Gordon Newman

@ColD80667186 @googl_phil @PFbirder A couple of my G.W from Sunday with a nice size comparison with Little. 2 Tree Pipit @ BCP this morning 👍 @googl_phil @ColD80667186

@ColD80667186 @_BTO @googl_phil Thanks Colin will see what info comes up with 2X76!

2 Black headed Gulls at Pennington Flash yesterday 04/08/24 near the point. One clearly readable the other birds ring reads 268c I think! @ColD80667186 r these birds that you have logged in the past? I can't read the silver ring! @_BTO @googl_phil

04/07/24 2 Ad Com.Tern flew SW towards Pennington Flash past my bedroom window at 04.40 called once drawing my attention to them as I lay in bed. @ColD80667186 @googl_phil

@ColD80667186 @BillAspin 18 birds on 19/06/2013 at Diggle Flash, Bickershaw CP , still remains my largest count in the area

Today 25th at 11.11a.m single Red Kite was circling alongside a C. Buzzard over my garden in Leigh, drifting North towards BCP Took photos but the camera malfunctioned and was left with a fuzzy white screen annoyingly..@googl_phil @ColD80667186

@ColD80667186 @BirdGuides A different group or possibly the same group flew SSW on 19th as well Colin!! Have attached a link to notes. ebird.org/checklist/S175…

Late news for yesterday 1st May over garden 1 Little Egret NNE @ 7am then midday at kitchen window when a soaring Buzzard drew me outside when also 4 screaming Swift were first to return to the nesting area. @googl_phil @ColD80667186

White Stork circled over my garden in Leigh today at 16.14 @googl_phil @ColD80667186 @BirdGuides @rbnUK @CMO19225203 @mrvernondursley @PFbirder @_BTO

1 Common Swift low West over the garden in Leigh at 07.41 this morning (first local returning nesting bird?) probably feeding over Pennington Flash now? @googl_phil @ColD80667186 @PFbirder @mrvernondursley @CMO19225203 @_BTO

@BoltonBirder And yet Golden Oriole's in the south, wouldn't have happened in the eighties, how times have changed!!

@BoltonBirder Crazy weather, would be in Iceland now if it was not for the North wind and rain!

Unusual sighting of 43 Whooper Swans down on Elton this evening (arrived about 2pm apparently), also 4 Swift and a few Wheatears.

Some shots from Pennington Flash this evening ,highlights were 3 Reed Warbler by screen opposite Ed.hide, 1 Com Tern a few Sand Martin, 7+ Blackcap,3 C. Snipe numerous Willow & Chifchaff all still present at 7pm. @googl_phil @ColD80667186 @CMO19225203 @mrvernondursley @PFbirder

2 Little Egret flew over the garden together just above rooftop @17.28 towards Pennington Flash this evening, just stepped outside to stand a plant pot upright after the gales as they passed over talk about timing 🤣🤣 @googl_phil @ColD80667186

@googl_phil It did! But I can't be in two places at once 😂😂 I'll be watching for it coming back the other way 🤣🤣🤣

@gornew Superb Gordon if only it flew over your garden like most local birds!!

Cattle Egret 11.25 4/4/24 at Pennington Flash flew over spit landed on Gull raft much to the Gulls disgust b4 being forced off into the water and then flying away. Sorry poor vid &pics @googl_phil @ColD80667186 @CMO19225203 @mrvernondursley

@CMO19225203 @ColD80667186 @googl_phil @mrvernondursley @_BTO Yes I'd expect around those dates as well!

Highlights from an hour at Bickershaw CP yesterday evening 02/03/24 included 1 Gropper reeling intermittently, 2 Willow Warbler & 2 Pochard. @googl_phil , @ColD80667186 ,@mrvernondursley ,@CMO19225203