Jane Turner
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A very early Whitethroat was being furtive in the front garden this morning.
87 for the year
87 for the year
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Jane Turner
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No sign of the Willow Warbler which has been present for a week, but there is still a Blackcap singing away in the front garden.
Jane Turner
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Spring is stil lon hold, but I finally managed a Swallow this evening
88 for the year
88 for the year
Jane Turner
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Jane Turner
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HUGE seabird movement this morning - it looks like last night's squally displaced 1000s of Auks into Liverpool bay. I've had to go out but there were passing at 770 in the first half hour and are still moving at about 200 per hour just now. 15 Manxies, Fulmar, many Kittiwakes and Gannets also included,plus high numbers (3 figs) of Sandwich Terns. At least 3 Puffins (probably 10) and about 3:2 Guillemots: Razorbills in the 950 Auks logged. I have to go out again alas.
Arctic and Common Tern, plus Whimbrel missed from a few days ago and some birds omitted, so the total is 100 now
Arctic and Common Tern, plus Whimbrel missed from a few days ago and some birds omitted, so the total is 100 now
Jane Turner
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20+ Willow Warblers and a Redstart this morning, odd Wheatears passing on the beach too.
Jane Turner
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SRING IS HERE!!! 60 Species so far today. 8 warbler spp and 4 Chat spp! A new Redstart (f), Whinchat, plenty of Greenland Wheatears, 2 Garden Warblers, 4 Whitethroats, a male Lesser Whitethroat, 2 male Grasshopper Warblers, Tree Pipit, Sedge Warbler, 70 Willow Warblers, a few Chiffchaffs, Rook, Bullfinch Swift, 100s of Swallows and 10 House Martins.
The garden is reeling and rattling!
The garden is reeling and rattling!
Jane Turner
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Spotted Flycatcher moved through the front garden early pm.
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Jane Turner
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Spent a bit of time counting the Terns today
375 Sandwich, 268 Common 25 Little, 6 Black Terns and an Ad Mediterranean Gull. Still not seeing the Arctic Terns that keep getting reported.
375 Sandwich, 268 Common 25 Little, 6 Black Terns and an Ad Mediterranean Gull. Still not seeing the Arctic Terns that keep getting reported.
Jane Turner
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Nice tide today, but with too much disturbance to get any accurate counts. Ad and 2nd W Mediterranean Gull, both before the tide, drifted off towards Bird Rock, Ad and 1st W Black Tern (see below) in the tern roost, two juv Little Stints which stayed for the tide, a moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper which didn't. 20 Little Terns, with at leas thalf being juvs. Common Terns were 30:1 Ads juvs, SandwichTerns 25:1 and there were no Arctic Terns.
At sea there were plenty of Arctic Skua sightings (20) but Ithink its no more than 5 birds. A Bonxie was new for the year (as were LStint and C. Sand) as it hassled the many Gannets.
25 Willow Warblers and a Whitethroat in the front garden
Where's Wally game below! I expect the many people on the prom with big lenses will have proper pics
At sea there were plenty of Arctic Skua sightings (20) but Ithink its no more than 5 birds. A Bonxie was new for the year (as were LStint and C. Sand) as it hassled the many Gannets.
25 Willow Warblers and a Whitethroat in the front garden
Where's Wally game below! I expect the many people on the prom with big lenses will have proper pics
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A Ruff briefly in the spartina this evening. 126 for the year
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A nice arrival of waders today. 1500 Sanderling, 2000 Dunlin and about 1000 Ringed Plovers before the tide, 65 Knot, 26 Bar-tailed Godwit and a single Blackwit. Loads of gulls too, including an Ad Yellow-legged.
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A yellow Wagtail W today, 5 Arctic Skuas 20 or so Manxies and 40 Gannets well out into the bay (much like all of last month).
Nice wader tern and gull roost, though allI pulled out of it was an Adult YL Gull
Half decent Roseate imitation in the photos!
Nice wader tern and gull roost, though allI pulled out of it was an Adult YL Gull
Half decent Roseate imitation in the photos!
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2 Curlew Sandpipers on beach just after high tide.
CB
CB
Jane Turner
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They were there before as well.
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A Jay this morning was the 127th species of the year
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Today so far:
Long-tailed Skua -as close west, hanging about between RR and Hilbre, then appeared to go between Hilbre and Middle. Plenty of careening action, but heat haze is hampering ID. One good Sooty candidate, based on flight pattern, but I couldn't resolve wings and so rule out a keen dark phase Arctic Skua!! 40 Manx Shearwaters so far, 20 Arctic Skua sighting, most hanging about (but 7 together at one point). One Bonxie, 4 Red-throated Divers plenty of terns, including one Arctic
Long-tailed Skua -as close west, hanging about between RR and Hilbre, then appeared to go between Hilbre and Middle. Plenty of careening action, but heat haze is hampering ID. One good Sooty candidate, based on flight pattern, but I couldn't resolve wings and so rule out a keen dark phase Arctic Skua!! 40 Manx Shearwaters so far, 20 Arctic Skua sighting, most hanging about (but 7 together at one point). One Bonxie, 4 Red-throated Divers plenty of terns, including one Arctic
