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Greenland White-fronted Goose

Upload a photo of the Greenland White-fronted Goose at Culcheth (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Greenland White-fronted Goose at Culcheth (Cheshire and Wirral)

adult

Taken: Wed, 02 Dec 2020

Culcheth (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 04 Dec 2020

Nice to find this Greenland White - fronted Goose in with roving flock of 200 Pink footed Geese on the 2nd on the arable land to the SE of Culcheth ,I refound it on the 3rd in the same area with 600 Pink Footed Geese. It was not present on the 4th . I also saw it fly with the flock into Greater . . . more

Photo: John Tymon

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Hoopoe

Upload a photo of the Hoopoe at Collingham (Yorkshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Hoopoe at Collingham (Yorkshire)

adult

Taken: Sun, 11 Oct 2020

Collingham (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 12 Oct 2020

Photo: John Tymon

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Hoopoe

adult

Taken: Sun, 11 Oct 2020

Collingham (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 12 Oct 2020

Photo: John Tymon

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Hoopoe

adult

Taken: Sun, 11 Oct 2020

Collingham (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 11 Oct 2020

Photo: John Tymon

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Dotterel

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juvenile

Taken: Sun, 20 Sep 2020

Great Ormes Head (Conwy)

Uploaded: Sun, 20 Sep 2020

Photo: John Tymon

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Sabine's Gull

Upload a photo of the Sabine's Gull at Hale (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Sabine's Gull at Hale (Cheshire and Wirral)

juvenile

Taken: Fri, 11 Sep 2020

Hale (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sun, 13 Sep 2020

Photo: John Tymon

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Sabine's Gull

juvenile

Taken: Fri, 11 Sep 2020

Hale (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 11 Sep 2020

Nice to catch up with this nice Juvenile

Photo: John Tymon

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West Siberian Stonechat

Upload a photo of the West Siberian Stonechat at Northwich (Cheshire and Wirral)

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first-winter, male

Taken: Tue, 21 Jan 2020

Northwich (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Tue, 21 Jan 2020

Pretty distant in dismal conditions so only record shots

Photo: John Tymon

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Long-billed Dowitcher

Upload a photo of the Long-billed Dowitcher at Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

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adult

Taken: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Thu, 16 Jan 2020

Photo: John Tymon

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Long-billed Dowitcher

adult

Taken: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

15.01.2019 - Marshside Southport - Nice to catch up with this vagrant from North America today ,it was the Shortest Billed Long Billed Dowitcher I have ever seen .

Photo: John Tymon

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Long-billed Dowitcher

Taken: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

The Shortest Billed, Long -Billed Dowitcher I have ever seen.

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Kentish Plover

Upload a photo of the Kentish Plover at Southport (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

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Taken: Wed, 09 Oct 2019

Southport (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Wed, 09 Oct 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Red-necked Phalarope

Upload a photo of the Red-necked Phalarope at Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

All the RBA news reports of the Red-necked Phalarope at Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

first-winter

Taken: Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 22 Sep 2019

This was the best I could manage of the clockwork Phalarope

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

American Golden Plover

Upload a photo of the American Golden Plover at Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

All the RBA news reports of the American Golden Plover at Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

adult

Taken: Sun, 22 Sep 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 22 Sep 2019

One of the 2 birds present

Photo: John Tymon

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American Golden Plover

adult

Taken: Sat, 21 Sep 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sat, 21 Sep 2019

21.09.2019 - Lunt Meadows Lancashire. Nice to get the 2 bird together to even if they were very distant .

Photo: John Tymon

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Red-necked Phalarope

first-winter

Taken: Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Marshside Marsh RSPB (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sat, 21 Sep 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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American Golden Plover

adult

Taken: Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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American Golden Plover

adult

Taken: Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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American Golden Plover

adult

Taken: Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Nice to get the diagnostic underwing in really difficult conditions today ,a fabulous bird.

