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RE: Turton


Further to Anthony's comments regarding the superb behaviour of the Greenish Warbler birders.

A regular golfer only lives two doors away and this year's golf club captain is only another couple of doors away in my cul-de-sac. When I asked the captain how things went he came out with only one word, "BRILLIANT ! "

You even kept the neighbours happy. Well done everybody.


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I saw the write-up at Birdguides, made bird of the week smile

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May I say a great big thank you to all who visited Turton Golf Course over the Greenish Warbler week. I was initially in two minds about whether to release the news but after the impeccable behavior of you all I am glad I did; I knew you would set a great example. Also thanks to Turton Golf Club for their quick organisation, all the people who've sent me emails, photo's sound recordings etc and Ian Mckerchar who liaised with the club despite the bird being in Lancashire.

Thanks again

P.S. I stood on the Greater Manchester border and heard it singing. Does that count as a GM tick?

Other Notable Sightings this Week -

Black-headed Gull, the first fledged juv
Magpie 3 fledged juv
Curlew Pair over territory
Great Spotted Woodpecker Pair feeding young
Cuckoo 1
12 nestboxes in use - Great/Coal/Blue Tits
Pied Wagtail 3 fledged families

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Greenish Warbler vocal until 6am, then silent

Info thanks to John Barlow

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Greenish warbler singing and showed briefly 17.00

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Greenish Warbler present singing and showing well tue am.

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More footage and sound recording from this morning of the Greenish Warbler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=youQ5wzqw9g

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More pics and HD video from this morning on my Blog.

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7.50am to 10.00am. Turton Golf Course & onwards to Greens Arms Road via Clough House Farm.

Started off from Last Drop Village, getting the usual Whitethroat at the edge of the course. As Anthony said last week as we listened to it this is where the first Whitethroats appeared 7 years ago. They are now all over the course.
Lots of Starlings with a family of Pied Wagtails on the fairway, and a family of Coal Tits flitting about. A couple of Swifts flew overhead. Greenfinches also around with Woodpigeons and Magpies.
Another Pied Wagtail was on the clubhouse, with a couple of Swallows skimming the roof.
I missed out on the Garden Warblers in the dip behind the clubhouse, but heard Blackcaps, Willow Warblers, and Bullfinches. One of the latter flew overhead.
I worked my way up to the Greenish Warbler, which was conveniently perched on the dead branch to save me searching for it. Just in time before the fairway was closed to birders from 8.30am. A couple of birders also there, who also moved before the deadline following the rules. Great to see everybody working together again so everyone benefits, birders and golfers alike.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in the same area of woodland, with numerous Lesser Redpolls flying around. Goldcrests were in the conifers towards Cox Green Road.
From the top of the course I could hear Skylarks and I saw a couple of Curlews flying across. A Pheasant, a pair of Linnets, & a family of Dunnocks were down the hill below Torra Barn.

New flowers for the year included Meadow Vetchling and Southern Marsh Orchid.

A Reed Bunting and a Meadow Pipit were on the field between the course and Turton Tower, and a Nuthatch was calling from the wood. Looking back about 15 Swifts were above the golf course.

A Grey Heron was on the pond near The Bungalow, with the usual Swallows, Pied Wagtails, and Reed Buntings near the barn. The family of Canada Geese was further up the hill with 4 Curlews. The pond near Clough House Farm had a family of Moorhens.

Along the track to Greens Arms Road I came across more Curlews, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, and Reed Buntings.


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for those interested in a species list for turton golf course in the last 7 years please visit (not including a recent cuckoo and greenish warbler.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x9f0v8yigwfanrg/LHomtE7DHp

Can we get to 100 before I leave 28th June!! Someone seen a Redstart there?


-- Edited by Antony Wainwright on Monday 17th of June 2013 11:46:25 PM

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Greenish Warbler still present
Finally pleased to see this bird after dipping (on sighting) on saturday pm.
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Again singing loudly, but this time much less breeze and was able to get closer.
Bird singing in usuals spots, giving good intermittent views.
Came down from bare twig to investigate Birch tree low down briefly at one point about 4m or so away.
Good to meet two local photographers (apologies didn't get your names).

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Greenish Warbler still present singing and showing well early Mon. Info thanks to John Barlow

-- Edited by Antony Wainwright on Monday 17th of June 2013 09:09:31 AM

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I was the last one to leave this evening with final views at 8.30 in the low branches of the wood. It showed very well about 45 minutes earlier in these lower branches, occasionally singing. Pleased to finally see it after only hearing it on Friday afternoon. Massive thank you all round to Anthony (great write up) and the golf club.

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Still singing and showing (albeit after a wait of an hour or so) at 13.00, pretty much in the same place. There was a bit of misinformation that seemed to have done the rounds that three birders at a time were allowed on the fairway, and just as I arrived a gentleman from the course was asking three birders to come back from the edge of the woodland. So, message is please stay off the fairway. If you have a scope the views are pretty good anyway so no need to risk upsetting anyone.

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Public thanks to Anthony for his find and his kindness - a lot of happy birders!

I got to the drop zone after a few day's of deliberation. Finally found the site after walking right around the back of the course and I instantly picked the bird's song up, but it showed only fleetingly UNTIL an hour and a half later where it gave prolonged views, often perched for minutes at a time singing and looking superb in the many scopes around. The weather got better and the company was great.
The icing on the cake was a Green Woodpecker which was viewed and also called plenty.
But the CHERRY was the second lifer of the day, a single M Crossbill in the conifers on the way out.
That's what I call a twitch
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-- Edited by John Doherty on Sunday 16th of June 2013 08:31:52 PM

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Greenish Warbler singing away till 10.30 at least. Managed to get a few lucky observers closer views by shepherding people across. Me and another got views only 3-4 metres away as it continued to sing. Clearly shimmered wings at one point and pied wag type call also noted. it was obviously checking us out before returning to high song post.

Congratulations to Andy Hurst & the Golf Club for their organisation, a fitting tribute from them as I leave here soon.

A massive well done to all birders who behaved impeccably with everyone remaining off the course. What a great example you have shown.

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Just received word Greenish Warbler singing away this morning

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Many birders have been asking how I found the Bird. My handwritten write up and a sound recording can be viewed at

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x9f0v8yigwfanrg/LHomtE7DHp

Conservation articles about the course also available here

Images of the bird were taken by Jason Atkinson; John Barlow; Mark Woodhead

-- Edited by Antony Wainwright on Sunday 16th of June 2013 05:45:50 PM

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No sign after thorough search from 5.30-7.30 with no singing. Nice bright weather perfect for song but also perfect for migration.

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1400-1530
Lots of singing from the canopy across the fairway, but no sightings unfortunately cry
linnet
lesser redpoll

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Greenish warbler still around between 11 and 12 today. Had to wait half an hour to see it, but well worth the wait. What a cracking find. Well done Anthony!

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14/06/2013. 8pm-9pm with Stephen Fuentes.

Greenish Warbler finally showed well (after the rain had stopped) in the favoured area of small pines and also in the group of trees opposite, across the fairway.

Lovely bird and a great record!

Also present, good numbers of Lesser Redpolls and a singing Garden Warbler on the way back to the car.

Many Thanks go to the golf club for allowing access.





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Greenish Warbler still singing loudly and regularly showing well from exposed perches in the canopy of Hazlehurst Wood at 7am.

Park only in Cox Green Lane or in the car park behind the Last Drop Village. From the latter follow the footpath around the golf course (keeping the course on your right at which point you will meet the footpath from the former park spot too) and follow the red marker posts (of which there are four, the fourth one being across from the bird's usual location) with a two bird symbol on them until you come to the line of traffic tape (red and white tape) alongside the bridlepath and the bird is in the wood across the fairway.

There is strictly no access across the fairway this weekend.

Huge thanks to Andy Hurst of the golf club for his tremendous work in ensuring birders get to see the bird and to Antony of course for initially finding the bird!

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 15th of June 2013 08:25:06 AM

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There will be no access across the fairway to the edge of the wood over the weekend due to competitions today and tomorrow unfortunately. Please view only from the bridlepath were there is a red sign and some traffic tape. The bird does show well from exposed perches for those with patience but a telescope will be necessity for decent views from this point.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 15th of June 2013 07:56:12 AM

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Greenish Warbler still present this morning and showing well.

Info thanks to James Walsh

No parking at the golf club car park today.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 15th of June 2013 05:58:40 AM

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The Greenish Warbler moved very slightly this afternoon, maybe by 100 metres or so but to an area which causes no concern in birders viewing from as it was very close to the public bridleway. The bird may of course move back to it original location but tomorrow morning is the earliest a decision on accessing across the course can be made and the result of that decision will be published here and also given to the big three information services (Birdnet, RBA, Birdguides) immediately. If anyone using social networking sites (or whatever they're called blankstare) could circulate that information on them too then that would be appreciated.

The golf course car park will not be available to birders regardless though, so please don't even try it and use alternative parking arrangements instead.

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I presume it was Andy, the director of the course, who contacted you Ian. He said he would after stopping his car to voice his concerns with me in Bromley Cross early this afternoon.
Our discussion went the same way as your's with the sound of it. The club have been excellent, even moving the tee position today, to accommodate all the birders.

Being a regular birder on the course I know how proud the club are of the environmental work done to the course by Anthony and the greenkeepers. We have a great relationship regarding wildlife (personally I was asked to write a wildlife article for the Centenary Book and I supply a wildlife summary every twelve months) and we do not want a few selfish birders setting us back with our great relationship. I know that the vast majority of birders have been great and let's hope that if the bird is still there tomorrow everyone will show respect to the golfers during their competition day.

Well done to anybody who has seen this little beauty already, and good luck to anyone going for it tomorrow.


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There is no need to even think of parking at the club house anyway. Drive from the north end of Cox Green Road (not the south end as I did unless you want a steep climb), park where the road ends and go left following the bridleway. It comes to a T-junction where it meets the course. Turn left and follow it round bearing in mind it does cross parts of the course so silence and waiting needed as golfers will be playing a medal match probably which will be very important for their handicaps and club ranking etc. The path winds towards Torra Manor and the bird was in the wood over the fairway which it would be very rude to cross in competition play and would certainly spoil any goodwill.

I mention all this because apart from playing golf (very badly) I also do my WeBS count at Loonts Lake on Didsbury golf course which is a private course. So Sunday once a month from Sept-Mar I need to negotiate my way across the course to the lake without upsetting play

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Friday 14th of June 2013 10:47:08 PM

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Friday 14th of June 2013 10:51:49 PM

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Saturday 15th of June 2013 07:07:46 AM

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THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING AT TURTON GOLF COURSE TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

Having been contacted by the golf club this afternoon, due to a competition there tomorrow the course will be very busy and given several near misses between golf balls and birders today, access over the weekend other than viewing from the public bridleway is currently under discussion. The golf club are being tremendously accommodating and wish to continue to permit access to see the bird but there are clear and potentially serious Heath and safety issues here, especially with no chance of the marshalling which has been available today.

Further details will be available early tomorrow morning (if not tonight) once I've been down and discussed the options etc.

For now though, birders must remain extra vigilant when present at the site and remember that it is a golf course first and foremost!



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Late update for yesterday evening. In addition to the Greenish Warbler, we also saw a flock of 15 Crossbills in the pines bordering the bridle path by the last drop village carpark.

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Greenish Warbler singing and showing well on and off till 1138 at least. Very good on site organisation as well.
There was a whisper that access may be stopped over the weekend due to a golf tournament? Somebody will clarify this...smile

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I'm sure that if the bird remains for all who visit tomorrow, people can respect the decisions made in the morning. We, as birders can set a good example as the golf club is doing, and as I may add, so are the birders. As I found the bird and work on the course too, it would be great for me to see both parties working together. Besides, there may be opportunity to get closer when things quieten down as regards the golf comp. Also, I leave the place in two weeks and I would like it all to go well.

I will posting details of how I found the bird soon, if the kids go to bed!

Many thanks to the people sending me photo's, I'll gladly accept any more

Enjoy, I have

-- Edited by Antony Wainwright on Friday 14th of June 2013 08:51:29 PM

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Greenish Warbler constantly singing and showing very well as I type.

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Greenish Warbler still present this morning at the same location as yesterday.

Parking to access the site must only be made via Cox Green Road and not at the Golf Club car park.

Info thanks to Anthony Wainwright.

