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JOHN TYMON


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wed/05.09.07-marshside-little egret-8,marsh harrier-1 juv,spotted redshank-1,greenshank-4,no signs of great white egret.loads of b.t.godwit,wigeon,etc

mon/03.09.07-marshside-as above but also glossy ibis,10 little egret(beware the old twitching syndrome,i was shown 3 gw egrets by different people which turned out to be little egrets when i looked?)i didn't manage to see the gw egret-but many others saw glimses of it about half a mile away)smile.gif

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Ian Campbell


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Marshside today a.m.
2 little egret (made up for not seeing the Elton bird yesterday!)
1 glossy ibis, 1 osprey, 4 kestrel, 1 sparrow hawk, many black tailed godwit, lots of redshank, small number of dunlin and a common sandpiper plus all the usual ducks.

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Yesterday

Marshside

1 Glossy Ibis
1 Wheatear
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Snipe
6 Ruddy Duck
1 Ruff
64 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Little Egret
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
1 Snipe

Martin Mere

3 Marsh Harriers (2 juvs showing well)
307 Lapwing
16 Ruff
6 Dunlin
3 Green Sandpiper (2 stood next to Common Sand for nice comparison)
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Whoopers (usual resident bunch)
3 Buzzards

Mike

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Kenneth Sumner


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07.00hrs 12th August.
from Nells Hide, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit. 10 Snipe and 2 Knot.
Sandgrounders. 1 Glossy Ibis. 7 Little Egret 50+ Redshank 100+ Black-tailed Godwit . Heavy rain this morning did not see any Raptors.cry.gif

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MM- Marsh Harrier ,KIngfisher from Ron Barker hide.
ruff and 2 green sand pipers from swanlink hide.Plus all the usual stuff.biggrin.gif

MS- Glossy ibis, curlew,pied wag, 4 snipe,2 common sandpipers,1 avocet,3 little egret,100s godwits and lapwings all from sandgrounders hide.

5 ruff,100s godwits and lapwings and about 100 coot all from nells hide.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 13th of March 2010 04:51:08 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 8th of January 2011 09:24:01 PM

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