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Ian McKerchar


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Late news for yesterday around Higher Meadows along the northern end of Georges Lane where there were 18 Ring Ouzels (Andy Pinches)



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Late news for yesterday along Coal Pit Lane around Green Nook, with a single Fieldfare.

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From 9.15 this am....multiple observers.

13 x Ring Ouzel between memorial  and Green Nook. 1 x Grasshopper Warbler heard approx 200 yds further down the road. Also 1 x Red Grouse and 1 x Curlew



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Between 0800-0830 6-7 Ring Ouzel at same location. Thanks Andy Makin for the unofficial guide.

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13 Ring Ouzels on the green slope next to Green Nook off Coal Pit Lane at 07:55 this morning

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16 Ring Ouzels by Green Nook House this morning off Coal Pit Lane, also a Grasshopper Warbler and Wheatear between Green Nook and Roscoes Tenement Clough.

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At least 6 Ring Ouzel present at 6.30am in the sheep field per yesterday.

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At 1500hrs the Ring Ouzels took flight from the field opposite Green Nook house and flew only 100m northwest to the rear of the new woodland patch. The number of Ring Ouzels in this flock movement was 14, many coming from over the back of the field and from out of sight.

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9 Ring Ouzels off Coal Pit Lane, opposite Green Nook house above the road in the sheep field between two the plantations at midday

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Whimbrel over Scout Road this morning, also 17 Swallows and 4 House Martin.

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30 Wheatears around the western side of the moors this morning.

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Two Whinchat along Georges Lane this morning, just by the county border (Andy Pinches)

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15 Wheatears along Mast Road this morning.

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 late news for yesterday morning couple from Scout Road:

 

3 Curlew

1 male Wheatear

4 adult Mediterranean  gulls north

39 Meadow Pipits N

5 Crossbills SW, 10 NW, 27 N

11 redpolls N

Osprey NW over Georges Lane first thing

 

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An Osprey flew NW at 7am this morning.

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Late news yesterday morning, 2 male Wheatears at the mast compound and 7 Crossbills and 5 Tree Sparrow lower down.

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Highlights from this morning included:

83 Curlew N/NE including a single flock of 60 

59 Golden Plover N including a single flock of 50

Single Merlin N

18 Crossbills SW

40 Redwings N

6 Whooper Swans N

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Yesterday from Scout Road, 20 Curlews N, 53 Chaffinches S, 41 Fieldfares S

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Highlights for yesterday;

Merlin S

8 Siskin N

Red Kite drifted low N

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late news for yesterday morning:

1 Curlew N

2 Goosander N

27 Pink-footed Geese W

1 Crossbill S

5 Grey Herons circling extremely high together drifting off SE

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This morning’s totals from across the moors included:

60 Pink-footed Geese NW

5 Goldeneye N

23 Lapwings S

13 Curlews N

462 Woodpigeons NNW

1 Nuthatch S

1 male Crossbill NW

5 Siskin 

2854 Black-headed Gulls S

2 adult Mediterranean Gulls S

Info thanks to Andy Makin

 

 



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Single Sand Martin north over Scout Road at 08:50 this morning.

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A brief couple of hours watch from Scout Road this morning saw half a dozen large skeins of Pink-footed Geese W/NW and S/SW coming in from the east East Pennines numbering 1300+ birds.

 

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This morning from Scout Road:

22 Greylag Geese south in three skeins

14 Whooper Swans over NW at 08:45

912 Woodpigeons north

29 Chaffinches south

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Burnt Edge :- Walked from Matchmoor Lane, along the top of the bank, with a quick look in the plantation, and returned along the bottom of Burnt Edge. Just a single Kestrel and a couple of crows braved the strong NWesterly blowing over the moor. Whilst 3 female Bullfinches sheltered in the plantation and a single Fieldfare flew low across Matchmoor Lane.

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Walked along George's Lane from Wilderswood to the Lancs border & back :- Flock of 20 Fieldfares on the pasture below the kennels. 4 Goldcrests and 2 Bullfinches in the border conifer plantation. 1 vocal Raven seen flying towards the masts.

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This morning’s highlights included:

 

2 Whooper Swans SE over Bolton along with 50+ Pink-footed Geese

2 Goosander S

50 Teal in a tight flock SE

Single Twite low S

150+ Mallard S half dropping onto Delph Reservoir

Female type Long-tailed Duck seen come up off Delph Reservoir in Lancashire

 

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This morning from Scout Road:

 

male Hen Harrier low SW

565 Fieldfares S

1 male Goosander S

 

Late news for the 17th:

 

9100 s SW and SE

7 Whooper Swans NW

 

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This morning:

 

34,030 Woodpigeons S/SE

650 Fieldfares S

780 Redwings S

9 Stock Doves N

1 Crossbill S

 

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This morning’s highlights included:

 

A Great White Egret was seen in flight from watchpoint and appeared to drop down near Doffcocker at 07:55

 

13,380 Woodpigeons mainly S

6 Stock Doves S

94 Fieldfares S



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This morning’s highlights included:

 

10 Pintail SW

2 Snipe E

3120 Woodpigeons S

4545 Fieldfares SSW in 37 flocks

467 Redwings S, usually mixed in with the Fieldfares

2950 Starlings W/SW

1 Goosander SE

118 Chaffinches S

 

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Late news for yesterday, mainly from Edge Lane with highlights of:

 

1690 Pink-footed Geese in 21 skeins

3676 Woodpigeons SW

879 Fieldfares S

396 Redwings S

1 male type Ring Ouzel S

15 Crossbills S in 4 flocks

15 redpolls N

210 Chaffinches S

4192 Starlings mainly NW in 69 flocks

 

