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The Britain & Ireland Stop Press Rarity Photos Page

Mealy Redpoll, Outer Skerries, Sept' 2001

copyright Paul Hackett

final pics from Paul's shetland trip - no rarities but nice migrants all the same

bird photo - Mealy Redpoll
Spotted Crake, Outer Skerries, 1st October 2001

copyright Paul Hackett

bird photo - Spotted Crake
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Foula, 23rd Sept' 2001

copyright Paul Hackett

'Great-spot' wondering where all the trees on Foula are !

bird photo - Great-spotted Woodpecker
Turtle Dove, Outer Skerries, 2nd October 2001

copyright Paul Hackett

bird photo - Turtle Dove
Short-toed Lark, St Agnes, 2nd Oct' 2001 © John Judge, Jon Hall, Dave Hall, Pete Hall -taken with a coolpix 990 and Leica APO

John's Draycote Birding

NEW!! Feature for Scilly Season- Isles of Scilly Bird Board click here

Short-toed Lark
Grey Phalarope, Westport Lake, Stoke, Staffs, 2nd Oct' 2001 © Paul Hill

Coolpix 950 + Optolyth 80mm HD at 25x on zoom eyepiece.
Occasionally showing down to 10 ft, far too close for digi-scoping

Grey Phalarope
Grey Phalarope, Westport Lake, Stoke, Staffs, 2nd Oct' 2001 © Paul Hill

Nikon 35mm with 600mm F5.6 lens

Grey Phalarope
Grey Phalarope, Westport Lake, Stoke, Staffs, 2nd Oct' 2001 © David Kelsall Grey Phalarope
Wryneck, Winterton, Norfolk, 30th Sept' 2001 © Bill Baston Wryneck
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