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Osprey hunting over Dover Basin at 5:20 this afternoon, caught a fish and was still present at 6:35pm.

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Up to 5pm today:

Ringed Plover

2 Redshank

2 Wheatear 

 

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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Ian McKerchar


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Up to 6:15pm today:

Male Ruff

Black-tailed Godwit

Snipe

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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Ruff this evening at Lightshaw (thanks to Judith Smith for info), other birds included 2 Black-Tailed Godwit and 2 Common Sandpiper 

 



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Today with Simon Johnson, highlights;

2 Black-tailed Godwits
2 Redshank
3 Shelduck
4 Shoveler
18 Teal
3 Reed Warblers
Kingfisher
Willow Tit
2 Whitethroat singing

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This evening, black tailed godwit, redshank, 15 teal, 2 shelduck, 40 sand martins and 2 swallows.



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Black-Tailed Godwit on Lightshaw early afternoon, 3 Little Egret and a drake Garganey still present, plus 60 Sand Martin and 3 Willow Warbler



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Ian McKerchar


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A pair of Garganey present this morning, along with 3 Little Egrets.

Info thanks to Colin Davies



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Sightings from early afternoon on Lightshaw Hall Flash today included:

Little Egret
4 Redshank
18 Shoveler
Kingfisher
2 Shelduck
2 Oystercatcher
Willow Tit

5 singing Chiffchaff between Dover and Lightshaw

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This morning, with Simon Johnson, produced -

Chiffchaff singing
Cetti's Warbler
Water Rail
1 Little Egret
3 Pochard
2 Shelduck
2 Shoveler
5 Goosander
2 Greylag Geese
50 Teal
2 singing Yellowhammer
20+ Fieldfare
20+ Meadow Pipit


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Single drake Pintail at Lightshaw Meadows pool 11.30am. Not sure if this is the same pool referred to as Dover Basin?



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2 drake Pintail at Dover Basin today



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Ian McKerchar


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Highlights from a visit early afternoon today were a flock of 12 Yellowhammer by Lightshaw Flash, with plenty of displaying Teal on the flash itself and a Water Rail, 3 Goosander and 4 Pochard on Dover Basin.

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2 Greenshank present late afternoon, from screens

1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Buzzard



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Green Sandpiper over and Curlew > high NW just before noon. Single Grasshopper Warbler reeling briefly and Yellow Wagtail by pasture field below canal at far eastern end (below old railway embankment).

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Scott robinson


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2 Common Tern seen this morning while out on my Mountain Bike.

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Linear walk from Plank Bridge car park - along Leigh Branch of Leeds/Liverpool canal - Lightshaw Meadows (circuit of) - Dover Lock - and return.

Saturday, 16th July 2016. 14:30 - 17:00 hrs

Common Tern x 7 (including cracking view of one catching fish from canal)
Kingfisher x 3 separate sightings
Common Whitethroat x 1
Reed Bunting x 1
Song Thrush x 1
Buzzard x 1
Kestrel x 1 (hovering above field behind Dover Lock pub)
Jay x 4 separate sightings
Chiffchaff x 2
Lapwing x 3
Goldfinch x 15
Swallows x 10
Swift x 60
House Martin x 80
Collared Dove x 1
Grey Heron x 3
Wren x 1
Mute Swan x 4
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Coot x 50
Moorhen x 4
Cormorant x 4
Blue Tit x 1
Blackbird x 3
Mallard x 50
Black-Headed Gull x 5
Herring Gull x 4
Woodpigeon x 30
Carrion Crow x 5
Magpie x 20
Feral Pigeon x 5


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Grasshopper Warbler reeling on Lightshaw Meadow this morning as I went past on Mountain Bike.
1 Common Tern just past Dover Lock fishing and successfully catching a fish, cracking views.

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2 Common Tern on Canal at Lightshaw.

