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Lock Lane quiet around 7.45pm
Oystercatcher. ...2
Snipe....3
Swallow. ... 4 ..back home at the farm.
Pied Wagtail..3


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Whimbrel flew NW from the islands at 12:04 today; also present were an adult Mediterranean Gull, White Wagtail, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Redshank, 2 pairs of Shoveler.

 

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Short visit to Lock Lane this evening:

Great views of a Sparrowhawk attacking along the flood; sadly for him the birds had all flushed a good 5 seconds earlier.
Oystercatchers(2) among them.
Also 2 Snipe showing well less that 25 yards from the Lane.

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Today 9:45am to 2.30pm with Simon Johnson and later Phil Rhodes produced;

5 adult Mediterranean Gulls
8 Redshank
2 Common Sandpiper
1 unidentified wader flew high over west, possibly a Spotted Redshank
1 Goosander
2 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
2 Greylag Goose
7 Teal
1 Wheatear
12 Buzzard
1 Raven
2 Rook
18 Swallow through north
2 House Martin through north


-- Edited by Simon Warford on Saturday 15th of April 2017 04:34:47 PM

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Osprey fishing for a few minutes then drifted towards Doffcocker at 4pm.

Also Dunlin, White Wagtail, 3 Common Sandpiper.

Info and record shot of the Osprey thanks to Phil Rhodes.



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This morning in that fine rain:

Snipe 12
Oystercatcher 11
Common sandpiper 4
White wagtail 1 on island
Greylag goose 1
Sand martin 200+
Swallow 50
Mediterranean gull 5 feeding in far field
Shoveler 2

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This evening up to 6.30pm. Sunny.

Common Sandpiper....4
Little Ringed Plover....2
Common Snipe....2
Grey Wagtail....2
Pied Wagtail....5
Linnet....2 the regular pair
Wren...3 many more heard.
Plus the usual Oystercatchers, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, and Shovelers present.
C80 Sand Martin on far side.

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Late post for yesterday evening:
Dam/Lock Lane
Both quiet, but a single Swallow flew along the
flooded field.
Pied Wagtail.....6
Snipe....4
Linnet ..2
Oystercatcher...2
Later c12 Sand Martins flew away over the Farm.


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Pictures taken this evening of the pair of Wheatear at Lock lane.

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3 Common Sandpiper at 12:30 today.

 

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This evening 4.30 to 7 pm...Sunny but quite windy.

At the Dam two Grey Wagtails were at the top of the overflow; then they flew onto the Church roof.
At Lock Lane:
No sign of yesterday's 5 Little Ringed Plover.
Oystercatcher....2
Pied Wagtail....4
Common Snipe....2
Linnet....2
WHEATEAR........2( a pair) Great views at 25 yards.
Stock Dove.....1
At the Lodge:
Common Sandpiper.....2
Little Ringed Plover....1
Tufted Duck.... 40+
Shoveler and Gadwall present as yesterday.
Sand Martin....c90

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 11th of April 2017 07:35:18 PM

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Main Lodge this evening up to 7.40pm.

Common Sandpiper....2
Little Ringed Plover...1 ( this makes 6 on site this evening.... at least)
Shoveler....5 (3m)
Gadwall....5
Tufted Duck...c30
C40 Sand Martin on far side.

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Present now:
Five Little Ringed Plover at flood!
Grey Wagtail at top of overflow steps. Also Oystercatcher 2, Snipe 4 + usual Lapwings.

-- Edited by keith mills on Monday 10th of April 2017 06:30:19 PM

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Osprey flew in from the east then drifted towards Winter Hill at 09:59 this morning.

Common Sandpiper and 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls up to midday.

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Up to 5.20 this pm. Sunny.

Little Ringed Plover.....2
Common Snipe....2
Tufted duck....28
Gadwall...pair.
Lesser Black-backed Gull...20+
Common Gull....1

6 Oystercatcher arguing, on South Island, making their din; others scattered including 2 at Lock Lane.
Lots of Dunnock, Chaffinch, and Robins.
Pied Wagtail....1

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Five breeding plumaged adult Mediterranean Gulls present at 11:15 this morning.

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This morning:

Scores of hirundines, mostly Sand Martin, but also 4 Swallow and 2 House Martin
Mediterranean Gull 4 adult
Shoveler pair
Goosander 2 female

plus usual

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Dam and Lock Lane this am.

Compared to recent times, the channel was nearly empty with just the default Great Crested Grebes (3).
Grey Heron....1
Coot...2
Kingfisher...probable glimpse only.

