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Quest for Great Northern Diver at Budworth Mere 25th January 2013
Quest for Great Northern Diver at Budworth Mere 25th January 2013 I had been reading about the appearance of a juvenile Great Northern Diver that was showing at Budworth Mere so we headed off there on a cold, cold morning. When we arrived there we went to the main hide where we could see that the mere was substantially frozen over. We decided that there…
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Birding Group Visit to Tatton Park 22nd January 2012
Birding Group Visit to Tatton Park 22nd January 2012 As it was in January of last year, it was a lovely bright but cold day. The difference this year was that there was lots of snow around and the meres were iced over for a significant part of their area. . We parked up as usual in the lay-by on Mobberley Road and walked down…
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Birthday Day Out to WWT Martin Mere 17th January 2013
Birthday Day Out to WWT Martin Mere 17th January 2013 As a treat for my birthday, Anne, Mike and I drove up to WWT Martin Mere. This was partly so I could order my new Swarovski ATX scope so I spent half an hour sorting that out with Bernie from the In Focus shop before joining the others at the Raines Hide. Here there were…
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Birding Group Visit to Hoylake 15th January 2013
Birding Group Visit to Hoylake 15th January 2013 After the disappointing visit to Burton Mere Wetlands we decided to rescue the day by driving up to Parkgate and then on to Hoylake. The reason I suggested that we go up to Hoylake was that I had been looking at local sightings on the internet before we set off and had come across a posting on…
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Birding Group Visit to Burton Mere Wetland 15th January 2013
Birding Group Visit to Burton Mere Wetland 15th January 2013 Our scheduled visit to Burton Mere Wetlands was complicated by the fact that Inner Marsh Farm was closed for continuing work on the pathway to connect it to the main reserve. This happens every Tuesday but does not necessarily mean that there is too much disruption at the main site. However, in addition to this,…
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Birding Group Visit to Pennington Flash 8th January 2013
Birding Group Visit to Pennington Flash 8th January 2013 The first day of the new birding group term was to Pennington Flash and we had a very good turn out with most of the group present. We were a bit early so we had a look around the car park where there were saw Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Magpie. As we approached the Horrocks…
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Visit to Moore Nature Reserve 6th January 2013
Visit to Moore Nature Reserve 6th January 2013 With a slight break in the weather we were determined to get out for a walk and, although the weather was not very promising when we set out, by the time we got to Moore it had picked up considerably and was warm enough for me not to regret leaving my jacket at home.
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