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Elton-Withins and Lowercroft Upper Reservoirs 26-2-2019
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Elton Pochard 1m Scaup 7 Goldeneye 2 Tufted Duck 25+ Mallard Teal 6 Goosandere 2 Cormorant G C Grebe 8 with some displaying Little Grebe 1 Oystercatchers 2 Coot Moorhen Lapwing 24 Grey Heron 2 Buzzard 2 Kestrel 1 Withins Gadwall 5 Teal 2 Pink-footed 2 Goose in with Canada Geese Lowercroft Upper Res...
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North East Birding. 17th February 2019
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A Pallas`s Warbler and a Firecrest had been seen fairly regularly at a sewage works in Fishburn, County Durham and had been present for around 2 weeks. With Kevin C freshly returned from the colonies, Steve B, we planned a trip to try to locate the birds. A decent drive up the A1 managing to see a Red...
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Lune Estuary ( Tidal Causeway from Overton ) 2-2-2019
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Birds seen Pink-footed Geese Large skein going over Teal Oystercatcher Lapwing Dunlin Black-tailed Godwit Curlew Redshank Cormorant Knot Wigeon Kingfisher Buzzard Grey Heron Little Egret 1 Great White Egret Cheers Craggy
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“North Yorkshire” Birding. Sunday 20th January 2019
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Some days you make plans and they go wrong and other days they go to plan, this was one of those good days. Almost everything we planned to go to see was seen, apart from White Fronted Geese near Scaling Dam etc, so a good day was had by myself, Steve B and Chris B who drove. An early start around 6-30am ha...
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Marshside 17-1-2019
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Marshside Birds seen Wigeon Large flocks of 80+ Teal flocks of 30+ Pintail lots of males some female Shelduck dotted around Shoveler 9 5m 4f Pochard 2m Tufted Duck flocks of 40+ Mallard Pink-footed Goose everywhere you looked thousands Black-tailed Godwit Curlew Redshank 12 Snip Ruff 1 Gold...
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Elton and Withins Reservoir 15-1-2019
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Elton 1 Gadwall 4 Scaup 15 Tuffed Duck 2 Goosander 4 Great Crested Grebe 10 Coot Mallard 250+ Black-headed Gull Common Gull Great Black-backed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Herring Gull 4 cormorant 1 Kestrel 2 Jay 1 Little Egret in stream blow reservoir Withins Reservoir 2 Pink-footed Goose in wi...
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Windy Wirral. Sunday 12th January 2019
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Okay it was supposed to be very windy on the Wirral as me and Steve B set off but, it felt like gale force at times! A leisurely start of 9am had us heading towards our various destinations reaching a little stop at Moore N.R. It soon became apparent that even inland the wind would be keeping the birds d...
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A Day Out in the Midlands. 6/1/2019
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A Dusky Warbler has been present at Kingsbury Water Meadows in Warwickshire since mid-December 2018 and along with a few other nice birds in the Midlands a trip was partially organised. Myself driving, along with Steve B & Bob K left a dark and gloomy Rochdale at 6am (good to be back in the old ro...
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Lancashire Day Out. 2/1/2019
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We always have a trip out early in the New Year and with the shorter hours of daylight usually choose to stay fairly local. With Bob K at the wheel, myself, Steve & Chris B we left a cold Rochdale at 8am. Some Waxwings in Chorley was to be our first stop, unfortunately, after a bit of searching they...
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Leighton Moss and Sizergh Castle 8-1-2019
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Calling at Sizergh Castle hoping for a Hawfinch but for me and two other birders nothing was Spotted,so off to Leighton Moss First bird of the day right in front of the hide was a cracking View of a Jack Snipe with 3 Common Snipe,it was constantly bobbing up and down while feeding with the other 3 Snipe g...
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A Royal Occasion on Anglesey. 11/12/2018
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The sighting of a possible Sandwich Tern on Anglesey this weekend must have started a few alarm bells ringing, due to the lateness of this species being present. Roll forward until Monday early afternoon when the bird information services said Royal Tern on Anglesey Now this species, for me, ha...
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Wirral Winter Wonderland. 9th December 2018
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A long staying Great Northern Diver on the Marine Lake at West Kirby on the Wirral managed to lure me and Bob K into the great outdoors. With an 8-30am start and fair, breezy weather promised, what could go wrong? On the way to the Marine Lake news that the diver was still present reached us, upon arri...
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Lancashire Birding Day Out. Sunday 25th November 2018
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A Velvet Scoter at High Rid Reservoir near Horwich had been found by Bolton`s finest Phil Rhodes on Saturday. Being a sea duck and being so far inland meant we had to go and see it. Myself, Steve & Chris Brown left a chilly Rochdale at 7am and headed for the reservoir that is just below Winter Hill. It w...
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Dusky Warbler at Ainsdale NNR, Southport, Lancashire. Sunday 18th November 2018
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Dusky Warbler at Ainsdale NNR, Southport, Lancashire. Sunday 18th November 2018 News of a Dusky Warbler in the sand dunes at Ainsdale, Lancashire reached me whilst I was at the Shrewsbury v Rochdale football match on Saturday evening. After the result, there may be a way of rescuing the weekend t...
