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2 bullfinch with several goldfinch, decent numbers great tit, 4 blue tit, 1 jay, c30 jackdaw over, 9 canada geese over, 2 cormorant over, mixed finch flock in trees around old anglers car park included 8 greenfinch, 4 goldfinch and 3 chaffinch, 2 collared dove, robin and blackbird into double figures, 3 dunnock, 1 wren, 3 reed bunting, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 canada goose, 1 cormorant, 1 drake goldeneye, 2 gadwall, 3 malard, 2 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, tufted duck, coot, 2 moorhen, black headed gulls,

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This morning,

4 Skylark, two singing a welcome sound. smile
3 Meadow Pipit
6 Reed Bunting
2 Water Rail
1 Chiffchaff
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Jay
30+ Goldfinch
1 Female Stonechat
3 Mistle Thrush
2 Linnet
1 Snipe

Plus all usuals.


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07.30-09.30
2 Chiffchaff C3 & C6
1 Kingfisher FTF
Water Rail very vocal again

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09.00-12.30
1 Chiffchaf singing
1 Raven
1 Kingfisher
1 drake Goldeneye
5 Water Rail heard only
3 Siskin heard only
plenty of Skylark and Reed Bunting singing throughout whole area
1 Greenfinch (not seen here very often)
1 pair of Great crested Grebe
4 Snipe


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2 skylark singing @06-50 this morning, 5 reed bunting, great tit, blue tit, 1 kestrel, 3 mistle thrush, 3 pheasant, blackbird,robin,dunnock, wren, goldfinch, 2 collared dove, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 cormorant over, 5 lesser black backed gull over,
diggle flash- 2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 4 mallard, tufted duck, coot, 3 moorhen, 2 great crested grebe. 2 little grebe seen 2 more heard only, 1 mute swan, black headed gulls, 2 canada geese,

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Half hour mid morning, C3 only, male and female Siskin, also single Lesser Redpoll.

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3 goldeneye on diggle flash 1m 2 f,

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early morning dog walk managed to beat the bad weather that came in laterbiggrin
pair stonechat, 16 very noisy canada geese over,2 meadow pipit, 4 reed bunting, 3 chaffinch in with a small goldfinch flock, great tit, blackbird, blue tit, dunnock, at least 8 robin, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- @06-35 a 1st winter iceland gull spent 5mins circling low over the water before flying off in a north easterly direction ( possibly came from the pennington gull roost), 7 black headed gull. 2 lesser black backed gull, 5 gadwall, 2 mallard, c30 tufted duck, c20 coot, 1 mute swan, 5 little grebe seen on main flash with 1 more heard on stock pond, 1 cormorant over, 2 moorhen,

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Couple of hours this afternoon,

Small number of Thrushes, Mistle, Song and Redwing seen.
13 Long Tailed Tits
1 Goldcrest
2 Jay
1 Female Stonechat
1 Chiffchaff
4 Reed Bunting
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Kestrel
1 Little Grebe
1 Goldeneye
c25 Tufted Duck
5 Gadwall

Water Rail and Kingfisher heard only.

Plus all usual suspects.

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morning dog walk
pair stonechat nr top of new road, 2 collared dove, 2 chaffinch, 1 house sparrow, 14 goldfinch, 6 blackbird, 5 robin, 3 dunnock, 2 wren, 2 reed bunting, great tit, blue tit, 1 kestrel, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 m goldeneye, 3 gadwall, 5 mallard, 1 cormorant, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 1 canada goose, c50 tufted duck, c30 coot, 2 moorhen, 8 black headed gull,

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Female Stonechat in C5 midday

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late news for yesterday 25/02/2017
mid afternoon

2 Whooper Swan flew north
1 Curlew (heard only)
1 Water Rail
1 Buzzard

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morning dog walk
3 redpoll feeding with 11 goldfinch, 1 house sparrow with 3 chaffinch, great tit, blue tit, robin, blackbird, dunnock, wren, 2 reed bunting, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 4 lesser black backed gull over,
diggle flash- stock pond busy today with 1 cormorant, 1 grey heron, 2 mallard, 2 m pochard, 2 gadwall and small numbers of coot, tufted duck and black headed gull, larger numbers coot, tufted duck and black headed gull on main flash with 2 canada geese, 2 little grebe seen 1 more heard only, 3 mallard, 4 moorhen, 2 mute swan,