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Lapland Bunting

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All the RBA news reports of the Lapland Bunting at Great Ormes Head (Conwy)

first-winter, female

Taken: Wed, 11 Sep 2019

Great Ormes Head (Conwy)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 Sep 2019

Nice to catch up with 2 of these at the Orme

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

All photos of Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Upload a photo of the Eastern Black-eared Wheatear at Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

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female

Taken: Sun, 08 Sep 2019

Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

female

Taken: Sun, 08 Sep 2019

Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

female

Taken: Sun, 08 Sep 2019

Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

female

Taken: Sun, 08 Sep 2019

Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Maybe the only way to tell this apart from a Pied is that this one can levitate :) both feet off the ground in this one .

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

female

Taken: Sun, 01 Sep 2019

Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Tue, 03 Sep 2019

Just a digiscoped shot to show with my other shot how 2 different cameras and different light can make this bird look so different and the reason why its so hard to pin down to either Eastern Black Eared or Pied Wheatear.

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

female

Taken: Sun, 01 Sep 2019

Fluke Hall (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Tue, 03 Sep 2019

The Jury is still out on this bird as to whether its an Eastern Black Eared or a Pied Wheatear as they are almost impossible to tell apart but for now I will go with the original designation until otherwise proven.

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Gull-billed Tern

Upload a photo of the Gull-billed Tern at Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

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adult

Taken: Fri, 05 Jul 2019

Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Jul 2019

5 Hour wait over high tide until this bird showed up

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Gull-billed Tern

adult

Taken: Fri, 05 Jul 2019

Thurstaston (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 05 Jul 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Stilt Sandpiper

Upload a photo of the Stilt Sandpiper at Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

All the RBA news reports of the Stilt Sandpiper at Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Taken: Sat, 18 May 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sun, 19 May 2019

I like how this one shows why it has Stilt un its name

Photo: John Tymon

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Stilt Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 18 May 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 May 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Stilt Sandpiper

Taken: Sat, 18 May 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 May 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Stilt Sandpiper

Taken: Fri, 17 May 2019

Lunt (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Fri, 17 May 2019

Digiscoped record shot

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

White Stork

Upload a photo of the White Stork at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the White Stork at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

adult

Taken: Sat, 30 Mar 2019

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sun, 31 Mar 2019

Another similar shot of yesterdays cracker

Photo: John Tymon

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White Stork

adult

Taken: Sat, 30 Mar 2019

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sat, 30 Mar 2019

It was great today to be the original finder of this fabulous bird ,I watched it come across the Estuary from the Wales side and head North originally towards Parkgate from Burton point but luckily it returned to Burton Mere several times during the afternoon before finally departing high to the . . . more

Photo: John Tymon

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White Stork

adult

Taken: Sat, 30 Mar 2019

Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sat, 30 Mar 2019

Photo: John Tymon

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Blyth's Reed Warbler

Upload a photo of the Blyth's Reed Warbler at Leigh (Greater Manchester)

All the RBA news reports of the Blyth's Reed Warbler at Leigh (Greater Manchester)

first-winter

Taken: Wed, 13 Feb 2019

Leigh (Greater Manchester)

Uploaded: Wed, 13 Feb 2019

13 days and 40 hours plus of visits just to get this one record shot

Photo: John Tymon

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Iceland Gull

Upload a photo of the Iceland Gull at Warrington (Cheshire and Wirral)

All the RBA news reports of the Iceland Gull at Warrington (Cheshire and Wirral)

adult, male

Taken: Sun, 10 Feb 2019

Warrington (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sun, 10 Feb 2019

Nice to see hes still around

Photo: John Tymon

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Iceland Gull

adult, male

Taken: Thu, 07 Feb 2019

Warrington (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Thu, 07 Feb 2019

Nice to see the Nice Adult was still around today

Photo: John Tymon

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Iceland Gull

adult, male

Taken: Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Warrington (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Fri, 25 Jan 2019

Great again to see this returning adult in the Town centre ,its the 6th year running it has been in Warrington and it was already an Adult in January 2013

Photo: John Tymon

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Iceland Gull

adult

Taken: Sun, 13 Jan 2019

Warrington (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Sun, 13 Jan 2019

This bird has returned for its 6th Winter in Warrington town centre more or less .

Photo: John Tymon

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog



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