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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR + the Glaze

10 Common Gull

12 Teal

2 Curlew in Display

3 Water Rail...Calling

2 Greylag Geese

1 Little Ringed Plover Flying SE @ 0950

1 Golden Plover Flying North @ 1007

6 Reed Bunting

25 Redwing...in song

 



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Astley Moss...vicinity of FN68/69

1 Red Legged Partridge....crossing the Railway Line

8 Lapwing

1 Yellowhammer

6 Reed Bunting

1 Raven

2 Oystercatcher

3 Buzzard

2 Snipe

2 Stonechat...Pair

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

12 Lapwing

1 Little Ringed Plover...Flying Southeast @ 1252

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Stonechat...male

7 Meadow Pipit

5 Lapwing

Little Woolden Moss

62 Lapwing

4 Grey Partridge

 



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The Green Winged Teal showed well (eventually)at the rear of the pools with a single Eurasian Teal.
A singing Willow Warbler was nearby and other birds seen included 2 Little Egret,Curlew,Oystercatcher etc.
Attached a record shot of the bird looking through the foliage!!

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I did shout Steve once but it seemed like a forlorn hope, because it seemed like a long time after you'd left that I saw it.



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Well done Colin! Persistence pays off. Was it my imagination, but we're you shouting 'Steve' down the path just after you had seen it? If it was I wished I had turned back now!

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Green-winged teal again on Croxdens at 3pm.



-- Edited by colin davies on Sunday 23rd of March 2025 03:22:40 PM



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Drake Green-winged Teal still present on Croxden west pools this morning. Occasionally displaying to female Eurasian Teal.

-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Sunday 23rd of March 2025 12:45:18 PM

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The drake Green-winged Teal still present on Croxdens Pools at 15:45. Viewable with patience from the footpath which runs parallel to Twelve Yards Road, one field north of it. Access this footpath by walking north from the Twelve Yards Road/Cutbokk Lane junction and turning left. At least 10 Eurasian Teal also present, all drifting between sections of the pool, visible at various points through the line of Birch.

6 Snipe also present and 1 White Wagtial



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Drake Green winged teal still on Croxdens west pool at 2.55 also little egret

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22nd March 2025. 09:45 - 12:30 hrs.

Little Woolden Moss, Little Woolden Moss NR and section of River Glaze. Sightings included:

Marsh Harrier (1)
Snipe (1)
Curlew (1) heard
Lapwing (60 plus)
Yellowhammer (1)
Skylark (4)
Chiffchaff (8) in song
Raven (1) heard
Grey Wagtail (2)
Pied Wagtail (3)
Reed Bunting (2)
Teal (6)
Oystercatcher (2)
Buzzard (2)
Kestrel (1)
Goldfinch (9)
Nuthatch (1) heard

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Male Green-winged Teal with Eurasian Teal flock on Croxden west pools this morning. Still present at 12.15pm. But it is elusive and hides in vegetation asleep for long periods.
View only from the path along southern edge of pool.

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Chat Moss

1 Raven---Flying south

2 Grey Partridge

12 Lapwing

1 Yellowhammer

18 Starling

44 Stock Dove

3 Chiffchaff in song

1 Snipe

4 Redwing

Barton Moss

16 Lapwing

30 Starling

3 Snipe

1 Chiffchaff in song

 



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19th March 2025. 09:00 - 12:00 hrs.

Little Woolden Moss NR, Little Woolden Moss and section of River Glaze.

Marsh Harrier (1)
Buzzard (4)
Kestrel (3)
Curlew (1)
Redshank (2)
Goosander (2)
Little Egret (1)
Reed Bunting (3)
Skylark (3)
Teal (10)
Oystercatcher (1)
Redwing (3)
Lapwing (45)
Goldcrest (2)
Wren (1)
Chiffchaff (2)
Pied Wagtail (2)


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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Curlew in Display

1 Chiffchaff in song

1 Snipe

1 Marsh Harrier

2 Fieldfare

2 Meadow Pipit in Display

1 Oystercatcher



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Astley Moss with Ian Jenkinson

3 Chiffchaff in song

4 Snipe

110 Redwing...in jubilant Sub-Song...warming up for Finland etc....a Scandinavian Choir of distinction...poignancy heavy in this pre-spring air as I was made VERY aware that another winter is drawing close in my birdwatching calendar---ssssssss!) over an area I was first introduced to in the early 60's.....and have loved ever since...