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morning dog walk
pair stonechat, 3 skylark, 4 reed bunting, 12 canada geese over, 5 mallard over, great tit, blue tit, goldfinch, blackbird, wren, robin, dunnock, 4 mistle thrush, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- c25 each of tufted duck and coot, 16 black headed gull, 4 moorhen, 1 little grebe, 1 cormorant, 1 grey heron, 2 gadwall, 2 mallard,

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pair stonechat, 3 reed bunting, 3 mistle thrush, several blackbird and robin, 3 wren, 2 dunnock, 23 goldfinch in flocks of 14, 5 and 4, great tit, blue tit, 6 long tailed tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, c 40 jackdaw over,
diggle flash- tufted duck, coot, black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 2 mallard, 2 gadwal, 2 canada geese, 1 cormorant, 1 m pochard, 3 moorhen,

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Birds alongside the top of the access road off Smiths Lane this morning included 2 Stonechat, Snipe, Willow Tit and a Reed Bunting in partial song 



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morning dog walk
1m stonechat, 8 long tailed tit, decent numbers great tit wiyh a few blue tit, dunnock,robin, wren, blackbird, 2 collared dove, 2 reed bunting, 4 goldfinch. magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon
diggle flash- 1 cormorant, 1m pochard, 2 mallard, 2 moorhen, c20 each coot and black headed gull, c30 tufted duck, 2 lesser black backed gull, could only see 1 mute swan this morning but the male does tend to have a day out somewhere every now and then

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Mooch this afternoon,

28 Tufted Duck
2 Pochard
1 Little Grebe
2 Great Crested Grebe
1 Mistle Thrush
4 Redwing
2 Linnet
3 Reed Bunting
5 Meadow Pipit
1 Stonechat
1 Jay
Brilliant views of a Goldcrest, literally down to 3 foot it didn't seem bothered at all, flitting about tirelessly.
12 Long Tailed Tits
Had a nice mixed flock of Finches in around C11, Redpoll, Siskin, Goldfinch and Chaffinch.

Plus all usuals.

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pair of stonechat nr top of new road this morning.

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morning dog walk
pair stonechat, 2 long tailed tit, 2 blue tit, decent numbers great tit, 2 mistle thrush, 5 chaffinch, blackbird,dunnock,wren, robin,magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 3 gadewall, 1m shoveler, 1m pochard, 2 mute swan, black headed gull, coot, tufted duck, 3 moorhen, 1 cormorant,1 great crested grebe.

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7 reed bunting all in a hawthorn bush, 17 goldfinch, 5 long tailed tit, brief glimpse of male stonechat, great tit, blue tit, wren, robin, blackbird, 2 mistle thrush, 2 pheasant, 1 jay, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2 gadwall, 1m pochard, 1m shoveler, 1m goldeneye, 2 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 cormorant,1 lesser black backed gull, 2 moorhen, c20 black headed gull, c40 each tufted duck and coot.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Wednesday 8th of February 2017 03:48:46 PM

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early morning walk in darkness but still plenty of singing birds 2 mistle thrush singing loudly from 06-10, plenty of robin and blackbird singing but these tended to be close to the road with street lights. canada geese heard but not seen. at least 4 little grebe calling,

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small numbers of winter thrushes this morning, 1 mistle thrush singing from a tree top, 1 song thrush grubbing around with blackbirds, 4 redwing over, 2 cormorant over, small numbers great tit, 1 reed bunting, 3 robin, 1 wren,carrion crow,magpie, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 grey heron, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 2 little grebe, coot, tufted duck, black headed gull,

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early morning walk still dark and raining so not much seen

12 jackdaw over,7 canada geese over, 1 mistle thrush singing in the dark and rain, several blackbird and robin heard singing,

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1 kestrel, 4 long tailed tit, several great tit, blackbird and robin, 2 wren, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow,
diggle flash- 1 cormorant, 2 m pochard, 3 gadwall, 2 goldeneye 1 m 1 f, 2 mute swan, 1 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 2 moorhen, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 8 black headed gull.

