My 2025 Birding Lifers: Black Scoter, Hoylake, Cheshire&Wirral (C&W); Woodchat Shrike, Daresbury, C&W; Great Reed Warbler, Fairburn Ings, Yorkshire; Western Sandpiper, Maidens, Ayrshire; Ross's Goose, Marshside, Merseyside; White-rumped Sandpiper, Blithfield Res, Stafforshire #UKbirding
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Nov/Dec birding highlights cont - North Wales: Rhos on Sea - Red-throated Diver numerous, Penrhyn Bay - Rock Pipit 5, Wrexham hills - Red Grouse several very active, Gronant - Common Scoter flying close to shore and Weasel observed on the edge of the dunes. #birdingWales
Random Nov/Dec birding highlights: Cheshire and Wirral - Hoylake HT - 8 wader species, Witton Flashes - Redpoll 5, Water Rail sightings and Starling murmurations, Tatton Mere - Goldeneye 5, Acton Bridge - Cetti's W, Whitegate Way - Siskins.
North Wales highlights to follow ...
My Sept/Oct highlights. Lifers - Ross's Goose, Marshside; White-rumped Sandpiper, Blithfield Res. Other year ticks - Black Tern, Pennington Flash; Bearded Tit 16, Leighton Moss. Also Mistle Thrush 22, Vale Royal, Chesh; Egyptian Goose 8, Burton Marsh; Ruddy Shelduck, Spike Island. #UKBirding
Leighton Moss RSPB Thurs - Bearded Tit (year tick) 16 feeding on grit trays by Causeway from 9.20 - 9.30 a.m. Also Marsh Tit 2 on feeders nr Visitor Centre.
Back in Cheshire - numerous skeins of Pinkies seen a.m. and eve this week over Northwich area - wonderful! 💚 #UKbirding
Weaver Valley, Acton Bridge, Cheshire eve - Pinkies 600 + 300 flying high over downriver, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel 2, Mute Swan 2 , GCG, Goldfinch 20, Cetti's, Mipit, Beautiful eve walk. #UKbirding
How fantastic that you are moving to Anglesey Phil! All the best with the move.
Ross's Goose, Crossens Outer Marsh, Marshside early p.m. - very pleased to see this new bird for me whatever the exact status of this individual! Saw it with Pinkies and then it flew with some of them to the Inner Marsh where it was reported again later on. Pics from Southport prom. #UKbirding
Thurs 25th. Bangor Pier - Eider 1, Turnstones. From B4419 nr Llangaffo - Red Kite. Llanddwyn Island - Peregrine, Wheatear 2, Rock Pipit 4+, Guillemot and Shag close in, Ringed Plovers.
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21st - Llandudno East Shore - Eider 2m, Wheatear, Guillemot, Shag, GCG 5
22nd - Sandbach Flashes - missed the Glossy Ibis but Ruff and Curlew 24
23rd - Burton Marsh - Egyptian Goose 8, Pinkies 7 + 1 over
Ness Gdns - Ravens
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Pleased to be back here permanently from elsewhere! More birding posts to follow ... #UKbirding
Anglesey, Thurs. Highlights @angbirdnews.bsky.social
Beamaris prom - Guillemot 2 on sea close-in
Puffin Island Boat Trip - Puffin 10+, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Eider
Celmyn Bay - Roseate Tern 1, Med Gull 2, Black Guillemot 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 3 + 1, Manxies, Arctic Tern
South Stack - Chough 2 + 1
Apr highlights: Ruddy Shel - Spike Island; Little Gull 2+1 , Common Tern, Yellow Wag - Budworth Mere; Rock Pip 2, Eider 120 - Morecambe; Garg 2, Marsh Tit, Bitterns heard - Leighton Moss; Garden and Grass Warbler - Dutton; Bl-necked Grebe 4 - Woolston Eyes; Whimbrel, Yellow Wag 3 - Hale. #UKbirding
Flint Castle - 5 Twite seen at 5.50 p.m. flying over saltmarsh from near prom towards castle. Also Shelduck, Little Egret, Redshank, Curlew, Pinkies.
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My Jan/Feb highlights beyond Cheshire: Purple Sand, Eider (Rhos Point), Hooded Crow, Snow Bunt (Kinmel Bay), Black Redstart (Gt Orme), Willow Tit (Pennington Flash), Shore Lark (Oglet, Liverpool), Red Grouse (N Wales), Ring-n Duck (Carr Lane Dam, St Helens) #UKbirding
My Jan/Feb highlights, Chesh&Wirral: Bittern, Hawfinch (Marbury Pk), Green-w Teal, White-f Goose (Sandbach Flashes), Tree Sparrow (Whitley Reed), Grey Partridge, Merlin, Brambling (Hale), Hen Harrier (Parkgate), Brent Goose (Hoylake), Scaup (Frodsham Marsh), L Owl (Burton) #UKbirding
Fabulous Jackie! :-)
Parkgate Old Baths, Dee Estuary, Cheshire p.m. - highlight was Hen Harrier ringtail. Also Marsh Harriers, Pinkies, Raven, Stonechat, Curlews, Lapwings, several Snipe #UKbirding
Further to previous post: Video of the Starling murmuration at Neumann's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire. #UKbirding
Neumann's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire late p.m. - close views of Water Rail from Pod Hide and Starling murmuration too. Wildfowl incl. Wigeon, Shoveler, Shelduck, Tufted. Ashton's Flash - Curlew 15. #UKbirding
Hale, Cheshire, 22/01 - Grey Partridge 2 seen and poss more calling, Pinkies 300 over.
Pennington Flash, GM, 23/01 - Willow Tit seen between Bunting Hide and screen. GWE, Goldeneyes, Goosanders.
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Great pic! I was lucky enough to see this bird from Flint "prom" on the second day (in the afternoon) when it was over the Welsh side.
North Wales coast: Pensarn/Llanddulas - Common Scoter 100s, Red-b Merg 4, Red-t Diver several close in, GBBG. Great Orme Copper Mine - Black Redstart male fleeting or distant views. Little Orme - Fulmar 6+ on cliffs, Stonechat, Grey Seals 50+ on Angel Bay beach. #UKbirding #birdingWales
Cheshire local birding day. Sandbach Flashes - Green-winged Teal, White-fronted Goose (Russian), Siskin m, GBBG. Whitley Reed - Tree Sparrow singles (? total), Yellowhammer 3. Marbury Pk - Hawfinch at 3rd attempt there this year, close views #UKBirding
Record video only of Snow Bunting at Kinmel Bay - see previous post #birdingWales #UKbirding
Kinmel Bay, N Wales - Hooded Crow on beach (record video), Snow Bunting on caravan fence by path, but no sign of the elusive Black Redstart! #UKBirding
