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Mark Burgess


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Denhall Lane 9.30 - 10.15am bitterly cold biting wind. Highlights.

Stonechat 2
Wheatear
Linnet
Golden Plover c80

No sign of the Buff bellied Pipit, although allegedly seen earlier

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Simon Gough wrote:

Great day at Parkgate today

Jonathan, I saw 2 Twite today with a flock of 7 Linnet, by Heswall Golf Club, which was where I spent the whole day. Feeding with Pied Wagtails, Reed Bunting Chaffinch and Skylarks. No other bugger was even looking at the small birds! Must have been 150 Skylarks too.

Didn't get a Water Rail where we were, but I saw a Snipe go up. We got 4 Short-eared Owl there, but I think there was a fifth. First time for me today seeing them, you were the guy who told me to go to the Dee to see them, so thanks mate. Very very pleased with that. I got a good look at the Great White Egret too.

 Brilliant Simon! So glad you got to see them, not many have been showing in recent months.



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Volunteering at Parkgate yesterday over high tide. Not as high as expected but:

2+ ringtail hen harriers (probably more)
1+ peregrine
1 kestrel
merlin reported
short-eared owl reported
Large numbers of wildfowl inclu 500+ teal
20+ skylark
20+ pied wagtail
1 grey wagtail
water rail flew from marsh across the road and landed on the windowsill of a house just across the road from us, perched there for 5 min staring at its reflection in the window, and then dropped into a garden out of sight!!!
Large numbers of PF geese in the distance
2 great white egret etc. smile

-- Edited by Tanmay Dixit on Sunday 5th of January 2014 12:47:09 PM

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Great day at Parkgate today

Jonathan, I saw 2 Twite today with a flock of 7 Linnet, by Heswall Golf Club, which was where I spent the whole day. Feeding with Pied Wagtails, Reed Bunting Chaffinch and Skylarks. No other bugger was even looking at the small birds! Must have been 150 Skylarks too.

Didn't get a Water Rail where we were, but I saw a Snipe go up. We got 4 Short-eared Owl there, but I think there was a fifth. First time for me today seeing them, you were the guy who told me to go to the Dee to see them, so thanks mate. Very very pleased with that. I got a good look at the Great White Egret too.



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Parkgate:

We had at least three Short-eared Owls at high tide, along with five Peregrines, a Merlin, Sparrowhawk, ring-tailed Hen Harrier and Kestrel. A Great White Egret was off the car park for most of the morning, a Water Rail flew in off the marsh, and I picked up two distant drake Common Scoter on the edge of the flooded marsh, first ones I've seen from Parkgate. Six dark-bellied Brent Geese flew up the estuary towards Hilbre, presumably the birds that have been present at Oakenholt Marsh recently.

Denhall Lane:

Usual Wheatear, Stonechats and Chiffchaffs present. Apparently a Twite has been seen with the Linnet flock. Four Short-eared Owls were perched up on posts after the high tide, along with two Merlins, a ring-tailed Hen Harrier flew by. A Bar-headed Goose was with a mixed Canada/Greylag Goose flock, I was told half a dozen Barnacle Geese had been present over the high tide too.



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Burton Marsh(Denhall Lane) after high tide.

Stonechat                            1m 1f

Siberian Chiffchaff                      1

Wheatear                                  1

Water Rail                                 1

Snipe                                         1

Meadow/Rock Pipits

Skylarks

Linnets

Pink-footed Geese

Kestrel                                      1

etc.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 3rd of January 2014 07:35:04 PM

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Had really good views of the buff-bellied pipit on Burton Marsh early afternoon yesterday; the debate continued as to its race but I think the consensus is that it is rubescens.

 

 



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Parkgate and Burton marsh on a stunning, sunny last evening of 2013. Ringtail Hen harrier from old baths. Female Stonechat with Meadow pipits in tidal wrack. Flock of Linnet and Goldfinch moving around and stunning close up view of Reed Bunting. Then onto the mayhem that is Denhall lane. Cars bumper to bumper down there. No luck with Buff bellied pipit but nice view of very late Wheatear. Also a stoat scuttling over the tidal wrack with a frog in its mouth.