Pied Wagtail...1
Oystercatcher....2
Song thrush...1
Snipe....2
Meadow Pipit...1
Linnet...2
Reed Bunting ...1
Canada Goose.....1
Gadwall....4


Yesterday I walk my dog to the dam:
A Grey Wagtail was preening in the overflow.
2 Goldcrest flew, together, round the flower meadow trees; one carrying material.
Kestrel...1

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This aft 2.30 to 4pm:

Swallow 2
House martin 1
Sand martin 20
Little ringed plover 1 on island
Goosander 2 female
Shoveler pair

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This evening:
Swallow. ..1
Sand Martin ...c20
Shoveler....pair
Pied Wagtail...3
Gadwall....5

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Osprey fishing at 11:35 today, then drifted off NW.

 

 

Also, adult Mediterranean Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, House Martin and a pair Shoveler up to 11:45.

 

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Lock Lane this morning:

Oystercatcher....4 including the usual 2 by flood.
Gadwall....4 on flood.
Lesser Black-backed Gull...10, 5 of which were crammed on the tiny island in middle of the flood.
Snipe...1 by flood and that's new site for Snipe for me.
Wren...1
Reed Bunting 1 male
Buzzard....1
Linnet....2
Usual Lapwings on territory. Blackcap heard yesterday while cycling past Broadgate farm, from roadside hawthorn.

-- Edited by keith mills on Monday 3rd of April 2017 11:27:25 AM

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This morning at the Dam/Lock lane:

Goosander...2 redheads in channel.
Great Crested Grebe....2
Moorhen....2
Coot....1
Wren....2
Gadwall....5 on flood.
Reed Bunting....2 male.
Snipe...2 feeding just outside of juncus.
Oystercatcher....2 over.
Linnet....16

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This afternoon at the main lodge. Sunny.

Tufted Duck.....31
Gadwall....2
Oystercatcher...8 seen at one time
Reed Bunting....1
Lesser Black-backed Gull.....4 of which 3 adults looked very smart indeed.
Kestrel....1
Mistle Thrush...1
Wren....1
Cormorant...3... but at least 12 of Great Crested Grebe.

Planting of the replacement ''footpath hedge'' is now complete.
It is planted in double rows with holly among the hawthorn.
My neighbour tells me that there is some sort of oak in the hedge, as well.
It looks a good job, and the farmer appears to have cross rutted below the gate, presumably to deter the idiots who drive down and get stuck at night.
It is not on quite the same line as the original hedge, but I think we should adopt the right hand side of this hedge as the footpath.


-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 31st of March 2017 04:44:44 PM

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Single Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Gadwall,
2 Linnet at Flood.
2 Goosander in Channel, Willow Tit in wood. Also at Lock Lane..... 3 Snipe sat out, single Meadow Pipit and 4 Pied Wagtail. Linnet up to 20+ later

-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 31st of March 2017 11:21:46 AM

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In the rain this pm, main lodge:
Sand Martins down to c 50 but giving good views low over the water.
A drake Goosander flew in and settled.
The pair of Goldeneye still.
A Wren sang atop a pile of debris close to me.

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Also, this morning:

Snipe 7
Goldeneye pair
Mediterranean Gull 2 adult feeding in muck-spreaded field
Tufted Duck 31
Gadwall 3
Sand Martin estimate 100 plus

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Black- tailed Godwit currently at Lock Lane flood. Nice and red. Also good numbers of Sand Martins seen in scope over main Lodge.

-- Edited by keith mills on Wednesday 29th of March 2017 11:06:09 AM

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Tonight 7pm:

c100 Sand Martin
2 Wigeon

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A pair of Wigeon and 2 Mediterranean Gulls late morning



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This am:
Seven Gadwall were on the Lock Lane Flood.

Also seen were 4 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, a Song Thrush in full voice, and 2 SKYLARK.

The Beaumont Road ''footpath'' Hedge, a haven for birds for many years before the farmer grubbed it out, is in process of being replanted.
Deo Gratias and thanks also to Bolton Council, who I believe, enforced this.


