Tony Conway

Wow, that's just nuts 😲

11 yesterday, just 6 today, and a few migrant Sparrowhawk

Another busy day with a lot of turnover on species, 82 today, 10 new from yesterday, but missing 12 from yesterday, so 96 from 2 days, 3 juv Spoonbills flew South, Spotted Flycatcher, Adw Grey Phalarope still, juv Black Tern and more passage Common Buzzards. #Lancsbirding #Seaforthnr

A great day on the reserve today @ SeaforthNR, the adw Grey Phalarope was still present and showed well at last, Juv Black Tern, Juv Little Stint, 5 juv Curlew Sands, Marsh Harrier and a Male Hen Harrier flew SW, a combined effort produced a new reserve day count of 89 Sp seen. #Lancsbirding

The Black Terns are still present @ SeaforthNR, and have increased again to 5, 4 juvs + 1ad, the Ad Grey Phalarope is still here too but keeping it's distance. #Lancsbirding

The strong winds did there stuff again, and the inevitable Grey Phalarope arrived at Crosby Marina boating lake, it showed very well late evening, a 1stw bird while on Seaforth NR, an Adult Grey Phalarope was found on the freshwater pool, excellent birds. #Lancsbirding

The Adw and 1 of the Juv Black Terns @ SeaforthNR, there are now 3 juvs and the Adw today, the strong winds brought in 128 Common Terns as well. #Lancsbirding

The Juv + Adw Black Terns were still present today @ SeaforthNR, but always distant, a Knot managed to evade a long chase from a juv Peregrine, 5 Juv Curlew Sands, 1 Juv Greenshank, still 5 Swift, lots of Sand And House Martins
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Water Rail's are supposed to be skulky, this one didn't read the script, @ SeaforthNR #Lancsbirding

A good selection of Autumn birds today @ SeaforthNR with a steady trickle of 15 Grey Wagtail and 30 Swallows, 2 Yellow Wags, An Osprey flew over mid morning mobbed by a Peregrine, the adw Spotted Redshank was on the sw pool and a juv flew in during rain, as did 2 juv Arctic Tern. #Lancsbirding

One of 2 Kingfisher's now at Seaforth NR, juv Grey Wagtail, Lapwing and Clouded Yellow

The cracking juv Montagu's Harrier showed well this morning as it passed the old sand plant, RSPB Marshside a bit too far out and a heat haze spoiling the sharpness for pics, but a lovely bird, also merlin and Marsh Harrier. #Lancsbirding

A nice selection of birds in front of the hide @ Seaforthnr lately.

Our resident Roseate Tern was joined by a second ringed Rosy, but this time I managed to read the ring code, 11 med Gulls, 1sts Little Gull still, Artic Tern and 5 Sandwich Terns, 58 newly arrived back Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits @ Seaforth NR

Remembering all those that took part in the DDay landings in 1944, 81yrs ago today, we salute you #DDay #WW2 #DDAY81 #Lestweforget

A nice drk Black Ruff arrived this morning and was showing well on the scrape @ Seaforth NR, also 1sts Little Gull, only the 2nd this year, the Roseate Tern was still present and is paired with a Common, the 2 2nds and ads Med Gulls were joined by the pr from Saturday #Lancsbirding

The Curlew Sandpiper from yesterday was still present and showing very well on the scrape next to the hide @ Seaforth NR
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The Roseate Tern continues it's stay at Seaforth NR and showing well, we can only hope it brings a mate back and join the Common Terns on the island, ringed on Couquet Island in 2021 as a chick so it's 4yrs old and ready to breed. #Lancsbirding #UKBirding #Terns

Yesterday's Roseate Tern was present on and off all day, also the first Little Tern of the year, another Arctic Tern and an anxious few minutes when a kestrel snatched something from the scrape, fearing it was one of the Avocet chicks, but relief when all 3 appeared moments later #Lancsbirding

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A cracking Roseate Tern flew in calling early morning to Seaforth NR and stayed for most of the day, and showed really well, also Arctic Tern, ads Hobby flew SE, 4 Med Gulls, 2 Sandwich Tern, 280 Common Terns, the 3 juv Avocets still going strong. #Terns #UKBirding

A pr of Garganey arrived on the reserve this morning, but stayed distant all day, been a while since the last one, 2 Avocet chicks finally after several attempts over the years, 3 ads and 2 2nds Med Gulls, 2 sp Sanderling amongst the Knot and Dunlin @ Seaforth NR #UkBirding

We've been bemoaning the lack of birds so far this spring, so it was a nice surprise to find a Temminck's Stint which appeared on the edge of the scrape near hide A, and eventually showed really well at Seaforth NR #Waders
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Great to connect with the ads Black Tern at Lunt Meadows NR, my first one here, although there have been a few before, always distant on the main pool, they're not as common as they used to be, Com Sand, LRP and 20 Swifts also #UKBirding

A nice drk Whinchat with a small fall of 10 Wheatears, and 2 Yellow Wags amongst 20 White Wags, 8 Whimbrel, 3 LRP, 6 Avocet, 2 Ads Med Gulls,23 Common Terns, 4 Sandwich Terns, Swift, and a trickle of Hirundines at Seaforth NR #ukbirding

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A timely work break, as I arrived a message of a White-fronted Goose on the long bank at Seaforth NR, a Russian bird, and a first for the reserve thanks to @colscho1.bsky.social and Pete Sutton for finding it #Birdinguk

Nice to finally get an Osprey over the reserve @ SeaforthNR, flying high ENE at 12.25, good passage of Hirundines with 5 House, 50 Sand Martin and 11 Swallows, 2 Greenland Wheatear, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow warbler, 2 White Wag, 2 LRP, 2 Drk Common Scoter, 2 ads Med Gulls

More like Winter than Spring, but brightened up by the pair of Mediterranean Gulls constantly displaying and calling the last few days, a few Chiffchaffs braving the cold wind, a pr of LRP still about and the regular Spotshank, 22 Avocet and a rare flock of 23 Golden Plovers at Seaforth NR