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Hawfinch Watch at Sizergh Castle : 27th March 2015
Hawfinch Watch at Sizergh Castle : 27th March 2015 We had last gone to Sizergh Castle for the Hawfinch Watch in early March 2012 and that had been very successful. There had been several cold winters, however, and the numbers of native birds had been boosted by foreign birds escaping the colder parts of Europe. Since then we had had much milder winters and this…
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RSPB Leighton Moss : 26th March 2015
RSPB Leighton Moss : 26th March 2015 We decided to take a trip up to Sizergh Castle for a Hawfinch spotting morning and decided to throw in a couple of visits to Leighton Moss RSPB reserve. The last time we visited here in similar circumstances we had had three fantastic “life ticks” – a “redhead” Smew, a Snow Goose and a Glossy Ibis. This time…
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Birding Group Visit to Frodsham Marsh : 24th March 2015
Birding Group Visit to Frodsham Marsh : 24th March 2015 A fairly quiet day on the marshes. We started off at the usual path leading to the Weaver Bend. A fair number of species but numerically modest. A few Goldeneye could be found with a bit of effort and a small group including Gadwall, Teal and Redshank. Curlews flew over in small numbers and a…
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High Tide at Parkgate : 23rd March 2015
High Tide at Parkgate : 23rd March 2015 Another chance for a high tide at Parkgate wasn’t to be missed and at 10.2 at 12.20pm the height and timing could not have been better. The problem was that it was a beautiful windless and very sunny day – not always what you want at Parkgate where a lot of low pressure and a bit of…
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Birding Group Visit to Burton Mere Wetlands : 17th March 2015
Birding Group Visit to Burton Mere Wetlands : 17th March 2015 In a change of schedule we swopped our planned venue for Burton Mere Wetlands. This gave those members of the group that had not already seen the Long-eared Owl to try for it. Although the bird had moved from its previous location we eventually found it on our way back from Inner Marsh Farm…
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Birding Group Visit to Marbury Park : 10th March 2015
Birding Group Visit to Marbury Park : 10th March 2015 The birding group visit this week was to Marbury Park. It was a pretty quiet affair really. Wes searched the reed bed for Bittern but to no avail. Budworth Mere had the usual Cormorants and Black-headed Gulls on posts and the water held mainly large numbers of Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck with just…
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Birding Group Visit to Sandbach Flashes : 3rd March 2014
Birding Group Visit to Sandbach Flashes : 3rd March 2014 A brisk morning at Sandbach Flashes saw a rather small birding group party – just six people including us three ! As usual, though, you can expect a nice range of birds. We didn’t do too well on waders but there was an attractive mixed group of Fieldfare and Redwing feeding on the grassy slopes…
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