19/7/95 Inverness

Ivory Gull 1 adult ex.

15/6/95 Wigan, Greatham Creek & Langdon

River Warbler 1 male singing

Greatham Creek
Ross’s Gull 1 adult s/p ex.

Langdon Beck

Black Grouse 9 males

Adult Ross's Gull at Greatham Creek, Cleveland (Alan Tate http://www.aabirdpix.com/ )

Pete Neatherway tempted us north to try for both a singing River Warbler and an adult summer plumaged Ross's Gull. Whilst the views of the Warbler were more distant that we would have liked the same wasn't true for the Gull that was feeding on emerging insects along the edge of a small pool and therefore showing down to a few feet from its small group of admirers affording spectacular views.

6/6/95 Weirwood Reservoir

Egyptian Goose 1

28/5/95 Tidemills, Newhaven

Kentish Plover 1 male ex.

22/5/95 Holme & Titchwell

ROCK THRUSH 1 adult male ex.

Titchwell

Black-winged Stilt 1

Male Rock Thrush at Holme (Alan Tate http://www.aabirdpix.com/ )

After suffering double dips at Portland news of an adult showing well at Holme Golf Course tempted us to dash to Norfolk where on a lovely Spring afternoon the Rock Thrush was performing admirably to its crowd of admirers. Later disaster struck with it being hit by a Sparrowhawk but it was rescued by twitchers and taken into care overnight. It was released the following morning seemingly no worse for its ordeal whereupon it stayed on site for a week. 



21/5/95 Newhaven

Dotterel 6

20/5/95 Cuckmere

Spoonbill 1