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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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OMG baby owl!
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First Odonata of the year
I’ve a long way to go with this butterfly identification business, and it wasn’t until I got home and looked at my photos that I was able to decide that the white butterflies along the Yellow Brick Road were Green-veined Whites - my photo looks exactly like the one in “Britain’s Butterflies” so that helps.
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Black Terns at Marshside
The thrills and spills at Marshside continued with the arrival of Black Terns on Monday afternoon. Read more… -
Today, I will mostly be looking for yellow birds
The day started with an alert that a Golden Oriole had been seen at Marshside, but by the time I got there it had disappeared with only one person having seen it. It was going to be a landmark day for Marshside, with a Broad-billed Sandpiper and the Glossy Ibis still on the scene, but we didn’t see any of that!
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Sighting Date Test Post
This post is a test for a new feature.
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Running out of titles for posts about Marshside
It’s hard sometimes to think of new titles for posts about Marshside, but on days like theses it’s not hard to enjoy going birdwatching there. In this post, I’m rolling together a few days of birding because it’s my blog and I can if I want.
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Ainsdale AM
No Ring Ouzel early this morning, and neither did I spot the Whinchat or Groppers that others later reported. But Willy Warblers, Reed Buntings and Linnet are all nice.
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