18 December 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
Female Kestrel perched at eye level on a sapling along Rakewood Road, Hollingworth Lake
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Tame Barnacle Goose with the Canadas at the feeding point on Hollingworth Lake, plus 17 Wigeon, 4 drake Shoveler, singing Chiffchaff and c.40 Redwings over
28 March 2016 - Hollingworth Lake
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18 December 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Female Kestrel perched at eye level on a sapling along Rakewood Road, Hollingworth Lake
16 December 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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5 Whooper Swans south-east overhead, a male Bullfinch in the bushes by the path, 8 Siskins and 98 Lapwings at Hollingworth Lake
13 December 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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A skein of 120 Pinkfeet overhead, with 5 Siskins, Kingfisher and Goldcrest at Hollingworth Lake
5 December 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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13 Pheasants together in the field over the wall at Bib Knowl dam, Hollingworth Lake
3 December 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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c.10 Long-tailed Tits by the road, 3 Redwings behind the hide and 22 Teal on the reserve at Hollingworth Lake, with a Greenfinch on the way home
30 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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3 Redwings around the Big Hedge and Pavilion wood and a distant Fieldfare in the valley below Bib Knowl dam at Hollingworth Lake
27 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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A single drake Wigeon on the water, Teal on the reserve and the adult Yellow-legged Gull in the shallows by the concrete jetty at Hollingworth Lake
22 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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22 Siskins in the alders by the reserve track, 77 Fieldfares over and a pink-flushed Black-headed Gull at the Rowing Club, Hollingworth Lake
21 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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A flock of Lapwings overhead in bright sunshine at Hollingworth Lake
19 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Egret down on the reserve, a Raven over the treetops by Bib Knowl dam wall and mixed flocks of Redwings and Fieldfares at Hollingworth Lake
17 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull on the lake front, later showing well on the 'H' buoy, and 3 Siskins in the alders by the willow triangle at Hollingworth Lake
8 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
The Mediterranean Gull in its usual spot at the end of the causeway and a redhead Goosander over at Hollingworth Lake
5 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
Around 10 Siskins in the alders, 3 Fieldfares around the Big Hedge and 2 Stock Doves in the fields beyond the Rakewood Road pond at Hollingworth Lake
2 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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10 Whooper Swans up Rakewood Valley, a large flock of Fieldfares with some Redwings over the fields at Syke and Siskins in the alders at Hollingworth Lake
1 November 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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c.70 Fieldfares into the hawthorns above the big hedge and an unidentified small wader circling the Lapwings at Hollingworth Lake
31 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Female Blackcap in the big hedge hawthorns and a Buzzard perched by Bib Knowl dam wall at Hollingworth Lake
30 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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The Mediterranean Gull with the gull group by Bib Knowl dam wall, a female-type Wigeon close inshore and a Reed Bunting in the big hedge at Hollingworth Lake
29 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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At least 2 Bramblings in the sycamores by the old Sea Cadet hut, Redwings in the big hedge, 4 Song Thrushes above Ealees Valley and 3 Redpoll over
28 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Goldcrest at close range and the Mediterranean Gull back with the loafing gulls at the end of Bib Knowl dam wall, Hollingworth Lake
26 October 2025 - Moorland fringes
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2 Twite along the track on the moorland fringes, 167 Pinkfeet NE overhead, Reed Buntings around the compound and a single Raven from the road
25 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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4 Rooks over early on, Stock Dove, a Greylag Goose from the hide and a Reed Bunting at the end of Bib Knowl dam wall at Hollingworth Lake
23 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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15 Whooper Swans over the house and 23 more later, with the Mediterranean Gull and a pink-flushed Black-headed Gull by the car park at Hollingworth Lake
22 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
Raven calling over Bib Knowl dam wall at Hollingworth Lake
21 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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5 Wigeon over, a Stock Dove on a wall by Rakewood Road and the faithful Mediterranean Gull at the Rowing Club car park, Hollingworth Lake
19 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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c.200 Fieldfares and Redwings over the big hedge, a probable Canada x Greylag hybrid goose from the hide and a white-marked male Pheasant at Hollingworth Lake
18 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
2 Teal close to the hide and 2 Siskins in Pavilion Wood at Hollingworth Lake, with a skein of 117 Pinkfeet SW over Higher Cleggswood
17 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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4 Whooper Swans in for half an hour, joined by a juvenile Mute Swan, at Hollingworth Lake
16 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Little Gull ranging around the lake with the Black-headed Gulls and the first female Goldeneye of the autumn at Hollingworth Lake
15 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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The semi-resident Mediterranean Gull along the shoreline by the Rowing Club car park at Hollingworth Lake
13-14 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
(with photos)
