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3 Crossbill flew west at 07:52 this morning, low over gardens, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A flock of approx 65 to 70 Fieldfare flew WSW early evening, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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3 Red Kite went over the Coppice Wood-Billinge Plants area this morning mobbed by Jackdaws, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire who watched them from his back door!

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Saturday 9th Apr
2 Whimbrel flew ESE over the Billinge Plants/Coppice Wood area at 16:50, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Hobby was mobbing a Peregrine high over the vicinity of Coppice Wood this afternoon, the Peregrine returning the favour and diving once at the Hobby. The Hobby drifted SW, the Peregrine N. The latter circled alongside 4 Buzzard, all five birds then drifting NNW.
Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Hobby NNW this afternoon, over the Coppice Wood area just north of Billinge Plants, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Red Kite low ESE over Cob Moor (UpHolland Road area just south of former hospital site) at 14:35, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Hobby went WSW very high over Coppice Wood this morning and a Swift went south. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A single Hobby went NW over Cob Moor late afternoon on Saturday 8th Aug and this evening hunting over Billinge Plants-Coppice Wood. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Red Kite drifted slowly north today over Higher End, in the company of a Common Buzzard, watched by Chris Darbyshire from his garden between 14:20-14:22

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An Osprey circled over the Billinge Plants/Coppice Wood area 0918-0922 today before flying NNE, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire who was watching it over his house

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Osprey high SE over Billinge Plants at 3pm. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Thursday 17th Oct - Crossbill SW over Brownlow 0757hrs, 1790 Woodpigeon S up to 0900hrs, Brambling Coppice Wood. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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11 Redwing this evening, in from the NW over Coppice Wood and towards Cob Moor. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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9 Crossbill this morning, in from the E or SE, over Brownlow pine plantation, flying around at height, then descended down the ridge towards Hangmans Wood, Kings Moss

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A Hobby went east over the vicinity of Coppice Wood at the north end of Billinge Plants early afternoon, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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A Hobby drifted west over gardens near the north end of Billinge Plants late afternoon today. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire



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A Hobby caught a hirundine by the Bonellis Plantation above Brownlow at 0808 before flying west. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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14 or 15 Godwit sp, probably Black-Tailed, went very high SSW over Cob Moor around 20:30hrs Sunday 14th July, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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An Osprey went NNE at 08:15 this morning
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3 Crossbill circling over the ridge west of Brownlow this morning before heading NW
c20 Redwing there, down from c60 on 17th
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In 1 hr 40 min this morning from the Coppice Wood/Tennyson Drive area 2700 Woodpigeon flew S, 10 Crossbill WSW in two groups of 7 and 3, 246 Fieldfare mainly SW, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit NW. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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12 Buzzard soaring over Tennyson Drive late morning today, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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1 Tree Pipit went south early morning (called three times but I couldnt pick it out in bright blue sky), also 1 Common Gull south
At least 18 Tree Sparrow, including a mobile flock of 15

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A Red Kite this evening went south-east over the Coppice Wood/Billinge Plants/Tennyson Drive area at 19:35, then circling Windy Arbour area around 19:38 before lost to view going roughly east. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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1 Crossbill high SW at 10:02, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Hobby high SW at 09:35, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Hobby flew through heading south-south-east at 19:30 Tuesday 31st July, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Green Sandpiper flew low over the general area of Coppice Wood at 09:11, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Osprey north over Billinge Plants at 09:53, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Mon 19th March: A minimum of 170 Meadow Pipit present in two grounded flocks, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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5 Black-Tailed Godwit and 5 Skylark went NW over Billinge Plants/Coppice Wood this morning. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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A Red Kite just west of Bispham Wood at 08:16, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Little Egret flew ESE over the Billinge Plants-Cob Moor area at 10:07 this morning
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A calling Dunlin flew NW this morning seen from nr Coppice Wood, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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A Hawfinch flew north over the Bonelli's Plantation above Brownlow at 10:10, giving the high-pitched call twice. It then veered off over the border in to St Helens, going down over the ridge.
Quiet otherwise, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Tree Sparrow, 1 Brambling heard overhead and a flock of c200 Jackdaw feeding in sheep fields

Chris Darbyshire had 107 Redwing and 29 Fieldfare north-west up to 07:45

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Combined count between myself and Chris Darbyshire this morning

135 Chaffinch north, also 13 south and a flock of c100 feeding at Crank Rd near the masts
230 Fieldfare in various directions but over half going north-west
65 Redwing south, also 29 north/north-west
2 Brambling north, 1 west and min 1 but possibly up to 4 down in the area
55 Starling west
5 Linnet south
4 Greenfinch south
8 Mistle Thrush south
14 Siskin north
62 Herring Gull south
1 ad Great Black-Backed Gull south