3 Red-Legged Partridge

50 Teal

8 Oystercatcher



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Chat Moss

6 Snipe

1 Curlew

14 Lapwing

60 Teal

 



-- Edited by Dave Steel on Saturday 15th of March 2025 09:05:37 PM



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Chat Moss

150 Linnet

16 Lapwing

6 Skylark

1 Snipe

3 Raven...with one (of a pair) chasing the third bird off south3

32 Teal

1 Marsh Harrier

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Oystercatcher

1 Shelduck

14 Lapwing

3 Buzzard

1 Snipe

 



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Chat Moss

1 Chiffchaff in song....my first for the year

26 Lapwing

34 Linnet

3 Skylark in song

Irlam Moss

3 Snipe

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

39 Lapwing

2 Oystercatcher



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Curlew

5 Meadow Pipit....2 in Display Flight

1 Water Rail (on call)

1 Marsh Harrier

7 Linnet

1 Long-Tailed Tit carrying Nesting Material

21 Lapwing



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Chat Moss

120 Starling

14 Lapwing

26 Stock Dove

Barton Moss

58 Lapwing

1 Sparrowhawk

 



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Astley Moss area late morning today:

Female/immature Merlin flew through field 67 disturbing a flock of Starlings, three Skylarks and several Meadow Pipits.

The trees along the southern section of the old mineral line held a flock of 130 Redwings which included lots in sub-song, a flock of 62+ Stock Doves and singles of singing Goldcrest and Chiffchaff

On Astley Moss East, around the old sand quarry, were a flock of 52 Wigeon, 16 Teal, three Shelduck, 76 Canada Geese, two Oystercatchers and a Cormorant

 



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Tuesday 11th March 2025. 09:30 - 12:00 hrs.

Little Woolden Moss NR, Little Woolden Moss and section of River Glaze.

Nice to chat with a lovely couple called Neil and Elaine.

Sightings included:

Marsh Harrier (1)
Buzzard (3)
Kestrel (1)
Wigeon (6)
Teal (10)
Lapwing (40)
Oystercatcher (2)
Skylark (1)
Long Tailed Tit (2)
Raven (2)
Wren (1)
Canada Geese (100 plus)
Black Headed Gull (10)

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What appeared to be a sub adult male Marsh Harrier drifted throughLittle Woolden Moss this afternoon



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2 Shelduck,2 Teal and 2 Greylag Geese on floods south of sand quarry on Astley Moss East. Sand quarry had numerous Canada Geese and about 30 Lesser Black Backed gulls on the water. This area can be view by taking public footpath east from Rindle Cottages to the old mineral line and they walking left for couple hundred yards and crossing through birch covert to view area.



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Redshank

2 Oystercatcher

4 Herring Gull

1 Curlew

7 Reed Bunting

2 Stonechat

Little Woolden Moss (FN56/57/64)

96 Lapwing

13 Skylark

1 Lesser Redpoll

200 Redwing....many in 'song'...warming up for their return to Scandinavia

90 Chaffinch

2 Grey Partridge

1 Wheatear...my earliest record on the moss beating my record by one day!

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Goldcrest

9 Linnet

1 Oystercatcher

5 Buzzard

2 Snipe

3 Raven

1 Peregrine

2 Stonechat

30 Lapwing

Little Woolden Moss

32 Lapwing



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Curlew 

6 Lapwing

Chat Moss

6 Stock Dove 

14 Lapwing.



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Irlam Moss

6 Grey Partridge

4 Rook

9 Skylark

2 Snipe

9 Meadow Pipit

Cadishead Moss

7 Lapwing

3 Skylark

Chat Moss

16 Lapwing

30 Linnet

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

9 Lapwing

10 Reed Bunting

4 Meadow Pipit

1 Stonechat

1 Curlew

2 Snipe

1 Oystercatcher

1 Chiffchaff

Little Woolden Moss

22 Lapwing....one sat...nesting so early it seems....!

1 Yellowhammer in song

6 Linnet

2 Grey Partridge



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Chat Moss

14 Lapwing

115 Starling

1 Brambling

1 Yellowhammer

6 Skylark

Barton Moss

18 Lapwing

1 Peregrine

1 Goldcrest

1 Willow Tit

 



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Little Woolden Moss

3 Yellowhammer in song

4 House Sparrow

190 Redwing

160 Redwing

65 Linnet

55 Chaffinch

1 Raven

 



