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Golden Plover
100 + Golden Plover
Today 07/12/2015 at 10.15hrs
LOCATION ...In field adjacent to East Lancs Rd , east of Newton Lane and before Golborne Island.
Have they been around for a while? I may go try to see them if I get a chance midweek! I know the Buzzards were still in the field last Wednesday when I drove to Manchester, they were very close to the east lancs road too. You could actually see one or two 'stalking' and looking for potential prey!
Cracking find - not seen this many reported in St Helens for years.
ReplyDeleteDamian
Have they been around for a while? I may go try to see them if I get a chance midweek! I know the Buzzards were still in the field last Wednesday when I drove to Manchester, they were very close to the east lancs road too. You could actually see one or two 'stalking' and looking for potential prey!
ReplyDeleteBrill, worth submitting to the county recorder and inputting into bird trackhttp://app.bto.org/birdtrack/main/data-home.jsp
ReplyDeletePaul B