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RE: Shell Pool and Reserve, Carrington


Had a bit of a rain soaked explore of Carrington. The highlight being about 40 chaffinch and at least 100 jackdaw in the fields. 

But I was wondering...how do I access the shell pond? I followed the path to the left but I couldn't find an entrance. Is it private property?

Thanks!



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Highlights for Saturday pm, 19th December.

Water Rail 1
Woodcock 1
Snipe 1
Little Grebe 3
Fieldfare 10+
Redwing 10+
Gadwall 8
Teal 19
Shoveler 1 male.
Tufted Duck 45+
Mute Swan 2
etc.etc.etc.

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Highlights.

Water Rail 1 heard.
Goldcrest 3, including a singing male.
Redwing 10+
Snipe 5
Kestrel 1
Coal Tit 3
Fieldfare 1
Common Gull 1
Cormorant 1
Gadwall 12
Teal 3
Tufted Duck 50+
etc.

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A few highlights.

Snipe 6
Water Rail 2 calling.
Common Gull 1
Coal Tit 3
Shoveler 5
Teal 8
etc.etc.etc.

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Grey Wagtail 1
Coal Tit 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Willow Tit 1
Water Rail 2 heard only.
Redwing 50+
Common Gull 1
Raven 1
Teal 17
Grey Heron 1
Snipe 1
Kingfisher 1
Tufted Duck 50+
Shoveler 1 male.
etc.etc.etc.

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Highlight for Friday afternoon.

A Green Sandpiper, which eventually flew off south over the moss.

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A few highlights from this morning.

Raven 1
Redwing 15+
Fieldfare 20+
Mistle Thrush 1
Kestrel 1 male.
Common Snipe 1
Cormorant 1 adult.
Teal 3
Shoveler 1 male.
etc.etc.etc.



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A few highlights from Tuesday, October 20th.

Willow Tit 1
Pheasant 7
Siskin 2
Redwing 1
Bullfinch 2
Coal Tit 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Teal 1 female.
Shoveler 2 females.
Tufted Duck 45+
Coot 19
Moorhen 8
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 20+
Mute Swan 2
etc.etc.etc.

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Late report for Saturday, October 17th.

Chiffchaff 1
Robin 15+
Goldcrest 2
Bullfinch 3
Coal Tit 3
GS Woodpecker 1 female.
Song Thrush 2
Redwing 20+
Reed Bunting 1 female.
Jay 3
Cormorant 1 immature.
Teal 1 male.
Shoveler 2 male, 1 female.
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 9
Coot 16
Moorhen 7
Mallard 18
Mute Swan 2
etc.etc.etc.



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Only 2 Whoopers present at 0900 this morning in the same field opposite the church...
No sign in neighbouring fields of the other 1.

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Aint birdin brill......


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Presumably the same 3 Whooper Swan recently seen on the adjacent Carrington moss dropped onto the pool at about 2.30 but only stayed for a few minutes before being driven off by the resident Mute Swan.

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Late report for Tuesday, October 6th. Ideal weather for ducks!

Coot -19
Moorhen -8
Gadwall -20+
Tufted Duck -40+
Mallard -18
Shoveler -9
Mute Swan -2
Wigeon -2 female.
Teal -1 female.
Little Grebe -2
Canada Geese -4

Swallow -10+
Linnet -2
Siskin -1
Grey Wagtail -1
Great Spotted Woodpecker -1 female.
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Raven -2
Mistle Thrush -2
Swallow -1
Chiffchaff -1 singing plus 1.
Blackcap -1 female/juv.
Buzzard -1
Teal -1 female.
Shoveler -7
Gadwall -34
Tufted Duck -40+
Coot -18
Moorhen - 4 adults, 4 juvs.
Little Grebe -4
Mute Swan -2
Mallard -18
BH Gull -55+


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A few highlights from Saturday, September 26th.

