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RE: LIGHTSHAW MEADOWS LWT/ABRAM FLASHES


This evening, black tailed godwit, redshank, 15 teal, 2 shelduck, 40 sand martins and 2 swallows.



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Black-Tailed Godwit on Lightshaw early afternoon, 3 Little Egret and a drake Garganey still present, plus 60 Sand Martin and 3 Willow Warbler



-- Edited by dave broome on Monday 3rd of April 2017 02:49:39 PM

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A pair of Garganey present this morning, along with 3 Little Egrets.

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Sightings from early afternoon on Lightshaw Hall Flash today included:

Little Egret
4 Redshank
18 Shoveler
Kingfisher
2 Shelduck
2 Oystercatcher
Willow Tit

5 singing Chiffchaff between Dover and Lightshaw

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This morning, with Simon Johnson, produced -

Chiffchaff singing
Cetti's Warbler
Water Rail
1 Little Egret
3 Pochard
2 Shelduck
2 Shoveler
5 Goosander
2 Greylag Geese
50 Teal
2 singing Yellowhammer
20+ Fieldfare
20+ Meadow Pipit


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Single drake Pintail at Lightshaw Meadows pool 11.30am. Not sure if this is the same pool referred to as Dover Basin?



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2 drake Pintail at Dover Basin today



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Highlights from a visit early afternoon today were a flock of 12 Yellowhammer by Lightshaw Flash, with plenty of displaying Teal on the flash itself and a Water Rail, 3 Goosander and 4 Pochard on Dover Basin.

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2 Greenshank present late afternoon, from screens

1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Buzzard



-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 18th of August 2016 04:57:29 PM

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Green Sandpiper over and Curlew > high NW just before noon. Single Grasshopper Warbler reeling briefly and Yellow Wagtail by pasture field below canal at far eastern end (below old railway embankment).

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2 Common Tern seen this morning while out on my Mountain Bike.

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Linear walk from Plank Bridge car park - along Leigh Branch of Leeds/Liverpool canal - Lightshaw Meadows (circuit of) - Dover Lock - and return.

Saturday, 16th July 2016. 14:30 - 17:00 hrs

Common Tern x 7 (including cracking view of one catching fish from canal)
Kingfisher x 3 separate sightings
Common Whitethroat x 1
Reed Bunting x 1
Song Thrush x 1
Buzzard x 1
Kestrel x 1 (hovering above field behind Dover Lock pub)
Jay x 4 separate sightings
Chiffchaff x 2
Lapwing x 3
Goldfinch x 15
Swallows x 10
Swift x 60
House Martin x 80
Collared Dove x 1
Grey Heron x 3
Wren x 1
Mute Swan x 4
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Coot x 50
Moorhen x 4
Cormorant x 4
Blue Tit x 1
Blackbird x 3
Mallard x 50
Black-Headed Gull x 5
Herring Gull x 4
Woodpigeon x 30
Carrion Crow x 5
Magpie x 20
Feral Pigeon x 5


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Grasshopper Warbler reeling on Lightshaw Meadow this morning as I went past on Mountain Bike.
1 Common Tern just past Dover Lock fishing and successfully catching a fish, cracking views.

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2 Common Tern on Canal at Lightshaw.

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Walk along Leigh branch of Leeds/Liverpool Canal from Plank Lane Bridge car park - Lightshaw Meadows - Dover Basin and return

Saturday, 21st May 2016. 14:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Common Tern x 3
Shelduck x 2
Redshank x 1
Sedge Warbler x 2
Gadwall x 2
Pied Wagtail x 1
Chiffchaff x 1
Lapwing x 6
Swift x 20
Swallow x 7
Mute Swan x 2
Coot x 2
Chaffinch x 1
House Sparrow x 1
Robin x 3
Blue Tit x 1
Cormorant x 1
Mallard x 7 (and total of 10 chicks)
Woodpigeon x 50
Feral Pigeon x 10
Carrion Crow x 4
Magpie x 10
Starling x 3
Blackbird x 4
Male Pheasant x 1
Canada Geese x 7
Black-Headed Gull x 3
Collared Dove x 1
Buzzard x 1 (on way home above East Lancs - crossing into Tyldesley)
Skylark x 2
Jay x 1


-- Edited by Steve Judge on Saturday 21st of May 2016 09:47:07 PM

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Lesser Whitethroat singing by Lightshaw Hall Flash today



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3 Black-Tailed Godwit and a singing Lesser Whitethroat at Lightshaw Hall Flash this morning 



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Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's and Grasshopper Warblers singing at Dover Basin this morning.

