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flyingfinn
flyingfinn
Mar 2018
3:18pm, 19 Mar 2018
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I've seen a number of Sand Martin reports for Derbys/Notts area as well jacdaw. They must be well happy at being the first here! ;-)
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Mar 2018
5:42pm, 19 Mar 2018
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No sand martin (or chiffchaff) seen in Wharfedale today and I scanned a decent chunk of it (Addingham to Appletreewick and back ~ 18miles). Birds seen included:

Mandarin
Goosander
Moorhen
Heron
Dipper (maybe a dozen)
Oystercatcher (inc a flock of approx 50)
Redshank (pair in with above :))
Curlew
Buzzard
Red kite
LTT with mandatory Goldcrest ‘minder’
Pies and grey wagtail
Mistle thrush (several seen but none singing, oddly)
J2R
J2R
Mar 2018
7:33pm, 19 Mar 2018
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Nice collection there, DT, and what a lovely place to see them. I love Wharfedale!
jacdaw
jacdaw
Mar 2018
8:24pm, 19 Mar 2018
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I think the sand martins will be regretting leaving Africa, FF.

I saw my sparrowhawk again today; I think it is probably a young male. Quite warm coloured back, but much too small for a female, and reddish on the front.

Nice to see 50 oystercatchers, DT!
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Mar 2018
9:25pm, 19 Mar 2018
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Great to see the oyks heart

Common sands can't be far behind ;)
flanker
flanker
Mar 2018
12:38am, 20 Mar 2018
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Things might be arriving in the East, but they don't seem to have got over to the West yet! Several hours in Grizedale Forest around the tarn and saw pretty much nothing that we can't see in the garden at home. Think we heard crossbills, but they weren't coming out into the open.
alpenrose
alpenrose
Mar 2018
6:18am, 20 Mar 2018
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I usually see lots of (presumably) house martins whizzing about by now here in Austria but no sign of them yet as we are still in deepest winter this week.
Dave A
Dave A
Mar 2018
10:25am, 20 Mar 2018
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The first day of spring and a Kingfisher was seen 😀
Dave A
Dave A
Mar 2018
2:53pm, 21 Mar 2018
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Plenty of Skylarks fluttering around the Long Mynd today.
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Mar 2018
7:47pm, 21 Mar 2018
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Skylarks. Thanks forgot to put them on my 2018 list.

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