Treecreeper 1 near gate.
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 3
Raven 1 over.
Cormorant 1
Skylark 2 over moss.
Shoveler 1 female.
Little Grebe 2
Gadwall 18
Tufted Duck 35+
Mute Swan 2
Moorhen 8
Coot 17
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Highlights:

Treecreeper 1
Reed Warbler 2
Buzzard 6
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Shoveler 1 female.
Wigeon 1 male eclipse.
Teal 3
Little Grebe 5 adults.
Tufted Duck 30+ plus 4juv.
Mallard 20+
Gadwall 40+
Coot 20+ plus 3 juv.
Moorhen 5 plus 4 juv.
Mute Swan 2
Canada Geese 80+


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This afternoon:

Gadwall - 45+ including 7 juvs.
Mallard - 35+ plus 3 juvs.
Coot - 22
Moorhen - 13
Little Grebe - 4
Shoveler - 1
Teal - 1
Tufted Duck - 24 adults, 1 juv.
Mute Swan - 2
Sand Martin - 10+
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female, 1 juv.
Chiffchaff - 4
Blackcap - 1
Reed Warbler - 1 short song.
Goldcrest - 1
Bullfinch - 1 male.
Black-headed Gull - 12 plus 5 juvs.
etc.etc.etc.

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Belated highlights from Tuesday, July 21st.

A singing Willow Tit, 3 Teal, 2 Mandarin Ducks.

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A Female Wigeon and a Tawny Owl amongst the usuals.

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Eclipse drake pintail and the first returning wigeon this morning.

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A few highlights this morning.

Mistle Thrush 1 singing plus 1.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Song Thrush 2 singing.
Coal Tit 2 singing.
Yellowhammer 1 singing.
Reed Bunting 1 singing plus 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming.
Little Grebe 3
Tufted Duck 50+
Coot 8
Moorhen 6
Mute Swan 2
Greylag Goose 1
Canada Geese 20
Black-headed Gull 160+
Buzzard 1



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Visit this morning between 9-05 and 12-05, 38 species including the following.
Little Grebe 1
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 22
Teal 7
Gadwall 2
Mallard 23
Tufted Duck 57
Cormorant 1
Black-Headed Gull 280+
Lesser Black-Backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2m + 2f
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 1m + 2f
Reedbunting 2m
Coal Tit 2
Pheasant 2f
Song Thrush 2 singing
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Curlew 1 flying west at 11-56


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Visit this morning between 8-50 and 12-15, 46 species recorded in total.
Mute Swan 2
Canada goose 92
Mallard 35
Gadwall 6
Teal 15
Tufted duck 48
Pheasant 1 female
Little grebe 1
Cormorant 1
Coot 6
Moorhen 4
Kestrel 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Black-headed gull 17
Common gull 1
Lesser Black-backed gull 7 over
Stock dove 1
Wood pigeon 80+ over and in fields
Lapwing large flock 250+ over moss
Great spotted woodpecker 1 male, 1 female
Skylark 130+ F4 on moss
Pied wagtail 1
Grey wagtail 1
Willow tit 1
Coal tit 2
Long-tailed tit 12+
Bullfinch 1 male
Siskin 2 males
Reed bunting 3 males, 1 female
Starling 200+ feeding F4
Jackdaw 200+ feeding F4
Rook 20+ feeding F4
Carrion crow 30+ feeding F4
Pink-footed goose 25 over
Wren
Robin
Dunnock
Blackbird
Blue tit
Great tit
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch







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Morning visit.

Tufted Duck 60+
Gadwall 20+
Teal 15+
Mallard 35+
Canada Geese 80+
Coot 8
Moorhen 6
Mute Swan 2
Black-headed Gull 60+
Brambling 1 in carr.
Goldcrest 2
Coal Tit 2
Long-tailed Tit 10+
Cormorant 1
Reed Bunting 1 male.
Sparrowhawk 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
etc.etc.etc.

