Gordon Newman

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Starling roost getting bigger estimate of 8000 in 2 drops last @ 18.20, Tawny Owl calling during last drop Sprawk flew through the murmuration! Late afternoon a Merlin flew low over flash,only my 2nd site record! Video taken after 1st drop L.Grebe shape @ 11sec!! #UKBirding #BCPBirding #Patchbirding

Black necked Grebe

Extremely poor record shot in fading light edited of 3 Black necked Grebe at Pennington Flash this evening. Was notified of their presence by P.Rhodes while I was at BCP, so had a walk over to Penny instead of watching the Starlings! #UKBirding #PFBirding

Common Buzzard

Reed Bunting

Felt like Spring has arrived this morning @ #BCPBirding 3 singing Chiffchaff, 3 Raven displaying, 2 pairs of LTT nest building, Cetti’s singing from new areas, usual pair Buzzard mewing, Geese vocal, Peckers drumming,R Bunt singing. Siskin,Redpoll Woodcock moving. Etc etc #UKBirding #Patchbirding

Short video of the long staying G.Ibis at #MartinMereWWT this afternoon. 45 Cattle Egret, 3 GWE,4 Marsh Harriers, 1 Sprawk, 1 Buzzard,1 M Brambling, 60 species in total + Stoat & Roe Deer. #UKBirding #Lancsbirding

Y'day saw a chopper approach a murmuration of Starling on what appeared to be the same flight path, expecting it to change paths it carried on. The optical illusion created appears to slow the chopper down & drop in altitude as the Starlings rise. Quite intriguing to watch! #BCPBirding #UKBirding

A few of them on my patch as you know... thankfully the birds keep you sane!

The Starling roost count @BCPBirding is growing each day it seems with a rough estimate of 6000 this evening dropping into the reeds in 7 separate groups of various sizes all performing a murmuration, last group dropped @ 17.37 5 mins after the first group. #UKBirding #Patchbirding #Starlingroost

Carrion Crow

Pink-footed Geese

Great Black-backed Gull

Blue Tit

1hr watch from 07.40 in my Leigh garden this morning mainly flyovers 26 Species: 3 Pinkies S,an unusual direction for the time of year? a few heard only heading SW, 1 GBb Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 G Heron, 2 Cormorant, pair of Blue & Great Tit & 1 Coal Tit all vying for use of a nest box #UKBirding

Good luck 🤞 I had a 2 hour layover at Doha on my way to Kenya, I didn't get to see outside the terminal building going & coming back! Mind you it was the middle of the night 😀

There are plenty of strange boundary decisions, when I first lived in Southport it was Lancs & has still got PR(Preston) post code but is now in Merseyside! Bents GC has a Warrington post code but a Wigan phone area code & Manchester used to be Lancashire 🤔😀

Don't forget the 2 that flew over my Leigh garden on the 9th, although I still put Lancs on my Leigh postal address & not GM 🤣🤣, possibly 2 of the 10 half an hour seen later @ Rivington. Any chance that 10 now down the road from me @ Lightshaw? #UKBirding #Lancsbirding #GMBirding #WfGoose

I know the same time every year unfortunately!

2000+Starling roosted @ Bickershaw CP today & 400+ Jackdaws also 1 Great White Egret flew over South to roost @ Pennington Flash otherwise quiet. Not mid Feb but firebugs have been busy already with an area of reed charred. #UkBirding #BCPBirding #Patchbirding

2 Russian White-fronted Geese flew over my Leigh garden, North, calling @ 08.03 this morning 😊😊#UKBirding

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Post 1 of 3.. So my second visit of the week on SAT pm to Martin Mere with 1000% more waders re my comment in last post 😀 with Russian White-fronted Goose added to the list! Post 2 &3 have video I can't post here #UkBirding #Lancsbirding #WWTMartinMere

Thanks Colin perhaps not looking hard enough, the Ruff I did see was right in front of Discovery Hide feeding on fresh grain just put down for the Wildfowl! When I started birding back in 1983 living in Southport I spent nearly every weekend @ M.M & have many happy memories! I agree re best birdsite

Thank you for your query. I'm not sure what time high tide was in Southport/Marshside. You may be aware that M.Mere is about 9 miles as the crow flies inland & I am aware some birds frequently use both sites so yes could be a factor. 👍

Marsh Harrier

Pintail

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Paid a first visit to Martin Mere for at least 10 years y'day pm & was surprised by the lack of waders bad timing? highlights 1 Ruff, R N Duck, M Harrier,Wh. Swans, usual Ducks, 2 GWE, 22 C.Egret in field opposite reserve, Dipped G Ibis & other usual raptors. 58 species #UKBirding #Lancsbirding

Spent 4 days In Yarmouth IOW in the remaining days but 1 of Jan with my non birder Wife, I managed a few hours birding on The Western Yar with a good variety of birds recorded highlights being Spoonbill, Firecrest, Water Pipit ,Marsh Harrier, Peregrine,13 wader species,3 Med Gull, Brents #UKBirding

This being a Eurasian Robin, it is a member of the Flycatcher family! whereas an American Robin is a member of the Thrush family!

Y'day @ Pennington Flash I had the company of this Robin #Birdoftheday for an hour singing within touching distance. Had I brought seed I'm sure it would have fed from my hand! 1 GWE, 2 L.Egret, 12 Goosander + all other expected birds. Missed the reported Casp Gull & left B4 Gull roost. #PFBirding

Eurasian Bittern @ a very wet Pennington Flash @ 14.34 on the Kidney Pond initially seen by P.Rhodes @ 12.10 also 1 GWE @ T.Ed Hide & 1 L.Egret in the ditch below the canal bridge. #PFBirding #UKBirding

Great Tit

Sunset over Ramsdales Srape

Sunset over Ramsdales Srape

The sun has got his hat on hip hip hip hooray!

Thursday afternoon was grey & dismal light conditions @ Pennington Flash so I was happy to get a photo of G.Tit then 4 5minsl{ B4 dusk the sun put his hat on, hip hip hip hooray! B4 anyone implies A1 the photo is not edited! 😊 Shots looking out over Ramsdales! #PFBirding

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Male Sparrowhawk waiting for Starlings pre roost.
#BCPBirding #Patchbirding #UKBirding

Male Sparrowhawk

Male Sparrowhawk

Male Sparrowhawk

Male Sparrowhawk

Wednesday @ #BCPBirding Mr Sparrowhawk was waiting for the Starlings to arrive pre roost & was very attentive to the sounds of birds nearby. Will post video in another post as it's not possible to post video & photos together. #UKBirding #Patchbirding

Almost like magic ✨😀

1st W Male Greater Scaup still present this afternoon asleep but in Ramsdales bay along with 50+Pochard, 10 Goosander, 70+ Tufted Duck, 8 Goldeneye due to the boats on flash,2 GWE 1 in Ramsdales reedbed & 1 by East bay. Miserable light but at least it stopped raining. #PFBirding