[Steve69]

Originally Posted by Tri-Counties Birder

Replied on Twitter. By the way, Badshot Lea Service Station is between Badshot Lea and Aldershot on the main road (Lower Farnham Road/Badshot Lea Road).

Thank you much appreciated

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Temminck's Stint still present this evening. It seems it have spent much of the day behind the reedbed.

Had a possible Honey Buzzard pass over east this afternoon, but I am not going to claim it. It held it's wings flat the whole time (in view c10 minutes), but then circled and showed common buzzard-like underwings. Then it soared off interacting with a Buzzard.

[RJSeargent]

No sign of the Stint this morning between 0515-0620hrs. Will try again later.

I tried later - no such luck but did connect with Redshank -eventually, having only heard it calling initially. Highly improbably though was a fly through Roseate Tern; a dark billed, pale, extremely long tailed individual which flew through to the South West. In all honesty I had to think about this bird and it only occurred to me what I had seen once it had gone. If pressed to report this to SBC I shall described it as an anorexic tropicbird. I grilled all the Common Terns once I had confirmed in my mind what I had seen but it hadn't returned and the jizz and overall aspect of the bird was different; more like a dark billed, long tailed Arctic.


My 135th species for the site.

[RJSeargent]

Originally Posted by RJSeargent

No sign of the Stint this morning between 0515-0620hrs. Will try again later.

I tried later - no such luck but did connect with Redshank -eventually, having only heard it calling initially. Highly improbably though was a fly through Roseate Tern; a dark billed, pale, extremely long tailed individual which flew through to the South West. In all honesty I had to think about this bird and it only occurred to me what I had seen once it had gone. If pressed to report this to SBC I shall described it as an anorexic tropicbird. I grilled all the Common Terns once I had confirmed in my mind what I had seen but it hadn't returned and the jizz and overall aspect of the bird was different; more like a dark billed, long tailed Arctic.


My 135th species for the site.

I see a Roseate was reported at Boldermere this morning. Possibly the same bird.