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Thursday 6 October 2011

Upottery Airfield, Smeatharpe

The first returning golden plover of the autumn this evening with 18 birds circling the area. At the same time all the skylarks got up and came past, probably flushed by an unseen raptor, which allowed me to estimate their numbers at 300+.
2 wheatears also present.