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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    .........and Thursday is the anniversary of the arrival of that pesky Peep at Hoylake :eek!:
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    John two of the points we talked about yesterday when we were watching the bird with Dave and Mark were its apparently longer legs and the greyish underwing which lead us to believe that we were looking at an AGP !!!!
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    The reported American Golden Plover still present, amongst c.800 Golden Plovers on the river mud in front of the Pickering's Pasture car park at 14.00 this afternoon. Went along with John Barber and arrived just in time to beat the rain :t:
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    That's the way to sort out those camera folk Jane ;)
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Good news indeed but only one juv? I understood that Ring Ouzels can have clutches of 5 or 6 eggs so what can have happened to the others? Infertile eggs, predation etc, etc presumably.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Frodsham Marsh 06.00 - 11.15, a tour of most of the area in pleasant sunshine. Of interest:- Marsh Farm and ponds: Around the pond, Meadow Pipits, Wheatears, Swallows and Linnets and a cracking male Whinchat. Down on the river there were 10's of Swifts feasting on the swarms of St Mark's...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Budworth Mere/Marbury Park All three Tern species still present late this afternoon.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    CB if you don't know the area you will not appreciate the potential car parking problems that a wider audience may have entailed, particularly at this time of year with the amount of farming activity taking place.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Not sure that breeding took place last year Hugh - as far as I recall there was no sign of any youmg and there were no reported sightings of a female. So far this year I believe only the male has been seen again unless anyone has seen otherwise.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Have a look at post #3349 of this thread by Saluki, 19th January;)
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    It will ruffle their feathers at the very least :-O
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    John, as I said to you, go see them they're lovely birds - birding should be about enjoying the birds rather than seeing how big a list you can get. I saw them in flight this week and they are in my book now - after all who can be definite about their background ;)
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Re visit to the Dee Estuary - post number #3321 Himalaya, that indeed is an ambitious list of places to visit in one day - so in addition to what the other posters have said about the various species the following may be of help:- You say you want to visit places on the Dee Estuary so for a...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Just beat me to it there John ;) - but should mention that not only did we visit the Old Quay today but also Parkgate where we had terrific views of two ringtail Hen Harriers, a Merlin and the only Great White Egret there, on Donkey Stand flash for a time, so really close up and finally to...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    I was at another Cheshire location last Wednesday when one of the local birders was explaining to others present how he and another chap had been over at Leasowe that morning and had great views of the Richard's Pipit....... by the two of them flushing it from the farmers field. When challenged...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Were all of these at Frodsham Marsh H ?
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Late afternoon at Burton Mere Wetlands - had really good views of a Pectoral Sandpiper from the viewing deck at the side of the reception area.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    .... or hobbies and Hobbys ;)
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Chris your witty response made me think - was the bird actually sitting up or down in the tree. Either way he wasn't causing any problems as I was the only person there at the time and since Cetti's was a life time first for me he could have been sitting up, down or sideways as far as I was...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Cetti's at Wigg Island Thanks to Mr Brandreth for originally pointing me in the right direction for the Cetti's Warbler at Wigg Island - had really good if somewhat brief views this morning. Heard him singing to start with then very obligingly he sat up in a small bush for me :t: The Cetti's...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Parkgate High Tide Bit deep for me that Jayne - my recollections, and a bit of Googling of the conjoint action of wind direction and barometric pressure are that unusually high or low pressure, or prolonged periods of strong winds can give rise to variations between actual sea level and the...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Woodlark and Great Northern Diver Found two distant Woodlarks in the stubble field almost opposite to the entrance to Brereton Country Park late morning. The rain had started again just as I arrived so the views through my bins were not the best and by the time I had walked back to the car for...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Kelsall Waxwings 12 Waxwings in the area of the Yeld car park near Kelsall this morning. Found 6 soon after we arrived despite being assured by the 5 birders already in the car park that they were gone ;) As well as taking berries the birds all spent some time flycatching from the tall trees.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    I was there this afternoon with Mr Barber (JB) - made a change from Hobby watching. Smashing little bird we watched it taking insects - one rather large butterfly. Nice shots Phil I always thought that rebar would come in handy sometime ;)
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Luckily I saw the LBD mid afternoon on my way back from the Wirral. I have seen this species previously but this was a really nice specimen giving excellent views.
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