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Apr 2022
7:34pm, 25 Apr 2022
55,264 posts
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Derby Tup
Nine wader day - sanderling, dunlin, ringed plover, purple sand, turnstone  , grey plover, redshank, bar wit, oystercatcher
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Apr 2022
12:04am, 26 Apr 2022
20,528 posts
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flanker
Very handsome male Eider on the Ribble estuary at the weekend.
Also a lot of Oycs, many LBBG & GBBG, curlew, dunlin and a couple of swallows.
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Apr 2022
9:29am, 26 Apr 2022
6,000 posts
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um
More on the chough - seems most of Cornwall choughs aren't ringed. And I've been asked not to share the location - the main threat these days appears to be egg collectors.
In other news, skylarks. Like buses. Wait years to see one up close, then loads come along together. Posing on a fence post, then after a quick climb and drop.
I'm 95% sure it's the same bird, I didn't realise the crest was an option - the web indicates it comes up when alarmed?
Lots of bird pics from yesterday walks, pipits, kestrel, 'rock oycs', 'rock curlews', buntings/warblers - most to be identified and shared next week when I'm back home.
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Apr 2022
10:37am, 26 Apr 2022
2,555 posts
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Surelynot
Yes indeed, jacdaw. I ran the fling. The thought had occurred to me that it could have been a single cuckoo, following me to mock my effort to get to the finish.
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Apr 2022
10:55am, 26 Apr 2022
55,269 posts
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Derby Tup
Skylark everywhere on the NE coast. I haven’t heard so many for what seems like a very long time
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Apr 2022
10:58am, 26 Apr 2022
3,666 posts
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jacdaw
Mocking me and Mrs JD too, if that was the case.
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Apr 2022
12:18pm, 26 Apr 2022
2,556 posts
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Surelynot
JD - I spoke to you and Mrs JD after the checkpoint where she got through by the skin of her teeth. It was great to meet you both. I had to work really hard to get through the CP's. 
Apologies for hijacking this thread.
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Apr 2022
12:29pm, 26 Apr 2022
3,667 posts
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jacdaw
It really was skin of the teeth!
It was good to meet you too. I'm glad you finished, although I don't think after Beinglas there was any doubt that you would.
Also apologies for hijacking thread.
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Apr 2022
3:41pm, 26 Apr 2022
55,270 posts
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Derby Tup
Bass Rock boat trip from North Betwick this lunchtime - fantastic
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Apr 2022
3:48pm, 26 Apr 2022
4,001 posts
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phal
We had a skylark singing on this morning’s work as we headed out to somewhere different to walk. One of my happy sounds 😀
And we have a Robin nesting in our Robin box 😀 finally!!! You can just peak them through the Ivy as it’s tail is sticking up at the back of the box 😀
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