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Spotted Redshank departed NW with 2 Redshank at 9pm.

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Spotted Redshank still present on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 8pm.

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Breeding plumaged Spotted Redshank currently on Lightshaw Hall Flash.

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Two Shelduck with a brood of 7 young, 8 Redshank and an oystercatcher were the most notable sightings on Lightshaw Flash. Otherwise pretty quiet.

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Cuckoo calling, Gs woodpecker drumming, north of canal 0630.

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A quick stroll down this afternoon in the drizzle produced very little. A single redshank on Lightshaw was the only wader barring the 6 lapwings. 3 gadwall, 2 common terns and a few linnets plus the usual warblers, hirrundines, and wildfowl made up the rest.

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15.15 for one hour approx.

My final port of call this visit yielded 1 Buzzard (over), 9 Dunlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwits in addition to the more usual species.

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Yesterday 5th May, brief visit;

4 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Dunlin, 1 Snipe and most surprisingly a single Fieldfare perched in an oak tree not far from the viewing screen!



-- Edited by Simon Warford on Monday 6th of May 2013 12:18:18 PM

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Belated report from Monday 15th (15.20 until16.25):

Black-tailed Godwits - still 8 (poss.9)
Dunlin - 2
Wheatears - 2 ( males)

plus usuals

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Ian McKerchar


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Little Egret in Lightshaw Hall Flash at 5pm today.

Info thanks to Judith Smith

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 12th of April 2013 05:44:56 PM

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couple of hours late evening approx 18-00 til 20-00

Lightshaw Flash
10 black tailed godwit, 2 shelduck, 2 redshank, 2 common snipe, 2 canada geese, 1 little ringed plover, 2 oystercatcher, 2 mute swan, 1 grey heron, 2 stock dove ( on spit) numerous teal, gadwall, mallard, coot, lapwing, 7 black headed gull, 1 herring gull,
Dover flash
9 pochard 4m 5f, 2 tufted duck, 3 shelduck, 2 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 1 cormorant,teal, mallard, coot, gadwall,

fields around Lightshaw plenty of wood pigeon, carrion crow, 3 or 4 skylark singing, 1 buzzard, 5 jackdaw over,1 cock pheasant.
walk along canal from dover inn to lightshaw, robin, chaffinch, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, collared dove, blackbird.

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13 Black-tailed Godwits present on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 3:15pm today.

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quick visit late morning early afternoon, sunny but cold.

6 mute swan, 2 canal, 2 dover flash, 2 in field beyond lightshaw flash, 5 shelduck 2 dover flash 3 lightshaw, c 60 teal split pretty evenly between dover + lightshaw, 2 shoveler 1m1f lightshaw, 4 goosander 2 dover, 2 lightshaw 1m1f in both cases, 2 oystercatcher lightshaw, 1 redshank lightshaw didn't seem very settled seen on small spit for a couple of mins then in field for similar time before flying off, 1 grey heron, 5 pochard 1m dover 4 lightshaw 2m2f, small numbers gadwall, coot + mallard both flashes 2 tufted duck dover, plenty of wood pigeon + lapwing in fields with 3 skylark singing. a few gadwall, teal + mallard in drainage/overflow ditches.

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15-30--17-00

1 black tailed godwit, 2 oystercatcher, 6 shelduck ( 4 dover flash, 2 lightshaw) 5 goosander 3 lightshaw 2f, 1m, 2 dover 1m,1f, 4 mute swan 2 canal, 2 lightshaw, 50-60 teal, gadwall, mallard, coot, 1 grey heron, 9 black headed gull, 11 jackdaw over, 2 pheasant in field 1m, 1f, c150 wood pigeon in fields.

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Single Black-tailed Godwit on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 12:50 today.

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15-30- 17-30
5 shelduck 3 dover flash, 2 lightshaw
30+ teal Lightshaw C20 dover,
2 mute swan dover 1 juvenile on canal
1f goosander lightshaw
good numbers of coot + mallard on both flashes
3 moorhen dover 2 lightshaw
4 grey heron lightshaw
c200 wood pigeon + 2 fieldfare feeding in farm fields near lightshaw before being scared away by a falconer with an harris hawk that flew over, 2 buzzard had previously been soaring over field and landed in trees close by with no reaction from woodpigeons but as soon as they saw the harris hawk they scattered ( the hawk didn't seem to be hunting just taking short flights and returning to falconer)
15-20 golden plover over heading south easterly.
14 jackdaw over also heading south easterly more heard but not seen,

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Heres the LENDF link they have supplimented the government one

http://www.lendf.co.uk/HS2.html

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Cheers Ian.

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HS2 proposed route

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Pete Astles wrote:

Looking on the lendf website (Lowton east residents) they have a map of the hs2 route can't fully understand it but it seems to suggest to will go via Dover lock and lightshaw hall and there will be some form of railway maintenance works there.




I've had a look for this on the lendf website but couldn't find it.

Do you have a link for it?

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Looking on the lendf website (Lowton east residents) they have a map of the hs2 route can't fully understand it but it seems to suggest to will go via Dover lock and lightshaw hall and there will be some form of railway maintenance works there.

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Walk from the dover lock pub to light hall flash. 1130-1300.
2 mute swans on the frozen canal.
1 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
47 noisey jackdaws flying west
1 heron

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20 - 30 Redwings between the two bridges this afternoon at 1400 - 1500.
1 Kestrel on wires above canal
2 mute swans
1 pair mallards


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Originally posted by Gordon Newman today:

On a walk aling the canal towpath from Plank Lane bridge to Dover Lock 3.30- 4.30
very misty after rain all day

2 Kingfisher fishing in canal just past 2nd bridge
75+ Redwing
15 Fieldfare - with the Redwing feeding on berries at side of canal just past first bridge ( alas no Waxwing as I had hoped)
1 Kestrel
1 Grey Partridge
Chaffinch
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Linnet
constant stream of gulls flying to Penny Flash

Dover Lock
15 Tufted Duck
5 Mallard
1 Shoveler
Coot
Moorhen


-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 12th of November 2012 09:04:07 PM

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0745-0930 Nice walk from DB pub to the screen on LH flash.
Redwing - lots feeding in berry laden trees from the steps from the canal along the old mineral line down to the screen, difficult to count while they were feeding but 43 flew from the last tree before the scteen.
5 fieldfare
8 long tailed tits
9 tufted duck DB
reed bunting [lost count]
1 skylark
2 cormorants [over ]
1 heron
1 fox
Back at the car a flock of 61 redwing flying southwest.


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This afternoon

Dover
20+ Mallard
2 Tufted Duck
4 Coot
1 Moorhen
2 Mute Swan

Lightshaw
1 Willow Tit calling
3 Grey Heron
3 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
20 Gadwall
65 Lapwing
1 Common Snipe
A charm of 30 Goldfinch
7 Teal
11 Shoveler flushed from a ditch by a Buzzard, all landed on flash
Blackcap singing quietly
Song Thrush
11 Stock Dove
3 Woodpigeon
20 Starling
Mixed flock of House Martins and Swallows hawking over fields 50+ predominantly Swallow

Also watched a Kestrel eating a large dragonfly in mid air Hobby-style

50+ Starling on Warrington Road near school bus lay-by

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3 Wigeon on Dover Basin and Pintail on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 11:50am today.

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A Green Sandpiper flew into Lightshaw Hall Flash at 4:19 this afternoon.

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This morning
Lots of water
Dover Basin
3 Snipe flying

Lightshaw
10 Gadwall
4 Teal
1 Buzzard
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Willow tit calling near cattle gate
Blackcap same area
1 Kestrel

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9 Black-tailed Godwit on Lightshaw at 3:40pm with 3 Wigeon on Dover.

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1 possibly 2 hobbys viewed from the canal at 1330. the first hunting across the large flash before joining up with what seemed like a smaller bird soaring high up above my head. what looked first like aggression toward each other changed to give me the impression that they were related. could 'nt be certain of the second birds id.

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

An amazing 15 Little Egrets flew over heading east at 8am this morning.



This may be entirely unconnected but I had a similar sized flock flying over the M56 just before the Frodsham junction at 6.30am this morning, at the time they were flying north-east. Never seen such a large flock in an area where, as far as I'm aware, they are only occasional visitors. Same birds perhaps?



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An amazing 15 Little Egrets flew over heading east at 8am this morning.

Also seen flying over were a Tree Pipit and 7 Black-tailed Godwits.

Info thanks to Rob Thorpe

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Afternoon visit

Dover Basin

Family of 6 Tufted ducklings now not much smaller than adult female
3 Grey Heron
40+ Mallard
2 Shoveler

Lightshaw Flash

2 Teal
30+ Gadwall
2 juv Shelduck
3 Grey Heron
2 Cormorant
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
3 Snipe
20+ Lapwing plus another 40+ flew in
2 Sand Martin with 40+ Swallows
1 Whitethroat
1 Stock Dove

Also 1 Cormorant on canal, 2 more over
2 House Martin
Large mixed tit flock



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90 minutes mid afternoon Saturday, with John Parkinson:

No sign of Little Egret.

Grey Heron ....5 including 1 Juv.
Gadwall ...14
Lapwing ...20 plus
Cormorants...3
Shelduck....2
Common Tern...2 ...over
LBB Gulls... 90 ...over
BH Gulls...6
Two waders: one a Green Sandpiper and the other probably a Common Sandpiper ( no scope)
Mallards and Coots.




