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Evening Walk - Leeds Liverpool Canal

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Egyptian Geese Loud and Colourful @ Pennington Flash

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Bird Therapy: Out in Nature and the 10-Bird Challenge

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Fir Tree Flash - Bickershaw Country Park

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© 2026 Steve — Birding my local patch, one bird at a time

A Birding Blog: Leigh, Lancs, United Kingdom; Hi, I’m Steve, and sometimes my wife Jackie joins me on the trail. Welcome to our blog.

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Wellbeing Reads and Resources

The Mindful Birding Network
Art of Mindful Birdwatching
Mindful Thoughts for Birdwatchers
Mindfulness in Bird Watching

Weather Forecast

Local Bird Sightings (Mcr Birding Forum)

Bickershaw Country Park
Fir Tree Flash (BCP)
Leigh Town Centre
Lowton and Golborne
Pennington Flash
Wigan Flashes
All other recent sightings around MCR
Bird Identifier (Birdspot)

Local Facebook Groups

Billinge Bat Rescue
Byrom Hall Wood
Leigh Ornithological Society
Leigh Wildlife and Nature
North Lancashire Bat Group
Pennington Flash Nature Reserve Photography
Pennington Flash Volunteer Group part of Leigh O S
Pennington Flash Wildlife & Landscape Photographers
South Lancashire Bat Group

Birding Links

Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory
BOU
British Birds
Brockholes
BTO Site
Butterfly Conservation
Conservation Jobs
Cuckoo Tracking Project
Dee Estuary Birding
Fleetwood Bird Observatory
Fylde Bird Club
Heysham Bird Observatory
Hilbre Island Observatory
Knutsford Ornithology Society
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Leigh Ornithological Society
Manchester Birding
RSPB
Rutland Water Nature Reserve
Spurn Bird Observatory
Wader Study Group
Walney Bird Observatory
We Bird North Wales
Wirral Birders
Zoological Society Native Bird Conservation Projects

Archive

2026 16

2025 3
- August 1
- July 2
2024 9
- August 8
- June 1
2023 10
- September 2
- June 1
- May 1
- April 1
- March 5
2022 3
- July 1
- May 1
- January 1
2021 11
- August 2
- July 4
- June 1
- May 2
- April 2
2020 4
- September 1
- May 3
2018 41
- October 20
- August 1
- July 2
- June 9
- May 7
- April 1
- March 1
2017 22
- August 1
- July 6
- June 3
- May 5
- April 1
- March 2
- February 1
- January 3
2016 18
2015 11
- November 7
- October 4
2014 71
- June 12
- May 28
- April 26
- March 5
2013 59
- December 2
- November 5
- September 6
- August 39
- April 4
- March 1
- February 2
2012 10

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Abram Nature Reserve1
Bats2
Bickershaw Country Park3
Bird Identification11
Bird Lists1
Birds of Paradise8
Bridgewater Canal2
Broad Ees Dole7
Brockholes2
BTO Bird Survey1

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