Posts about birding
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Daily Commute
Mornings are the best time for birding, and the only time I’m up and about early enough for that is on my way to work.
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Ainsdale Beach and Sands lake
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New Year, new list?
Actually, no. I have decided not to worry too much about a year list for 2017, so didn’t make an effort to go for the red-crested pochard, snow goose, Bewick’s and black swans etc that were available close to our route today, focusing instead on a nice walk around Mere Sands Wood.
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End of year roundup
2016 was a year in which my bird-watching and my blogging activities both suffered greatly due to me taking on employment, and as a result entries have been a bit sparse of late.
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Spotted at Burton Mere
Spotted Crake, Spotted Redshank, Spotted Flycatcher, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Speckled Wood, there was a theme to the day's visit to Burton Mere Wetlands Read more… -
Dragonflies and Orchids
Summer on Ainsdale Dunes: Dragonflies, butterflies, robber flies, orchids, you know the drill. Read more… -
Burscough walk
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Fabulous fly-bys
The Avocets seem to have vacated their spot at the back of the island in front of Sandgrounder’s hide; does this mean they no longer have young to guard, or have the Canada Geese driven them off to another location? I’ll presumably never know.
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Cumbrian Adventure
Dragonflies, reptiles, birds and more at Foulshaw Moss and Barkbooth Lot Read more… -
Mere Sands Wood
The title of this post is not a reference to the number of bites that I suffered, but rather to the abundance of fledgling birds on display, including Heron, Robins, Dunnock and lots of Great Tits. Blue Tits were still mainly dashing too and from nestboxes with beakfuls of grub(s).
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