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Caribbean 18/01/25 to 02/02/25
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I was lucky enough to go on a Caribbean cruise recently, visiting Martinique, St Kitts, Tortola, St Maarten, Antigua, Grenada, St Lucia & Barbados. The following were seen without any real effort magnificent frigatebirdAmerican white pelicanbrown pelicanred-billed tropicbirdmasked b...
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Two visits to Elton 18/1/2025 and 26/1/2025
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Elton on 18/1/2025 1 Scaup male 2 Gadwall 6 Teal Mallard lots 8 Goosander 4 Male 4 female 7 Goldeneye 5 male 2 female 1 Mute Swan 30+ Canada Goose 5 Great Crested Grebe 50+ Coot 1 Moorhen 2 Cormorant 1 Little Egret 1 Grey Heron Herring Gull Black-headed Gull Common Gull 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Sparrow...
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WWT Martin Mere, Burscough, West Lancashire
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It had been six months since I had a full day out birding away from Rossendale. The choices werent fantastic. St Aidans near Leeds would need longer than 7 hours and I wasnt keen on any traffic jams on the high points in the cold weather. Leighton Moss seemed dire even though when the water bodies free...
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Great Northern Diver Pine Lake Carnforth 4/1/2025
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Great Northern Diver Calling at Pine Lake for the Great Northern Diver first on my way up to Leighton Moss was fishing/diving in the bay behind the watersports center giving very close views a nice lifer for the New Year RSPB Leighton Moss 1 female Ring-necked Duck A nice mix of ducks was seen too...
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Hoopoe Foulridge Reservoir Lower 6/10/2024
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Foulridge Reservoir Lower 1 Hoopoe very mobile but managed to get some half decent views and twice showing off its crest 45+ Linnet in one flock 1 Shelduck 30+ Teal 2 Wigeon 20+ Mallard 5 Great Crested Grebe 3 Grey Heron 4 Little Egret later 7 Little Egret and 5 Grey Heron feeding altogether on Upper...
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Rhodes 21/09 - 04/10/24
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2 weeks in Rhodes town Greece produced the following. All seen without any real effortScopoli's shearwater - up to 4 seen offshore in the first week most dayslittle egret - just a singlecommon sandpiper - 1yellow-legged gull - commonBonellli's eagle - 1buzzard - 1 - 4 seen over several dayssparrowh...
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AMR
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Wet, and not exactly far, stonechat 6 in total Reed bunting 3 Goldfinch 20 Meadow pipit Wheatear female 2 Pied wagtail 2 Lapwing 150 Tufted duck 4 males Goosander single redhead Black headed gulls 3Kingfisher Buzzard cheers, Phil
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RSPB Marshside Southport 7/9/2024
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RSPB Marshside Southport 1 Wilsons Phalarope showing really close at the Junction Pool was nice to watch this rare visitor close bobbin and wading around busy feeding a cracking bird and lifer too Cheers Craggy
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Portugal, Faro
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Well in Europe they get this thing call sun and its lovely. nice few days away and even got on a bird trip, a lot to see and a cracking area, would definitely recommend. and will be going back in the winter. SpoonbillLittle Egret White Stork Kentish Plover Ringed Plover Turnstone Redshank Dunl...
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RSPB Leighton Moss, Silverdale, Lancashire
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A nice day and a day off for both Phillip and I so we decided Leighton Moss was arranged. Headed straight to the Sky Tower and from it we spotted Marsh Harriers floating over the reeds, Pochards diving on the water body and Red Deer across the fields and and in the reedbed. The reed beds were alive with t...
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RSPB Bempton Cliffs 20/5/2024
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RSPB Bempton Cliffs This place for me is about the sheer volume of sea birds Fulmar Guillemot Razorbill Puffin Gannet Kittiwake clinging too and soaring along the towering cliffs Tree Sparrows nest boxes at the visitor centre were very active Corn Bunting at the Former RAF Bempton where in full...
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Osprey RSPB Leighton Moss 11/5/2024
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RSPB Leighton Moss A Osprey feeding regularly along the open waters of the moss Best sighting was from the sky tower where it was plunging into the water with lots of unsuccessful attempts but finally succeeded and flying off with a fish in its talons Marsh Harrier some good close views of both mal...
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Salisbury plain
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21st- 26th Of April, a cold but a very bright week. if I am honest was expecting to see a bit more but work got in the way. Moorhen Greater black backed gull c4 Rook c500+Linnet Goldfinch Yellowhammer Corn bunting Reed buntingBlackcap Chiffchaff Whitethroat c3 Stonechat Skylark Mead...
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Temmincks Stint Newton Marsh Clifton 6/5/2024
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Newton Marsh 1 Temmincks Stint lifer for me Avocet 6 and 3 young seen 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 2 Buzzard was nice too see and have a catch up with David Nuttall Cheers Craggy
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RSPB Marshside Southport 14/4/2024
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RSPB Marshside First stop was to have a look at the Red-breasted Goose which had reappeared after being missing for quite some time It was close in on Crossens Outer Marsh with hundreds of Pink-footed Geese Crossons Inner Marsh 1 Spoonbill very busy feeding 20+ Avocet 1 Little Ringed Plover 2 Ring...
