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| Ring-billed Gull (2nd winter), Woodbridge, Suffolk, 6th Jan '02
copyright Jeff Higgott
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| Scaup, Ormsgill Resv, Barrow, Cumbria, 30th Dec' 01 copyright Stephen Dunstan
perhaps not a 'rare' but you have to work hard for such things in Cumbria...and have you ever been this close to a Scaup ? |
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| White Pelican (in care) Norfolk, Jan 2002 © Ashley Banwell
Discovered at the end of December having crashed into electricity wires. |
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| White Pelican (in care) Norfolk, Jan 2002 © Ashley Banwell |  |
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| Great White Egret, Sandbach 5th Jan 2002 © Paul Hill
Nikon Coolpix 950 with Optolyth 80mm and 20-60 zoom at 30x |
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| Snowy Egret, Ardeer Golf Course, Jan 5th '02 © John Malloy
"The bird was incredibly tame - at one point the bird walked right under me (1ft!!)" JM click here for more shots and your chance to vote for the UK's best bird in 2001 |
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| Iceland Gull (1st W Rowley Lake, Burnley, Lancs, 04/01/02 © Bill Aspin
See our winter gull pages for more photos from Bill and others |
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| Bewick's Swans, Fishmoor Resvr, 5/1/02 © Paul Hackett |  |
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| "Whilst walking around the misty reservoir looking for gulls, a party of 13 Bewicks swam out of the mist and into view, 11 aults & 2 Juvs, the wind started to blow and increased visiblity, i took a few stills then the wind died, the mist dropped again and they had disapeared and we walked all around the reservoir but could not locate the birds in the now very thick mist which completly covered the reservoir !" P. H | |||
| Red-crested Pochard, Tongwell Lake, Bucks, 4th Jan 2002
copyright Mark Wilson |
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| Mandarin Duck(s), Bradley Dam, Derbyshire, 1st Jan 2002
copyright Mike Watson Mike was visiting the area - would anyone like to let him know the scarcity of these records in Derbyshire ? |
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| Another shot of the presumed Herring Gull (showing characteristics of American), Dungeness, Kent, copyright Peter O'toole
still present over the xmas period |
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| Arctic Redpoll, Titchwell, Norfolk, 3rd Jan' 02
copyright Dave Hawkins |
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| Arctic Redpoll, Titchwell, Norfolk, 3rd Jan' 02
copyright Dave Hawkins |
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| Arctic Redpoll, Titchwell, Norfolk, 3rd Jan' 02
some observers have commented that the yellow spot on the crown helps in finding this bird amongst the flock |
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| Snowy Egret, Stevenston Ardeer Golf Club, Ayrshire' 2nd Jan '02
copyright Jim Duncan Jim gets his year list off to a flyer ! |
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| Snowy Egret, Ayrshire' 1st Jan 2002
copyright Nick Moran click here for more shots and your chance to vote for the UK's best bird in 2001 |
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| Ivory Gull, Dunnet Bay, 23rd Dec' 01
copyright Hugh Harrop taken with Canon EOS3 +500mm F4 lens click here for 'shed-loads' more pics of white gulls across the UK |
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| Sociable Plover, Pevensey Levels, 23rd Dec' 2001
copyright Mark Thomas |
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| Snowy Egret, Ayrshire, Dec' 01
copyright Brian Orr click here for more shots and your chance to vote for the UK's best bird in 2001 |
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| Arctic Redpoll, Titchwell, Norfolk, 30th Dec' 01
copyright Adrian Webb |
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| Great Northern Diver and Black-throated Diver, Rutland Water, Leics, 1st Jan 2002
copyright Richard Fray 2 divers together in Leics is not an annual occurrence ! |
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