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06-09-2007, 05:35 AM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Hi.Anyone got some plans for good bird-watching as the Autumn draws near? Anything spectacular, a must see situation or just whatever arrives or departs.
Once our youngest is installed in Manchester Uni, it'll free up a bit of weekend for some serious wild life watching, but it's got to be dirt cheap for the next 7 years!! 
Jules 
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06-09-2007, 06:28 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coventry
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Over the next few weekends my priority visits will be Spurn, Cornwall, Norfolk with possibly Portland Bill this weekend.
I may have a weeks holiday in October in Cornwall to try and maximise the migration around that area.
John |
06-09-2007, 06:53 AM
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| | | Re: Autumn Birdwatching
We tend to do more costal birdwatching during Autumn, my plans for the next few weekends are, Spurn & Gib point.
Andrew |
06-09-2007, 05:03 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2006
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The Avocets are arriving back in Poole Harbour in pretty good numbers now, so soon I will visit the reserve on Brownsea Island. I visited around this time last year and the opportunity to photograph waders is excellent as you have Avocets, Greenshank, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Grey Plover and sometimes others within a few feet of the hides!
Guy |
06-09-2007, 06:34 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby, Lincs
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I'm going to Gib point in lincs next tuesday with a friend for the day. And then i plan to spend a few days around Covenham Res, Toft Newton Res and Donna Nook looking for passage migrants. Would like to see a Ring Ouzel this year |
06-09-2007, 06:37 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Molesey, Surrey
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| | | Re: Autumn Birdwatching
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Hi.Anyone got some plans for good bird-watching as the Autumn draws near? Anything spectacular, a must see situation or just whatever arrives or departs.
Once our youngest is installed in Manchester Uni, it'll free up a bit of weekend for some serious wild life watching, but it's got to be dirt cheap for the next 7 years!!
Jules | Morecambe Bay is not too far from you. Great for wader numbers that will start to build up.
Any good estuary for waders. Decent headlands for seabirds and migrants. e.g Flamborough Head, Gibraltar Point....
Cheers,
Adam |
06-09-2007, 06:44 PM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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We went to Gibraltar Point in early spring. Got to say it was great. Will definitely be returning there.
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06-09-2007, 08:23 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Milton, Hampshire
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Going to start to keep an eye out to see what passes through the Forest, Hoopoo's, Ring Ouzels, Osprey's & stuff. Hen Harrier's, Great Grey Shrikes & Merlin's will be over-wintering here & Hawfinches will be taking up their traditional communal roosts again soon. |
06-09-2007, 09:12 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby, Lincs
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman We went to Gibraltar Point in early spring. Got to say it was great. Will definitely be returning there. | Never been myself, which considering i live an hour away is terrible  my friend from work used to do alot of teaching down there so i guess he's the person to show me around
Oh and i missed out i wanted to also try and see some Snow Bunting which are often on the coast up here, with flocks of Twite etc. |
07-09-2007, 05:45 AM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Originally Posted by Deer Stalker Going to start to keep an eye out to see what passes through the Forest, Hoopoo's, Ring Ouzels, Osprey's & stuff. Hen Harrier's, Great Grey Shrikes & Merlin's will be over-wintering here & Hawfinches will be taking up their traditional communal roosts again soon. |
We had a juvenile Great Grey Shrike turn up on the reserve the other day. It caused quite a stir. I managed to get a view too.....oh and Spoonbill.
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07-09-2007, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Hi.Anyone got some plans for good bird-watching as the Autumn draws near? Anything spectacular, a must see situation or just whatever arrives or departs.
Jules | North Norfolk coast, is that spectacular enough ? !
Perhaps a WAB meet? |
07-09-2007, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman We had a juvenile Great Grey Shrike turn up on the reserve the other day. It caused quite a stir. I managed to get a view too.....oh and Spoonbill. | On the open day? I didn't see it, was it hidden behind the juv. red-backed shrike?  
At least you saw the spoonbill though
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