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Cuckoo calling and seen in line of trees in seeded field between entrance to reserve gate and the seeded field - 9:44 to 10:30

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Curlew

3 Redshank

5 Oystercatcher 

1 Dunlin

32 Linnet

12 Willow Warbler

3 Blackcap

3 Yellowhammer

1 Wheatear

8 Buzzard

male Sparrowhawk 

 

Chat Moss:

 

1 Yellow Wagtail

2 Curlew

1 Whitethroat

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Astley Moss late morning/early afternoon today:

Singing Lesser Whitethroat along Rindle Hedge at the end of the old feeding station track

21 singing Willow Warblers around the SSSI

2 singing Blackcap



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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

3 Redshank

2 Curlew

1 Oystercatcher

1 Whitethroat

2 overflying Mediterranean Gulls

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Additional Little Woolden Moss singings today:

5 Redshank

1 Golden Plover

11 singing Willow Warbler

2 pair Gadwall

2 Yellow Wagtail

2 Oystercatchers

3 Yellowhammer

1 Nuthatch 

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Little Woolden, Chat, and Irlam Mosses 19.15-20.45

3 Curlew - including a pair attempting to copulate
2 Oystercatcher
2 Teal - pair
6 Sand Martin
13 Linnet
1 Yellowhammer
5 Willow Warbler - singing


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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

6 Redshank

4 Oystercatcher

1 Curlew

7 Whimbrel (field 56)

2 Wheatear

2 Stock Dove  

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Cadishead Moss this morning:

 

2 Willow Tit

3 Lesser Redpoll

5 Tree Sparrow

2 Curlew

2 Wheatear

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

1 Peregrine

1 Curlew

1 Redshank

1 Common Sandpiper

1 Ringed Plover

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Late news for yesterday on Little Woolden Moss:

 

8 Redshank

2 Oystercatcher

c40 Linnet

10 Willow Warbler

2 Curlews

 

Croxdens:

 

4 Willow Warbler

2 Blackcap

2 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Day spent around here today; Astley Road to Little Woolden Moss via Cutnook Lane and Twelve Yards road, as per usual.

Irlam Moss:

1 goldcrest heard singing
2 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler
1 blackcap
c40 linnet
Goldfinch (lots), greenfinch, chaffinch
1 bullfinch
5 yellowhammer
4 swallow
8 pied wagtail
20+ skylark
3 song thrush
4 mistle thrush
2 jay
31+ stock dove
2 grey partridge
50+ lapwing
2 oystercatcher
2 curlew
3 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
4 buzzard

Little Woolden Moss:

6 willow warbler
35+ linnet
2 reed bunting
1 wheatear
7+ pied wagtail
3 skylark
6 stock dove
4 golden plover
18+ lapwing
3 oystercatcher
1 curlew
1 peregrine
1 buzzard

Unfortunately for me the fleeting corner of the eye glance of a (very close in) dark-backed bird flashing low and fast past me couldn't be confirmed as the merlin it probably was. Never mind, a good haul nonetheless.

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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

2 Oystercatcher

1 Shoveler

1 Merlin

12 Willow Warbler

2 Lesser Redpoll

3 Redshank

2 Snipe

1 Curlew

42 Linnet

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Irlam Moss this morning:

 

4 Snipe

1 Merlin

6 Grey Partridge

2 Brambling

3 Redwing

1 Siskin

1 Wheatear

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Redstart heard calling a couple of times and singing briefly. In trees between aerodrome and field 55 on Barton Moss around 12.00 this afternoon with Steve Atkins

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

5 Curlew

7 Willow Warbler

3 Redshank

17 linnet

27 Meadow Pipit

5 Reed Bunting

2 Oystercatcher

1 Snipe

1 Merlin

3 Wheatear

4 Grey Partridge

10 Tree Sparrow

2 Redshank

2 White Wagtail

 

Chat Moss:

 

2 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

13 Stock Dove

1 Grey Partridge

1 Tree Sparrow

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart 



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Rindle area, Astley Moss this afternoon:

4 Curlew

2 Raven

9 Yellowhammer

1 Green Sandpiper in flooded field behind Rindle Wood

14 Meadow Pipit (f67)

16 Redwing feeding in Rindle Wood

6 Willow Warbler and 2 Chiffchaff around the SSSI

Pair of Nuthatch in Rindle Wood



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This morning on Chat Moss:

 

5 Snipe

10 Willow Warbler

120 Goldfinch

3 Blackcap

2 Siskin

1 Peregrine

16 Tufted Duck

2 Treecreeper

1 Curlew

1 Swallow

67 Meadow Pipit

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Rindle area 13.30-15.30 ish

Kestrelx3

Buzzardx2

Long tail titx2

Small flock of Chaffinch

Greenfinch

Yellowhammer

Lapwingx2

SSSI

Small flock of Reed Bunting

And a possible Merlin f  darting low along the SSSI 

Cheers Jay 

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Ltitle Woolden Moss today:

