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  1. squidge

    Preston area

    Guilty as charged, but there is a lot of grey starting to creep into that black beard.;) Nice to meet you Martyn and thanks for pointing out the treecreeper for me.:t: Regards Gerard.
  2. squidge

    Preston area

    Hi Jim, The marsh harriers were way out on the reedbeds so a big big lens would have been needed to get a good shot. I got some blurry digiscoped shots of one of the females when it was perched on a tree. Regards Gerard.
  3. squidge

    Preston area

    Cheers Jaff, I have a few pics of the marsh tits. I'll post them up on the id section when I get the chance just to be sure.;) Regards Gerard.
  4. squidge

    Preston area

    Yes you are correct. Marsh tits they were. I remember having the conversation with one of the staff and we were chatting about the willow/marsh id. He told me that they were no recorded sightings of willow at Leighton moss so what I would see would be marsh. But for some reason I keep thinking...
  5. squidge

    Preston area

    Had a wonderful two days birding over the weekend. I went to Leighton moss on the Friday and Martin mere on the Sunday. I had planned on going to brockholes on the Saturday but my wife's uncle got me a ticket to go and see Preston north end play bournmouth afc which Preston won 2-0 which I'm...
  6. squidge

    Preston area

    Thanks, I will let you know when I will be heading over. Regards Gerard.
  7. squidge

    Preston area

    Thanks Jim, when looking at first I thought they were the same place with a typo mistake but I soon realised they were different spots. The places I will be going to is Martin mere the wwt centre and leighton moss rspb reserve. Regards Gerard.
  8. squidge

    Preston area

    Thanks for the replies. I think I have two full days so a day in Martin and a day in Leighton should keep me going. Regards Gerard.
  9. squidge

    Preston area

    Hi, I will hopefully be spending 2 or 3 days in Preston in a couple of weeks time. I presume the best spots to spend a day are Martin mere and Leighton moss. Two birds I would like to see are bearded reedlings and bittern. Any other places that might be worth a scan. I will be travelling in my...
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