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14-15--17-10

wren
6 robin
12 blackbird
plenty of activity in trees behind scrapyards, flocks of long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit,single coal tit, 9 bullfinch, 6f 3 m, 8 goldfinch.
trees at bottom of new road flock of long tailed tit
3 yellowhammer in trees behind weed choked pond.
plenty of wood pigeon and magpie, 2 crow 4 collared dove
4 canada geese over heading in direction of pennington flash
2 swan over and landing on fir tree flash
1 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
higher hall flash
mallard,3 swan, 3 great crested grebe, coot, tufted duck, black headed gull, 1 gadwall.


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13.45 - 17.00
all the usuals:
Mute Swan
Tufted Duck
Cormorant
Kestrel 1
Lapwing 50+ flying towards Penny Flash about 4ish
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush
Blue Tit
Magpie
Chaffinch
Linnet
Mallard
Great Crested Grebe 3
Buzzard 1
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Meadow Pipit
Fieldfare
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch


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10-10am--1-35pm constant drizzle
9 blackbird
3 robin
small flock long tailed tit
plenty of great and blue tit with a single coal tit
dunnock
wren
8 siskin in trees near Edna Road labour club playground
goldfinch
magpie, collared dove, wood pigeon, crow.
kestrel
1 common gull in flooded area near bottom of rucks on leigh side.
fir tree flash
4 pochard mixed in with tufted ducks
mallard including 1 white farmyard type
coot, moorhen, black headed gull, 2 swan, great crested grebe
higher hall flash
tufted duck,coot, moorhen, 3 swan, 2 great crested grebe,mallard, 1 heron, 1 cormorant, black headed gulls, 1 lesser black backed and 1 herring gull.
21 fieldfare in trees at bottom of new road
c30 starling in trees at top of new road.

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8.30 - 10.45 Only other bird of note to add to Bernards list was 3 Shelduck on flash below top Rucks on Leigh side which if we have too much more rain will become part of fir tree flash

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14-20-- 17-15 pretty quiet

1 kestrel
2 blackbird
1 wren
small flock great tits with a single blue tit
small flock long tailed tit
4 goldfinch
wood pigeon, magpie, crow, collared dove
2 cormorant flying over
a single pink footed goose over at 14-47
fir tree flash
very little on open water 2 swan and a few mallard
plenty of mallard + coot and a few moorhen in reeds beside path leading from Edna Road labour club towards Bickershaw
Higher Hall flash
was dark by the time i walked round flash so gulls had gone back to roost at pennington
swans, coot, mallard, tufted duck, great crested grebe and moorhen were all identifiable but couldn't make out anything else.
plenty of gulls overhead presumably making their way back to roost at pennington, mainly black headed but did see 2 herring gull a few lesser black backed and a single great black backed, 3rd time this week i have seen a single over presumably same bird, don't know where it's spending it's time.
Thursday afternoon falconers flying a goshawk, my dog Charlie didn't know what to make of it when goshawk flew past quite low with bells jangling.
monday different falconers flying a pair of Harris Hawks.



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13-35--16-30
been very quiet all week

6 blackbird
3 robin
small flock goldfinch
c50 starling in trees near haulage yard on smiths lane
small flock great tits with 3 blue tit
5 fieldfare first i have seen over here since boxing day
8 bullfinch feeding on floor near scrapyards 5m-3fm
c60 pink footed geese over at 15-56
higher hall flash
coot, tufted duck, mallard, gadwall, moorhen, swan,great crested grebe, lesser black backed gull, black headed gull, with a single great black backed gull over.
magpie, crow, wood pigeon + collared dove.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Friday 6th of January 2012 08:33:05 PM

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10.40 - 12.30
Been fairly quiet of late, nice to be wind free today, usual birds noted:

Cormorant 4
Buzzard 1
Coot
Woodpigeon
Wren
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Starling
Linnet
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 2
Black-headed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Jay
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch

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12-00 till 4-00pm
first 2 hours in very heavy rain seeing only magpies, collared dove 2 blackbird and 3 wood pigeon,
about 2ish weather picked up a bit
2 goldfinch flocks 6+ 15
robin
great tit
2 flocks long tailed tit
flock of c40 starling in trees near new road
1 mistle thrush
1 buzzard
2 crow
fir tree flash
1 heron, 1 cormorant, 36 mallard including 1 white farmyard type, 8 coot, 6 tufted duck, 4 moorhen, 1 herring gull with black headed gulls.1 great crested grebe
higher hall flash
c40 coot, c40 tufted duck, 12 mallard, 6 moorhen, 3 swan, 2 great crested grebe, 2 gadwall, 1 heron, 1 lesser black backed gull with black headed gulls.
2 wigeon ( 1m+1f) on yesterday but no sign of them today.
hundreds of gulls heading towards pennington flash mainly black headed but did see 5 lesser black backed and 1 massive greater black backed.
did see coal tit and blue tit on my back garden feeders( didn't see on walk)
+ great tit, house sparrow, robin, starling, blackbird and collared dove that i did also see on walk.
at 2-37 near bottom of new road also saw a stoat.



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10.30 - 13.45
very heavy drizzle brightened up with some sun, not for long though, and retuned cloudy an dull.
usual birds seen with plenty of Goldfinch , Blue, Great and LT Tits.
Full list as follows:

Pink-footed Goose 100+ flying towards Bickershaw
Buzzard 1
Lapwing 12
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Meadow Pipit
Wren
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Goldfinch
Mallard 20+
Coot
Snipe 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 close to scrap yard
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)
Robin
Fieldfare
Blue Tit
Jay 4
Carrion Crow


A strange incident happened when some ballons appeared from Penny Flash direction and a helecopter flying towards them landed in the long grass while balloons passed by, then took off again, must of thought they were a ufo

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12-10 till 15-05 very windy with heavy showers

plenty of bullfinch spotted them in 4 different spots, pretty even mix of m+ f
14 birds in total.
5 blackbird
4 redwing
2 robin
flock of c30 long tailed tit
tit flock with 12 great tit, 2 blue tit and 2 siskin
2 cormorant flying over
7 goldfinch
higher hall flash
c40 coot
c30 tufted duck
9 mallard
3 moorhen
3 swan
4 gadwall
1 lesser black backed gull
c 80 black headed gull
3 great crested grebe, first time in about 6 weeks i have seen the male, the female and juvenile i have seen every day.



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Pleasant stroll 10-45-- 1-20

5 blackbird
1 wren
plenty of great tit, with a few blue tit
goldfinch
6 bullfinch
plenty of long tailed tit
1 mistle thrush singing from top of crane jib in scrapyards
wood pigeon, collared dove, crow and magpie.
Higher Hall Flash
c 200 gulls mainly black headed but did spot a couple of common gulls, 1 herring gull and at least 3 lesser black backed.
20+ tufted duck
40+ coot
1 heron
several mallard
3 swan
2 great crested grebe
3 moorhen
1 cormorant
1 gadwall
didn't see any sign of the 2 wigeon that were here yesterday and only saw 1 gadwall,

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very quiet bird wise this afternoon

1 buzzard
5 goldfinch
3 great tit
6 blackbird
3 wren
numerous magpie, wood pigeon and crow
Higher Hall Flash
2 wigeon 1m, 1f
4 gadwall
1 heron
1 great crested grebe
3 moorhen
3 swan
20+ tufted duck
20+ coot
c100 black headed gull
2 lesser black backed gull
Fir Tree flash
very little on open water 2 swan, 3 coot,4 mallard, 1 tufted duck.
in reeds beside path heading from Edna Rd labour club towards Bickershaw
about 20 mallard, 8 coot and 3 moorhen.
Have a good Christmas everyone.

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11-30am-- 4-40pm

Higher Hall Flash
3 swan, 2 great crested grebe, 1 heron, 1 cormorant, 3 moorhen, 4 gadwall, 20+ tufted duck, 40+ coot, 30+ black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull,7 mallard.
Fir Tree Flash
8 mallard, 1 tufted duck, 14 coot, 2 swan, 2 heron. 1 great crested grebe.

collared dove, wood pigeon, magpie, jay, crow,
1 buzzard, 1 kestrel.
20+ blackbird, 1 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush
fieldfare flocks of 27,5,3, and a single 1
very few small birds a couple of tit flocks mainly great tit and blue tit a single long tailed tit, 3 goldfinch, 1 robin, 2 bullfinch 1 m 1 f,

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pleasant walking weather cold but dry 1-30pm--- 4-30pm

Higher Hall Flash
3 swan.
1 shoveler
4 gadwall
4 lesser black backed gull
2 heron
3 moorhen
30+ coot
40+ black headed gull
20+ tufted duck
8 mallard
very few small birds only saw 2 great tit and 1 wren
plenty blackbirds 3 flocks of fieldfare 12, 14 and 20+
the flock of 14 fieldfare were feeding on berries along with 3 blackbird,2 redwing and 2 mistle thrush
saw another 2 mistle thrush and 1 song thrush during walk
1 jay + magpies, crow and wood pigeon
1 buzzard
1 kestrel

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nice walk 11-00am-- 2-00pm

at least 40 blackbird during the length of my walk, the rain had stopped just before i set out and the blackbirds were making the most of it with plenty of worms.
plenty of activity in trees beside road from hh flash down to plank lane with
long tailed tit, coal tit, blue tit, great tit, 3 female bullfinch, 4 lesser redpoll, linnet, goldfinch, robin, wren, dunnock and 2 reed bunting.
2 jay
wood pigeon
crow
magpie
buzzard
kestrel
Higher Hall Flash
coot,mallard, 3 swan, great crested grebe, moorhen, heron,tufted duck, 1 lesser black backed gull, black headed gull, gadwall and i managed to see the little grebe that has successfully managed to avoid me for the best part of 12 months.

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saw the owl again at 4-15pm still only got a brief sighting in poor light but i am leaning towards short eared.
higher hall flash
3 swan, 25+coot, 30+ black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed, 2 moorhen, 6 mallard, 2 great crested grebe,12 tufted duck, 2 gadwall.
1 cormorant over
fir tree flash
4 tufted duck, 6 mallard, 2 swan, 2 moorhen, 4 coot, 1 great crested grebe,
c80 starling over Edna Road Labour Club.
flock 29 fieldfare
2 robin
1 kestrel
14 blackbird seen with at least 6 more heard
1 kestrel
4 crow
1 wood pigeon
c 50 magpie pre roost at bottom of new road
23 canada geese heading towards Abram at 4-30, seen them around same time all last week varying from minimum of 15 up to 23 today.



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9.00 - 11.15
calm, torrential rain,

Mute Swan
Shoveler 2 H H flash
Goldeneye 1 H H flash
Grey Heron 1
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull 1
Meadow Pipit
Fieldfare 15
Blue Tit
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe 2
Moorhen
Snipe 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Woodpigeon
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie


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Managed a couple of hours before dark and reasonably dry just a couple of lightish showers.
kestrel
long tailed tit flock with 1 coal tit and great tits
plenty blackbirds
flock of 30+ fieldfare
2 goldfinch + dunnock feeding on side of path
at 4-15 pm in dim light an owl flew low over the field, from the brief sighting i got i think either a short eared or long eared owl but with the sighting i got my id skills are not good enough to say which.
higher hall flash
3 swan
2 great crested grebe
21 tufted duck
12 mallard
3 moorhen
c30 coot
c50 black headed gulls





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11-37 - 14-50 walk with dogs in changeable weather, changed from raining hard to raining very hard to raining very, very hard

wren, robin,chaffinch, long tailed tit, 1 house sparrow ( don't usually see sparrows over fields here) numerous blackbird and magpie,flock of about 50 fieldfare near Herons lodge farm, 3 redwing feeding in pouring rain, crow,

higher hall flash,20+ coot, 3 swan, 2 great crested grebe, 1 mallard, 3moorhen, 1 lesser black backed gull, numerous black headed gulls, 1 cormorant over, 27 lapwing over, strangely didn't see any tufted duck and only a single mallard,

typical since i got home and dried off the rain has stopped.smile

 

 

 



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12:00-12:30 today, from Smiths Lane
a dark, clean brown Common Buzzard hunting the fields between the access road and Diggle Flash
17 Meadow Pipits mobbed a passing Sparrowhawk

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11-30am-- 3-10pm

plenty of raptors
started the day with a sparrowhawk in my back garden on Bickershaw Lane
marsh harrier seen at 11-50 quartering field behind Bickershaw school with legs dangling, and at 14-21 over field before being dive bombed by kestrel and flying off towards Hindley Green.
Buzzard
kestrel
peregrine falcon.
11 blackbird
5 jay
wren
robin
chaffinch
good flock of mixed tits, long tailed, great tit and blue tit
cormorant flying over
great spotted woodpecker
mistlethrush
numerous goldfinch
3 woodpigeon
magpie, crow and collared dove
skylark
higher hall flash
tufted duck
coot
3 swan
2 great crested grebe
2 moorhen
black headed gull
fir tree flash
all same as water fowl hh flash plus mallards



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Marsh harrier hovering close to the main road near beacon rd
Bikky lane.
Spotted whilst driving the #658 bus
Thats what u call a brucie bonus
Sighting at 10.20 am

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Marsh Harrier over Bolton Old Road being mobbed by Kestrel at 12.00

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Marsh Harrier over field beside new road, being harassed by flock of loft pigeons and flying off towards Hindley Green. A first for me so in excitement forgot to look at time but would guess around 12-30.
H.H flash
3 swan, 3 great crested grebe, 26 coot, 1 moorhen, 40+ black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 6 mallard, 8 tufted duck.
Fir Tree flash
2 swan, 1 great crested grebe, 13 coot, 18 mallard 1 white farmyard type.
didn't see any tufted duck or the single pochard that has been with them all this week.
only saw small flocks of fieldfare, 7, 9, 10 and two of 12.
golfinch flocks 40+, 14, 12.
long tailed tit 30+
2 great tit
1 kestrel
1 meadow pipit
1 bullfinch (m)
1 wren
1 robin
9 blackbird
1 woodpigeon
numerous magpie and crow.


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11.45- 2.30
very windy with light showers

wind keeping small birds grounded because was pretty quiet other than plenty of Fieldfare about,

Grey Partridge 3
Marsh Harrier 1 female first seen 1.15 flying over Bickershaw rucks, then over road to proposed golf course. spent more time on ground than in air last saw it about 2pm when landing on ground again.

Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Jackdaw
Goldfinch
Cormorant 1
Kestrel 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Meadow Pipit
Fieldfare
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Siskin 1


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Marsh Harrier female 1.15 over road to proposed to new golf course

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Marsh Harrier female 1.15 over road to proposed to new golf course

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3-00pm--5-30pm

Only got out late today so much of walk done in darkness

higher hall flash
3 swan
2 great crested grebe
20+ coot
6 mallard
1 lesser black backed gull
3 black headed gull ( my lowest ever count on this flash, )
4 moorhen
7 tufted duck
1 cormorant flew over and landed on flash
1 fieldfare 3 blackbird, small flock of long tailed tit in trees around stock pond.

2 kestrel
1 Pheasant
2 blue tit
several blackbird
a steady procession of fieldfare heading in direction of Abram possibly to roost flocks of 7,9, 15, 28,37, 59.
fir tree flash
16 Mallard including 1 white farmyard type
14 coot
1 swan
3 tufted duck
3 moorhen

at 4-43pm a skein of approx 25 geese flew over heading in a north easterly direction it was too dark for my limited id skills to be sure what they were overall they were quiet in flight ( 1 sounded like a small terrier yelping) and they weren't as organised in flight as geese usually are.


