Sean O’Hara
@seanoh58.bsky.social
Happily retired GDP. Patchbirder.
Hoylake, Meols and Leasowe Lighthouse.
Hoylake, Meols and Leasowe Lighthouse.
Leasowe Lighthouse…..morning @patchbirding.bsky.social
Great views of Cuckoo in the coastal paddocks.
Great views of Cuckoo in the coastal paddocks.
April 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Leasowe Lighthouse…..morning @patchbirding.bsky.social
Great views of Cuckoo in the coastal paddocks.
Great views of Cuckoo in the coastal paddocks.
Black Kite……great find by @saloplarus.bsky.social Tom Lowe…..first for Shropshire 👍
My first in the UK✔️ fantastic views over the landfill near Wood Lane NR, with a least a dozen Red Kite
My first in the UK✔️ fantastic views over the landfill near Wood Lane NR, with a least a dozen Red Kite
April 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Black Kite……great find by @saloplarus.bsky.social Tom Lowe…..first for Shropshire 👍
My first in the UK✔️ fantastic views over the landfill near Wood Lane NR, with a least a dozen Red Kite
My first in the UK✔️ fantastic views over the landfill near Wood Lane NR, with a least a dozen Red Kite
Leasowe lighthouse……another great morning on patch, highlight was Black Redstart.
8 Wheatear.
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8 Wheatear.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Leasowe lighthouse……another great morning on patch, highlight was Black Redstart.
8 Wheatear.
@patchbirding.bsky.social
8 Wheatear.
@patchbirding.bsky.social
Leasowe lighthouse……a great find today by @petesutton1910.bsky.social
patchbirding rules 😀
@patchbirding.bsky.social
patchbirding rules 😀
@patchbirding.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Leasowe lighthouse……a great find today by @petesutton1910.bsky.social
patchbirding rules 😀
@patchbirding.bsky.social
patchbirding rules 😀
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Leasowe lighthouse……my first Willow Warblers of the year feeding in the paddocks on Park Lane. @patchbirding.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Leasowe lighthouse……my first Willow Warblers of the year feeding in the paddocks on Park Lane. @patchbirding.bsky.social
Frodsham……took a while but eventually great views of 5 Water Pipits on Lordship Lane, ringtail Hen Harrier and male Marsh Harrier too.
March 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Frodsham……took a while but eventually great views of 5 Water Pipits on Lordship Lane, ringtail Hen Harrier and male Marsh Harrier too.
Burton Mere RSPB…..the Green Woodpecker and Spotted Redshank showed well this afternoon @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Burton Mere RSPB…..the Green Woodpecker and Spotted Redshank showed well this afternoon @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social
Hoylake…..5 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Guillemot, 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Little Gull and 1 Swallow at low tide. @patchbirding.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hoylake…..5 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Guillemot, 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Little Gull and 1 Swallow at low tide. @patchbirding.bsky.social
Hoylake……and they’re off!
Multiple flocks of Common Scoter seen/heard over Liverpool, Crosby, Bolton, Blackburn and on into Yorkshire last night.
Multiple flocks of Common Scoter seen/heard over Liverpool, Crosby, Bolton, Blackburn and on into Yorkshire last night.
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hoylake……and they’re off!
Multiple flocks of Common Scoter seen/heard over Liverpool, Crosby, Bolton, Blackburn and on into Yorkshire last night.
Multiple flocks of Common Scoter seen/heard over Liverpool, Crosby, Bolton, Blackburn and on into Yorkshire last night.
Hoylake…..Black Scoter showed well yesterday afternoon but not always easy when some of the Common Scoter so bright in the sunshine.
March 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Hoylake…..Black Scoter showed well yesterday afternoon but not always easy when some of the Common Scoter so bright in the sunshine.
North Wales …… nice day out, 8 Black Grouse at the lek, 3 Goshawk at Clocaenog, 3 Red Kite, Crossbill and great views of Red Grouse.
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
North Wales …… nice day out, 8 Black Grouse at the lek, 3 Goshawk at Clocaenog, 3 Red Kite, Crossbill and great views of Red Grouse.
