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Barton Moss Road1430 - 1540, highlights: three yellow wagtails in potato fields just South of the motorway, one tree pipit in the rough pasture immediately South of that.

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Barton Moss
2 Spotted Flycatcher - Again at a different location so presumably its the same two birds moving around.

Chat moss
1 Water Rail - ran across the road in front of me !
2 Hobby
2 Shelduck
13 Greylag

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Barton Moss

27 Swallow

11 Chiffchaff

1 Redstart

8 Robin

1 Willow Warbler



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Barton Moss

17Chiffchaff

3 Willow Warbler

1 Blackcap...Male

3 Whitethroat

100 Swallow

2 Spotted Flycatcher

1 Chiffchaff in song

3 Swift

1 Hobby

130 Black-Headed Gull

2 Song Thrush



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Barton Moss

2 Willow Tit

1 Treecreeper

23 Chiffchaff

90 Swallow

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

150 Black-Headed Gull



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Barton Moss - am

2 Spotted Flycatchers - different location to the birds on Saturday so not sure if same birds or different
1 Tree Pipit
2-3 Willow Tit
4 Swift
90+ Swallows
2 Marsh Harrier
1 Hobby

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On the sand quarry lake on Astley Moss East this mid-afternoon:

1 Wigeon

3 Tufted Duck

681 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

162 Herring Gulls

4 Great Back-backed Gull (two adults and two juveniles)

 

Feeding in stubble fields along Nook Lane, Astley Moss were a impressive flock of c1700 Woodpigeons



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Barton Moss today

2 Spotted Flycatcher
1 Hobby
1 Peregrine
1 Marsh Harrier

Notable southward passage of hirundines and Swift
70+ Swift
100+ Swallow
20+ House Martin

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Barton Moss

28 House Martin

10 Greenfinch

50 Swallow

8 Linnet

6 Yellow Wagtail

1 Hobby @ 1140

Irlam Moss

150 Swallow

14 House Martin



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Little Woolden Moss

1 Sparrowhawk....Female

1 Raven

12 Linnet

50 Greenfinch

2 Wheatear



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

127 Swallow

1 Hobby @ 1145

2 House Martin



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Little Woolden Moss

120 Swallow

2 Yellow Wagtail

3 Stock Dove

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Water Rail

7 Chiffchaff



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Irlam Moss

22 Swallow

3 Yellow Wagtail

1 Yellowhammer

Cadishead Moss

2 Yellow Wagtail

1 Reed Bunting

1 Sparrowhawk

 



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Irlam Moss

2 Willow Tit

8 Chiffchaff

1 Shelduck

 



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pete berry


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Astley Sand Quarry lake 467 large gulls mainly Lesser Black Backed, 3 Great Black Backs and approx 40 Herring Gull. 526 Canada Geese, 108 Greylag Geese inc a few young birds. 2 Comorant and an Oystercatcher. The family party of Shelduck still present,all the young fully grown now



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Barton Moss

3 Yellow Wagtail

11 House Sparrow

45 Swallow

25 House Martin

1 Hobby

300 Black-Headed Gull

4 Swift

Irlam Moss

11 Swallow



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

14 Meadow Pipit

11 Chiffchaff

6 Buzzard

1 Marsh Harrier

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Hobby

12 Rook

13 Swallow

4 Buzzard



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Irlam Moss

1 Yellowhammer

9 Swallow

1 Whitethroat

2 Swift

187 Black-Headed Gull

16 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Cadishead Moss

6 Yellow Wagtail

9 Swallow

2 Grey Partridge

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Peregrine one with red/orange Darvic on left leg

2 Buzzard

 



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Little Woolden Moss

46 Swallow...in Hobby alarm...none seen (by me)

4 Stock Dove

2 Common Gull

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Teal

4 Bullfinch

8 Linnet

13 Swift

1 Marsh Harrier

43 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

6 Willow Warbler

120 Jackdaw



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Irlam Moss

11 Swallow...attacking a male Sparrowhawk

1 Whitethroat

1 Willow Warbler

1 Swift

Chat Moss

2 Green Sandpiper

13 Chiffchaff



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Irlam Moss

250 Black-Headed Gull

83 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

8 Herring Gull

15 Swallow

4 Lapwing

1 Sand Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

13 Swallow

2 House Martin

16 Lesser Black-Backed Gull



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At the NE corner of the mosses near to Boothstown, Willow Tit along Stirrup Brook, a pair of Stock Dove around a dead tree with cavities, female Yellowhammer and c400 Woodpigeon feeding on stubble

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Astley Moss East Sand Quarry Lake at least a 1000 big gulls on mainly Lesser Black Backs, about 100 Herring Gull and 5 Greater Black Backs. 49 Greylag,several hundred Canada Geese,5 Mallard ,1 Little Grebe and a single Shelduck. Good numbers of hirundines feeding over the lake,mainly Swallows with a few House Martins as well.



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LWT Little Woolden Moss NR - 3 Marsh Harriers all patrolling the Moss and interacting together this evening. Plenty of Corvids, Swifts and Swallows.