Highlights of Lightshaw Hall Flash mid-morning:

3 Black-tailed Godwit
5 Redshank
2 Common Tern
Single Yellow Wagtail
Singing Lesser Whitethroat close to western viewing screen
Singing Cuckoo

(Record photos iphonescoped at long range!)

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This morning, 1 cuckoo heard and seen well, 2 common terns displaying, 5 shelduck, 1 common sandpiper, 2 shoveler and 2 Cetti's warblers singing. Add the latter to the two Cetti's I saw earlier in the morning at Pennington, and that's 4 singing Cetti's warblers on a short bike ride from Lowton to Lightshaw! Who would have imagined that a few years ago?

 

 



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Sandwich Tern on an island at Lightshaw Hall Flash for a while but then flew towards canal 10:25



-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 10th of May 2016 10:31:44 AM

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Lightshaw Hall Flash yesterday evening, 2 common terns, redshank, oystercatcher, 2 teal, 7 shelduck, 4 shoveler and several gadwall.



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This evening two common terns on Lightshaw Flash, Cetti's warbler singing nearby, six shelduck, one shoveler, one oystercatcher and a redshank.

Disappointingly no black terns and no sight nor sound of Fridays cuckoo or grasshopper warbler. Not a single hirundine or swift.



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Cuckoo calling and showing well from the canal towpath this evening and a grasshopper warbler reeling.



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A pair of Garganey on the small pool by Lightshaw Hall Flash viewed from canal at 09:15 this morning.

Info thanks to Judith Smith



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Quick walk after hope Carr and Pennington produced:

2 redshank, 1 oystercatcher, 4 shelduck, 1 buzzard, 1 yellowhammer, 4 willow warbler, 7 chiffchaff,
1 male blackcap, 1 Cetti's warbler, 5 lapwing, 3 goldfinch and a great crested grebe on Dover basin

30+ sand Martin
2 house Martin
And 7 swallow over

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Good Few hours mooching this morning,

3 Black Tailed Godwit
5 Oystercatcher
3 Snipe
7 Golden Plover
2 Redshank
25+ Lapwing
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Cetti's Warbler
8 Skylark
5 Linnet
2 Yellowhammer, More heard singing.
3 Reed Bunting
7 Chiffchaff
3 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
Gadwall,Teal,Tufted Duck,Shoveler and Great Crested Grebe all seen
2 Swallow

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Sunday 10th of April 2016 01:46:13 PM

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16.00 - 17.00
Dover Lock
1 Goosander, 4 Pochard, 2 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, 2 Great crested Grebe

Lightshaw
1 Black- tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck, 2 Greylag Geese, Gadwall, Teal, Tufted Duck

along path from canal to road
1 Yellowhammer, 1 Willow Tit


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A couple of hours today, parked at Dover Lock Inn. My first proper visit to the site:

Dover Flash:
1 Shelduck
1 Teal (F)
6 Coot
28 Tufted Duck
10+ Pochard
18 Mallard
2 Mute Swan
2 Canada Geese
1 Kingfisher flew across giving good views

Lightshaw Flash (from viewing screen)
2 Shelduck
18 Teal
6 Mallard
1 Grey Heron
5 Shoveler (3M/2F)
1 Kingfisher over the water briefly, seemingly from fields to the right
2 Coot

Plus:
Song Thrush (1)
Long-Tailed Tit (1)
Lesser Black-Backed Gulls (5+ over)
Woodpigeon (20+ next to Lightshaw Flash)
Mute Swan (4 - in field next to Dover Lock Inn)
Cormorant (7 - over from direction of penny)
Plus usual Robin, Wren, Blackbird & tits.

Rook next to Sandy Lane on way home.

Not a bad place at all, I'll be back!

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drake Pintail on Lightshaw Hall Flash today



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Adult Little Egret present again this morning but flew off west at 09:35

Info thanks to Judith Smith

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Marsh Harrier at Lightshaw Hall Flash at 10:20 this morning.

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Lightshaw flash this evening, about 50 lapwings, 2 shelduck and a buzzard over. Lots of exposed mud at the moment, chances of a few more waders soon hopefully.