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10-15am - 1-30pm

much better today after being very quiet for past week

wren
plenty of fieldfare today not seen any for previous 6days, flocks of 6, 9, 28, 34, 38, 61,63, 68 and one of over 100.
kestrel
buzzard
2 redwing
21 blackbird
quite a few decent flocks of long tailed tit and goldfinch with great tit, 4 linnet,
3 siskin, 1 lesser redpoll and 1 blue tit.
5 skylark
1 dunnock
magpie and crow in good numbers
fir tree flash
1 pochard mixed in with 9 tufted duck and coots
20 mallard including 1 white farmyard type ( very vocal larger and louder than normal mallard)
2 swan
16 coot
4 moorhen
2 black headed gull
1 cormorant over
higher hall flash
3 swan
2 great crested grebe
68 black headed gull
26 coot
2 tufted duck
6 mallard
2 moorhen

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1-15-4-50pm
pretty quiet nice walking weather, but chilly wind when stopped especially on top of rucks.

2 small flocks long tailed tit
blackbird
robin
great tit
covey of 11 grey partridge flushed from very top of rucks
12 skylark
magpie
crow
wood pigeon
higher hall flash
3 swan
20+ coot
mallard
moorhen
tufted duck
1 lesser black backed gull
black headed gulls


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First visit here with John Parkinson.
Sitings very little different than Bernard's.
However:

FIR TREE FLASH:-
Kestrel seen hunting ,feeding and in a tree by Fir Tree Flash.
Tufted Duck ...8
Mute swans ...2
Cormorants ...3 departing FTF
Coots...6
Moorhen (juv ) 2
Mallards ..few.
Long Tail Tit .. small flock c8
Blue Tit ..2
Redpoll (lesser) 2
Goldfinch 2
GC Grebe 1
BH Gulls...2
No luck with Jack Snipe but we did get a Common Snipe at Pickley Green.
Nice to meet Bernard and Charlie.


-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 15th of November 2011 03:05:11 PM

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10-05am- 1-10pm

initially very quiet in the trees and shrubs from around higher hall flash down to the scrapyards only 1 blackbird and 7 fieldfare. much better on the way back with a good tit flock of mainly blue tit with great tit, long tailed tit and 2 coal tit, 7 blackbird and 1 robin.
fir tree flash
20+ coot
8 tufted duck
1 great crested grebe
2 swan
12 mallard
1 common snipe
1 cormorant over
Kestrel perched in trees around flash and hunting in surrounding fields
in copse of trees and long grass on very top of rucks
crow and magpie
2 pheasant
1 skylark
5 grey partridge
8 goldfinch
1 common snipe.
Nice to speak to Keith Mills who was searching for jack snipe hope you found some Keith i spotted 2 common snipe but no jacks.

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9.30 - 12.15
pretty quiet this morning
birds noted:

Mute Swan 2 fir tree flash
Mallard f t flash
Grey Partridge
Buzzard 2
Water Rail 1 calling on flash by football field
Black-headed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 f t flash
Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Canada Goose 30 f t flash
Tufted Duck 4 f t flash
Pheasant
Kestrel 2
Coot
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Wren
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Jay 2
Jackdaw
Starling
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting 1

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9-30am--1-00pm
blackbird
siskin
great tit
blue tit
long tailed tit
goldfinch
jay
magpie
crow
great spotted woodpecker
reed bunting
buzzard
skylark
bullfinch ( male + female)
covey of 5 grey partridge
small flock fieldfare
wren
robin
cormorant and 15 lapwing over new plank lane marina
all same water fowl present at both fir tree and higher hall flashes
swan
mallard
tufted duck
coot
moorhen
black headed gull

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11.00 - 12.30
cold and misty
birds noted:

Mallard
Cormorant 3
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Wren
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush 3
Blue Tit
Magpie
Starling 2
Chaffinch
Linnet
Grey Partridge 5
Sparrowhawk 1
Snipe 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Collared Dove
Meadow Pipit
Robin
Fieldfare 70
Long-tailed Tit
Jay 2
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting 3

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9-45 -- 12-45 warm and sunny

higher hall flash
3 swan
2 pochard
3 great crested grebe
2o+ coot
30+ black headed gull
1 lesser black backed gull
1 common gull
3 moorhen
12 tufted duck
2 mallard
1 cormorant.

tits and finches very active
long tailed tit
blue tit
great tit
1 coal tit
2 chaffinch
goldfinch
robin
wren
blackbird
magpie
wood pigeon
crow
5 rook
3 kestrel
3 grey partridge
very brief glimpse of a yellowhammer, not seen one over here for a while, father in law of owner of Herons lodge farm used to put out loads of feeders and you could always see them around farm but he has now moved and feeders are not there anymore.

