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Nick Sismey
14 May 2010 (Continued)
Nothing was picked up during the next hour as we drove from Weeting Heath to Hunstanton although DAS was always on the look-out for Grey Partridge. The gap therefore was closing.
1800 Hours Total = 94 (‘08 = 92)
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Down at the Sailing Club end of the sea front car park (Photo1) the Fulmar were in good numbers using the updraft of the wind to get airborne off the cliffs, Feral Pigeons joining them.
Then it was onto the Choseley Drying Barns (Photo 2) where Corn Bunting were added before parking up at Titchwell and taking the path (Photo 3) to the beach, Curlew and Pochard leaving us one off triple figures but more importantly three behind the record!
95-----1803-----Feral Pigeon
96-----1807-----Fulmar
97-----1829-----Corn Bunting
98-----1858-----Curlew
99-----1900-----Pochard
1900 Hours Total = 99 (‘08 = 102)
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Titchwell really did come up trumps the next hour taking us straight up to 110 birds over the next hour, Temmink’s Stint being a plus for the day and year as they had only been reported at Cley on Birdguides up till then. Little Tern (Photo 4) and Eider were both also year ticks. Unfortunately there were no Common Scoter, let alone Velvet Scoter out on the sea.
186.Little Tern-------------------Titchwell--------------------------England
187.Temmink's Stint--------------Titchwell-------------------------England
188.Eider------------------------Titchwell--------------------------England
100-----1902-----Curlew Sandpiper
101-----1902-----Little Tern
102-----1908-----Temmink's Stint
103-----1908-----Pintail
104-----1915-----Whimbrel
105-----1917-----Meadow Pipit
106-----1917-----Common Gull
107-----1925-----Grey Plover
108-----1925-----Turnstone
109-----1936-----Eider
110-----1947-----Great Black Backed Gull
2000 Hours Total = 110 (‘08 = 112)
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It was then fish and chip time, which only lost us ten minutes as we drove straight to Wolferton triangle to dip on Golden Pheasant. Then after finishing off our meal at Dersington Bog car park (Photo 5) we then proceeded to dip on both Nightjar and Woodcock for the first time in one of these bird races.
Therefore we were stuck on 110 birds, our equal second best score, which wasn’t even added to on the way back to Manthorpe with the odd owl or two!
Disappointing but otherwise a great day with some great company and we will be back in 2011 for that elusive 116th bird!
2100 & 2200 Hours Total = 110 (‘08 = 115)
Total Mileage in 2010 = 2709.4 miles
Nothing was picked up during the next hour as we drove from Weeting Heath to Hunstanton although DAS was always on the look-out for Grey Partridge. The gap therefore was closing.
1800 Hours Total = 94 (‘08 = 92)
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Down at the Sailing Club end of the sea front car park (Photo1) the Fulmar were in good numbers using the updraft of the wind to get airborne off the cliffs, Feral Pigeons joining them.
Then it was onto the Choseley Drying Barns (Photo 2) where Corn Bunting were added before parking up at Titchwell and taking the path (Photo 3) to the beach, Curlew and Pochard leaving us one off triple figures but more importantly three behind the record!
95-----1803-----Feral Pigeon
96-----1807-----Fulmar
97-----1829-----Corn Bunting
98-----1858-----Curlew
99-----1900-----Pochard
1900 Hours Total = 99 (‘08 = 102)
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Titchwell really did come up trumps the next hour taking us straight up to 110 birds over the next hour, Temmink’s Stint being a plus for the day and year as they had only been reported at Cley on Birdguides up till then. Little Tern (Photo 4) and Eider were both also year ticks. Unfortunately there were no Common Scoter, let alone Velvet Scoter out on the sea.
186.Little Tern-------------------Titchwell--------------------------England
187.Temmink's Stint--------------Titchwell-------------------------England
188.Eider------------------------Titchwell--------------------------England
100-----1902-----Curlew Sandpiper
101-----1902-----Little Tern
102-----1908-----Temmink's Stint
103-----1908-----Pintail
104-----1915-----Whimbrel
105-----1917-----Meadow Pipit
106-----1917-----Common Gull
107-----1925-----Grey Plover
108-----1925-----Turnstone
109-----1936-----Eider
110-----1947-----Great Black Backed Gull
2000 Hours Total = 110 (‘08 = 112)
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It was then fish and chip time, which only lost us ten minutes as we drove straight to Wolferton triangle to dip on Golden Pheasant. Then after finishing off our meal at Dersington Bog car park (Photo 5) we then proceeded to dip on both Nightjar and Woodcock for the first time in one of these bird races.
Therefore we were stuck on 110 birds, our equal second best score, which wasn’t even added to on the way back to Manthorpe with the odd owl or two!
Disappointing but otherwise a great day with some great company and we will be back in 2011 for that elusive 116th bird!
2100 & 2200 Hours Total = 110 (‘08 = 115)
Total Mileage in 2010 = 2709.4 miles
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