Sid, the good news was I didn't see anyone else so hopefully he's not been bothered by too many people stopping for a look... cheers, Peter
sid ashton said
Fri Mar 20 8:30 PM, 2009
Pete Welch wrote:
Ian, I looked in on my way home tonight to see it disappearing over the trees towards the shooting ground [hope no-one got trigger happy...] as I drove down the hill. There aren't many roads to search from so I didn't bother to try find its roosting site. At least I can count it as a sighting but I like a record shot when I can. I reckon looking at where the cows where if you could be bothered it would be easy to spot from the footpath along the river. Its got to be 350m from the road unless you drive down the farm track and looking at some photos of it on the web sometimes its been behind the barns as you look from the road. Hope that helps, let us know if you find it as I may try from the river on Sunday. Cheers, Peter
Guys you don't need to drive down the farm lane it's a public footpath and the farmer seemed to be a decent bloke on Tuesday anyway - he let me walk through his barn and into the area where the bird was near the cows. But I suppose it depends if there have been any inconsiderates down there
Sid A
Mike hirst said
Fri Mar 20 8:27 PM, 2009
Hello Ian, the egret was posted on birdguides at 15-17 today so you may be lucky. good hunting.
Mike
Pete Welch said
Fri Mar 20 8:24 PM, 2009
Ian, I looked in on my way home tonight to see it disappearing over the trees towards the shooting ground [hope no-one got trigger happy...] as I drove down the hill. There aren't many roads to search from so I didn't bother to try find its roosting site. At least I can count it as a sighting but I like a record shot when I can. I reckon looking at where the cows where if you could be bothered it would be easy to spot from the footpath along the river. Its got to be 350m from the road unless you drive down the farm track and looking at some photos of it on the web sometimes its been behind the barns as you look from the road. Hope that helps, let us know if you find it as I may try from the river on Sunday. Cheers, Peter
sid ashton said
Fri Mar 20 8:24 PM, 2009
Ian - I spoke to a couple of lads today at Clocaenog and they rekoned to have seen it on their way to Wales.
Sid A
Ian Campbell wrote:
Please, does anyone know if the Cattle Egret is still at Frodsham?, am going to Moore tomorrow with Peter Johnson and would love to see this bird if it's still around Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Fri Mar 20 8:10 PM, 2009
Please, does anyone know if the Cattle Egret is still at Frodsham?, am going to Moore tomorrow with Peter Johnson and would love to see this bird if it's still around Cheers Ian
Mike hirst said
Wed Mar 18 12:29 PM, 2009
Great views of cattle egret this morning at approx 10-30am. Thanks Sid for report and good directions.
Mike
sid ashton said
Tue Mar 17 11:15 AM, 2009
Three Little Stint present on No. 6 tank on the marsh this morning 07.30.
Cracking views of Cattle Egret with the cows on furthest farm just before Catton Hall at Bradley which is down Bradley Lane off the B5152 in Frodsham.
-- Edited by sid ashton on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 10:18:55 AM
Neil McCall said
Sat Mar 14 11:47 AM, 2009
So, do we not mention the r***y ducks by full name in case some b*****d from DEF*A comes along and s****s them all once again?
Henry Cook said
Wed Mar 11 9:29 PM, 2009
Give me a Lesser Pecker over Glaucous Gull any day! Well done chaps. Great birding. Henry.
Jimmy Meadows said
Wed Mar 11 7:42 PM, 2009
Nice to meet you as well Sid I got the LSW myself but some of the group missed it we also missed the 1st w Glaucous Gull as well but thats birding for you
Dont worry about Buzzards and Ravens it happens to us all Honest
Cheers Jimmy
sid ashton said
Wed Mar 11 1:46 PM, 2009
Good selection of species at Frodsham marsh this morning from 0715 onwards, including Golden Plover (a few coming into summer plumage). Curlew, Dunlin, Redshank, R***y Ducks, Black tail Godwit, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Lapwings and what I went to see 4 Little Stint - all of these species were on No. 6 tank. The track on the top of No. 6 has greatly improved until the far end where it's still a lot muddy
Nice to meet Mr Meadows at Moore on the way home - hope you got that Lesser Pecker Jimmy P.S. I do generally know the difference between a Buzzard and a Raven, honest
-- Edited by sid ashton at 16:06, 2009-03-11
Mark Rigby said
Tue Mar 10 8:54 PM, 2009
3 Little Stints at Frodsham on No 6 tank at 1400hrs at the west end with Golden Plovers.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 24th of April 2009 06:18:36 PM
Guys you don't need to drive down the farm lane it's a public footpath and the farmer seemed to be a decent bloke on Tuesday anyway - he let me walk through his barn and into the area where the bird was near the cows. But I suppose it depends if there have been any inconsiderates down there
Sid A
the egret was posted on birdguides at 15-17 today so you may be lucky.
good hunting.
Mike
Ian - I spoke to a couple of lads today at Clocaenog and they rekoned to have seen it on their way to Wales.
Sid A
Cheers Ian
Thanks Sid for report and good directions.
Mike
Cracking views of Cattle Egret with the cows on furthest farm just before Catton Hall at Bradley which is down Bradley Lane off the B5152 in Frodsham.
-- Edited by sid ashton on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 10:18:55 AM
comes along and s****s them all once again?
Well done chaps. Great birding.
Henry.
I got the LSW myself but some of the group missed it we also missed the 1st w Glaucous Gull as well but thats birding for you
Dont worry about Buzzards and Ravens it happens to us all Honest
Cheers Jimmy
Nice to meet Mr Meadows at Moore on the way home - hope you got that Lesser Pecker Jimmy
P.S. I do generally know the difference between a Buzzard and a Raven, honest
-- Edited by sid ashton at 16:06, 2009-03-11
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 24th of April 2009 06:18:36 PM