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Spurn 22/10/2026 A Different Kind of Magic
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October is one of my favourite months a long with February, April and May. I like how the leaves change colour and the days are relatively long still. I planned to go to the Lake District but the trees still seem a bit green and it was a little windy to get the lovely reflection photos. I opted for Spurn a...
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Spurn 18/10/2026
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Easterly winds forecast and the talk of big arrivals and surprises meant a Spurn trip was on the cards. Ian, Kevin, Nigel and I made a plan. Interestingly it was 1 year ago this Sunday when we last went. Constantly checking the bird news on Saturday felt like doomscrolling. It did feel like a losing...
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Fishmoor Reservoir, Blackburn
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First visit to this reservoir yesterday. The reservoir is much larger than appears from the road. Very easy to walk around. Its big attraction is as a top gull roost site in Lancashire. A scope is really needed although the reservoir has the advantage of making the gulls very easy to see from the far s...
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Spurn and St Aidan's
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The first Easterly winds Monday Tuesday Wednesday after a month looked promising and the promise indeed was big. On Tuesday an Eye Browed Thrush was pulled out of a mistnet at Spurn and then rung! There are 29 accepted records of this species in Britain and this is a first record for the Spurn area....
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Pallid Harrier, RSPB Marshside
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On Sunday a Pallid Harrier was spotted at Hesketh Out Marsh and later on it was seen quartering the saltmarsh from Crossens Out Marsh, Marshside to the Pier. Luckily I wasn't too far away and I had a couple of hours to spare so popped down today. Lots of birders were seen along the Marine Drive to see thi...
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Lytham Quays on the 20/9/2026 and Church Scar on the 4/9/2026
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Lytham Quays 20/9/2026 A walk along the front of the Quays viewing the Main Drain and Marsh Birds seen along the Main Drain 18 Black-tailed Godwit 200+ Redshank 150+ Teal 10 Curlew 2 Little Egret 21 Mallard 1 Oystercatcher 30+ Charm Of Goldfinch in bushes along the Quays On the Marsh 1 Spoonbill 1 Grea...
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Nightjar, Kenworthy Woods, Greater Manchester
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A Nightjar was spotted on a branch somehow in a bit of a clearing by a local birder in Kenworthy Woods on Sunday. Lucky I had work booked within the vicinity and I stopped by. The access point is near Willenhall Road, Whythenshawe, park under the motorway bridge and walk straight a head. It makes me w...
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White-winged Black Tern Fairhaven Lake Lytham 4/9/2026
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Fairhaven Lake 1 White-winged Black Tern Feeding low over the lake showing really well very close in Cheers craggy
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RSPB Leighton Moss 9/8/2026
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Leighton Moss only as the Eric Morecambe costal pools had no water and no sign of anything From the Skytower 1 Osprey successful in catching a fish and flying of with it 1 Marsh Harrier 9 Great White Egret 2 Little Egret 3 Grey Heron 40+ Coot 1 Moorhen with a Juvenile Grisedale Hide 1 Hobby 1 Litt...
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Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen 2/8/2026
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Circular walk taking in Sunnyhurst Woods Earnsdale Reservoir Dean Lane and Darwen Tower lower track A quiet day not much around Sunnyhurst Woods 2 Dunnock Wood Pigeon Wren Robin Blackbird Blue Tit Nuthatch Jay Magpie Earnsdale Reservoir 3 Tufted Duck 16 Mallard 2 Cormorant 1 Coot 7 Black-h...
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Summerseat River Irwell 29/7/2026
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Summerseat 3 Kingfishers seen together at the same time seen from Waterside Rd Bridge a single Kingfishers was seen further up the river possible part of a family party. All the same good to see they are doing well in that area Cheers Craggy
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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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