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Thursday 29 September 2011

Thurlestone Bay

Another beautiful day almost clear skies with some interesting birds logged

Golf course this am - 4 Wheatear, 2 Tree pipit, 10 swallow . , 1jv Cirl Bunting ( patch yr tick )

South Milton Ley- 3 Yellowhammer (over), 4 jv Whinchat. 12Siskin (over )

S H Marsh / Bay- 1 ad 1 1st w Med Gull, 18 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 10 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover .2 Whinchat

AJL had a Wryneck on the coast path near the Golf Club at 09.30, also 1 Marsh Tit in Mallards Lane ( rare bird here ).

At Upton X late morn - 210 Skylark, 700+ Linnet, 2 Hobby, 6 Wheatear.

Tstn Marsh - same birds as Weds . apart from a raptor picked up in flight over my house at 15.50- a superb Goshawk.