In Lincolnshire, the featured birds include a Squacco Heron at Kirkby Pits - the second county record. Red-footed Falcon at Willow Tree Fen, plus the extremely rare juvenile Red-footed Falcon at the Gibraltar Point NNR - probably the first time one of this age has been seen in this part of the country.
A pair of Black-winged Stilts were at RSPB Frampton Marsh in May, followed by a White-rumped Sandpiper and Broad-billed Sandpiper. Also at Frampton, three different Red-necked Phalaropes were filmed - a male, a female and a juvenile. In addition, a superb adult White-winged Black Tern graced the reserve!
Yorkshire again did well for rarities with Black-bellied Dipper at Harpham early in the year. RSPB Old Moor hosted a Gull-billed Tern for one day, and lingering for much longer was a Black Stork in the Spurn area, which also paid a visit to Lincolnshire. RSPB Blacktoft Sands was home to a Spotted Crake for a while, then later in the year Spurn delivered the goods with a male Pied Wheatear and a Citrine Wagtail arriving on the same day- the latter giving outstanding views from the wader scrape hide. Also in the autumn a Red-flanked Bluetail was an excellent find, as was the long-staying American Golden Plover at Kilnsea.
As usual, there were some cracking birds a little further away with the following all in Norfolk - Pallid Harrier at Flitcham - the same bird that visited Lincs., Olive-backed Pipit at Weybourne, Isabelline Shrike near Sheringham, male Siberian Stonechat at Caister on Sea, Icterine Warbler at Burnham Overy and Red-flanked Bluetail at Wells.
One of the star birds was the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeen. Other notable arrivals captured on video were Hudsonian Godwit in Somerset, Pied-billed Grebe and Sabine's Gull in Lancashire, Laughing Gull in Cheshire, Bee-eater in Cumbria - a pair bred there this year. A superb summer-plumaged female Grey Phalarope in Warwickshire, and in the same county, a singing male Melodious Warbler had a steady stream of admirers. The Scilly Isles are also featured, including the Great Blue Heron in the spring and the autumn Hudsonian Whimbrel.
Complete play list:
Disc 1:
Harlequin Duck: Aberdeen - Jan
Glaucous Gull: Aberdeen - Jan
Great Northern Diver: Bardney, Lincs - Jan
Smew: Draycote Water, Warks - Jan
Green-winged Teal: South Ferriby, Lincs - Jan
Laughing Gull: New Brighton, Cheshire - Feb
Black-bellied Dipper: Harpham, E.Yorks - Feb
Surf Scoter: Scarborough, N.Yorks - Feb
Mediterranean Gulls: Scarborough, N.Yorks - Feb
Glossy Ibis: Gonalston, Notts - March
Black-necked Grebe: Draycote Water, Warks - April
Little Bunting: Gibraltar Point, Lincs - April
Great Blue Heron: Scilly Isles - April
Pied-billed Grebe: Leighton Moss, Lancs - April
Hudsonian Godwit: Meare Heath, Somerest - May
Black-winged Stilts: Frampton Marsh RSPB - May
White-rumped Sandpiper: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - May
American Wigeon: Saltfleetby St. Clement, Lincs - May
Grey Phalarope: Brandon Marsh, Warks - June
Greater Yellowlegs: Titchfield Haven, Hants - June
Broad-billed Sandpiper: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - June
Red-necked Phalarope: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - June
Gull-billed Tern: Old Moors RSPB, S.Yorks - June
Ring-necked Duck: Alkborough Flats, Lincs - June
Melodious Warbler: Hampton-in-Arden, Warks - June
Red-necked Phalarope: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - June
Squacco Heron: Kirkby Gravel Pits, Lincs - June
White-winged Black Tern: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - July
American Wigeon: Old Moors RSPB, S.Yorks - July
Red-footed Falcon: Chatterley Whitfield, Staffs - July
Great White Egret: Alkborough Flats, Lincs - July
Bee-eaters: Lower Gelt, Cumbria - Aug
Disc 2:
Black Stork: Kilnsea, E.Yorks - Aug
Sabine's Gull: Pennington Flash, Lancs - Aug
Pectoral Sandpiper: Humberston Fitties, Lincs - Aug
Spotted Crake: Blacktoft Sands RSPB, E.Yorks - Aug
Red-footed Falcon: Willow Tree Fen, Lincs - Aug
Icterine Warbler: Burnham Overy Dunes, Norfolk - Aug
Red-backed Shrike: Cleethorpes, Lincs - Aug
Temminck's Stint: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - Sept
Red-necked Phalarope: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs - Sept
Red-footed Falcon: Gibraltar Point, Lincs - Sept
Pectoral Sandpiper: Adwick Washlands RSPB, S.Yorks - Sept
Great White Egret: Old Moors RSPB, S.Yorks - Sept
Scilly Isles: incl. Red-flanked Bluetail and Hudsonian Whimbrel - Oct
Pied Wheatear: Spurn Point, E.Yorks - Oct
Citrine Wagtail: Spurn Point, E.Yorks - Oct
Little Bunting: Spurn Point, E.Yorks - Oct
Lapland Bunting: Bempton Cliffs RSPB, N.Yorks - Oct
Great Grey Shrike: Gibraltar Point, Lincs - Oct
Isabelline Shrike: Beeston Regis, Norfolk - Oct
Olive-backed Pipit: Weybourne, Norfolk - Oct
Red-flanked Bluetail: Norfolk and E.Yorks - Oct
American Golden Plover: Kilnsea, E.Yorks - Oct
Siberian Stonechat: Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk - Oct
Crag Martin: Chesterfield, Derbys - Nov
Pallid Harrier: Flitcham, Norfolk - Dec
