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  1. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Finished an exam early at college. Do I go back to work or go to Slimbridge ??? 232 American Golden Plover
  2. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    One more from a weekend in Cornwall that was hampered by appalling weather 231 Green Winged Teal
  3. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    A Red day today, well both new year birds today started with red. Also it brings me up to the target that I set myself for the year. Firstly we went down to Cheddar Reservoir and after moving around to get the light behind us we picked up the 229 Red Necked Grebe We moved onto Chew for the...
  4. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Had a cracking birding weekend in Norfolk. We started at Salthouse on Saturday morning. We got there and it was bright and sunny,then within 5 mins fog came down and we couldn't see further than 5 metres. We were about to give up and move on when another birder found a small group of Snow...
  5. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Back to Ashleworth yesterday for the Water Pipits. Unlike last Sunday it was a clear day so eventually we found them. No sign of any Shrikes though 223 Water Pipit
  6. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    The kids and I popped up to Gloucester/Wiltshire for the day. The first stop was Ashleworth Ham in Glos hoping for the Water Pipits that had been there recently. Unfortunately you couldn't see your hand in front of your face as it was so foggy. We waited for an hour but it got worse rather than...
  7. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    I went over the bridge again on Sunday. This time to the Lisvane Reservoir in Cardiff for the Spotted Sandpiper. It took a little while to get there with my Sat Nav wanting to take me in the opposite direction. When I eventually got there the bird was showing well on the banks of the reservoir...
  8. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    A doctors appointment before lunch o:) on Friday gave me 2 hours to go for the Cattle Egret at Chew Valley Lake. It takes around 40 minutes to get from work to Chew. Luckily someome was on hand to tell me exactly which field it had just landed in 218 Cattle Egret Today the kids and I had a day...
  9. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Another better late than never bird at Frampton Sailing Lake yesterday 215 Arctic Tern Today me and the kids went up to Oxford for a few hours. We started at Farmoor Reservoir looking for the Grey Phalarope. It wasn't a problem and even my kids couldn't have managed to flush this one. It fed...
  10. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    A dash after work on Friday with all of the other Friday afternoon traffic saw me at Uskmouth NR in Newport for the Aquatic Warbler. When I got there the bird was showing well on and off for seconds at at time. I eventually got a prolonged view, well 5 seconds anyway. 213 Aquatic Warbler I was...
  11. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    We got up this morning and made a spur of the moment decision to go to Weymouth for the day. I popped into Ferrybridge and caught up with Sanderling, which probably should have come earlier in the year, but it dosen't matter now 212 Sanderling
  12. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    A cracking mornings birding in Somerset. Firstly we went to Oath to try and see the Purple Heron that has been there for a few days. We were lucky as there were some birders already there. I don't think we would have had a chance otherwise. We walked about a mile and got onto the bird for about...
  13. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    After sweating on it over the weekend I was finally able to go to Glos to see the Spotted Crake. One thing or another meant that I couldn't go at all over the weekend. I went straight from work and about 5 mins after sitting down in the hide the Crake was seen working left and right along a...
  14. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Another year tick at lunchtime today. Whilst walking around my local patch a Whinchat flicked up onto the top of a bush and then across to a wire fence where it remained until I left to go back to work. 209 Whinchat
  15. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Last night I finally upgraded Tawny Owl from "heard only" to full tick. We were travelling home from Weston Super Mare and called in at a local spot which is good for owls. We heard some Tawny calls and then one drifted right over our heads. 208 Tawny Owl
  16. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Two weeks in Norfolk can never harm the year list even in mid summer. I managed quite a lot of birding mostly early morning but as always the family put up with me "just popping in" here and there or "as we are passing anyway". From North Norfolk I saw 201 Egyptian Goose 202 Water Rail 203...
  17. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Bogey bird despatched. I went looking for a Hobby that I saw yesterday lunchtime, it wasn't there but in it's place was a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. I couldn't of realistically asked for a better number 200. I even got a piccy 200 Yellow Wagtail
  18. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Well it's been a quiet fortnight and I am stuck on 199. It's not that I haven't tried for number 200. I went for a Curlew Sandpiper at Slimbridge but it was flushed by a Sea King helicopter 5 mins before I got there. Traffic on the M5 prevented me ticking Black Terns at Chew Valley Lake. I stood...
  19. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Spent another weekend away with the family in Dorset. I went out early on Saturday morning and picked up my target bird 197 Dartford Warbler On Saturday evening I went to Arne in search of Nightjar which was a lifer. I arrived at around 9:30pm and waited. After 15mins of being eaten alive by...
  20. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    One more today from Newport Wetlands/Goldcliff 196 Avocet
  21. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Another family weekend at Weymouth/Portland and an early morning visit to the Bill added 191 Balearic Shearwater 192 Manx Shearwater 193 European Storm Petrel Quick stops at Ferrybridge and Lodmoor gave me 2 tern species 194 Little Tern 195 Sandwich Tern
  22. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Local birding over the weekend produced 2 more From Chew Valley Lake yesterday 189 Ferruginous Duck And from Slimbridge today 190 Yellow Legged Gull
  23. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Yesterday I took a trip to Suffolk/Norfolk to Lakenheath and Weeting Heath.I arrived at Lakenheath at around 05:30am A four hour wait was rewarded with a cracking prolonged through the scope of a male Golden Oriole. Then I moved onto Weeting Heath where the Stone Curlews didn't let me down 182...
  24. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    2 more from the wet bank holiday 180 Reed Warbler and from Slimbridge this afternoon a very mobile 181 Great White Egret
  25. Darren Pearce

    Kendons 2007 UK year list

    Another day in the Forest of Dean produced the following 177 Pied Flycatcher 178 Wood Warbler 179 Tree Pipit
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