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Barton Moss

2 Willow Tit

22 House Martin

7 Swallow

5 Chiffchaff

Irlam Moss

37 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

140 Black-Headed Gull

6 Swallow



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Irlam Moss

27 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

7 Pied Wagtail

Cadishead Moss

7 Song Thrush

5 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

45 Swallow

14 House Martin

1 Swift

6 Willow Warbler

Chat Moss

2 Green Sandpiper

7 Willow Warbler



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Little Woolden Moss

250 Carrion Crow

1 Yellowhammer in song

4 Swallow

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Hobby 

10 Swallow



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Irlam Moss

22 House Martin

16 Swallow

10 Linnet

62 Rook

42 Starling

1 Buzzard

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Snipe

1 Water Rail

16 Willow Warbler

1 Raven



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Astley Quarry lake 618 large gulls,mainly Lesser Black Backed with reasonable numbers of juvs with them. Also at least 400 large gulls flew off just as i arrived. Still 10 Shelduck,1 Black Necked Grebe(juv),1 Little Grebe, 2 Redshank(1 ad/1 juv),7 Greylag Geese ,1 Tufted Duck and several hundred Canada Geese.

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Astley quarry lake 1032 large gulls inc 1 2nd summer great black back,mainly Lesser Black Backed and reasonable numbers of young with them. Also 2 black headed gulls. 10 shelduck,8 fully grown young and 2 adults,a few Greylag Geese and larger numbers of Canada Geese.



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Astley Quarry lake. 280 large gulls on the water,inc plenty of juv Lesser Black Backs,but gave them a good scoping and nowt with them. Still 4 young Shelduck,a few Mallard and plenty of Canada Geese with a few Greylag

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A few hours around Little Woolden Moss today from 10am and down Moss Lane towards Glazebrook. With High Peak RSPB group. Highlights:

1+ Yellowhammer, Hobby, Peregrine Falcon (repeatedly bombing the Wood Pigeon shooting lures), Red Kite, 2+ Marsh Harrier, Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, 5 Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Common Buzzard, Whitethroat, 40 Swift, Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff.



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Smaller numbers of large gulls on the Sand Lake on Astley Moss East this early afternoon but the first-summer Caspian Gull was again present for a short while, though typically for this site at some distance (poor video grabs attached). Also, two Common Sandpipers, a Redshank, 12 Greylag Geese and a Yellow Wagtail.



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Amongst just over 1100 large gulls on Astley Moss East Sand Quarry Lake this afternoon was a second calendar year Caspian Gull. Also a single Great Crested Grebe and Little Grebe.



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Great Woolden Moss

1 Hobby

22 Swallow

16 House Martin

1 Tree Sparrow

60 House Sparrow

Cadishead Moss

26 House Sparrow

55 Starling

1 Goldcrest

2 Buzzard

Irlam Moss

54 Rook



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

27 Swift

1 Little Egret

1 Curlew



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Astley sand quarry lake. At least 900 ,maybe a 1000 large gulls on the lake,mainly Lesser Black Backs,didn't have scope so couldn't check them out properly. Also on the lake 100+Canada Geese,at least 20 Greylags and a pair of Shelduck with 8 well grown young.

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Chat Moss

13 Chiffchaff

4 Bullfinch

2 Green Sandpiper

1 Water Rail

30 Swallow...Feeding in the lee of trees due to the Heavy Rain

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Snipe

2 Swallow

 



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Irlam Moss

3 Yellow Wagtail

1 Yellowhammer in song

10 Swallow

Cadishead Moss

5 Yellow Wagtail

19 Lapwing

7 Skylark

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Curlew

4 Willow Warbler

1 Peregrine

2 Siskin

 



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Little Woolden Moss

13 House Martin

48 Swift

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Green Sandpiper

3 Yellow Wagtail

1 Reed Warbler

11 Swallow

7 Swift

 



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Barton Moss

5 Swift

2 Siskin

2 Blackcap in song

1 Song Thrush carrying food

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

3 Curlew

2 Rook

 



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Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Peregrine

13 Lapwing

2 Sedge Warbler

2 Willow Tit

4 Bullfinch

1 Hobby @ 1110



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Chat Moss

3 Greenshank...flying south @ 1015

2 Oystercatcher

3 Siskin

1 Nuthatch

6 Willow Warbler in Alarm

 



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Irlam moss

46 Rook

19 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

2 Oystercatcher

18 Swallow

21 Swift

4 House Martin

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

7 Meadow Pipit

15 Lapwing

1 Yellow Wagtail...Juvenile

 



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Barton Moss

16 House Martin

28 Swallow

50 House Sparrow

4 Yellow Wagtail

12 Reed Bunting

75 Starling

2 Sedge Warbler

11 Swift

1 Buzzard

 

 



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Irlam Moss

2 Oystercatcher

10 Swallow

2 Grey Partridge

Cadishead Moss

4 Yellow Wagtail

300 Woodpigeon

16 Swift



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Chat Moss

6 Green Sandpiper

9 Willow Warbler

1 Water Rail

 



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No sign of corncrake up until 22.20

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Still no further sound of Corncrake by 2.20 pm at least.

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