Tony Conway

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

Multiple calls ie, a flock, they fade as they go over followed by more birds calling, I get them quite low as they set off from the sea

And off they go again, another big movement has started of Common Scoter heading East over Waterloo Merseyside wish I had a thermal imager @billaspin.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
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As soon as it went dark tonight the Common Scoter movement started again, good numbers going over Waterloo Merseyside heading East
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Lots of Scoter flocks moving in the clear skies tonight over Waterloo Merseyside @alexanderlees.bsky.social @billaspin.bsky.social @BirdGuides

Some over Southport tonight apparently, I think I've had some distant ones, worth a listen out for them

Nothing last night due to strong winds at upper levels, tonight quite cloudy and breezy at ground level nothing going over yet

Lots of Common Scoter heading East over Waterloo Merseyside again tonight #seabirds #migration #nocmig

Nice to get an early Wheatear today at Seaforth NR, the last few yrs have seen late march before our first one appears, 2 Chiffchaff, ad Med Gull, Ads Yellow-legged Gull, Spotshank.

Several flocks of Common Scoter heading East over Waterloo Merseyside 19.25

The Juv Black-necked Grebe continues it's stay on Crosby Marina boating Lake, and showing well, also the very photogenic Little Egrets on the main lake
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Another trip eastbound to Flamborough Head, where the Olivaceous Warbler was actively moving along old fall hedge, difficult to photo in the foggy conditions, my 2nd here, also 4 Yellow-browed Warblers, Red-breasted Fly, Pied Fly, Little Stint + 2Convolvulus Moths #UKbirding

A distant phone scope pic of the Juv Black-necked Grebe @ Seaforth NR, about the 8th record for the reserve