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| Author: | John Walker [ Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Theddlethorpe 080209 |
With a sharp frost this morning and a moderately high tide i walked the intertidal zone from Churchill lane to mablethorpe north end c 4km,then back along dune edge. sightings include, common gull c1200 herring gull c270, gbbg 87 med gull 1 ad winter plumage (unringed), sanderling c230, knot c450, dunlin c240, curlew 88, bar tail godwit 43, cormorant 62, lapwing c600, redshank 57, yet nothing seen on the sea!, stonechat 3 but few other birds in the dune scrub with little fruit left. cheers John. |
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| Author: | James Siddle [ Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Theddlethorpe 080209 |
I did the same north from the Great Eau to Howden's and then across the saltmarsh. Counts included c800 Common Gulls, c240 Dunlin, c120 Sanderling, c235 Knot, c65 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 56 Snow Buntings, c120 Cormorants, c200 Brent, 130 Pink-Feet north-west then south. On the sea Red-throated Diver 52N, Common Scoter 60S. Also 3 Woodcock flushed from the southern end of the main ridge. James |
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