Kingfisher again today, spending most of the afternoon between the stream in the woods and the pond.
Joey Eccles said
Thu Aug 9 6:41 PM, 2012
Kingfisher hunting at Roe Green fishing pond yesterday at around 8.45pm
Joey Eccles said
Thu Jun 28 7:15 PM, 2012
Late post for yesterday morning. All sightings from the cow field opposite Bridgwater school.
6 house Martin 12 swift Singing whitethroat Kestrel hunting Sparrowhawk soaring House sparrows collecting food Siskin over Moorhen and Canada geese heard No sign of the coots that attempted to breed here last year
Jason Dulhanty said
Wed May 30 8:15 PM, 2012
11-12.30 Filtration lagoons 2xreed warbler 1xbullfinch 3xreed bunting 3xtufted ducks 2xblue tits 1xcoot 1xmoorhen Along the canal 4xmagpie 2xchaffinch 1xgarden warbler Delph 2xmute swans 1xmoorhen with 2 chicks 1xheron (who had half an eye on the chicks) Mum sent them off into cover. Cheers Jay
Joey Eccles said
Wed May 30 6:16 AM, 2012
Raven heard over my garden just now Didn't realise that they would fly at night
Joey Eccles said
Fri May 11 2:48 AM, 2012
This afternoon 3.30pm - 6.15pm
Finally a migrant to get excited about in the form of a Worsley MEGA - a Male Cuckoo. Located in the woods about 100 yards away to the West from the Filtration Lagoons (Botany Bay woods?). It was flying from tree to tree deep in the woods away from me and I initially thought it was a male sparrowhawk, but when I finally caught up with it, it revealed itself. Good, if brief, views down to 25 yards. It never made a sound before, during and after I saw it, so it was a great stroke of luck that I found it.
Also seen in and around the Lagoons:
2 Grey Partridge A pair of Gadwall were in a small pool in the sheep field. Reed and Sedge Warbler Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Whitethroat 8 Lapwing c.20 swift 7 swallow 4 Buzzard Male Kestrel Yellowhammer Long Tailed Tit family party 2 Coal tit searching for insects Cormorant and a few Lesser Black Backed gull over.
The woods held:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch nest 3 Coot and 3 Mute Swans by the delph - the pair by the nest and surprisingly TBY on the other side of the road bridge, tucked up on the bank only a stone's throw away from the nest. Perhaps an 'out of sight, out of mind' approach taken by the pair
Dave Thacker said
Wed May 9 2:31 AM, 2012
Two Whimbrel have just flown over Bridgewater school in Worsley heading Northeast
Another mooch this evening 6.45 - 8.45pm. Not many spring migrants seen unfortunately but still nice to be out.
Filtration Lagoons:
4 Sedge Warbler Willow Warbler 2 Canada Geese flew in at dusk.
Surrounding farmland:
17 Grey Partridge - at least 6 individual pairs and a lone bird At least 20 lapwing on territory 5 pheasant - 3f+2m 2 Kestrel 2 Oystercatcher - one feeding and one over 5 Yellowhammer 5 singing Whitethroat all along the same 50 yards c.10 Stock Dove 2 Swallow feeding round the farmhouse Blackcap heard
Joey Eccles said
Thu May 3 5:31 PM, 2012
Very large bird, looked like a raptor so quite possibly an osprey, very high over Worsley just now heading NW at 5.30pm
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Thursday 3rd of May 2012 05:31:45 PM
Joey Eccles said
Wed May 2 4:48 AM, 2012
A quick mooch around some of the farmland behind the filtration lagoons this evening:
Highlights:
2 pairs of Grey Partridge c.20 lapwing - all pairs Single Snipe 6 canada geese Kestrel hunting Buzzard sitting in a field Yellowhammer singing
gary mills said
Wed Apr 25 4:27 AM, 2012
Late entry
Common Sandpiper along the canal near to Boothstown, Sunday afternoon (23/4)
Drove along A580 at 11am & 2pm but didn't see any Storks
Henry Cook said
Tue Apr 17 9:59 PM, 2012
RBA are reporting that a White Stork flew over the A580 near Worsley at 2.15pm. No direction of flight stated.
