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1977
An afternoon seawatch from the end of Brean Down in a force 6 to 8 southwesterly wind, seeing 60 Kittiwakes north and 12 south, a Whimbrel south, 2 Fulmars north, 3 dark phase Arctic Skuas north and 1 south, a Roseate Tern south which we believe is the 8th Somerset record, 60 Common Scoter north which upto now is a record Somerset count, and on the Down we also saw a Ring Ouzel and heard a Grasshopper Warbler.
Later at Berrow, we saw a Wheatear, c250 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plovers, c40 Oystercatchers and 3 Sandwich Terns.
1978
A walk in Leigh Woods where we saw 4 Nuthatches, 10 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Marsh Tits, 2 Treecreepers, a Jay and a Sparrowhawk.
1984
1985
In Tunisia, two new birds seen today.
1988
In Florida on a sound recording trip, no new birds, but 2 new mammals, a new reptile and a new amphibian seen today.
Sora.
1995
A trip to Chew Valley Lake where the only birds of note were a Common Sandpiper and a Little Ringed Plover, at Chew Stoke there was a Hobby, then at Wick St. Lawrence there were 6 Yellow Wagtails and a Kestrel carrying a vole.
1999
In Zimbabwe on a filming and sound recording trip, 1 new bird seen today.
2011
A trip to Shapwick where there were lots of warblers and butterflies, on the scrape were 60+ Black-tailed Godwits, Lapwings, 3 Redshanks and a Lesser Yellowlegs. Also seen were 2 Cuckoos, 6+ Buzzards, 3 Marsh Harriers, 8+ Hobbys, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, a Little Egret and 5 Bitterns. On the way back, at Catcott Lows I saw a male Garganey.