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2-30 - 500pm windy with cloud and a couple of light showers

3 blackbird
1 robin
1 kestrel
1 jay
flock of 18 goldfinch
2 small flocks long tailed tit
2 flocks fieldfare 14 and 29
higher hall flash
7mallard
8 moorhen
12 tufted duck.
20+ coot
3 great crested grebe
3 swan
40+ black headed gulls
1 lesser black backed gull
1 cormorant on stock pond
fir tree flash
2 swan
12 coot
5 tufted duck
34 mallard including white farmyard type


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10.45 - 16.00

Mute Swan 2 fir tree flash
Pheasant
Marsh Harrier 1Juv huntig over Bickershaw side reaching fir tree flash twice and eventually losing site over bolton old road side after some 2 hours or so, light conditions not great but seemed quite a dark individual.
Moorhen
Lapwing
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Fieldfare 50+ on football field plus plenty others continually flying over
Blue Tit
Magpie
Goldfinch
Mallard
Cormorant 1 flying away from fir tree flash
Kestrel 1 mobbing Harrier
Coot
Snipe 1 bottom of top rucks
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Skylark
Wren
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Jay
Carrion Crow
Linnet

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14-00 till 17-40 warm and sunny

higher hall flash
3 swan 2adult 1 juv
3 great crested grebe 2 adult 1 juv
25 coot
8 tufted duck
30+ black headed gull
1 lesser black backed
3 moorhen
7 mallard
flock of long tailed tit with 1 siskin tagging along
3 jay
5 blackbird
only saw 1 flock of 50+ fieldfare
3 reed bunting
1 tree sparrow ( behind scrapyards off bolton house road)
1 cormorant flew over and landed on new marina at plank lane.
numerous tit flocks mainly long tailed and great tit with a few blue tit and 3 linnet
3 skylark
2 jackdaw
1 snipe
fir tree flash
1 cormorant
2 swan
30+ mallard including white farmyard type
2 great crested grebe
coot, moorhen and tufted duck
plenty magpie, wood pigeon and crow
had a female sparrow hawk kill a collared dove in my back garden on bickershaw lane 11-30ish this morning.


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10-!0am till 12-30pm warm with constant drizzle

fieldfare flocks of 9, 2of 12, 15, 19,23,35.
6 blackbird
1 robin
1 wren
1 mistle thrush
4 jay
20+ long tailed tit
fir tree flash
2 swan
1 cormorant
6 tufted duck
2 moorhen
plenty coot and mallard including 1 white farmyard type
1 little grebe ( made up to see this i haven't seen many this year, they keep avoiding me)
higher hall flash
swan family 2 adult 1juv
2 great crested grebe 1 adult 1 juv
tufted duck
mallard
coot
moorhen
black headed gulls
magpie
crow
wood pigeon
collared dove
1 kestrel

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14-40pm- 17-10pm windy but dry
3 blackbird
1 jay
1 kestrel
magpie
wood pigeon
collared dove
skylark
long tailed tit
fir tree flash
2 swan
mallard
coot
tufted duck
1 cormorant
black headed gull
good views of buzzard over fields soaring and riding thermals came quite close at times anyone with a good camera could have got some great shots.
plenty fieldfare flocks of 30+, 40+,27,24,70+, 9 and 15 while walking fields but at bottom corner of fir tree flash in trees,shrubbery and field heading back towards Bickershaw in excess of 200 then in field behind higher hall flash amongst copse of small trees and shrubs c150. only managed to pick out 4 redwing

