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Summary February 2012
Summary February 2012 We were on holiday in Lanzarote for the week between 2nd and 9th of February. We weren’t really doing any serious bird watching but we kept our eyes open and we did see a few species including Pallid Swift, Kestrel, Kentish Plover, Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, Collared Dove, Swallow, Spanish Sparrow and Berthelot’s Pipit. It would be well worthwhile returning here in…
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Birding Group Visit to Poynton Park and Bramhall Woods 27th February 2012
Birding Group Visit to Poynton Park and Bramhall Woods 27th February 2012 The scheduled visit to Bramhall Park woods was slightly altered so we could go to Poynton Park to try to see the Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers that have been widely seen there. Unfortunately we didn’t see any. This was not the first time I had tried to see these birds but this time I…
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Birding Group Visit to Sandbach Flashes 21st February 2012
Birding Group Visit to Sandbach Flashes 21st February 2012 This was only my second visit with the birding group to Sandbach Flashes and it was Anne’s first time there. As usual, we only went to one of these flashes, Elton Hall Flash. The weather was reasonable and we were hoping for as good a day as we had last time when we saw thirty-one species.…
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Poynton Park 19th February 2012
Poynton Park 19th February 2012 We wanted to visit Poynton Park because on of our birding group had been there recently and had seen Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers there. The web site describes the site thus : “The park is situated just a few minutes walk from the centre of Poynton village covering 21 hectares including the pool, which is fished by Stockport Federation Angling Club. A…
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Birding Group Day Out to Hilbre Island 16th February 2012
Birding Group Day Out to Hilbre Island 16th February 2012 The weather forecast was a bit doubtful for our day out to Hilbre but the rain managed to stay off for the morning at least. It was around 10.30am before we set out from the pier across the sands to Little Eye, turning right there via Middle Eye to the main island. the wind was…
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Sale Water Park 14th February 2012
Sale Water Park 14th February 2012 We went for our first walk after coming back from holiday. Neither of us had been feeling particularly bright after both of us getting a dose of the flu. It was a bright day however and we thought it might be good to blow the cobwebs out so we did a regular walk of ours along Brook Burn in…
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Summary January 2012
Summary January 2012 Garden The new year started with very mild weather with some wet days and some quite windy days. The Tits seem to be finding lots of insects already and some days you can see a mist of hovering gnats over the lawn in the back garden. Goldfinch numbers on the feeders peaking at around 18 but Greenfinches not evident. The Blackcap we…
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