Posts about birding
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Lunt meadows
A sunny but cold day at Lunt Meadows. A pair of Stonechats were boldly occupying some fence posts, and two short eared owls were hunting over the meadows (distant views only today).
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Marshside
An afternoon visit saw Sutton’s Marsh almost completely empty – at least in front of the hide. Rimmer’s Marsh was covered in birds, however, and we saw lots of Golden Plover mixing with the Lapwings.
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Marshside
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Hesketh Out Marsh
A cold, windy day started with a trip to Banks to see the assembled Whooper and Bewick’s swans, nicely displayed close to the road.
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Ainsdale / Birkdale shore
High tides in the middle of the day and still weather combined this week to make me think I would have another go at looking out to sea, but unfortunately said conditions also included drizzle and damp mists.
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Marshside Barn Owl
Owls on three consecutive days! I popped in to Marshside for a quickie on my way home from business in town, and lo and behold there was a Barn Owl hunting in the area between Rainford’s Lagoon and Marshside Road.
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Owls at Lunt Meadows
A late afternoon at Lunt Meadows started with a chilly walk around the site, but at the point of giving up and going home we were rewarded with thrilling views of hunting owls.
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Two trips to Marshside
A quick afternoon trip to Marshside to see what was going on.
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Around Town January 9
In horrible weather, I didn’t go birdwatching, but having missed out on my birdwatching challenge earlier in the week, I thought I’d claim my year tick for Pied Wagtail on the path though St Paul’s Square in Southport.
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Today in the garden
Just a quick entry to introduce the
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