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RSPB Old Moor near Barnsley
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Family were staying over in Rotherham so i decided to go stop off at Old Moor near Barnsley for a few hours. Old Moor consists mainly of waterbodies, meadows, scrub and reedbed. It is an important place for breeding Bittern, Bearded Tits, Water Rail and other wetland species and waders. Winter it...
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Southport Marine Lake and Martin Mere 31st dec
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A day off and I decided to head off to Southport area as there were some good birds around the area. First stop the Marine lake, at Southport for the Smew. As I drove down the Marine Drive, a flock of abt 7 Golden Plovers flew over towards the estuary. On arrival at the Marine Lake, I was directed to the ri...
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Caribbean 06/12 to 20/12/25
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I was lucky enough to return to the Caribbean on a cruise, visiting the following islands St Kitts, Tortola, St Maarten, Martinique, Antigua, Grenada, St Lucia & Barbados. Most of the birds recorded were just seen along the way, although I did manage to visit Great Salt Pond on St Maarten & Gr...
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Spurn 19th October
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A trip to Spurn was planned for the 19th with Ian Brady, Nigel Greenwood, Kevin Lister. A few days of Easterlies and we decided to take a chance. Our first stop on arrival was Kilnsea Wetlands on the way to the Easington Lagoons. The pools were still completely dry here so we had a walk up to Beacon Pond...
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Martin Mere and Marshside
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2 weeks ago I had a few hours spare after work not far from Martin Mere so I popped in. The highlight were the 2 Glossy Ibis which are still present and part of the national influx which started in midSeptember. They were outside the main hide until they flew off. I had a walk around all the reserves and...
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Ospreys at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve 31-8-2025
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Foulshaw Moss As I was passing thought Id see if any Ospreys would be still around as this year two breeding pairs of Osprey was successfully in rearing chicks Stopped first at the observation tower which gave good views of two Ospreys one perching on the new nest and the other on a dead tree The next v...
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Lytham Quays 30/7/2025
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Lytham Quays main Drain 1 Whimbrel 3 Curlew 6 Common Sandpiper 5 Oystercatcher 70+ Redshank 20+ Dunlin 1 Grey Heron 2 Little Egret 12 Mallard 4 Swallow 1 Grey Wagtail feeding along banking on blackberry Starlings with a good number of juveniles lots of House Sparrow 2 Jackdaw River Ribble Channel 4...
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Lesser yellowlegs Leighton Moss 9/7/2025
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Lesser Yellowlegs Was showing well at Eric Morecambe pools feeding along side Redshanks also good numbers of Avocets and Black-tailed Godwits 1 Med Gull 1 Common Sandpiper Shelducks Oystercatchers Dunlin Curlew Gadwall Lapwings Kestrel Leighton Moss Tim Jackson Hide 1 Bittern in flight 3...
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Elton Reservoir 1/4/2025
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Elton Reservoir 3 Little Gulls 3 Shovelers 2m 1f 1 Wheatear Goldeneye Tufted Duck Teal Great Crested Grebe Coot Moorhen Collared Dove canal below reservoir 2 Water Rails calling same time different places 1 Willow Warbler in song 1 Chiffchaff in song 1 moorhen 1 Mallard 2 Teal 1 Coot 1 Kestrel 6 Gol...
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Chough Great Orme Llandudno 24/3/2025
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Chough on Great Orme Llandudno 13 Chough in one flock circling all calling to each other great sight and especially the sound of the calling Ive only ever seen 3 or 4 together up here so its nice too see they are doing well 1 Raven 1 Kestrel Carrion Crow Jackdaw Meadow Pipit Cheers Craggy
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RSPB Ham Wall
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22 Feb 2025, warm and actually felt and seen what was called the sun. Heron Great white egret Crane 3 Bittern Little egret Marsh harrier Buzzard Sparrowhawk Kingfisher Great crested grebe Little Grebe Water rail calling Pochard Wigeon Tufted duck Shoveler Teal Great spotted...
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Fleetwood Marine Lakes
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On the way in along Coastal Road Princes Way was 12 Turnstone on the grass along side of the road Fleetwood Marine Lakes 1 Little Grebe 2 Red-breasted Mergansers 1m 1f 7 Redshank 30+ Turnstone moving around all the time so have could be more 12 Canada Goose 9 Mallard 4 Mute Swan 40+ Black-headed Gu...
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Leighton Moss and Gait Barrows, Silverdale
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A day off and wall to wall sunshine forecast so I decided to have a day out. The options were limited but with Leighton Moss and the Silverdale area offering Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, Hawfinch, Ring-necked Duck and a Great Northern Diver it was almost certainly the place to choose. I was going to stop o...
