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Autumn migration offshore (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Julian Bell
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ColinD
Well-known member
Yep. I had a Common Sandpiper at my local patch yesterday. The first of the autumn are always in the last week of June.
Nice picture by the way.
Mark Grantham
Well-known member
In Norfolk good numbers of 'limosa' Black-tailed Godwits have been turning up recently, but unfortunately none are ringed! These could well be breeders from the continent, as failed British breeders are usually a lot more scruffy at this time of year and these are quite pretty sum plum birds.
The migration of these three species can be followed on BirdTrack at:
Black-wit http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s197-20-07.html
Whimbrel http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s202-20-07.html
Common Sand http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s215-20-07.html
Mark Grantham
www.birdtrack.net
The migration of these three species can be followed on BirdTrack at:
Black-wit http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s197-20-07.html
Whimbrel http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s202-20-07.html
Common Sand http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s215-20-07.html
Mark Grantham
www.birdtrack.net
Dougie Preston
I live for this S**T
Good to see some keen birders off shore. I presume your allowed to have a camera out there? I work at a high security oil facility up here and trying to get a camera on site is hell to say the least (obtaining permits etc), esp when you find a good bird you want to document (RB Shrike in May).
Julian Bell
Natural Born Birder
Its a boat I'm on so none of that oil rig security stuff for me....occasional problems when I go ashore with a helicopter but nothing I can't handle.....
Your Lucky before i get a permit and do a Haz id ,toolbox talk etc etc its finished its migration:-O
Ian Hamiltan
Well-known member
trip down to the coast this morning saw my first bar tailed godwit
of the autumn even though its the middle of summer,an adult in full summer plumage,the first time i have ever seen one in summer plumage,makes a change not to see one either in winter or juvenile plumage and what a cracker it was,pity i only had my bins with me and not my scope.
of the autumn even though its the middle of summer,an adult in full summer plumage,the first time i have ever seen one in summer plumage,makes a change not to see one either in winter or juvenile plumage and what a cracker it was,pity i only had my bins with me and not my scope.