Mike Gower

Retired civil engineer, Halesowen birder. Enjoying family time with three grandsons.

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@Kenmat48 Brambling still @Belvide woodland hide this morning

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@ajac0712 Couldn’t find the snow buntings at Seaton Sluice this morning, but amazed to see the numbers of golden plover near St Mary’s Island

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Jack Snipe @Uptonwarren Flashes this afternoon. Terrible phone-scoped video

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Close views of Dipper at Knowles Mill in the Wyre Forest this morning. Also two Marsh Tits in the same area.

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Reasonable selection of waders @BelvideBirding West end this morning. Greenshank, Redshank, Common Sand, 3 Dunlin and several Ringed Plover. No sign of any terns

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@BelvideBirding Whimbrel on North shore at West end this afternoon

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@bobhazell @STWDraycote @Draycotebirding I enjoyed our chat in the hide today Bob, while watching the Ferruginous Duck plus the huge numbers of Great Crested Grebe. And thanks for advising where to find the Yellow Wagtails, I eventually found a juvenile amongst the Pied Wags.

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@NTBirdClub Good views of Grasshopper Warbler in fields behind St Mary’s Island wetland, Whitley Bay

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@ajac0712 Although I spent quite a bit of time in Brier Dene, searching the area within 100m of the steps, no sign of the YBW. Plenty of movement from the tit flock but no warblers. Best sight of the weekend was the huge flock of Golden Plover at St Mary’s Island, then a pair of Stonechat

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@ajac0712 Thanks Alan. I’ll let you know if I have any success.

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@BelvideBirding Scaup and Lesser Scaup, Black-necked Grebe and Tundra Bean Goose all in the same locations this morning @Belvide. Also Pintail on north shore.

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@Richard54847600 Thanks Richard. Luckily I bumped into @nicklin_terry and Darren watching the Whinchat so no problem finding it 😀

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@andypitt21 Spotted Redshank still @Uptonwarren Flashes 15:30, with two Common and two Green Sandpipers, plus a Snipe

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@BelvideBirding Thanks for the confirmation. That’s what I thought (though I was secretly hoping that I was wrong!).

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Apologies for the poor quality of these digiscoped images from the dam @BelvideBirding yesterday. I had these down as Grey Wagtails but another birder advised they were Yellow. Thoughts please?

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@Uptonwarren yesterday. Good to see the regulars plus the pair of Med gulls and a kingfisher. Also good numbers of dangling caterpillars, at Moors and Flashes, but can anyone tell me what they are please?

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Just N of Seahouses harbour @NTBirdClub plenty of Turnstone plus 8 Purple Sandpipers. Lovely walk to Bamburgh this morning. Stopped to watch Sandwich Terns resting on the shoreline, then noticed 4 Little Terns amongst them - what a difference in size! Sadly no camera with me.

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@Uptonwarren no sign of any snipe from Cuckoo Hide but brief view of water rail this morning