Roy Harvey's 2011 DVD of ‘Rare & Scarce Birds’ on film

2011 DVD of ‘Rare & Scarce Birds’ on film

Lincolnshire attracted a host of excellent birds throughout the year including the long-staying White-tailed Eagle at Ruckland, American Black Tern at Covenham - a first record for the county. Sabine's Gull at Leadenham Tip, Marsh Sandpiper at Alkborough- and later at Blacktoft Sands. A brightly marked Spotted Sandpiper at Whisby, Kentish Plover at Rimac, Collared Pratincole at Immingham, Purple Heron at Huttoft Pits, Tawny Pipit at Tetney Lock, Lesser Yellowlegs at Alkborough, Ferruginous Duck at Barton, Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Saltfleet/Rimac and American Wigeon at Freiston Shore. 


Lesser rarities include Dotterel, Red-necked and Grey Phalaropes, Pomarine Skua, Common Crane, Pectoral Sandpipers, Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, all of which are featured.

Neighbouring Yorkshire picked up a Least Sandpiper at Old Moor plus a superb male Rustic Bunting at Filey during the Spring and then chipped in with three Autumn crackers in the form of Isabelline and Pied Wheaters at Spurn plus the lovely Desert Wheatear at Bempton Cliffs that was still present at the end of the year.

Also included are some superb birds filmed outside the featured region - Oriental Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, White-throated Robin at Hartlepool, Sandhill Crane in Suffolk. Collared Flycatcher, Little Bittern, Western Sandpiper, Isabelline Shrike and Desert Wheatear in Norfolk. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Cleveland, Black Stork in Northants. Red-footed Falcon in Derbyshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper at Lound, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland and Squacco Heron in Notts. 

The Scilly Isles had a tremendous autumn for rarities including Northern Waterthrush, Upland Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe and Olive-backed Pipits.

More than 70 sightings are featured in the 186 minutes of running time, which includes narration.

Once again, I have held the price of the two-disc DVD set at £15.75 including post & packing.

If you would like to place an order please make your cheque payable to

R & LM Harvey & send to:
Roy Harvey roy.harvey100@btinternet.com
37 Station Road
Grasby
Nr. Barnetby
Lincs.
DN38 6AP

Tel 01652 628385

Yellow-legged Gull at Leadenham

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis with Herring and Great Black-Backed on 27th Dec 2011.

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Leadenham Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull
CR-Code Black ring with white code: JA510 LBNW(JA510);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 3023010
Species Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus

Date Place Coordinates Observers Days/km/°
09.07 2008 Herreholmen, Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway 58°02'02"N 006°57'51"E Hansen, Tor Oddvar -
14.12 2011 Leadenham Rubbish Tip, Lincolnshire, Great Britain 53°03'38"N 000°33'48"W Chick, Andrew 1253/728/223

Russian Great Black-backed at Leadenham

RING NUMBER Moskwa ES-14 633 plus markers KF24 white plast. ring
SPECIES Larus marinus
AGE pull
RINGING DATE 10.07.2010
PROVINCE Russia, Murmansk O.
RINGING PLACE Kandalakshskiy Nature Reserve, Severnoe lesnichestvo, isl. Lunnye
COORDINATES 67.05 N 32.29 E

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FINDING DATE 02.12.2011
PROVINCE Great Britain, Lincolnshire
FINDING PLACE Leadenham Tip
COORDINATES 53.04 N 0.34 W
FINDING Larus marinus, 1 y
DETAILS sight record colour mark
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DISTANCE 2339 km DIRECTION 229 degrees ELAPSED TIME 510 days

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GB from Norway at Leadenham

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Seen Leadenham Tip on 1st December 2011


Last CR-Code Black ring with white code: JH425 LBNW(JH425);RBM
CR-Code Pale blue ring with black code: JB84 LBPN(JB84);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 384484
Species Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus

Date Place Coordinates Observers Days/km/°
19.06 1997 Storøy, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Jåbekk, Runar
25.07 2001 Årøy, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Flesjå, Inge
26.07 2001 Årøy, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Flesjå, Inge
11.06 2002 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Helberg, MortenJørgensen,
04.06 2003 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Jørgensen, Finn
Colour mark replaced: Black ring with white code: JH425 LBNW(JH425);RBM
28.06 2011 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Helberg, Morten
20.08 2011 Maløya Torland, Klaus Helberg, Morten
01.12 2011 Leadenham Rubbish Tip, Lincolnshire, Great Britain Chick, Andrew




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