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75% frozen today.

Brambling 1 in alders.
Redwing 30+
Fieldfare 1 over.
Reed Bunting 1 male.
Buzzard 1
Shoveler 12
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 50+
Mallard 30+
Teal 10+
Coot 8
Moorhen 6
Common Gull 1
etc.etc.etc.

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Just a few highlights.

Shoveler 10
Gadwall 14
Teal 5
Willow Tit 1
Reed Bunting 2
Song Thrush 1
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Jay 2
Goldcrest 2
Coal Tit 2
Willow Tit 1
Siskin 1
Redwing 25+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Gadwall 12
Tufted Duck 65+
Mallard 25+
Coot 10
Moorhen 8
Teal 3 males.
Mute Swan 2
Shoveler 1 male.
Cormorant 1
Common Gull 1
Canada Geese 80+
etc.etc.etc.

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Just a few sightings.

Tufted Duck 75+
Teal 3
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 8
Mute Swan 2
Little Grebe 1
Snipe 3
Redwing 3
Goldcrest 1
Treecreeper 1
Peregrine 1
Canada Geese 120+
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Mute Swan 2 males.
Little Grebe 2
Tufted Duck 40+
Mallard 20+
Gadwall 14
Teal 7
BH Gull 45+
Canada Geese 70+
Moorhen 10
Coot 7
Redwing 15+
Reed Bunting 1 female.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Tawny Owl 1...just 2 hoots at 1530.
etc,etc,etc.


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Phil , presumably you hadnt heard that Chris Roberts had traced the ringed Mute Swan when it first appeared a few weeks ago. It was ringed as a cygnet just outside Nantwich

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Wigeon 2 males.
Shoveler 1 male.
Gadwall 6
Tufted Duck 40+
Mallard 25+
Mute Swan 2 with 1 wearing CHF5.
Little Grebe 1
Tawny Owl 1 short hoot.
Moorhen 6
Coot 5
Canada Geese 80+
Willow Tit 1
Coal Tit 4
Lapwing 1 overhead.
Chiffchaff 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male.
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Marsh Harrier heading N 10.20. Worth looking for in other areas.

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Atrocious weather but good for ducks!

Wigeon 1 male.
Teal 10
Shoveler 1 male, 2 female.
Tufted Duck 37
Gadwall 9
Mallard 20+
Moorhen 8
Coot 8
Little Grebe 1
Skylark 15+ over Carrington Moss.
Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 3
Chiffchaff 2 singing plus 4
Raven 1 overhead.
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A few highlights.

Chiffchaff 2 singing plus 4.
Goldcrest 4
Coal Tit 4
Buzzard 1
Sparrowhawk 1 male.
Little Grebe 1 juv.
Teal 1
Gadwall 25+
Tufted Duck 25+
Moorhen 10
Coot 10
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Mandarin 1 female.
Gadwall 28
Shoveler 3
Mallard 30+
Canada Geese 48
Coot 8
Moorhen 9
Little Grebe 1 adult.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Willow Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 6
Blackcap 2
Swallow 2
Starling 20+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult.
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Swift 10+
Swallow 10+
Swift 10+
Sand Martin 1
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 3
Goldcrest 1
Treecreeper 1
Blackcap 1 juvenile.
Coal Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 10+
Gadwall 15+
Tufted Duck 15+
Mallard 40+
Coot 5 adult, 6 juvenile.
Moorhen 2 adult, 3 juvenile.
Shoveler 1
Little Grebe 3 adult, 3 juvenile.
Canada Geese 20
etc.etc.etc.

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Rain yet again, but:

Sand Martin 20+
Swallow 10+
Swift 5
House Martin 1
Shoveler 3 male.
Teal 1 male.
Gadwall 5
Mallard 20+
Coot 6 adult + 3 juvs.
Little Grebe 5
Moorhen 3
Black-headed Gull 90+ plus 20+ juvs.
Yellowhammer 1 female.
Reed Warbler 1 singing.
Willow Warbler 6 singing.
Chiffchaff 2 singing.
Reed Bunting 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
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At least some good comes from all this rain...a few hirundines.

