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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    I think it was a spring bird but we've also got one of the 'normal' Hilbre birds back presumably from last year or this spring. Your right about the ring but they can look shiny as shown on this bird from Hilbre in January.
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Jane. There's a certain ringer on Hilbre who can't tell left from right and there has been a right legged ringed Rock Pipit courtesy of afore mentioned ringer.8-P
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    There are a few wing tagged Buzzards on the Wirral. From memory I think there is normally a tag on each wing. I've seen a couple of wing tagged birds along the M53 corridor.
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Thanks for the text Jane. We listened out from West Kirby before corssing to Hilbre but no sign - it obviously doubled back!
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    A classic!
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Singing vegetation Jane? Surely you mean whispering grass by Don Estelle and Windsor Davies? :-O:-O
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Yep. Had one of those when I had a ringing licence previously. Whilst on a Zoology field trip from University I was acting as both student and demonstrator as ringing was one of the activities carried out - it was an early constant effort site at Woodchester Park, Glocs (famous for its...
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Shy and retiring they're not. Pugnacious they certainly are!
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Jane. Single Willow Warbler Hilbre early yesterday but cleared off quickly. Good numbers of Goldfinches pasing over Hilbre this morning (when I left count was 45 and rising) with single figure of Redpolls. Most of the finches ahd stopped moving by 09.30. No Willow Warblers but a single...
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    I wonder if these are Icelandic birds that have come down via Ireland and following the N Wales coast?
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Nice one Jane. On Hilbre before it was really light today and had loads Redwings flying over West Kirby as we left. A few grounded thrushes on the Islands and good numbers of Skylarks over. Star birds were o nthe sea though - 2 Long-tailed Ducks & a Slav Grebe! A phone message from Pete at...
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Several on Hilbre as well - a week after they started getting them on the south coast. Makes you wonder where those earlier ones came from..........................
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Ahh. Now I understand. A movement of thrushes supports the hypothesis that a Ring Ouzel must be around. The theory being that like species may move together on the same weather fronts. You didn't see an Ouzel but one could have been there so the theory can't be disproven so the hypothesis...
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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

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    Red Rocks Marsh NNR, Merseyside

    Woke at 06.00 y'day Jane and thought of you & Allan waiting at dawn for the kite! Nice to compare your 30 year old Alfa with my similarly aged Elan!:cool:
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