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pair of stonechat nr top of new road, pair goldeneye on diggle flash.

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Morning dog walk
C170 pink footed geese over SE followed 10mins later by 6 stragglers, also heard a skein but couldn't see them but Gordon saw a skein of 50 @ the southern end of the site at approx the same time so probably same birds,
2 stonechat male and female just off new road, plenty of great tit with a few blue tit and long tailed tit mixed in, 5 goldfinch, blackbird, robin, wren, 1 collared dove, 1 mistle thrush, 2 greenfinch, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1f wigeon, 1 mallard, 2 gadwall, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 21 black headed gull, 2 mute swan,3 moorhen, 2 little grebe heard only,

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2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 4 gadwall, 6 mallard, 11 canada geese, 2 mute swan, 4 moorhen, tufted duck, coot, black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls,
robin, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, blackbird, reed bunting, wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,

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3 goldeneye 1m 2f on diggle flash this morning

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morning dog walk very windy
mixed flock of long tailed tit and goldfinch with approx 10 of each very flighty, 2 flocks of great tit 6 and 9, 5 blackbird, 2 robin and 2 dunnock foraging in undergrowth, 2 blue tit, 1 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon.
diggle flash- 2 pochard 1m 1f, 6 gadwall, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 grey heron, 2 mute swan, 19 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, tufted duck, coot,

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2 siskin, 5 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 3 blackbird, 2 reed bunting, 7 long tailed tit seen but more could be heard in deeper cover, great tit, blue tit, goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 drake goldeneye first i've seen here this Autumn/winter later than usual, 3 wigeon 1m 2f, 3 pochard 2m 1f., 5 gadwall, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 31 black headed gull, 2 lesser blackbacked gull, 2 common gull, coot, tufted duck, 3 mallard,

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4 long tailed tit, 2 small mixed great tit and blue tit flocks, robin,wren, blackbird, 4 chaffinch, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 collared dove,1 grey heron over, 1 kestrel,
diggle flash- 3 pochard 2m 1f, 5 gadwall, 3 mallard, 2 mute swan, 4 moorhen, 7 black headed gull, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 cormorant, tufted duck, coot,

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5 redwing and 3 blackbird feeding together, 7 goldfinch, small numbers great and blue tit, robin,wren, 1 cock pheasant,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 7 canada geese, 3 mute swan, 9 gadwall, 1 moorhen, 8 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 4 mallard, coot, tufted duck,

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14 redwing, 1 mistle thrush and 3 blackbird feeding opn hawthorns, robin, wren, great tit, blue tit, reed bunting, 1 cock pheasant, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 8 goldfinch,
diggle flash- 3 mute swan, 7 gadwall, 5 mallard, 1 cormorant, 14 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, tufted duck, coot, 2 moorhen,

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11 chaffinch, 4 redwing, 5 goldfinch, blackbird,robin, wren, dunnock, great tit, blue tit, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 3 pochard 1m 2f, 3 gadwall, 5 mallard, 1 cormorant, 1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 3 mute swan, 3 moorhen, 12 black headed gull, tufted duck, coot,

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8 goldfinch, 4 blackbird, 2 robin, 2 wren, small mixed flock of great and blue tit with 1 chaffinch, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- c 80 black headed gull, 3 common gull, 3 lesser black backed gull and 1 herring gull i presume an overnight roost as it was just coming light as i walked round and even before i had walked all round the flash most of the gulls had moved on, 3 gadwall, 1m pochard, 4 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 3 mute swan the 2 residents on the main flash with another adult on the stock pond all 3 present yesterday as well, c60 coot, c40 tufted duck,2 moorhen,

a nice mixed flock yesterday with 2 greenfinch, 5 redpoll and 6 siskin feeding on alders with goldfinch and great tits,

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diggle flash- 2 pochard 1m 1f, 6 gadwall, 5 mallard, 2 little grebe, 2 moorhen,2 mute swan, 4 black headed gull, 2 cormorant, c40 tufted duck, c60 coot,
wren, robin, dunnock, reed bunting, great tit, blackbird, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,

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45 minute quick spell, while visiting my dads.

