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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1000 Canada Geese @ Dawn

130 Jackdaw...rose from a Roost on Cadishead Moss.

3 Marsh Harrier

68 Meadow Pipit

1 Greenshank

1 Dunlin

1 Hobby

2 Snipe

2 Grey Wagtail

Irlam Moss

70 Swallow

26 House Martin

1 Hobby

12 Pied Wagtail

Chat Moss

1 Willow Warbler

1 Greenshank

450 Woodpigeon

2 Whinchat (first noted by Steve Nelson on 130924)



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Irlam Moss

14 Swallow

8 House Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

11 Chiffchaff

1 Little Egret

17 Meadow Pipit

2 Marsh Harrier

1 Greenshank

 



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Irlam Moss

55 Starling

230 Black-Headed Gull

16 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

15 Swallow

16 Collared Dove

1 Marsh Harrier



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Irlam Moss

135 Black-Headed Gull

14 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

11 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

7 Chiffchaff

48 Swallow

1 Great Black-Backed Gull

Chat Moss

18 Chiffchaff

3 Bullfinch

1 Sparrowhawk...Male

4 Snipe

30 Jackdaw

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss + The Glaze

13 Swallow

12 Skylark

1 Yellow Wagtail

14 Meadow Pipit

70 Mallard

6 Mute Swan

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Greenshank

20 Chiffchaff

22 Meadow Pipit

 



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Irlam Moss

9 Grey Partridge

1 Grey Wagtail

1 Sparrowhawk...Male

11 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

5 Chiffchaff

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1540



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Irlam Moss

13 Grey Partridge

1 Whinchat

1 Wheatear

23 Starling

2 Buzzard

60 Swallow

25 House Martin....These and the Swallow in 'Hobby' alarm @1052...they saw the raptor...I didn't!

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

12 Chiffchaff

2 Bullfinch

44 Swallow

1 Wood Sandpiper

1 Greenshank

8 Teal

5 Snipe

2 Ringed Plover...Flushed by a male Sparrowhawk @ 1150

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss

36 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

12 Linnet

22 Pied Wagtail

10 Meadow Pipit

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

56 Teal

16 Chiffchaff

2 Wood Sandpiper 1 @ 0855 and 1135

3 Snipe

2 Willow Tit

1 Green Sandpiper @ 1031

2 Marsh Harrier

2 Water Rail

6 Swallow

11 Lapwing

1 Sparrowhawk...Male



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Irlam Moss

82 Starling

2 Buzzard

1 Yellow Wagtail

48 Swallow

1 Sparrowhawk

Chat Moss

2 Peregrine chasing one another @ 1102

40 Jackdaw

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Buzzard

62 Canada Geese

1 Hobby @ 1208

9 Chiffchaff

2 Marsh Harrier @ 1210

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss

11 Pied Wagtail

115 Black-Headed Gull

9 Swallow

61 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Wood Sandpiper...Flew West @ 0935

57 Teal

13 Chiffchaff

2 Water Rail

14 Meadow Pipit

2 Marsh Harrier

1 Buzzard Attacked by Carrion Crows

 



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Irlam Moss

18 House Martin

56 Starling

16 Swallow

Chat Moss

4 Snipe

1 Little Egret

7 Swallow

3 Green Sandpiper

12 Teal

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

6 Shoveler

 



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Little Woolden Moss

42 Pied Wagtail

65 Linnet

43 Stock Dove

37 Swallow

1 Wheatear

7 Yellow Wagtail

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Water Rail

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1145

3 Teal

7 Chiffchaff



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Little Woolden Moss

5 Yellow Wagtail

2 Sand Martin

37 Linnet

8 Grey Partridge

14 Skylark

9 Swallow

22 Jackdaw

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

24 Teal

8 Buzzard

2 Sparrowhawk...Females

17 Swallow

 

 