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Yesterday:

280 Pink-footed Geese NW in 2 skeins

Little Egret SW

47 Lapwings N

14 Fieldfares S

23 Crossbills S in flocks of 7 and 16

39 Chaffinches S

12 Bullfinches S 

 

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This morning:

 

1300 Pink-footed Geese mainly SE in 17 skeins

15 Whooper Swans SE

1600 W/SW

163 Fieldfares

Red Kite soaring up in a SE direction

 

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Yesterday:

 

9088 Woodpigeons over Scout Road

372 Pink-footed Geese in 5 skeins SE and 180 in 1 skein SW

2 male type Ring Ouzels S

35 Fieldfares SE

83 Redwings N

64 Chaffinches S

26 Crossbills S

 

Today:

 

5572 Woodpigeons mainly W/SW

200 Pink-footed Geese SE in 3 skeins

 

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Late news for yesterday from Scout Road:

 

540 Pink-footed Geese in 5 skeins W/NW

500 Woodpigeons 500 mainly SW

123 Fieldfares SW and 37 N

23 Redwing S and 17 N

27 Song Thrushes S including a flock of 9

1 Swallow S 

9 Crossbills N

56 Siskin S

 

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1 of the 3 flyby Merlins we had today up Scout rd



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Other highlights for yesterday include:

 

433 Pink-footed Geese WNW/SW

5 Greylag Geese N

50 Fieldfares E

151 Redwings S/SW and 101 E

6 Blackbirds high S

10 Song Thrushes N and 1 NE

17 Crossbills S

21 Siskins S

14 Bullfinches S

338 Lapwings W/SW

 

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Today's passage migrant male Hen Harrier from Scout rd 



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From Scout Road this morning:

 

Two skeins 250 Pink-footed Geese SE in 2 skeins

3 Greylag Geese S and 2 N

5 redhead Goosanders N

207 Woodpigeons S and 340 NW

123 Fieldfares N

131 Redwings S in 10 flocks and 376 N in 15 flocks

9 Song Thrushes N

3 Swallows S

44 Siskins S

3 Crossbills S

 

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Today’s moors totals included:

 

760 Woodpigeon SWW

Ring-necked Parakeet E

497 Fieldfares S/SW and 291 NNE 3 flocks

883 Redwings SSW and 1005 NNE 13 flocks

90 Linnets, 20 Siskins,15 redpolls, 19 Bullfinches S 

20 Crossbills S

Single Ring Ouzel SE

 

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Today’s highlights mainly from Scout Road included:

 

18 Whooper Swans SE

11 Pink-footed Geese W

773 Woodpigeons NW

6 Snipe

865 Redwings in 26 flocks WNW and WSW

117 Fieldfares

11 Coal Tits S

1 Goldcrest S

21 redpolls S

38 Linnets S

26 Siskins S

3 Bramblings S

21 Crossbills in 2 flocks S/SW

 

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Tough morning in the mist with Andy and Phil. Difficult birding conditions.  We probably mist loads, Andy has totals later.  

Highlights was 18 Whooper Swans, Lots of Redwings plus Flyby Goldcrest and a pair of Brambling and our first Fieldfares. 



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This morning from Scout Road:

360 Pink-footed Geese in 5 skeins

5 Whooper Swans low W/NW

11 Golden Plover NW

15 Swallows S

1 Redwing S

40 Chaffinches S

12 Bullfinches with 10 NW and 2 S

39 Siskins S

37 Linnets S

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This morning from Scout Road:

 

750 Pink-footed Geese  with 450 SE in 4 skeins and 300 W/SW in 5 skeins

3G high S

Merlin fast S

360 Woodpigeons S

445 Meadow Pipits S

20 Swallows S

22 Redwings with 10 SW, 10 N and 2 E

2 Fieldfares low SW

211 Chaffinches high S including large flocks of 50 and 35

168 Linnets S

9 redpolls S

17 Siskins S

24 Greenfinches S

22 Crossbills S

19 Reed Buntings S

13 Coal Tits in 2 flocks of 7 and 6, the latter also with a Goldcrest mixed in

 

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Highlights from the east side of Winter Hill this morning:

 

800 Pink-footed Geese in 9 skeins

8 Swallows S

165 Meadow Pipits S

406 Chaffinches S

181 Linnets S

34 redpolls S

57 Siskins S

30 Greenfinches S

A flock of 6 Coal Tits which flew straight through

 

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From Scout Road this morning:

22 Pink-footed Geese low SW

481 Meadow Pipits S

146 Chaffinches S

75 Siskins S

32 Linnets S

8 Crossbills S

2 single Redwings S

2 Tree Sparrows low S

 

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From Scout Road this morning:

 

196 Meadow Pipits

38 Pink-footed Geese SW

47 Lapwings SW

59 Chaffinch, 74 Linnet, 244 Siskin, 13 Redpoll, 14 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Crossbill all S

3 Swallows S

Female Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests and 9 Stonechats moving through the hedges

 

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This morning from the east slope of Winter Hill, 1093 Meadow Pipits S, 10 Skylarks S, 71 Chaffinches S, 52 Goldfinches S, 246 Linnets S, 61 Siskins S, 33 Crossbills S in 4 flocks, 9 Swallows S and 1 calling Dunlin S. Also a flock of Goldfinches at the start of Coal Pit Lane around 400 strong.

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This morning from Scout Roads in murky conditions:

 

74 Meadow Pipits S

4 Crossbills S

 

Along Mast Road towards the top of Winter Hill mid-morning:

 

25 Stonechats

28 Wheatears

300+ Meadow Pipits down

46 Skylarks getting up off the moor heading low S

 

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