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Chiffchaff singing this morning on old railway line.

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Male sparrowhawk feeding at least one juvenile late morning.

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kingfisher north of lake 730 am, first on this site for me.biggrin.gif

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Green woodpecker heard but not seen south west corner 730 am.

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Watched a pair of bullfinches for about 10 mins collecting sugar steelers of the path floor.

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At least 2 whitethroats , one showing very well with flight display from the same tree seen from 2 years ago.

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2 grasshopper warblers, one northwest the other southwest of the lake 730am.

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Superb male blackcap no more than 20 feet and at eye level singing is heart away on old railway line this afternoon.

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5 chiffchaffs calling north of the lake ,at least 1 sky lark singing over ince landfill this afternoon.

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Probably the one that had us foxed on Bickershaw Rucks last year!

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Dave Tennant


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Late report of a jay calling yesterday that sounded identical to that of a calling buzzard. the bird was perched in a tree and seemed to be calling to another bird.

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Woodcock flying low over railway line in the gloom 630 tonight.

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10 Lesser Redpoll between Crompton Street and the lake this morning
Elsewhere, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Coal Tit, 5 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch

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juv whooper swan on the lake yesterday (tuesday)

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Dave Tennant


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counted 19 long tailed tits [ i think there was more ] in reed beds north west of lake 8 am.

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8 cormorants flying in from the north and landing on the lake.

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Woodcock flying low in the dark 7am, 4 bullfinches flying across path 0815.

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Barn owl hunting without any success and then landing on sign post giving me a great view of it 5.40 tonight.

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Barn owl hunting north and east of lake 0725 this morning.

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Barn owl hunting north of the lake in very frosty conditions 0755 this morning, first on this site for mebiggrin.gif.

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Garden Warbler singing this morning at the extreme west end of the Amberswood site, alongside a flooded railway cutting north of Spring View

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2 singing Garden Warblers close to each other, along the footpath north from the lake this morning
2 Goldcrest on site and Willow Tit

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4 Grasshopper warblers southwest and northwest of lake between 7 and 8 this morning.

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Highlights.... pair of bullfinches 0630
1 linnet,2 swallows, 1 kestrel this afternoon.

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2 blackcaps [ 1 a very close view of a singing male ] railway line 7 am .

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Tawny owl calling loudly railway line 0500 today .

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Walk around eastern and northern area.
highlights.... 4 great crested grebe [ 2 involved in courtship dance ]
1 kestrel
1 reed bunting
3 willow warbler
4 chiffchaff
2 buzzards mating on top of coniferdisbelief.gif
1 buzzard and 1 sparrowhawk circling each other
1 long tailed tit

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2 lapwings [ 1 calling ] flying northwest over old railway 0700 .

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Quick walk along railway line and northern end of lake 0930- 1020 .

3 chaffinch
3 robins
5 chiffchaff
4 willow warblers
1 blackcap
2 song thrush
2 jays
1 sky lark and 2 buzzards soaring and calling over ince landfill.
3 wrens
1 thirsty dog

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6 ciffchaff and 1st willow warbler around the lake and up the railway line 645-745 this am.

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Tawny owl very vocal along the old railway last night at 11 pm.

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Chiffchaff calling on the old railway line 645 am today, kind of made my morning to see that this little guy had got back safely.

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Green woodpecker southwest corner 7 15 this morning, very vocal perched in birch tree.

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12/2/10 (am)

1 Buzzard
8 Siskin
1 Pochard
2 Gadwall
25 Tufted Duck
2 Little Grebe
6 Common Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Skylark (singing above the landfill)
4 Reed Bunting (two singing their monotonous song)
4 Bullfinch
1 Coal Tit

The wildfowl & gulls were quite settled on the lake until some goon appeared with a rubber dingy and proceeded to set sail, complete with fishing rods and a suit-case !? confuse.gifdisbelief.gif

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I suspect it might have carried on to the Wigan Flashes, which will be checked tomorrow by Rob and myself.

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Hi Ian
The Egret flew across Liverpool Rd btw Strangeways Pub and the speed camera at approx 2:00 in a westerly direction saw it for about 5 to 10 secs at most but with driving and trying not to crash at the time could not pick out any details at all.

By the time i could park up it was nowhere to be seen so contacted the Pie Eaters to see if anyone was in the area as it was Ian Woosey and Judith had a look at Amberswood but to no avail not for want of trying i might add,

Just wish i was walking and not driving at the time.

So will have to go down as Egret Sp.disbelief.gif

Cheers Jimmy

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 26th of January 2010 11:08:29 PM

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Jimmy Meadows had an egret sp. (not identified beyond that as he was driving at the time) over Liverpool Road, heading west towards Amberswood at around 2pm today. A subsequent search of Amberswood Lake could not refind the bird.

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dave broome


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drake Wigeon at lunchtime today, also 5 Siskin, 5 Willow Tits and 2 Goldcrest

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Judith Smith wrote:

Sexing cyggies is a) messy...



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I really do need to grow up...!

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 18th of January 2010 11:34:06 PM

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Judith Smith


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Sexing cyggies is a) messy b) often indeterminate and a large proportion are wrongly assigned.

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They say dipping things in very cold water makes them shrink but.....weirdface.gif

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Ian McKerchar


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Yes, but did the swan think changing it's sex was a mistake? Let's not pass judgement, we all make our own choices...








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We all make mistakes!

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Judith Smith


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It's changed its sex, then, as it bred in 2009 and was definitely a female then!

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Hi Ian,
Mute Swan SFB was originally ringed as a male cygnet in 2005 just nearby in Low Hall Park.
Steve

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17/1/10 Early morning

1 Buzzard
1 Goosander (drk) over, from Low Hall direction
1 (single confuse.gif) Pink-footed Goose NW @ 09:35
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
2 Skylark over
2 Mute Swan (one wearing blue Darvic SFB)
1 Reed Bunting

A large flock of mixed finches & tits on Amberswood Common:
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4 Siskin
2 Lesser Redpoll
6 Bullfinch
1 Coal Tit
12 Goldfinch
7 Long-tailed Tit
8 Blue Tit
2 Great Tit

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19/12/09 am

Lake 90% frozen.

1 Snipe
c220 Black-headed Gull
5 Common Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Willow Tit
c40 Goldfinch
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Little Grebe
15 Tufted Duck
1 Reed Bunting
2 Bullfinch
1 Pheasant
(1 Bar-headed X Greylag type goose)

30 species seen in total.

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27/11/09 Mid morning


4 Snipe
1 Willow Tit
1 Coal Tit
4 Bullfinch
2 Reed Bunting
1 Great Crested Grebe






-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Friday 27th of November 2009 02:48:35 PM

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sunday am, no sign of any redpoll

cheers geoffbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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3/11/09 Late morning

41 Snipe flushed (not by me !) from the south-western reedbed
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kingfisher
1 Willow Tit
3 Little Grebe
1 Great Crested Grebe
6 Bullfinch
7 Reed Bunting
2 Skylark
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Water Rail (heard)

Two skeins of Pink-footed Geese over >NW. One of 15 @ 10:00 and another of c70 @ 11:00

-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Tuesday 3rd of November 2009 03:17:18 PM

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