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The Dee Estuary - 22-1-2012
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I planned my trip to the Dee Estuary on on Sunday but nearly pulled out because of the very strong winds. I drove to the New Brighton Marine Lake first as. The high tide was around 10am. My first date was with the Purple Sandpiper which shelter on the pontoon an hour before and after the high tide....
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Dunsop Valley - Forest of Bowland
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Walked to Whitendale and back - Tuesday 10 Jan 1-4pm On the walk it self:- blackbirds, great tits, robin, blue tit in village car park 1 sparrowhawk in 20 plus mallard 1 goosander 3 buzzard 50 plus common gulls 100 plus starling 8 + 50 approx fieldfare on the way there and back:- 4 grey heron gounded in...
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PILLING SALTMARSH...
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A good trip here on Sunday 8th Jan 2012 with R Archer. Another good local winter site produced :- Pilling Lane Ends:- Close viewing and a good variety.. 1 Slavonian Grebe on the sea, just off the saltmarsh at high tide. Showing well for 30 mins. 5 White fronted and 5 Barnacle Geese in with 8000+ Pinkfe...
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Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Blackpool Council were advertising a Long Eared Owl spotting session at Marton Mere in conjunction this weekend, which will carry on throughout the winter period. Luckily today I had a day's work in Blackpool so I combined my trip to Marton Mere with it. Once on the M6 Buzzards, Lapwings, Gulls...
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Glaucous Gull
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Had a few hours spare so went down to Marshside. Only the usual to report. A Great Black-Backed Gull killed a Moorhen. Wet down to Birkdale to see the Glaucous Gull and after a bit of standing around it put in a appearance. As it came up over the horizon I thought Little Egret but it was bigger. As it cam...
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Bird Club Trip Pennington Flash 28/12/11
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Pennington Flash, England, Manchester, GB-ENG Dec 28, 2011 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Please feel free to add your sightings Comments: Windy 8C. Clear to cloudy skies. Warm in sheltered areas 43 species Pink-footed Goose 1 Mute Swan 20 Gadwall 18 Mallard 200 Northern Shoveler 34 Eurasian Teal 52 Common Poch...
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Marshside 26/12/2011
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Marshside, England, Merseyside, GB-ENG Dec 26, 2011 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Comments: 12C Very windy. Mostly Clear 39 species (+1 other taxa) Pink-footed Goose 500 Greylag Goose (European) 4 Canada Goose 50 Common Shelduck 100 Gadwall (Common) 10 Eurasian Wigeon 100 Mallard 100 Northern Shoveler 150 No...
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