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| Author: | Stephen Routledge [ Wed May 11, 2011 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Calandra Lark. |
Apparently there has been a Calandra Lark at Gib this morning,what a cracking bird to add to the county list!.Shame it has flown off!!!. Steve. |
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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Wed May 11, 2011 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
I would bet it has not gone too far - but just chose to dissapear into one of the most inaacessible parts of coastal Lincs - on the seaward side of the Greenshanks Creek. |
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| Author: | Phil Hyde [ Wed May 11, 2011 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
About 20 people combed the area between North Building and Seacroft Esplanade this afternoon. I left at about 4pm, when it hadn't been relocated since KWs (?) lats sighting at about 10.30. They don't have a great record for sticking around unfortunately. Phil |
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| Author: | Roy Harvey [ Wed May 11, 2011 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
We were amongst the unsuccesful search party but didn't want to miss the chance of such a mega! Did see our first Turtle Doves and Swifts of the year whilst at Gib. On the way home called at Ruckland and saw the White-tailed Eagle - it was sat in the the same place in a field for over two hours, albeit at long-range. Roy & Linda |
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| Author: | Chris Grimshaw [ Wed May 11, 2011 7:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Sounds like a magic day at Gib today with a Honey Buzzard reported by BirdGuides |
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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Wed May 11, 2011 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Another great day for migration started with a singing Golden Oriole in the Plantation (D matthews), then more passage of hirundines, corvids, swifts, finches, yellow wagtails etc. A single flock of 75 crossbill flews outh down the East Dunes An osprey flew west A honey buzzard flew north-west 2 spoonbills moved south or south-east The Calandra was almost impossible to see on the ground but goiod flight views were obtained - Having seen them before in flight and looked for the dark underwing, I had not previously appreciated how dark the upperwing is too and how the jizz resembles a giant woodlark with the short-tailed appearance - handy hints for anyone looking for it tomorrow ! Cheers Kev |
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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Wed May 11, 2011 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
In my experience it's Bimaculated that has the shortest tailed appearance in flight!! |
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| Author: | Roy Harvey [ Wed May 11, 2011 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Did you get any shots of it Kev? Roy |
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| Author: | Phil Hyde [ Wed May 11, 2011 11:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Presumably Kev noted an absence of obvious white trailing edge to wings and sides to tail, which would have indicated Bimaculated Lark ? Phil |
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| Author: | Graham Catley [ Wed May 11, 2011 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Some ref pics here http://pewit.blogspot.com/2009/03/calandra-larks.html |
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| Author: | Phil Hyde [ Thu May 12, 2011 6:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
That didn't quite come out right - perhaps should have read "Presumably Kev would have noted an absence of obvious white trailing edge to wings and sides to tail if it had been a Bimaculated Lark" or something. Good pics Graham, Spain or Turkey ? Phil |
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| Author: | Edmund Mackrill [ Thu May 12, 2011 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Of course, as all familiar with Calandra Lark will know, the very prominent white trailing edge to the wing is a salient ID point. When Johnny Nicholson described his flyby 'Calandra Lark' to me last year he totally failed to mention the white trailing edge - so the record did not go any further. |
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| Author: | Graham Catley [ Thu May 12, 2011 11:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Phil Hyde wrote: That didn't quite come out right - perhaps should have read "Presumably Kev would have noted an absence of obvious white trailing edge to wings and sides to tail if it had been a Bimaculated Lark" or something. Good pics Graham, Spain or Turkey ? Phil Extremadura |
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| Author: | Roger Hebb [ Thu May 12, 2011 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Great record Kev!!! Well done!!i say! Roger. |
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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Thu May 12, 2011 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Calandra Lark. |
Hi I did not mention the white trailing edge because I was only mentioning the features that I had not appreciated before. However, the white edge was a veritable blaze against the dark wings that any greater black-backed gull would have been proud of! This feature was always visible in flight. I have seen Bimacs in Turkey - flight views readily elimintade that species. On the one occasion when this bird decked in the open, I did try video - a desperate measure at 60 metres or so, but two skylarks mobbed it and flushed it off before I could set up for scoping/digiscoping and that was when it was lsst seen. Kev |
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