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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Thresher Shark breached off headland this morning. A trickle of arriving thrushes made landfall. Duck passage included 1 gadwall, 5 pintail, 1 tufted duck, 1 red-breasted merganser, 11 whooper swan overhead. A long-tail and Arctic skua were seabird highlights @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

presumed escaped White-cheeked x Yellow-billed Pintail (hybrid) at Grimsargh Wetland on the 26th Sept #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Had the opportunity to pop to Crossens Outer Marsh this lunchtime to enjoy the juvenile pallid harrier that was bombing back and forth between the sand plant and Old Hollow Farm. Whilst a group of curlew sandpiper ignored it. #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Juvenile white-winged tern showing great at Fairhaven Lake this afternoon #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This gem of a spotted redshank showed very well at Lower Foulridge Res on Sat 29th Aug #LancsBirding @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Stunning juvenile spotted redshank and ruff on mere at Martin Mere this morning #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

North Wales delivered on Sunday with the western reef heron at Caernarfon showing very well followed by woodchat shrike at South Stack along with a puffin hiding in the thousands of seabirds

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Gadwall and her ducklings at Grimsargh Wetland. #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Couldn't believe it when Louise said she had just heard a nightjar churring in our garden at midday! A very enjoyable Sunday afternoon followed as we enjoyed watching this amazing creature with friends until dusk when he departed. #LancsBirding @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

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LDV_NNR @ldvnnr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

New sighting of a colour-ringed #LDV Shelduck just in – a first year male (ringed at Bank Island in March 2023) has moved north-west and has been seen at Grimsargh Wetland, Lancashire - yet another movement across to Lancashire and the west @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Popped up to see the wintering water pipit at Ashworth Moor Reservoir

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The American wigeon looks like a first winter, Howick Cross Lane #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Looks good for an American wigeon on River Ribble at Howick Cross Lane, Penwortham this morning #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year, @louise-greenwood.bsky.social and I spent this blustery day exploring South West Lancs where we managed a final count of 110 bird species. Highlights include finding a tundra bean goose, along with seeing smew, glossy ibis, white-fronted goose, eider, crossbill, ... #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Lovely views of the stunning bufflehead at Foryd Bay this morning

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Lots to see at Martin Mere currently with the showy ring-necked duck feeding alongside pochard and tufted ducks. (Short-eared owl and whooper swan) #Lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The smew showed superbly at Southport this morning along with red-breasted merganser and a rock pipit dropped in nearby #Lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Red-breasted flycatcher heard calling in top of ravine but not seen @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Somehow I managed to miss all the Sabine's that were around in Storm Amy this morning, but 9 little gulls battling past Knott End was a delight #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

#LancsBirding seawatching at its best this evening from Rossall Point with 2 juv Sabine's gulls, 3 Leach's storm petrel, arctic skua (too distant for pic) and manx shearwaters

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

A few more of this evenings spotted redshank at Grimsargh Wetlands #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Spotted redshank currently on patch, Grimsargh Wetlands, #Lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Had a very enjoyable trip up to Maidens over the weekend and the western sandpiper showed very well before being flushed by four police officers, maybe Trump was frightened of hitting it with a wayward golf swing? @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

These amazing sanderling distracted my seawatch at Rossall Point today #Lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Goose fest at Stocks Reservoir with a unringed lesser white-fronted goose flying in alongside a pink-foot, shortly followed by a flyover ringed barnacle #Lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Lovely to catch up with the Forster's tern at Skippool Creek this evening #LancsBirding @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

A few colour ringed gulls turning up at Grimsargh Wetland #LancsBirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

A massive 82 Mediterranean gulls at Grimsargh wetland this morning #lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The odd looking yellow-billed moorhen is still hanging out at Blackburn as is the long staying snow bunting in Southport at the weekend #Lancsbirding

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Two otters showing very well in West Yorkshire at the weekend

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Enjoying 20+ siskin visiting our garden currently

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Snowy bird photos around Grimsargh Wetland this week

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Last week this lapwing was at Martin Mere @wwtworldwide.bsky.social, originally ringed as a chick at Elmley NNR, Kent in May. While a first winter male pintail enjoyed a good wash. @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

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Mark Breaks @mark-birder-breaks.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Enjoyed a lovely sunny day at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea yesterday seeing 27 little auks passing in 1.5 hours as well as velvet scoter and long-tailed duck while the waders put on a show below, especially the stunning golden plover on the sea coal @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

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