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I would appreciate anyone sending me images taken of the Greenish Warbler please

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Thanks Tim, for that. Please all observe what tim says and I, ll not getfired. Wjat a day. Ill post more soon. Red footed falcon I hearyou say, oh yes, twas me

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Brilliant local find by Antony Wainwright. Didn't you just find a Red-footed Falcon the other day? The Greenish Warbler showed superbly after a 40 minute wait. The golfers who came by were welcoming and intrigued but I did hear disparaging comments from some (non-GM) birders about golfers. Wrong! I play golf too! So if going please be careful crossing the fairway (Birdguides is sending people over the course anyway). If you look back and see golfers playing up please clear the fairway and don't interfere with play by standing on it and move off into the rough. I've been hit by a ball whilst playing and it hurts.

Top bird and a lifer having dipped in Finland (one of few birds missed on the trip). To get one only a few hundred yards out of County? Superb!

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Turton Golf Course Greenish Warbler still showing well singing at 5:50pm

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1545....Greenish Warbler still singing and showing by 15th fairway after crossing behind 3rd tee of Turton Golf course. SD723146.

Garden Warbler singing by Cox Green quarry.



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Thanks to Tony's phone call at about 8am I broke the world record for the time spent buttering a slice of toast. A world record and a lifer inside half an hour !
My first ever twitch and only 10 minutes away. Great view of the bird on the dead branch during the short time it was not pouring down.

Apart from the Greenish Warbler other birds on the Golf Course :-
Garden Warblers in the usual area. I thought they might have been the Cox Green Meadow ones moving over but I also heard one of the latter ones later on.
Whitethroats, Blackcaps, and Willow Warblers. I tried to get greedy by adding Grasshopper Warbler to the list, but failed on that one.

Pheasants, Black-headed Gulls, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Swallows, Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatch, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Linnets, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, Reed Buntings.

New flowers out at Torra Barn pond :-
Ragged Robin, Yellow Iris, Purple Flag.


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Singing Greenish Warbler at Hazelhurst Clough, near Turton Gold Course, SD721150. View only from bridleway.

Info thanks to Antony Wainwright


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Greenish Warbler still singing and showing very well from the same dead branch above tree canopy at 11:50.

Park on Cox Green Road, Egerton and follow the bridlepath to the golf course to view the wood by Torra Barn.

Info thanks to Antony Wainwright



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Green Woodpecker near Turton Tower at 8.15am.

Afternoon walk across the golf course along the top of Hazelhurst Wood. Two new moth species from yesterday.
Cydia ulicetana on gorse bushes.
A brown longhorn moth looked to be Nematopogon schwarziellus, did not seem big enough for N. swammerdamella. Hazelhurst Wood is a good site for longhorn moths with Nemophora degeerella and Adela reaumurella also seen most years.


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8am to 12.20pm. A couple of hours birding around Turton Golf Course and Turton Tower (nothing much at the latter) whilst waiting for the sun to break through and get the insects going.

Turton Golf Course & Hazelhurst Wood :-
1 Grey Heron flying over, 24 Canada Geese flying over Turton Tower, 1 Pheasant, 1 Lapwing & 1 Curlew on the fields above the GC, 15 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull flying over, 1 Common Tern flying over, Woodpigeons, 1 Stock Dove near Turton Tower, 1 Swift, 2 Swallows, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Skylarks & Meadow Pipits on the field above the GC, 1 Pied Wagtail, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Mistle Thrushes, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 5 Willow Warblers, Blue Tits, Great Tits, 1 Jay, 6 Magpies, 6 Jackdaws, 6 Carrion Crows, 19 Starlings, 8 Chaffinches, 2 Goldfinches, 2 Linnets, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Bullfinches.

Bistort, Bluebell, Broad-leaved Dock, Broom, Bush Vetch, Common Vetch, Common Chickweed, Common Sorrel, Common Wintercress, Cowslip, Creeping Buttercup, Cuckoo Flower, Daisy, Dandelion, Field Forgetmenot, Gorse, Heath Bedstraw, Lady's Mantle, Large Bittercress, Lesser Stitchwort, Marsh Marigold, Meadow Buttercup, Pignut, Red Campion, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Tormentil, White Water-lily, Wood Sorrel, Yellow Pimpernel.

