Sorry guys, the option to send/recieve private messages wasn't turned on for the forum, mainly due to the fact that I hadn't realise I even had it as the host site for the forum keep giving me free add-ons but not letting me know when they do. Anyway, private messaging is now switched on and should work but I have no idea how, press afew buttons and see what happens
Lesser Whitethroat: Just to be more precise it was actually past the farm and under the bridge and 100 yards (i know a lot of birders are old timers so I won't use metres) down the canal.
Also how can I forget a big Muscovy befriened me at the bridge.
Also a fisherman I was talking to said Otters have been seen in the area, Is this true?
Saw a rat aswell.
It would be great if you could send as a pic of the godwits Geoff. Never seen them in Gt Manchester so it was a nice to see them local.
steve,glad you enjoyed your day ,the way you describe it i don,t think you walked far enough to get to dover basin and may have been looking at lightshaw but they are the same godwits, but nine on dover is quite a sight, e mail us and i,ll send some some snaps of em (not great but passable)
Abram 2 Blackwits (county lifer) on first pool on your southwards down the canal from Red Lion Pub. Is this Dover Basin 1 Lesser Whitethroat nr the first farm you get to (county lifer) Redshank heard 1+ Reed warbler, 1+ Sedge Warbler
Pennington Flash (just visited hides) 2 Ringed Plover ( 1 still bullying an LRP) 4 LRP 1 White Wagtail 4 Common Sandpiper 2 Grasshopper Warbler (looks like there is female with the singing male) (county lifer) 1 Redshank
Astley Peat Pools 3 Curlew 2 LRP 1 Ringed Plover 1 possible white wag (it was getting dark could have been a first winter female pied maybe) 1 Pied Wagtail
