August 2018 : Summary
UK Species Year List to August : 162
Total UK Species in August : 74
New “Year Ticks” in August : 4
New “Life Ticks” in August : 1
August 2018 archive
Aug 31 2018
August 2018 : Summary
Aug 29 2018
Burton Mere Wetlands : 29th August 2018
We had hoped to get our first Spoonbills of the year with this quick return to Burton but we were out of luck with the birds already gone. On the other hand we were to early for the Osprey (which would also have been a UK first for the year.
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Aug 21 2018
Burton Mere Wetlands : 21st August 2018
Short of good ideas for a birding day out, given a mixed weather forecast, we opted for a return to Burton Mere Wetlands despite having been there recently. As it happened, we had a great day out getting forty-eight species including a couple of year ticks – and unlikely ones at that.
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Aug 14 2018
High Tide on the Wirral : Burton and Hoylake – 14th August 2018
After a long break away from birding, taking in all of July and the first half of August, we at last managed a day out to the Wirral for a high tide. We got a good range of birds including two year ticks and even a life tick!