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Two Mediterranean gulls flew over my house calling and headed straight towards Elton this morning, unfortunately I couldn't locate them so I assume they passed straight through. At least 150 gulls were on the reservoir once I got there, but when I started scanning through them, they all took flight and all but a few vanished. I managed to find all the usual ones with great black backed, lesser black backed and herring gulls. Ta.

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This a.m. with Malcolm, 1 Willow tit at feeders, 2 Stock Dove over and 2 Goldeneye on res. with 1 Goosander on river. The Pochard have definately gone, and we could see no Pink-footed Geese.
Cheers Ian

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At feeding station and casting an eye over the res from 09:00-16:15

Willow tit 2 ringed birds

Oystercatcher 3 noisily chasing each other around

L Bb gull c. 300 landed midday
Herring gull c. 200
G Bb gull 4 Imms

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. with Malcolm, just 2 Goldeneye on the res. the Pochard were absent and 2 flyover Goosander. At capsticks end 3 singing Skylark and the 4 Pink-footed Geese at Withins.
Cheers Ian

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 8th of March 2017 01:09:26 PM

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. with Brian, at feeders 2 Willow Tit (1 definitely ringed), on res 4 Pochard and a female that landed briefly before flying off, 3 Goldeneye and the Little Grebe was seen in the creek, at capsicks approx. 20 Fieldfare and the 4 Pink-footed Geese still at Withins. A Buzzard was heard but not seen. 4 Oystercatcher kept flying around.
Cheers Ian

-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Tuesday 7th of March 2017 03:55:53 PM

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. with Steven, Malcolm and the return of Brian!, below the pumphouse a pair of Stonechat, on the res. 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Pochard, 2 Goldeneye and 1 Curlew over. At withins 4 Pink-footed Geese and a singing Skylark.
Cheers Ian

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Also this morning,

1 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
2 Water Rail
3 Stonechat (1 Crow Trees, pair in Elton Goyt)
6 Teal
4 Pochard
4 Pink-footed Geese Within's
Also a leucistic Fieldfare (with a pure white head) was in with a feeding flock of 40 birds near Capstick's Marsh, in early January the same bird was in fields by Crow Trees Farm.



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8 am - 9. 30am - Quick mooch around feeders and hospital area (not much on the reservoir of note except 1 male Goldeneye, although I only viewed from boathouse) produced:

5 Redwing
7 Mistle Trush (some collecting moss)
2 Song Thrush
13 Chaffinch in the undergrowth near the stream

There were also 2 Willow Tit and 4 Bullfinch on the feeders, amongst the usual tits and finches.



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Steven Higginbottom


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06:50-09:30am. With ian C
1 Kestrel
2 Sparrowhawk
4 Pink footed geese Withins
5 Pochard
5 Skylark
12 Displaying Lapwings
2 Oystercatchers
1 Rook over
1 female Stonechat Crow Trees
4 Teal Elton Goyt

Cheers Steven

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. with Malcolm, now 4 Pochard (3m 1f), also 2 Male Shoveler on the res. On Withins 2 Teal, below Withins a Goldcrest, near Crow trees approx 20 Lapwing and an Oystercatcher on factory roof by the river.
Cheers Ian

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. very quiet, 3 Pochard now (2m 1f), Curlew heard and 2 Oystercatcher.
Cheers Ian

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Ian Campbell


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Brambling at the feeders again this a.m. with 13 Pochard now on the res. (11m, 2f).
Cheers Ian

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Best bird this a.m. was a Brambling at the feeders also the 6 Pochard still on the res. and 2 Oystercatchers.
Cheers Ian

-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Monday 27th of February 2017 10:36:43 AM

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Steven Higginbottom


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06:30-09:00am a good morning with 53 Species
3 Curlew
2 Oystercatchers
6 Pochard
1 Teal
1 Goldeneye
7 Goosander
3 Tufted ducks
8 Great black. Backed gulls
2 Common Gulls
4 Skylarks
1 Raven
1 Sparrowhawk
5 Bullfinch

Cheers Steven

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Steven Higginbottom


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This morning had a walk around with Simon A
1 Brambling on Feeders
4 Bullfinch
4 Siskin at top of Dip before flying off towards carpark
9 Teal 1 Creek 8 Withins
2 Goosander Withins
6 Pochard
1 Goldeneye
1 Skylark
2 Mistle Thrushes
1 Goldcrest
14 Lapwings near Crow trees

Cheers Steven




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Mike Cooper


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Also at feeders from 08:30-15:15
Coal tit 1
Willow tit 2 both ringed (by me?)
Treecreeper 1 on left hand large hawthorn
Reed bunting 2 males comi,no into breeding plumage


Common Buzzard juv flew over at 12:00 perched in far hedge being mobbed by magpies
Kestrel hunting from first pylon

[Saw the 6 Curlew at 15:13]



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6 Curlew circling round res. between 15:00 - 15:15 before heading off towards Holcombe. Also Little Egret and Dipper in Dolly Brook below the pumphouse.



