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Philip Gilman
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Keen patch birder, farmer & leader of birding walks most Sundays around Chelford hedgerows, stubble fields & quarries.
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#CAWOSbirding #birds we are out #patchbirding around Chelfords quarries & stubble fields on Sunday morning at 11 usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry SK10 3LG. You are welcome to join us for good company & interesting birding. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds wet & windy #patchbirding birding with friends around Chelford. Highlights Black Tern, snipe, Skylarks, field fare, finch flock, Chiff Chaff, Pochard, Gadwall, Teal, common gull, little Grebe's & Shoveler. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds why not join us in #patchbirding around Chelfords quarries & stubble fields. Usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry at 11 on Sunday morning. Good company & interesting birding. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds challenging #patchbirding around Chelford today in very misty conditions. Highlights 50+ Reed bunting, green Sandpiper, Skylarks, snipe, meadow pipets, Gadwall, Egyptian Geese, Siskins, little grebe & linnets. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are out #patchbirding around Chelford quarries & farmland on Sunday morning at 11 usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry. Plenty to see with good company. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
,#CAWOSbirding #birds very blustery #patchbirding around Chelford, highlights Green Sandpiper, little Grebe's, snipe, ravens c20, Reed bunting c35, meadow pipets c50, teal, Pochard & shoveler. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds we will be #patchbirding around Chelford quarries & farmland on Sunday morning at 11, usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry. You're welcome to join us for excellent birding & good company. Image courtesy of David Collis.
#CAWOSbirding #birds five of us #patchbirding around Chelford quarries & farmland, highlights Red Kite, Green Sandpiper, Skylark, 30+ Reed bunting, Gadwall, Teal, Grey Wagtail, Shoveler, Pochard, 8 Snipe, Chiff Chaff & Egyptian Geese. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding let's go #patchbirding #birds around Chelfords stubble fields & quarries, usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry Sunday at 11. You are welcome to join us for good company & plenty to see. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds brilliant day #patchbirding with the group, highlights Whinchat (2), Black Tern, Skylarks, Snipe, Reed bunts, Sparrow Hawk, kestrel's, little grebe, Pochard & later had two Golden plover, what a day!
#CAWOSbirding #birds I'm looking forward to #patchbirding around Chelford on Sunday morning at 11, usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry. We will walk stubble fields & the sand quarries, you're very welcome to join us. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds Interesting #patchbirding around Chelfords quarries & stubble fields. Highlights Swift, swallows, house & sand Martins 100+, snipe, green finch 8+, linnets, Reed bunts, little grebe 4, Pochard, teal & Egyptian Geese. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are out #patchbirding stubble fields & quarries around Chelford. You are very welcome to join us, should be an interesting walk. Usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry at 11 on Sunday. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds very wet #patchbirding around Chelford quarries & farmland. Highlights before heavy rain was Golden plover (2) patch tick for me, Grey Wagtail, swallows, house Martin, Egyptian Geese, Chiffie, Reed bunting & Pochard. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding we are out around Chelford quarries & farmland #patchbirding #birds on Sunday morning at 11 usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry, good company and interesting birding. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are out #patchbirding on Sunday morning at 11 usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry at Chelford. You are welcome to join us. Good company & interesting birding around the quarries. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds very much looking forward to #patchbirding around Chelfords quarries on Sunday morning, meeting at usual place entrance to mere farm quarry at 11, great company & a good chance to see some cracking birds. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds 9 of us enjoying good company & #patchbirding around Chelfords quarries, highlights Ringed Plover, Sparrow Hawk, Pochard, Mandarin, Tufted with ducklings, adult & juv little grebe, GC Grebe with young & Redshank heard. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds once again we are #patchbirding on Sunday morning 11am around the Chelford quarries, usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry, hopefully some interesting birds passing through. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #bird very warm #patchbirding around Chelford quarries & Astle farm. Highlights Common tern, Common Snipe, tufted duck & ducklings, GC Grebe with young & juvenile little Grebe's, Pochard & good company. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are out #patchbirding around Chelford on Sunday morning at 11, I'm looking forward to an interesting morning with good company & plenty too see. Usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds damp #patchbirding this morning, highlights 4 gooseanders, juvenile little grebe, tufted with ducklings, two families of GC Grebe (riding on mum's back, very cute) Pochard, Reed warbler, swifts, swallows, house & sand Martin's.
#CAWOSbirding #birds I've been collecting a few images of the local water rail on my Chelford patch. I set trail cams for this last couple of months, tricky little characters. #patchbirding
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are back out #patchbirding around Chelfords mere farm quarries on Sunday morning at 11 usual meeting place entrance to mere farm quarry SK10 3LG. You are welcome to join us for some good company & cracking birds. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
#CAWOSbirding #birds very hot #patchbirding around Chelford quarries, four of us met up to check out our patch. Highlights GC Grebe with two chicks, juvenile little grebe, common sandpiper, lapwing, oyster catcher & lots of interesting insects. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages