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1979
An afternoon visit to Chew Valley Lake on a wet, windy day, the best birds were a Peregrine and a Bittern.
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1991
A trip to the Exe Estuary and Dawlish Warren, where the best birds seen were Red-breasted Mergansers, a Red-crested Pochard, Avocets, Black-tailed Godwits, Whimbrels, a Guillemot, 4 Slavonian Grebes, Common Scoters and a Velvet Scoter.
2005
A drive to the pool at Avonmouth Sewage Works to film the male Ring-necked Duck, which had relocated from Portbury Wharf, also there, were Tufted Ducks, Shoveler, Teal, Gadwall, Mallard and a Snipe, in the bushes by the pool there were 2 singing Chiffchaffs.
Video of Ring-necked Duck
also here.
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