Sand Martin 30+
House Martin 6+
Swallow 5+
Swift 3

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 pristine male.
1 lonely juvenile.
1 tatty male feeding a juvenile.

The rest fairly normal.

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Just a few highlights.

Pochard 2 male.
Shoveler 3 male.
Gadwall 1 male.
Reed Warbler 2 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing.
Willow Warbler 6 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Sand Martin 30+
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Some highlights.

Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 male, 1 female.
Yellowhammer 1 male, 1 female plus a male singing on the southern boundary.
Grey Heron 4
Goldcrest 1
Gadwall 1 male, 1 female.
Little Grebe 3
Blackcap 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 2 singing.
Willow Warbler 6 singing.
Reed Warbler 2 singing.

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Fairly settled bird-wise but new in:

Whitethroat 2 singing.

also:

Reed Warbler 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 2 singing plus 2.
Blackcap 1 singing.
Willow Warbler 8 singing.
Reed Bunting 1 singing.
Yellowhammer 1 singing.
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Reed Warbler 2 singing.
Willow Warbler 7 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Blackcap 4 singing.
Reed Bunting 2 singing.
Yellowhammer 1 female.
Bullfinch 1 male, 1 female.
Sand Martin 5
Grey Heron 1
Gadwall 2 male, 1 female.
Tufted Duck 24
Little Grebe 2
Goldcrest 1
Long-tailed Tit 10+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Jay 1
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Common Sandpiper 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
Goldcrest 1 singing.
Willow Warbler 7 singing.
Song Thrush 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 4 singing.
Blackcap 2 singing.
Yellowhammer 1 singing.
Grey Heron 1
Coot 4
Moorhen 4
Tufted Duck 45+
Gadwall 3
Little Grebe 2
Mallard 12
Reed Bunting 1 singing.
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A big increase, with 6 singing Willow Warblers, plus 4 Blackcaps and 2 Chiffchaffs.
10+ Stock Doves and a singing Goldcrest.
On the water 5 Little Grebe, 2 pairs of Teal, a pair of Gadwall, 6 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 35+ Tufted Ducks and 250+ Black-headed Gulls.
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First Willow Warbler of the year singing today. Also 3 Chiffchaffs and a single Blackcap.

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Tuesday, April 2nd.

1 male Blackcap seen, plus 2 singing Chiffchaffs and 10 Stock Doves.

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2 singing Chiffchaffs plus 1 other seen.
6 Siskin flying quickly, low over the reserve, heading North.
280+ Black-headed Gulls.
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers.
1 singing Goldcrest plus 1 female.
4 Little Grebes.
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Kittiwake on the pool this morning. Also 3 Sand Martin

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A few highlights from Saturday, March 2nd.

Ringed Plover 1 on adjoining site.
Sparrowhawk 1 male.
Willow Tit 1 singing plus 1.
Oystercatcher 2
Goldcrest 1 male.
Stock Dove 4
Song Thrush 3
Teal 7
Little Grebe 2
Tufted Duck 60+
Black-headed Gull 250+
Common Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Kingfisher 1

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Similar to Sunday but 5 Snipe today.

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Sunday morning 9 to 12, highlights.
Goosander 1m
Teal 3m 2f
Tufted Duck 68
Mallard 16
Little grebe 3
Black Headed gull 250+
Common gull 1
Lesser Black Backed gull 2
Mediterranean gull 1 adult brief visit
Cormorant 1
Buzzard 1
Raven 1
Lapwing 30
Oystercatcher 2
Willow tit 1
Chiffchaff 1
Reed Bunting 5m 2f
Bullfinch 1m
Stock dove 6
Total species 42

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