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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gib 19/09/2012 |
Another big tide this morning brought good numbers of waders up to roost knot 85000 sanderling 2000 bar-tailed godwit 3000 oystercatcher 3500 Visible migration continues with many Hirundines (over 3000 house martin today !) and meadow pipits and finches including small numbers of crossbills, siskins and redpolls. BIrds of prey also moving with at least 2 buzzrds, a marsh harrier and 6 kestrels through. Osprey and spoonbill reported on Birdguides still present too Kev |
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| Author: | Graham Catley [ Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gib 19/09/2012 |
Any decent numbers of Dunlin Kev? There seems to be a real lack of Dunlin in the Inner Humber at least this autumn and als a real lack of Redshank. |
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| Author: | Stephen Lorand [ Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gib 19/09/2012 |
The dearth of Dunlin and Redshanks is also apparent in the outer Humber. Several other wader species are in fairly poor numbers, too. |
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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gib 19/09/2012 |
Hi 5250 dunlin yesterday - not a particularly accurate count as many waders were already at the roost by 0710 - RD may have a better idea. This morning 4970 dunlin on a lower tide. Both figures are not very high for here although we rarely get near 10,000 dunlin here. Grey plover starting to build up now - 2120 this morning. Many gannets ofshore, single black tern south and a line of three skuas north - an arctic, a bonxie and a juv Pom ! An imm male marsh harrier came in off the sea and was mobbed by a merlin, both flushed the knot flock - 70,000 Incoming wldfowl including 26 pintail. Mipits and hirundines moving south again. An awesome couple of hours in light drizzle ! Kev |
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