• Marshside 25/05/2019

  May 25, 2019 in birding

  A pre-RSPB walk along the ditch at Hesketh Golf Club was mostly uneventful until I was returning to the car and startled a Broad-bodied Chaser in the brambles by Hesketh Road. Prior to that I’d seen Azure and Blue-tailed damselflies, a few butterflies including Orange Tip, Small Copper, Large White, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell catterpillars, as well as a few bees, hoverflies and moths - few of which stayed still enough for photos. The small copper I took some snaps of really demonstrated why they’re not called ‘small orange’ with a beautiful coppery sheen.

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• malta

  Dec 1, 2018 in birding

  non-uk-birds:
    - Sardinian Warbler
    - Purple Heron
    - Zitting Cisticola
    - Cetti's Warbler
    - Spanish Sparrow
    - Little Egret
    - White Wagtail
  

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• Record shots from 2018

  Nov 22, 2018 in birding

  A few photos that were kicking around.

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• Another catchup post

  Nov 18, 2018 in birding

  I’ve been quiet on the blogging front, but I have seen a few interesting birds here and decided I should at least get them onto my list!

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• Clubtail fail

  May 28, 2018 in birding
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• A bit of catch-up

  Apr 3, 2018 in birding

  A poor show indeed on the blogging front, but a few highlights for the lists are: Fieldfare in the garden, more Hawfinches, a nice female Smew at Newchurch Common and I’m finally putting a Red-throated diver on the list - the sleepy one on the Marine Lake is not the first I’ve seen but incomplete records are incomplete.

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• A Song of Ice and Firecrests

  Dec 10, 2017 in birding

  The plan was to drive up to the entrance of the sewage works in Walton-le-Dale where a Firecrest has been hanging out for a week or so and sit in a nice warm car until it was glimpsed. However, Winery Lane was blocked by a puddle that I didn’t dare drive through, so we had to ditch the car and walk/slip/slide/skate the last part of the route as Winery Lane was very icy indeed.

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• List update

  Oct 29, 2017 in birding

  I’ve not been keeping my blog up to date, but here’s an update on some recent sightings.

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• Garden Birdwatch

  Jan 29, 2017 in birding

  It’s RSBP big garden birdwatch thingy day today, so they’ve all buggered off, but here’s what’s been around so far this year.

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