New “Year Ticks” in June 2023: 3
New “Life Ticks” in June 2023: 0
Total Species for 2023 so far: 134
Jun 30 2023
June 2023 Summary
Jun 27 2023
Birding Group Marbury Park, 27 June 2023
We managed to fit in the last birding group trip of June which was to Marbury Park followed by a planning session for the next term (and lunch) at the Spinner and Bergamot pub. We started out, as usual, by going down to the screen that overlooks the lake and reed bed. We could see a cloud of Sand Martins flying over the water and a few Swallows were also hawking around. The usual large numbers of Coots were on the water but fewer Great Crested Grebes were there than one might have expected. A Reed Warbler was singing fromt he reed bed. After a while, I decided to have a look behind us at the bushed where I could hear Blackcaps singing but also something else.
Continue readingJun 20 2023
Some Birds from Puerto Pollenca 10 – 20 Jun 2023
We had had such poor weather earlier in the year, when we had had been in Lanzarote, and I had been ill after that, that we decided we needed another break – but this time sunny! It was a bit last minute, but we arranged to stay in a serviced apartment at the Illa D’Or hotel in Puerto Pollenca for 10 days. It was very, very hot so we didn’t actually do much birding for a number of reasons including the heat, the lateness in the season, the fact that Anne did not want to hire a car and also that we could not make contact with our usual guide in Mallorca.
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Burton Mere Wetlands 6 June 2023
The first birding group outing of June was to Burton Mere Wetlands where we had a dry and mild day. Largely, we saw the usual suspects but we did manage to get one rarity for the site and a pair ducks in less frequently seen breeding plumage.
Continue readingMay 31 2023
May 2023 Summary
New “Year Ticks” in May 2023: 18
New “Life Ticks” in May 2023: 0
Total Species for 2023 so far: 131
May 30 2023
Wigan Flashes 30th May 2023
The last birding group outing of May was to Wigan Flashes. We had hoped to see Willow Tit there (a local speciality) but, with the feeders all empty and it being post-breeding time, we were disappointed. However, it was a very sunny day and a nice walk with the added appeal of a couple of year ticks.
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Upper Goyt Valley and Danebower Quarry 23 May 2023
The upper Goyt valley is always one of my favourite birding group days out as there are very good chances of seeing Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, Redstarts and Tree Pipits. This visit was no different.
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Wirral Birding 16th May 2023
The birding group had appointed the 16th as a day for a visit to WWT Martin Mere but, as a lot of people couldn’t make it, we just went up to the Wirral to mooch around a couple of sites that I wanted to do that we don’t always do. We went to Leosowe Lighthouse, Parkgate and Denhall Quay.
Continue readingMay 09 2023
Birding Group Burton Mere Wetlands 9th May 2023
The birding group had a day out to Burton Mere Wetlands on 9th May and it turned out to be a fine, warm day. On the scrape, right at the back, there were a few small birds causing much identification mayhem. More than one person thought they saw a Little Stint (including me) but the RSPB had it for a Ruff. There was less doubt about at least one Green Sandpiper but they were all a long way away.
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Woolston Eyes 8th May 2023
Having learnt about the opening of the new bed 4 loop at Woolston Eyes on our recent visit there when we did not have time to do that as well as the main site, we decided to return a few days later to check it out.
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