Redwings by the visitor centre, 3 Stock Doves by the gate, the Mediterranean Gull at Queen's Bay and a drake Tufted Duck off Bib Know
11 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Stock Dove among the Woodpigeons in the roadside field and a Goldfinch by the Pavilion at Hollingworth Lake
9 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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214 Woodpigeons in a field along Rakewood Road and c.190 Pinkfeet north in three skeins, plus Sparrowhawk
5 October 2025 - The Wirral
(with photos)
c.15 Leach's Petrels and a Storm Petrel off New Brighton, Great Skua on the shore at Leasowe and a Pomarine Skua past Leasowe Gunsight
3 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pair of Wigeon on the reserve at Hollingworth Lake
2 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Two adult winter Mediterranean Gulls together among the Black-headed and Common Gulls at Hollingworth Lake
1 October 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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4 Snipe on the promontory by the Pavilion, Linnets along the rocky shoreline and a Jackdaw riding a ram's head at Bib Knowl, Hollingworth Lake
30 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult winter Mediterranean Gull among the gulls off the overflow and Linnets on the rocks at the water's edge at Hollingworth Lake
29 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Female Sparrowhawk perched low in a Hawthorn on the hillside at Hollingworth Lake
28 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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A couple of Goldcrests, several Chiffchaffs, Nuthatch and the first Treecreeper for a while on a 32-species walk at Hollingworth Lake
25 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Goldcrest with a couple of Chiffchaffs in the bushes and a skein of 60 Pink-footed Geese overhead at Bib Knowl, Hollingworth Lake
24 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail feeding in the channel in front of the hide at Hollingworth Lake
23 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Young Grey Wagtail feeding in front of the newly cleared hide at Hollingworth Lake
22 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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7 rather early Whooper Swans just off the Rowing Club car park at Hollingworth Lake
16 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Gannet on the water after an overnight storm, with a juvenile Peregrine mobbed by corvids over the wood at Hollingworth Lake
10 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Juvenile Common Buzzard on a telegraph pole in Ealees Valley at Hollingworth Lake
8 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Ruff with the Lapwings on the mud by the overflow at Hollingworth Lake
6 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Northern Wheatear on a wall between Bib Knowl and Turnough Farm and an Osprey slowly overhead near the Beach Hotel at Hollingworth Lake
25 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Young Stock Dove on the grass by Bib Knowl Plantation at Hollingworth Lake, and a Common Darter on the feeder in the garden
20 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Snipe feeding by the path once again and a young Common Tern distantly over the water at Hollingworth Lake
19 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Snipe present again in much the same spot at Hollingworth Lake
18 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Snipe feeding on the reserve, just visible through a gap in the trees at Hollingworth Lake
14 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Single Stock Dove feeding in the newly cut field beyond the dam wall at Bib Knowl, Hollingworth Lake
5 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Egret on the drought-exposed shore past Queen's Bay at Hollingworth Lake
22 July 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Redshank on the shoreline with the gulls and Oystercatchers at Hollingworth Lake
20 July 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Female Mandarin Duck among the Mallard from the hide and a juvenile Peregrine chasing an Oystercatcher over the water at Hollingworth Lake
18 July 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Fine selection of butterflies on the Buddleia by Peanock Farm and a Dingy Footman on Ragwort by Rakewood Road at Hollingworth Lake
3 July 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Redshank on the shoreline off the Pavilion Cafe, with good numbers of Oystercatchers around the low water at Hollingworth Lake
1 July 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Stathmopoda pedella, a new micro-moth for me, resting on a Hazel leaf by the reserve at Hollingworth Lake
27 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Common Tern still knocking about at Hollingworth Lake
21 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Juvenile Coot out on the water, a Lapwing with three newly-hatched chicks at Bib Knowl and an Oystercatcher with a Common Sandpiper by the road at Hollingworth Lake
20 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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2 adult summer Mediterranean Gulls dropping in over the mud on the reserve and a Common Tern on a buoy at Hollingworth Lake
17 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Male Blackcap singing from the willows, Lapwings from the hide, a Pied Wagtail at Bib Knowl dam and a Roe Deer on the reserve at Hollingworth Lake
16 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Jay perched close to the path at Hollingworth Lake
11 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Ringed Plover close to the road, a couple of Oystercatchers on the spit by the Pavilion cafe and a male Pied Wagtail at Hollingworth Lake
10 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Splendid male Long-tailed Duck in summer plumage near the nature reserve at Hollingworth Lake, only the second record
5 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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7 Common Scoter, six females and a male, out in the middle of the water at Hollingworth Lake
4 June 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Kittiwake on the water opposite the overflow at Hollingworth Lake, possibly the first June record
1 June 2025 - Blackstone Edge Reservoir, Smithy Bridge
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16 Sanderling at Blackstone Edge Reservoir and an Osprey harried by a gull over the garden at Smithy Bridge, a garden tick
24 May 2025 - Blackstone Edge Reservoir
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2 rather distant Sanderling at Blackstone Edge Reservoir
15 May 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Swallow twittering away on the railings at the overflow at Hollingworth Lake
