Birds

Balscote Dotterel

The Dotterel is still present today. Yesterdays Whimbrel is also still present and there is now a Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover in the same field.

Gareth

At 16:15:
Dotterel
Golden Plover 25
Whimbrel
L R plover
Yellow Wag
Whinchat
Wheatear 2

Steve Clark

Phone-scoped shot of Whinchat (c) Steve Clark

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Dotterel (f) (still present 18:30 per RBA) Golden Plover Ringed Plover 2 Little ringed Plover 3+ Wheatear 4 Willow Warbler Tree Sparrow...

- Balscote Quarry 5th May
Dotterel still in field adjacent to Balscote Quarry 19:30 Golden Plover 2 Little ringed Plover 4 Wheatear 2...

- Balscote: 29th April
Balscote Dotterel: Still this afternoon in the usual place. 2 Whimbrel Whinchat Little Ringed Plover 4 Wheatear: 2 of which looked really good for Greenland 'leucorhoa' race birds (big, upright and very bright buff wash undersides). 2 Yellow...

- Balscote 28th April
Dotterel still present this evening at 18:20 (Paul Wren) Also: 2 Whimbrel 1 Wheatear 1 Whinchat 19 Golden Plover 1 Redstart per Ewan Urquhart...

- Balscote: 26th April
Balscote Dotterel: Whimbrel in same field. John Fordham...

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