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Irlam Moss

13 Grey Partridge

6 Skylark

8 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

7 Teal

2 Green Sandpiper

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1135

2 Grey Partridge

1 Hobby

2 Willow Tit

 



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Irlam Moss

28 Pied Wagtail

2 Yellow Wagtail

29 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Snipe

1 Wood Sandpiper...flew south @ 0930

54 Swift

17 Chiffchaff

1 Hobby @ 1143

3 Marsh Harrier

11 Teal

34 Swallow

2 Green Sandpiper

1 Water Rail.



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Chat Moss

4 Green Sandpiper

146 Swift

36 House Martin

14 Lapwing

4 Sand Martin

1 Little Egret

67 Swallow

1 Hobby

1 Sparrowhawk...Male

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Wood Sandpiper

1 Greenshank

 

 

 



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Irlam Moss

41 House Martin

52 Swallow

32 Pied Wagtail

1 Yellow Wagtail

1 Sand Martin

1 Buzzard

1 Hobby

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chat Moss

49 Swift

3 Willow Tit

7 Chiffchaff

1 Peregrine @ 1010

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

12 Chiffchaff

2 Bullfinch

2 Willow Warbler

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss

1 Green Sandpiper

7 Swallow

8 Linnet

40 Stock Dove

12 Pied Wagtail

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Marsh Harrier attacked by 5 Carrion Crow

6 Meadow Pipit

9 Swallow

2 Green Sand Piper

1 Hobby @ 0943

33 Sand Martin

1 Snipe

4 House Martin

267 Swift



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Barton Moss

21 Swallow

10 House Martin

1 Sparrowhawk....Male

4 Lapwing

7 Chiffchaff

Irlam Moss

24 Rook

14 Swallow

4 Grey Heron

13 Magpie

6 House Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

11 Pied Wagtail

4 Sand Martin

5 House Martin

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1226

 



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Little Woolden Moss

14 Swallow

140 Linnet

19 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

17 Stock Dove

2 Buzzard

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

16 Swift

1 Snipe

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1145

Chat Moss

82 Swift

1 Sparrowhawk....Female

Irlam Moss

12 Swallow

 



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Little Woolden Moss

115 Stock Dove

31 Swallow

38 Linnet

9 Grey Partridge

64 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

1 Oystercatcher

1 Marsh Harrier

12 Herring Gull

48 House Martin

65 Swift

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Marsh Harrier

41 Mallard

2 House Martin

1 Whitethroat

67 Swift

Irlam Moss

28 Starling

19 Pied Wagtail

16 Linnet

Chat Moss

21 Swift

10 Swallow

1 Hobby



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Cadishead Moss

250 Black-Headed Gull

Irlam Moss

26 Swallow

30 Pied Wagtail

Chat Moss

66 Swift

24 Swallow

1 Hobby...@ 1008

6 Green Sandpiper

15 Teal

6 Chiffchaff

4 House Martin

1 Little Egret

 

 

 

 



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Chat Moss

Spotted Flycatcher 1
Kingfisher 1
Swift 151

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Chat Moss

170 Swift

120 Swallow

110 Goldfinch

2 Sparrowhawk

2 Buzzard

3 Sand Martin

90 House Martin

1 Marsh Harrier @ 0936

1 Hobby

Little Woolden Moss 

1 Wheatear

2 Yellow Wagtail

13 Pied Wagtail

26 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Hobby @ 1225

18 Swift

2 Willow Tit

 



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Irlam Moss

22 Rook

15 Chiffchaff

3 Bullfinch

Chat Moss

26 Swallow

13 Sand Martin

6 Swift

10 Chiffchaff

2 Snipe

17 Teal

1 Little Egret

1 Sparrowhawk...Male

2 Willow Warbler

3 Green Sandpiper

 

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss

34 Stock Dove

75 Canada Geese

35 Linnet

7 Chiffchaff

13 Swallow

5 Whitethroat

1 Sparrowhawk...Male

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Snipe

1 Green Sandpiper

18 Swift

28 Teal

1 Marsh Harrier @0942

1 Raven @ 1010

2 Bullfinch

Cadishead Moss

800 Black-Headed Gull....fields being ploughed....Yippee no winter cereal stubble to feed desperate farmland birds...again....then again there aren't too many of these birds these days...I can't think why????????????????????????????????????