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Cetti's Warbler still singing away at Dover Basin this morning,

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Two redshank on Lightshaw Hall Flash, also two Oystercatchers, drake shoveler, pair of shelduck still with two chicks and a single cormorant. Common tern over Dover Lock.

-- Edited by colin davies on Wednesday 10th of June 2015 08:06:30 PM

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More exposed mud today on Lightshaw Hall Flash, but no waders other than 10 lapwing and a flyover oystercatcher. A pair of shoveler and 10 gadwall, also the shelduck pair still have 2 chicks.


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Very flooded today, no exposed mud at all. I guess any waders breeding on the mud have been flooded out The shelduck family now appears to be down to 2 chicks. Still a few swifts and a buzzard but not much else.

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Generally pretty quiet, but the pair of shelduck still with the three chicks - delightful little characters - 1 redshank, 4 lapwings, reed buntings and plenty of swifts.

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No sign of garganey on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 18:30 so probably moved to Pennington, though it could easily be tucked away out of view here. Pair of shelduck with 3 chicks, oystercatcher & a cormorant plus the usuals.

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Drake garganey still present on Lightshaw Hall Flash late afternoon.

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Garganey still present at 3.20pm. - But hard to see (from the hide accessed from leeds /liverpool canal ) due to its proximity near to the bank infront of hide .

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Drake garganey still on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 13:45. Only really viewable from screen off lightshaw lane (with a telescope!). Spending a lot of time in reeds in front of the other screen but out of view from there most of the time due to height of vegetation.

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Garganey still present at 20.25. Also Cuckoo calling.

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Drake Garganey present this morning on Lightshaw Hall Flash.

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Afternoon visit,

1 Ringed Plover
3 Oystercatcher
2 Black-Tailed Godwit
20+ Lapwing
8 Linnet
5 Yellowhammer
4 Reed Bunting
Sedge and Reed Warbler heard
2 Grey Heron
4 Shelduck
Several Skylark singing



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Canal and towpath- 1 mute swan,4 mallard,2 Canada geese with 1 gosling, jay,chaffinch,willow warbler,chiffchaff, great tit,blue tit,reed bunting,
Dover flash- 2 mute swan,4 coot,1 great crested grebe,1 shelduck, swift and swallow over water,
Lightshaw flash- 2 oystercatcher,8 grey lag geese,4 Canada geese, 1 kingfisher,1 cormorant,2 grey heron, c20 lapwing, 6 coot,several mallard, 4 skylark singing, buzzard over, cuckoo heard from direction of farm and then later from near canal possibly different birds.

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Hi Simon I'll send a PM.

-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Saturday 2nd of May 2015 11:33:41 PM

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Arrived here around 1030, might have been Mark Burgess I met, if so hello mate, that was me!

No Wood Sandpiper I could find, just Redshanks for me. Annoying but it's my fault, I was too lazy to head up here last weekend...

Interesting site, reminded me of Lunt Meadows in some ways. With the birds at that distance I would say well done indeed to the finder of the Wood Sandpiper, Rob. A great bit of work

I found the Cuckoo! In trees between the canal and the viewing screen. Seen in branches singing, then it dropped down into the scrub, but perched up on a branch for a minute or two, long enough for me to see that pose they have with the wings held down below the line of their body. Quite a dark bird, gun metal, darker than males I've seen before.

Also a Willow Tit that flew onto a reed head by the little stream alongside the path and I heard a Green Woodpecker from the Lightshaw Hall side

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Good mooch about both sides opf the canal
Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, Shoveler Redshank Teal Gadwalll Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Blacktailed Godwit, Oystercatcher Cuckoo heard Abram flash area, Reed Warbler Sedge Warbler Cetti Warbler reeds before path to viewing redoubt, Willow Warbler Reed Bunting, Grey wagtail, Yellowhammer back of pub, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat.


-- Edited by Ian Boote on Thursday 30th of April 2015 02:51:55 PM

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Closer view of the wood sandpiper (I00% certain ). Ps. Cuckoo heard towards canal from the hide.

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Wood sandpiper still present (distant , no zoom but 95% certain). Also- .
Dunlin x 8 . Redshank x 2 .
Little ringed plover x 2 .
Lapwing x 2 .
Common sandpiper x 1 . Black- tailed godwit x 2 .
Shelduck x 2 . Oystercatcherx1.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 29th of April 2015 04:06:21 PM

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