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Seahouses- Farne Islands
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Saturday 6th of April, managed a boat trip to go around the Farne Islands, plenty going on. Sea was getting rough and plenty of folk didnt have their sea legs!!! Greater Black Backed GullKittiwake Gannet Puffin Guillemot Razorbill Turnstone Little Ring Plover Redshank Purple Sandpip...
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Glossy Ibis Middleton Morecambe 16/3/2024
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Glossy Ibis Middleton Morecambe This Glossy Ibis as been reported in and around the area for around two months so while in the area called to have a look It was showing extremely well behind the Middleton Parish Hall on flooded fields seen one before but was very distant viewing so was nice too watch...
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Lesser Scaup and Richards Pipit 3/3/2024
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With a spring like day forecast for Sunday thought Id give the long staying Richards Pipit a go But first calling at Fell End Nature Reserve for the Green Winged Teal Never been here before small nice place managed to see it although briefly before disappearing behind a small island must have gone to...
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Fishmoor Reservoir 13/2/2024
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Fishmoor Reservoir Quick call has I was passing 1 Mediterranean Gull 2 Goosander 1m 1 F 5 Mallard 1 Pied Wagtail Cheers Craggy
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Lytham 10/2/2024
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Lytham Hall Flooded fields along side of the drive upto Lytham Hall was holding hundreds of birds Birds seen 2 Cattle Egret 11 Little Egret 7 Grey Heron 15 shelduck 7 Wigeon 2 Teal 3 Mallard 1 Moorhen 21 Oystercatcher 4 Snipe 11 Curlew 1000+ Black-headed Gulls Common Gulls Herring Gulls 1 Great Blac...
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Withins and Elton Reservoir 27/1/2024
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Withins Reservoir 27 Goldeneye 12m 15f putting on a good show with lots of displaying and calling nice to see 35+ Tufted Duck 3 Goosander 2m 1f 1 Little Egret Elton Reservoir 1 Kestrel 7 Great Crested Grebe 19 Teal 30+ Coot 16 Moorhen 1 Little Egret 2 Grey Heron 2 Collared Dove Feeders on car park V...
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Elton Reservoir 13/1/2024
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Feeders on Carpark Very active Willow Tit Long-tailed Tit Great Tit Blue Tit House Sparrow a group of 30+ in bush to the side of feedders Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Bullfinch 1 Kestrel over 2 Jay 4 Collared Dove Reed Bunting Dunnock Magpie Blackbird Robin Woodpigeon 1 Moorhen it th...
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Morecambe 30/12/2023
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I took a trip to Morecambe on Saturday for my last chance to achieve my goal of seeing 100 birds for the year. I only got into birding this year and only had limited time due to full time work and having a baby. But I did it, I ended the year on 105 birds! Feral Pigeon Magpie Carrion Crow Woodpigeon Herring Gu...
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Starlings RSPB Leighton Moss 26/12/2023
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Starlings RSPB Leighton Moss Full day taking in all the hides and coastal hides too No list taken just a nice days birdwatching but nice to see 4 Marsh Harriers - G W Egret right in front of the hide - Marsh Tit As dusk was setting in and the Starlings starting to gather I made my way to a point that Id past ea...
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Waxwings at Skipton 12/12/2023
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Waxwings at Skipton 89+ Waxwings was a nice end to a afternoon walking around Skipton area They were perched on tops of trees along side of the canal just off Coach Street bridge One other birder was there, said a slightly smaller group of 61 Waxwings was feeding along Engine Shed Lane two days ago...
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Oman and South Korea
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Three months away with work, managed to get a hold of a pair of bins to use while I was away. Oman, Laughing Dove Swift Arabian Wheatear Lesser Grey Shrike Yellow Wagtail Western Reef Heron Cattle Egret Whimbrel Pacific Golden Plover Sanderling Sand PloverKentish Plover Great Crest...
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Elton reservoir
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Quick visit due to weather. Robin Great spotted woodpecker Long tailed Tit Magpie Blackbird Wren Wood pigeon Feral Pigeon Goldfinch Carrion crow Mute Swan Coot Black headed Gull Herring Gull Great crested Grebe Great black backed Gull Teal Goosander Tufted Duck Goldeneye Heron Little Egret Mall...
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Warton Bank Lytham 28/10/2023
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Warton Bank 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine Falcon with prey 1 Kestrel 1 Distant bird of prey on post no ID 1 Whooper Swan Pink-footed Geese 300 to 400 in flight with some dotted around on the ground 8 Teal 28 Mallard 6 Little Egret Curlew calling 40+ Greenfinch in one single flock from hedgerow leaving 4 mo...
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Grey Phalarope Elton Reservoir 21/9/2023
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Elton Reservoir Grey Phalarope showing well late afternoon Also on and around Elton 50+ Tufted Duck 2 Common Sandpiper 70 Coot 1 Moorhen 12 Great Crested Grebe 1 Little Grebe In the hedgerows a large mixed flock of small birds made up of Long-tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Goldcrest Willow War...
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Nottinghamshire Birding
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I have never really explored the Midlands and what it has to offer in terms of nature and historical sites so I first took the opportunity to visit Clumber Park in August 2022 and then Attenborough Nature Reserve, Budby Common in August 2023. Clumber Park is a historic country park run by the Nationa...
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