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sid ashton


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I wonder if there is anything we can do - as a forum - to protect this facility that many of us use?

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I'd heard that the deal with the sand plant works was that when their contract expired they would return the land to it's original state. Which probably seemed a good deal at the time but over the years Mt Baker, as it became known, became a very important part of the environment. Seems stupid to rip up an important habitat. I spoke to the RSPB warden a couple of months ago who was hoping a sea watching hide could be built on the hill. There was even talk of a visitor centre and car park which would have been hidden by the dunes. It seems, however that the RSPB had little say in the matter.
I think Sefton council are dealing with it.

Shame, it's always full of birds and the only place to shelter from the wind.

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Marshside (marshes) today produced Merlin, Kestrel, Peregrine and a smashing male Hen Harrier. There were also loads of Curlew and Shelduck and 8 or 9 Little Egret, a pair of Stonechat plus 15 or 16 Leighton Moss (area) birders. All viewed form what remains of the sand plant bund wall. The Leighton Moss guys had heard the news of the demise of the sand plant and were paying one last visit. The destruction of the sand walls is progressing apace and most of the mature shrubbery has been ripped out. The Sandgrounders hide was uninspiring and without the facility of the "sandplant" I wonder what RSPB are going to offer to us - there has been nothing mentioned in the magazine.

On a more positive note, on the way home I went over Downholland Moss in search of the Ross's Goose - found thousands of Pink Feet, 7000 approximately according to John Dempsey's blog amongst which was the Ross's!!! I always wondered where they spent their days.

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Dave Thacker


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I never went on the sandplant on Sunday but I think that access is still ok if you walk around the back and climb up. I tend to stay and watch from the road on the right hand of the sand plant.

9.6m high tide sounds good and should be ok if the rain holds off.
Good birding.smile.gif

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sid ashton


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Thanks Dave, I do look at John Dempseys site occasionally - do we still have somewhere elevated to look out from at the high tide? - I'm thinking of going over on Thursday 9.6m around 12.30

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Sid,
I asked the same question to a local birder on Sunday. He had heard that more bushes were going to be planted to create some shelter for the birds but he was not certain about this happening.

Keep an eye on John Dempsey's birdblog as he often puts out info about the Marshside area. He can be found at; birdblog.merseyblogs.co.uk.

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Anyone know what's happening with the sand-plant bund walls now that equipment has been moved out? When I was last there in mid-August they had started to shift the sand "walls" and talking to one of the local birders it seems that the plan is to knock the walls down completely allowing the area to return to marsh. This would be a shame since this is/was a good place to sea watch up to a high tide as we have towards the end of this week.

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Went looking for raptors over the sea marsh after visiting Martin mere today

3 Buzzards
1 Merlin
4 Kestrels
1 Marsh harrier
1 Hen harrier
2 Peregrines
and 1 escaped Harris hawk which had the three of us scatching our heads over its id until a local birder confirmed it.

Also seen
4 Little Egrets
5 Stonechats
8 Snipe
and at least 300 'bee in a biscuit tin' Vespas and Lambretta scooters which went down Marine drive together which put up every bird aroundbiggrin.gif



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Approx 7-8,000 Pinks today

1 Ring-tailed Hen Harrier - hunting the marsh on the shoreline north west of the sand pit

2 Merlins - one perched on a post eating something and another on a dead tree nearby

8 Brent Geese (pale-bellied) flying along the shoreline

2 Wheatears

Thousands of Knot and Dunlin with plenty of Grey Plover....

-- Edited by Mike Baron at 17:06, 2008-09-28

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Gary Gorner


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always a great sight thousands of pink feet back home for the winter
lots of blacktailed godwits,snipe,lapwings and the odd curlew,heron and little egret on pollys.golden plover also seen but hard to pick up in the long grass.
kestrel mooching about infront of nels looking for snacks which i was trying to turn into a merlinconfused.gif

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Apparently 7 Whooper Swans were reported at Marshside yesterday.

Autumn is on its way!


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Gary Gorner


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14.09.08
loads of godwits , redshanks,lapwings and a few snipe infront of nels.ducks are on the increase also.
sandgrounders hide 2 little egret , 2 little grebe .1 ru__y duck.
1 juv marsh harrier and 2 kestrel hunting on the outer marsh.
13 pink feet flew in from over the ribble 6.00pmbiggrin.gif

-- Edited by Gary Gorner at 09:11, 2008-09-15

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Had a couple of hours today: Good show of a Black Tern, well worth a visit has been showing for a couple of days.

-- Edited by Andy Goldsmith at 20:59, 2008-09-08

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Was there a couple of weeks back (possibly my 3 visit of the year) and keep missing the ibis, but cracking to see avocet chicks. Coast gave great close up views of Sanderling and Knot in summer plumage down near Aindale.

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Went to Marshside yesterday and the Glossy Ibis was there. Seems to have been joined by another one today!

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Gary Gorner


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5.5.08
sedgewarblers and whitethrote everywhere but proving very ellusive to photo:cry.gif
loads of dunlin,knot,bar tailed godwits on shore.nice to see a few butterflies making appearances mainly peacock and whites. smile.gif
2 wheatear but no winchatscry.gif
1 merlin sat on a post opposite nels.
1 ruddy duck female
2 yellow wags at the feet of cattle infront of sandgrounders hide lifer for me biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif
a few common terns perching on posts at high tide.

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10.04.08-rare jaunt to marshside-superb views of avocet-over 100smile.giftoday a recordconfused.giflittle egret and loads of normal stuffbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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Tues 25 march.

Much the same as gary yesterday but managed to see the Green Winged Teal right in front of sandgrounders hide.

Dean.

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Gary Gorner


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merlin,mipits,skylarks,reed buntings on outer marsh
sandgrounders hide-
2 little egret
12 avocet
20 blacktailed godwit
black backed gulls
little grebe
plus all the usual ducks
nels hide=
26 avocet
200ish golden plover now looking like theyve been dipped in tar,
still a few ruff at the back,
10 mute swan,
a few pintail still about,
1 dunlin
6 black backed gull some juvs,
200+ godwits and lapwings.biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif




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Gary Gorner


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wildfowl numbers seem to be down but still plenty other birds on show curlew,black tailed godwits,lapwings,ruff,little grebe,little egret,kestrel,still a few pintail,wigeon,teal all seen from sangrounders hide 2_3pmbiggrin.gif

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This a.m. fantastic weather.
Large numbers(into the hundreds for some) of Shellduck, Wigeon, Pochard, Teal, Pintail, Curlew, Skylark, Black Tailed Godwit, Redshank, Shoveller.
My first ever American Teal with a perfect set of vertical white stripes just in front of the hide.
Also single Little Egret and a single Avocet returned on the 9th(although I could not find it).
Cheers Ian

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6/11/07
SANDGROUNDERS-2 WATER RAIL,PINTAIL,SHOVELER,WIGEON,RUDDY DUCK,KESTREL,LAPWING,PINKFEET,GREYLAG,LITTLE GREBE,REDSHANK,BBGULL,BLACK TAILED GODWITS.
NELLS-PINTAIL, SHOVLER,WIDGEON,CURLEW,REDSHANK,BT GODWITS,BBGULL

PLENTY MIPITS AND FINCHES FLYING OVERHEAD AND LOADS OF SHELDUCK AND REDSHANKS BY THE PIER AREA.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 8th of January 2011 09:22:02 PM

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