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RSPB Marshside Southport 14/4/2024
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RSPB Marshside First stop was to have a look at the Red-breasted Goose which had reappeared after being missing for quite some time It was close in on Crossens Outer Marsh with hundreds of Pink-footed Geese Crossons Inner Marsh 1 Spoonbill very busy feeding 20+ Avocet 1 Little Ringed Plover 2 Ring...
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Seahouses- Farne Islands
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Saturday 6th of April, managed a boat trip to go around the Farne Islands, plenty going on. Sea was getting rough and plenty of folk didnt have their sea legs!!! Greater Black Backed GullKittiwake Gannet Puffin Guillemot Razorbill Turnstone Little Ring Plover Redshank Purple Sandpip...
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Glossy Ibis Middleton Morecambe 16/3/2024
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Glossy Ibis Middleton Morecambe This Glossy Ibis as been reported in and around the area for around two months so while in the area called to have a look It was showing extremely well behind the Middleton Parish Hall on flooded fields seen one before but was very distant viewing so was nice too watch...
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Lesser Scaup and Richards Pipit 3/3/2024
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With a spring like day forecast for Sunday thought Id give the long staying Richards Pipit a go But first calling at Fell End Nature Reserve for the Green Winged Teal Never been here before small nice place managed to see it although briefly before disappearing behind a small island must have gone to...
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Fishmoor Reservoir 13/2/2024
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Fishmoor Reservoir Quick call has I was passing 1 Mediterranean Gull 2 Goosander 1m 1 F 5 Mallard 1 Pied Wagtail Cheers Craggy
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Lytham 10/2/2024
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Lytham Hall Flooded fields along side of the drive upto Lytham Hall was holding hundreds of birds Birds seen 2 Cattle Egret 11 Little Egret 7 Grey Heron 15 shelduck 7 Wigeon 2 Teal 3 Mallard 1 Moorhen 21 Oystercatcher 4 Snipe 11 Curlew 1000+ Black-headed Gulls Common Gulls Herring Gulls 1 Great Blac...
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Withins and Elton Reservoir 27/1/2024
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Withins Reservoir 27 Goldeneye 12m 15f putting on a good show with lots of displaying and calling nice to see 35+ Tufted Duck 3 Goosander 2m 1f 1 Little Egret Elton Reservoir 1 Kestrel 7 Great Crested Grebe 19 Teal 30+ Coot 16 Moorhen 1 Little Egret 2 Grey Heron 2 Collared Dove Feeders on car park V...
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Elton Reservoir 13/1/2024
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Feeders on Carpark Very active Willow Tit Long-tailed Tit Great Tit Blue Tit House Sparrow a group of 30+ in bush to the side of feedders Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Bullfinch 1 Kestrel over 2 Jay 4 Collared Dove Reed Bunting Dunnock Magpie Blackbird Robin Woodpigeon 1 Moorhen it th...
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Morecambe 30/12/2023
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I took a trip to Morecambe on Saturday for my last chance to achieve my goal of seeing 100 birds for the year. I only got into birding this year and only had limited time due to full time work and having a baby. But I did it, I ended the year on 105 birds! Feral Pigeon Magpie Carrion Crow Woodpigeon Herring Gu...
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Starlings RSPB Leighton Moss 26/12/2023
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Starlings RSPB Leighton Moss Full day taking in all the hides and coastal hides too No list taken just a nice days birdwatching but nice to see 4 Marsh Harriers - G W Egret right in front of the hide - Marsh Tit As dusk was setting in and the Starlings starting to gather I made my way to a point that Id past ea...
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Waxwings at Skipton 12/12/2023
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Waxwings at Skipton 89+ Waxwings was a nice end to a afternoon walking around Skipton area They were perched on tops of trees along side of the canal just off Coach Street bridge One other birder was there, said a slightly smaller group of 61 Waxwings was feeding along Engine Shed Lane two days ago...
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Oman and South Korea
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Three months away with work, managed to get a hold of a pair of bins to use while I was away. Oman, Laughing Dove Swift Arabian Wheatear Lesser Grey Shrike Yellow Wagtail Western Reef Heron Cattle Egret Whimbrel Pacific Golden Plover Sanderling Sand PloverKentish Plover Great Crest...
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Elton reservoir
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Quick visit due to weather. Robin Great spotted woodpecker Long tailed Tit Magpie Blackbird Wren Wood pigeon Feral Pigeon Goldfinch Carrion crow Mute Swan Coot Black headed Gull Herring Gull Great crested Grebe Great black backed Gull Teal Goosander Tufted Duck Goldeneye Heron Little Egret Mall...
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Warton Bank Lytham 28/10/2023
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Warton Bank 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine Falcon with prey 1 Kestrel 1 Distant bird of prey on post no ID 1 Whooper Swan Pink-footed Geese 300 to 400 in flight with some dotted around on the ground 8 Teal 28 Mallard 6 Little Egret Curlew calling 40+ Greenfinch in one single flock from hedgerow leaving 4 mo...
