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RE: Blackleach Country Park


Tuesday May 8th Lunchtime.
Pair Common Tern still present
Pair Great Crested Grebe with 3 chicks ( Grebelets?)

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Wheatear on Linnyshaw Moss.

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2 Grey Partridge, 2 Wheatear,.

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2 Yellow Wagtails feeding briefly on the reservoir dam, also Oystercatcher over, 4 Swift, 25 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin,.

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3 Greylag Geese,flew off 8am, 2 Swift, 2 Siskin.

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Common Tern, Common Whitethroat.

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A White Stork flew over north at 09:35 this morning.

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Greylag Goose on Island, + 2 Red Legged Partridge on Linnyshaw Moss,.

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Green Woodpecker, in nature reserve.

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Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff,.

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Quick half hour 11.00ish
2xlittle grebe
1xgc grebe
1xcormorant
3pairs of tufted duck
2xmute swans
2xwrens
2xrobins
loads of blue and great tits
1xblackbird
cheers jay

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 22nd of March 2012 04:26:00 PM

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2 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon,2 Little Grebe,Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Tit, pair Reed Bunting,.

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2 Gadwall, 3 Cormorant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Tit, pair Reed Bunting,.

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2 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Reed Bunting,.

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male Goosander, 2 little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Kestrel, 6 Jay, Reed Bunting,.

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Jack Snipe, in reeds behind the reservoir, then flew off north to the nature reserve.

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7 Mute Swan, 7 Gadwall, 40 Tufted Duck, 6 Bullfinch.

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5 Gadwall, 6 Fieldfare, Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch,.

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There was a birder called Bill,
Of atlasing he'd had his fill,
He fancied a lark
So went down to the park,
But the lark had flown up to the hill!



Steve

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Quick hour early afternoon
Gadwallx2
Moorhen
coot
Canada geese
mallards
Various Tits
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Magpies
Crows
House sparrows
Robin
Sparrowhawk
Deerx3 back of Nature reserve
Cheers Jay

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 13th of February 2012 04:46:34 PM

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12th February am.

Keep looking out for the Water Rail
But efforts to date are to no avail
With the recent spell of cold and ice
A sighting today would have been nice
Still four shoveler plus gadwall female and drake
At least put a little bit of icing on the cake

Cheers,

Bill.

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Pair , Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 65 Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Common Snipe,.

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Water Rail on reed Island, at the back of reservoir, 4 Gadwall, 2 Pochard.

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6 Mute Swan, 50 Canada Geese, 4 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 35 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck,.

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pair Gadwall, 2 Pochard, Great Black backed Gull, 20 Herring Gulls over, 2 Coal Tit, Willow Tit, 2 Treecreeper, Lesser Redpoll, 7 Bullfinch,.

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Quick half hour around 14.00
Comorant
mute swan
mallard
canada geese
Tufted duck
Coot
Moorhen
Lots of Crows and Magpies
Cheers Jay


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Originally posted by David Campbell earlier today:

A Chiffchaff there too. Nice medium sized reservoir with reedy & shrubby edges, a nice little island and a few good viewpoints. I'll be visiting again next time I'm up

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Originally posted by David Campbell earlier today:

2 Ravens on pylons viewable from the platform midday. Also 2 Gadwall. Like this site - only just discovered it even though it's a 5 min walk from where I stay when I visit Manchester. Nice habitat, it 's got potential...




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Pair Gadwall, 6 Fieldfare, Willow Tit, 4 Bullfinch.

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Water Rail, one showing well at reedbed on the south side of the reservoir, best to view it from the dam side, also 3 wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 2 Willow Tit, 4 Bullfinch, Reed Bunting,.

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2 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 8 bullfinch.

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Yesterday (19th):

No sign of the Red-crested Pochard
Coot 134
Mute Swan 3
Tufted Duck 12
Moorhen c10

On the playing field nearr Moss Lane end of resr.

Black-headed Gull 50
Herring gull 4
Common Gull 10

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Red Crested Pochard still here.

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Drake Red-crested Pochard still present at 1.30pm on the lake.
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Drake Red-crested Pochard still present this afternoon on the lake.

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Red Crested Pochard still here, on reservoir near island, also Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker,50+ Fieldfare, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch,.

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Drake, Red Crested Pochard, in middle of resr, also Kingfisher and Treecreeper.

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Pochard, Little Grebe, Willow Tit, 4 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch.

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2 Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40+ Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, flock of 20 Long tailed Tits, 2 Willow Tit, 6 Bullfinch,.

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Pink footed Geese, 2 flocks 160, at 8 30am, and 60 at 8 40am, both east. male Gadwall, 22 Moorhen, 150 Coot, 5 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch.

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male Gadwall, little Grebe, + Common Buzzard and Kestrel on Linnyshaw Moss.

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16/10 - mid-morning.

7 Wigeon, c140 Coot, 1 Little Grebe & 2 Cormorant.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk & 4 Lesser Redpoll.

4 Gadwall (2m,2f) on 9/10.

Cheers,

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Whooper Swan flying south at 8 15am, also female Wigeon, Common Snipe, and 12 Bullfinch.

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A late Common Sandpiper flying around the reservoir, + Little Grebe, and 7 Bullfinch, also 4 Willow Tit together near Linnyshaw Garden Centre,.

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Little Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, 6 Bullfinch,.

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3 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 3 Willow Tit,.

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2 Wigeon, Willow Tit,.

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3 Gadwall, 1 male 2 female.

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Wigeon and Redshank, but redshank flew off at 10am.

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Two good sightings today, an Hobby flew over the reservoir at 7. 50am, heading east, and a Spotted Flycatcher was in the nature reserve, also Grey Wagtail and 4 Willow Tits.

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