North West England short eared owls

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If you are going from Chorley are there good places to see short eared owls? Is the Dee Estuary a good place?
 
Under normal conditions through the winter but none reported yet ,another month or so .. try searching Lunt meadows sightings
 
the black fox said:
Under normal conditions through the winter but none reported yet ,another month or so .. try searching Lunt meadows sightings
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Thanks sadly I will be there in about a week so maybe I will be too early. That is a great shame
 
lunt is my local patch they didnt show well at all last year . no reports yet for this year. the odd one has been reported locally in the north west they were showing on rivington moor last year was poor at at parkgate last year as well just a fewshowing. hopefully this year will be better
 
mav said:
lunt is my local patch they didnt show well at all last year . no reports yet for this year. the odd one has been reported locally in the north west they were showing on rivington moor last year was poor at at parkgate last year as well just a fewshowing. hopefully this year will be better
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Thanks sadly I will not be there for very long.
 
I was at parkgate today ,distant marsh harrier best I could do all afternoon . Hopefully if we do get the predicted cold snap it will bring some in . Let me know when your in the wirral / dee estuary area I know some tucked away sites
 
I went to quite a few places last winter looking for them but was hampered with the lockdown , its my mission this winter to get find some. there's a place on the east coast called Sammys point they are getting them regular I'm even contemplating going there
 
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Thanks sadly I will not be there for very long.
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There where three reported over the weekend on the dee marshes ,hopefully this is the start of a influx will update as I find out more
 
At the moment to access parkgate ,go into Neston ,there are big signs saying road closed ahead … ignore them and drive down to the front .. you can then either stop or carry on it’s open all the way through . Get to boathouse pub and drive onto the old baths car park .park on the front .there will be birdwatchers and photographers there just ask what’s about .
Boathouse road is the one that’s closed so to get out do that in reverse .. I don’t think you can currently access Burton mere from parkgate either ,,
Another good spot is hoylake sea front at high tide for waders
 
Thanks for that - do you have any grid references or postcodes so I can find this on a map.
Although I can find Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve on google maps. Saying that I am not sure what is happening now so it might be called off (long story).
 
Just search on maps for the boathouse pub ,parkgate
 
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