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John Williams


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Walked from Belmont Road to Georges Lane (GM border), outward through the woodland and

return via moorland edge and Pigeon Tower. 10.30-14.30.

Woodland : 5 Goldcrests (3+2) with 1 seen doing aerial sorties to catch winter gnats, 2 Coal Tits and 1 Nuthatch.

A flock of 46 Fieldfares on the sheep pasture. 3 Ravens seen over the moor.

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Morning walk around the Japanese Gardens and surrounding woodland.

2 Wood Warblers (1 in song and giving excellent views).

2 Willow Warblers were seen collecting food, plus 1 Chiffchaff was singing from the top of a dead conifer.

2 Kestrels hovered over the moorland close to the Pigeon Tower.

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Ian Moran


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1 Wood Warbler calling in similar place to last year, just before the bridge near the Japanese Gardens. 



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P.M. walk from the barn up to the pike & back via Japanese Gardens.

2 Nuthatch around the barn area.

Good numbers of Redwing devouring Holly berries.

2 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch & a Grey Wagtail around the Japanese Gardens.

3 female Reed Bunting away from the main forest on the reedy slopes with a flushed Woodcock on the forest edge.

Also seen Goldcrest & Jay but surprisingly not a single raptor.

The Reed Bunting pic appears to show blue in its wings which I believe is a reflection from the sky.



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Ian McKerchar


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Ian Moran wrote:

One singing Wood Warbler showing well just below the Japanese Gardens. Next to the bridge there.

Still present yesterday morning (29th).

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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One singing Wood Warbler showing well just below the Japanese Gardens. Next to the bridge there.



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Chris Sutton


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To clarify.... Wood Warbler was off North West end of the lake

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Wood Warbler singing and showing well just to west of the Japanese garden lake in Rivington terrace gardens. Just down the path around a small quarry cutting.
Chris

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Rivington barn area

Green woodpecker calling @ 08.00 this morning

Cheers Jay 

Dont twitch and drive



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A run this morning up through the Japanese Gardens and up to the Mast and back down,

2 Kestrel hunting, Male and Female
1 Treecreeper
1 Nuthatch, Heard only
6 Meadow Pipit

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Amazing walk yesterday, albeit a bit icy!

Buzzard on a fence near the Reservoir. On the walk up to the pike, 2 Treecreeper were seen plus a lot of Blue Tits.

Usually see a kestrel on the walk but didn't spot it this time.

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Osprey flew over Pigeon Tower south-west at 14.15

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Scott robinson


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Garden warbler singing away while I was out running around this morning.

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Running again this dinnertime, up through the terraced gardens to the mast and back down.

Good numbers of skylark and meadow pipit as always.

Decent numbers of willow warbler and chiffchaff aswell.

1 tree pipit
2 goldcrest
1 kestrel
2 buzzards being harassed by crows
5 long tailed tits
1 willow tit
blue and great tits
1 coal tit, first one ive seen for a good while
2 blackcap
5 blackbird
2 robin
4 lapwing
5 curlew
2 snipe

Great views of a blackcap singing away today, unbelievably loud for a little bird.
No sight or sound of cuckoo today either.


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7:30 to 10:00
Walk from rivington barn up through the gardens to rivington pike tower, then to the mast and back.

2 male cuckoos
1 nuthatch
1 willow tit
1 great spotted woodpecker
Good numbers of all the tits, robin and blackbird
3 chaffinch
2 raven

over to the mast there was,

Skylark and meadow pipit in double figures
3 lapwing
2 curlew
1 kestrel
1 snipe flushed
2 grey partridge
Could hear a few pheasent aswell, although didnt actually see any.

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Been running up rivington pike today,then over to the mast.

2 willow tit
1 goldcrest
5 curlew
Loads of meadow pipit over to the mast
1 kestrel
Good numbers of willow warbler and chiffchaff around the japanese gardens.
Quite a lot of pheasant about aswell
2 raven


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Len it was up near the japenese gardens while I was running through didnt actually see it only heard, cheers scott

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Scott, Do you have any more details of where you saw/heard the Wood Warbler please.

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Scott robinson


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Late post for yesterday morning.

Went running yesterday from the barn up through the japenese gardens to the top of Rivington and back down.

Willow, blue, and great tits
3 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler
1 wood warbler
2 grey partridge
1 raven
loads of meadow pipit
3 chaffinch
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 merlin
robin
blackbird


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(Late post for) 28/6/10

4 Raven
1 Kestrel
11 Lapwing
10+ Lesser Redpoll
2 Coal Tit
17+ Mistle Thrush
2 Bullfinch
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
many Meadow Pipits, Willow Warblers & recently fledged Great Tits..

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