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Parkgate and Burton Mere Wetlands : 8th September 2015
Parkgate and Burton Mere Wetlands : 8th September 2015 We left Gilroy Nature Park and headed for the Boathouse at Parkgate for lunch. A great bonus here for us was the sighting of both Marsh Harrier and a ringtail Hen Harrier – while we were having lunch ! The latter was a “year tick” We added a Kestrel to our “birds of prey for the…
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Gilroy Nature Park : 8th September 2015
Gilroy Nature Park : 8th September 2015 We wanted to take a look at somewhere different of the Wirral so we decided to check out Gilroy nature Reserve where we had read about the big Black-tailed Godwit roost. As it happens, probably the most exciting spot of the day was a sighting of three Great White Egrets flying overhead in a southerly direction just as…
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Summary August 2015
Summary August 2015 New Species added to 2015 Year List in August = 3 Running Total for the 2015 UK So Far = 154 New UK Life List Birds In August = 1 Our Garden The Starlings seem to have suddenly become less obvious. A Wren is almost permanently stationed in the garden calling continuously and a juvenile Robin visits regularly.
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Sabine’s Gull : Pennington Flash : 7th August 2015
Sabine’s Gull : Pennington Flash : 7th August 2015 A few days of continuous reports of a second-summer Sabine’s Gull proved too much to resist so on a beautiful, sunny morning we set of for Pennington and it didn’t take very long for us to locate the bird.
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Burton Mere Wetlands : 2nd August 2015
Burton Mere Wetlands : 2nd August 2015 After we had been to Hoylake for the high tide we had a little bit of time left and we fancied a cup of tea. Rather than just go to a cafe we decided to pay a flying visit to Burton Mere Wetlands. It was very crowded in the main hide as there were a couple of minibuses…
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High Tide at Hoylake : 2nd August 2015
High Tide at Hoylake : 2nd August 2015 There have not been many high tides this year and at 9.6m (at 1.15pm) this wasn’t a particularly high one either. Nevertheless this can sometimes be enough for a good experience at Hoylake and so it turned out. With no wind the weather was nice (until it rained) but the lack of wind keeps the sea further…
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Summary : July 2015
Summary : July 2015 New Species added to 2015 Year List in July = 3 Running Total for the 2015 UK So Far = 150 New UK Life List Birds In July= 1 Our Garden A quiet month in the garden. A small group of Starlings eat daily, a Wren is an ever-present feature and is nesting in the Virginia Creeper at 1st floor level…
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