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Ian McKerchar


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Unfortunately there's always one idiot who spoils it for the rest.

This morning an idiot (I refuse to use the term birder or photographer because he was clearly neither) decided he'd climb over the metal gate and clearly and knowingly trespass on private farmland at Lightshaw in order to get close and undoubtably disturb the Cattle Egret in the field by the canal side. He didn't appear to have binoculars but certainly had a camera and a very long range photo was taken of the idiot.

If anyone can identify said idiot or knows him then please do have a 'word' with him about his selfish and thoughtless actions or feel free to get in touch with me.



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Cattle egret still present until 10.45 at least moved onto shorter grass nearer screen.

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Cattle egret still present c.10.05 at Lightshaw Hall Flash;seen in flight twice briefly over grass to left near Brown cattle.



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LIGHTSHAW HALL MEADOWS & & FLASH

Cattle Egret still showing well at 1630, giving great photograph opportunities sitting on top of the near-by Hawthorn trees.

Cheers Ian 



-- Edited by IANMOFFAT1 on Friday 23rd of June 2017 08:08:47 PM

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Lightshaw Hall Flash
Good views in my scope for over 30 minutes of the Cattle Egret. Both County and Life tick for me.
Arrived at Western viewing screen just after 1pm. No sign of it for 30 minutes. Then it was seen flying onto the top of a tall hawthorn by the left shore, and well down the flash. After preening for 2 minutes it dropped down onto the shoreline where the reeds stick well out ( two thirds down?)
More preening until it was approached by a Grey Heron. Cattle Egret then flew up and down to the left of the viewing screen before landing in open ground about 90 yards to the front left of the screen. After 15 minutes it was approached, on foot, by another Grey Heron and the Cattle Egret turned and edged away, into clumps of Juncus etc. where it could only just be seen. Still present at 2.15pm.

-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 23rd of June 2017 05:28:19 PM

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Ian McKerchar


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Cattle Egret still present around the western end of Lightshaw Hall Flash at 2:30 pm and showing well.

Info thanks to Keith Mills

p.s. If adding sightings for this bird could users please ensure they state that the bird is at Lightshaw Flash or not as the case may be. This thread is for the whole of the Abram Flashes which also includes others areas this bird could well relocate to, so it's best not to just let readers assume where the birds is smile



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Cattle Egret showing  well until I left at around 11.15.  It was on the far side of the flash as I arrived but followed the cattle to be in front of the screen giving some excellent views.  A GM lifer for me.  Now on 199... The magic 200 is next! biggrinbiggrin

Thanks Rick and Dave for your help.  Much appreciated.



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Cattle Egret flew in at 7.30 and settled behind a grassy spit. Life and GM tick biggrin

Sorry John, I had no internet connection until I got to work.



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Hi John

Where the A573 crosses the Leigh Branch Canal there is a canalside car park on the opposite side of the road to the Dover Lock Inn. Enter that and turn right along the towpath, passing Dover Basin after a few hundred metres, then you'll see a gated footpath on the right down on to a footpath along a dismantled railway line. Follow this path and Lightshaw Hall Flash is on your left. The Cattle Egret may be visible from a gate for a cattle pen, but carry further on along the path and there's a footpath to the left up to the western viewing screen. Good luck



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Can anyone help with directions from the Dover inn pub.  Is the bird viewable from the canal towpath? Any help would be appreciated.



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This evening with Karen Foulkes, Cattle Egret showing well till 7.15pm at least, also adult Hobby present.

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Ian McKerchar


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Cattle Egret still present at Lightshaw Hall Flash at 6:30pm, still viewed from the western end.

Info thanks to Karen Foulkes 



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Cattle Egret still present 14:25 in same area nr screen at W end of Lightshaw Hall Flash, after circling several times when harassed by Lapwings



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Ian McKerchar


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Cattle Egret currently at Lightshaw Hall Flash; at the western end (from the western viewing screen) in field with cattle.

 

Info thanks to Judith Smith



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Osprey showing very well over dover basin at 10.30 am. 



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Ian McKerchar


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Osprey perched by the main road at 5:34pm.

 

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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Osprey at Dover basin at 10.45. Drifted towards Wigan flashes.



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The Osprey was hovering over Dover Basin early this morning, and then circling higher with 6 Buzzards, before flying towards Wigan Flashes.

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

Info thanks to Rob Thorpe and Dave Broome



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Up to 5pm today:

Ringed Plover

2 Redshank

2 Wheatear 

 

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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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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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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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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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


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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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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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