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Little Woolden Moss this morning, 06:30-09:45:

 

18 Sand Martin

1 Swallow

4 Ringed Plover

2 Dunlin

8 Little Ringed Plover

5 Wheatear

3 Curlew

2 Yellow Wagtail

28 White Wagtail

 

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                Barton Moss (the forgotten lands) - 1300-1600

F49 newly ploughed field behind Boysnope G.C. was very productive today.

3 male Yellow Wagtails, two having a constant aerial battle.

4 Snipe flushed, 3 pairs of Skylarks, Lapwings & Stock Doves + Swallow over .

F55/98  Skylarks ~ 7 pairs, Lapwings ~ 8 pairs, + pair of Ringed Plovers & Yellowhammers.

F8  Pair of Redshanks, ~ 10 pairs of breeding Lapwings with ploughing imminent + ~ 5 pairs of Skylarks.

F9 Pair of Kestrels & Buzzards + Mallard on 8 eggs.

Cheers Ian.     Why am i double lining?

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss 16.30-17.00
Completely timed my visit wrong! Got caught out by a heavy squally shower and strong cold wind making viewing difficult and made for a shortened visit.

11 Little Ringed Plover
2 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
1 Redshank
5 White Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Teal (pair)
3 Stock Dove

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In addition to the below at Little Wooldon Moss, prior to 9am with Simon Johnson, 27 White Wagtails, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Ringed Plover, 8 Teal, 1 Greylag Goose and 19 Willow Warblers.

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Additional sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:

 

12 Little Ringed Plovers

4 Ringed Plovers

2 Dunlins

1 Redshank

5 Wheatears

12 White Wagtails 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss 8.00 - 10.30am, Highlights.

Several distant views of a female type Marsh Harrier
Buzzard 3
Kestrel
Little Ringed Plover 6
Ringed Plover 2
Curlew 2
Oystercatcher
Dunlin
Wheatear 3
White Wagtail 8
Yellow Wagtail heard only
Meadow Pipit 2
Skylark 2
Blackcap
Willow Warbler c10



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Little Woolden Moss 19.15-20.15 - after the rain

13 Little Ringed Plover
5 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
3 Lapwing
3 Curlew
2 Yellow Wagtail - both male
6+ White Wagtail
12+ Pied Wagtail
13 Sand Martin - heading N
4 Swallow
3 Teal
12 Mallard
3 Canada Geese + 1 dead
2 Linnet
5 Reed Bunting
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Chiffchaff
4 Willow Warbler
1 Kestrel

Also 1 partial albino Blackbird near Cutnook Lane M/way bridge (very poor phone photo attached!)

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Further sightings from Irlam and Little Woolden Moss today, 06:30-12:45:

 

8 Little Ringed Plover

25 Wheatear

18 White Wagtail

5 Sand Martin

2 Yellowhammer

6 Snipe

2 Redshank

1 overflying Golden Plover

3 Swallow

3 Tree Sparrow

3 Yellow Wagtail

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss 8.00 - 10.45am, In drizzly conditions.

Little Ringed Plover 4
Ringed Plover 1
Curlew 3
Oystercatcher 3
Dunlin
Wheatear 8
Meadow Pipit 2
White Wagtail 8
Swallow 3
Blackcap 2
Lots of singing Willow Warbler


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Little Woolden and Chat Moss today, 07:05-11:45:

 

2 Dunlin

4 Ringed Plover

4 Little Ringed Plover

2 Redshank

4 Curlew

3 Swallow

2 Wheatear

1 Yellow Wagtail

16 White Wagtail

2 Raven

4 Oystercatcher

3 Sand Martin

1 Marsh Harrier 

1 Tree Pipit which landed for short while on the Cadishead Moss Reserve

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today, 08:00 -11:30:

 

11 Little Ringed Plover

3 Oystercatcher

4 Redshank

2 Grey Partridge

4 Curlew

2 Ringed Plover

4 Wheatear

2 Dunlin

4 White Wagtail

2 Yellow Wagtail

2 Swallow

1 Corn Bunting

2 Tree Sparrow

1 Peregrine

2 Greylag Geese

 

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

3 Curlews

7 Little Ringed Plovers

5 Ringed Plovers

2 Redshanks

3 Dunlins

2 White Wagtail

10 Willow Warblers

5 Wheatear

 

On Barton Moss:

 

3 Little Ringed Plovers 

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart

 

 

 



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Ltitle Woolden Moss this morning, 06:50-09:00:

5 Little Ringed Plover

2 Ringed Plover

1 Grey Plover which stayed until 07:50 then flew North

4 Curlew

7 White Wagtail

2 Oystercatcher

1 Dunlin

7 Wheatear

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Day spent around here today; lovely day for it, and the usual route of up Astley Road, across to Cutnook Lane and then back across Twelve Yards Road.

