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dave broome


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Birds this morning included 9 Wheatear and 2 Raven

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No sign of any Cattle Egrets around Sandyforth, Gladden Hey Farm or Down Brook Minewater Treatment Site this morning



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Cattle egrets still present at 13.40 , info thanks to Ian campbell.

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dave broome


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The Cattle Egrets made several short flights within the minewater treatment compound, then in the surrounds of Gladden Hey Farm itself. They landed on the north side of the farm at about 12:45, where they may be visible from the Sandyforth site north of the farm. Parking is limited along Winstanley Road-Ashton Road. Leyland Green Road is easier for parking and is a short walk. There is a public footpath from there up to the minewater treatment site.



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4 Cattle Egret at Downbrook Minewater Treatment site, Winstanley Road between Windy Arbour and Garswood. Parking for several cars at entrance to public footpath south of Gladden Hey Farm. Walk along public footpath to view fenced off treatment works, birds can be out of view inside green fence.

Minewater site is next to Gladden Hey Farm, Winstanley Rd, Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0UU.

Found by Chris Derbyshire but info thanks to Dave Broome.



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5 House Martin this morning 



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2 Raven flew south this morning

2 singing Willow Warbler, good numbers of singing Skylark and Meadow Pipit



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Originally posted today by Dave Fairhurst:

2 ravens and female stonechat this morning

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1 Peregrine E late afternoon



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Ian McKerchar


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No further sight or sound of the Yellow-browed Warbler since the initial sighting this morning.

Info thanks to Brian Fielding

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One of the public footpaths to the disused reservoir is opposite 67 Leyland Green Road, not Leyland Green Lane, apologies. From there at the end of the track, before you reach the minewater treatment site, turn right, past the burned car(!) to enter the path around the perimeter of the disused reservoir. At a couple of spots it's possible to walk down in to the basin of the former reservoir and in to parts of the Willow scrub, where the bird called clearly at close range once this morning, though I couldn't see the bird. 3 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff and a Willow Tit were also hard to see, with just a glimpse of one Goldcrest. Min 20 Redwing and a Siskin. A continental race Song Thrush was seen well. 3 Teal also present.





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Yellow-browed Warbler heard only this morning.

Access to the disused reservoir adjacent to Downbrook Minewater Treatment site is along public footpath off Winstanley Rd just south of Gladden Hey Farm, continuing past the minewater treatment site, or off Leyland Green Lane, public footpath along farm track blocked by boulders then turn right at end in to site. A muddy path goes all way around the perimeter of former reservoir, with a couple of points of access down in to the middle of the site.

Info thanks to Dave Broome

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Willow Tit, Goldcrest and at least 17 Chiffchaff at the disused reservoir today

 



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Jimmy Meadows


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This Morning

2 Wheatear

Tree Pipit heard only

1 Snipe heard only

 

Jimmy



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dave broome


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off the south end of the site, 8 Chiffchaff and 7 Yellowhammer around the disused Ashton UDC reservoir off Leyland Green Lane



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1 Whinchat this morning, 2 Tree Pipit SW with a third one heard only, possibly down on the site



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17 Meadow Pipit feeding this morning, singing Willow Warbler and Yellowhammer



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Willow Tit this morning and a Curlew over



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A Curlew dropped in for a short while today before heading off west 



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Wheatear present today, a minimum of 9 singing Skylark and 2 Swallow north



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Early morning visit
1 Buzzard
2 Yellowhammer
2 Tree Pipits heard in flight but not seen.


Jimmy

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7 Wheatear this morning, 4 Sand Martin flew N

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Originally posted today by Dave Fairhurst:

had a walk round this evening one buzzard 50 plus meadow pipit this afternoon 3 swallows not many about now

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Quiet this morning, 8 Meadow Pipit on the site plus one flying south, 1 Skylark, 3 Snipe circling, 1 Tree Sparrow flew west

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This morn
Highlight was a calling Tree Pipit over going south.


