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Recent content by andy r

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    Legendary bird finds and finders ...

    Your info on the Radde's is completely wrong, 8 birds were seen and none were found by the person you are talking about (ADAM HUTT), although three of them were found by other legend Lance Degnan who I presume you are referring to for finding the inland Blyth's on call! AAH has found many a bird...
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    UK Woodpigeon migration

    you should speak to Clive McKay who coordinates the trektellen in the uk, he has very detailed theories. Large numbers certainly follow the pennines down the country but how far they have come is not certain, but not from the continent Andy
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    UK Woodpigeon migration

    we don't get big movements of woodpigeons at Spurn, never have, it is thought that birds don't move en masse across the north sea. Most big movements are probably British birds moving south-west through the middle of the country and leaving to France via the south coast Andy
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    Dipper spotted at saltend Hull

    Ok, cheers James
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    Dipper spotted at saltend Hull

    Any idea who James?, only 3 records for Spurn! Andy
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    Colour-ringed Little Stint

    its from Norway Stu, same place as one ringed last year, this one was ringed on 24th September this year! Andy
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Hi Stu, I found a small brownish flycatcher late Sunday night, but it kept flitting away from me without getting bins on it, I couldn't see any white in its wings or tail, when I saw it perched briefly its head was obscured but underparts had no streaking, Roy Taylor also perched views with head...
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    Worst ever bird report

    I knew exactly where you were coming from Steve
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    Worst ever bird report

    I've got rid of all that now Steve, but have found it a lot in the old logs! Andy
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    Ringing at Spurn

    Some nice photos, but typical journalism where the text is floored with mistakes! Andy R
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Hi Mark, there have been four counts higher than yesterdays totals the record being 19 + 5 north of old obs recording area totalling 24 on the day (6th October 2005) Andy
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    sand martin spurn head?

    there had been a leucistic Sand Martin earlier in the week, think there are some pics on spurns facebook page
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    sand martin spurn head?

    its a leucistic swallow
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    Pied Flycxatcher? Bulgaria

    i would thing its a Collared on the very extensive white patches at base of primaries, extensive white on tertials, and the grey rump
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    Yorkshire Birding

    The Spurn Bird Observatory website has been completely revamped and updated and can be found at the same address www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk There is still some up dating of archive records which will be done during the next couple of weeks and we will try to update the sightings page every...
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