1 Yell0w Wagtail

Irlam Moss

12 Grey Partridge

14 Swallow

22 Rook

Chat Moss

6 Swift

10 Swallow

1 Marsh Harrier

80 Goldfinch



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Little Woolden Moss 

44 Stock Dove

34 Swallow

160 Canada Geese

35 Greylag Geese

1 Tree Pipit Flying South @ 0950

165 Linnet

4 Yellow Wagtail

2 Marsh Harrier being attacked by Carrion Crows @ 1005

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

64 Swift

1 Marsh Harrier @ 0855

1 Wood Sandpiper flew NW @ 0906

1 Sedge Warbler

34 Swallow

1 Green Sandpiper

5 Willow Warbler

Irlam Moss

1 Marsh Harrier...Flying South @ 1116

Cadishead Moss

1 Yellow Wagtail

34 Starling

3 Buzzard

4 Swallow



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Little Woolden Moss

400 Linnet

8 Pied Wagtail

35 Stock Dove

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Green Sandpiper

5 Swift

19 Chiffchaff---1 in song

1 Little Egret

1 Hobby @ 1125

2 Marsh Harrier

1 Little Ringed Plover

18 Swallow



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Chat Moss

5 Green Sandpiper

26 Chiffchaff

1 Water Rail

2 Raven

1 Little Egret

2 Bullfinch

1 Wood Sandpiper

125 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Little Ringed Plover

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss

33 Starling

90 Linnet

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Green Sandpiper

1 Little Egret

34 Teal

2 Little Ringed Plover

1 Ruff

1 Snipe

10 Meadow Pipit

 



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Chat Moss

35 Greylag Geese

12 Chiffchaff

4 Green Sandpiper

17 Teal

3 Willow Warbler

11  Pied Wagtail

3 Snipe

18 Lapwing

1 Kingfisher

1 Little Egret

2 Bullfinch

1 Wood Sandpiper



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Irlam Moss

1 Hobby

Chat Moss

9 Chiffchaff

1 Reed Warbler

3 Green Sandpiper

1 Little Egret

1 Water Rail

2 Blackcap

33 Lapwing

3 Snipe

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Marsh Harrier

26 Linnet

 



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Little Woolden Moss

38 Linnet

14 Swallow

28 Starling

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Ringed Plover---flying South :@ 0935

1 Sedge Warbler

2 Marsh Harrier

1 Green Sandpiper

11 Pied Wagtail

3 Buzzard

21 Linnet

1 Shoveler

4 Teal

6 Swallow

1 Hobby @ 1230



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Barton Moss

3 Yellow Wagtail

54 House Sparrow

28 Swallow

7 Reed Bunting

1 Grey Partridge

41 House Martin

1 Swift

Irlam Moss

17 Swallow

11 Pied Wagtail

5 House Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

15 Swallow

10 Pied Wagtail



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

9 Swift

8 Meadow Pipit

4 House Martin

2 Sand Martin

8 Reed Bunting

Little Woolden Moss

1 Marsh Harrier @ 0956

1 Yellow Wagtail

9 Skylark

10 Swallow

3 Stock Dove.



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Chat Moss

60 Swallow...taking insects above a Barley Crop

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

33 Swift

2 Willow Tit

15 House Martin

102 Mallard

9 Teal

6 Sand Martin

4 Swallow

1 Little Grebe

1 Sparrowhawk



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Irlam Moss

17 House Martin

6 Swallow

2 Snipe

3 Chiffchaff

15 Pied Wagtail

Chat Moss

22 Swallow

3 Swift

2 Whitethroat

10 Snipe

2 Little Ringed Plover

9 Teal

1 Little Egret

1 Yellowhammer in song

7 House Martin



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Chat Moss during two Carbon Landscape Dragonfly Surveys

