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Raven and Juvenile Peregrine Falcon the only birds of note.

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Hour after work this evening,

Nothing really about of note but quite worrying is the Lapwings. Some seem to be sat on eggs and the farmer as not finished with his fields, I tried to get his attention today but to no avail. Looks like he's spreading some sort of seed.

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Hour at first light, thought I'd get out early. Weather not so good later on.

Pair of Wheatear on stony road going down to Crompton House.
23 Lapwing
7 Yellowhammer
2 Whitethroat
11 Linnet
1 Buzzard
6 Curlew
1 Swift
9 Swallow
2 Mistle Thrush

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 30th of April 2016 07:09:22 AM

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Hour around dinner time,

15+ Linnet, Quite a few singing males.
6 Yellowhammer
3 Wheatear
16 Lapwing
2 Whitethroat
3 Blackcap
2 Willow Warbler
2 Skylark
1 Raven
1 Peregrine



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Lunch time,

5 Wheatear
20+ Lapwing
4 Skylark
1 Yellowhammer

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Single Wheatear this afternoon. And small numbers of Linnet, Meadow Pipit and Skylark.

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30 minutes straight from Penny,

c23 Linnet
20+ Meadow Pipit
14 Lapwing
2 Grey Partridge
4 Pheasant
6 Yellowhammer
4 Skylark
2 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Kestrel
1 Swallow

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Wednesday 13th of April 2016 03:44:51 PM

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45 minutes straight from Windy Bank,

2 Female Wheatear
c23 Meadow Pipit
3 Skylark
5 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
6 Grey Partridge
9 Linnet
50+ House Sparrow

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Saturday 9th of April 2016 03:59:05 PM

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45 minutes straight from Hope Carr,

3 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
7 Lapwing
2 Grey Partridge
2 Skylark
30+ House Sparrow
Singles of Linnet and Meadow Pipit over towards Astley Moss.


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Male Wheatear in ploughed field with Pied Wagtails closest to Bedford Brook this evening.

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Quick half hour after Colliers Wood,

A Male Wheatear flew in this evening and was showing well in ploughed Field.
Also a flock of 25 Lapwing flew over heading in Astley Moss direction.
20+ Jackdaw
5 Grey Partridge
c20 Meadow Pipit
c30 House Sparrow
6 Lapwing
Single Singing Skylark
Small numbers of Linnet seen

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Quick half hour this teatime.

Still hundreds of Gulls on Ploughed fields this teatime, nothing unusual in there, not what I could see anyway.
40+ Lapwing
2 Red Legged Partridge, Flushed
Small numbers of Meadow Pipit, Linnet and Pied Wagtail
50+ House Sparrow
20+ Jackdaw

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Currently Adult Mediterranean Gull with hundreds of Black headed Gull following ploughing Tractor.
200+ Jackdaw
Linnet, Redpoll and Yellowhammer all seen.
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
13 Lapwing
Song and Mistle Thrush both singing.

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Quick hour,

40+ Fieldfare
15+ Redwing
30+ Chaffinch
4 Mistle Thrush
2 Song Thrush
12 Meadow Pipit

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