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October 01, 2002
The No Airport @ Cliffe Big Sit
A big thank-you to all the birdwatchers nationwide who 'Birdwatched for Cliffe' on Saturday 28th September in support for the RSPB NoAirportAtCliffe campaign, and for the full participation of all the rare bird lines, email and pager services who helped collate the records.
The single-day snapshot of Britain's birds, which helped generate media attention to the campaign, saw 247 different species found across the country and pledged to the total, a brilliant response. Alan Parker, RSPB Warden at Northward Hill, birdwatched solely on the actual footprint of the proposed airport and achieved 99 species, the highest total we received from any one site in the UK, beating Minsmere by one!!
Nationally, the sightings of birds such as Pacific Golden Plover from Eastern Siberia, American Wigeon from North America and Sooty Shearwater from the South Atlantic, gave a powerful image that the UK is already an international airport - for birds.
The watchers at Cliffe were joined on Saturday by Jools Holland, who knows and loves the area, and pledged his complete support to the campaign. To show your support, please email noairportatcliffe@rspb.org.uk or ring RSPB
Wildlife Enquiries on 01767 680551. Loads of campaign information is
available on www.rspb.org.uk.
Perry Haines, RSPB NA@C Co-ordinator
Posted by Surfbirds at October 1, 2002 11:18 PM
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