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Turtle Dove

Upload a photo of the Turtle Dove at Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

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Taken: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jun 2019

one of 3 seen

Photo: Paul Ward

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Serin

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Taken: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Littlestone-on-Sea (Kent)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jun 2019

male opposite the golf club

Photo: Paul Ward

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Serin

Taken: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Littlestone-on-Sea (Kent)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jun 2019

Male singing its heart out opposite the golf club

Photo: Paul Ward

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Black-winged Stilt

Upload a photo of the Black-winged Stilt at Wells (Norfolk)

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Taken: Thu, 23 May 2019

Wells (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 May 2019

the locals did not like being invaded!!

Photo: Paul Ward

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Black-winged Stilt

Taken: Thu, 23 May 2019

Wells (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 May 2019

one of a pair on the new pools.

Photo: Paul Ward

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Ferruginous Duck

Upload a photo of the Ferruginous Duck at Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

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Taken: Wed, 06 Feb 2019

Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

Uploaded: Fri, 08 Feb 2019

Photo: Paul Ward

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Caspian Gull

Upload a photo of the Caspian Gull at Snaresbrook (London)

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Taken: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Snaresbrook (London)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

over-wintering bird on Eagle Pond

Photo: Paul Ward

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Snow Bunting

Upload a photo of the Snow Bunting at Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)

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Taken: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

showed well by the beach road

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Lesser Yellowlegs

Upload a photo of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor RSPB (Dorset)

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Taken: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Lodmoor RSPB (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Photo: Paul Ward

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Ring-necked Duck

Upload a photo of the Ring-necked Duck at Radipole Lake RSPB (Dorset)

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Taken: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Radipole Lake RSPB (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 15 Jan 2019

elusive in the reeds

Photo: Paul Ward

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Pallid Harrier

Upload a photo of the Pallid Harrier at Welney WWT (Norfolk)

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Taken: Tue, 18 Sep 2018

Welney WWT (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 19 Sep 2018

showed really close on occasions from Lyle hide

Photo: Paul Ward

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Spotted Crake

Upload a photo of the Spotted Crake at Dorney Common (Buckinghamshire)

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Taken: Tue, 28 Aug 2018

Dorney Common (Buckinghamshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Aug 2018

cropped in as it kept to the far margin of the pool....

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Glossy Ibis

Upload a photo of the Glossy Ibis at Egleton NR, Rutland Water (Leicestershire)

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Taken: Tue, 24 Jul 2018

Egleton NR, Rutland Water (Leicestershire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Jul 2018

showed well from Shoveler hide

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Red-necked Phalarope

Upload a photo of the Red-necked Phalarope at Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincolnshire)

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Taken: Mon, 16 Jul 2018

Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Jul 2018

massive crop of a distant bird. great to see a male though in almost breeding finery!!!

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black-winged Stilt

Upload a photo of the Black-winged Stilt at Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

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Taken: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Photo: Paul Ward

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Black-winged Stilt

Taken: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Photo: Paul Ward

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Black-winged Stilt

Taken: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Photo: Paul Ward

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Bonaparte's Gull

Upload a photo of the Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

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Taken: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Photo: Paul Ward

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Bonaparte's Gull

Taken: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Tue, 10 Jul 2018

showing well on the mud by the slipway. nice size comparison with black-headed gull

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Green Heron

Upload a photo of the Green Heron at Narberth (Pembrokeshire)

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Taken: Mon, 30 Apr 2018

Narberth (Pembrokeshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 01 May 2018

Llan-mill. What a lovely but strange bird....

Photo: Paul Ward

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Green Heron

Taken: Mon, 30 Apr 2018

Narberth (Pembrokeshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 01 May 2018

Llan-mill. Showed well eventually on the reed edge.