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Surprising number of birds around Denhall Lane despite the hoards of people 10:00 - 12:00

Siberian Chiffchaff at very close range
Wheatear
Linnet
Several Stonechat
Hundreds of Meadow Pipits ranging from very pale to almost dark green but no Buff-bellied Pipit :(


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9.30-4.30pm a pleasant walk from quayside to denhall lane, & almost inner marsh farm. 61 species.

buff-bellied pipit showing very well, just like john & nick says down to 20ft.
2 Siberian chiffchaffs, 1 of them actually got that close to me I could of touched it biggrin
1 wheatear
6-8 stonechats
plenty of meadow pipits & linnets around
1 ring tailed hen harrier
1 merlin
1 buzzard
2 sparrowhawks
1 green woodpecker in field towards inner marsh farm also 1 raven over & 55 whooper swans, distant.
hundreds of pink footed geese out on the marsh
I counted 14 little egrets going to roost, so probably missed loads, but not the great white egret smile
1 black tailed godwit near the harp inn
plus all usuals around.

nice to bump into john, nick, tony & tim smile

2 foxes at decca pools running & jumping around & doing a lot of barking on my way back, no signs of any owls.

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Other birds present were several Stonechats, Linnets, Chaffinches, Meadow Pipits and a very unseasonal Northern Wheatear. Also nice to bump into Steve Burke and John Tymon down there.

-- Edited by Nick Isherwood on Saturday 28th of December 2013 05:21:19 PM



John Tymon says
Nice meeting you as well nick along with many other Mancy birders, and for anyone going to photograph the pipit, I must say its the most frustrating bird I have tried to get pictures of in a while as the Grass it is feeding in tends to be across its head or body at all times and very rarely even when 20 feet away is it possible to get clear shots, was nice trying though, but the birds of the day were definitely the Siberian Chiffchaffs that at one point flew between someone's legs to get across to the trees at the back, then back through the legs again to get back to the fence, cracking birds, as was the very showy wheatear.

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11.00am until 1.00pm at Denhall Quay today for the American Buff-bellied Pipit. When I arrived the bird hadn't been seen for a couple of hours but with so many birders present it was only going to be a matter of time before it was re-found and sure enough an hour later someone located it. As John says, it showed itself brilliantly in good light down to 20 feet or so feeding in the tidal wrack from the surge a few weeks ago.

As a bonus, there were also two Siberian Chiffchaffs present and they gave unbelieveable views down to a metre at times. They looked to be completely unaffected by the presence of so many birders watching them and they even flew between us at odd times as they flitted to and fro across the lane.

Other birds present were several Stonechats, Linnets, Chaffinches, Meadow Pipits and a very unseasonal Northern Wheatear. Also nice to bump into Steve Burke and John Tymon down there.

-- Edited by Nick Isherwood on Saturday 28th of December 2013 05:21:19 PM

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AM/PM
Denhall Lane
Buff Bellied Pipit showing really well down to 20 feet at times-still present at 2.30pm
Siberian Chiffchaff- 2 showing down to a few feet at times
Wheatear-1 very unseasonal
Stonechat-5
Merlin -1
Hen Harrier -1 out on the marsh


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The Buff-bellied Pipit put in an appearance again at Denhall Lane this afternoon, though sadly many birders had already left by the time it turned up. A Short-eared owl was perched on a fence post at the rifle range, the first one I've seen for some time on the marsh though I did have one on farmland by Shotwick village a few weeks ago. A Great White Egret could also be seen out on the marsh from the rifle range then, later (around 3.00pm), from Denhall Lane, though it was very distant. Three Chiffchaffs at Denhall Lane - two Siberian and a single collybita - and at least two pairs of Stonechats between the lane and Burton Point. Distant views of ring-tailed Hen Harrier, Peregrine and two Merlins. c40 Whooper Swans at Burton Mere, apparently the Little Stint is still around too, though I didn't see it. Two Water Rails today, one at Burton Mere, the other at Hampston's Well (between BMW and IMF on Station Road).

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Tanmay Dixit wrote:

According to birdguides the buff-bellied pipit is showing today. Does anyone know if that is legitimate? And if it is still showing as I'm considering going to Burton Marsh, probably tomorrow?
Thanks and Merry Xmas to all smile

Tanmay it was seen today, I have sent you a PM.

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According to birdguides the buff-bellied pipit is showing today. Does anyone know if that is legitimate? And if it is still showing as I'm considering going to Burton Marsh, probably tomorrow?
Thanks and Merry Xmas to all smile

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No signs of the Buff Bellied Pipit from 11.30-3.30,and plenty were looking cry
3 Stonechat were along the fence on the lane
A large group of Pink footed geese flew west, and plenty winter thrushes about.

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As Sid below close views of the Buff bellied Pipit feeding in the storm debris early morning,
No sign of it after a Sparrowhawk attempted to take a Meadow Pipit around 9.30ish which resulted in all the Meadow pipits relocating around the marsh, No sign of it up till 12.00ish when I left.
Also of note a Siberian Chiffchaff associating with a Common Chiffchaff in the bramble patch close to the road near the metal gates.


