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    Grimley and Holt

    Grimley am Green Sandpiper , Willow Warblers , Kingfisher Hobby and Redstart, things are starting to trickle through on the homeward journey South. 51 species seen
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    Grimley and Holt

    Tufted duck brood of 7 main pit.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Wednesday night late , 3 Common Terns , Water Rail , 9 L.Egrets, adult Hobby, Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper. Tawny Owl over my parked car. 500 +Starling in Murmuration [there's over 150 in the photo so my estimation is probably miles out ]. Brown Hare and Badger. Water levels...
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    Grimley and Holt

    Another Gadwall with a brood of 6 +Reed Bunting foraging
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    Grimley and Holt

    Monday morning 2 common terns but always distant seem to be eyeing up a at the moment an occupied Coots nest at the S end. 2 Cuckoo's calling and very active . Little Grebe with 2 chicks S.end and fledged Reed Warblers
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    Grimley and Holt

    Common Terns seen catching fish in the fishing pools Church Farm. Cuckoos seen and heard in the dead trees of the main pit including last years rufous colored female . [Distant photo i will try and do better]. Multiple Mute Swan pairs have cygnets . Kestrel, Common Sandpiper Redshank church Farm.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Ringed Plover and Garganey seen Thursday by other birders.
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    Grimley and Holt

    The ferruginous duck remains but has moved onto the smaller South pool, Kingfisher also.Wheatear and Stonechats Church Farm.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Ferruginous duck female south end west side CLP yesterday and first Dunlin of the year .
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    Grimley and Holt

    What I missed Wheatear Church Farm, Wood Sandpiper West shore CLP , however pair of Whinchat around Hippo pool and Reed Warblers singing in the rain. Cuckoo calling East Shore and a Kingfisher South end with a few Swifts overhead .
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    Grimley and Holt

    The first Swifts have arrived with a massive influx of Swallows, Sand Martins and House Martins hawking insects . A Brown Hare was seen between Camp Lane and the river. Greylag with a brood of 4 , multiple mallard broods . 5 Yellow Wagtails were on the Western shores sometimes hidden amongst...
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    Grimley and Holt

    Ill start with the birds I've missed 23/4 6 Little Gulls, 24/4 Red Kite over and Hobby hawking insects around midday. Sedge Warbler along N. causeway , Chiffchaff nest building far South. Strange duck which didn't stay very long , too large to be a mallard cross.
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    Grimley and Holt

    The hurrindines seemed to have arrived with over 200 Sand Martins , 30+ Swallow and a few House Martins . 2 LRP's were on the West shore with a Snipe and Redshanks and Lapwings mating . Peregrine over, and the first Coot brood of 7.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Some new arrivals , first Swallow ,[ extremely late] , Reed Warbler, Whitethroat , Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo and Common Sandpiper brings my species total to 100. 1 Wigeon left couple of Shovellor and teal. Small white, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood and Orangetip were firsts' with S...
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    Grimley and Holt

    Friday morning still very little in the way of migration movement although the winds next week are favorable , no Hurindines seen but did see a 1 House Martin Monday. Redshanks displaying , 1 definite pair and 2 more . 7 Mute Swans either nest building or sitting, Canada Goose...
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    Grimley and Holt

    Thursday morning Little -ringed Plover through North and 3 Little Gulls CLP.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Monday morning foggy start at Grimley , Camp Inn , Water Rail in the open for a few seconds before diving into Reed Mace , Swan sitting in same location. 4 Goosander up river. 7 L. Egrets on WW flood [nearly dried up now]. CLP 4 Redshanks and 2 oystercatchers commuting between Church Farm...
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    Grimley and Holt

    Southerly wind still, heavy cloud but didn't get wet, CLP 4 Goldeneye 2M no increase in Sand Martin , Redshank . River walk Red Kite opposite village drifting towards WW. WW. floods almost receded but 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Mandarins MF , and 7 L Egrets. Single Partridge on the way back.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Grimley ,Wednesday morning ,strong southerly wind , Church Farm Redshank , Red-legged Partidge 2 [first sighting for 15 months ] with another by itself at WW pits which could of been an English although undecided. Oystercatchers mating and 3 Eygptian Geese. CLP very choppy, Goldeneye 4...
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    Grimley and Holt

    From yesterday + 3 Eygptian Geese WW. and 4 Oystercatchers WWL flood.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Monday am., a Curlew flew North over CLP at 9:00 am calling first sign of the coming migration, can't wait. Various birds starting nest building the C. Crows, Magpies , Jackdaws and Couple of Mute Swans , one building on the North causeway. Goldeneyes still present and later 4...
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    Grimley and Holt

    CLP Friday evening 3 Female Goldeneye with the male ,he,s becoming more popular . More Lapwing than usual, could be the c150 from the Holt area.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Holt/ Sling Pool ,I do not go around as often as I used to , its becoming more and more difficult to observe anything. The flash over the field was what attracted me and I have had some good birds there, but now they have filled it in that probably will stop , which is a shame as there...
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    Grimley and Holt

    I have not had a coal tit yet this year at Grimley but as they usually hang around near conifers of some type you have to check the yew trees or go to Holt Castle /Sling pool and check the Cedars or Larches.
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    Grimley and Holt

    Monday am . 7 Mandarins on river 3 l Egrets Pink_footed/ Bean Goose CLP left almost immediately North. Sunlight too strong to be sure of ID but probably the former. First Oystercatcher the previous Friday.
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