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Recent content by Roger Boswell

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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Monmouth beach this morning. 2 Turnstones 4 Ringed Plovers 4 Dunlin 1 Sanderling plus plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Much quieter in Lyme this morning. Sat on Monmouth beach and watched the 3 Ringed Plovers just 12 ft from me. Turnstone near to the Cobb. Plenty of Rock Pipits and a few Pied Wagtails. Dipper and Grey Wagtail on the Lim.
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Haven't really seen much for a while! Today on Monmouth Beach 2 Wheatears 3 Ringed Plovers - very difficult to see on the stony beach 1 Turnstone also plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits 1 Dozy Dipper opposite Higher Mill Flats on the Lim I'm not sure what problems the coastal defence...
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    6+ Wheatears on Monmouth Beach/Cobb this morning. 2 Dippers flying down the Lim past Higher Mill Flats
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Missed the Hoopoe but today 22 Sanderlings on Monmouth beach 1 Sanderling 6 Turnstones 8 Purple Sandpipers on the Cobb
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Have just returned from the Costa Vicentina having enjoyed seeing many species I haven't seen before. The Azure Winged Magpie being the most stunning - especially in a flock. Dipper on the Lim pm today and a Wheatear trying to hide from the wind in a hole in the wall of the Marine Theatre.
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    2 Dippers flying under the bridge at Jericho this morning Purple Sandpipers well out on the Ledges. 3 Mediterranean Gulls accompanied by a BH Gull on the ledges.
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Guillemots in Lyme On Thursday 31st Jan I was ready to post images of a Guillemot that was on the main beach in Lyme - when I heard the news of birds being washed up along the coast. I had also seen a second on rocks near the N wall of the Cobb. On Friday I discovered one bird a little further...
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Completed garden watch - and I was pleased to be able to include a female Blackcap and Nuthatch. At Church Cliffs, in the newly felled area a Chiffchaff. Several Oystercatchers on the rocks Pied and Grey Wagtail and a Black Redstart in front of the Museum. 6 Purple Sandpipers below the outer...
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Mild but dull with low clouds rolling over Golden Cap this morning and most of the day. 10 Purple Sandpipers on the land side of the rock armour beyond the Cobb. Plenty of Rock Pipits and Pied Wagtails around the Cobb and Monmouth beach areas. Yesterday - 2 Dippers on the Lim opposite Higher...
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Bright sunny day, calm sea and nearly high tide. 12 Purple Sandpipers and 3 Oystercatchers on the ledges. 1 Mediterranean Gull on the ledges opposite Church Cliffs and 2 more in the sea. Plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits in front of the museum. 2 Grey Wagtails on the Lim.
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Purple Sandpiper count now up to 11 but only 9 on the ledges this afternoon. 3 Oystercatchers also there 3 Grey Wagtails on the Lim
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    5 Purple Sandpipers now on the Cobb
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    2 or possibly 3 Purple Sandpipers at the very end of the Cobb rock armour this afternoon. A couple of days ago a very friendly Rock Pipit landed beside me on the sand below Church Cliffs.
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    Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater

    Warm and dismal - low cloud along the coast almost all day. 2 Dippers flying down the Lim beside Windsor Terrace - later saw one of them near the Town Mill. 3 Grey Wagtails near the Town Mill. 1 Black Redstart still around the Churchyard. Pied Wagtails, Rock and several Meadow Pipits on the...
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