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Thrush Nightingale

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first-winter

Taken: Sun, 18 Sep 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 18 Sep 2016

Close views of a very unusually confiding and showy Thrush Nightingale today.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Thrush Nightingale

first-winter

Taken: Sun, 18 Sep 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 18 Sep 2016

Close views of a very unusually confiding and showy Thrush Nightingale today.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Pallid Harrier

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juvenile, male

Taken: Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Made several passes over the fields east of the village at around 4 to 4.15 pm today then flew towards the village giving excellent views.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Pallid Harrier

juvenile, male

Taken: Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Made several passes over the fields east of the village at around 4 to 4.15 pm today then flew towards the village giving excellent views.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Pallid Harrier

juvenile, male

Taken: Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Made several passes over the fields east of the village at around 4 to 4.15 pm today then flew towards the village giving excellent views.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Lesser Grey Shrike

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first-winter

Taken: Tue, 13 Sep 2016

Beadnell (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Tue, 13 Sep 2016

Quite mobile, quite wary and not very approachable. Rings on both legs, the white ring on the left leg appears to have the letters "E E" - visible on this photo. This photo taken from range of about 45 metres, Nikon D810 with Sigma 150-600 S and 1.4 converter.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Lesser Grey Shrike

first-winter

Taken: Tue, 13 Sep 2016

Beadnell (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Tue, 13 Sep 2016

Quite mobile, quite wary and not very approachable. Rings on both legs, the white ring on the left leg appears to have the letters "E E" (not apparent on this photo but see others in the series). This photo taken from range of about 45 metres, Nikon D810 with Sigma 150-600 S and 1.4 converter.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Lesser Grey Shrike

first-winter

Taken: Tue, 13 Sep 2016

Beadnell (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Tue, 13 Sep 2016

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Spotted Sandpiper

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adult

Taken: Sat, 13 Aug 2016

Low Hauxley (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 14 Aug 2016

Viewed from the top hide (at about 80-100 metres range) working its way up and down the stony margins of a spit at the NE end of the reserve.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Spotted Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Sat, 13 Aug 2016

Low Hauxley (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 14 Aug 2016

Viewed from the top hide (at about 80-100 metres range) working its way up and down the stony margins of a spit at the NE end of the reserve.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Spotted Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Sat, 13 Aug 2016

Low Hauxley (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 14 Aug 2016

Viewed from the top hide (at about 80-100 metres range) working its way up and down the stony margins of a spit at the NE end of the reserve.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Bonaparte's Gull

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first-summer

Taken: Sun, 05 Jun 2016

Ashington (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 05 Jun 2016

On the Wansbeck estuary early afternoon.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Bonaparte's Gull

first-summer

Taken: Sun, 05 Jun 2016

Ashington (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 05 Jun 2016

On the Wansbeck estuary early afternoon.

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Bonaparte's Gull

first-summer

Taken: Sun, 05 Jun 2016

Ashington (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 05 Jun 2016

On the Wansbeck estuary early afternoon.

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Broad-billed Sandpiper

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adult

Taken: Tue, 31 May 2016

Druridge (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Tue, 31 May 2016

Good views late morning and early lunchtime despite bad weather from the south facing hide overlooking the flooded fields. Moderately distant (100metres or more away). Fairly mobile.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Broad-billed Sandpiper

adult

Taken: Tue, 31 May 2016

Druridge (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Tue, 31 May 2016

Good views late morning and early lunchtime despite bad weather from the south facing hide overlooking the flooded fields. Moderately distant (100metres or more away). Fairly mobile.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Little Gull

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second-summer

Taken: Sun, 29 May 2016

Druridge (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 29 May 2016

Flew around Druridge Pool briefly this evening. A first summer individual was also present.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Little Gull

second-summer

Taken: Sun, 29 May 2016

Druridge (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 29 May 2016

Flew around Druridge Pool briefly this evening. A first summer individual was also present.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Glossy Ibis

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first-summer

Taken: Fri, 27 May 2016

Low Newton-by-the-Sea (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 27 May 2016

Often giving good views at fairly close range.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Glossy Ibis

first-summer

Taken: Fri, 27 May 2016

Low Newton-by-the-Sea (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 27 May 2016