Dave Thacker said
Sun Apr 8 4:04 AM, 2012
5.45 - 9.15am
Worsley Woods 6 Nuthatch 2 Great spotted woodpeckers Coal tit and lots of Blue, Great and Long tailed tits including one Blue with a deformed beak, it looked like the top part of the beak was curved and 3 times longer than the bottom part. 3 Chiffchaffs singing 2 Blackcaps 2 Willow warblers 3 Jays Sparrowhawk 2 Tufted duck 6 Teal 3 Snipe 3 Coot 2 Grey wagtails Kingfisher Grey Heron, Curlew and Cormorant over.
Delph area 2 Mute swans with the male VU4 defending the site against a pair of Canada geese. Moorhens with 5 tiny chicks
Filtration lagoons 6 Bullfinch Willow warbler Chiffchaff 5 Reed buntings 2 Yellowhammers Tree sparrow 4 pairs of Canada geese 4 Teal 2 Tufted duck 2 Stock dove Lapwing and 2 Buzzards over
I went early this morning to the woods to listen to the Dawn chorus. It was Brilliant
Jason Dulhanty said
Thu Apr 5 9:39 PM, 2012
14.00 mute swan and heron at the Delph having a little disagreement (mute swan won) Cheers Jay
Joey Eccles said
Wed Apr 4 5:49 AM, 2012
Why does birding have to be so soul destroying?? Makes you think about how much we must miss traveling through the patch/county Still a good record
Simon Warford said
Wed Apr 4 4:36 AM, 2012
Osprey north right over the M60 at Worsley at 4.25pm today.
Info thanks to Chris Marston.
(Didnt know where else to post this, sorry Joey)
Joey Eccles said
Mon Apr 2 11:10 PM, 2012
A mammoth walk this morning unfortunately didn't turn up anything too interesting but 49 species were still seen even with notable omissions of sparrowhawk, treecreeper, blackcap and greenfinch among others.
6.45am - 12.00pm
Woods:
3 pairs of tufted duck 11 teal (5 males and 6 females) A high count of 5 snipe, though on my return there were less birds but in different places. 2 stock dove pairs fighting over a tree Nuthatch were everywhere 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (including drumming males and fighting females) I waited around for ages by the old Lesser Spotted Woodpecker haunts but to no avail I also heard a Tawny Owl last night in the woods, but despite a ruthless grilling of all the likely looking trees in the surrounding area from where it called it failed to show.
Canal:
The Mute Swan pair of VU4 and LJX showing well Moorhen still on nest Single Grey Wagtail Song thrush collecting nesting material
Filtration Lagoons and Surrounds:
2 Canada Geese that flew West, followed by a third later on Comorant over North Pied Wagtail A pair of Grey Partridge 2 Linnet 6 Yellowhammers Singing Skylark 8 lapwing, including many displaying 2 Jay flew over 4 Chiffchaff Buzzard 2 Bullfinch
Wildlife in the appropiate section (Alive and Dead!)
Jason Dulhanty said
Thu Mar 29 7:20 PM, 2012
10.30-11.30 Delph Mute swansx2 Heron fishing House sparrows and v Tits Along the canal Canada geesex2 Wrenx2 Grey wagtailx2 Mistle thrush V Tits Fitration lagoons Canada geesex2 Heron Reed buntingsx8 Magpiex2 Jackdaw Carrion crowx2 Cheers Jay
gary mills said
Mon Mar 26 11:05 PM, 2012
A single Willow Warbler singing alongside the Bridgewater canal just past Boothstown 1300hrs today. This is about a week earlier than the usual arrival dates for this species. Also numerous Chiffchaff singing.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 27th of March 2012 08:37:46 AM
Steven Nelson said
Sun Mar 25 7:09 AM, 2012
The mention of 'scout camp middlewood' got me reminising of my cub scout days (30ish years ago!) and a weekend camping there. I remember seeing and hearing the distinctive call of a Woodcock roding over the campsite on a still, warm spring evening. Are the still there?