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Hartlepool Headland and Swillington Ings. Monday 12th November 2018
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Hartlepool Headland and Swillington Ings. Monday 12th November 2018 What are the chances of a Pallid and Little Swift turning up together at the same spot in England? Give up, well they appeared together on Hartlepool Headland, County Durham on Sunday afternoon. Plans to witness this spectacl...
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Meols and Burton Point, Cheshire. Friday 9th November 2018
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Meols and Burton Point, Cheshire. Friday 9th November 2018 A Pied Wheatear had been identified on Tuesday evening and has been entertaining all comers on the promenade at Meols, Wirral, Cheshire ever since. Steve B, Kevin C and myself headed towards The Wirral early on Friday morning. Going unde...
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Northumberland 24th October and Spurn 30th October & 4th November 2018
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Northumberland 24th October and Spurn 30th October & 4th November 2018 The appearance of two first winter Gull Billed Terns in Northumberland was a bit of a shock to say the least, with Kevin C needing to see that species a trip was planned. The birds frequented Haughton Strother gravel pits wh...
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Swift Departure. 15/10/2018
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News of a Swift with a white rump at Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire around 4-25pm on Sunday afternoon had a few phones ringing. What followed, with regards to the birds true identification was pure comedy. This is no reflection on the finders or the other observers on site watching the bird. It went, Po...
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Wallcreeper.
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Baynac et Casenac, Dordogne, France. Bright sunshine 35 Degrees. I have tried on many occasions in France to find the elusive Wallcreeper so this is a first tick for me this one was feeding on the rock face of the famous chateau on the river Dordogne and thanks to a local birder I got to see this special sp...
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Tiddly Om Pom Pom beside the seaside. 9/9/2018
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An adult Pomarine Skua had taken up residence at South Gare near Redcar/Middlesbrough during the previous week, a place I have not visited for quite a long while, so a trip to see it was planned. It was a full car of 5 occupants, with Chris driving that left Newhey in wet conditions at 6am. As soon as w...
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Visitors from the East. 2/9/2018
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A day at Spurn in September is always like a trip into the unknown because anything can turn up, so we decided to head for the far east of Yorkshire. There had been Red backed Shrike, Icterine Warbler seen the day previous so on the journey we eagerly waited for news from Spurn. Steve B, Kevin C and mys...
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Two Americans in Lincolnshire. 28/8/2018
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A Stilt Sandpiper turned up at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire all the way from North America. With Kevin C needing to see this species of wader and a chance to, at last, visit this splendid reserve a trip was organised. Kevin drove with just myself for company. The 6am start from Castleton is alway...
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Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire.
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Twentyone days following the Norfolk coast into Suffolk and back through Cambridgeshire, glorious weather every day never saw a drop of rain temperatures between 18/26 degrees. Fourteen reserves visited run by RSPB, various County Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, and Wildfowl and Wetlands Tr...
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Moltoni`s Subalpine Warbler at Blakeney Point, Norfolk. 3/6/2018
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There are some things in life that we say, I wont be doing that again then look what happens? A rare bird turns up at the end of Blakeney Point, Norfolk. Last time I slogged myself along the shingle for seven miles (return trip) was in 2010 for an Alder Flycatcher and I vowed I would not do it again! Now...
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East coast of Yorkshire. 27/5/18
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Seems like a while since I did a trip report after being abroad etc, so here is one. A few good birds had been found on the east coast on Saturday so a trip starting at Flamborough Head was arranged with Bob K, Kevin C, myself and one of Bob`s friends Lyndon. A start time of 10am was allowing for our Nig...
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Yorkshire Birding
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Had a trip to Yorkshire with Andy Young to see we could spot Woodlark at an undiclosed site and then visit Blacktoft sands and Swillington Ings. We arrived at the designated Woodlark site at just before 9am. After heading slightly the wrong way we were set upon the right path by a volunteer. We pi...
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Great Fen, Cambridgeshire.
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I spent an hour or so at Woodwalton in The Great Fen with the following sightings: Dabchick, pair, Marsh Harrier, pair, Red Kite, 1, Crane, pair, Reed Warbler, 2, Willow Warbler, c6, Grass Snake, 2, Brimstone, c12. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Cattle Egrets Warton Lytham 3/4/2018
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A trip to the coast to get away from this weather had to be interrupted when I knew there was a chance of a lifer in the form of two Cattle Egrets at Warton just out side Lytham. A quick wrong turn put me on the right track And was not to be disappointed they were showing really well,feeding along side of som...
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Scotland Trip. 30th March to 2nd April 2018
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One of our regulars, has always wanted to see a Ptarmigan, so we decided to visit Scotland over Easter to see some. Our friends in Yorkshire, who visit Scotland every couple of years, also had a trip planned so we joined forces and arranged to meet them. Now as often happens when you plan something, it...
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Bagmoor & Alkborough, Lincolnshire. 20/3/2018
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A few interesting wildfowl had turned up on a small lake in Lincolnshire at a place I have never been to. So, after a bit of googling the lake was found to be near to Thealby, just north of S****horpe. The lake is called Bagmoor and was created by mining for the local steelworks. Myself and Kevin C se...
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