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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Oxenhope

Curlews arriving
Peering through a snow storm
Small gulls touching down

Oxenhope, pm visit. Strong NE>5-6 Heavy showers. Some Snow and Hail

Atrocious weather but good birding with Curlews coming in to roost along with Lapwings, Goosanders and a low count of small gulls.
A nice fly past of a Sparrowhawk followed by a Kestrel and just the one LBB gull keeping going >N. For action shots of this afternoons birds see DCBs vis mig blog when he updates it.

33 Curlew
5 Goosander
160+ Lapwings
150+Starlings in fields
1pr Goldeneye
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
4 Red Grouse
1 LBB gull >N
BS, DCB, CK, KM.

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