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Ian McKerchar


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Originally posted by Mike Horwood today:

Had a great day yesterday,68 species all told, c 60 Eider north end of Morecombe bay,Wigeon on the beach !

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Mike Chorley


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Stopped off just south of Hest Bank on the way back from Leighton Moss.

Usual large flock of roosting Oystercatcher 1500-2000
Curlew - good numbers
Black-tailed Godwit - ditto
Whimbrel 7-8
Bar-tailed Godwit several
Ringed Plover - 3
Knot 3 juveniles
Redshank
Turnstone 3, 1 still in remains of breeding plumage
Eider c10, plus 3 juvenile males
Dunlin several

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Wednesday, March 5th. Walk from Hest Bank to Heysham over high tide.

Oystercatchers.
Redshanks.
Shelducks.
Wigeons.
Turnstones.
Curlews.
Knot(s).
Dunlins.
Great-crested Grebe 1.
Meadow Pipit 1.
Cormorant 1.
All 5 regular species of Gulls.


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Vicky Harper


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Redshank
Oystercatcher
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
1 male Eider

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Anne Wilkinson


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Warton Crags, Carnforth. SD480705

Shorelark feeding along the shoreline between the red container and the bench at midday today. We heard the contact call as soon as we arrived but it took us 20 mins to locate the bird.



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William Binns


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many thanks , will go and look at that website

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Mike Baron


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Hi William

This website should also help you

Mike

http://www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/


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see the leighton moss reprts which should help you william.

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William Binns


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Would love to spend a couple of days at morcombe bay doing a bit of birding, does anyone know of any good places to stop and any tips to get the best out of my birding.

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