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Ian McKerchar


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Little Egret (breeding plumaged adult) on Lightshaw Hall Flash today, looking quite settled picking off emerging Common Darters. No further details.

Info thanks to LWT



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1 Green Sandpiper - Dover Basin

Other sightings included

2 broods of Tufted Duck (3 small ducklings and 6 larger ones)
Reed Warbler singing

On the canal a female Mallard with 8 small ducklings

Lightshaw

3 juv Shelduck
1 Grey Heron hiding in the reeds
40 Lapwing
3 Oystercatcher
1 Kestrel
1 Yellowhammer singing
1 Reed Bunting singing
1 Kingfisher heard calling flying away down the channel


-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Monday 23rd of July 2012 05:35:31 PM

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0620- 0835 Water levels higher than last week. highlights
flock of 26 lapwing
8 redshank
2 oystercatcher
lovely male linnet on fence in front of screen
4 long tailed tit
raven [ over ]
cuckoo [ heard ]
common tern
pair of bullfinch
pair of shelduck [ with 3 young ]
4 willow warbler
2 blackcap
the sound of wren everywhere
1 cormorant on canal
1kestrel
1 sparrowhawk

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 17th of June 2012 11:49:32 AM

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A pleasant hour at the western end of the recording area early a.m.
Willow,Reed and Sedge Warbler,Mistle and Song Thrush,Whitethroat,Willow,Blue,Great and Long-tailed Tit,Linnet,Goldfinch
Over,Canada Geese,Greylag,Oystercatcher,Common Tern,Grey Heron,Kestrel

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Nice couple of hours 0640- 0850 highlights.
Barn owl
2 snipe
7 redshank
pair of bullfinch
2 shelduck with 3 young
1 grasshopper warbler
1 oystercatcher
lost count of lapwing
1 grey wagtail
1 common tern
female mallard with 2 young
flock of 15 long tailed tits
skylark
reed bunting
heron [ over ]
marooned herd of cattle in flooded field, as expected water levels very high, just great to get out and about after 3 days of rain.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 10th of June 2012 10:45:32 AM

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Wednesday 16 May 2012
11:15-14:45 | sunny, W wind, 12'C

1 Whimbrel (in same field as yesterday)
1 Spotted Flycatcher

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Dunlin, Ringed Plover and 2 Common Terns present up to 2:40 today.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

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Tuesday 15 May 2012
09:30-13:30 & 18:00-21:45 | showers in morning - sunny in evening, gusty NW wind, 8'C-12'C

quite flooded again after overnight rain
c30 Greylag Goose
8 Tufted Duck
1 Hobby (over > east)
Ringed Plover (heard)
1 Dunlin
1 Whimbrel (in field off LL)
2 Wheatear

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Tuesday 15th of May 2012 11:23:07 PM

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Monday 14 May 212
15:00 - 16:30 | sunny with westerly wind, 12'C

where did all the Greylags come from?
33 Greylag Goose
1 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
1 Lesser Whitethroat

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Saturday 12 May 2012
06:00-12:00 | sunny at first but clouding, gusty westerly wind

lots of Whitethroats!
1 Whinchat
5 Wheatear
2 Grasshopper Warbler
4 Reed Warbler
15 Sedge Warbler
3 Lesser Whitethroat
25 Whitethroat
15 Blackcap
31 Willow Warbler
11 Chiffchaff
1 Treecreeper
1 Lesser Redpoll

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Thursday 10 May 2012
evening

biggest flood yet!
3 Great Crested Grebe
4 Dunlin

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12.00 13.30
Dover basin 2 Shelduck
2 Grey heron
4 Mallard
2 Coot,Reed Warbler,Reed Bunting,Yellowhammer,Skylark,Common Buzzard

Lightshaw,15 greylag,
1 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
1 Dunlin 23 Lapwings
1 Lesser Whitethroat

cheers geoff

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Sunday 06 May 2012

a quick evening visit
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Wheatear
3 Yellow Wagtail

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Saturday 05 May 2012
06:00-11:30 | sunny but cold, NW wind, 0'c - 10'C

Cuckoo arrives
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Cuckoo
1 Grasshopper Warbler
8 Reed Warbler
7 Sedge Warbler
5 Lesser Whitethroat
14 Whitethroat
11 Blackcap
25 Willow Warbler
9 Chiffchaff
1 Treecreeper
2 Siskin (over > north)

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Wed May 9th:

Visited 12 noon to 14.00, Rain started 13.00

46 species on walk to West viewing screen and back. Perhaps only new arrival was a Ringed Plover. Had good 'scoped views of a Grasshopper Warbler reeling from a small bush on s.side of canal in the sunken marshy area between pub and Dover Basin.

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