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Caribbean 18/01/25 to 02/02/25
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I was lucky enough to go on a Caribbean cruise recently, visiting Martinique, St Kitts, Tortola, St Maarten, Antigua, Grenada, St Lucia & Barbados. The following were seen without any real effort magnificent frigatebirdAmerican white pelicanbrown pelicanred-billed tropicbirdmasked b...
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Two visits to Elton 18/1/2025 and 26/1/2025
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Elton on 18/1/2025 1 Scaup male 2 Gadwall 6 Teal Mallard lots 8 Goosander 4 Male 4 female 7 Goldeneye 5 male 2 female 1 Mute Swan 30+ Canada Goose 5 Great Crested Grebe 50+ Coot 1 Moorhen 2 Cormorant 1 Little Egret 1 Grey Heron Herring Gull Black-headed Gull Common Gull 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Sparrow...
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WWT Martin Mere, Burscough, West Lancashire
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It had been six months since I had a full day out birding away from Rossendale. The choices werent fantastic. St Aidans near Leeds would need longer than 7 hours and I wasnt keen on any traffic jams on the high points in the cold weather. Leighton Moss seemed dire even though when the water bodies free...
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Great Northern Diver Pine Lake Carnforth 4/1/2025
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Great Northern Diver Calling at Pine Lake for the Great Northern Diver first on my way up to Leighton Moss was fishing/diving in the bay behind the watersports center giving very close views a nice lifer for the New Year RSPB Leighton Moss 1 female Ring-necked Duck A nice mix of ducks was seen too...
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Hoopoe Foulridge Reservoir Lower 6/10/2024
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Foulridge Reservoir Lower 1 Hoopoe very mobile but managed to get some half decent views and twice showing off its crest 45+ Linnet in one flock 1 Shelduck 30+ Teal 2 Wigeon 20+ Mallard 5 Great Crested Grebe 3 Grey Heron 4 Little Egret later 7 Little Egret and 5 Grey Heron feeding altogether on Upper...
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Rhodes 21/09 - 04/10/24
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2 weeks in Rhodes town Greece produced the following. All seen without any real effortScopoli's shearwater - up to 4 seen offshore in the first week most dayslittle egret - just a singlecommon sandpiper - 1yellow-legged gull - commonBonellli's eagle - 1buzzard - 1 - 4 seen over several dayssparrowh...
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AMR
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Wet, and not exactly far, stonechat 6 in total Reed bunting 3 Goldfinch 20 Meadow pipit Wheatear female 2 Pied wagtail 2 Lapwing 150 Tufted duck 4 males Goosander single redhead Black headed gulls 3Kingfisher Buzzard cheers, Phil
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RSPB Marshside Southport 7/9/2024
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RSPB Marshside Southport 1 Wilsons Phalarope showing really close at the Junction Pool was nice to watch this rare visitor close bobbin and wading around busy feeding a cracking bird and lifer too Cheers Craggy
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Portugal, Faro
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Well in Europe they get this thing call sun and its lovely. nice few days away and even got on a bird trip, a lot to see and a cracking area, would definitely recommend. and will be going back in the winter. SpoonbillLittle Egret White Stork Kentish Plover Ringed Plover Turnstone Redshank Dunl...
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RSPB Leighton Moss, Silverdale, Lancashire
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A nice day and a day off for both Phillip and I so we decided Leighton Moss was arranged. Headed straight to the Sky Tower and from it we spotted Marsh Harriers floating over the reeds, Pochards diving on the water body and Red Deer across the fields and and in the reedbed. The reed beds were alive with t...
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RSPB Bempton Cliffs 20/5/2024
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RSPB Bempton Cliffs This place for me is about the sheer volume of sea birds Fulmar Guillemot Razorbill Puffin Gannet Kittiwake clinging too and soaring along the towering cliffs Tree Sparrows nest boxes at the visitor centre were very active Corn Bunting at the Former RAF Bempton where in full...
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Osprey RSPB Leighton Moss 11/5/2024
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RSPB Leighton Moss A Osprey feeding regularly along the open waters of the moss Best sighting was from the sky tower where it was plunging into the water with lots of unsuccessful attempts but finally succeeded and flying off with a fish in its talons Marsh Harrier some good close views of both mal...
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Salisbury plain
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21st- 26th Of April, a cold but a very bright week. if I am honest was expecting to see a bit more but work got in the way. Moorhen Greater black backed gull c4 Rook c500+Linnet Goldfinch Yellowhammer Corn bunting Reed buntingBlackcap Chiffchaff Whitethroat c3 Stonechat Skylark Mead...
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Temmincks Stint Newton Marsh Clifton 6/5/2024
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Newton Marsh 1 Temmincks Stint lifer for me Avocet 6 and 3 young seen 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 2 Buzzard was nice too see and have a catch up with David Nuttall Cheers Craggy
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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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