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Steven Higginbottom


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This morning with Ian and Malcolm
6 Bullfinch at feeders 4 m 2 F
2 Oystercatchers
7 Goldeneye group of 4 between creek and wader point group of 3 in front of sailing club. 4m 3f.
22 Tufted Ducks 10 Creek 12 Capsticks end of res
3 Skylark
14+ Lapwings
2 Little Grebe on River Irwell
1 Great Black backed Gull 1st Winter
1 Common gull

Cheers Steven



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Roger Halsey


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This morning I was hoping that Doris had blown something in, but not so. Best was:

4 Pink feet on Withins, 6 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Teal, 1 Snipe, and a colour ringed Herring Gull.



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Steven Higginbottom


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This morning with Ian C
1 Wigeon m
1 GoldenEye m
3 Teal 1 f 2 M withins
1 Goosander 1 F Withins
4 Tufted Duck 1 m 3 f
6 Pochard 5 m 1 f
3 Singing Skylark
12 Lapwings
1 Bullfinch
1 Willow tit
8 Snipe Capsticks marsh
Water Rail heard in Old hall marsh
1 Kingfisher

Cheers Steven


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Steven Higginbottom


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08:45-10:30am short walk from car park behind sailing club along wall to capsticks and back.
11 Tufted Ducks
6 Pochard 5m 1f
2 GoldenEye 1m1f
1 Goosander male
12 Lapwings
1 Singing Skylark near capsticks
3 Bullfinch
1 Kestrel
7 Common Gulls
23 Herring Gulls
3 Lesser BLack Backed Gulls
2 Great black Backed gulls

Cheers Steven

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Couldn't find the Stonechat but did have a Rock Pipit near pumphouse very tame, down to 6 ft awaysmile. Also 2 Oystercatcher and 6 Pochard (5m, 1f). Single Willow Tit at feeding station. Cheers Ian

-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Sunday 19th of February 2017 12:09:56 PM

-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Sunday 19th of February 2017 12:10:27 PM

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Steven Higginbottom


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Quick look this morning produced a nice male Stonechat between Sailing club car park and mound
Goldcrest also heard.
Cheers Steven


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Mike Cooper


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17/2 9:00-14:30 ringing at feeding station 8 new birds 1 retrap

G S Woodpecker 1m
Lower numbers of birds today with greenfinch = goldfinch c 40
Possibly 2 shelducks flew across behind hospital at 14:15 brief glimpse

Sparrowhawk a small female dive bombed the feeders causing panic and a Blacbird an greenfinch into my net biggrin

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. with Malcolm and then also Peter J, on res. 10 Pochard, 1 Barnacle Goose, withins 2 Teal, 1 Goosander and a Goldcrest. On the river 1 Little Egret.
Cheers Ian

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Quick look after work showed good gull numbers with aprox counts
250+ Herring Gulls 1 very large herring gull about same size as the Great black backed gulls but pale mantle and dark primaries.
40+ Lesser Black backed Gulls
14 Great Black backed gulls.
20+ Common
150+ Black headed Gulls

Cheers Steven

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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. still the 10 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye and 5 Goosander also. 2 singing Skylark at capsticks end. Kingfisher at river with 2 Lesser Redpoll.
Cheers Ian

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This a.m. with Malcolm, 10 Pochard, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander and 0 Tufted Duck !. 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers together at feeders.
Cheers Ian

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A few things to add today. Willow tit, 2 male sparrowhawks, 2 lapwings and a siskin was heard with his distinct classic wheezing sound with the other main flock of goldfinch, greenfinch and bullfinch but I couldn't find it in the car park area as it was somewhere within the dense shrubbery on the side at the boat club entrance and I couldn't spend too long there either. Thanks..

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6.55-9.45 a.m. with Malcolm, at 7.05 a Woodcock flew from dip direction over the feeders. On the res. 10 Pochard (8m 2f), 4 Goldeneye and 4 Tufted Duck.
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7.30-10 a.m. with Steven, on res. 8 Pochard (7m 1f) and just 5 Tufted Duck, near Crow Trees 5 Fieldfare, on river 2 Little Grebe and 1 Raven over.
At the feeders at least 150 Goldfinch plus Green, Chaff and Bullfinch; Great, Blue and Long-tailed Tits also.
Cheers Ian

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7am - 9.45am this morning partly with Ian Campbell

Not much on reservoir, only thing of note were 7 Pochard and a small number of gulls, mainly Black-headed with 2 GBB and a few LBB and Herring gulls mixed in.

At the feeders:

1 Brambling
7 Bullfinch (4m 3f)
c80 Goldfinch
c20 Greenfinch
12 LT Tits

 



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Ringing at feeders 10/2 9:00-14:30

Little Egret flew across behind (from pool?)