3 Buzzard including 1 Juvenile

3 Swift 

3 Swallow

23 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Irlam Moss

26 Swallow

8 House Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR...with Dave Stewart and Ian Jenkinson

1 Hobby

9 Juvenile Shelduck

8 Pied Wagtail

1 Common Sandpiper



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Little Woolden Moss 16:05 - 17:50 One hobby, two kestrels (m & f, both adult), buzzard and marsh harrier. Two corn buntings and a flock of 50+ linnets by Little Woolden Hall. Otherwise very quiet for birds.

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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

5 Swift

7 Willow Warbler

Chat Moss

80 Swallow

25 House Martin

2 Buzzard

8 Sand Martin

2 Yellow Wagtail



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Cadishead Moss including Great Woolden Hall Area

4 Yellow Wagtail

29 Swallow

1 Buzzard...Juvenile

2 Grey Partridge

4 Grey Partridge---2 Adult 2 Young

115 Starling

4 House Sparrow

1 Grey Wagtail

220 Canada Geese

14 Pied Wagtail

15 House Martin

17 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Irlam Moss

1 Stonechat

6 Swift

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

24 Lapwing

3 Chiffchaff

 



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Little Woolden Moss + Glaze

1 Little Grebe

9 Swallow

13 Starling

1 Oystercatcher

2 Whitethroat

25 Rook

13 Mallard

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

18 Swift

1 Reed Warbler

5 Teal

1 Hobby



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Irlam Moss

34 Black-Headed Gull

3 Oystercatcher

1 Red Kite...flew west-east @ 0925

Chat Moss

2 Grey Partridge

9 Chiffchaff

2 Little Egret

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1115

1 Hobby @ 1150

1 Little Grebe

1 Rook



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Irlam Moss

18 House Sparrow

1 Willow Warbler in song

3 Oystercatcher

23 Pied Wagtail

31 Swallow

13 House Martin

1 Little Egret

1 Grey Partridge

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

6 Willow Warbler

18 Lapwing

1 Hobby @ 1155

2 Marsh Harrier

3 Oystercatcher

1 Peregrine Male @ 1205

 



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Little Woolden Moss

3 Grey Partridge

510 Woodpigeon

6 Chiffchaff

31 Mallard

1 Little Grebe

2 Oystercatcher

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR West

13 Willow Warbler

1 Reed Warbler

1 Water Rail

1 Marsh Harrier @ 0945

2 Swift

1 Cuckoo @ 1116



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Irlam Moss

6 Chiffchaff

3 Green Sandpiper

23 Swallow

1 Golden Plover

3 Oystercatcher

Chat Moss

11 Chiffchaff

1 Little Egret

62 Lapwing

3 Snipe

8 Teal



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Irlam Moss

3 Oystercatcher

1 Golden Plover

6 House Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1156

1 Hobby @ 1204

3 Buzzard



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Cadishead Moss

2 Yellow Wagtail

6 Skylark carrying food within a Wheat Crop

3 Yellowhammer

3 Stonechat

2 House Martin

26 Swallow

5 Whitethroat...Family Party

Irlam Moss

1 Golden Plover

3 Oystercatcher

1 Stonechat

9 Swallow

1 Buzzard with prey

15 Pied Wagtail



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Chat Moss

7 Stock Dove

1 Marsh Harrier @ 0943

16 Swallow

2 Yellowhammer

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

8 Willow Warbler...some still giving snatches of song

7 Oystercatcher

3 Hobby

8 Swift

1 Marsh Harrier

1 Shoveler

21 Lapwing



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Barton Moss East

38 House Martin

1 Yellow Wagtail

12 Swallow

11 Skylark

7 Sand Martin

12 Reed Bunting.

Chat Moss

1 Little Egret

7 Willow Warbler



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