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1 Wigeon & 7 Gadwall. Common Buzzard.

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1 Wigeon + 4 Gadwall.

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4 Teal, Common Buzzard on Linnyshaw Moss.

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Hi Rob, They left the mesh down to allow ducks and geese on, WHY ?. I told him to put it back up. One Oystercatcher over today.

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Tuesday 25th June approx 2.30pm

It appears both Common Tern pairs have at least 1 hatchling each.
The bird on each respective nest kept standing up and shuffling round and each time I could see movement under the birds wing. At one point both pairs took to the wing which in my mind I wouldn't have expected if all the eggs were still unhatched (that was my thought anyway as I do know most Terns and Gulls for that matter are very protective and a bit paranoid with their eggs)

The mesh on the new raft has been ripped off down one side which has been promptly reported to the wardens.

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23rd June.

Nice views of a singing Reed Warbler this morning. Sounded, to my ears anyway, as if their was a small bit of mimicry in the song, with short bursts of the "hooeet" call of Willow Warbler and "seeoo" call of Reed Bunting involved.

3 Common Terns.

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Jason Dulhanty


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Brief visit 12ish
Hirundines in good numbers
Squabbling Coots
Moorhen
Great crested grebes x2
Mute swan x3
All the usuals
Cheers Jay
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Tony Hill


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Male Yellow Wagtail, on the new tern raft 8.30am.

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Tony Hill


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Spotted Flycatcher, on the nature reserve, 11.30am.

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5th May.

One Common Tern and then a little later some good but brief views of three Sandwich Terns noisily flying west at around 10.25 am. This is my first ever record of this species in GM! I expect there must be a good chance that these were the same three birds that were seen at Elton Reservoir heading west less than half an hour earlier?


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Bill.


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Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler.

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Osprey, one flying quite low over the reservoir,then heading north-west, at 10. 45am.

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Common Sandpiper. + 2 Oystercatchers flying over.

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male Redstart, In bushes on the north side of the resesvoir, where the dam side meets the north side, near a black bin, . Also 10 Swallow, Sand Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff. There was also a Woodcock in the nature reserve on the 13th.

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Early doors
At long last..... The Water Rail
Cheers Tony

Cheers Jay
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Jason Dulhanty


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Cheers Tony, I think I know the spot(Small brick wall right in the corner)
Cheers Jay

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Tony Hill


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Jason, For water rail, stand on the wall side, behind the visitor centre and look to the far side, near the phragmites ( tall reeds),.You may only hear the birds calling, but they often come on to the bank next to the reeds.

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Linnyshaw moss
Grey heron over
Jayx2 very active
Treecreeper
Goldcrest
Usual tits
Magpiesxloads
Carrion crowsxloads
chaffinchx2
goldfinchx3
Single Redwing
Cheers Jay
Don't twitch and drive
Tony....Where's the best spot for the water rail?


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Tony Hill


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Water Rail, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting.

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5 Goosander, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Common Buzzard, Water Rail at the back of the reservoir, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Meadow Pipit on Linnyshaw Moss, 6 Willow tit (3 pairs).

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Wednesday 13th March

1 Kingfisher
30 Tufted Duck
1 Herring Gull
5 Great Crested Grebe

-- Edited by James Walsh on Thursday 14th of March 2013 09:18:36 PM

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Late post for Monday:

3 o'clock for my debut site visit

No Water Rails for me either; brass monkey weather to say the least!
Plenty of Tufted Ducks
9 Goosanders
Lots of Moorhens
Several Great Crested Grebes, including some display-like behaviour with a pair.

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12ish
Goosandersx7 f
Cormorant
Mute swanx1 plus 1 juv
All the usuals
Then the snow came
Cheers Jay
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2 Water Rails, On the reed Island. View from the wall side.

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Water Rail, On reed Island. Also 8 Goosanders.

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Quick half hour on the way back from the gym ( weight still not gone)
12ish
Mute swanx2
Goosanderx3 m and 2f
Grey heronx2
good numbers of Canada geese, Tufted ducks, coot and moorhen.
Gull city
Brown ratx2
Cat in the reed beds
Cheers jay
don't twitch and drive.