1 Water Rail, Fir Tree Flash.
1 Willow Tit, C6
3 Snipe, C4
6 Linnet over C8
1 Little Grebe, Fir Tree Flash
4 Greenfinch, C6. Don't see many Greenfinch on this site.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker C6




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11.15 - 12.30
3 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black backed Gull & 28 Black headed Gull on football field.
1 Kingfisher, 3 Snipe - FTF

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45 mins mid morning C3 only - 1 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 18 Redwing, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

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morning dog walk very quiet birdwise
5 great tit, 4 goldfinch, 4 blackbird, 3 wrens, 3 robins, even the magpie and carrion crow were only present in small numbers,c30 wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2m pochard, 14 gadwall, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 cormorant, 1 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, tufted duck, coot, black headed gulls,

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skein of c60 pink footed geese SE @ 09-45, 8 goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, 2 chaffinch, 1 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1m pochard, 1 cormorant, 1 grey heron, 1 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 gadwall, 11 mallard, 8 black headed gulls, coot, tufted duck, 3 moorhen,

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pair stonechat nr top of new road

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20+ flock of mixed great tit and long tailed tit, 16 goldfinch, 2 chaffinch, 2 wren getting frisky the male actually trying to mount, several blackbird, 4 robin, 1 reed bunting, 1 blue tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1m pochard, 11 mallard, 8 gadwall, 2 mute swan, c30 tufted duck, c60 coot, 4 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 8 black headed gull,

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a few additions to Bernard's sightings
10.30 - 14.30
3 Stonechat, male, female & first winter female -C7
1 Raven - C7
12 Linnet in one group in C3 with 1 & 2's elsewhere
5 Lesser Redpoll - C6
1 Willow Tit - C6
2 Kestrel
7 Mistle Thrush - C3
pair of Mute Swan on FTF seem to be missing one of their cygnets only 4 present today


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morning dog walk pretty quiet birdwise
8 long tailed tit, 2 goldfinch, 2 chaffinch, 6 great tit, 2 blue tit, 3 blackbird, 2 robin, 1 dunnock, 2 wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood piugeon, 3 reed bunting, 2 lesser black backed gull
diggle flash- c40 each of tufted duck and coot, 21 gadwall, 5 mallard, 9 black headed gull, 2 mute swan, 2 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, 4 moorhen,

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mixed tit flock 4 great tit, 1 blue tit and 18 long tailed tit, mixed flock of 2 chaffinch, 11 goldfinch and 9 long tailed tit, blackbird, robin,wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 reed bunting, 1 cock pheasant strolling up new road,
diggle flash- no sign of scaup this morning, c50 coot, c60 tufted duck, 14 gadwall, 12 mallard, 3 moorhen, 2 lesser black backed gull, 1 herring gull, 13 black headed gull, 2 mute swan,

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13.50 - dusk
1 Drake Mandarin -FTF first I have seen here
1 Kingfisher - FTF
2 Common Gull on football field
3 Teal - C10
single Common Snipe - FTF
Water Rail calling at dusk from Nevisons
2 Kestrel
45 Redwing
my estimation might be a bit high but I reckon on 5 to 7000 Starling in tonights roost, which is by far the largest roost I have seen here. they flew in from all directions, 3/4 roosted in central ditch and the rest in Nevisons.

no sign of drake Scaup seen early morning



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diggle flash- when i first walked round about 8am a single drake scaup was showing well but i couldn't relocate it when i walked back about 9-30ish, c40 tufted duck, c40 coot, 2 mute swan, 1 little grebe, 3 mallard, 4 gadwall, 6 black headed gull, 2 moorhen,
14 goldfinch, 8 long tailed tit, 6 great tit and 4 blue tit all in alders, blackbird, dunnock,wren, robin, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon.

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diggle flash- 64 tufted duck, 52 coot, 9 gadwall, 6 mallard, 8 black headed gull, 3 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 adult mute swan no sign of the cygnet thats been on the stock pond the past couple of days,
several goldfinch flocks of 17, 7, 5 and 2 x 3s, 8 long tailed tit, 1 chaffinch, blackbird, robin,wren, dunnock, 1 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
5 meadow pipit in C7 where the promised cattle have finally been moved in although not the longhorns they originally said we would be getting i think these are a highland cattle breed black wooly cattle i saw 12 closely grouped together.

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