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Mar 25 2:37 AM, 2012
singing male blackcap and 2 singing chiffchaff in trees round car parks at scout camp middle wood this morning also 4 buzzard soaring over garden centre c.1.30pm
Joey Eccles said
Tue Mar 13 6:03 PM, 2012
A quick walk through the woods this evening 5.00-5.30 The feeder stream to the dam was almost non existant, but the water level on the dam was still fairly high
The dam held:
7 tufted ducks (5 males) 15 teal were visible, including a male that was missing the lateral white stripe A single snipe was feeding confidently A mute swan with a blue darvic ring was present - though it was unreadable as its foot was tucked in.
Also in the woods were:
Chaffinch 2 male Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Mistle thrush
The Delph
2 mute swan, including one with a darvic ring that read VU4, the other was sat down. A grey heron was catching fish A moorhen was sitting on a nest 3 stock dove were in the trees
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 08:27:44 PM
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 14th of March 2012 03:34:59 PM
Jason Dulhanty said
Wed Mar 7 12:00 AM, 2012
11.00 till 13.30 ish In the woods 2xGS Woodpeckers 6xNuthatch 2xSongthrush Usual Tits 10xChaffinch 6xRobin Corvids Everywhere 40plus flock of Redwing 2xJay On the Dam 10xTeal 2xMute Swan 1xHeron 4xMallard No access to the Filtration Lagoons. Path gated off (worsley end) some type of work going on involving a mini digger Cheers Jay
Joey Eccles said
Sun Feb 5 5:35 AM, 2012
Very pale chested buzzard perched on the edge of the filtration lagoons, seen from the motorway about 12pm
Jason Dulhanty said
Thu Jan 26 10:29 PM, 2012
Filtratration lagoons Early afternoon Cootx2 Moorhenx2 Big Raptor probably a Buzzard No kingfisher at the Delph Nice to meet Louise on the way home. Cheers Jay
Louise Aspden said
Thu Jan 26 5:42 PM, 2012
Nice to see you to Jay, at that awkward moment when you pass and wonder whether to speak.
I didnt improve on your sightings either.
-- Edited by Louise Aspden on Thursday 26th of January 2012 05:43:10 PM
Louise Aspden said
Thu Jan 26 4:48 AM, 2012
Thanks Joey, very helpful as always.
Joey Eccles said
Thu Jan 26 4:14 AM, 2012
PM sent Louise
Louise Aspden said
Thu Jan 26 1:21 AM, 2012
Where exactly are the filtration lagoons?
Jason Dulhanty said
Wed Jan 25 3:23 PM, 2012
Filtration lagoons 13.00-14.30 Bumped into the maintenance man(Birder himself) Works the patch every Week or so between him and his son, absolutely no problem with Birders on the lagoon. Sounds has though he had a better day than me. Moorhen cootx2 Flushed Sparrowhawk On the canal path Goldfinchx2 Long tailed titx2 Single Jay No kingfisher at the Delph Cheers Jay.
-- Edited by Jason Dulhanty on Wednesday 25th of January 2012 03:28:52 PM
Joey Eccles said
Mon Jan 23 11:57 PM, 2012
PM sent Jason
Jason Dulhanty said
Mon Jan 23 11:45 PM, 2012
Had a look at the Filtration lagoons last week. Is the only viewing from the canal path?
Jason Dulhanty said
Mon Jan 16 3:24 PM, 2012
Cheers Joey, i'll keep my eyes open for it.
Joey Eccles said
Mon Jan 16 3:02 PM, 2012
Yes
Jason Dulhanty said
Mon Jan 16 3:01 PM, 2012
Is the Delph next to the Tung Fong?
colin moran said
Mon Jan 16 12:50 PM, 2012
Filtration Lagoons flushed a Snipe heard a Water Rail
Cheers Colin
gary mills said
Sun Jan 15 10:44 PM, 2012
Mute Swans LJX & VU4 together around the Court House at Worsley for the last week or so.
Louise Aspden said
Sat Jan 14 6:21 PM, 2012
Popped down to the delph today as my friend wanted to try and see the kingfisher, no sign of it, but did see a nice grey wagtail.
Jason Dulhanty said
Fri Jan 13 3:41 PM, 2012
Friday 13/01/12 13.00-15.00 Hoping to stumble across the kingfisher(guess what) 4xHeron 6xSnipe 6xTeal Mallardsx2 Moorhen Jayx2 Nuthatchx3 Great spotted woodpeckerx4 Various Tits all over Magpiesxloads Crowsxloads Chaffinchesxloads Goldfinch Robinx4 Single noisy wren Small flock of Redwing near Roe Green pond Cheers Jay.
