Alan Boddington

Former coal - miner from Nuneaton now living in Barnacle,Warks.Member of the Brandon Marsh conservation team.Keen birder in the Warwickshire and Midlands area.

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Dartford Warbler, Common Redstart, Little Tern & Stonechat from this weekend in Hampshire.

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Poor video & photo of the distant Kentish Plover at Rutland Water this morning. The Curlew Sandpiper at Etton-Maxey Pits,Cambs. was a little closer but no joy with the Purple Heron.

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Evening trip to Earlswood Lakes,Warks. for this cracking Spotted Sandpiper found this morning by John Oates @Baractus

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Roseate Tern, Temminck’s Stint, Spoonbill & Whimbrel from a couple of days in Northumberland.

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Crested Tit, Snow Bunting, a distant White-Billed Diver & Slavonian Grebe from a great few days in Scotland this week.

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Finally made the effort to get Ptarmigan on my british list yesterday. This pair found on a 4 hour trek around Cairn Gorm, Highland.

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Last stop off of the day for Cirl Bunting in Devon on the way back from Cornwall.

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My best ever view of Bonaparte’s Gull. This 1st summer bird in Hayle Estuary, Cornwall at mid-day today.

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Fantastic views of a lifer Lesser Kestrel at Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall this morning.
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Record shots of 3 new for the year waders at Brandon Marsh, Warks. this morning.
Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin & Ringed Plover. Also on the day list; Bittern, 2 B W Stilts,
Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, Garganey (pair), W F Goose, Snipe, Great Egret, 3 Hobby,
6 Common Tern & 10 Swift.

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Black-Winged Stilts for the second day at Brandon Marsh,Warks. this morning.Also a pair of Garganey new in & a Great Egret.

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Bit late to the party today (8 hours in fact), but over the moon that these pair of Black-Winged Stilt were still at Brandon Marsh,Warks. late afternoon. A welcome first for the reserve.

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Life ticked this Tawny Pipit at Landguard Point, Suffolk this morning.

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A few more from the Wyre Forest, Worcs. today.
Pearl-Bordered Fritillary,
female Pied Flycatcher & a showy Tawny Owl.

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Four year ticks today in sunny Worcestershire.
Pied Flycatcher, Redstart & Tree Pipit in the Wyre Forest and Black-Winged Stilt at Upton Warren.

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Late morning dog walk around the patch produced this cracking male Whinchat at Barnacle, Warks.

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Mandarin Duck added to my Brandon Marsh, Warks. year list this morning after a couple of misses this month.

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Whimbrel currently on east marsh at Brandon Marsh, Warks. Thanks to @DennisW500 for the phone call.

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Grasshopper Warbler showing very well this morning at Brandon Marsh, Warks.

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A trip down to Bedfordshire this morning for Nightingale. They didn’t disappoint. Also a showy Garden Warbler & then on the way home, two Whimbrel at Clifford Hill, Northants.