Birch Polypore, Coral Spot Fungus.

Large White, Green-veined Whites, Orange Tips, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Woods.
Moths :- Common Carpet, Silver-ground Carpet, Common Heath, Neofaculta ericetella.
Large Red & Azure damselflies.
White-tailed Bumblebees, Scorpion Flies, Green Lacewings, Craneflies, Common Pond Skaters, Whirligig Beetles, Harvestman.
Great Black Slugs.


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8.00am to 9.15am from Turton Golf Course to Greens Arms Road (same birds as yesterday on a brief look at the golf course).

The Bungalow area :-
1 Grey Heron flying over, 2 pairs of Canada Geese (including the pair with 5 goslings which were hidden away last time), 1 Pheasant, 1 Woodpigeon, pairs of Swallows & Pied Wagtails nesting at the barn, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Blue Tits, 6 Jackdaws, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinches, 1 Linnet, 3 Reed Buntings.

Clough House Farm to Greens Arms Road :-
2 Pheasants, 1 Curlew, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Skylarks, 3 Meadow Pipits, 2 Wrens, 2 Robins, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Willow Warblers, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Chaffinches, 3 Siskins, 2 Linnets, 2 Bullfinches, 1 Reed Bunting.


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10.15am to 11.15am + 9pm to 10.30pm around Turton Golf Course.

Pair of Mallards, 1 Kestrel, 1 Pheasant, 1 Curlew, 2 Woodpigeons, 2 Tawny Owls, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipits, 2 Swallows, Wrens, Robins, Blackbirds,
Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Willow Warblers, Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Magpies, 30+ Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Linnets, Bullfinches.

2 Rabbits & numerous Pipistrelles this evening.

Green-veined Whites, Small Tortoiseshells, Speckled Woods.

Torra Barn Pond :-
Large Red Damselflies
Hundreds of Tadpoles
3 Palmate Newts swimming together
1 Three-spined Stickleback
Numerous Horse Leeches
Diving Beetles
Whirligig Beetles


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7.45am to 9.10am. Windy and a bit quiet on Turton Golf Course, apart from a busy greenkeper hoping for a visit from one of the Egerton Cuckoos ! Good luck Tony.
Great Spotted Woodpecker the highlight on a short visit.

The Bugalow area, Clough House Farm, and the track to Greens Arms Road :-
Pair of Canada Geese. Another pair here last week with 4 goslings. Possible they were hiding on the side of the moor today.
3 Mallards
7 Pheasants
1 Curlew
Black-headed Gulls & Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over
2 Woodpigeons
A few Skylarks & Meadow Pipits
2 Swallows
2 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
1 Song Thrush
4 Willow Warblers
2 Blue Tits
1 Magpie
10+ Jackdaws
6 Carrion Crows
5 Chaffinches
4 Siskins
5 Linnets
6 Reed Buntings

I wandered through Turton Tower at lunchtime and noticed that Whitethroats were spread all the way along the railway line.
Blackcaps & Willow Warblers also present.


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7.20am to 9.10am. Turton Golf Course.

1 Mallard
1 Pheasant
1 Curlew
30+ Black-headed Gulls. No sign of a Mediterranean Gull which has been visiting lately from Belmont.
6 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
2 Skylarks
1 Meadow Pipit
3 Swallows
1 Pied Wagtail
5 Wrens
3 Dunnocks
4 Robins
4 Blackbirds
2 Grasshoppers Warblers. Heard only.
4 Whitethroats
5 Willow Warblers
3 Goldcrests
4 Coal Tits
5 Blue Tits
3 Great Tits
1 Jay
5 Magpies
7 Jackdaws
7 Carrion Crows
7 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
2 Goldfinches
10+ Linnets
2 Bullfinches
1 Reed Bunting
3 Roe Deer. Pair walking across the course when I got there, and a young one on the course at lunchtime as I headed for home.
1 Rabbit.


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House Martins & Swallows nesting in Chapeltown.

Turton Tower species this morning :-
Pheasant
Woodpigeon
Stock Dove
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Willow Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Grey Squirrel
Rabbit


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Whitethroats back on territory on the railway embankment at Turton Tower.

4 House Martins in Chapeltown.


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