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First Nightjar of the year over my house last night, and a few Swifts but not showing interest in the nest boxes yet.

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No sign of the Bonaparts Gull at Briantspuddle in a short search this afternoon.

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Thought this beauty was going to land in my garden, so low over my house.

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Out and about in the sunshine on my patch at BRIANTSPUDDLE today meadows still flooded just CETTIS W. singing. But caught up with a few others DARTFORD, YELLOWHAMMER, KESTREL ,GREEN WOODPECKER,AND FINALLY LESSER REDPOLL.

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Road flooded at Briantspuddle by main bridge passable with care but watch out for flooding logs.

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Nice to catch up with the GLOSSY IBIS at WADDOCK CROSS CRESS BEDS. Two very distant photos in the pouring raid , but nice patch tick.

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Nice morning for a walk around BRIANTSPUDDLE MEADOWS still no sign of Bean Goose but 3Cattle Egrets pair of Red Kites nice flock of Lapwings good number of Little Egrets and too many Canada Geese.

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No sign ofBEAN GOOSE at THROOP MEADOWS today near Briantspuddle.

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TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE AGAIN at Throop Meadow 1 mile east of BRIANTSPUDDLE.

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No sign of Bean Goose at 10 30am atTHROOP MEADOWS near BRIANTSPUDDLE.

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Bit better photo of todays TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE at TROOP1 mile west of BRIANTSPUDDLE. Also my first flock of Lapwings for a while, and 4 SHOVELERS was nice, easterly wind is moving a few birds around.

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Tundra Bean Goose still at Throop Meadow 1 mile east of Briantspuddle with 4 Grey Lags and 2 Egyptian Geese.

[R.hewitt @Rhewitt2]

Walked BRIANTSPUDDLE MEADOWS this morning and spotted a TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE with 4 Grey Lags and 2Egyptian Geese at the THROOP end very hard to photograph will try again tomorrow if still around.

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Another walk around BRIANTSPUDDLE MEADOWS much the same except in nice sunshine today. Best was a nice male GOOSANDER on the flooded meadows, shame it was very distant, so a big crop on the photo.

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Nice sunny morning so walked my patch at BRIANTSPUDDLE 3 CATTLE EGRETS still with the LITTLE EGRETS but mobile. Then saw 2 RED KITES hunting near the fishing lake, i do like kites; One landed in a tree with what looked like a snake and ate it.

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Water levels up in BRIANTSPUDDLE water meadows a few birds showing 3 CATTLE EGRETS with 10 LITTLE EGRETS more GEESE and GULLS just hope for something better now.

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3 Red Kites over my house ar 1.05pm first ones for a while. Always nice to see.

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Big mistake this morning caught A ROSY UNDERWING last night tried to pot it and it got away did not get a photo might still be in the garden have to try again tonight.

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Nice to find 30+Yellow Wags today at Briantspuddle with good numbers of juvs also Redstart and 4 family's of Spot flys along the river lots of Swallows and Martins moving through after a bleak spring.

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Walking Turnerspuddle Heath tonight and spotted this beautiful Bordered Grey.