2 White Wagtail

5 Curlew

3 Willow Warblers

Croxdens:

2 Willow Warbler

1 Blackcap

1 Chiffchaff

1 Willow Tit

2 Oystercatcher

1 Curlew

1 Peregrine

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Little Woolden Moss 15.30-17.00

7 White Wagtail
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Curlew
3 Oystercatcher
8 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
1 Willow Warbler- singing
4 Skylark
26 Linnet
3 Reed Bunting
20+ Meadow Pipit

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Irlam Moss this morning:

 

8 Grey Partridge

4 Snipe

3 Oystercatcher

7 Fieldfare

3 Redwing

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Oystercatcher

2 Little Ringed Plover

6 Willow Warbler..2 Snipe

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Chat Moss this morning:

 

5 Snipe

8 Willow Warbler

3 Curlew

1 Oystercatcher

3 Blackcap

1 Redshank

2 Willow Tit

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Willow Warbler

2 Lesser Redpoll

1 Green Sandpiper

3 Redshank

5 Curlew

1 Little Ringed Plover

9 Buzzard

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today included:

 

4 Willow Warbler in song

3 Curlew

3 Redshank

2 Swallow

 

3 Sand Martin

8 Oystercatcher

9 Buzzard

74 Lapwing

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Oystercatcher

3 Curlew

5 Redshank

1 Little Ringed Plover

11 Teal

1 Willow Warbler

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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This morning's sightings:

 

Chat Moss:

 

3 Chiffchaff

7 Tufted Duck

15 Fieldfare

14 Stock Dove

2 Tree Sparrow

 

Astley Moss;

 

4 Chiffchaff

2 Oystercatcher

2 Lesser Redpoll

15 Stock Dove

2 Curlew

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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14.45-17.30

Little Woolden Moss:
1 Little Ringed Plover
3-4 Curlew
1 Willow Warbler- singing
30+ Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Reed Bunting- singing

Chat & Irlam Moss, Croxden and Dixons Wood:
2 Oystercatcher
1 Willow Tit
2 Chiffchaff singing
1 Willow Warbler singing in the distance
1 Goldcrest
2 Long-tailed Tit
12 Stock Dove
1 Skylark
1 Cormorant seen to land on the fisheries
Lapwing in most fields - many displaying


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A surprisingly chilly trudge around Astley Moss (Rindle Road and then the Croxden's Old Peat Workings) revealed several Chaffinch and Yellowhammer at Rindle Hedge,
several Lapwings now claiming territory on the fields,
4 Buzzard,
1 Kestrel,
the sound of a Curlew,
a singing Chiffchaff,
and on the peat workings, 17 Teal, several Mallard pairs, a treeful of Goldfinch (probably about 70), 4 Reed Bunting and 15 Meadow Pipit. No Wheatear seen on the Rindle fields today though had a good look.

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Chat Moss this morning:

 

1 Singing Chiffchaff

8 Tufted Duck

3 Curlew

3 Oystercatcher

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Wheatear

3 Sand Martin.

4 Snipe

1 Redshank.

65 Lapwing

1 Curlew

1 singing Willow Warbler

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Other Little Woolden Moss sightings today:

 

8 Redshank

4 Little ringed Plover

1 Fieldfare with 48 Starling

4 Curlew

1 singing Corn Bunting

 

Croxdens:

 

2 Oystercatcher

1  Curlew

8 Tufted Duck

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Little Woolden Moss this evening 19.30-20.30

8 (possibly more) Shoveler flew in and settled on one of the pools in the faded light.
2-3 Curlew
3 Oystercatcher
2 Snipe plus 2 more heard
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
5 Linnet
12 Fieldfare over heading N
1 Meadow Pipit
6 Canada Geese plus others heard coming in after dark

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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

48 Meadow Pipit

2 Snipe

1 Golden Plover

3 Curlew

2 Redshank

4 Corn Bunting

3 Fieldfare

2 Grey Partridge

39 Stock Dove

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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1 Tawny Owl this evening along Twelve Yards Rd

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Little Ringed Plover

5 Curlew

4 Redshank

2 Oystercatcher

41 Lapwing

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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11 Buzzards up and around Astley and Bedford Mosses this afternoon.

Also,1 Redshank, 1 Raven, 3 singing Chiffchaff around Astley Moss SSSI, 15 Yellowhammer in a single flock and 24 Redwing in Rindle Wood.



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This morning on Chat and Barton Mosses:

4 Snipe

32 Meadow Pipit

190 Goldfinch

2 Willow Tit

2 singing Chiffchaff

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Astley moss 17.45- 20.00 As I parked up a Marsh harrier flew over field 69 heading for Chat moss. Rindle wood 2 Treecreepers Chiffchaff 3 Tree sparrows 3 Linnets In the fields behind the woods, 8 Redwing 12 Lapwing 5 Mistle thrush 3 Chaffinch 4 Carrion crows and plenty of pheasant. The SSSI was very quiet with 4 Buzzards and a Chiffchaff seen. 



