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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Thanks ... and useful to know that John. Cheers A.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Interesting, thats what I'd guessed ... the two horseriders (male and female) by the way, without being disrespectful to either, did not appear to be that young. So your thoughts about the lady being the girl from the farm may be a bit off the mark. And presumably John, if the Fishers Mill...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Agree entirely MT. Even though I am a dog lover but don't own one now, in the split second the dog reached me, and knowing it had already bitten someone recently, I did expect to be bitten myself. The farm owner has every right to protect the farm property, and I fully respect that, but the...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Hi All Had my first walk round Middleton Lakes today since the Great White Egret was present a short while back. Nothing special, and certainly no sightings from me or any of the other birders I met of yesterday's Bittern. In have mentioned at the end, however, a couple of concerns I had today...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Hi All The Great White Egret was showing well at times this afternoon, when it wasn't hiding ! A bonus on my way down to view it was leaving the RSPB car park and seeing the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker land in the old tree near to the Middleton farmhouse (1.55pm) and then watching it return...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    The local gentleman who spoke to me appeared very knowledgable and genuine about how water was taken from the pool for "stone washing", which is why he found it fascinating that many years later in 2013 it had attracted "a number of you people watching a rare bird". I am only recounting what he...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    I am sure we all wish you Hughie, and the other observers, all the best now ... as hopefully the urgency of a County-first review has neared the end of it's due course ! Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Sounds an absolute "cert" ... so has there been any comment from the County Recorders viewpoint ? Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Hi Hughie Other more regular Middleton Lakes/Dosthill birders are probably better qualified than me to comment ... but here goes with a few thoughts. The Bearded Tit's "small reedy pool" (or Stonewash Pool as one of the locals confirmed it used to be called, when it's water was used by the...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Hi All There was no sign of the Bearded Tit at the small pool, or on any of the reed beds nearby, this morning or by early afternoon when I left at 1.30. Cheers Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Well done Tim ... Pushchair-pushing birder supreme ! Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Hi Tim John is far more experienced in birding Dosthill Lake than me and better qualified to comment on the push chair aspect. But I was there watching one of the LTDs two weeks ago and definitely needed my rigger boots on ... so with today's rain, it won't be easy - especially if the two birds...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Appreciate this Geoff. Thanks Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Thanks John Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    John Any idea if Chris could view the Bittern at Dosthill NR from the Dosthill Lake 'pyramid' when he was looking at the LT Duck ? If not, do you know whereabouts in the nature reserve the Bittern has been seen ? Any help appreciated. Cheers Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Some mediocre record shots from today ... and does anyone have any experience of "dambuster-like" bouncing Water Rail ??? Apologies for a typo or two in the middle of my previous post. Cheers Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    SEO, Singing Song Thrush & Bouncing Water Rail ! Hi All Spent two or three hours at Middleton today ... as John H. says, good to see a nice singing Song Thrush directly above the main path alongside the woodland. Then soon after I turned left over Fishers Mill Bridge at 12.50, a Short-eared...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Glad you saw them Max ... great birds. Cheers Andy R.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Dosthill Lake Hi All TheShort-eared Owl were showing well this afternoon, the first at 2.05pm flying east over the main lake and dropping down briefly on the Dosthill side. A second bird then joined it soon after, at the far end of the main lake, before they both started quartering the two...
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