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Sunday 6th March. 06.30 - 07.20.

Egmont Street.

Canal back of Pallet Works.

Greenfinch.
Goldfinch.
Chaffinch.
B & G tit.
Mistle Thrush.
Collared Dove.
C. Crow.
Magpie.
Jackdaw.
Jay.
Mallard.
Plenty singing Wren, Robin & Dunnock.
Cormerant over..... heading Stalybridge from Mossley.

R. Tame.

L/Tail Tits.
Mallard.
Dipper..... on stones 15 yd downstream of bridge..... flew off upstream.

Roger.



-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Sunday 6th of March 2011 08:17:05 AM

-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Sunday 6th of March 2011 08:31:37 AM

Wednesday: attempted Atlas Timed Tetrad Visit aborted halfway due to rain (part of survey route obscured by low cloud).

Made the best of a bad job by collecting Roving Records.
36 countable species recorded (some in Greenfield) 5 with confirmed breeding status:
Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Heron, Moorhen and Canada Goose.
Also located 2 more Dipper nests.

Pair of Brambling engaged in courtship behaviour counts as "probable breeding" but I suppose it's highly improbable!

First Willow Warbler of the year singing on Heron Lane - Sunday morning in the snow!

Too wet for Atlas TTVs yesterday (Weds 17th). After spending most of the morning entering up last year's records for Judith, then visiting the dentist, I could stand it no more and ventured out into the soggy world. Rewarded by flushing a Woodcock on Heron Lane just two minutes walk from home - first ever seen in Mossley in 25 years residence there. Steve