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  • Pete Crooks
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      July 27, 2022 at 6:58 pm
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      #5889

      Red Nab (9.10 – 10.45 am on rising tide)
      28 Mediterranean Gull (18 adults, 10 juveniles) – with many heading off SE towards Potts Corner with the incoming tide.
      420 Curlew
      1 Whimbrel
      1 colour-ringed Oystercatcher – green darvic & white code on left leg, but too distant to read
      1 Rock Pipit
      1 Grey Seal offshore

      Heysham Nature Park – Butterflies included 7 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 8 Gatekeeper, 6 Meadow Brown, 2 Common Blue and 1 Small Skipper

      Pete C

      Pete Crooks
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        July 27, 2022 at 8:08 pm
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        #5890

        A check of the CR Birding website suggests that the cr Oystercatcher may be Norwegian as they use a green ring with a white alpha / numeric code, beginning with a T. One to look out for Malcolm!

        Pete C

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