Louise Aspden said
Thu Jan 12 4:21 PM, 2012
I had a walk round the woods this afternoon, stopped by the Delph on the way, no sign of a kingfisher.
In the wood Treecreeper (my first, and I got a photo) Blue tits Great tits Longtailed tits Coal tit Jay Chaffinch around 50 Woodpidgeon
on the dam around 10 teal 2 swans I assume Mute 6 Heron
on the way back to the car I had another look in the Delph and there it was on the branched in the water, (first since I was a child, got a couple of decent head on pics, I moved to try and get a side on pic but it was disturbed and flew into the bushes.
quick edit to say the woods are overrun with Grey Squirrels, nearly everytime I say movement it was on of them.
-- Edited by Louise Aspden on Thursday 12th of January 2012 04:27:55 PM
Joey Eccles said
Tue Dec 27 1:55 PM, 2011
At 9am this morning what sounded like at least 1 whooper swan flew low over my house. Unfortunately I was too slow to see it, and having little experience with the species I can't be 100% sure. It will be interesting to see if one turns up elsewhere in the county.
Dave Thacker said
Mon Dec 26 8:46 PM, 2011
12.15pm A quick look at the Delph on the way back home from the mosses turned up a Kingfisher which was perched on a branch near the tunnel entrance in the far corner and a Grey wagtail
Joey Eccles said
Thu Dec 22 11:33 AM, 2011
This morning 8.30-10.30am:
Woods:
A minimum of 22 teal at the dam 5 snipe on show 4 heron - including 3 that flew in together Water Rail calling from the marsh, frustratingly close to the fence! 30+ redwing 5 mistle thrush 30 strong chaffinch flock 2 great spotted woodpecker 100s of wood pigeon heading West
2 canada geese and a kingfisher by the delph
Filtration lagoons:
Female shoveler inadvertently flushed c.100 pink footed geese over at 9.03am heading South East Lots of gulls over including a few greater black backed all heading East 70+ Jackdaw were flying about 55 black headed gull in the farmers field water rail calling
And nice to see Mo Farah running in the woods on yesterdays BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Preview
colin moran said
Sun Nov 27 12:21 PM, 2011
Warke Dam 17 snipe 8 teal 1 grey heron l
colin moran said
Wed Nov 2 2:46 PM, 2011
Kingfisher in the Delph 14.15
colin moran said
Mon Oct 24 2:49 PM, 2011
Kingfisher in the Delph 14.30
Joey Eccles said
Fri Oct 14 6:55 PM, 2011
A mixed flock of finches numbering c.80 at roe green fishing pond this evening containing mostly goldfinch with 5-10 siskin and a few greenfinch. At one point a male sparrowhawk plunged after at one bird about 5 yards behind me, missed and then flew directly over my head
6 house Martin
12 swift
Singing whitethroat
Kestrel hunting
Sparrowhawk soaring
House sparrows collecting food
Siskin over
Moorhen and Canada geese heard
No sign of the coots that attempted to breed here last year
Filtration lagoons
2xreed warbler
1xbullfinch
3xreed bunting
3xtufted ducks
2xblue tits
1xcoot
1xmoorhen
Along the canal
4xmagpie
2xchaffinch
1xgarden warbler
Delph
2xmute swans
1xmoorhen with 2 chicks
1xheron (who had half an eye on the chicks)
Mum sent them off into cover.
Cheers Jay
Finally a migrant to get excited about in the form of a Worsley MEGA - a Male Cuckoo. Located in the woods about 100 yards away to the West from the Filtration Lagoons (Botany Bay woods?). It was flying from tree to tree deep in the woods away from me and I initially thought it was a male sparrowhawk, but when I finally caught up with it, it revealed itself. Good, if brief, views down to 25 yards. It never made a sound before, during and after I saw it, so it was a great stroke of luck that I found it.
Also seen in and around the Lagoons:
2 Grey Partridge
A pair of Gadwall were in a small pool in the sheep field.
