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On the 28th November:
1976
1982
A day at Frampton-on-Severn, starting by the river where we saw c1500 Dunlin, 3 Grey Plovers, 20 Wigeon, 3 Bewick's Swans, 100+ White-fronted Geese and at least 6 Curlews. Then we went to Court Lake seeing c200 Tufted Ducks, c10 Pochard, c20 Gadwall, 50+ Mallard, a male and female Mandarin Duck, c250 Teal, 4 Great Crested Grebes, a Water Rail and a Green Sandpiper.
We returned to the river where extra to earlier sightings we saw a Little Stint and an immature Kittiwake.
An overnight drive to Humberside, seeing a Barn Owl on the way, to Stone Creek where there were two new British birds for us, a Great White Egret and a Green Heron.
Also seen were 6 Redshank, 2 Grey Plovers, 50+ Lapwings, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Ruff, c10 Golden Plovers and a Corn Bunting.
On the way back we stopped at Gibraltar Point seeing the immature male American Redstart again, also 2 Yellowhammers, a Bar-tailed Godwit, c100 Dunlin, c40 Redshank, a Grey Plover, 50+ Curlew, c1200 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Snow Buntings, 5 Siskins and 4 Twite.
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Drawings of Green Heron
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Laurel Tucker.
![Green Heron, LAT, Humberside, 28_11_82.j](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d0ce_444a14179f854459b1eec445c0143437~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_404,h_561,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/Green%20Heron%2C%20LAT%2C%20Humberside%2C%2028_11_82_j.jpg)
1988
In Madagascar on a BBC sound recording trip, no new birds seen today.
In Australia, on a BBC sound recording trip, 15 new birds and a new reptile seen today.
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Black-necked Stork.
![Black-necked Stork 01a, Fogg Dam, Aust,](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d0ce_f814d8116d1a4eb9b88bb9ddf611558d~mv2_d_2505_2218_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_45,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Black-necked%20Stork%2001a%2C%20Fogg%20Dam%2C%20Aust%2C%20.jpg)
2003
A visit to Portbury Wharf seeing the usual birds and on the foreshore a Short-eared Owl.
2018
A visit to Slimbridge with Roy Smith, who was visiting from Toronto, we saw c50 Bewick's Swans, 15 White-fronted Geese, 800+ Lapwing, 150+ Golden Plovers, 3 Dunlin, 17 Cranes with 2 non-ringed birds, a Marsh Harrier, a Water Rail, lots of duck including 600+ Wigeon, 4 Redshank, c25 Curlew, a Snipe and a Jack Snipe.
![White-fronted Goose 181122-2, Slimbridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d0ce_ee3dd87f37b446a89f49319cec176358~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_101,h_79,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/White-fronted%20Goose%20181122-2%2C%20Slimbridge.jpg)
![White-fronted Goose 181122-3, Slimbridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d0ce_1425484a5c024130898e6b349d9ba124~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_101,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/White-fronted%20Goose%20181122-3%2C%20Slimbridge.jpg)
![White-fronted Goose 181122-4, Slimbridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d0ce_90991004371e49eeb493b66c547a9bea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_101,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/White-fronted%20Goose%20181122-4%2C%20Slimbridge.jpg)
![White-fronted Goose 181122-5, Slimbridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d0ce_0b2222b271604e73a65963d97163be5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_101,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/White-fronted%20Goose%20181122-5%2C%20Slimbridge.jpg)
White-fronted Geese.
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