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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
Wednesday 12Feb14- Returning from my dad's at Kirkby Underwood during yet another stormy night my heart was lifted by the sight of a Tawny Owl (102) on the edge of Callan's Lane Wood- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
Monday 27Jan14 - While visiting my mum in Linolnshire a quick check of their usual haunt near Wilsthorpe produced a decreasing number of Corn Buntings (101)- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
Sunday 19Jan14 – Today’s birding destination was somewhat different to what I had expected as I should have been in Thailand on a business trip. I had arranged for another trip to Pak Thale to see the Spoon Billed Sandpiper again but the trip was postponed on security grounds. Nevertheless the...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
Sunday 5Jan14 While out on my mountain bike with my neighbour we stopped to watch the Derby Peregrine (72) flying between the Cathedral and the roof of the Jurys Inn Hotel- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
Saturday 4Jan14 - Now the plan for today was for Steve and I to leave early morning from my mums in Manthorpe, near Bourne in Lincolnshire, for a day’s birding on the North Norfolk Coast. However on the way to Manthorpe the previous evening, having had to pick Steve up from Matlock Bath as he...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
Thursday 2Jan14 - Day 2 of 2014 was indeed much better than Day 1 with clear blue skies as I arrived at the Rugby Club car park in Cromford, Derbyshire at 8am. Steve had already arrived, although he only had a five minute drive from Matlock Bath. Walking up to the canal the first new year...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2014 List
This is my first proper listing since 2011 Wednesday 1Jan14 - The first day of the year started very wet and very windy therefore Steve Whiteley and I decided to delay our birding trip to North Derbyshire and Southern Yorkshire until Thursday when the forecast was much better. Throwing back...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2014
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Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
Hi John, May well pop down to Mai Po again this weekend, was there Saturday for a short while, saw the Oriental Stork but not the Baer's Pochards . You can never get enough of Mai Po Cheers Nick- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: China (including Hong Kong & Macau)
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Norfolk birding
My mate Steve and I walked west along the beach from Titchwell to Thornham Point today looking for the reported Twite just as they were spooked by a Sparrowhawk. The birds escaped over the sand dunes where Steve headed to see if he could spot them again. I decided to stay on the beach and was...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Norfolk
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Thrush Spurn Head 31Oct12
Thanks to all, much appreciated Cheers Nick- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Thrush Spurn Head 31Oct12
With apologies for the poor quality photo would appreciate it if anyone could confirm what this thrush is. It was the same size as a Song Thrush with little or no supercilium. It flew before we could get any other shots Thanks Nick- ChinaBirds
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
26 April 2012 While driving back from a trip to North Wales a Swift flew overhead above the M6 208.Swift --------------------------M6-----------------------------England- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
13 April 2012 With April being the wettest on record in the UK it was no surprise when the lane at Willington (Photo1) was well muddy. Steve and I arrived around 9am picking up the first year bird after 10 minutes, a Willow Warbler high up in a willow…. 204.Willow...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
31 March 2012 Back in Hong Kong I had a couple of hours at Long Valley (Photo1) near Sheung Shui today where birds like the Chinese Pond Heron (Photo 2) were already showing off their summer plumage. A Siberian Stonechat perched on a bamboo cane and several Yellow Wagtails feeding on the small...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
24 March 2012 My first spring migration bird in the UK was a Chiffchaff spotted while on a bike ride 198.Chiffchaff----------------------Alvaston------------------------England- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
17 March 2012 A morning up in Derbyshire started with Cromford, looking for Hawfinch’s. There were already a group of birders parked up in the Rugby Club car park when I arrived just before 8am. They had already seen a couple of birds. It was not long before one appeared at the top of a tree...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
08 March 2012 (Continued….) While watching the Dowitcher the heavens opened, luckily I was in a hide at this point in time where I stayed while the shower passed over. A Collared Crow flew across the lagoon just as a family of Black Winged Stilts arrived on the scene. 180.Collared...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
08 March 2012 Following my three day visit to Hong Kong I took Thursday off, before flying home that night, to visit Mai Po, one of my favourite haunts in Hong King The taxi dropped me off just as we turned into the road (Photo1) leading to the reserve as it is always worth taking in this...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
04 March 2012 Arriving in Hong Kong for my first visit to my new customer it was a spectacular view from my hotel room on Hong Kong Island (Photo1) with Black Eared Kites (Photo2) drifting passed the window. 158.Black Eared Kite----------------Wan Chai--------------------Hong Kong- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
03 March 2012 (Continued……) Driving down to the edge of the reservoir (Photo 1) there were fishermen out on the ice around ice holes. We didn’t fancy getting any closer views but did pick up Pallas’s Reed Buntings in the reeds and Falcated Duck in small breaks in the ice. A Great Grey Shrike...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
03 March 2012 This really was my last birding trip in China for the foreseeable future. Saturday started cold and misty when Yan Shen picked me up from the Crowne Plaza hotel at Beijing Airport. Thirty minutes later we picked up good friend and local birder Li Ming and headed north towards...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
29 February 2012 Time to try and catch up with my 2012 birding outings, which have been cut back somewhat with work commitments! So much so I totally forgot when updating (in April) my Guangzhou birding trip in February that that wasn’t in fact my last day in China, I had another week to go…...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
Sorry I am so far behind on my updates, hopefully I will be able to catch up over the next couple of weeks 26 February 2012 (Continued…) Approaching a group of photographers snapping a kingfisher from a raised boardwalk extending out over a lotus pond I was careful to “keep the danger away”...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
26 February 2012 With just an hour between landing in Hong Kong and departing for Guangzhou the only Hong Kong bird I picked up at the airport (Photo1) was a Crested Myna walking along the jet bridge connecting the terminal to the Dragonair A330 we were waiting to board 130.Crested...- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012
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China Birds (Nick Sismey) 2012 List (UK, Hong Kong & ?)
25 February 2012 Leaving Derby at 0630 heading for Heathrow the M40, on a glorious crisp morning, provided its usual supply of Red Kites. I counted nine before I turned off for the M25 129.Red Kite--------------------------M40---------------------------England- ChinaBirds
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2012