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Tuesday 25th Feb 2pm
Feeders : Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Willow Tit

Car Park : Robin, Wren, Blackbird

Lake : 5 Goosanders, about 50 Tufted Duck, plenty of Coot, Canada Goose, Mallard, Black Headed Gull, Mute Swan, and Moorhen

-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 26th of February 2013 02:32:39 PM

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High noon
On the way back from the gym(still can't shift this Christmas weight)
Anyway
Cormorantx2
Mallardx11
Canada geesex51
Gb grebe
Tufted ducksx80
Mute swanx4
Cootx16
Gadwellx2
grey heron
Moorhen
Goosanderx2
Car Park and feeders
Great titx2
Magpiex7
Wren
Blue titsx3
Lt titsx2
Bullfinchx2
Goldfinchx3
Greenfinch
Cheers jay
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Almost forgot...a Buzzard flying quite low overhead and landed on 1 of the pylons just passed the lake towards Farnworth.

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Called in again on lunch break today.

Main lake...50+ Tufted Duck with 1 Great Crested Grebe
Countless Coot, Mallard, Canada Goose
1 Grey Heron and 2 Cormorants on the wooden island.
Further round near the wooden jetty...roughly another 40 Canada Goose, 1 Lapwing, and mixed Common and Black Headed Gulls in good numbers.
3 Mute Swans (1 near full grown Cygnet) the 2 adults readily feed from your hand as they did today.
What annoyed me here was a man and woman with a youngster and a Staffy, encouraging the dog to go for the Swans, not the dogs fault...and I might add...IT DIDN'T GO FOR THEM !!! They soon went when I went over. Idiots!

Feeding Station...the usual Bullfinch, Chaffinch, about 35 Goldfinch, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, and a lone Willow Tit, very active.

Apparently the Ranger here informs me they do well here, 3 breeding pairs no less last year, great news!

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Weds 23/1/13
Called in on my lunch break.
Plenty of Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan.
Walked round to the feeding station at the back of the visitor centre...
Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, and it was either
Willow Tit or Marsh Tit, watched it for a good 10 mins but without binocs or camera I couldn't get a positive ID

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3 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 50 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander,.

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2 Shoveler, Goosander, 40 Siskin.

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6 Shoveler (3 male ), Kingfisher,.

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Originally posted by Bernard Hooley today:

post for yesterday 3pm yellow legged gull in gull roost

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10 Gadwall, Goldeneye, Common Buzzard, 30 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 6 Bullfinch.

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Water Rail in ditch north of reservoir, +10 Gadwall, Common Buzzard on M/ way lamp, 25 Fieldfare, 4 Bullfinch.

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7 Whooper Swans flying east , very low, at 8 15am, 9 Gadwall, 40 Tufted Duck, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 50 Feildfare over, 40 Jackdaw,.

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28th October.

4 drake Pochard here this morning, plus a flock of c40 Redwing.

There were 13 Gadwall and c55 Tufted Duck here last Sunday (21/10). Numbers of both these species appeared to be down somewhat today, with the Tufted Duck count only around half of that noted last week. It was also nice to meet and to have a good natter with Tony Hill at Blackleach last Sunday morning.

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Bill.


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1 Teal, Little Grebe, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel.

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6 Willow Tits together in the nature reserve.

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3 Shoveler, 2 Common Buzzard.

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4 Gadwall, 35 Mistle Thrush, 3 Willow Tit.

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Little Grebe, Common Tern, Kingfisher, 16 Mistle Thrush, 3 Willow Tit,.

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16 Tufted Duck, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Common Tern, Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wheatear, 15 Mistle Thrush, Willow Tit, 150+ Starling, 20 Goldfinch, 8 Bullfinch,.

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8 Teal.

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Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 4 Common Tern, Reed Warbler.

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Red Kite over junction of M61 and A666 (Kearsley) at 6pm. Landed in trees to the left of the eastbound carriageway. Circa 1m NE of Blackleach



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Tony Hill


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2 Reed Warblers.

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Reed Warbler singing on reed island.

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