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24 Siskin flew from Amberswood in to Low Hall Park this morning

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Yesterday 4 Wigeon were present, also c200 each of both Redwing and Fieldfare.

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8 Little Egrets present mid-afternoon today.

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2 Little Egrets present mid-morning today.

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3 Little Egrets present on the floods yesterday.

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1 Snipe and 8 Little Egrets on the floods today.

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This morning on the floods, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and a Greenshank flew SE

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Five Little Egrets again this morning.

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Yesterday morning, 2 Green Sandpiper on the floods dropped in during a heavy down pour during, also 9 Little Egret and 63 Lapwing .

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7 Little Egrets again today.

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Yesterday evening, seven Little Egrets were on the floods.

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9 Little Egrets on the floods today.

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Today 3 Little Egrets were on the floods with a female Yellow Wagtail, with 9 Greylag Geese and 2 Cetti's Warblers around the reserve.

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Yesterday:

1 male Shelduck and 4 Little Egret 

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3 x Little Egret present

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Single shelduck and little egret this afternoon

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Single Shelduck present today.

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2 Little Egrets on the main pool today along with a single Goosander .

 

Also around the area, 800-1000 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 250+ Goldfinch, 100+ Chaffinch, several Siskin and Bullfinch, 25 Teal and 2 Willow Tit.

 

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6 Goosanders this morning

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Sunday 28 February 2021

I noticed a Little Egret in the reeds by the flash while I was out for a run early this afternoon.

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Birds today included at least 13 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe and 4 Tufted Duck on the lake, also single Redpoll and Siskin over; 11 Gadwall on flood between Low Hall and Bickershaw Lane, with 14 Pied Wagtail and 4 Meadow Pipit feeding there

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Dipper currently under old railway bridge on river exiting the site

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Dipper currently under old railway bridge on river exiting the site

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Birds this morning included a singing Chiffchaff, 36 Teal and 2 Gadwall



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21 Siskin and a Willow Tit at the Platt Bridge end of Low Hall, by footpath just behind Pickthorn Close



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Wish I had brought my binoculars with me this morning as the sun was shining right in my eyes whilst trying to view a flock of 15 ducks on the far bank. Looked like a mixed flock of Mallard and Gadwall. Also seen was:
-1 Mute Swan
-2 Moorhen
-1 Grey Heron
-2 Little Grebe
-1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
-2 Black-Headed Gull

-1 Willow Tit
-Several Blue and Long-Tailed Tits
-4 late House Martins over south

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Jimmy Meadows wrote:


A Little Egret was seen and a photo was taken by a collegue of mine from work as he was inspected bridges in this area on the 16/2/15 he showed me the photo today that he had taken of a white heron which turned out to be a Little Egret it was seen on the brook sorry I don't know the name of the brook opp the Old Strangeways Pub on Liverpool Rd.



That will be Borsdane Brook, downstream of Blackberry Drive

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LATE LATE LATE Sighting for which I think is still classed as Low Hall NR

A Little Egret was seen and a photo was taken by a collegue of mine from work as he was inspected bridges in this area on the 16/2/15 he showed me the photo today that he had taken of a white heron which turned out to be a Little Egret it was seen on the brook sorry I don't know the name of the brook opp the Old Strangeways Pub on Liverpool Rd.
Not sure if any Little Egrets were reported on or around this day but if there were this might have been the one.

Jimmy

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Quick evening visit,little of note

1 pair of Mute Swan with 2 cygnets,happily residing in the small newt pond.

cheers geoffbiggrin

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Cuckoo Sunday morning near black pipeline.

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2 mute swan,7 mallard,2 gadwall,coot,moorhen,5 willow warbler,3 chiffchaff,long tailed tit,great tit,blue tit,chaffinch,pheasant,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,blackbird,mistle thrush.

