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Keith Mills


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Lock Lane this am.

Oystercatcher....a pair

Teal....a pair

Shoveler ...a pair

Buzzard...1

Common Snipe....1 back on territory, the first one that I've seen here this time round.

At least 3 pairs of Lapwing displaying.

Goldfinch....charm of c10



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Common Scoter still there at 1.30pm. A fantastic bird for me. In 45 years birding I'd never seen an inland Scoter. It was getting me down! But not any more. Thanks Steve.



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3 hour circuit this morning:

Common Scoter - a pair. Still there 12 noon
Greylag goose 2
Kestrel 2
Buzzard 1
Shoveler 7
Linnet 12
Tufted Duck 11
Grey wagtail 2
Goosander 2
Cormorant 4
Gadwall 5



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11 .10 to 12 this am. Main Lodge.

New in:

Common Scoter.... a pair, first located earlier this morning, by Steve Almond.

Wigeon....a pair.

Greylag Goose....2

Plus all the usual Shovelers, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Teal, and Oystercatchers.

 



-- Edited by Keith Mills on Thursday 22nd of March 2018 12:13:54 PM

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Early am at Lock Lane Flood:

Oystercatcher....5, the regular pair here were seen mating at the water's edge.

Shoveler....a pair

Lesser-Black-backed Gull....2

Collared Dove...2

Pied Wagtail...1

Two Song Thrush, Chaffinch and Blackbird were all in full voice.



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Early morning at Lock Lane Flood:

2 Oystercatcher, a drake Shoveler and a Chaffinch.

 



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Lock Lane this morning;

Kestrel....1 Perched

Oystercatcher....2

Reed Bunting....4

Common Gull....2

Lesser Black-backed Gull....2

Pied Wagtail...1

Lapwing....14

Mallards and Gulls only on the 'flood'

 



-- Edited by Keith Mills on Tuesday 20th of March 2018 09:43:55 AM

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This morning with Pete Lane:

Curlew 1
Snipe 26
Pochard 1
Raven 1
Meadow pipit 9
Starling 300
Grey wagtail 2
Oystercatcher 8
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 1
Lapwing 60
Teal 9
Cormorant 5
Great crested grebe 13
Goosander 1


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Fairly early this am. Dam and Lock Lane:

On the football pitch at Lock Lane were 30 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, and c80 Starlings.

At the Dam were a pair of Grey Wagtail. The male with very bright yellow parts.

There were at least 4 Common Gulls in the fields with the Black-headed Gulls.

A Chaffinch was in the wood, a Pied Wagtail and a Kestrel were seen.

Nothing at the  flood.



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A Ringed Plover flew over at 11:40 today.

 

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On arrival at flood, this am:

Black- tailed Godwit.. Flew off 9.12

Shelduck ...Flew off 9.15am northwest

9.26am... Whooper Swans ...c30 flew over medium height down Lock Lane  heading northwest.

2 Oystercatchers, a Pied Wagtail and a Chaffinch also present.

Flood still partly open of ice.





-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 18th of March 2018 10:12:32 AM

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Thanks to Phil for posting about the Shelduck. I resolved to brave the wind for a Rumworth tick, and was soon onto it after a 2 mile drive and a very short walk from Tempest Road. Redshank still there too when I left at @ 4.00pm. I think it was a drake by the way.



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Lock Lane -flooded field.

Shelduck and Redshank still present at 3 pm today.

Also a Song Thrush appeared out of the juncus , a Grey Heron and 2 Oystercatcher present



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Redshank and Shelduck on the Lock Lane flood at 12:30pm today. 

 

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This pm. Sunny.
Last half hour with Steve Almond.

Skylark....2 one defending it's territory, in a face off with a Lapwing down to 9 inches.
Oystercatcher....6
Gadwall...3
Shoveler....3
Teal....3
Tufted Duck...2
Kestrel....1
Pied Wagtail....1
Curlew....2 met Steve on the way out and he was on to these two, in the western fields.
Mistle Thrush...2
Lapwings in fields


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Dam and Lock Lane this am:

Great Crested Grebe....6 from dam.
Coot....2
Chaffinch...2
Long-tailed Tit....2
Pied Wagtail....pair
Grey Heron....1 in middle of field.
Linnet....c20
Meadow Pipit....2
Oystercatcher....4 (2 by flood)
Shoveler...pair at flood
Kestrel....1
Moorhen....1
In the east fields, I watched 2 Cock pheasant chasing each other round. A rare sight for Rumworth!

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 13th of March 2018 12:33:26 PM

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This morning:

Curlew in east field. Flew out around 10am
Linnet 30
Snipe 3
Redwing 23

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This morning:

Shoveler 7
Tufted Duck 11
Snipe 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Fieldfare 120
Redwing 22
Linnet 8
Skylark 2
Reed Bunting 2
Oystercatcher 8
Lapwing 60 - many on territory
Kestrel 1

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Pintail and Greylag Goose still present this morning.

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This pm continued:

Lock Lane continued:
Kestrel....2 m+f

Main lodge:
Buzzard....1, with 2 Corvids harassing.
Drake Pintail.... back in West Bay.
Teal....10
Shovelers....5
Gadwall and Tufted duck present.
Greylag Goose....1 with Canada's
Coot................ 17 on grass with Canada's... plus 3 Coots at Dam
Oystercatcher....5
Lapwing....40+ with several pairs displaying in fields.


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Lock Lane flood, 1.50pm.
Drake Pintail plus 4 Oystercatchers

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Late afternoon: Quiet at Lock Lane, a Sparrowhawk cruised down the flooded field, flushing the Starlings. A Buzzard was perched up and 3 Lapwings were the only birds of note.

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This afternoon up t0 3.20:

Black-tailed Godwit 1 flying over for 5 minutes, came down briefly on west shore then flew out west at 2.55

plus usual

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Some shots of the Bewick's Swan at Rumworth today with 6 Whooper Swans.

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 6th of March 2018 07:34:10 PM

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Big thank you to Keith for his find, a long wished for GM tick for mebiggrinCheers Ian

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All Whooper Swans and the Bewicks Swan flew WNW at 16:27

-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 6th of March 2018 06:41:42 PM

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6 Whooper Swan and 1 Bewicks Swan still present at 4pm

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Just now....6Whooper Swans in water, just off North Isle

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 6th of March 2018 02:56:28 PM Plus 1 Bewick's Swan joined them . All Swans flew off together 4.28pm

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 6th of March 2018 06:14:41 PM

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This morning a 3 hour mooch:

Pintail still present 9.30
Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Greenfinch 1
Snipe 2
Oystercatcher 6
Lapwing 40 - some on territory
Skylark 2
Pheasant 2
Great Crested Grebe 21
Shoveler 5
Gadwall 6
Tufted Duck 3


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This am. Dam ,Wood, and Lock Lane. Part of time with Steve Almond.

Fieldfare.....c50 ( 20 in south fields and 30 from Lock Lane in far west fields)
Redwing....c10 with Fieldfare
Lapwing....72+
Starlings....c200
Pied Wagtail....2
Grey Heron... 1, on Dam gantry.
Great Crested Grebe....3
Coot....2
Moorhen...2
Treecreeper....1 in wood, first spotted by Steve. Site lifer for me
Kestrel...1

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Up to 4pm today:

 

Dunlin

Drake Pintail

19 Teal

3 Shoveler

8 Gadwall

 

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This morning:

Shoveler 10, including 5 at the flood
Goosander 2
Teal 9
Gadwall 7
Oystercatcher 2
Fieldfare 45
Redwing 8
Song Thrush 2
Lapwing 30

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Drake Pintail still present at 11am.

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This am.... viewing from West bank. Sunny, but strong easterly wind.... minus 2 degrees.

All Wildfowl and most Gulls close to East bank for shelter.
Pintail ...1 (thanks to finder yesterday; Mr. P. Rhodes) Drake was with Gadwall and Teal just off East bank, and later there, but snuggled up against the shore vegetation..
Gadwall....12
Teal....4
Lapwing....4
Fieldfare....7
Kestrel....1
Meadow Pipits....3
Snipe....2 (3 sightings)
Shoveler....1 drake.

Missed off yesterday's post:
Grey Wagtail...1 at farm
Lapwing....2

-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 2nd of March 2018 11:41:24 AM

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Drake Pintail present at 3:15pm, but mobile. Initially with other wildfowl near east bank, including 10 Gadwall and a pair of Shoveler, it flew to islands then towards Lock Lane, appearing to go down at the (presumably frozen) floods.
2 Lapwing were feeding on the grass bank at the front of the Britannia Hotel

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Around 2pm today.
7 Gadwall close to East bank.
No sign of Pintail.