-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 28th of March 2017 11:16:10 AM

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Also this morning:

Skylark 3, including one bird singing
Mute Swan 2
Goosander 3
Linnet 7
Teal 6
Reed Bunting 12

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This am on Lock lane flood:
Little Ringed Plover.....2
Redshank....1
Oystercatcher....2
Gadwall....4
Also:
Snipe...1
Reed Bunting....1m
Greenfinch....3

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5 Skylark present this morning

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This morning at Lock Lane:

Redshank...1
Oystercatcher....2
Reed Bunting....5 males
Meadow Pipit....3
Snipe....1
Lesser Black-backed Gull.... a pair(behaving like)
Black-headed Gull...45
Greenfinch..2
Song Thrush...1
Usual Lapwings.

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Nothing new this morning; just the regular nice birds.
Dam/wood /Lock Lane

Kingfisher. ...1
Goosander. ..2
Great Crested Grebe. ..5
Cormorants. ..3
Jay

Willow Tit...1
Wren.....1

Snipe ....4 flushed by a galloping horse.
Reed Bunting. ..1
Oystercatcher..2
Gadwall...2

A Rowan tree was planted this morning in the Flower Meadow
In memory of Fred, a local conservation worker.
A memorial bench is being made by "men in sheds"
(LWT Bolton ) and will be placed near this tree.

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Also this morning:

A Pink-footed Goose feeding with the Canada Geese on east side

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Today, main lodge up to 2.40...Sunny

Gadwall....6 ( flew in)
Tufted Duck...24
Goosander...2 redheads.
Oystercatcher....7
Reed Bunting...1 singing.
Great Crested Grebes numbering in the teens, but Cormorants down to 3.
Jackdaw...100+
Lesser Black-backed Gull...13
Herring Gull....1
Lapwings spread about now, but 12 or so on the islands.
Still no Sand Martin for me yet!

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This morning Dam/Lock Lane/wood

Goosander....1 redhead
Kingfisher....1
Great Crested Grebe...6
Grey Heron...1

Oystercatcher...pair
Lapwing...4 pair
Goldfinch...10
Snipe....3 (2 chasing each other)

Willow Tit....2 (acting like a pair)
Wren....2



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Today near Seddon Fold Farm:
32 Linnet on wire , mid afternoon in the rain.

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2 Redshank and 3 Oystercatcher at Lock Lane now. Also 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls sleeping by flood!

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 21st of March 2017 08:58:20 AM

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This morning with dog; Dam to Lock Lane.
Kingfisher...1
Buzzard....1
Goosander.... 4 (all red head)
Snipe....4
Pied Wagtail....5
Oystercatcher. ..3
Starlings........100+

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This morning before the rain:

Lock Lane/Dam/Wood:

Lock Lane
Oystercatcher...pair
Lapwing...3 pair displaying
Meadow Pipits...3
Pied Wagtail...1
Snipe...7 ( 4 flushed by a loud horse neigh)
Song Thrush ... 1 heard
No sign of yesterday's small waders but two long billed waders flew north over the dam.

Dam
Dipper on Parapet.
Goosander...3
Great crested Grebe....7
Cormorant...1
Gadwall...pair
Tufted Duck...2 drakes.
Kingfisher seen here yesterday.

Wood
Goldcrest...1
Nuthatch...1 or two
Coal Tit...2

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This morning, walked from the dam to Seddon Fold Farm:

Grey wagtail at overflow
Goosander 3 in channel

In Lostock copse:

Bullfinch pair
Coal tit 2
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 2
Song thrush 1

Lock Lane flood:

Dunlin 1
Little ringed plover 1



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A Dunlin with the Little Ringed Plover, just now.Often chasing together.

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Also present today:

Redshank 3
Oystercatcher 14
Kingfisher 1
Goosander 4
Goldeneye 6
Teal 11
Tufted duck 32
Gadwall 9
Sand martin 3
Linnet 8
Skylark 1
Lapwing 70
Sparrowhawk 1
Pied wagtail c20 feeding at feet of horses
Meadow pipit 1
Fieldfare 8

What a good day!



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Noon today; the Little Ringed Plover at Lock Lane flood.

-- Edited by keith mills on Thursday 16th of March 2017 03:25:35 PM

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Birds present today include:

Little Ringed Plover
Second winter Mediterranean Gull flew west at midday
2 Black-tailed Godwits
Chiffchaff

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

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Single Mute Swan now on the Lodge.
My first here this year.

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This afternoon. Dam and Lock Lane.

Buzzard....2 soaring together, just over the church.
Kingfisher....1
Great Crested Grebe...5 in channel. Probably 15 in total on the Lodge.
Cormorant...1
Coot...3
Fieldfare....35
Redwing...1
Pied Wagtail...1
Plenty of Lapwing on territory

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