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10.15 - 11.45
sunny periods , pleasantly warm with stiff breeze
fairly quiet, birds noted:

Mallard
Pheasant
Snipe 1 flying along ditch on Bickershaw side below top rucks then flushed by dogs on waters edge on Leigh side later on.
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Skylark
Wren
Blackbird
Redwing c12
Long-tailed Tit
Jay 1
Jackdaw
Starling
Goldfinch
Grey Partridge 7
Lapwing 11
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Meadow Pipit
Robin
Fieldfare 40+
Mistle Thrush
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Linnet
plenty more thrush about but to distant to possitivly identify

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1 hour spent around fir tree:

6 flocks of fieldfare and redwing all containing 70 - 150
4 linnets
1 little grebe
6 tuffted (1 male)
8 jays
1 sparrowhawk
1 kestrel

plenty mallard plus white farmyard type

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set out quite late today 5-45pm so most of my walk was done in the dark but i did get a superb view of a barn owl at 6-51pm glided across the new road built to service the proposed golf course only about 10 foot in front of me and at eye level magic.
other birds seen before i lost the light were
8 blackbird
2 great tit
4 long tailed tit
2 robin
1 wren
6 woodpigeon
1 crow
4 magpie

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walking dogs when almost dark disturbed 15 Snipe roosting in tusucky grass around water edge below top ruck.

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11-15am till 2-55pm started sunny then dull with showers

6 blackbird
4 robin
3 wren
4 jay
2 skylark
1 snipe
flock of long tailed tit
2 linnet
goldfinch
great tit
blue tit
30+ lapwing overhead
15 fieldfare
fir tree flash
coot
tufted duck
mallard plus white farmyard type
2 swan
2 juv moorhen
higher hall flash
swan family 2 adult 1 juv
coot
tufted duck
mallard
moorhen
black headed gull
1 lesser black backed gull


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4-00pm till 7-00pm most of last hour in dark, cold but sunny for 1st 90 mins.

7 blackbirds
wren
2 robin
4 skylark
1 kestrel
1 mistle thrush
plenty long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit and goldfinch making the most of the late afternoon sunshine
3 redwing
fieldfare flocks of 16,15,14, 10, 9, 4 and a single 1 seen in different areas but could of been the same birds moving around.
higher hall flash
swan family 2 adult 1 juv
great crested grebe family 2 adult 1 juv
tufted duck, coot, mallard and moorhen
black headed gulls with 1 lesser black backed
didn't walk around fir tree flash but from field above west side could see 1 swan plenty of mallard including white farmyard type, 2 moorhen and plenty coot with an heron hunting in reeds at bottm.


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10.30 - 11.45

Mute Swan 2
Teal 2 flying over football field towards Fir Tree Flash
Kestrel 1
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Wren
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Jay 3
Jackdaw
Goldfinch
Pink-footed Goose 50+ flying towards Pennington
Buzzard 1
Black-headed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Fieldfare 20+
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Linnet

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11-30am till 2-40pm warm and dry

2 pheasant crossed path in what seems to be a regular spot seen them cross in same place 4 times now

7 jay
robin
blackbird
numerous long tailed tit flocks with great tit
1 coal tit
cormorant 3 over i heading towards pennington 2 heading away from pennington
40 strong flock of fieldfare heading towards crankwood
22 fieldfare heading towards eastleigh and 4 fieldfare behind scrapyards
1 wren
1 snipe
1 heron
2 swan
tufted duck
mallard including white farmyard type
coot
moorhen
1 reed bunting
5 skylark
magpie, crow, wood pigeon and collared dove
unusually didn't see any goldfinch

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10.00 - 12.30
pretty quiet, birds noted:

Mute Swan 2
Pheasant
Lapwing 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Collared Dove
Meadow Pipit
Wren
Fieldfare 30+ flew east
Long-tailed Tit
Jay 5
Jackdaw
Goldfinch
Pink-footed Goose 75+ flying north- west over Crankwood
Kestrel 2
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Linnet

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