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Late news from Wednesday 15th June (texted to me on the same day, my delay posting) A Red Kite flew fairly low northwards over Millcroft Avenue, Orrell, late morning.
Info thanks to Chris Darbyshire

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Off Wigan Road, Windy Arbour by Maddox Farm this afternoon, birds included 6 Wheatear and a singing Lesser Whitethroat


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In fields behind Orrell Windows this evening, I couldnt see the Whimbrel, but 13 Wheatear present, at least 4 of which appeared to be Greenland Wheatear

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4 Whimbrel in same field the Wheatear were in.

Off Ashton road, behind Orrel windows.



-- Edited by Ken Dunning on Wednesday 25th of April 2018 07:08:14 PM



-- Edited by Ken Dunning on Wednesday 25th of April 2018 10:21:58 PM

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Field behind windy arbour farm shop off ashton road:

10 Wheatear

2 Lapwing

8 Yellowhammer

1 Snipe flushed from pond

And 2 Oystercatchers



-- Edited by Ken Dunning on Sunday 22nd of April 2018 02:30:24 PM



-- Edited by Ken Dunning on Sunday 22nd of April 2018 06:18:01 PM

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Circuit from Sunnyfields to Orrell waterpark and back under M6.

1 Buzzard

1M 2F Siskin on feeder at waterpark

11 Skylark (not as many as on previous occasions)

1 Snipe

Pair of Bullfinch

Greenfinch and Goldfinch

and first Chiffchaff of the year calling.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 16th of March 2017 05:59:13 PM

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On a cycle from Highfield to Orrell res yesterday evening:

3 pheasant (2m 1f)
1 Buzzard swooping in Winstanley Park and making a successful kill - although didn't have my bins to see what it caught.
2 Swallow
1 Chaffinch m
4 Mistle Thrush
1 possible Lapwing, which came over the hedge at Billinge Garden Centre and missed my head by inches! Anyone else know of Lapwing in this area?

Cheers Matt

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