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A Lesser Whitethroat was singing today a short distance west of the East Lancashire Road/Atherleigh Way junction

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64 Swift were feeding yesterday evening over farmland by Stonecross Lane and the East Lancashire Road

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A Grey Wagtail on Garton Drive this morning.

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RE: Lowton + Golborne Area


Originally posted today by Andy Isherwood:

Single wheatear in fields at Apple Tree stables this am



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Pure white albino Starling by Garton Drive this morning.

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Female Redstart in the two large sycamores on Heath Lane near the junction with Heathmoor Avenue this evening. 



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Hi Craig. They flew across the path after the dip heading away from Slag Lane, away from the field. I wandered into the grass and flushed one of them. No calls heard.

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mike_s_jones wrote:

3 Quail at Byrom Hall Woods today.





Hi Mike, whereabouts were these please? Were they calling?

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3 Quail at Byrom Hall Woods today.

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Singing Lesser Whitethroat along the A580 East Lancs Road this morning, c200 yards west past the Golborne island on the south side of the East Lancs.

 

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Woodcock today on the Hesketh Meadows-Byrom Lane footpath along the former railway

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Lesser Whitethroat singing at Hesketh Meadows today

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Just had a chiffchaff flycatching in the back garden on the Poplars estate off St Helens Road, possibly a garden tick.



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Sid is correct. It is a large area of semi-derelict land left over from the former coal mine, now it is mainly used by drug takers, rogue dog walkers (often the type who don't clean up the dog mess by the look of it), fly-tipping and other anti-social behaviour. It spent a large part of late July/early August on fire at the hands of local youths so I didn't go there for a while myself but in the past just on casual walks (I have never taken my binoculars due to mugging risk!!) I have seen Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, Siskin, LT, Blue, Great and Coal mixed Tit flocks including a highlight of Willow Tits Heard Tawny Owls and Chiffchaffs. It is is a very under-watched area (indeed i would only consider going there myself if early morning before the ASB people have got up) but i often think it would be great to keep some patch notes on the place as eventually it might be possible to get an area within The Bonk designated as a nature reserve or suchlike if good records are kept. Of course, they would need a non-flammable hide :D but it could be nice as I am sure more birds would come with the right management. This latest report has inspired me to go and have another look at it sometime, it would be nice to see a Hobby there, thanks.

-- Edited by Rene Griffiths on Sunday 19th of August 2018 11:16:32 AM

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Google tells me that the location of the former colliery is known locally as the 'Bonk' which originated in the migration of Welsh miners to North West coal mines.



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Huh? Is that the local dogging site, then ?

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A Hobby went north over Ashton Road just after 12:30, coming off the Golborne Park/Golborne Bonk site

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Originally posted on March 3rd by Zoe Barrett:

This afternoon on farmland near Carr Lane: 49 Golden Plover 6 Lapwing 50 Fieldfares 40 Meadow Pipits 6 Yellowhammers 4 Tree sparrows 2 Stonechats 1 Kestrel 



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Around 50 golden plover on fields at the junction of Newton Lane and the A580 East Lancs, just east of Haydock Island this morning.



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I had a slightly surreal moment this morning while walking the dog in the early dawn light by the east lancs road.  I was staring up into the sky watching a satellite passing by when a Jack Snipe fluttered across my field of vision and landed in the nearby field. 



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Whilst driving up Lime Grove this morning at 7.45 a large swift type bird flew over the road and across the roof tops. I only got a few seconds look at it and it was flying away from me all the time but it looked just like a large Swift. Worth keeping a look out as it was heading in the rough direction of Pennington flash. 



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Approx 40 Golden Plover flying west alongside the East Lancashire Road by Golborne island this afternoon



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2 Peregine circling over farmland adjacent to Edge Green Common on Sunday afternoon



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Viewed from Highfield Moss. A Red Kite was circling near to the Travellers Rest pub this morning at 10.00am. It was loosely associating with a couple Buzzards and hung around for about twenty minutes before drifting off west. It looked to have a tag on its left wing. 



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Just one Golden Plover?

Will be interesting to see how the numbers build up in the next few weeks compared to last year (see posts below). Seems to be the best site in the county for this species in winter.


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1 Golden Plover among a flock of c70 Lapwing this afternoon, on farmland south of the A580 East Lancashire Road, opposite Park Road, Golborne. Best viewed from Park Rd nr the junction with Barn Lane, as there's plenty of easy parking and it avoids flushing the birds.



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150+ Fieldfare on farmland by Edge Green Common today



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A lone Swallow heading southwards over Lime Grove at 4.30pm today.

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House Martins still feeding young in nest at High St Golborne this afternoon.

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A Hobby low across the field on Heath Lane at 6.00pm this evening.

Also, Grey Partridge have bred in one of the fields here and produced six young.

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Oystercatcher with two chicks in field off Winwick road.

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Hobby over the east lancs road at Stonecross Lane this morning.

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40 Golden Plover circling fields on south side of A580 this morning between Newton Lane and Warrington Road this morning

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Quick visit this pm but couldn't locate golden plover,
Stubble field beside racecourse road was most productive with c200 fieldfare, c30 chaffinch, magpie and carrion crow plus a single pied wagtail, decent numbers of blue and great tit in trees and bushes,

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205 Golden Plover this morning still on south side of A580 opposite the west end of Park Road

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229 Golden Plover on the south side of the A580, in field east of Newton Lane. Parking and viewing best from near bench on Park Road near the racecourse entrance.

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Approx 150 Golden Plover this morning on fields south of the A580 between Warrington Road and Newton Lane, but flushed by a Sparrowhawk before I could count them properly

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Originally posted today by Mick Ryan:

Tree Sparrow in my garden in Abbey Road, Lowton today 2nd Feb at 3.20


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Approx 60 Golden Plover in the field just west of Golborne island alongside the east lancs road today. They've been there on and off over the last few weeks.

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An adult Mediterranean Gull flew over Newton Road in Lowton St Marys, heading towards Pennington Flash, as I drove past what used to be The Jolly Carter around 11.00am yesterday morning.

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Barn owl flew across my path as I walked the dog on the east lancs near Grange farm before dawn this morning.

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On Weds 1st Oct, 4 swallows flew E over the Red Lion

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Not the most earth-shattering post, but of some interest in a local context, 30 Mallard were on a small pond today on public open space between Springmount and Durrell Way, Lowton. Only go past there occasionally, but if I've ever seen Mallard there it's only been one or two. There's been recent work opening up the pond a bit and it's next to a footpath to a primary school, so there's presumably lots of supplementary feeding going on. The open spaces in this housing development are great examples of inter-linked green areas. There always seems to be plenty of wildlife through there, especially at Braithwaite Rd. There's a network of waterbodies through the site and some old trees from the former farmland. It looks like a great area for wintering Chiffchaff or a Firecrest.

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Friday 12th: 36 Goldfinch on garden feeders and Silver Birch by the car park on Edgerton Rd, Lowton

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3 Willow Tit, juv Willow Warbler and Bullfinch at Edge Green Common today

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A flock of 31 Long tailed Tits this morning flitting from bush to bush alongside the east lancs road.

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A Sedge Warbler was singing from the hedgerow along Heath Lane this evening.

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A Woodcock flew out of the grounds of Lime House and into a neighbouring garden earlier. I also saw one last week going into the trees at Grange farm at dusk.

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Siskin today, with 8 Goldfinch and 30 Chaffinch, feeding on public open space at Helen Street, where residents put out food opposite Hell Nook

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Mount Tabor area on my way back home.

1 Nuthatch
1 Kestrel
1 Mistle Thrush
c25 Fieldfares
6 Redwings


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