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Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (1 Viewer)

gregbaker

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photos of the presumed escaped Laughing Dove on 5th August near Broken Cross in Macclesfield. Interestingly it is a juvenile/1st summer. Not been seen since despite searching.
cheers
Hugh

Wonder if this was same as "Turtle Dove" reported at Neumann's recently? Actually seems more likely than that reported given the state of TDs in the UK currently.
 

Cheshire Birder

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Belated news - Aug 9th - 2 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Egrets and 2 Turnstones at Frodsham; 48 Little Terns, 225 Common Terns, Shag, 2 Arctic Skuas and 2 Whimbrel at Hilbre;

Aug 8th - White Wagtail, 2 Arctic Skuas, 25 Little Terns, up to 300 Common and 800 Sandwich Terns at Hilbre;

CB
 

Cheshire Birder

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Yesterday - Temminck's Stint (may have been present for a couple of days), Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Greenshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands; Wood Sandpiper, Hobby and Cuckoo at Woolston Eyes; 2 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Egrets and Turnstone at Frodsham plus leucistic Sand Martin (previously reported as a leucistic Swallow and now re-ID'd); Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Greenshanks and 6 Green Sandpipers at Marbury CP; 72 Little Terns, 3 Arctic Skuas and 3 Little Egrets at Hilbre; 6 Greenshank at Leasowe;

CB
 

Cheshire Birder

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Aug 14th - 2 Arctic Skuas and 6 Willow Warblers at Hilbre; 13 Greenshanks and 8 Green Sandpipers at Burton Mere Wetlands; Hen Harrier at Parkgate; 3 Greenshanks and 7 Green Sandpipers at Marbury CP;

CB
 

Cheshire Birder

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Aug 15th - Great Skua, 7 Arctic Skuas, 225 Common Terns, 800 Sandwich Terns and 68 Little Terns at Hilbre; 7 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; 140+ Gannets, c30 Little Terns and Manx Shearwater at Red Rocks; 6 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands

CB
 

Cheshire Birder

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Yesterday - Wood Sandpiper, Garganey and 2 Knot at Hale; Red Kite at Spike Island; Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, 4 Green Sandpipers, 8 Greenshanks and 6 Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands;

CB
 

Cheshire Birder

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Today - 3 Black-necked Grebes, Greenshank and Hobby at Woolston Eyes; 8 Spotted Redshanks, 9 Greenshanks and Marsh Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands; RuddyxCommon Shelduck hybrid, Green Sandpiper, 2 Marsh Harriers and c500 Swifts at Frodsham;

CB
 

Cheshire Birder

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Yesterday - 2 Honey Buzzards reported over Frodsham; Wood Warbler reported at Alderley Edge; 3 Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank; c800 Swifts at Woolston Eyes; 3 Arctic Skuas and 100+ Gannets at Hoylake; 2 Arctic Skuas at Meols; 24 Little Egrets at Heswall;

Also of interest:- Balearic Shearwater, 25 Storm Petrels, 10 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas and 1200 Manx Shearwaters several miles offshore form the Wirral coast;

CB
 
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Cheshire Birder

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Today - Tree Pipit at Red Rocks; Green Sandpiper at West Kirby; 1600 Ringed Plovers, 3500 Dunlin, c 200 Common Terns and Arctic Skua at Hoylake; 4 Green Sandpipers and 3 Greenshanks at Marbury CP;

CB
 

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