Popped up to Northumberland this afternoon on news of a drake Ruddy Duck. I gave it an hour, but with no sign I headed off. I was grateful for a text just a few minutes later from Jonny F to say it was showing again. A quick backtrack and I had the bird in my sights! A great looking bird and lucky to so far dodge the eradication scheme.
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| Phone-scoped Ruddy Duck |
A couple of quiet seawatches from Whitburn the last two days. A few Little Tern and an Arctic Skua the highlights. Yesterday on the walk back to the car I had my first Small Copper of the year.
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| Small Copper |
Two new Black-tailed Godwit dropped in at Shibdon yesterday.
That ruddy Ruddy Duck wasn't there early on......it might have been tucked away somewhere, i suppose. Was in and out in 15 minutes as there was hardly a bird to be seen except a dozen or so Oycs tucked up on the west bank.
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