Enjoying the wintry conditions as of late. A flock of 20 crossbill relying on the water trough at Clumber Park for the past couple days. Also the wolf moon was particularly special.
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Very pale chiffchaff on survey near Ranby, Notts this morning. Not overly confident on the call though.
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Juv marsh harrier over New farm, edingley this afternoon with raven (2), redkite (3), sparrowhawk (1), kes (1) and buzzard (4).
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Very autumnal on the Clumber/thoresby border this morning. c20 crossbill, 11 brambling and a marsh harrier drifting lazily just over the woodland.
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Working nearby so made a quick visit to a blustery Alvecote pools yesterday. Good numbers of waterfowl, albeit nothing of note; 29 shoverlers, 5 wigeon, 3 GWE, 1 goosander (fem), 3 snipe, 4 LG, 3 GG, CC, CW and stonechat pair. What ever happened with Jenny (roy) of alvecote?
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A family trip to the holy island today. I didn't see anything of note, although hawthorn laden bushes harboured good numbers of thrushes.
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Embleton to Craster today. Highlights crossbill and redpoll in off, also ringed med gull and curlew. Dont get enough tree sparrows in notts these days.
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c40 twite foraging amongst the samphire in a Beaufort 7: Newton Links this afternoon.
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Not much actual 'birding' on a family holiday, still enjoyable to pick up the expected. Ross sands: Movements of grey plover, turnstone, sanderling, ringed plover, c scoter, RB merganser, RT diver. Blackbird and redwing in off and goldcrest and tcreeper skulking in the dunes.