Gary Watton

Thank you 😁

At least you still can go birding. That's the main thing. Nothing beats being out there.

So sorry to hear that. 3 months is a long time!
In the meantime would you be able to get your camera repaired?
Will miss your blogs for sure.

Forster's Tern at Poole Park after a short wait this morning. Nice to catch up with it again after seeing it three years ago.
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Absolutely!

Saw quite a few Firecrests over the weekend in various locations in West Cornwall. Couldn't resist taking a picture of this one at Boscathnoe Res while dipping the Dusky.
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Ring-necked Duck a few days ago at Fleet Pond, Hants. Literally half a mile from home. What a handsome fella, those white markings on his bill really do stand out.

Popped in this morning to see the Lesser Yellowlegs at the back of Tesco at Truro. To say it showed well would be an understatement, such a confiding bird!
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Ring-billed Gull this morning seen from Lelant Station on the Hayle estuary at low tide.
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Never! We need to enjoy them before it is too late. Sad that they are declining at an alarming rate.

Another picture of today's sighting of the 1st winter Ross's Gull at Newlyn Harbour.
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Ross's Gull at Newlyn Harbour today with the harbour wall making a nice back drop to make the bird stand out.
This first winter gull showed well visiting the harbour a few times today.
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Siberian Lesser Whitethroat in the sun today by the bowling green at Seaton, Devon. Also saw a few female / juvenile Black Redstarts.
Read Steve Waite's most interesting blog:
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Wow!

The red listed Mistle Thrush was frequently seen when we visited the New Forest yesterday. We even saw small flocks of up to 15 birds often mixing with Fieldfares and Redwings. Usually flighty but this one posed for the camera 😊
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A Tawny Owl roosting only a few minutes from our doorstep. Lovely to see, had it to ourselves and left it alone after just a couple of minutes with the camera at a respectable distance.
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Thought provoking and sad. Extinction is becoming more frequent as our demands increase on (not) our fragile planet.

Thank you 😊

Good luck 👍🏻

Thanks 😊

Two Tundra Bean Goose at Ufton Green, Berkshire this afternoon. Sharing a flooded field with Lapwings, Greylag and Canada Geese. No surprise that they were the most distant.
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Black Redstart at Green Park Lake, Reading this rainy afternoon. Often flies over to the other side of the lake if a pedestrian walks by so patience is key.
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Funny that, and PC World is now Curry's!

Certainly interesting!

Richardson's Cackling Goose at Clifton, Worcs today with a flock of Canada Geese. Apparently unringed and flew in this morning.
Nice to see the differences in this picture I took today.
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The murder Bambi thoughts in your blog made me smile. Googled the name Killdeer. It is a reference to its call but you probably know that anyway.
Like you I get great pleasure from seeing WTEs, Grackles and the like, plastic or not. Went to see a Cackling Goose of dubious origin today but who cares.

Siberian Chiffchaff at PC World Drain, Poole this afternoon. Very active and stood out so pale amongst the other Chiffchaffs present.
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Killdeer at Ripley, Hants this morning. Last county record Sept 1980 makes this a 46 year gap. What a mega and there were a lot of happy birders today!
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Cheers 😊

Thanks 👍🏻