8am to 1230 from horrocks hide, 4 redshank, 2 ringed plovers, 2 little ringed plovers, 2 shelduck, 2 blackcap, single common tern, kestrel and grey wagtail.

9 Arctic Terns made a brief visit in the pouring rain from 06:30 to 06:45 this morning but little else of note.

Ian. temmnick showing well at the back of Vinson's at Martin mere, although you will need a scope to see it properly. Went earlier this afternoon for about 3 hours and it was still there when i left at 5.00pm.

8 Shelduck very early am, the usual Ringed/Little Ringeds but no sign of the Temminck's Stint...

Sat 24th (evening)
Pair of Shelduck with 2 v small juvs at west end
4 ringed plover sailing club

temincks stint lifer great to see so many young birds about lapwing,shellduck,shovellers,canadas,pied wagtails.all showing well on the spit infront of horrocks hide.
two pair of little ringed plovers from teal hide with 4 young.
other birds of note were ringed plover,little gull

stint still there 4pm

Got out of my paining duties for the weekend (well today) so I could get a view of the Timmincks Stint. And it was worth the trade of decorating for the rest of the weekend it was. Showing rearly well on the left side of the spit still near the goal posts. Also the little gull was showing near the far right pontoon.

Thanks to everybody in Horrocks for pointing out where the stint was.

Temmincks still present 0600 - 0800 when I left - near the goal posts feeding at waters edge.

little story-the first two temmicks stints at the flash in the late 70s(see dave wilsons book birds of penny flash)-i was sat on the very end of the point -no one else about,there ware no ditches in front of what's now horrocks hide and the point normally had a row of fishermen fishing for bream along the point.anyway i was sitting on the end of the point watching,i think if i remember rightly a group of black terns about a dozen or so,when i put my bins down i look at my feet and 2 temmicks stints were just walking round my boots feeding,about 3 feet away.unfortunately the only camera i had in them days was a poloroid instamatic,which cost about £10 for 7 pics,so i never could afford a filmnow ive got a good camera and the stint is 100 yards off too far for the camerareal birding days,no hides,no scopes,no money,pair of ziess jena 8 x30 bins which i still keep in the car ,and are still great bins after 30 years,but loads of great birds.

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON at 08:50, 2008-05-24

Temminck,s still present at 20.30 and as ian said it,s a good one at hiding took me ten minutes of frantic scoping till i picked it up opposite the goalpost, then more off than on viewing but a little cracker,another lifer in gm

cheers geoff.

Temminck's still present 4:50pm atleast, although it can be difficult to see when it gets amongst the larger rocks on the left hand side of the spit.

Temminck's Stint still present on the spit from Horrock's Hide until midday atleast, Little Gull also still present.

Info thanks to Iain Johnson and Pete Berry

temmincks stint showing well on left hand side half way up the spit 19.30 when i left
turnstone ,4 common sands with temmincks for comparison
2 county lifers for me

-- Edited by j meadows at 21:15, 2008-05-22

A number of firsts for me today.

I did my first twitch using the new national bus pass. Hazel Grove to Wigan, Wallbank with a change at Manchester, Piccadilly then a 598 bus to Leigh, dropped off at the Sportsman Inn on Firs Lane. Over the canal bridge and your into the Country Park.

The Turnstone at Horrocks I already knew about but the Temminck's Stint was an excellent surprise. Both GM firsts.

Cheers, John.

The Stint was showing well, right in front of the hide for most of the early afternoon while i was there (13.00 -15.00), in the company of Turnstone, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Ringed Plover and 2 LRPs.
Also present on the spit: pair of Shoveler, 1st summer Little Gull, 4 Common Terns, 5 Lapwing chicks, pair of Pied Wags feeding 2 fledglings, and usual other stuff.
Shelduck and at least 3 ducklings at yacht club.

anyone know if the Temmincks is still at penny?

Lets hope its still there at 12.20 when I aim to get there.

Found early morning and it's identity confirmed around 9:30am, the Temminck's Stint was still showing well at 11am on the spit from Horrock's Hide.

Also present, Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover and 4 Common Sandpiper

TEMMINCKS STINT in front of Horrocks - anyone going via M/C city centre at lunch time, on my bike today!!

Park across the canal footbridge on Common Lane, it's free and safe!

1 Turnstone
1 1st sum Little Gull
2 Ringed Plover
1 L-r Plover all on the spit from Horrock's Hide at 14.00

1 parking ticket - Ouch!

