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Over the Bank Holiday Weekend, I visited SCOTLAND on one of my annual WEEKENDER TOURS, successfully connecting with ALL of the TARGET BIRDS, including over 30 BLACK GROUSE, 5 CAPERCAILLIE, 6 PTARMIGAN, male SNOW BUNTING, 7 DOTTEREL, GOLDEN EAGLE, numerous CRESTED TITS, SLAVONIAN GREBES, BLACK-THROATED DIVERS, RING OUZELS, MERLIN, 8 WHITE-BILLED DIVERS, Puffin, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, [...]

British Birding Association

British Birding Association

For a second day, a (WHITE-) COLLARED FLYCATCHER is showing well in Northumberland 10 miles NNE of Alnwick at Low Newton-by-the-Sea on the gorse bank opposite the tin church   Meanwhile yesterday saw a female ORTOLAN BUNTING on the causeway at Longham Lakes, just north of Bournemouth (Dorset), a SQUACCO HERON NW of Looe at [...]

British Birding Association

British Birding Association

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With a slight change in wind direction, and an increase in temperatures, migrants are finally flooding to our shores, with the first real wave of hirundines, numerous Common Chiffchaffs, Yellow and White Wagtails, Black Redstarts, Ring Ouzels and an unprecedented arrival of Stone Curlews, many too weak to survive. It has also been exceptional for [...]

British Birding Association

British Birding Association

A KILLDEER has been present in Lancashire over the past two days – at Alston Wetlands, south of Longridge. It is typically elusive though, appearing just sporadically

British Birding Association

British Birding Association

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British Birding Association

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Bitterly cold Northeasterly winds battered the country today pegging back further migration and halting up the likes of Sand Martin, White Wagtail and Northern Wheatear. The first House Martin was reported today (in Berks) and Little Ringed Plover, with a few European Barn Swallows being seen. Nothing really new on the rarity front but quite [...]

British Birding Association

British Birding Association

Although several forthcoming tours are now full for this year’s itinerary, I still have vacancies on the following -: SCOTTISH WEEKENDER 3-6 May 2013 ROUND BRITAIN TOUR 25 May to 2 June 2013 SPAIN (SPANISH LYNX, EAGLES, BUSTARDS, ETC) 29 March to 3 April EGYPT 7-13 April OHIO (for New World Warblers, American Woodcock, Kirtland’s [...]

British Birding Association

British Birding Association

With last week’s fine weather lasting up until Tuesday, LGRE’s Goshawk Workshops proved hugely successful with 11 different individuals observed from 3 sites – some very pleased participants, especially Sonya from Kent for whom it was a new bird. Sadly, due to the poor weather from Wednesday to Friday, trips have had to be put [...]

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British Birding Association

Drake Still present this morning on COP HOLE POOL north of Connah’s Quay   DIRECTIONS: From the A548, turn north at the first roundabout east of the River Dee bridge. Park by the gate to view the pool to the right of the bridge at SJ 298 722

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