mw_aurora's 2006 photo year list

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Following postcardcv and Sean, I am going to have a go as well. I am hoping that it will encourage me to get out to more places and spend more time with the camera...target for me will be 100 species.

First shots were at a very grey Pitsford Res, Northants on the 2nd Jan:

1. Smew
2. Scaup
3. Shoveler
4. Goldcrest

I am going to replace these with better shots, if the sun ever shines again! I also had shots of other ducks - but really too poor to post :-C

Cheers Mark.

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then these on the 7 Jan in my garden:

5. Chaffinch
6. Robin (updated with shot from Titchwell, Jan)
7. Greenfinch (updated 9 March)

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followed by another quick garden session at lunchtime on the 9 Jan:

8. Blackbird
9. Blue Tit
10. Great Tit
11. Goldfinch
12. Nuthatch

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and looked out of my window on the morning of the 12 Jan to find this on my feeders!

13. Pheasant

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Out this afternoon, 21 Jan, to Pitsford Res to find all the ducks miles away...so made do with

14. Lapwing

and then on to Maidwell/Hanging Houghton for the usual owls

15. Short Eared Owl (updated shot 5 March)

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Yesterday, 22nd Jan...the clouds rolled in as soon as I left the house.

Started at Ecton Brook, Northampton:

16. Mallard
17. Mandarin

Followed by Summer Leys NR (where the birds refused to use the nice perches at the feeding station!):

18. Wren
19. Tree Sparrow
20. Brambling

cont...

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21. Reed Bunting (update 9 March)

and finally Pitsford Res.

22. Wigeon
23. Great Crested Grebe
24. Tufted Duck
25. Coot (update - seperate pic from Norfolk, 27 Jan)

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Spent 27th - 30th in North Norfolk. Mainly Salthouse, Cley and Titchwell.

26. Moorhen
27. Brent Goose
28. Teal
29. Marsh Harrier (I'll get a better close up in Spring, I hope!)
30. Snipe

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more from Norfolk 27-30th Jan

31. Redshank
32. Snow Bunting
33. Turnstone
34. Mute Swan
35. Egyptian Goose

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more from Norfolk 27-30th Jan

36. Common Gull
37. Greater black backed Gull
38. Black Headed Gull
39. Barn Owl (updated 5th March)
40. Pink-footed Goose

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Finally, from Norfolk 27-30th Jan

41. Curlew (distant, but few close all weekend!)
42. Spotted Redshank (again, unusually distant at Titchwell)
43. House Sparrow (a scarce bird at home - never seen one in my Garden!)

44. Collard Dove (forgot about this one!)

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Afternoon at Summer Leys NR, Northants produced just one addition

45. Water Rail

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A quick late lunch at my feeders today, produced just the one in the really grey, boring light...just jealous of Sean's sun yesterday down in the big smoke ;)

46. Coal Tit

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An afternoon out on the 18th Feb and only one addition, plus an updated SEO.

47. Kestrel (must try harder!)

A couple at my feeders today (21 Feb)

48, Great Spotted Woodpecker
49. Starling

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First addition for ages although I have replaced some shots with better ones!

5th March at the bottom of my Garden:

50 Little Owl

9th MArch in my garden:

51 Carrion Crow
52 Siskin

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Fallen a bit behind on posting photos...so in no real order...

53. Common Tern
54. Dunlin
55. Jackdaw
56. Kittiwake
57. Puffin

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58. Razorbill
59. Eider
60. Fulmar
61. Shag
62. Long-tailed Tit

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63. Great Northern Diver (record shot of a bird in Northants)
64. Treecreeper
65. Cormorant
66. Shellduck
67. Guillemot

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and

68. Herring Gull