Two of eight black-necked grebes.
Pennington Flash, 8 black-necked grebes still mainly in East Bay, 12 common terns, 2 swift, common sandpiper, 2 little ringed plover, 2 redshanks. No sign of greater scaup today #PFBirding
Also if possible, where were the post 2008 records?
Video of sea buckthorn swaying in the wind to song of a nightingale at Birkdale on Fri. A rare bird in Lancs, all records (6) bar 1 up until 2008 were from the Sefton Coast. I have no info since 2008, can anybody fill in the gap for me? How many have been accepted in Lancs since 2008? #LancsBirding
Very nice 👌
Singing male great-tailed grackle still at Speke Hall, Liverpool today #UKBirding #RarebirdsUK
Pennington Flash this morning, 7 black-necked grebes in the middle, drake scaup at the west end again, 2 common terns, 3 singing whitethroats, 2 singing reed warbler, 2 common sandpipers, redshank, little ringed plover, 1000+ sand martin #PFBirding
Myrescough Quarry this morning, 1st win Bonaparte's gull still. Wing flap part of video slowed to make it easier to see the underwing pattern. #LancsBirding #UKBirding #RarebirdsUK
Pennington Flash, drake scaup at the western end this evening #PFBirding
Ten black-necked grebes on Pennington Flash this morning #PFBirding #LancsBirding
Here's a video I never thought I'd take, 10 pale-bellied & 1 dark-bellied brent being overtaken by 10 black-necked grebes at Pennington Flash this morning. The geese were new for the flash for me & the grebes my largest flock ever at the site #PFBirding
Hard to beat a Mediterranean gull in full breeding plumage. These were at Barrow Lane, St Helens this morning #StHelensBirding
Nice one, I almost don't check blue rings anymore, all bar one at Pennington Flash were ringed at the flash & all recoveries are from the flash. The only exception was a blue ringed bird ringed at the flash which travelled to Poland for one summer.
I've had a great birding holiday to Cyprus so far with many highlights and still a week to go. This Namaqua dove 200m down the road from my apartment in Mandria today will take some beating though @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social
A great day at Marshside, Southport yesterday, 3 spoonbills over Sandgrounders hide, 1st win drake smew on saltmarsh, water pipit plus lots of geese inc. 15+ Russian white-fronts, 2 Greenland white-fronts, 55+ barnacles & 2 sand martins, ringtail hen harrier & the usuals #LancsBirding #UKBirding
Pennington Flash, 7 sand martins, 15 wigeon, 2 common scoter, 2 redshank, no sign of scaup so far. #PFbirding #UKBirding
Greater scaup
Pennington Flash today, drake greater scaup off the car park, 8 sand martins, 2 chiffchaffs inc. singing male, 2 redshank #PFBirding #UKBirding
Great northern diver.
Drake red-breasted merganser.
Slavonian grebe.
Golden plover.
A great day on Anglesey, at Beddmanarch Bay 2 Slavonian grebes, 2 great northern divers, then onto Inland Sea where there were 2 Slav grebes, great northern diver, long-tailed duck & drake scaup & finally at Cors Ddyga booming bittern & sand martin #birdingwales #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social
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Wheatear on Great Orme here maps.app.goo.gl/W16aVkUQZ1zy...
Looked very pale but dropped down to seaward side of road. Not relocated yet #BirdingWales ##UKBIRDING
Pale-bellied brent geese.
Beddmanarch Bay today, at least 1 slavonian grebe, 1 great northern diver, 4 cattle egrets flew over and an adult Med gull in full summer plumage #BirdingWales #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social
I agree, but personally I'm happy to miss out if it means I'm not subject to the toxicity of X. My X account is long deleted. So far so good with bluesky for me, all I see is stuff I'm interested in.
Very distant barnacle geese on Crossens marsh, Southport.
Nice one 👍 I called in at Crossens early pm yesterday hoping to see the Todd's but no joy. I did however count 75+ barnacles. Amazing numbers about this year, great to see.
Single Russian white-front still with greylags this morning, Lightshaw flash #LancsBirding #UKBirding
Female lesser scaup at Woolston Eyes No. 3 bed this afternoon #UKBirding #CheshireBirding #RarebirdsUK
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Or Lancashire if you prefer 😆
Lightshaw Flash, Greater Manchester
