mad dogs mate
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A good couple of hours at parkgate with spoonbill great white egret ringtail male merlin peregrine and whitefronted geese also the water pipit showed well at the sewage works
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Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast (5 Viewers)
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deeestuary
Dee Estuary
We used to have a regular one or two at Inner Marsh Farm a few years ago.
tigertom
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Is it likely to say around any ice free water for her to fish in, thinking of niping down 2moro dont want a wasted trip|=)|
Nice pic by the way
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owl flight
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oh yes indeed. my first smew was at tatton 8th jan 1972. saw them there in subsequent years as well
i'm sure there will be updates here its always nice to have a smew in cheshire , failing that its been on birdguides the last 2 days mate
Cheshire Birder
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Sorry. Just cleared some space. Will post an update tomorrow when i've been to look for it in the morning and send you a PM.
CB
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Cheshire Birder
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I can remember in the 1990's when Smew were an easy tick in Cheshire with regular wintering birds at IMF (a pair), Frodsham (up to four redheads) plus other records from Tatton/Rostherne and the south cheshire Meres. In the last few years they have become much harder to see. This is the third winter for the redhead at Tatton.
CB
CB
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Cheshire Birder
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Today - Great White Egret, Spoonbill and Hen Harrier at Parkgate; redhead Smew and c30 Bramblings at Tatton Park; Water Pipit at Neston Marsh; 42 European White-fronted Goose and Hen Harrier at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB; Scaup at West Kirby ML; 19 Purple Sandpipers at New Brighton;
Yesterday - Great White Egret at Parkgate;
CB
Yesterday - Great White Egret at Parkgate;
CB
I put the news out this afternoon. Before that it hadn't been reported so don't wait on news. I reckon it should still be there but if it isn't try Rostherne.
Cheshire Birder
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If the bird moves to Rostherne, it will be more difficult to see. Hopefully going to be there early on.
CB
The problem is I might read an update here tonight but it may have gone tomorrow morning. If it is around Sunday afternoon then I will go to see it and the Wodcock at Risley Moss. I would want to know on that day if it is still there.
Did nt you go to see one at Wintersett?
yeah man i dont need it and i got american wigeon that day to boot , but hearing about the bramblings there has pricked my ears up a bit to couple it with a county first
I have never seen Smew before. I went to Leighton Moss in December ad it was no there that day. There is one at Pine Lake. A Smew has also visited Marton Mere and Martin Mere over the last month.
plus ive never seen a red-head smew only drakes at wintersett
A drake is the one i would want. If I saw the read head I do not feel I could tick it. LOL.
lol theres tonnes of drakes been about in yorkshire mate but with this cold front theyve probably buggered off back to ...
any reason you aint recognising the casp mate ? its 100 %
John Barber
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Tatton Park
Good views of the Smew on Tatton Mere at lunchtime. Parallel to the Smews location, over in the Beech stands by the golf course, there were several dozen Brambling and a brief glimpse of a Woodcock.
Good views of the Smew on Tatton Mere at lunchtime. Parallel to the Smews location, over in the Beech stands by the golf course, there were several dozen Brambling and a brief glimpse of a Woodcock.
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