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Month: January 2017

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WOW white buzz

January 31, 2017 Trevor Lee

I met a birder at Marston at the weekend who informed me of a white buzzard near Grantham. I assumed that he’d seen one of the pale morph birds that frequent the area, but following further discussion it sounded more … Continue reading WOW white buzz

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Twitching again

January 30, 2017 Trevor Lee

Pine bunting. Dunnington, Yorks. 30/01/2017 Hard work this one, but a beautiful little bird. After four and a half hours of sifting through the buntings and finches I eventually got a glimpse of the pine bunting. Nice. Plenty to keep … Continue reading Twitching again

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Another day, another diver

January 28, 2017 Trevor Lee

Pacific loon. Druridge bay CP, Northumberland 27 Jan 2017. Went up for this bird yesterday, even rarer than the Lincs white-billed. It stayed pretty distant in the time I was there but a great looking bird in the scope. Wonder … Continue reading Another day, another diver

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White-billed diver

January 22, 2017 Trevor Lee

Lots of smiley faces on the banks of the Witham this morning. Diver pretty fearless and catching fish.   Continue reading White-billed diver

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Lincs is really getting going!

January 21, 2017 Trevor Lee

Some good birds continue to be seen in the county, a few more than in Jan last year with multiple white-winged gulls, great grey shrikes, scarce geese and ducks and waxwings being reported. And then, this morning (Sat), Kev Wilson … Continue reading Lincs is really getting going!

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Out and about

January 18, 2017 Trevor Lee

18th Jan 2017 Overcast, dull, cold. I had the morning at the Witham mouth, where the best bird was a slavonian grebe, seems to be a fairly reliable bird here in winter. Other birds on the water were few and … Continue reading Out and about

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Thailand 2016 – final part

January 9, 2017 Trevor Lee

While staying in the main Chiang Mai for the main part of our holiday last year I had to be a little more thoughtful about any birding opportunities as research had not turned up much to be done when walking … Continue reading Thailand 2016 – final part

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BIG YEAR IN LINCS 2016. Part 3.

January 8, 2017 Trevor Lee

September to December 2016 SEPTEMBER. It was back up to Alkborough again on the first day, for the western swamphen which I dipped out on the day before. Not only a county first, but a first for Britain. (Considered to … Continue reading BIG YEAR IN LINCS 2016. Part 3.

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Surf scoter

January 4, 2017 Trevor Lee

4th Jan 2017. I’d forgotten just how good Rutland water is! In addition to the star bird I saw 3, poss 4 great white egrets, 3 black-necked grebes, 9 smew, 14 red-crested pochards, a slavonian grebe, 3 stonechats, c.30 goosanders, a … Continue reading Surf scoter

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2016 in review

January 3, 2017 Trevor Lee

I thought I would do a blog about my 2016 birding / photography year, my initial thought was to select a maximum of 3 images from each month through 2016 to use as a reminder of some of my highlights … Continue reading 2016 in review

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