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Walk along Leigh branch of Leeds/Liverpool Canal from Plank Lane Bridge car park - Lightshaw Meadows - Dover Basin and return

Saturday, 21st May 2016. 14:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Common Tern x 3
Shelduck x 2
Redshank x 1
Sedge Warbler x 2
Gadwall x 2
Pied Wagtail x 1
Chiffchaff x 1
Lapwing x 6
Swift x 20
Swallow x 7
Mute Swan x 2
Coot x 2
Chaffinch x 1
House Sparrow x 1
Robin x 3
Blue Tit x 1
Cormorant x 1
Mallard x 7 (and total of 10 chicks)
Woodpigeon x 50
Feral Pigeon x 10
Carrion Crow x 4
Magpie x 10
Starling x 3
Blackbird x 4
Male Pheasant x 1
Canada Geese x 7
Black-Headed Gull x 3
Collared Dove x 1
Buzzard x 1 (on way home above East Lancs - crossing into Tyldesley)
Skylark x 2
Jay x 1


-- Edited by Steve Judge on Saturday 21st of May 2016 09:47:07 PM

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Lesser Whitethroat singing by Lightshaw Hall Flash today



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3 Black-Tailed Godwit and a singing Lesser Whitethroat at Lightshaw Hall Flash this morning 



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Ian McKerchar


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Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's and Grasshopper Warblers singing at Dover Basin this morning.

Highlights of Lightshaw Hall Flash mid-morning:

3 Black-tailed Godwit
5 Redshank
2 Common Tern
Single Yellow Wagtail
Singing Lesser Whitethroat close to western viewing screen
Singing Cuckoo

(Record photos iphonescoped at long range!)

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This morning, 1 cuckoo heard and seen well, 2 common terns displaying, 5 shelduck, 1 common sandpiper, 2 shoveler and 2 Cetti's warblers singing. Add the latter to the two Cetti's I saw earlier in the morning at Pennington, and that's 4 singing Cetti's warblers on a short bike ride from Lowton to Lightshaw! Who would have imagined that a few years ago?

 

 



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Sandwich Tern on an island at Lightshaw Hall Flash for a while but then flew towards canal 10:25



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Lightshaw Hall Flash yesterday evening, 2 common terns, redshank, oystercatcher, 2 teal, 7 shelduck, 4 shoveler and several gadwall.



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This evening two common terns on Lightshaw Flash, Cetti's warbler singing nearby, six shelduck, one shoveler, one oystercatcher and a redshank.

Disappointingly no black terns and no sight nor sound of Fridays cuckoo or grasshopper warbler. Not a single hirundine or swift.



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Cuckoo calling and showing well from the canal towpath this evening and a grasshopper warbler reeling.



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A pair of Garganey on the small pool by Lightshaw Hall Flash viewed from canal at 09:15 this morning.

Info thanks to Judith Smith



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Quick walk after hope Carr and Pennington produced:

2 redshank, 1 oystercatcher, 4 shelduck, 1 buzzard, 1 yellowhammer, 4 willow warbler, 7 chiffchaff,
1 male blackcap, 1 Cetti's warbler, 5 lapwing, 3 goldfinch and a great crested grebe on Dover basin

30+ sand Martin
2 house Martin
And 7 swallow over

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Good Few hours mooching this morning,

3 Black Tailed Godwit
5 Oystercatcher
3 Snipe
7 Golden Plover
2 Redshank
25+ Lapwing
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Cetti's Warbler
8 Skylark
5 Linnet
2 Yellowhammer, More heard singing.
3 Reed Bunting
7 Chiffchaff
3 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
Gadwall,Teal,Tufted Duck,Shoveler and Great Crested Grebe all seen
2 Swallow

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16.00 - 17.00
Dover Lock
1 Goosander, 4 Pochard, 2 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, 2 Great crested Grebe

Lightshaw
1 Black- tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck, 2 Greylag Geese, Gadwall, Teal, Tufted Duck

along path from canal to road
1 Yellowhammer, 1 Willow Tit


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A couple of hours today, parked at Dover Lock Inn. My first proper visit to the site:

Dover Flash:
1 Shelduck
1 Teal (F)
6 Coot
28 Tufted Duck
10+ Pochard
18 Mallard
2 Mute Swan
2 Canada Geese
1 Kingfisher flew across giving good views

Lightshaw Flash (from viewing screen)
2 Shelduck
18 Teal
6 Mallard
1 Grey Heron
5 Shoveler (3M/2F)
1 Kingfisher over the water briefly, seemingly from fields to the right
2 Coot

Plus:
Song Thrush (1)
Long-Tailed Tit (1)
Lesser Black-Backed Gulls (5+ over)
Woodpigeon (20+ next to Lightshaw Flash)
Mute Swan (4 - in field next to Dover Lock Inn)
Cormorant (7 - over from direction of penny)
Plus usual Robin, Wren, Blackbird & tits.

Rook next to Sandy Lane on way home.

Not a bad place at all, I'll be back!

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drake Pintail on Lightshaw Hall Flash today



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Adult Little Egret present again this morning but flew off west at 09:35

Info thanks to Judith Smith

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Ian McKerchar


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Marsh Harrier at Lightshaw Hall Flash at 10:20 this morning.

Info thanks to Judith Smith

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Lightshaw flash this evening, about 50 lapwings, 2 shelduck and a buzzard over. Lots of exposed mud at the moment, chances of a few more waders soon hopefully.

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Ian McKerchar


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Cetti's Warbler still singing away at Dover Basin this morning,

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Two redshank on Lightshaw Hall Flash, also two Oystercatchers, drake shoveler, pair of shelduck still with two chicks and a single cormorant. Common tern over Dover Lock.

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More exposed mud today on Lightshaw Hall Flash, but no waders other than 10 lapwing and a flyover oystercatcher. A pair of shoveler and 10 gadwall, also the shelduck pair still have 2 chicks.


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Very flooded today, no exposed mud at all. I guess any waders breeding on the mud have been flooded out The shelduck family now appears to be down to 2 chicks. Still a few swifts and a buzzard but not much else.

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Generally pretty quiet, but the pair of shelduck still with the three chicks - delightful little characters - 1 redshank, 4 lapwings, reed buntings and plenty of swifts.

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No sign of garganey on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 18:30 so probably moved to Pennington, though it could easily be tucked away out of view here. Pair of shelduck with 3 chicks, oystercatcher & a cormorant plus the usuals.

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Drake garganey still present on Lightshaw Hall Flash late afternoon.

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Garganey still present at 3.20pm. - But hard to see (from the hide accessed from leeds /liverpool canal ) due to its proximity near to the bank infront of hide .

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Drake garganey still on Lightshaw Hall Flash at 13:45. Only really viewable from screen off lightshaw lane (with a telescope!). Spending a lot of time in reeds in front of the other screen but out of view from there most of the time due to height of vegetation.

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Garganey still present at 20.25. Also Cuckoo calling.

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Drake Garganey present this morning on Lightshaw Hall Flash.

Info thanks to Paul Brown

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Afternoon visit,

1 Ringed Plover
3 Oystercatcher
2 Black-Tailed Godwit
20+ Lapwing
8 Linnet
5 Yellowhammer
4 Reed Bunting
Sedge and Reed Warbler heard
2 Grey Heron
4 Shelduck
Several Skylark singing



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Canal and towpath- 1 mute swan,4 mallard,2 Canada geese with 1 gosling, jay,chaffinch,willow warbler,chiffchaff, great tit,blue tit,reed bunting,
Dover flash- 2 mute swan,4 coot,1 great crested grebe,1 shelduck, swift and swallow over water,
Lightshaw flash- 2 oystercatcher,8 grey lag geese,4 Canada geese, 1 kingfisher,1 cormorant,2 grey heron, c20 lapwing, 6 coot,several mallard, 4 skylark singing, buzzard over, cuckoo heard from direction of farm and then later from near canal possibly different birds.

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