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North Wales
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It has been a very long 13 year since I last visited the North Wales coastline for birding. I have been with family but not for the breeding coastal birds. I picked up Mr T from Stockport and for once where he lived wouldn't have been too much of a diversion. I picked him up at about 6.40am. Once over t...
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Leighton Moss
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I must start this with a full front page apology after using "cake o clock" with out reference Craggy, who inspired my usage in my last report. I received a legal writ by text. It has been a whopping 16 months since I had last visited Leighton Moss, the biggest gap since I have started birding "proper...
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Martin Mere and West Lancashire
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In the vicinity so I decided to pop down for a few hours. Firstly a trip to the Discovery Hide where your typical wetland summer species were present and a few Pink Footed Geese which were probably injured to fly back North. At the Kingfisher Hide a juvenile Cetti's Warbler showed very well, for five...
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The Land of the Yellow Wagtails
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Yellow Wagtails were once a common breeding species even in Rossendale but they have sadly disappeared from so much of their range like many migrant breeders such as the Tree Pipit, Redstart, Whinchat, Ring Ouzel, Spotted Flycatcher and Pied Flycatcher. Yellow Wagtails now mainly breed in lowl...
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Yorkshire Birding trip early May
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Spring, and I wanted to get out and take a friend of mine birding. In Fact a friend of a friend, who was an international student from Pakistan. I took Mr T to Martin Mere back in January and managed to see many birds for the first time. He wasn't a regular birder but still enjoys it. He had helped the fri...
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Osprey’s Foulshaw Moss and Black Terns Leighton Moss 26/4/2026
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Foulshaw Moss Ospreys Both the nests are occupied again this year Nest one the long-standing breeding pair are sitting on a clutch of three eggs Nest two the first time parents of last year are also sitting on a clutch of three eggs Nest two gives better views of the nesting pair especially when the...
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Brecon, Wales, sennybridge training area
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While not much work was going on had a few hours to potter about, feels like its been a while. 23rd March Green Woodpecker Great spotted woodpecker Nuthatch 3 maybe 4 together Tree creeper Pied wagtail Grey wagtail pair Chiffchaff Chaffinch Great tit Skylark Meadow pipit Stonechat M...
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Cheshire/GMC Mosses
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Hi All, With a week of good weather thought I would give you a review of my now local patch which I am sure a lot of you are familiar with. The recording area I am living in is controlled by CAWOS (Cheshire and Wirral ornithological society) see maps, but I am very close to GMC controlled area of Ashley Chat a...
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Booming Bitterns RSPB Leighton Moss ( March )
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Leighton Moss and Coastal Hides First call was at the coastal hides birds seen 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank Marsh Harrier Buzzard 2 White-fronted Geese Pink-footed Geese Redshank Oystercatcher Lapwing Dunlin Snipe Black-tailed Godwit some in breeding plumage 28 Avocet 1 Great White Egret L...
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West Lancashire, Martin Mere and Marshside
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I was fortunate enough to be working in the Rufford, Bank, Mere Brow, Tarleton areas of West Lancashire in January and February this year. Highlight included seeing a Great Egret flying over a property, Grey Partridges in a field near a house in a field, Barn Owl hunting the fields and a Sparrowhawk...
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Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Went to Martin Mere onWednesday,25th Feb.,for half a day. Had to get back home earlier than expected but still had great time. The best 3 reserves in North-West 1.Leighton Moss(RSPB),2. Martin Mere(WWT reserve) & 3. Morecambe Bay(20 sub-divisions -and its growing!!) by common consent(not e...
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Sri Lanka, Feb 2026.
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Hi everyone, I was fortunate to be in Sri Lanka earlier this month and was based at Negombo, approx. 40km north of Colombo. It was decent birding in the area, however, day trips to Kandy, which is inland in the hill country, Madu Lake / River in the south and Wilpattu, a nature reserve in the north offered...
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Slavonian Grebe Elton Reservoir 8/2/2026
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Elton Reservoir 1 Slavonian Grebe showing really well Withins Reservoir 3 Goldeneye 2m 1f 10 Tufted Duck 28 Teal 3 Snipe 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Buzzard 1 Kestrel Cheers Craggy
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American Wigeon River Ribble Howick Cross Preston 16/1/2026
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1 American Wigeon Showing really well just off the end of Howick Cross Lane with around 10 Wigeon Cheers Craggy
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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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