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Grey Phalarope Elton Reservoir 21/9/2023
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Elton Reservoir Grey Phalarope showing well late afternoon Also on and around Elton 50+ Tufted Duck 2 Common Sandpiper 70 Coot 1 Moorhen 12 Great Crested Grebe 1 Little Grebe In the hedgerows a large mixed flock of small birds made up of Long-tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Goldcrest Willow War...
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Nottinghamshire Birding
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I have never really explored the Midlands and what it has to offer in terms of nature and historical sites so I first took the opportunity to visit Clumber Park in August 2022 and then Attenborough Nature Reserve, Budby Common in August 2023. Clumber Park is a historic country park run by the Nationa...
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Elton Reservoir
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Morning trip round Elton Reservoir MagpieRobin Cormorant Carrion CrowMallard Tufted Duck Black necked GrebeGreat crested GrebeBlack Headed GullBlue tit House MartinDunnock Sand Martin SwallowHeronSong ThrushGoldcrest SnipeMute swan House Sparrow
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Elton Reservoir 6/08/2023
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Elton Reservoir 1 Juvenile Cuckoo bridge 18 canal 1 f Common Scoter 1 Swift over reservoir good number of Swallow / Sand Martin and House Martin feeding over fields 5 Great Crested Grebe 1 Tufted Duck 1 Whitethroat 5 Willow Warbler 1 Gadwall 50+ Coot 1 Water Rail calling not seen along canal 1 c...
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White-winged Tern Brockholes Samlesbury 29/6/2023
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White-winged Tern had been reported at Brockholes on number one pit lake On arriving at the lake the White-winged Tern was flying on the far side of the lake distant view but viewable all the same a nice lifer The White-winged Tern was reported later the same day at Alston Reservoir then also on the 2 J...
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RSPB St Aidan's 30 May 2023
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Some late May Easterly winds and a day off meant a trip to the Yorkshire and RSPB St Aidans also known as Swillington Ings was the choice. A not very early arrival led us to having an early lunch and of course a hot drink and some cake! The shenanigans were starting early. 5 Red Kites passed over as we m...
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Hatfield Moors, Doncaster
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A slightly later than planned arrival at Hatfield Moors Nature Reserve near Doncaster but still we kept hope. On arrival a Barking Deer was heard giving it's blood-curdling call. A quick check at the spot where I previously had Woodlark but nothing heard. Probably too late in the morning and in t...
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Common Rosefinch 10/6/2023
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With a trip up to the Lake District stopped off to see the Rosefinch which would be a lifer It had been showing on and off along Crook Road near Kendal. On arriving ten people was already watching the Rosefinch showing at the top of a conifer tree in full song which was nice to listen too but quickly move...
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Gait Barrows, Warton Crag and Leighton Moss - 22 May 2023
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It had been a year since my last visit to Leighton Moss and the Silverdale area. My main aim was to see the Duke of Burgundy butterfly which appears in May and June at the Gait Barrows Nature Reserve. I tried last year and we were sent in the wrong direction. The weather did not help too that day. On arri...
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Devon/Cornwall
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Just spent a few days away visiting my Dad who lives in Cornwall and who is a keen birder. Not that we was out getting ticks we was more just enjoying doing something that wasnt Sunderland football club as we are both from the north east originally. we managed to clock up some good miles and enjoyed the vie...
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Marsden moor 220423
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A good few hours walking over the moors, wheatear pair, Merlin kestrel Sparrowhawk Buzzard Short eared Owl 2 of, cheers, Phil
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Little Gulls Elton Reservoir 21/4/2023
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Elton Reservoir With reports of big movements of Little Gulls at Pennington Flash on 21/4/2023 with over 60 Little Gulls at Elton on 19/4/2023 of 28 Little Gulls thought Elton Reservoir would be worth a trip On arriving I was soon watching up to 9 Little Gulls could have been more thinking some were c...
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Good day for a Night Heron. Sunday 9th April 2023
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When two adult Night Herons were found on the 6th of April by the River Calder, Ossett, Yorkshire it meant a trip to see these overshooting migrants was planned. I have not seen one in this country for about 25 years, so an early start leaving Kevin C`s house at 7am along with Craig B was arranged. At a...
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A Good Birding Weekend. 31/3 – 2/4/23
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In reverse weekend order, we all decided to go to St Aidan`s/ Swillington thats Bob K, Kevin C and myself and contacting Dave W to meet up on Sunday morning. We set off and just as we got near Castleford in Yorkshire, a message told us that a White Spotted Bluethroat had been heard singing and glimpsed...
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Alpine Swift Elton Reservoir 31/3/2023
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A text from Sarfraz saying a Alpine Swift had been reported at Elton Reservoir, asked if he was going but unfortunately he was busy with work. With reports over the last week of Alpine Swifts being reported all around the coastlines i was hoping one would show a little closer to home, with this one bein...
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Oliver`s Mount in Scarborough, Wykeham and RSPB Bempton Cliffs. 26/3/2023
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A recent influx of at least 50 Alpine Swift`s (Apus melba) into the UK had us all hoping that some would make their way north. So when a couple of them were found in Scarborough, plans were made to go early on Sunday morning. No problems with the clock`s going forward for us as has happened in the past, ha...
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