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2 mute swan refurbishing nest, 2 teal, 4 gadwall, 1 lesser black backed gull, 8 mallard, 4 coot, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 willow tit, 1 blackcap, 3 long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, chaffinch, several willow warbler and chiffchaff, mistle thrush, blackbird, wood pigeon, carrion crow,magpie,

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3 mute swan, 4 mallard, pair teal, pair gadwall, coot, moorhen, willow tit, coal tit, blue tit, great tit, 3 chiffchaff, 2 willow warbler, mistle thrush, grey heron, blackbird, collared dove, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, jackdaw over, brief flash of a kingfisher over river.

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part of evening dog walk
3 mute swan, 2 teal, 2 mallard, 2 grey heron, mistle thrush, 2 chiffchaff, robin, blackbird, great tit, blue tit, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow,

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3 mute swan, 2 teal, 4 mallard, 4 coot, 2 moorhen, 3 chiffchaff, robin, wren, blackbird, song thrush, mistle thrush,pheasant, jay.

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part of evening dog walk
4 mute swan 2 adult 2 juv, 9 mallard, 2 teal, 3 coot, 2 moorhen, 1 goldcrest, 1 song thrush, 1 mistle thrush, robin, wren, blue tit, great tit, chaffinch, bullfinch, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie, blackbird.

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quick mooch
4 mute swan 2 adult 2 juv, 12 teal, 4 mallard, 3 coot,1 black headed gull, small flock long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, chaffinch, robin, wren.

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4 mute swan 2adult 2 juvenile, 4 gadwall 2m,2f, 5 teal 3m,2f, 6 mallard, 3 black headed gull, 2 moorhen, 2 coot,wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, blackbird, robin, wren, long tailed, great and blue tit.

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Just off the LNR today, at Low Hall Colliery reclamation, 12 Meadow Pipit and 6 Snipe on the field near the prison, 1 Goldcrest, 35 Fieldfare flew south and a Siskin calling overhead

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A Hobby flew across low across the main road near hall pond at 6:50pm today; narrowly missing the observer's car!

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12th August.

Female/eclipse type Mandarin on the lake, plus family parties of Chiffchaff and Blackcap in the woodland this morning.

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Bill.

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Earlier today:

2 Redshank
48 Teal
6 Gadwall
Willow Tit
Singing Chiffchaff

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2 Kestrels present on skipper meadow today.

1 Kingfisher flew over the meadow having come from the road and probably off Amberswood.

1 Woodcock flushed from the back of skipper meadow.

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1 Woodcock present in the recently cut meadow clockwise from the car park on Friday 11th January.

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40 Goldfinch, 9 Siskin, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Teal this morning

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Lesser Whitethroat on the railway embankment this morning.

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Wednesday 11 January 2012
early afternoon

7 Mute Swan (2 adult)
13 Mallard
12 Tufted Duck
1 Cormorant (over)
1 Kestrel
11 Coot
1 Kingfisher
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Goldcrest (HMP Hindley)
19 Magpie (gypsy field)
1 Willow Tit
1 Treecreeper
1 Mistle Thrush
8 Pied Wagtail (gypsy field)
2 Greenfinch

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First visit this year

7 mute swans 5 juv
1 cormorant
4 pochard
14 tufted
20 mallard
35 black headed gulls
9 teal
1 shoveler
1 great spotted woodpecker
usual tit flock

in the fields towards HMP
2 song thrush
30 blackbirds
3 skylark over
100+ mixed fieldfare and redwing
15 chaffinch,
cheers geoff

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A Siskin was surprising today, flying from near the Bickershaw Caravan Site in to Low Hall

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midday stroll,to have a look at the new amphibian ponds high lighted in this weeks wigan reporter, very nice although i,m not sure they will survive the floods.Not much around today,swan family still complete,only mallard,tufted,coot,moorhen on the lake small tit flock,six redwings very sparten otherwise

cheers geoffbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

also rescued a pensioner who.d strayed off the path and got his mobility scooter bogged down,i was tempted to walk away but couldn,t resist ticking him off for cutting up the grass in such a loutish mannerbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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