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2006



Juvenile osprey, Bowling Green Marsh, Devon - 30 August



Bluethroat, Tresco, Isles of Scilly - 24 August



Spoonbill and Little Egret, Tresco, Isles of Scilly - 24 August



Reed Warbler, Marazion Marsh, Cornwall - 22 August



Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter, Hayle Estuary, Cornwall - 23 August



Black Tailed Godwit, Hayle Estuary, Cornwall - 23 August



  Two juvenile sandwich terns seen off Marazion Beach, Cornwall - 22 August


Rock pipit, Marazion, Cornwall - 20 August


One of two juvenile little ringed plovers seen at Drift Reservoir, Cornwall - 19 August

Great Crested Grebes with young of different ages. Early morning at Durleigh Reservoir, Somerset - 9 August

 

Silver-washed Fritillary at Lower Wood, Gloucestershire. We even witnessed the spectacular courtship flight in which the female flies in a straight line with the male(s) circling around her - 3 August

 

A Male brimstone at Lower Wood, Gloucestershire - 3 August

 

Distant Female garganey at Meare Heath NNR, Somerset - 2 August

 

Purple sandpiper off Penzance's Jubilee Pool, Cornwall - 7 April

 

 One of two night herons present at Bascathnoe Reservoir, Cornwall. After getting up at dawn to find this British rarity, these were the best photos I could manage as the bird was positioned the other side of the reservoir - 7 April

 


Bittern at Marazion Marsh, Cornwall. The bird was at first on the other side of the lagoon, then after watching the bird flying into a nearby channel we followed and got these incredible photos of this scarce bird - 6 April

 

Lesser scaup from the USA at College Reservoir, Cornwall - 6 April

 

Ringed necked duck at College Reservoir, Cornwall. Nice comparison to female tufted duck - 6 April

 

One of several white wagtails present along Marazion Beach and car park, Cornwall. Typical of wagtails they wouldn't stay still hence the poor quality images - 5 April

 

A long billed dowitcher from the USA at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall - 5 April

 

Redshank at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall - 5 April

 

Greenshank at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall - 5 April

 

An adult peregrine falcon at Kenidjack Valley, Cornwall - 5 April

 

 

One of the two Lizard choughs present at Kenidjack Valley, Cornwall - 5 April

 

A red rumped swallow - a rare vagrant from the Mediterranean which turned up at Kenidjack Valley, Cornwall - 5 April

 

A juvenile Glaucous Gull at Dawlish Warren, Devon - 4 January

 

 A winter plumage guillemot at Brixham harbour, Devon - 4 January

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