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Chat Moss

1 Yellowhammer

9 Chaffinch

11 Stock Dove

3 Snipe

1 Little Egret

49 Teal

1 Gadwall...Male

120 Linnet

12 Lapwing



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Little Woolden Moss/Glaze/Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

12 Teal

132 Canada Geese

4 Snipe

2 Oystercatcher

1 Woodcock

1 Sparrowhawk

2 Grey Partridge

82 Lapwing

2 Buzzard

160 Starling

 



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Chat Moss

1 Goldcrest in song

25 Chaffinch

68 Lapwing

6 Skylark

20 Linnet

1 Red-Legged Partridge

44 Teal

4 Snipe

Irlam Moss

5 Snipe

6 Meadow Pipit

1 Woodcock

 



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Irlam Moss

1 Herring Gull attacking a Buzzard

5 Yellowhammer

3 Song Thrush....2 in song

3 Snipe

2 Grey Partridge

160 Starling

Cadishead Moss

8 Lapwing

3 Skylark in song

Chat Moss

10 Lapwing in Display

90 Linnet

24 Teal

3 Snipe

 



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Chat Moss

80 Linnet

5 Stock Dove

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Reed Bunting

1 Golden Plover Flying over @ 1240

95 Lapwing

Little Woolden Moss

180 Lapwing

11 Stock Dove

1 Curlew 

2 Grey Partridge

2 Raven

80 Chaffinch

70 Linnet

10 Redwing

12 House Sparrow



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Chat Moss

5 Redwing

4 Snipe

1 Little Egret

15 Teal

2 Rook

75 Linnet

150 Starling

9 Stock Dove

16 Chaffinch

Irlam Moss

140 Lapwing

850 Starling

40 Pied Wagtail

2 Oystercatcher

 



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Barton Moss

48 Lapwing

1 Curlew...Flying over

200 Starling

2 Grey Partridge

8 Skylark in song

Chat Moss

1 Goldcrest

1 Marsh Harrier

90 Stock Dove

1 Brambling

210 Starling

18 Lapwing

2 Redwing

2 Yellowhammer

 

 



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Chat Moss

2 Raven Flying West @ 0955

1 Peregrine

1 Snipe

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Snipe

10 Lapwing

1 Oystercatcher

2 Grey Partridge



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Chat Moss

1 Nuthatch in song

45 Fieldfare

60 Starling

16 Lapwing

3 Skylark in song

25 Linnet

22 Teal

2 Snipe

Astley Moss

150 Lapwing

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Woodcock

11 Rook

9 Lapwing

Chat Moss

80 Linnet

10 Lapwing in display



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Astley Moss

4 Snipe

1 Woodcock

2 Stonechat

1 Willow Tit 

 



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Irlam Moss

65 Starling

31 Magpie

27 Pied Wagtail

Chat Moss

8 Skylark

64 Lapwing

80 Linnet

4 Snipe



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Chat Moss

1 Tawny Owl

36 Teal

28 Pink-Footed Geese Flying East @ 1138

1 Snipe

80 Redwing

1 Great Black-Backed Gull Flying North



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Little Woolden Moss

6 Grey Partridge

70 Lapwing....some in Display...the season begins (I hope)

140 Redwing

20 Fieldfare

1 Brambling

4 Tree Sparrow

90 Chaffinch

 



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Irlam Moss

54 Rook

30 Starling

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Snipe

3 Buzzard

Cadishead Moss

7 Stock Dove

Chat Moss

1 Buzzard

2 Kestrel

14 Chaffinch

6 Snipe

 



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Irlam Moss

14 Magpie

45 Starling

18 Jackdaw

80 Lapwing

2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Chat Moss

1 Snipe

1 Marsh Harrier @ 1105

14 Mallard

70 Stock Dove

21 Skylark...these moss wanderings now include quite long periods when there is NOTHING to be seen or heard....and that which is seen is of minimum number and of such limited species spread...but I forever wander in hope that what has been done and is continuing to be done to erase our wildlife in the name of progress might one day stop and renewal of our natural world occurs...dark dreary thoughts but tinged with hope and this sighting of the Skylarks spilling about the air lifted this day into the realms of simple joyous celebration of our natural world...

 



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Irlam Moss

35 Redwing

160 Fieldfare

4 Song Thrush

5 Snipe

6 Skylark

170 Lapwing

100 Starling

19 Meadow Pipit

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

4 Snipe

5 Raven

2 Teal

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

15 Pheasant

 



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