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Arrived at Burton Marsh, Station Road/Denhall Lane at 08.00 this morning, with the moon still shining. After about 45 minutes had excellent close up views of the Buff-bellied Pipit on the flattened area of the marsh adjacent to the road.

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New Brighton Marine Lake
Pontoon had 2 Purple Sandpipers this AM with Redshank, Turnstones and Dunlin.

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Late post for yday afternoon

American Wigeon (m) showed briefly in strong winds at south of the Harp Inn/Denhall Quay. Directions on dee estuary birding. Lifer :)
No sign of the siberian chiffchaff, reported earlier in the day.

Large flocks of pink-footed geese over
60+ curlew
1 greenshank

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Burton marsh : Denhall lane to Burton point this p.m.: 1 Northern Wheatear near rifle range. 3 pairs of Stonechat. Pied wagtails, Linnet and Meadow pipits feeding on tidal debris. Kestrel. Goldcrest next to Rspb gate. The odd Fieldfare feeding in hawthorn bushes along Denhall lane. Good sized mixed flock of Lapwing and Starling ' murmuring' over the marsh.

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Parkgate 14.00 - 15.00

1 Ringtail Hen Harrier
Many Pink Footed Geese
20+ Little Egrets
1 Kestrel hovering within 10 feet



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Check the pontoon on the marine lake at high tide too. They often shelter on there with loads of Redshank.

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Phil, thanks for reading my blog, many thanks. That walk to Pennington that day was rewarded as there was Spotted Redshank on The Spit
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Regarding Purple Sandpiper, I had them in with Turnstones below that place called Bubbles, along the sea wall - it's where the two ramps are leading down to the beach. There's also a few Redshank there I forgot to post that.

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John whereabouts in New Brighton were the Purple Sandpipers?

p.s just read your blog - your 20 mile trip on foot to Pennington Flash, with equipment, sounds pretty heroic.
It reminds me of that yomp the British Soliders did in the Falklands War.


John Doherty wrote:

First trip out as a birder to Wirral, came back three species richer. A hard trip entirely by train, but worth the pain!

First stop New Brighton:

6 Purple Sandpipers (lifer) 6 Turnstone (lifer) + 40 Oystercatchers, odd Dunlin etc

Then to Parkgate

1 Sub-adult Hen Harrier hunting lengthy periods, close at one point (lifer) 1 probable Merlin (distant falcon on a branch way out, looked like a male Merlin) 1 Kestrel, 15 Little Egrets, Curlews etc etc etc



-- Edited by John Doherty on Wednesday 27th of November 2013 09:07:27 PM




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First trip out as a birder to Wirral, came back three species richer. A hard trip entirely by train, but worth the pain!

First stop New Brighton:

6 Purple Sandpipers (lifer) 6 Turnstone (lifer) + 40 Oystercatchers, odd Dunlin etc

Then to Parkgate

1 Sub-adult Hen Harrier hunting lengthy periods, close at one point (lifer) 1 probable Merlin (distant falcon on a branch way out, looked like a male Merlin) 1 Kestrel, 15 Little Egrets, Curlews etc etc etc



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Dropped by Burton Marsh this afternoon for the last hour of daylight. Poor showing on the raptor front with just two Kestrels seen. Around 400 Lapwings were spooked by something unseen and around 60 Fieldfares flew through. Counted the egrets flying to roost over Denhall Lane, 62 were joined by a Spoonbill which kindly flew low right over me and provided some consolation.

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a trip out with phil Kelly, first stop new brighton...

at least 8 purple sandpipers
1 Mediterranean gull
a few rafts of common scoters on the sea
turnstones, redshanks, curlews, oystercatchers.

parkgate...

2-3 hen harriers
2 peregrine falcons
1 merlin
1 kestrel
plenty of little egrets
hundreds of pink footed geese
plus usuals around.

thanks again phil smile

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Burton Marsh

Today - Three ring-tailed Hen Harriers (different birds), two Short-eared Owls in the evening.

Yesterday - Three Peregrines, two Merlins, rt Hen Harrier, Cetti's Warbler singing briefly by Neston Sewage Works.