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

3 Oystercatcher

3 Curlew

11 Teal

2 Raven

3 Redshank

9 Golden  Plover

2 Corn Bunting

 

Info thank to Dave Steel



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Single male Wheatear in fields along Moss lane this am also 5 Linnet, 8 Pied Wagtail and c. 20 Fieldfare in this area.

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Further Sightings from today:

Little Woolden Moss:

Merlin

7 Redshank

Greenshank (heard)

2 Wheatear

Croxdens:

2 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

Irlam Moss:

4 Snipe

35 Linnet

2 Tree Sparrow

7 Brambling

2 Grey Partridge

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Little Woolden Moss this afternoon:

Red Kite over the western edge of the reserve drifted off just west and dropped lower until falling into a steep and very tight circular decent onto the ground somewhere just west of Holcroft Lane and in between the moss and Silver Lane Pools. The bird didn't appear to come up in the half and hour or so I waited for it. Missing feathers on its left wing bade it look decidedly tatty.

Marsh Harrier flew west over Astley Moss viewed from Little Woolden Moss

1 Ringed Plover

2 Redshank

4 Curlew

11 Pied Wagtail



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Further sightings from Little Woolden Moss today include:

 

4 Redshank

1 Snipe

29 Lapwings

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Other birds today at Little Woolden Moss included 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk and 15 Meadow Pipit

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Chat Moss today:

 

2 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

1 Oystercatcher

1 Redshank

5 Curlew

1 Snipe

2 Golden Plover 

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Sightings from around the mosses today:

Little Woolden Moss;

 

3 Redshank

2 Curlew

1 Dunlin

2  Oystercatchers

29 Lapwing

1 Little Ringed Plover

 

Irlam Moss:

 

1 Curlew 

 

Chat Moss:

 

1 Redshank

4 Oystercatcher

2 Curlew..2 Snipe

2 Gadwall

 

Astley Moss:

 

2 Willow Tit

5 Oystercatcher

1 overflying Greenshank.

1 Raven

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Still at least one male Brambling with a small handful of Chaffinch around Rindle Wood, Astley Moss, early afternoon today.



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Late Post due to site access problems, would not except my password.

Yesterday Tuesday 27th Chat Moss

1st Wheatear of the year (for me) Male on newly ploughed section of F9 directly behind Manor farm.

Cheers Ian 



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Redshank

4 Snipe

1 Dunlin

24 Lapwings

3 Curlews

5 Teal

12 Meadow Pipits

1 Shelduck

12 Starlings

45 Fieldfares

female Merlin

 

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

3 Oystercatcher

2 Curlew

3 Golden Plover

2 Redshank

6 Snipe

30 Brambling

4 Grey Partridge

15 Tree Sparrow

21 Teal

170 Lapwing

26 Linnet

 

Chat Moss:

 

2 Oystercatcher

1 Tawny Owl

2 Curlew

1 singing Chiffchaff

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel 



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Chat Moss this morning:

2 Curlew

1 Redshank

2 Oystercatcher

2 Grey Partridge

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

2 Oystercatcher

3 Greylag Geese

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Day spent round here today; usual route up Astley Road to Little Woolden Moss via Cutnook Lane and Twelve Yards Road.

Irlam Moss:

1 goldcrest
1 willow tit heard
30+ goldfinch
c20 linnet
10+ greenfinch
40+ chaffinch
2 brambling
1 bullfinch
3 reed bunting
5 yellowhammer
8 meadow pipit
7 pied wagtail
c20 skylark
3 redwing
3 song thrush
3 fieldfare
2 stock dove
c50 lapwing
2 - 6 (probably 4) oystercatcher, with one pair seen mating
c4 kestrel
c5 buzzard

Nice mixed flock on the paths linking Astley Road to Cutnook Lane; modest in size (c30 birds), but comprising of chaffinch (primarily), linnet, brambling, reed bunting and yellowhammer.

Little Woolden Moss:

9 linnet
1 or 2 meadow pipit
4+ pied wagtail
2 skylark
4 fieldfare
1 jay
5 mallard
17+ lapwing (more in surrounding fields)
1 snipe
1 or 2 redshank
2 curlew
2 kestrel
2 buzzard (one distant)

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Today's sightings from the area:

Irlam and Cadishead Mosses:

 

4 Snipe

1 Nuthatch

320 Starling

5 Brambling

36 Linnet

1 male Peregrine

2 Grey Partridge

70 Redwing

76 Fieldfare

 

Barton Moss:

 

1Willow Tit

1 Snipe

1 female Sparrowhaw

 

Barton Moss Farm:

 

1 female Brambling with c90 Chaffinches

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

1 Curlew

2 Dunlin

1 Snipe

3 Redshank

23 Lapwing

5 Teal

9 Snipe

1 Shelduck over west

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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