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Hoylake High Tide 10th September 2017
It was “Wader Weekend” on the Wirral this weekend and although there were various events on, we opted to go to Hoylake hoping for a good show of waders. It was a Sunday so – despite the new, large, display board on the prom that explains what is happeneing with wader migration and the importance
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August 2017 Summary
August 2017 Summary UK Species Year List to August: 186 Total UK Species in August: 80 New “Year Ticks” in August: 4 New “Life Ticks” in August: 2 New “Year Ticks” in August: Black Guillemot on Isle of Rum on 1st August 2017 Manx Shearwater on Isle of Rum on 1st August 2017 Green Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper at Burton Mere Wetlands 31st August 2017
On the last day of the month we decided to go up to the Wirral to look at some sites that we had not previously been to but first we dropped off at Burton Mere Wetlands to see if we could find the Pectoral Sandpiper that we had heard was showing fromthe reception hide. Unfortunately
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RSPB Leighton Moss Purple Heron 24th August 2017
The BirdGuides reporting service had been listing a juvenile Purple Heron as being seen regularly from the Grisedale hide at RSPB Leighton Moss so we drove up there hoping it was still there. When we got to the hide photographers were obviously hogging the prime positions and not moving and this was exascerbated by
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Burton Mere Wetlands and Connah’s Quay : 16th August 2017
The first opportunity we had to get out and about birding after our Scotland holiday was a trip to Burton Mere Wetlands on a fine, warm day. Our visit got off to a great start when we were informed that one of the adult Cattle Egrets was standing on one of the islands of the
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Birding Holiday in Scotland 22nd July – 2nd August 2017
Our Scotland break this year took in visits to all the various branches of my family and covered the Lothians, Fife, Aberdeenshire, the highlands and the islands. Over the period we got ninety species including two”life ticks” and ten other “year ticks” Our trip is described in full below.
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July 2017 Summary
July 2017 Summary UK Species Year List to July: 180 Total UK Species in July: 100 New “Year Ticks” in July: 11 New “Life Ticks” in July: 1
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