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Spent a few hours down at New Brighton, not particularly birding, however always have bins and camera with me. Just as well. Not far from the Derby pool pub on the embankment was a single Purple sandpiper giving super close views in the sun. A first for me. :)

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spent the day at parkgate mainly for the great white egret, but no joy, it was seen by another observer. 50 species seen.
plenty of little egrets moving around.
2-3 ringtail hen harriers
1 merlin
1 peregrine falcon
4 kestrels
2 sparrowhawks
on the donkey stand flash...
1 greenshank amongst the redshanks, black tailed godwits & lapwings.
9 snipe
1 pintail
several teal
lots of pink footed geese, curlews, meadow pipits & skylarks flying around.
plus all usuals around.

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Wallasey Coastal path 9.45 - 10.45am

Trip over to Wallasey to see if I could locate the Snow Bunting which has been reported recently. It didn't disappoint, 600m west of the Derby Pool Harvester Pub on the coastal path, Extremely tame confiding 1st winter bird with views down to 1 metre
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Large mixed flock of Linnet and Goldfinch



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11-4pm walk from leasowe lighthouse to Wallasey golf course.

the snow bunting was showing fantastically well at close range just before the harvester pub, despite all the walkers & dogs passing by, just like david, down to just a few feet posing nicely for pics biggrin
also a variety off waders on the rocks at high tide...
oystercatchers
lapwings
redshanks
dunlins
ringed plovers
turnstones
curlews
1 knot
1 grey plover
several meadow pipits & skylarks around
100+ linnets in horse paddocks past lighthouse
1 kestrel
1 buzzard
1 goldcrest with tit flock.
2 great crested grebes
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Super close views of Wheatear and Snow Bunting at Wallasey shore around the Harvester pub. Snow bunting down to just a few feet.!

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Trip over to kings Gap Hoylake for a good sized high tide. 11.00 till 1.00pm

Curlew Sandpiper 2
Grey Plover c50, some still in stunning summer plumage
Bar-tailed Godwit c50
Knot c80
Dunlin c800
Sanderling c300
Oystercatcher c350
Ringed plover 200

Lesser numbers of
Curlew
Shelduck




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Agree with regards to the dog walker, & had to laugh when a gentleman walked up to me (pre the SP Sandpiper being spotted) & asked why we were all there watching.
When i explained that it was a high tide, he said that he'd been wondering whether we were all waiting for a special bird to arrive !

Half an hour later, the SPS was picked up.

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Simon Gough wrote:

Hi

This is my first post on the forum, be gentle!

I was at Hoylake yesterday and saw the semipalmated sandpiper through some very kind gents' scopes, John T below and Jonathan Platt. The dog-walking woman knew what she was doing in my view...

My first taste of a big pack of birders and it was great to meet some guys with loads of experience, people really helped me out as I am new to the pastime. So I saw in addition to the below posts:
Peregrine Juvenile hunting: swooped in and took a Dunlin in front of everyone. Spectacular!
60-70 Ringed Plover
2 Common Tern

Also a Caspian Gull was identified, another visitor to UK I believe?

Normally I am around the Mersey through Heaton Mersey and Didsbury so that will be mostly where I post for I guess




Nice to meet you Simon, Glad you found us as we were getting the best views from that side of the prom while the others were looking into the light, Glad to be of help -Keep posting :)

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Hi

This is my first post on the forum, be gentle!

I was at Hoylake yesterday and saw the semipalmated sandpiper through some very kind gents' scopes, John T below and Jonathan Platt. The dog-walking woman knew what she was doing in my view...

My first taste of a big pack of birders and it was great to meet some guys with loads of experience, people really helped me out as I am new to the pastime. So I saw in addition to the below posts:
Peregrine Juvenile hunting: swooped in and took a Dunlin in front of everyone. Spectacular!
60-70 Ringed Plover
2 Common Tern

Also a Caspian Gull was identified, another visitor to UK I believe?

Normally I am around the Mersey through Heaton Mersey and Didsbury so that will be mostly where I post for I guess

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Red Rocks and Kings Gap Hoylake
As Marks post below plus
Curlew Sandpiper -at least 4 flew past me at red rocks and 2 on the shore at Hoylake, could have been the same birds.
plenty common scoter off shore by the wind turbines.
was lucky to be present just as the Semipalmated Sandpiper was found, and watched it for over an hour, lucky I bothered to take my little Nikon Scope :) Although I would have to Admit, it was too far for my scope for me to get the ID correct if I had been on my own. It was obviously larger than a little sting but much smaller than a Dunlin I did my best to get a few shots, but they are pretty useless at the distance it was at, but some with big scopes were dig scoping, so someone should have a good shot as at times it was walking about in the Dunlin flock feeding. It was a shame when it was closest a dog walker walked passed the flock with 2 big dogs and put them all up,which ended up with them landing 200 yards further out, she was totally oblivious to the gathering throng of birders, and just smiled as she walked past.
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Trip over to Hoylake for a good sized high tide.

