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NE Wales birdingwatching
I've had verification, that I was in fact CORRECT, regarding the Little Terns breeding at Talacre, within the fenced off area, along the beach. Apparently,....there was a very high tide at Gronant, which washed out the Little Terns at their usual breeding colony, and they relocated further... -
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James....... Did you have a look at Talacre? Although I was a little distance away from the fenced off area myself, there were other Birder's that were viewing it, quite regularly, and there was c100 Little Tern, that were constantly taking off from inside the fenced off area, circling around... -
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Shotwick Lake Area Yellow Wagtail 7+ (including 1 individual with a greyish/blue head), which I Didn't think, was a genuine Blue Headed Wagtail. Swift c30 Swallow c10 House Martin c80 Skylark 5 Meadow Pipit 2 Kestrel 2 Cettis Warbler (heard only) Oystercatcher 2 Linnet 2 Little... -
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Thanks James..... I was clearly looking in the wrong place,.......... But this begs a question, and that is, is the area that I watched at Talacre, that was fenced off, and contained the 100 or so Little terns,..... a separate colony to the main one that is further to the east at Gronant? -
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James,..... I've never previously viewed this colony, so I'm not sure that I went to the right place here! And looking at 1 or 2 photos of the colony on the web, they don't even look, remotely like where I went.........Oooops |:$| I'll tell you what I did,.... and then you can tell me, if I... -
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A trip to the Point Of Ayr today, principally, to have a look at the Little Tern colony that is at Gronant Dunes. The peak count that I could manage, was of around 100 birds, but because I was viewing from a little distance away, it wasn't possible for me to see all of the birds that may have... -
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Yes,.......that is exactly where it was, and I have seen 2 birds feeding along the grass verge on previous occasions, so I think, that you've probably identified, that the Chester car supermarket, is where they've been breeding. -
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A relatively quiet few hours at Flint yesterday, from 6am till 10.00am. Shelduck c300 Oystercatcher c300 Great Crested Grebe 7 Sand Martin c50 Common Tern c30 Cormorant c200 Sedge Warbler Mistle Thrush 2 Bullfinch Common Whitethroat 2 Of interest......... On my way from Chester... -
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Another, 6am start at Flint today.... Flint Point,...... held the same 12 Great Crested Grebe as yesterday, plus c100 Oystercatcher, and also, Lesser Black Back, Black Headed, Common, Great Black Back, and Herring Gull, with a few Cormorant resting on the opposite shoreline. Flint Woods... -
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A 6am start, in fine weather at Flint today, Flint Point,.... held 12 Great Crested Grebe, and c30 Oystercatcher, whilst the surrounding woodlands, typically held, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, as well as the majority of other common species. The walk... -
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A walk along the North Wales Coastal Path today........from Flint Castle, and then onwards, towards Mostyn. .......was 'lit up', by the presence of 2 Cuckoo's, (1 male, and 1 female), with the female, being of the 'brown morph' variety. I'm embarrassed to admit, that I've never previously seen... -
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Back to 'Patch Working', ....... and a morning spent covering the Shotwick Boating Lake area, which also included, a walk to Burton Point, via the new cycle path. The outstanding highlight, was a pair of newly arrived Spotted Flycatcher, which were showing very well along the... -
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Some nice photos James, I particularly like the Whinchat. -
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A bit of a change today,...... I took a walk along the cycle path, which runs from the Boating Lake to Burton Point. 60 species recorded Highlights Cettis Warbler 2 (along railway embankment) Cuckoo (flyover) Lesser Whitethroat 2 Reed... -
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My second Cuckoo of the year, passed through the Rifle Range Area this morning, but unlike the first, it didn't 'stick around' this time. Also, 3 Whinchat , occupied the grassy areas, whilst the ever present Common Sandpiper, was feeding on the muddy edges of the pool. But best of... -
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NE Wales birdingwatching
I've covered the Rifle Range Area, for a couple of hours after work, every day this week, where the highlights collectively from the 4 days,.... have been......... Common Sandpiper (daily) Greenshank (daily) Wheatear 6 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Skylark Good number's, of all the common... -
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No problem Willowsholme.......and I'm delighted that you've highlighted this, and I will endeavour to break down my future Posts more clearly.... For the record...... I spent the first part of the day from 6.00am till 9.00am, at the Rifle Range Area, where the 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden... -
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First of all, can I apologize, for not stating which Patch I'm talking about in SOME of my Posts, because I cover more than one. The most recent Post, where for example, I recorded 80 species, is a total of all the birds recorded, from the Rifle Rifle Area on Deeside, Shotwick Boating Lake, and... -
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Another day on the Patch, produced my first White Wagtail of the Spring, 4 of, (better late than never), and also my first Swift, so far this year. Other birds of note,.... Common Whitethroat 5 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Cettis Warbler Sedge Warbler 6 Reed Warbler 6... -
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A good day on the Patch today, with 80 species recorded throughout. 80 species recorded Highlights Chiffchaff c20 Kestrel 2 Buzzard 3 Swallow c20 Gadwall 8 Yellowhammer 2 Willow Warbler c10 Little Grebe 6 Sand Martin c200 Tufted Duck 38 Garden Warbler 2 Blackcap Lesser... -
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A Cuckoo at the Rifle Range Pools today, with 2 Lesser Whitethroat, and numerous Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Skylark, etc..... -
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I covered my usual circuit of the Rifle Range Area, and then Flint and Bagillt again today. Migrants dominated again, and I had a site first for me at Flint, with a Tree Pipit, on the Scrub Area. 67 species recorded Highlights Tree Pipit Redstart ( male ) Linnet 12 Chiffchaff... -
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A couple of hours after work today, working the Rifle Range Pools area, provided c50 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Coot, 4 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, and 2 Shelduck, on the water, with 7 Swallow, and 1 Sand Martin, hawking above the pools. The... -
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Pied Flycatcher reported in Chester....but unfortunately, no location was supplied by the finder. -
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I did my usual circuit of the Rifle Range Pools, and surrounding areas, and then continued onto Flint and Bagillt Marsh. There were no more new arrivals to be found today, but nonetheless, there was still plenty of good birds to be seen, with the Common Sandpiper passage along the Dee, still...