Parkgate & Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral, Merseyside (1 Viewer)

Remote

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• Feb 19, 2011

• #1

Had a good day out on Friday but the high tide at Parkgate failed to materialise to the extent we'd hoped. We saw a fabulous female Hen harrier but not much else. Did anyone go down there today?

 

wolfbirder

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• Feb 19, 2011

• #2

Birdguides report 3 hen harriers and 12 SE owls.

 

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Simon Wates

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• Feb 19, 2011

• #3

Back in the late 70's when I occasionally visited Parkgate (from Manchester) I would celebrate (or console myself, depending) by getting a little bag of the most delicious prawns. I wondered if that was still possible?

Also, I remember one visit where I watched a Wilson's Phalarope - or was it a Buff-breasted Sandpiper? No I didn't confuse the two - I have lost my notebooks from that time unfortunately (while I left the UK). Does anybody know which of these was recorded between 1975-1979?

 

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welsh_kite

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• Feb 25, 2011

• #4

birdguides ???

 

Jane Turner

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• Feb 25, 2011

• #5

Simon Wates said:

Back in the late 70's when I occasionally visited Parkgate (from Manchester) I would celebrate (or console myself, depending) by getting a little bag of the most delicious prawns. I wondered if that was still possible?

Also, I remember one visit where I watched a Wilson's Phalarope - or was it a Buff-breasted Sandpiper? No I didn't confuse the two - I have lost my notebooks from that time unfortunately (while I left the UK). Does anybody know which of these was recorded between 1975-1979?

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Both!

 

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Simon Wates

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• Feb 25, 2011

• #6

Jane Turner said:

Both!

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Thanks for your trouble!

Actually - I have removed one or two cobwebs and I'm sure it was between 1977 and 1979...

Its not so important for me to find out.....just reliving some fond memories

Simon

 

Jane Turner

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• Feb 25, 2011

• #7

More likely Buff-breast then...

 

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Simon Wates

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• Feb 26, 2011

• #8

Cheers!...seems like I also saw Wilson's Phalarope there too, or nearby as it wasn't anywhere else in Cheshire or Lancashire that I can remember. I used to walk a few miles north along the edge of the saltmarsh with fields on the left. I bet I missed loads then with my Jenoptems and no scope. They were the days I really learned ID..the hard way!

 

Jane Turner

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• Feb 26, 2011

• #9

Early 80s I think