Undouted star bird Semipalmated Sandpiper just after high tide in with a mixed flock of Dunlin and Sanderling.

Also good numbers of
Dunlin
Sanderling
Oystercatcher
Bar-tailed Godwit
Swallow

Lesser numbers of
Curlew
Knot

Vernon, you missed it by 15 mins
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-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 21st of September 2013 04:02:41 PM

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New Brighton (Near Lifeguard station)11.30-13.30


Missed out on a decent blow, just got a light North Westerly.

1 Leach's Petrel and 1 Manx Shearwater passed by, together with a few Oystercatchers. Lots of Cormorants and the usual gulls.

6 Linnets headed south over the surf.

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Arrived at Leasowe gunsite just before noon as the tide was begining to ebb with a reported force 6 West Northwestly wind blowing and visibility good.

In the two hours that I was there I picked up a minimum of 7 Leach's Petrel as they battled their way into the wind. Three of the birds came inside the yellow marker buoy giving great views and two of the others landed on the sea before continuing west.

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Arrived at Fort Perch around 10.00 (with Mark Rigby) with rain falling and the shelter looking rather crowded. A brief watch from the car and immediately a couple of distant Leach's Petrels were battling out of the Mersey. We quickly relocated to The Gunsite for the 10.20 high tide and, in squally weather, continued watching from the car. In 45 mins we saw a further 5 Leach's and 3 Manx Shearwaters before the weather and visibility worsened and passage seemed to dry up. After that breakfast in the Seaside Cafe then called in to Burton Marsh, which was unusually quiet.

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Had a full morning down at the end if the Wirral today for a bit of sea watching with John Barber and Dave Hugston. I arrived at Perch Rock at about 8.20 but it appeared that the majority of Leaches Petrels had already left the Mersey mouth so we decided to relocate to Leasowe Gunsite. Within a few minutes of arriving here I had a distant Leaches Petrel which unfortunately turned out to be my only one of the day. At least a dozen Manx Shearwaters passed through while we were there but best of all were three Brent Geese that flew past over the promenade right in front of us.

Just after high tide we relocated again to Hoylake were viewing was distant. More Manx Shearwaters were seen down here plus a passing Great Crested Grebe and a couple of Common Scoters. Good numbers of Grey Plover, Curlew, Sanderling, Knot, Dunlin and a few Bar tailed Godwits were on the sand here but still a bit distant to sift through with the scope. I did another short stint back at the Gunsite after this before calling it a day.

In retrospect I think going to Hilbre would have been better as the Petrels, etc seem to have been further out as the wind turned to a south westerly while I was there and also dropped.

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Just a couple of additions to the High tide at Hoylake. 2 Golden plover giving very close views off Lifeboat station. Also Wheatear hanging around the same area.

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High tide at Hoylake.

Close views of a Little Stint in amongst a small mixed flock of Dunlin Sanderling and Ringed Plover,
8 Curlew Sandpiper loosely dispersed amongst feeding Dunlin gave good comparison,

Dunlin 2000+
Ringed Plover 200+
Sanderling 200+
Oystercatcher 500+
Knot 50+

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Walk from Harp inn to just past Neston sewage works. : Lots of Swallows around Marsh Cottage. Single Whitethroat. Kestrel. 5 Chiffchaff. Snipe over. Great spotted woodpecker. 3 Buzzard. 2 Pheasant. Good numbers of Goldfinch and Linnet. Jay. 2 Blackcap and mixed flock of Goldcrest, Blue tit and long tailed tit in couple of conifers near laundry gate. Single Reed bunting on way back.

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walk along the beach from west Kirby to hoylake at high tide.

4 species of terns on the beach just before red rocks...

sandwich terns were in majority
several common terns
at least 6 arctic terns
at least 12 little terns
4 wheatears
1 skylark
1 kestrel, mobbing a crow
8 gannets (distant, from red rocks)
1 red breasted merganser (flyby)

waders inc..

oystercatchers
ringed plovers
redshanks
dunlins
sanderlings
grey plovers
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Trip over to Hoylake today for a reasonably big high tide, Highlights.

Dunlin. 3000+
Ringed Plover. 1000+
Grey Plover. 3
Sanderling. 200+
Knot. 20
Turnstone. 1
Oystercatcher. 100+
Curlew. 15
Bar Tailed Godwit. 2
Common Tern. 50+
Arctic Tern. 15
Little Tern. 20
Sandwich Tern. 200+

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