Gordon Newman

Birding since 1983,
Love all things nature
Football fan

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

@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 👍
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[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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
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[Gordon Newman @gornew]

@ColD80667186 @BirdGuides A different group or possibly the same group flew SSW on 19th as well Colin!! Have attached a link to notes.
https://t.co/jwp6IbeQKv

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

@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 🤣🤣🤣

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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

[Gordon Newman @gornew]

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