Photo: Paul Ward

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Snowy Owl

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Taken: Thu, 22 Mar 2018

Friskney (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 28 Mar 2018

Photo: Paul Ward

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Snowy Owl

female

Taken: Thu, 22 Mar 2018

Friskney (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 22 Mar 2018

Early morning as it was driven off the beach by the rising tide

Photo: Paul Ward

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Little Owl

Upload a photo of the Little Owl at Cassiobury Park (Hertfordshire)

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Taken: Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Cassiobury Park (Hertfordshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

sat out in its tree in the early morning. wild bird, not from a hide

Photo: Paul Ward

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Horned Lark

Upload a photo of the Horned Lark at Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

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Taken: Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Staines Reservoirs (Surrey)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jan 2018

showed well from the causeway albeit in very gloomy conditions

Photo: Paul Ward

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Coues's Arctic Redpoll

Upload a photo of the Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common (Suffolk)

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Taken: Fri, 01 Dec 2017

Hazlewood Common (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 04 Dec 2017

Showed really well in between the snow showers - think it felt at home!!!!

Photo: Paul Ward

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Rock Thrush

Upload a photo of the Rock Thrush at Blorenge (Gwent)

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Taken: Fri, 20 Oct 2017

Blorenge (Gwent)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2017

showed incredibly well

Photo: Paul Ward

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Grasshopper Warbler

Upload a photo of the Grasshopper Warbler at Sandridge (Hertfordshire)

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Taken: Thu, 29 Jun 2017

Sandridge (Hertfordshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 30 Jun 2017

Heartwood Forest. Reeling and showing incredibly well

Photo: Paul Ward

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Ferruginous Duck

Upload a photo of the Ferruginous Duck at Caldecotte (Buckinghamshire)

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adult, male

Taken: Fri, 12 Feb 2016

Caldecotte (Buckinghamshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 12 Feb 2016

On Manor Farm Lake. More on http://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com

Photo: Paul Ward

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Wilson's Phalarope

Upload a photo of the Wilson's Phalarope at Vange (Essex)

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Taken: Fri, 18 Sep 2015

Vange (Essex)

Uploaded: Mon, 28 Sep 2015

Always distant, 500mm lens with 2x converter and still a massive crop!!

Photo: Paul Ward

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Grey Phalarope

Upload a photo of the Grey Phalarope at Sidlesham (Sussex)

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Taken: Fri, 18 Sep 2015

Sidlesham (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 22 Sep 2015

Showed incredibly well with some nice reflections in the water. More on my blog http://rickybirdman95.blogspot.co.uk/

Photo: Paul Ward

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper at White Nothe (Dorset)

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juvenile

Taken: Fri, 18 Sep 2015

White Nothe (Dorset)

Uploaded: Tue, 22 Sep 2015

Showed really well in the company of ringed plovers. More on my blog http://rickybirdman95.blogspot.com/

Photo: Paul Ward

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Melodious Warbler

Upload a photo of the Melodious Warbler at Hampton in Arden (West Midlands)

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male

Taken: Fri, 03 Jul 2015

Hampton in Arden (West Midlands)

Uploaded: Fri, 03 Jul 2015

Marsh Lane Nature Reserve. Constant song and showed on and off more on http://rickybirdman95.blogspot.co.uk/

Photo: Paul Ward

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Hudsonian Whimbrel

Upload a photo of the Hudsonian Whimbrel at Church Norton (Sussex)

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Taken: Wed, 17 Jun 2015

Church Norton (Sussex)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jun 2015

Taken in fading light after a 9 hour wait. more on my blog http://rickybirdman95.blogspot.co.uk/

Photo: Paul Ward

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Greater Yellowlegs

Upload a photo of the Greater Yellowlegs at Titchfield Haven NNR (Hampshire)

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Taken: Sat, 30 May 2015

Titchfield Haven NNR (Hampshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Jun 2015

Showed really well early morning.

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Red-necked Phalarope

Upload a photo of the Red-necked Phalarope at Broom (Bedfordshire)

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Taken: Wed, 20 May 2015

Broom (Bedfordshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 26 May 2015

Gravel Pits: Male showing well if distantly at the south end of the pit.

Photo: Paul Ward

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Temminck's Stint

Upload a photo of the Temminck's Stint at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

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Taken: Tue, 13 May 2014

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 May 2014

Photo: Paul Ward

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