-- Edited by keith mills on Thursday 1st of March 2018 03:40:36 PM

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Drake Pintail present at 11:15 today.

Info and image thanks to Phil Rhodes



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Dam and Lock lane.
Very quiet.
30 Fieldfare feeding on rough pasture (next to the cottage with feeders, on Lock lane).
2 Fieldfare feeding by Broadgate farm.
A Grey Heron flew up from the Dam.
A Pair of Shovelers flew onto the frozen flood, but then departed.
Greenfinch heard only. Picture taken today, at Rumworth, by David Rogers.

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 27th of February 2018 03:51:27 PM

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This morning:

Ringed Plover 2 at flooded field, Lock Lane
Oystercatcher 14
Lapwing 40
Kestrel 1
Bullfinch 1 female
Willow tit 1 near garden centre
Meadow pipit 11
Teal 12
Shoveler 8
Gadwall 3
Fieldfare 40


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This morning in sunshine; Dam and Lock lane only.

Kestrel....2
Grey Wagtail....1
Great Crested Grebe....5
Fieldfare....c130 As I was leaving the wood this large flock flew towards me over the Flower Meadow. Shortly afterwards c75 flew
in the reverse direction over the channel and 15 were spotted atop trees in the wood. The birds showing very well in the sunlight.

In the western fields feeding with Black-headed Gulls: c100 Starlings, 60 Lapwing and 3 Oystercatcher.

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Today main lodge ( viewed from public footpath)
Up to 1.20pm. Weather fine and mild.

Adult Mediterranean Gull....1
Common Gull....2
Oystercatcher.....12 (minimum count.)
Kestrel....1
Teal....5
Tufted Duck....13
Shoveler....4 drakes
Gadwall....6 minimum count (others under Willow Carr I think)
Goosander....1 redhead.
Lapwing....c60
Great Crested Grebe....c12
Cormorant....4 ...one with white head.

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At 2.45pm today: 6 Oystercatcher at the Lock Lane flood.

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Today up to 12.40pm. Lock Lane and Dam only.

Raven....2
Fieldfare....c42 ( flock of 30 flew into hedge by farm then were moved on by Ravens (c12 more
in with 50 Starlings at top of Lock Lane.
Song Thrush....1 in full belt at farm.
Redwing....1 on wire.
Oystercatcher....8 flooded field.
Meadow Pipits c16 ditto
Mallard....4 on flood.
Great Crested Grebe.... 8 at dam
Coot...2 at dam
Cormorant...2 at dam. Common Gull....4

-- Edited by keith mills on Monday 19th of February 2018 01:22:08 PM

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14 Oystercatcher feeding at Lock Lane flooded field at 11am

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Today up to 11am:

 

Adult Mediterranean Gull

6 Pochard

7 Oystercatcher

60 Lapwing

Snipe 

 

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Lots of birds on the ice folks if anyone can get down. I've got to catch the train. : (

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Sightings yesterday and today:

Shoveler 7
Pochard 5
Gadwall 8
Tufted duck 8
Teal 6
Oystercatcher 5
Lapwing 130
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 2
Grey wagtail 1
Willow tit 2
Fieldfare 48
Redwing 26
Greenfinch 2

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This pm sunny and mild.

Buzzards....2 one perched.
Oystercatcher....4
Lapwing c75
Teal....12
Tufted Tuck....10
Pochard....4 including 3 drakes.
Wigeon....a pair.
Shoveler....3
Gadwall....2
Cormorant....11
Grey Heron...1
Great Crested Grebe....c10
Grey Wagtail....1 at farm
Song Thrush....1
Linnets....4

This Monday gone, I saw a Willow Tit and 20 Winter Thrushes in the field by the Wood. The flock was evenly split Redwing/Fieldfare, and it contained 2 Mistle thrush.
The ''no fishing beyond this point'' sign has been moved c15 yards towards the Conservation Area!

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Up to midday today:

 

Pink-footed Goose on the west shore field

6 Pochard

7 Shoveler

7 Gadwall

8 Teal

6 Tufted Duck

3 Oystercatcher

80 Lapwing 

 

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Sightings on 30th January:

Oystercatcher 3
Lapwing 90
Kestrel 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Shoveler 2
Teal 14
Pochard 5
Tufted Duck 10
Coal Tit 2
Fieldfare 50
Linnet 53
Meadow Pipit 11
House Sparrow 30
Grey Wagtail 1

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