Leighton Moss

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Neville Root
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Leighton Moss

Post by Neville Root »

Highlights were several sightings of a skulking purple heron (head and neck) and a dog otter displaying and hunting in front of the Public Hide for an hour or so. Also greenshank (3), redshank (100's), green sandpiper (3), ringed plover (8), dunlin (15), black-tailed godwit (3), little egret (8), c snipe (4), red deer.
ianball
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Re: Leighton Moss

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Not the best images as I had to reduce their 'size' but the Purple Heron was showing very well this morning, as was an Otter, at Leighton Moss today. Purple Heron brought eldest Simon very nicely up to 250 birds for the UK.
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G6 UXU
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Re: Leighton Moss

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I got the Purple Heron at the Grisedale Hide.

Chris Stanley G6 UXU
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