Jimmy

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This Morning
At least 20 Skylarks singing which was amazing not sure how may are on this area but there was also a lot of other skylarks feeding young
1 Wheatear
1 Reed Bunting
6 Meadow Pipits
2pr Lapwings rear of Gladden Hey Farm
1 Yellowhammer

Jimmy

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This am
25+ Skylarks
3 Reed Bunting
1 Yellowhammer
4 Carrion Crows.

Jimmy

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32 Collared Dove feeding at Gladden Hey Farm this morning. At the overgrown former reservoir site and the adjacent minewater treatment site 22 Blackbird feeding, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Teal

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Late morning visit

4 Wheatear
2 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
4 Skylark
4 Meadow Pipit
20+ Swallow at Gladden Hey Farm
30+ Lapwings in fields opp
22 Lapwings in field opp Windy Arbour Farm.

Jimmy

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At the south end of Sandyforth, at the former Leyland Green reservoir site this morning: Willow Tit, Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch and Reed Bunting

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2000+ Starling feeeding on sheep pasture this morning

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12.00 while 13.00 in the rain,not nice

1 Skylark
50 Swallows
3 Snipe
800 Starlings feeding on a rather smelly field

cheers geoff

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across the road from the main entrance this morning on farmland next to Barton Clough: 530 Black-Headed Gull, 12 Common Gull, 21 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, approx 40 Lapwing

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Friday 20 April 2012
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1 Raven feeding near sheep then flew west
1 Swallow over > north
many Skylark
several Meadow Pipit
2 Linnet
1 Yellowhammer

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A Raven flew west, low over Ashton Road, as I was driving past this afternoon.

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A quick circuit in the sunshine this afternoon:

3 Kestrel
2 Grey Partridge
1 Curlew (over > north)
c20 Skylark
c30 Meadow Pipit
2 Linnet
2 Pied Wagtail on field flood on other side of Ashton Road

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35 Linnet, 20 Meadow Pipit and a minimum of 40 vocal and very active Skylark down on site this morning; small numbers of Meadow Pipit moving south in the haze

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40 Linnet and 19 Meadow Pipit down on site today

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1 Tree Pipit over calling
1 Kestrel
6 Pied Wagtails
1 Grey wagtail at pool
50+ Swallows hawking for insects
6 Meadow Pipits
1 Skylark

Cheers Jimmy

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1 Wheatear, 3 Skylark and 1 Yellowhammer this morning
a Kestrel was working hard in flight carrying what looked like a large Rat
1 Golden Plover flew south and 9 Goosanders SW

-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 25th of August 2011 06:05:28 PM

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First visit to this site,

2 grey partridge
4 lapwing
1 sparrowhawk
starlings,ect around the farm,

plenty skylarks singing,and the reason for my visit 1 wheatearbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

cheers geoffbiggrin.gif

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Saturday 02 April 2011 13:00ish, sunny with gusty SW wind, 14'C 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Golden Plover 2 Lapwing 5 Wheatear (2m 3f) good numbers of Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Linnet 2 Raven

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This cold morning
30+ Skylarks
3 Yellowhamers singing
2 Mallards
3 Meadow Pipits
20 Starling
1 Buzzard
2 Pheasant

Cheers Jimmy

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Wednesday 19 January 2011

Very brief early afternoon visit, on my lunch break:
2 Buzzard
48+ Skylark
2 Carrion Crow

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dave broome


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Early p.m. 160 Fieldfare feeding on site, with a few Redwing; 8 Meadow Pipit; 27 Linnet; 1 Golden Plover flew south at 12:50

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This morning
16 Grey Partridge
30+ Skylarks
20+Meadow Pipits
1 Buzzard

Cheers Jimmy

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28 Skylark and 30+ Meadow Pipits on here this morning, 1 Siskin flew south

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presumably the red arrows would have been enroute to Southport for the airshow!

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Saturday 18 September 2010
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2 Raven, then flew towards Wigan.
9 Red Arrows, west.

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Friday 03 September 2010
06:20 - 09:20

VisMig (S/SW):
2 Cormorant
8 Swallow
1 Grey Wagtail
3 Alba Wagtail

Also present:
16 Grey Partridge
1 Snipe
singing Chiffchaff

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