMQ-87JPRB5ODATInpE009O3wjprEKv0_Ek2VVIno8/s600/347564009_659325426062418_7610508046773200711_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="600" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniLAvIRL2wWH2hjkrU8spMF-AqwVJPSI9D_vxNVcGDlQsDOa5V0NhAMTdTBI7Lx4AYwxpAwMHqNfWPTL0fmpySSkEIcIxkoY4bnCUwvqHFqaL9I7nLNgWGneJj5ol6ooEOMC7ghz0-R1AvcxCKPMQ-87JPRB5ODATInpE009O3wjprEKv0_Ek2VVIno8/w640-h364/347564009_659325426062418_7610508046773200711_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Adult Redwing in heavy moult, ringed 13 July 2023.<br />Photo - George Gregory</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>July 12th.</b> Damp conditions after overnight rain, becoming warm with increasing westerly breeze. generally cloudy with rain showers in the afternoon. </p><p> Still good numbers of Sandwich Tern offshore, with up to 700 on the beach roost and a few more Common Tern today. Swift passage was much reduced but southbound Sand Martin were joined by a few more Swallow and 3 Yellow Wagtail went through. Wader passage continued with several groups of Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin and Curlew and the number of Black-tailed Godwit on the lagoons topped 400 today, with 8 Spoonbill, 2 Greenshank, 3 Spotted Redshank and the regular Wood Sandpiper. A juvenile <b>Redstart</b> was seen at Mill Hill then further north towards North Building. Around were 400 Starling.</p><p> A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 7 new birds: a Wren, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blue Tit, 2 Whitethroat and 2 Dunnock; and 8 retraps: 4 Great Tit, 3 Whitethroat and a Meadow Pipit.</p><p>A White-letter Hairstreak was seen on the West Dunes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZZAN9hJKXgEEQy4KSD9mPrQMYH771IY90r4gs7-tGytA123RFWZYCALlrb-D4IyDBGcMcSN8Vt63htRBUsduSi3osM4NpRHEBzhvbLMoc4l5tZRhdZreHsV7yvqdhHOTt_PWQtsViqHv00yDAXe9GP7m0-M6LUSANfNQjUE_dbedeSO02gQz0OVyo3g/s1689/Juv%20RT%20120723%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1689" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZZAN9hJKXgEEQy4KSD9mPrQMYH771IY90r4gs7-tGytA123RFWZYCALlrb-D4IyDBGcMcSN8Vt63htRBUsduSi3osM4NpRHEBzhvbLMoc4l5tZRhdZreHsV7yvqdhHOTt_PWQtsViqHv00yDAXe9GP7m0-M6LUSANfNQjUE_dbedeSO02gQz0OVyo3g/w612-h406/Juv%20RT%20120723%20(2).JPG" width="612" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redstart, 12th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Nige Lound</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='385' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEngWGNku1Otj1qypi-F0TDUHDaEXp1ohMCIixjUX_ZXc0jze37hg4cwiRaLdZNaqFdakYIMM56MAuxXTRzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Redstart calling in East Dunes, 12th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Video - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHJlyEroKcLq_nMgeGms6rfxMrlINbDhG1-GeHYv9lN8J7gzYVgZcZi2zgXQZcmtSayct_3Mfq3pNFANdD4ulGcduNkfRKKaPpUcpJskplSVB-DlsB5iirWndfj3Gy6vjIV-6r_TR1En_C1N4OIfwLJY1ngmHwP58A6QbBdoSRsbQi3ThHUHO-iUV3ws/s3568/Little%20Egret%20juv%20with%20Blackwits%2012th%20July%202023.NAL.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3568" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHJlyEroKcLq_nMgeGms6rfxMrlINbDhG1-GeHYv9lN8J7gzYVgZcZi2zgXQZcmtSayct_3Mfq3pNFANdD4ulGcduNkfRKKaPpUcpJskplSVB-DlsB5iirWndfj3Gy6vjIV-6r_TR1En_C1N4OIfwLJY1ngmHwP58A6QbBdoSRsbQi3ThHUHO-iUV3ws/w599-h450/Little%20Egret%20juv%20with%20Blackwits%2012th%20July%202023.NAL.JPG" width="599" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Egret juvenile with Black-tailed Godwits, 12th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Nige Lound</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aYzvKZixHFIZQ2WYzMT7QMy7hnw5GkA97rzte8EHGtJ2A4CjxDwrVbYP8BL_ppzQDdCdn4Xa2QoAx7uneTAHQQoTwzWIvwo9Lm-L_uafJVDmyi8TRh6AVNkEj0ZUQJM-6XlPqVK7bA-Cx0vaBYqgmgCsbwceFp32XIiLRtL082HGPhKdRh_STXmishY/s3810/12th%20Juy%20steve%20Hibbard.