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  • garry sharples
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      January 15, 2024 at 9:37 am
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      in reply to: Potts Corner and Sunderland Point #8293

      Sorry not to stop and say hello Andrew…it’s always manic trying to count the birds from the point to potts corner as the tides push in. Lovely and clear to see them yesterday ! I couldn’t find the Twite yesterday so great to know they are around.

      garry sharples
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        April 24, 2023 at 10:47 pm
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        in reply to: Milnthorpe area #7347

        14 Whimbrel along marsh at Fishcarling Point Today
        2 Greenshanks in channel
        several pairs of Lapwing Curlew and Oystercatcher either mating or ‘sitting’ on saltmarsh

        garry sharples
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          April 5, 2023 at 12:27 pm
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          in reply to: Green Sandpiper #7246

          Cettis Warbler singing briefly yesterday from the railway bridge (Pye Lane) thickets yesterday . Not heard them here before so not sure if ‘new in’

          garry sharples
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            March 20, 2023 at 11:01 am
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            in reply to: Black tail Godwit #7168

            wheatear on marsh at Moss side farm also on 18th

            garry sharples
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              April 2, 2022 at 9:11 pm
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              in reply to: Conder Pool #5092

              1 LRP Today plus SEO and Ruff
              Greenshank and Spotted Redshank on the main channel opposite
              Water Pipit reported by birder also

              garry sharples
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                March 21, 2022 at 8:29 pm
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                in reply to: Sunderland Point Lades Marsh WeBS Count #5010

                Nice to hear about the Avocets Alan

                garry sharples
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                  January 4, 2022 at 11:31 am
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                  in reply to: Middleton Sands / Foulshaw #4500

                  Thanks Kevin /John
                  Good to know – I’ve not seen them on Scout Scar /Whitbarrow like I used to but they may just be avoiding me !
                  Cheers
                  Garry

                  garry sharples
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                    November 7, 2021 at 9:01 pm
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                    in reply to: Sunderland Point, Middleton Wader Roost #4242

                    Nice count Alan. Great to be able to use the hide Today in the wind. I’ll forward Todays count to wader quest also…
                    See you at the point soon…
                    SEO was seen at Middleton Sands yesterday but didn’t connect with it Today.
                    Cheers
                    Garry

                    garry sharples
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                      January 18, 2021 at 11:25 am
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                      in reply to: Sunderland Point, Lades Marsh Area and River #2139

                      There was no overlap – always looked for and tends to occur more on the 10M plus tides.

                      garry sharples
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                        January 17, 2021 at 9:08 pm
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                        in reply to: Sunderland Point, Lades Marsh Area and River #2135

                        Great you got to do this Alan as I was running about a bit trying to count East and West of the peninsula in case you couldn’t do the WEBS…you got more Godwits than me on the Lades side….they seemed very flighty…. Lots of waders in fields Today.

                        On the Middleton Sands side for the WEBS…(plus some more Jan survey stuff ‘highlights’)

                        380 Oystercatcher
                        550 Bar Tailed Godwit
                        31 Black Tailed Godwit
                        2120 Dunlin
                        720 Knot
                        8 Turnstone
                        277 Grey Plover
                        7 Snipe
                        94 Redshank
                        332 Lapwing
                        248 Curlew
                        470 Wigeon
                        6 Mallard
                        33 Shelduck
                        2 Little Egret
                        9 LBBG
                        4 GBBG
                        2 Herring Gull
                        17 B H Gulls
                        1 Cormorant
                        1 Moorhen

                        In addition…155 Golden Plover, 210 Curlew, 350 Lapwing in fields to rear of Potts Corner

                        Other stuff
                        23 Twite
                        36 Fieldfare
                        8 Redwing
                        1 Tree Sparrow
                        8 Long Tailed Tit
                        1 Rock Pipit
                        3 Meadow Pipit
                        1 Reed Bunting
                        1 Grey Wagtail
                        Male Sparrowhawk

                        Several Hundred PF Geese in fields East of Heysham Moss whilst driving past.

                        garry sharples
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                          November 24, 2020 at 11:15 am
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                          in reply to: Bits and bobs #1712

                          Hi Jeff
                          Sorry – Middleton Sands

                          Red Kite over Lyth Valley yesterday
                          Cheers
                          Garry

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