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
Hoylake…….another cold walk out to the low tide shoreline this morning was rewarded with this interesting looking drake Scoter….. general consensus is Black Scoter @patchbirding.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hoylake…….another cold walk out to the low tide shoreline this morning was rewarded with this interesting looking drake Scoter….. general consensus is Black Scoter @patchbirding.bsky.social
Lancashire Mosses……a nice flock of 11 Corn Bunting on the wires Plex Moss lane this morning.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lancashire Mosses……a nice flock of 11 Corn Bunting on the wires Plex Moss lane this morning.
Glossy Ibis showed really well today at Rhuddlan NR North Wales.
February 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Glossy Ibis showed really well today at Rhuddlan NR North Wales.
Surf’s Up! …….the drake Surf Scoter eventually gave itself up but only after scanning the flock for a couple of hours.
Great scope views from the fishermen’s pier at Colwyn Bay.
Great scope views from the fishermen’s pier at Colwyn Bay.
February 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Surf’s Up! …….the drake Surf Scoter eventually gave itself up but only after scanning the flock for a couple of hours.
Great scope views from the fishermen’s pier at Colwyn Bay.
Great scope views from the fishermen’s pier at Colwyn Bay.
Kumlien’s Gull……eventually showed well after an hour of sifting through the gulls on roof of WSR recycling Widnes.
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Kumlien’s Gull……eventually showed well after an hour of sifting through the gulls on roof of WSR recycling Widnes.
Leasowe Lighthouse…..great to get back to @patchbirding.bsky.social this morning.
February 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Leasowe Lighthouse…..great to get back to @patchbirding.bsky.social this morning.
Liverpool birding……great views of the Shore Lark at Oglet, in with large flock of skylarks.
Great find by Danny Foy.
Great find by Danny Foy.
February 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Liverpool birding……great views of the Shore Lark at Oglet, in with large flock of skylarks.
Great find by Danny Foy.
Great find by Danny Foy.
Lancashire……tripod problems meant a trip to InFocus at Brockholes. Nearby the juv Great Northern Diver at Pine Lake and the 2 Bewick’s Swan at Cockersands showed really well.
February 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lancashire……tripod problems meant a trip to InFocus at Brockholes. Nearby the juv Great Northern Diver at Pine Lake and the 2 Bewick’s Swan at Cockersands showed really well.
Marbury CP…..Hawfinch showed well in trees near lido with his afternoon.
February 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Marbury CP…..Hawfinch showed well in trees near lido with his afternoon.
Oman…..a few more from recent trip with BarcelonaBirdingpoint.
Desert Wheatear, Namaqua Dove, Long-billed Pipit and Citrine Wagtail.
Desert Wheatear, Namaqua Dove, Long-billed Pipit and Citrine Wagtail.
January 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Oman…..a few more from recent trip with BarcelonaBirdingpoint.
Desert Wheatear, Namaqua Dove, Long-billed Pipit and Citrine Wagtail.
Desert Wheatear, Namaqua Dove, Long-billed Pipit and Citrine Wagtail.
Masked Booby on recent trip to Oman #SuperSeabirdSunday
January 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Masked Booby on recent trip to Oman #SuperSeabirdSunday
Oman……recent trip with Barcelonabirding….pelagic out of Salalah, highlights Persian Petrel, Flesh-footed Petrel, Masked Booby, rafts of Red-necked Phalarope and a distant Swinhoe’s Petrel.
January 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Oman……recent trip with Barcelonabirding….pelagic out of Salalah, highlights Persian Petrel, Flesh-footed Petrel, Masked Booby, rafts of Red-necked Phalarope and a distant Swinhoe’s Petrel.
Amur Stonechat…..just had the DNA results back for the bird we found in Sept at Spurn. Amur and not the Siberian Stonechat that everyone thought it was .
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Amur Stonechat…..just had the DNA results back for the bird we found in Sept at Spurn. Amur and not the Siberian Stonechat that everyone thought it was .
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
@petesutton1910.bsky.social
Dee Marshes…..Little Owl took the new year list to 100.
Male Hen Harrier, Redpoll, Siskin, Kingfisher, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, RL Partridge all new.
Male Hen Harrier, Redpoll, Siskin, Kingfisher, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, RL Partridge all new.
January 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Dee Marshes…..Little Owl took the new year list to 100.
Male Hen Harrier, Redpoll, Siskin, Kingfisher, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, RL Partridge all new.
Male Hen Harrier, Redpoll, Siskin, Kingfisher, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, RL Partridge all new.