14 May 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Male Pied Wagtail in the sunshine on the wall overlooking Bib Knowl Valley at Hollingworth Lake
10-11 May 2025 - Wetherby
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A couple of Red Kites under blue skies during a stay at Wetherby
7 May 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Displaying Little Ringed Plovers and 8 Tufted Ducks off the reserve, with a distant Buzzard in Ealees Valley at Hollingworth Lake
29 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Ringed Plover in full song flight from the hide, a juvenile Cormorant fishing alongside and a Little Egret over at Hollingworth Lake
25 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Goldfinch in the sunshine on a branch by the side of the road at Hollingworth Lake
17 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Splendid drake Pochard on the water and a Common Sandpiper on the muddy edge in front of the hide at Hollingworth Lake
16 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Ringed Plover again, this time on the island opposite the hide at Hollingworth Lake
14 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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First Little Ringed Plover of the year, calling on the shingle spit by Pavilion Wood at Hollingworth Lake
12 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Blackcap and Willow Warblers once again in full song at Hollingworth Lake
11 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Drake Common Scoter far out on the water and a Grey Heron by the hide at Hollingworth Lake, plus a Ruby Tiger larva on Rakewood Road
10 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Egret on the roadside pond on Rakewood Road and Willow Warblers firmly in territory at Hollingworth Lake
8 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Male Blackcap singing from a treetop by the bridge over the stream at Hollingworth Lake
5 April 2025 - Smithy Bridge
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Noctule Bat over the garden again in the afternoon sunshine at Smithy Bridge
3 April 2025 - Hollingworth Lake, Smithy Bridge
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Pair of Shoveler mid-water at Hollingworth Lake and a Noctule Bat over the garden at Smithy Bridge, a garden tick
31 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Female Common Scoter that eventually came close in, and a Greylag Goose feeding with the Canadas near the reserve at Hollingworth Lake
29 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Barn Owl quartering the hillside at the top of Ealees Valley, Hollingworth Lake
28 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Party of 11 Wigeon on the water at Hollingworth Lake
27 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Little Egret on the exposed mud on the reserve and a Redshank off the Pavilion promontory at Hollingworth Lake
24 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Another Kittiwake out on the water at Hollingworth Lake, presumably a different bird to yesterday's
23 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Kittiwake on the water off the Wine Press and the first Sand Martin of the year at Hollingworth Lake
19 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Starling, Dunnock and Cormorant photographed in good light at Hollingworth Lake
18 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Coal Tit among the branches just by the path at Hollingworth Lake
17 March 2025 - Garden, Smithy Bridge
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Roe Deer chomping on a Hebe on the lawn in the garden at Smithy Bridge
13 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pair of Common Buzzards soaring together at Hollingworth Lake
10 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Female Goldeneye on the reserve from the hide and a couple of Redwings in the field behind at Hollingworth Lake
9 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Drake Goosander preening on the promontory in front of the hide at Hollingworth Lake
8 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull standing in a moored rowing boat off the Pavilion at Hollingworth Lake
7 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull on the jetty by the Rowing Club and a male Tufted Duck close to the reserve at Hollingworth Lake
4 March 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull on the metal fencing by the Rowing Club car park at Hollingworth Lake, affording excellent views
2 March 2025 - North Wales
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Lekking Black Grouse and a male Red Grouse at the roadside, Hawfinch at Llanfair Dyffryn and a distant drake Surf Scoter off Old Colwyn
28 February 2025 - Smithy Bridge
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Noctule Bat flying over the trees at the bottom of the garden at Smithy Bridge
27 February 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Splendid drake Goldeneye out in the centre of the water at Hollingworth Lake
22 February 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pair of Great Crested Grebes displaying at Hollingworth Lake
20 February 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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First Curlews of the year, two flying over calling at Hollingworth Lake
19 February 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Adult Mediterranean Gull in Queen's Bay and the Yellow-legged Gull distantly on the water at Hollingworth Lake
9 February 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Red-necked Grebe at Leeshaw Reservoir, a Pink-footed Goose with roadside Greylags and 4 Greater Scaup at Cromwell Bottom
3 February 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Pair of Wigeon out in the middle of the water at Hollingworth Lake
31 January 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Fox in the stream close to the road at Hollingworth Lake
17 January 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Skein of exactly 100 Pink-footed Geese over Hollingworth Lake
12 January 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull off the Pavilion Cafe among Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Hollingworth Lake
11 January 2025 - Northumberland
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White-billed Diver and female Ring-necked Duck at Ladyburn Lake, with a flock of Twite and several Grey Partridge at Druridge Bay
9 January 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Three Roe Deer in the snow-covered field off Rakewood Road at Hollingworth Lake
3 January 2025 - Hollingworth Lake
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Yellow-legged Gull again, showing really well on the temporary fence by the Rowing Club car park at Hollingworth Lake