Posts about birding
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Wood Sandpiper - another near miss!
After yesterday’s disappointment with being unable to see the Wood Sandpiper clearly at martin mere, I arrived at Marshside to the news that a juvenile Wood Sand had departed the scene.
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Bittern in the rain
Heavy rain and other reasons for grumpiness made this an uninspiring trip to Martin Mere, salvaged by the news that a Bittern was showing off and on from the Ron Barker hide. We got there just in time for nice views before an on/off transition as it slunk out of sight.
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Highfield Moss and Lunt Meadows
Today’s adventure started late as we headed off towards Highfield Moss in search of Black Darters and Common Hawkers.
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Poor returns from Penwortham
This post details two trips to Penwortham in search of dragonflies
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Terns and Owls
Common and Arctic Terns in Preston Dock - so cute!
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Garden damselflies
Quick report on June Odonata. No dragonflies spotted yet, but both blue-tailed and azure damsels are present.
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Good day for dragonflies and their predators.
Today I visited Slack 47 on Ainsdale dunes, Lunt Meadows and Alt Bridge, famed Odonata locations all, but there were some birds as well.
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Bullfinches in the garden
A pair of bullfinches dropped in this afternoon to partake in the sunflower hearts party. First I’ve seen here; it’s a shame there were no chaffinches around but we still had three finch species on the feeder at the same time.
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Penwortham and Ribble Estuary
A day where the primary objective was dragonflies turned out to be just as good for birds.
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Ainsdale Dunes
I headed out hoping to see some butterflies and dragonflies, but due to the wind, mostly failed to see much of anything.
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