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Author:  John Walker [ Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:23 am ]
Post subject:  WeBS 191209
whilst doing WeBS at Saltfleetby nnr and Saltfleet foreshore
the following counts for both sites combined
rock pipit, c220 ( 1 party of 53 in air together) skylark c 370
lapland bunt 7, snipe 42, peregrine,1 hen harrier 1f, r,b, merg 1,
only 43 cormorant, reduced from c180 on fri morning, teal c190,
no large numbers of waders but much of foreshore frozen as temp was still below freezing and minus 4.5oc at 0800hrs, ( minus 6.0oc this morning at 0700hrs), cheers John.
Author:  John Walker [ Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:23 pm ]
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Walked over frozen Theddlethorpe beach today to the intertidal zone, sightings included the following, c340 scoter (mostly 1st year),
240 curlew, c 900 com gull, 480 herring gull, 220 gbbg,
3 red throat divers, c190 carrion crow, 2 seal corpses 0 ivory gulls , cheers John.
Author:  Stephen Routledge [ Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:09 pm ]
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Shame about the lack of Ivory gull's John :D ,it's about time we had one in that seal colony at Donna!


Steve.
Author:  John Walker [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:56 am ]
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Hi Steve, forecast for the cold weather to continue for 4 or 5 days so i will keeping looking on the foreshore, be nice to find a white wing gull, smew or long tail duck etc, happy xmas cheers John.
Author:  Stephen Routledge [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:52 am ]
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And the same to you!.It certainly would be a very happy one if you find that adult Ivory!! :D .



Steve.
Author:  Andrew Chick [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:19 pm ]
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Keep on dreaming of a 'white' Christmas!
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