Posts about birding
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Martin Mere in the Rain
After dipping on Whimbrel, Yellow Wagtail and common rhea (really!) we found ourselves at Martin Mere as the weather turned sour.
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Lunt Meadows and West Lancs mosses
A quick trip around Lunt Meadows on a windy day failed to produce the Marsh Harrier we were romised in the car park, but Swifts were out in force, joining Sand Martins and the other hirundines. Splendid views of all of these birds as they were almost stalled flying into the stiff breeze.
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Marshside
A trio of sandpipers today: distant glimpses of pectoral and Curlew Sandpipers from Nel’s Hide, and a Common Sandpiper in front of Fairclough’s platform.
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Pectoral Sandpiper at Marshside
News broke that a Pectoral Sandpiper was with the Dunlin in front of Nel’s Hide, and after failing to pick out Curlew Sandpiper earlier in the week I decided to try again.
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Longton Marsh
Following on from the Pectoral Sandpiper twitch, we popped in to the Dolphin Inn for a pint and then out to have a look at Longton Marsh, having heard that there would be Whimbrels.
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Big Tide Walk at Hesketh Out Marsh
An RSPB guided walk written up well after the fact…
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Spring in Ainsdale
My first walk around my local patch in several months, for one reason and another.
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Hooded Crow on Plex Moss
A quick trip across Plex Moss looking for White Wagtails wasn’t entirely in vain as I spotted a Hooded Crow hanging out with some Jackdaws on a ploughed field. I’d not seen one before in this country, and with only a few records per year in Lancashire, I’m quite pleased with it.
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Garden birds
Just a quick list of the birds I’m seeing a lot of at the moment.
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Monday at Marshside
Ducklings, Little Gull, Golden Plover
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