BCF, Cromwell, December 1964
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DATE 14 Dec 6' Pg.# 2 W E ↑ │ └───S time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0820 J.F. Petel 3 SE 0825 Leach's P 1 NE 0827 J.F. Petel 2 W 0830 Shear/petel 1 SW high arcs 30ft+ Dark brownish-grey back, slightly large, like Cooke's, white breast, white underwing with slight mottling, giving a shimmering look to underwing. Flight directional, appeared to be migrating. Some birds as at 0805 to 0759. Mottled P? may have been dark underwing - just glimpsed 0840 Shoveler 1 N 0841 J.F. Petel 1 N 0842 J.F. petel 2 SE 0844 J.F. Petel 3 flushed 0845 Widgeon? 1 0845 J.F. Petel 2 light 0847 Pale-footed S 1 0847 J.F. Petel 1 big beam, shimmering, white bill 0848 J.F. Petel 1 W 0849 Widgeon? 1 0850 J.F. Petel 2 N 0853 Shoveler 2 NE seen by George 0854 Shear/petel 1 0907 J.F. Petel 1 SE 0920 J.F. Petel 1 S 1018 WT 1 S 1024 sh/Pehel 1 NW 1026 sh/Pehel 1 W Par out. 1050 Leach's P 1 N - seen by Bobby 1058 J.F. Petel 1 N 1128 J.F. Petel 1 NW 1235 Harald's P? 1 W J.F. Petel 1 S 1250 J.F.P. Leach's P Shoveler 1 W - seen by Pet - Same type as 830 but not as dark as high - Not to add to 830 obs. mottled - Too much white in underwing for Pennadre, too small - I thought as it approached - Here comes a Cook - Mottled P? 1357 Shear/petel 1 W 1454 J.F. Petel 1 N 1525 Leach's P 1 N