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Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Upland Birder
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Nothing else this morning Jane when you left, two Wheatear's still in the paddocks and a Chifchaff calling along the hedgerow, Greenshank on the shore and that was about it. Good to see you this morning :t:
Steve
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Jane Turner
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likewise!
One more Wheatear at Burton Point on my way home by sheep paddocks.
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Yesterday produced my first "real" spring migrants with 1 Wheatear opposite Gilroy and 2+3 Sand Martin belting north over the Langfields. A very good morning on Hoylake Langfields today with 3 Wheatear, on the tops of the hedges, 67 Blackwit, 2 Garganey and a Spotted Redshank ( only one other personal record from the site, which makes it rarer than Wood Sandpiper ! ) opposite Gilroy. There were also 4 Wheatear on the shore, between West Kirby and Pinfold Lane.
Chris
Chris
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Jane Turner
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I managed the 67 Blackwits (well 62 and 64 in two counts) and a nasty hybrid Shelduck x mallard type thing, but everything else eluded me as usual.
ta brandreth
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Wigg Island/Astmoor Reedbeds Runcorn, Swallow, House and Sand Martin this afternoon
2ish - excellent!
2ish - excellent!
And at least two others. :-C
Cheshire Birder
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Yesterday visited Leasowe Lighthouse area late afternoon and had a few Mipits over and then just before dusk had c15 in the field by the car park. No sign of your Ousel at Red Rocks when I looked mid afternoon. Two Water Rails in the reedbed was little consolation.
Inland on my own patch had Water Rail again, four Buzzards, with a couple of Mipits and Pied Wagtails on the move.
CB
Inland on my own patch had Water Rail again, four Buzzards, with a couple of Mipits and Pied Wagtails on the move.
CB
Cheshire Birder
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Other news for yesterday - Velvet Scoter off Hilbre (with 405 Meadow Pipits, 6 White Wagtails, Wheatear, 4 Little gulls, male Eider and the two Velvet Scoters on Mar 20th) and a drake Garganey at Carr Lane Pools, Hale.
Osprey over Wallasey today.
CB
Osprey over Wallasey today.
CB
I had a singing Cetti's warbler at Astmoor last week, along with calling willow tits still by the tower.
cheshirebirder
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Redesmere early afternoon ; 5 sand martin, 1 swallow and singing chiffchaff.Also 2 red-legs by the old vicarage.
Jane Turner
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Tree Sparrow (a migrant!) Siskin and Wheatear at Red Rocks this morning.
Cheshire Birder
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A good record for red-legs. Where abouts exactly is the old vicarage? Carn't say I know exactly where that is.
Was that a garden tick then?
CB
halftwo
Wird Batcher
For me yes, it was on via 'other observer' already when one was seen that I missed by minutes; and a garden year tick too.
Indeed Phil, indeed. Rostherne's gotta be a good spot for one - might try there tomorrow.
Cheshire Birder
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Most likely it will be on the Wirral!! Probably about 10mins from Phil or Janes house!!
CB
