August 2019 Summary
August 2019 : Summary UK Species Year List to August: 177 Total UK Species in August: 53 New “Year Ticks” in August: 1 New “Life Ticks” in August: 1
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Leighton Moss and Martin Mere 29th August 2019
I had read that a Little Stint and a Green Sandpiper were both to be seen from the Eric Morecambe hide at RSPB Leighton Moss and, since the weather forecast was good, we decided to go up there and give it a shot. As it happened, we were wrong on both counts as the weather…
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Heswall Fields 1st August 2019
On the Deeside Birding Web Site there are daily reports of bird sightings and counts. One of the places that I had often wordered about was Heswall Fields. Some time ago, we did a ranger-led walk from Thurstaston Country Park along the beach to a good viewpoint at Heswall Fields. Then we returned back along…
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July 2019 Summary
July 2019 : Summary UK Species Year List to July : 175 Total UK Species in July : 65 New “Year Ticks” in July : 1 New “Life Ticks” in July : 0
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Dove Stones Reservoir 4th July 2019
We were meeting friends near Holmfirth but they were delayed and this gave us a chance to have a look at the Dove Stones reservoir which was en route. Oddly enough, this had cropped up as a possible site of interest to the birding group at the meeting on the 2nd of July when we…
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Birding Group Marbury Park 2nd July 2019
Proposed Dates for Autumn Term 2019 The first birding group day out of July was also the last as it was “end of term”. It was quite a nice day and although cloudy it meant that the lighting was very suitable for birding. There wasn’t much around but we had a nice walk anyway and…
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June 2019 : Summary
June 2019 : Summary UK Species Year List to June: 173 Total UK Species in June: 92 New “Year Ticks” in June: 12 New “Life Ticks” in June: 0
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Woolston Eyes 26th June 2019
After a few days of rain and very high pollen count, a lull in the weather and slightly lower pollen levels lured us outdoors, despite missing yesterdays birding group morning. Our target bird was, of course, the breeding Black-necked Grebes.