Irlam Moss:

8 chiffchaff
6 willow warbler
5 blackcap
1 willow tit heard on Twelve Yards Road
Goldfinch (lots), greenfinch, chaffinch
c25 linnet
9 yellowhammer
5 swallow
1 meadow pipit
8 pied wagtail
c30 skylark
4 song thrush
9 mistle thrush (one on nest)
1 jay
7+ stock dove
91+ lapwing
2 oystercatcher
3 or 4 kestrel
5+ buzzard

Little Woolden Moss:

2 linnet
1 reed bunting
1 swallow
7+ meadow pipit
1 yellow wagtail
1 white wagtail
8+ pied wagtail
3 skylark
3 stock dove (adjacent fields)
9 little ringed plover (very active and vocal; nice to watch)
12+ lapwing (most on adjacent fields, but 2 or 3 on the Moss itself)
1 redshank
4 curlew
1 grey heron over
3 kestrel

Very nice to meet you both too, Steve!

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Late news for yesterday on Little Woolden Moss:

 

4 Little Ringed Plovers

4 Curlews

6 Willow Warblers

1 Redshank

1 White Wagtail

3 Wheatears (f57)

 

On Croxdens:

 

3 Oystercatchers

3 Redshanks

1 Curlew

2 Swallow

5 White Wagtail

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart 

 

Todays sightings on Little Wooden Moss include:

 

2 Wheatear

5 Curlew

5 Little Ringed Plover

3 Oystercatcher

3 White Wagtail

2 Redpoll

2 Redshank

1 Golden Plover over and one on field 19

 

Whilst on Croxdens:

 

2 Redshanks

2 Oystercatchers

2 singing Blackcaps

1 Curlew

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart

 

 



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Sunday, 9th April 2017 13:30 - 16:15

Walk along Astley Road from M62 Motorway Bridge - as far as Twelve Yards Road - and around Little Woolden Moss

Nice to have chat with Shannon Llewellyn

Little Woolden Moss:
Willow Warbler x 3
Little Ringed Plover x 3
Yellow Wagtail x 1
White Wagtail x 2
Pied Wagtail x 4
Redshank x 1
Curlew x 1
Skylark x 2
Goldfinch x 3
Lapwing x 5
Sandmartin x 1
Canada Geese x 2
Pheasant x 1

Field 24:
Swallow x 1 (first of year for me)
Lapwing x 18
Pied Wagtail x 2
Woodpigeon x 2
Great Tit x 1
Chaffinch x 3

Field 21:
Kestrel x 2

Field 23:
Buzzard x 1
Carrion Crow x 2
Magpie x 2

Field 21:
Robin x 1
Mallard x 2




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On Barton Moss this early afternoon:

 

Male Stonechat

2 Grey Partridges

8 Stock Doves  

 

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220 Meadow Pipit flew up from fields off Moss Lane, Astley Moss in one flock this afternoon and flew off north.

At Rindle, two Raven flew east.



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Little Woolden Moss this morning, 06:00-08:45:

 

4 Oystercatcher

4 Curlew

3 Little Ringed Plover

3 Swallow

3 Wheatear

2 Redpoll

10 Willow Warbler in song

1 Ringed Plover

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Rindle road area 14.30-16.00

Kestrel

Buzzardx4

Pied wagtailx2

Small flock of Meadow pipit

Jay

Rindle cottage's

Oystercatcherx2

Curlew

Small flock of yellowhammer

Mistle thrushx2

Single Buzzard

Reed buntingx2

Cheers Jay

Dont twitch and drive

 

 

 



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Little Woolden Moss today, 13:00-15:00:

7 Little Ringed Plovers

2 Redshanks

3 Curlews

7 Pied Wagtails

2 White Wagtails

2 Wheatears

3 singing Willow Warblers

2 singing Blackcaps (Twelve Yards Road) 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Further sighings from Little Woolden Moss today include:

 

1 White Wagtail

3 Wheatears

 

And on Barton Moss:

 

A pair of Stonechats

7 Snipe

15 Linnets

2 Grey Partridges

2 Stock Doves

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Chat and Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30 -12:30:

 

11 Singing Willow Warbler

3 Singing Blackcap

3 Swallow

3 Little Ringed Plover

4 Curlew

4 Redshank

6 Sand Martin

3 Oystercatcher

2 Snipe

1 female Merlin

 

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Irlam Moss - Cutnook Lane area 10.45-11.35

3 Raven - noisily chasing each other for over 10mins often swooping low over the trees
2 Corn Bunting- together on a telegraph wire - 1 singing
2 Swallows heading N
1 Chiffchaff
1 Blackcap singing
2 Yellowhammer
1 Buzzard
1 Bullfinch
3 Stock Dove


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Irlam and Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30 - 12:15:

2 Oystercatcher

2 Wheatear

1 Peregrine

1 Snipe

1 Water Rail

5 Curlew

9 Willow Warbler

2 Blackcap

1 Osprey flying south-north at 08:22

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Little Woolden Moss 16.15-17.30