Min 5 Tree Sparrow
3 Goldcrest



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This morning Merlin south, Woodcock low west over Brownlow and a Brambling feeding with Chaffinch in stubble north of Crank Road by the masts

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Up to mid-morning today, sightings between myself and Chris Darbyshire
Redwing 35 south, min 145 north and north west
Fieldfare 15 north
Song Thrush 2 north west
Woodpigeon 800 south
Siskin 9 south
4 or 5 Brambling heard
Chaffinch 26 south

-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 28th of October 2017 12:31:08 PM

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1185 Redwing today logged by myself and Chris Darbyshire, mostly south, but including a total of 24 north-west later in day
2 Fieldfare south and 23 north-west

Crank Rd to Mountains Farm
77 Chaffinch moving south and south-west, also a flock of at least 50 down in stubble
1 Brambling dropped in from N
2 Redpoll (1 west, 1 south)
62 Meadow Pipit south
11 Goldfinch south and south-west, also 48 down feeding
10 Siskin south and south-west
18 Starling north-west
4 Greenfinch south
7 Pied Wagtail south

2 Goldcrest
14 Robin
13 Blackbird
13 Tree Sparrow
2 Song Thrush
2 Raven
4 Buzzard
2 Sparrowhawk
1 Peregrine

Goldcrest and Chiffchaff through gardens by Coppice Wood


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Crank Road to Mountains Farm this morning

3 Swallow south
1 Brambling south
20 Siskin SW
14 Chaffinch south
10 Linnet south
50 Meadow Pipit south
75 Redwing south (a far larger count earlier from just over the boundary at Billinge Hill itself)
2 Mistle Thrush south
16 Jackdaw south
25 Skylark south

In addition, birds down included :
1 Brambling
32 Chaffinch
18 Yellowhammer
3 Tree Sparrow
4 Song Thrush
10 Blackbird
3 Goldcrest
1 Chiffchaff
20 Long-Tailed Tit

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Between myself, C Darbyshire and P Alker 1165 Woodpigeon were logged moving south this morning

other totals moving S were 91 Chaffinch, 58 Linnet, 31 Siskin, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 42 Meadow Pipit, 30 Skylark, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Peregrine and 3 high-flying Cormorant



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2.5 hours this morning north of Crank Road, in varying phases of Saharan murkiness swept in by Storm Ophelia

Birds down in the area included - male Brambling in hedgerow north of Crank Rd nr masts, min 12 Yellowhammer, 3 Tree sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Raven

Birds moving through, chiefly S - 107 Chaffinch, 56 Redwing, 2 Siskin, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Meadow Pipit 

 



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1 Crossbill NNW over Coppice Wood 09:45, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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From Brownlow Lane up to The Bonelli's Plantation and along the ridge to Mountains Fm this morning produced 12 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 13 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Tree Sparrow and 13 Yellowhammer. Prob some local movement of Dunnock going on with 8 counted, inc 4 moving along the hedgerow and wall on top of the ridge.

A little vis mig comprised the following moving south: 38 Meadow Pipit, 10 Skylark (plus 25 down nr Mountain Fm), 6 Chaffinch,  3 Linnet, 2 Siskin

Also 4 Ruddy Shelduck on the pond at Brownlow Farm presumably waiting for a postcard from their pal just down the road at Orrell Water Park



-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 29th of September 2017 12:58:40 PM

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totals logged moving south today (myself and Chris Darbyshire) included 

Swallow 4294

House Martin 124

Meadow Pipit 832 logged up to mid-afternoon with lighter passage continuing through the afternoon taking total to 1000+

Linnet 80

Greenfinch 10

Siskin 9

Chaffinch 27 though many other mobile groups down

Skylark 9

Mistle Thrush 2

other birds present 7 Buzzard, 10 Yellowhammer, several mobile Tree Sparrow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest and 150 Starling hawking insects by the masts



-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 26th of September 2017 10:23:58 PM

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8 Crossbill NE at 08:40 over Coppice Wood, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire



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Crank Road-Smethurst Road this morning, 12 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler inc 1 singing, 7 Buzzard, 3 Swift, 1 Tree Sparrow and min 9 Yellowhammer



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Merlin low NNE over Billinge Plants this morning, also several Swallow. Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire 



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Crossbill NW over Billinge Plants this morning, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire and Peter Alker



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