Birding Group Schedule January 2017
Birding Group Schedule January 2017
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Woolston Eyes 10th December 2016
Woolston Eyes 10th December 2016 We tried Woolston Eyes despite it being a Saturday. We were hoping to see the Green-winged Teal that had been seen there on a daily basis.
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Birding Group Visit to WWT Martin Mere
Birding Group Visit to WWT Martin Mere The last birding group day of the year was a visit to WWT Martin Mere which turned out to be a little disappointing but at least featured a glimpse of the Tawny Owl that sometimes roosts near the Kingfisher Hide.
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Summary November 2016
Summary November 2016 Species this month = 84 New Species added to 2016 Year List in November= 1 Bewick Swan at Burton Mere Wetlands on the 15th November New UK Life List Birds In November = 0 Running Total for the 2016 UK So Far = 196
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Pennington Flash Birding Group Visit : 22nd November 2016
Pennington Flash Birding Group Visit : 22nd November 2016 THe birding group visit this week was to Pennington Flash (because of the weather). It turned out to be a fine day and we did get one of our two target birds. We didn’t see the female Scaup, which had presumably flown, but we did manage…
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Riverbank Road, Neston Old Quay and Burton : 15th November 2016
Riverbank Road, Neston Old Quay and Burton : 15th November 2016 A high tide of 10.1 metres at 11:10am took us to the Wirral again on a birding group morning out. We started out at Riverbank Road which was moderately busy but we managed to get a parking place facing on to the marsh. As…
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WWT Martin Mere : 13th November 2016
WWT Martin Mere : 13th November 2016 The annual North West Bird Fair was held at Martin Mere on the 12th and 13th of November. I knew that John Poyner, my guide when I am birding in the highlands, would be there representing the Bird Watching and Wildlife Club based at the Grant Arms Hotel…
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High Tide on The Wirral : 1st November 2016
High Tide on The Wirral : 1st November 2016 A high-ish tide on the Wirral took the birding group up there for the first session of November. At 9.2m at 11.48am it wasn’t ever going to be a great high tide but we thought it would be good enough for Hoylake and then we thought…
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Summary October 2016
Summary October 2016 Species this month = 109 New Species added to 2016 Year List in October= 10 Sanderling at Hoylake 1st October, Black Swan and Cattle Egret bot at Burton Mere Wetlands on 1st October, Long Tailed Duck at Chanonry Point and Alturlie Point on the 15th October, Black Guillemot at Chanonry Point on…
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Etherow Country Park : 31st October 2016
Etherow Country Park : 31st October 2016 On the last day of October we took a drive out to Etherow Country Park where I hoped to add to my year list what is normally the easiest year tick of Mandarin Duck I am ever likely to find. As it happened they proved to be a…