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Shortest shift of the year.
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Squirrel!
A quick visit to the pinewoods looking for siskins, firecrests and the like. None seen, but squirrels and various other birds made up for it.
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Morning at Lunt Meadows
A misty morning at Lunt Meadows was pleasant if damp. At least three Kestrels were hunting around the reserve, and six Buzzards had some of the fields across the Alt staked out.
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Return to Wirral
Returning to West Kirby on a rainy but much calmer day, we were able to spot some of the birds that had eluded us in the tempest a fortnight ago.
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A break in the weather
The weather has been wretched; torrential rain and driving winds and severe flooding in all the places at risk of that, but today was actually pretty pleasant, with the sky a bright-ish grey and not much wind or rain.
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November roundup
A roundup of a few outings that didn’t make it onto my blog this November.
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Wind, Waves and Waders on the Wirral
On a day with 32mph winds, we set off for a quick roundup of some of the interesting birds that can currently been seen on the Wirral at the moment, with a certain degree of over-confidence.
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Black Redstart becoming White Whale
I’ve been lurking around the back of the Discovery Centre for days now with no luck. Today’s consolation prize was a sighting of the Caspian Gull that has been around for some months, now minus a leg but seemingly coping fine.
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Double dip
Dipped on Water Pipit at Crossens yesterday’ dipped on Black Redstart at Ainsdale Discovery Centre today.
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No innuendo intended: Shag at the Marine Lake
Cold today, but bright and sunny as I ventured to the Marine lake to see if the Shag reported yesterday was still present. Sure enough, there it was, sat on the breakwater with Herring gulls, a Greater black-backed gull and a Cormorant for scale.
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