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 18:42, 2008-05-21

6.30 - 7.30pm


from Horrock's hide

Turnstone 1
Dunlin 1
Ringed Plover 2
LRP 1
Redshank 2
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing - 4 chicks, 8 adults
Shelduck - pair with 4 shelducklings
Common Tern 2
Swift c60

from Teal hide

LRP pair with 2 chicks
Little Grebe 2
Lapwing 6
Sedge warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, garden warbler, Blackcap and Whitethroat all singing nearby

Single Turnstone and Hobby through today.

Info thanks to Dave Broome and John Lyons

Single Dunlin early am today.

19th May, morning.

Wigeon 1m
Shelduck 2 ad + 7 young
Redshank 5
LRP 6 ad + 4 young
RPlover 1
C Sand 1
Hs Martin 2
Shoveler 2 m 2 f
C Tern 3
etc, etc.

18/05/08-1-4pm-common sandpiper-3,ringed plover-2,dunlin-2,little gull-1imm,shellduck-1 pair with 7 chicks,L R PLOVER-COULD ONLY SEE 2 CHICKS TODAY.wigeon -1m,Lbb gull-30+.

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON at 17:33, 2008-05-18

17.05.08 1-4pm -14 arctic terns came down in a downpour about 2pm ,but were gone by 3.30pm the next time i got back in horrocks after a mooch ,when just 8 common terns were on,2 ringed plover,1 dunlin,2 common sand,1 imm little gull,7 lr plover one pair with 4 chicks plus all the usual stuff

17th May, late evening.

3 1st summer Little Gull
2 Arctic Tern
Single drake Pochard

Found at approximately 9:30 by Flash regular and long-time overdue and well deserved finder Karl Sefton, the bird sat pretty much motionless most of the time slightly hidden in long grass before venturing out, flapping a little then buggering off south (or south east) at approx. 11:35, not to be seen again.

Photo's, as painful as they may be for those longing to see this sought after county species, are on the website.

Sorry Craig

I know how you feel though this was one of the rare occasions that i could get away from work. Usually just frustration as news comes in

Dean.

Dean Macdonald wrote:

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I bunked off

Pic sent to Ian.

Cheers Dean.

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Rub it in why dont you

I bunked off

Pic sent to Ian.

Cheers Dean.

JOHN TYMON wrote:

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Ian Woosey wrote:

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GREAT WHITE EGRET still present @ 10:00 from New Hide.

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#******work

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Me too

Ian Woosey wrote:

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GREAT WHITE EGRET still present @ 10:00 from New Hide.

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#******work

The Egret flew south late morning and not seen since.

GREAT WHITE EGRET still present @ 10:00 from New Hide.

According to Birdguides a Great White Egret this morning from New Hide

fairly quiet late morning -

1st yr Little Gull on the spit
3 Redshank
2 LRP
only 1 Common Tern
2 male Wigeon
3 lapwing chicks

Osprey south-east over Pennington at 08:30 today.

Info thanks to Craig Higson and Karl

10.05.08-ringed plover-4,dunlin-2,manderin-1m,oystercatcher-2, L.R.PLOVER-2 PAIR,PLUS THE USUAL STUFF

One black Tern still present very early am today and then around 8am no less than 5 were present! (see Hope Carr thread)

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:43, 2008-05-09

Black Tern present at 5pm this evening.

Info thanks to John Lyons

Charlie Owen had a Little Tern on Monday evening, but unfortunately had no credit on his mobile at the time.

05.00 - 06.30 Nothing major unfortunately.

Mandarin still knocking around.
Common Sandpiper on spit
c5 Redshank from Horrocks Hide
2 Wheatears on the Rucks
Grasshopper Warbler showing well (for a gropper) on the main path round the back.
Plenty Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers around.

Common Tern
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Whitethroat
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Blackcap

Reed and Sedge Warblers present.

Grasshopper Warbler reported near golf course.

turnstone on spit this afternoon

Drakes of both Garganey and Mandarin at the western end of the flash this am.

Info thanks to Andy Isherwood

6 Whimbrel north-east through at 8:10am.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

2.00pm/6.30pm
loads of reed,sedge,willow warblers,whitethroat,chiffchaff and blackcap past new hide near the canal.
kestrel and sparrowhawk were raptors of note.
2 little ringed plover infront of teal hide
2 little grebe in front of new hide along with 20 tufted and 4 shovs.
from horrocks 10 common tern ,2 common sandpipers ,1 grey wagtail ,2 widgeon ,8 gadwal,8 lapwing,5 redshank,two little gull,1 manderin duck,24 great crested grebe.no signs of black tern or leo.