Bullfinch 3M2F
Willow Tit 1 several times
G S Woodpecker 1F
Treecreeper 1 on trunk of tallest hawthorn


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Ian Campbell


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This a.m. with Malcolm, 1 Little Egret, 8 pochard (7m, 1f), now only 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye and a Barnacle Goose.
Cheers Ian

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This Morning With Ian and Malcolm
1 Brambling at Feeders
2 Bullfinch
2 Peregrine
8 Pochard 1f 7 M.
2 Goldeneye 1 F 1 M
1 Goosander f
1 Barnacle Goose
1 Kingfisher
1 Little Grebe on River Irwell
1 Little Egret Elton Goyt
5 Great Black backed Gulls 2 Adult 3 imm
1 Oystercatcher
25+ Fieldfare 11 Redwing Crow Trees

Cheers Steven


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Quick look after work14:00-14:35pm
1 Male Brambling at Feeders
1 Bullfinch
4 Mute Swan
Good number of large gulls
150+ Herring Gulls
70+ Lesser Black backed Gulls
5 Great Black Backed Gulls
7 Common Gulls

Cheers Steven


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2 oystercatchers on the pt flooded fields next to the canal this morning and about 250 large gulls at 2:15pm including mostly herring gulls at 2/3 of the bunch (and half of these were immatures), lesser black backed gulls and almost a dozen great black backed gulls made up the other 3rd. Others included the usual black headed and common gulls and one full summer plumaged black headed gull. Ta!

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This a.m. 1 Little Egret, 8 Pochard (6m and 2f), only 4 Tufted Duck and no sign of the female Scaup, 4 Teal and 1 Oystercatcher.
Cheers Ian

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07:30-10am with Ian Campbell
2 Oystercatchers
1 Skylark singing in between Elton and Withins.
1 GoldenEye f
7 Pochard 1f 6 m
1 Scaup f
11 Teal 2on Elton 9 on Withins
2 Goosander f
103 Canada Geese on Elton plus more along canal and fields near Withins & Crowtees
First winter Herring gull that looked to be Scandinavian race.
1 Buzzard pale resident at Crow trees
1 Fieldfare
5 Mistle Thrush

Plus usual birds

Cheers Steven


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This afternoon's birds on the water included 9 pochard, one (male) tufted duck, 13 great crested grebes (6 first-winter). Plenty of bullfinches about, both in the hedges at the south end and at the feeders by the Yacht Club. Female great spotted woodpecker and a willow tit also at the feeders.



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This morning partly with Ian C

First returning Oystercather flew round the res
2 Little Egret
9 Pochard
2 Goldeneye
15+ Skylark
4 Greylag Geese
Barnacle Goose
/>Kingfisher
Dipper

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 4th of February 2017 09:52:14 PM

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 4th of February 2017 09:52:41 PM

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This a.m. with Malcolm, the Scaup and 8 Pochard still present, best bird for me was the 1st Skylark of the Year.
Cheers Ian

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A partly flooded field next to the canal tow path had surprisingly lots of gulls (possibly together about 100) all the regulars were there at 2:10pm with common, black headed, herring, great black backed gull (1x female), and several lesser black backed gulls. Ta!

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08:35-10:15am with Ian Campbell
1 Scaup f
24 Tufted Ducks
1 GoldenEye f
8 Pochard 6m 2f
2 Stock dove
2 Bulfinch
Withins
2 Goosander
1 Barnacle Goose
2 Greylag geese flew into left field behind withins
6 Teal

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This morning to note; 50% more gulls on the main part this morning with herring, black headed and common gulls with at least one lesser black backed gull. A few Teal and gadwall were near to wader point and 3 separate water rails called from old Hall Marsh and another was right next to the canal tow path and was seen very close briefly. Thanks....

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Wed 1/2 9:00-13:00 when wind got up

At feeders 2M2f Bullfinches

Fem Sparrowhawk stooped over top of trees with feeders with resulting mayhem for birds

G Bb gull 1ad on buoy

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Also 1 Goldeneye on the reservoir, a second Goosander on the river and 2 Kingfisher, 1 on Withins and one on the river.



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Scaup(f) and 7 Pochard(5m,2f), 1 Goosander this a.m.
Cheers Ian

-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Tuesday 31st of January 2017 10:51:55 AM

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on the feeders
collared dove 2
wood pigeon 2
bullfinch{I'm-if)
goldfinch 30+
greenfinch 4
blackbird 3
blue tit 6
great tit 4
long tailed tit 5
chaffinch 1
magpie 2
coal tit 3
on and around the reservoir
mallard 12
black headed gull 40+
Canada goose 30+
cormorant 6
herring gull 4
grey heron 1
lesser black backed gull 3
goosander (black head)
carrion crow 4
great crested grebe 8
tufted duck 16
scaup (f) 1
raven 1
pochard 4
little egret 2 in the field below the pumphouse


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This a.m. Little Egret again below pumphouse, on res. 5 Pochard(m) and 1 Scaup(f) amongst small number of Tufted at Capsticks end, also 1 Teal.
Cheers Ian

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