On the flooded scrapes just north of Newton Pool this afternoon.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Common Rosefinch

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first-summer, male

Taken: Fri, 27 May 2016

Druridge (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 27 May 2016

Very elusive. Finally caught up with it, although a little distant, singing from a perch in some Hawthorn bushes at the southern end of the main section of cover next to Druridge Pools flooded fields, just south of the Budge screen early afternoon.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Icterine Warbler

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adult

Taken: Fri, 27 May 2016

Druridge (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 27 May 2016

In the recently coppiced area near the start of the path to the hides late morning but rather elusive.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Red-backed Shrike

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adult, male

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

Generally being quite showy in the vicarage garden.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Red-spotted Bluethroat

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first-summer

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

Reported as a first-summer male. Extremely elusive but showed up in a ditch, early afternoon, just south of the Straight Lonnen near a patch of Willows at the north end. Camera: Nikon D810 with Sigma 150-600 Sports lens + Sigma TC1401 converter. Range about 70 metres for this photo.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Bluethroat

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first-summer, female

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

At Chare Ends.

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Bluethroat

first-summer, female

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

At Chare Ends.

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Western Subalpine Warbler

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first-summer

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

Early evening at Chare Ends on 14th May, feeding in Hawthorns. Call heard on 15th confirmed ID as a Western. Camera: Nikon D7100 with Sigma 150-600 Sports lens

Photo: Frank Golding

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Western Subalpine Warbler

first-summer

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

Early evening at Chare Ends on 14th May, feeding in Hawthorns. Call heard on 15th confirmed ID as a Western. Camera: Nikon D7100 with Sigma 150-600 Sports lens

Photo: Frank Golding

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Western Subalpine Warbler

first-summer

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 May 2016

Early evening at Chare Ends on 14th May, feeding in Hawthorns. Call heard on 15th confirmed ID as a Western. Camera: Nikon D7100 with Sigma 150-600 Sports lens

Photo: Frank Golding

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Western Subalpine Warbler

first-summer, male

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sat, 14 May 2016

At Chare Ends late afternoon and evening seen feeding in and around Hawthorn bushes.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Western Subalpine Warbler

first-summer, male

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sat, 14 May 2016

At Chare Ends late afternoon and evening seen feeding in and around Hawthorn bushes. edit: Later (Sunday 15th May) positively identified as Western Subalpine from the call.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Western Subalpine Warbler

first-summer, male

Taken: Sat, 14 May 2016

Holy Island (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Sat, 14 May 2016

At Chare Ends late afternoon and evening seen feeding in and around Hawthorn bushes.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Whiskered Tern

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Taken: Thu, 12 May 2016

Saltholme (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 May 2016

One of 2 this afternoon hawking insects over the pool near the reception centre.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Whiskered Tern

Taken: Thu, 12 May 2016

Saltholme (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 May 2016

One of 2 this afternoon hawking insects over the pool near the reception centre.

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Whiskered Tern

Taken: Thu, 12 May 2016

Saltholme (Cleveland)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 May 2016

One of 2 this afternoon hawking insects over the pool near the reception centre.

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Black Tern

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adult

Taken: Sun, 08 May 2016

Big Waters Nature Reserve (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 May 2016

A 2nd bird from of a flock of 10 hawking insects over Big Waters on Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Black Tern

adult

Taken: Sun, 08 May 2016

Big Waters Nature Reserve (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 May 2016

One of a flock of 10 hawking insects over Big Waters on Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Taken: Thu, 21 Apr 2016

Cresswell (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 22 Apr 2016

A rather distant photo. Now almost fully into summer plumage and looking very smart. Quite aggressive towards Redshanks that compete in the same feeding areas.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Long-billed Dowitcher

first-winter

Taken: Thu, 31 Mar 2016

Cresswell (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 01 Apr 2016

On sandy edge of the pond just south of the causeway at the north-east end of Cresswell Pond late afternoon.

Photo: Frank Golding

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Great White Egret

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adult

Taken: Thu, 17 Mar 2016

Bothal (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 18 Mar 2016

Fairly close views from the road at the South-east corner of Bothal Pond.

Photo: Frank Golding

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