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="3810" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aYzvKZixHFIZQ2WYzMT7QMy7hnw5GkA97rzte8EHGtJ2A4CjxDwrVbYP8BL_ppzQDdCdn4Xa2QoAx7uneTAHQQoTwzWIvwo9Lm-L_uafJVDmyi8TRh6AVNkEj0ZUQJM-6XlPqVK7bA-Cx0vaBYqgmgCsbwceFp32XIiLRtL082HGPhKdRh_STXmishY/w596-h406/12th%20Juy%20steve%20Hibbard.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">White-letter Hairstreak, 12th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Steve Hibbard</div></div></b><p><b>July 11th.</b> Quite strong south-westerly wind, with rainy spells. </p><p> On arrival at Mill Hill at 0615hrs it was apparent that there was a good movement underway involving Swift, Sandwich Tern, waders and others. It was decided early on that as only one recorder was present, counting should concentrate on Sandwich Tern due to them being of the highest conservation concern after the impacts of Avian Influenza. An attempt was also made to count Swift and waders where they were moving over the sea and beach. The first scan of the sea from south to north returned a count of 2368 Sandwich Tern moving slowly south. By the end of the three hour watch, a total of 4276 had passed, along with 5548 Swift, over 100 Gannet, 70 Common Scoter, 3 Arctic Skua, 70 Sand Martin and a good range of incoming waders including Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Knot and Dunlin with 3 Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper and a Ruff. Sandwich Tern, Swift and wader passage continued on and off through the day, with 3 Manx Shearwater heading south early afternoon. On the lagoons, Common Sandpiper had increased to 12 with 10 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, an adult Wood Sandpiper and 10 Spoonbill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxO76NbDSNB5ToNj3ZquCNxBKFtwiNr3OqCWT93kmJoKwZA_KZaQlpaBscJQfD8j3MgrKhU_9Vrd0ebMAYJYktgAWfxBVoEGNKVyGb4k4-EDxEBIj-FOtaKSmR46L20CVJwHm0lL0MabrKO6RFW36nFheGA8MY-AU5GJ4xYzopk417nLdPSYz1GRvT68/s4032/IMG_1803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxO76NbDSNB5ToNj3ZquCNxBKFtwiNr3OqCWT93kmJoKwZA_KZaQlpaBscJQfD8j3MgrKhU_9Vrd0ebMAYJYktgAWfxBVoEGNKVyGb4k4-EDxEBIj-FOtaKSmR46L20CVJwHm0lL0MabrKO6RFW36nFheGA8MY-AU5GJ4xYzopk417nLdPSYz1GRvT68/w625-h469/IMG_1803.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wood Sandpiper, 11th July 2023. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo - Kev Wilson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZQWLu-EvRQypfBcRLf0OPNbiVRHCvjmHLVJppGQ8N-UMms0k0mmceERmte0ju6g6hG0Bt8hAut_w5lEPyGqV2f-MsRYh4OIKZXtac2bj_EXL3es1WCMtuf66GEZCfJexC42b1zhmnAYmfEYn-nPn77MrjVo5IGz7r5J61cTfTvhHx0zAflkiuCJ21vE/s3540/11th%20July%20Beth.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2655" data-original-width="3540" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZQWLu-EvRQypfBcRLf0OPNbiVRHCvjmHLVJppGQ8N-UMms0k0mmceERmte0ju6g6hG0Bt8hAut_w5lEPyGqV2f-MsRYh4OIKZXtac2bj_EXL3es1WCMtuf66GEZCfJexC42b1zhmnAYmfEYn-nPn77MrjVo5IGz7r5J61cTfTvhHx0zAflkiuCJ21vE/w623-h468/11th%20July%20Beth.jpeg" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shore Crab, 12th July 2023. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo - Beth McGuire</div><b><br /></b></div></b></div></div>Gibraltar Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240239623760921539noreply@blogger.com