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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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Longton Brickcroft
A lovely spring day at Longton Brickcroft presented the year’s first Chiffchaffs, seen and heard, as well as Goldcrest in the hedgerows and a pair of Goldeneye on the North lake.
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Pennington Flash
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