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Ian McKerchar


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Late evening yesterday:

Black-tailed Godwit

2 Redshank

Common Sandpiper

2 Ringed Plover

5 Little Ringed Plover 

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Ian McKerchar


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Yesterday evening:

Common Sandpiper

2 Ringed Plovers

3 Little Ringed Plovers

17 Oystercatchers

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This morning,

Stunning adult Little Stint
4 Little Ringed Plover
3 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Kingfisher
2 Tree Sparrow

-- Edited by Simon Warford on Thursday 3rd of July 2025 10:28:52 AM

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yesterday evening, Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 12 Oystercatchers, 62 Lapwings, 6 Common Terns

 

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Ian McKerchar


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Yesterday evening,  29 Tufted Ducks, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpiper, 60 Lapwing, 6 Common Terns

 

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Ian McKerchar


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Seven Black-tailed Godwits present late morning today, also two Common Sandpipers.

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Ian McKerchar


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Late news for yesterday evening, Common Sandpiper, two adult Ringed Plovers, 43 Lapwings and 14 Oystercatchers.

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Ian McKerchar


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A Red Kite was circling at the dam end around 09:40 this morning, also 14 Oystercatchers, 2 juvenile Stonechats and Cetti’s Warbler.

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Little Tern still present at 8:20pm

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Little Tern present up to 7pm at least today

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Ian McKerchar


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This evening, Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, Ringed Plover and an adult Mediterranean Gull.


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Ian McKerchar


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Yesterday evening, a Hobby flew low SE over the east fields and 2 Ringed Plovers and 6 Common Terns were present.

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Arctic Tern present yesterday evening before flying north, also 4 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover of note. Phil had 3 Shelduck in the morning.

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Late news yesterday 24/05/2025 -

18+ Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
1 adult Mediterranean Gull
1 Cetti's Warbler

Today 25/05/2025 -

5 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin

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Pair of Mediterranean Gulls late morning today.

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Little Ringed Plover present late morning today, along with 4 Oystercatchers, 20 Lapwings, 4 Goosander, 4 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 32 Meadow Pipits and 19 Pied Wagtails.

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A Little Egret flew NW from the south end at 4:23pm

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Cetti’s Warbler singing in the south Reedbed late morning today.

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Yesterday, three Curlew were feeding at 12:40pm, also present were a pair of Wigeon, drake Shoveler and a pair Goosander.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull present mid-afternoon, along with 91 Teal and 13 Lapwing resting on ice.

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Two pairs of Pintail were present at 2:30pm today.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull present at 4:30pm yesterday.

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Early afternoon today:

Common Sandpiper

Little Egret

26 Swallow

pair of Mandarin

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Yesterday late evening 2 Common Sandpipers plus and adult Little Egret.

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Great White Egret at the SW end this evening, along with 2 Little Egrets, 4 Common Sandpipers and 2 Mandarins.

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Over from Yorkshire to attend a meeting of Lostock
Philatelic society. Had 20 minutes on the dam. Birds
seen as follows. Kingfisher x2 Grey Wagtail x2 Blackbird x1.Great Black Backed Gull x1.Sparrowhawk x1 over the M62 at Horwich.

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Yesterday evening a Hobby flew in from the SE at 7:44pm slowly heading north clearly checking for Hirundines. Also present were 2Common Sandpipers, Little Egret, Water Rail, Shoveler, 5 Teal and 2 Gadwall 

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Yesterday, two Hobbies hunting hirundines at 7:32pm for five minutes before drifting west. Three Little Egrets, 32 Lapwings and a Mandarin.

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Late news for yesterday when an Osprey flew in from the east at 5:08pm, tried to fish briefly then gradually headed north towards Belmont by 5:13pm.

Also present 2 Common Terns, Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers and 32 Lapwings.

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Midday today:

Whinchat, female Wheatear, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 8 Swallow.

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Female Common Scoter still present at 5pm, also Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 6 Oystercatchers, 4 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 2 Teal and 2 Goosanders.

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Female Common Scoter present from 7pm this evening.

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26 Whooper Swans, which included 11 juveniles, dropped in yesterday morning.

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13 Whooper Swans including 3 juveniles feeding and resting this afternoon, easily viewable just north of the White House by Beaumont Road.

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Garganey present this evening along with 7 Gadwall and 3 Wigeon.

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Great White Egret by the islands early afternoon today.

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Approx 300 Swallow feeding pre-roost this evening

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Adult Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 90+ Lapwing, 2 juvenile Shoveler, 2 adult and 2 juvenile Common Terns and an adult Little Egret this evening,

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Late news for yesterday evening:

2 adult Little Egrets

2 adult Ringed Plovers

3 adult Mediterranean Gulls

60+ Lapwing

2 drake Teal

4 adult Gadwall

8 Oystercatcher 

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3 juvenile Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 28 Lapwing, 9 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Tern, Gadwall brood of nine, 2 Reed Warbler and 2 Sedge Warbler late morning today.

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2 Arctic Terns with a single Common Tern at 4pm today.

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Drake Smew present at 1:40pm today

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull present this morning.

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Great White Egret in shallows near reed bed on opposite side to Beaumont Road.

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Great White Egret present again this morning.

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No trace of great white egret today, but 3 little egrets and 2 grey herons.

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Great White Egret present again today.

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Great White Egret and 2 Common Sandpiper - south shore

And a Green Sandpiper dropped in



-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Thursday 25th of August 2022 10:42:47 AM

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Great White and Little Egret present this morning, also a Common Sandpiper

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Great White Egret still present yesterday.

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