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August 31st 2013

Amble Marshes; 2 Pintail, 3 Garganey (1Adult and 2 Juvenile), 1 Wigeon. (C Selway) Dinham area; 1 gull showing characteristics of AMERICAN HERRING GULL. (C Selway) Pentire/Rumps; 1 Wryneck still, 2 Wheater, 3 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Kestrel, Goldfinch, Linnet, Robin. (W Delacour)

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August 28th 2013

Pentire/Rumps; 2 Blackbird, 12 Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, c50 Carrion Crow, c20 Cormorant, 30 Fulmar, 20 Gannet, 10 Goldfinch, 10 Great Black-backed Gull, c50 Herring Gull, 6 House Martin, 20 House Sparrow, 10 Jackdaw, 3 Kestrel, 20 Linnet, 4 Magpie, 20 Manx Shearwater, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Peregrine, 20 Rock Pipit, c50 Rook, 10 Shag, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Starling, 20 Stonechat, c100 Swallow, 12 Wheatear, 3… Continue reading August 28th 2013

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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

A medium sized, long-billed wader, breeding in the tundra region of North America and eastern Siberia; wintering in southern North American and Central America. Annual vagrant to Western Europe and the British Isles. The Camel Estuary, surprisingly has only had a single accepted record up to the end of 2012. 2013 – 1 at Amble… Continue reading Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)