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  1. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    The last couple of days at Port Mooar (see post #1) have been really good in Manx terms. Yesterday morning my mate Rob and I found a Pallas' Warbler amongst a flock of Long-tailed Tits (no photos though, as the camera was asleep and the bird moved on very quickly) and this morning what was...
  2. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Did my usual coastal route this morning and, while nothing of great note was seen, it was just nice to be sat on a beach with just myself and the birds - I didn't see another soul! Highlights were 3x juv. Peregrines harrassing the waders, large parties of Sandwich, Little and Arctic Terns...
  3. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Hi Andrew, I think generally speaking, yes, they do. Especially if they get themselves in amongst the local Starling flocks. The BF weekend was a sort of semi-serious suggestion, unfortunately it's damned expensive just getting here and when you put hotel bills and beer on top of it......mind...
  4. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Thanks all, glad you like the look of the place, perhaps you could all save up and have a BF Weekend over here sometime. Me and Pete have done the same circuit this morning for very little reward - unless you count the returning flock of 16 Pinkfeet. Oh, and 2 Kingfishers together (they don't...
  5. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Yep, that's the kiddie Dave! A beautiful spot, just below Maughold Head where there's a decent-sized seabird colony with Chough and Peregrine to boot.
  6. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Not so many lighhouses and beaches there though, mate ;)
  7. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    That's not all you've got is it Pete! Excellent find, bloody well done mate. For those of you who don't know, Pete found a juvenile Rose-coloured Starling on his local patch this morning. See his photos on: www.iombirding.co.uk
  8. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Bleeding extortionate!
  9. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Point of Ayre NX467051 Low heather and gorse with a pebble beach and a working lighthouse with walled garden. There is also a large refuse tip. Round the coastal side of the tip there were hundreds of gulls washing themselves in the surf and despite my best efforts I couldn’t see anything out...
  10. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    The Phurt NX467027 An area of coastal scrub, disused farm buildings and gardens Offshore the last few remaining Gannets were involved in something of a feeding frenzy, with a few Curlew, Redshank and Oystercatchers on the beach. In the bushes I managed to locate 2 Sedge Warblers (quite late...
  11. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Glascoe Dubh SC447988 A small pond which attracts a variety of wildfowl and ‘plastics’. Just a few Mallard and Teal on the pool, but a ringtail Hen Harrier put in a brief fly-by.
  12. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Ramsey Promenade and the Grand Island Hotel SC450961 The tide was still quite well out and the rain still pouring heavily so I stayed in the car to scan the area (lazy, I know). There was a party of Starlings, about 60 strong, feeding on the tide wrack and amongst them were Rock pipits, Meadow...
  13. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Gob-ny-Rona, Port Lewaigue (pronounced ‘laig’). SC471932 A small promontory on the southern edge of Ramsey Bay, it has many bushes and brambles with a few scattered willows. Again the first birds I heard were Robins and a small party of Goldfinch were feeding noisily in the rough ground beside...
  14. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    Maughold Churchyard (pronounced ‘mackled’) SC485916 An old cemetery surrounded on three sides by open grazing land and on the western edge by a large mature garden. Getting out of the car I was immediately struck by how many Meadow Pipits were in the area along with several dozen Pied Wagtails...
  15. CJW

    CJW's Local Patch

    I must admit at the outset that it’s not a Local Patch in the strictest sense of the word, more a series of ‘good looking’ habitats that I cover every Saturday morning. Here’s this morning’s session: Port Mooar (pronounced ‘more’) SC488908 A small bay with rocky pools and exposed patches of...
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