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Sat 28.8.o4.
Went to martin-mere for a few hour's, headed straight to north-west-water hide, to see if the spotted crake was still showing. 9-30AM an i have never seen this hide so busy, yes you guesse'd the crake was on SHOW. It did itself proud for about 20-min's, and then became a bit elusive, in and out of the pool's and reed's it was difficult to pick out, so it was a case of early bird gets best veiw's.
This is the list of the rest of my sighting's for sat.
4. Buzzard's.
2. Kestrels.
1. juv, Marsh harrier.
1. sparrowhawk.
1. and a lifer for me, the spotted crake.
Awalk along the nature trail, produced.
blackbirds-songthrush-treesparrows-chaffinches-bluetits-great-tits-longtailed-tits.
and on the mere, 1 garganey. There were also 200+ blackheaded gulls, with at least 80+ 1st winter's. so all in all it was a good birding day.
bert.
ps. I was told the opening of the new hide built on the land for the new reedbeds, will be set to open on the bird fair weekend, which this year will be just Sat-Sunday in November do not know the date's yet.
Went to martin-mere for a few hour's, headed straight to north-west-water hide, to see if the spotted crake was still showing. 9-30AM an i have never seen this hide so busy, yes you guesse'd the crake was on SHOW. It did itself proud for about 20-min's, and then became a bit elusive, in and out of the pool's and reed's it was difficult to pick out, so it was a case of early bird gets best veiw's.
This is the list of the rest of my sighting's for sat.
4. Buzzard's.
2. Kestrels.
1. juv, Marsh harrier.
1. sparrowhawk.
1. and a lifer for me, the spotted crake.
Awalk along the nature trail, produced.
blackbirds-songthrush-treesparrows-chaffinches-bluetits-great-tits-longtailed-tits.
and on the mere, 1 garganey. There were also 200+ blackheaded gulls, with at least 80+ 1st winter's. so all in all it was a good birding day.
bert.
ps. I was told the opening of the new hide built on the land for the new reedbeds, will be set to open on the bird fair weekend, which this year will be just Sat-Sunday in November do not know the date's yet.