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Bird news from the local patch of Marbury CP/Neumann's Flashes. Legacy of local patch birder Pete Antrobus. Please add your sightings & photos.

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This Hobby has been seen on Ashtons Flash for the last few days hunting dragonflies to build up its reserves before heading south for the winter @marburypatch
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1W drake Common Scoter on Neumann’s Flash close to Pods hide @marburypatch
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4th record of Cattle Egret @marburypatch found this morning by Lizzie on Neumann’s. Flew off then reappeared later in the day on Stilt Island with 2 Little Egrets and a juvenile Avocet
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Cuckoo on Ashtons Flash today also present was the Hobby and Marsh Harrier @marburypatch
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Male Marsh Harrier today on Ashton’s Flash @marburypatch
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This Hobby spent a while on Ashtons Flash today perching up in between hawking for dragonflies @marburypatch
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Drake Greater Scaup at Neumann’s Flash @marburypatch this morning found by Mike Mullholland
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Greg Baker@gregfjbaker24 Apr 2024
Up to 3 Grasshopper Warblers are currently holding territory around the Witton Flashes @marburypatch and this one was on show at Haydn's Pool yesterday.
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Male Whinchat on Ashtons Flash this morning @marburypatch
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Nice pair of summer plumage Black-necked Grebes found on Budworth mere yesterday by @DavidBedford86 also present were 3 Little Gulls and 2 Sand Martins @marburypatch
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The easterly winds brought 4 early Little Gulls still in winter plumage to Budworth Mere @marburypatch this morning found by @Johngregory100 Also present were around 10 Sand Martins
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Stuart@Stuart9105031526 Feb 2024
Bittern hide 30 Whoopers fly in for a short rest must say our male did not take kindly to them landing ⁦@CAWOSBirding⁩ ⁦@marburypatch⁩
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Stuart@Stuart9105031518 Jan 2024
Bittern hide my favourite shot of the kingfisher this year ⁦@CAWOSBirding⁩ ⁦@marburypatch⁩
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Stuart@Stuart9105031518 Jan 2024
Bittern hide Busy day around the hide bittern showing a bit better but good to see the swans made a dramatic entrance skidding across the ice plus the kingfishers showing well also ⁦@CAWOSBirding⁩ ⁦@marburypatch⁩
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6 Scaup (4 Drakes) found on Budworth Mere @marburypatch this morning by @gregfjbaker They were unfortunately flushed by sailing club dinghy but relocated to Pickmere
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Greg Baker@gregfjbaker8 Jan 2024
Explored some of the lesser visited areas of @marburypatch this morning and was pleased to find a couple of roosting Woodcock (7 seen in total), along with a pair of Stonechats, 3 Fieldfare (scarce recently), 34 Skylarks, and 10 grounded Pinkfeet.
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Female Scaup on Budworth Mere today @ marburypatch found by @gregfjbaker
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Immature Hobby at Coward Reedbed, @marburypatch this morning. @CAWOSBirding
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Stuart@Stuart9105031531 Aug 2023
Bittern hide Hobby paid a great visit today but was mobbed by 5 magpies ⁦@CAWOSBirding⁩ ⁦@marburypatch⁩
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Great White Egret on Stilt Island Neumann’s Flash @marburypatch yesterday morning
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