Reed and Sedge Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Whitethroat
8 Lapwing
c.20 swift
7 swallow
4 Buzzard
Male Kestrel
Yellowhammer
Long Tailed Tit family party
2 Coal tit searching for insects
Cormorant and a few Lesser Black Backed gull over.
The woods held:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Nuthatch nest
3 Coot
and 3 Mute Swans by the delph - the pair by the nest and surprisingly TBY on the other side of the road bridge, tucked up on the bank only a stone's throw away from the nest. Perhaps an 'out of sight, out of mind' approach taken by the pair
3 Blackcap
2 Sedge Warblers
2 Buzzards
4 Reed Warblers
1 Cormorants
2 Grey Heron
2 pair Lapwing
10 Reed Bunting
2 Willow Warbler
5 Swallows
Cheers Colin
Filtration Lagoons:
4 Sedge Warbler
Willow Warbler
2 Canada Geese flew in at dusk.
Surrounding farmland:
17 Grey Partridge - at least 6 individual pairs and a lone bird
At least 20 lapwing on territory
5 pheasant - 3f+2m
2 Kestrel
2 Oystercatcher - one feeding and one over
5 Yellowhammer
5 singing Whitethroat all along the same 50 yards
c.10 Stock Dove
2 Swallow feeding round the farmhouse
Blackcap heard
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Thursday 3rd of May 2012 05:31:45 PM
Highlights:
2 pairs of Grey Partridge
c.20 lapwing - all pairs
Single Snipe
6 canada geese
Kestrel hunting
Buzzard sitting in a field
Yellowhammer singing
Common Sandpiper along the canal near to Boothstown, Sunday afternoon (23/4)
2 Reed Warbler
3 Blackcap
4 Gadwall over
2 Jays
Cheers Colin
Worsley Woods
6 Nuthatch
2 Great spotted woodpeckers
Coal tit and lots of Blue, Great and Long tailed tits including one Blue with a deformed beak, it looked like the top part of the beak was curved and 3 times longer than the bottom part.
3 Chiffchaffs singing
2 Blackcaps
2 Willow warblers
3 Jays
Sparrowhawk
2 Tufted duck
6 Teal
3 Snipe
3 Coot
2 Grey wagtails
Kingfisher
Grey Heron, Curlew and Cormorant over.
Delph area
2 Mute swans with the male VU4 defending the site against a pair of Canada geese.
Moorhens with 5 tiny chicks
Filtration lagoons
6 Bullfinch
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
5 Reed buntings
2 Yellowhammers
Tree sparrow
4 pairs of Canada geese
4 Teal
2 Tufted duck
2 Stock dove
Lapwing and 2 Buzzards over
I went early this morning to the woods to listen to the Dawn chorus. It was Brilliant
mute swan and heron at the Delph having a little disagreement (mute swan won)
Cheers Jay
Makes you think about how much we must miss traveling through the patch/county
Still a good record
Info thanks to Chris Marston.
(Didnt know where else to post this, sorry Joey)
6.45am - 12.00pm
Woods:
3 pairs of tufted duck
11 teal (5 males and 6 females)
A high count of 5 snipe, though on my return there were less birds but in different places.
2 stock dove pairs fighting over a tree
Nuthatch were everywhere
5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (including drumming males and fighting females)
I waited around for ages by the old Lesser Spotted Woodpecker haunts but to no avail
I also heard a Tawny Owl last night in the woods, but despite a ruthless grilling of all the likely looking trees in the surrounding area from where it called it failed to show.
Canal:
The Mute Swan pair of VU4 and LJX showing well
Moorhen still on nest
Single Grey Wagtail
Song thrush collecting nesting material
Filtration Lagoons and Surrounds:
2 Canada Geese that flew West, followed by a third later on
Comorant over North
Pied Wagtail
A pair of Grey Partridge
2 Linnet
6 Yellowhammers
Singing Skylark
8 lapwing, including many displaying
2 Jay flew over
4 Chiffchaff
Buzzard
2 Bullfinch
Wildlife in the appropiate section (Alive and Dead!)
Delph
Mute swansx2
Heron fishing
House sparrows and v Tits
Along the canal
Canada geesex2
Wrenx2
Grey wagtailx2
Mistle thrush
V Tits
Fitration lagoons
Canada geesex2
Heron
Reed buntingsx8
Magpiex2
Jackdaw
Carrion crowx2
Cheers Jay
Also numerous Chiffchaff singing.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 27th of March 2012 08:37:46 AM
The feeder stream to the dam was almost non existant, but the water level on the dam was still fairly high
The dam held:
7 tufted ducks (5 males)
15 teal were visible, including a male that was missing the lateral white stripe
A single snipe was feeding confidently
A mute swan with a blue darvic ring was present - though it was unreadable as its foot was tucked in.
Also in the woods were:
Chaffinch
2 male Great Spotted Woodpecker
Nuthatch
Mistle thrush
The Delph
2 mute swan, including one with a darvic ring that read VU4, the other was sat down.
A grey heron was catching fish
A moorhen was sitting on a nest
3 stock dove were in the trees
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 08:27:44 PM
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 14th of March 2012 03:34:59 PM
In the woods
2xGS Woodpeckers
6xNuthatch
2xSongthrush
Usual Tits
10xChaffinch
6xRobin
Corvids Everywhere
40plus flock of Redwing
2xJay
On the Dam
10xTeal
2xMute Swan
1xHeron
4xMallard
No access to the Filtration Lagoons. Path gated off (worsley end) some type of work going on involving a mini digger
Cheers Jay
Early afternoon
Cootx2
Moorhenx2
Big Raptor probably a Buzzard
No kingfisher at the Delph
Nice to meet Louise on the way home.
Cheers Jay
I didnt improve on your sightings either.
-- Edited by Louise Aspden on Thursday 26th of January 2012 05:43:10 PM
13.00-14.30
Bumped into the maintenance man(Birder himself) Works the patch every Week or so between him and his son, absolutely no problem with Birders on the lagoon. Sounds has though he had a better day than me.
Moorhen
cootx2
Flushed Sparrowhawk
On the canal path
Goldfinchx2
Long tailed titx2
Single Jay
No kingfisher at the Delph
Cheers Jay.
-- Edited by Jason Dulhanty on Wednesday 25th of January 2012 03:28:52 PM
flushed a Snipe
heard a Water Rail
Cheers Colin
13.00-15.00
Hoping to stumble across the kingfisher(guess what)
4xHeron
6xSnipe
6xTeal
Mallardsx2
Moorhen
Jayx2
Nuthatchx3
Great spotted woodpeckerx4
Various Tits all over
Magpiesxloads
Crowsxloads
Chaffinchesxloads
Goldfinch
Robinx4
Single noisy wren
Small flock of Redwing near Roe Green pond
Cheers Jay.
In the wood
Treecreeper (my first, and I got a photo)
Blue tits
Great tits
Longtailed tits
Coal tit
Jay
Chaffinch
around 50 Woodpidgeon
on the dam
around 10 teal
2 swans I assume Mute
6 Heron
on the way back to the car I had another look in the Delph and there it was on the branched in the water, (first since I was a child, got a couple of decent head on pics, I moved to try and get a side on pic but it was disturbed and flew into the bushes.
quick edit to say the woods are overrun with Grey Squirrels, nearly everytime I say movement it was on of them.
-- Edited by Louise Aspden on Thursday 12th of January 2012 04:27:55 PM
A quick look at the Delph on the way back home from the mosses turned up a Kingfisher which was perched on a branch near the tunnel entrance in the far corner and a Grey wagtail
Woods:
A minimum of 22 teal at the dam
5 snipe on show
4 heron - including 3 that flew in together
Water Rail calling from the marsh, frustratingly close to the fence!
30+ redwing
5 mistle thrush
30 strong chaffinch flock
2 great spotted woodpecker
100s of wood pigeon heading West
2 canada geese and a kingfisher by the delph
Filtration lagoons:
Female shoveler inadvertently flushed
c.100 pink footed geese over at 9.03am heading South East
Lots of gulls over including a few greater black backed all heading East
70+ Jackdaw were flying about
55 black headed gull in the farmers field
water rail calling
And nice to see Mo Farah running in the woods on yesterdays BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Preview
17 snipe
8 teal
1 grey heron
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At one point a male sparrowhawk plunged after at one bird about 5 yards behind me, missed and then flew directly over my head