1 Dunlin
3 Little Ringed Plover
3 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
2 Wheatear
6 Willow Warbler - all singing
3 Chiffchaff singing
7 Buzzard - 5 circling together over reserve plus 2 in distance.
3 Teal
2 Canada Geese
12 Pied Wagtail- no sign of any Whites
2 Meadow Pipit

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Irlam and Ltitle Woolden Moss this morning, 06:30-09:45:

8 Willow Warbler

2 Little Ringed plover

6 Curlew

4 Redpoll

2 Raven

2 Redshank

1 Oystercatcher

10 Wheatear

8 Fieldfare

Overflying Mediterranean Gull

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Croxden pools 15.45-16.45

9 Oystercatchers - easily a site record for me
1 Curlew
7 Snipe
5 Teal
1 Kestrel - went into Peregrine-like stoop dive briefly before pulling out and began hovering.
1 Chiffchaff


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08.30-13.00

Walked Rindle Road- Little Woolden Moss & back.

Rindle Road (S of Cottages)

2 Skylarks, 1 Yellowhammer, 8 Fieldfares, 20 Redwings and 1 Kestrel.

Astley Road

4 Linnets, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrushes and 1 Jay.

Little Woolden Moss NR

(Not including the sightings in Dave's previous post) 2 Swallows, 1 Buzzard, 8 Teal, 4 displaying Meadow Pipits and 2 Chiffchaffs.







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Birds at Little Woolden Moss between 11:30 and about 13:15 included female Merlin, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 2 Wheatear, 3 Willow Warbler and 4 Sand Martin



-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 1st of April 2017 02:54:30 PM

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Further sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:

 

2 Wheatears

Female Merlin west at 12:45

 

On Barton Moss:

 

3 Grey Partridges

Pair of Stonechats

 

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Little Woolden Moss 16.15-17.30

2 Swallows
1 Marsh Harrier (f) hunting then drifted off north
1 Peregrine
1 Buzzard
2 Little Ringed Plover
1 Golden Plover
3 Snipe
3 Lapwing - plus many in surrounding fields
4 Curlew
1 Willow Warbler singing
4 Chiffchaff
3 Canada Geese
4 Stock Dove
2 Teal heard
6 Mallard
1 Skylark singing
1 Reed Bunting
3 Pied Wagtail

-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Friday 31st of March 2017 06:34:45 PM

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Little Woolden and Chat Moss today, 08:00-13:00:

 

4 Oystercatcher

4 Curlew

4 Redshank

1 Dunlin

1 Wheatear

1 Willow Warbler in song

 

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On Little Wooden Moss today, 12:45 -17:30

 

1 female Merlin

2 Redshank

1 Oystercatcher

5 Curlew

1 Peregrine

2 Snipe

Pair Stonechat

2 Little Ringed Plover

2 Wheatear

1 Water Rail

 

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Little Woolden Moss 12.30pm to 1.40pm 1 Female Wheatear 1 Little ringed plover 1 Redshank flushed as I walked on 2 Buzzards circling to the north 2 Canada geese 2 Curlew 1 Meadow pipit Several Lapwings displaying in fields surrounding the moss.

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Irlam and Little Woolden Moss today, 0920-1300:

 

16 Grey Partridge

25 Fieldfare

2 Redwing

5 Yellowhammer

4 Snipe

2 Little Ringed Plover

2 Redshank

1 Oystercatcher

1 Dunlin

1 Water Rail

 

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Birds present on Little Woolden Moss today included:

 

2 Curlew..2 Redshank..2 Little Ringed Plover...5 Sand Martin...1 Willow Tit...1 Peregrine...5 Dunlin and a Willow Warbler.

 

Barton Moss included 2 Redshanks and 3 Stonechats.

 

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Little Woolden Moss today, 0840-1145...1 Immature Male Marsh Harrier which hunted then moved east...4 Dunlin....4 Sand Martin...2 Curlew...2 Little Ringed Plover...2 Redshank...2...Siskin...5 Snipe...and 55 Linnet.

 

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Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30 - 09:45...4 Curlew..2 Redshank..2 Little Ringed plover...1 Oystercatcher,  2 Redpoll,  1 chiffchaff in song and a Peregrine chasing a Stock Dove which managed to escape.

 

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Little Ringed Plover and Redshank at Little Woolden Moss this morning, plus a pair of Shelduck and the pair of Pintail still on Croxdens Pools.



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Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30 -11:30...2 Peregrine..3 Curlew..2 Redshank...6 Snipe...2 Grey Partridge...1 Greylag Goose.

 

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Chat and Little Woolden Moss today, 15:15-18:10...8 Fieldfare...3 Oystercatcher...3 Curlew...2 Redshank...4 Snipe...42 Lapwing...1 Peregrine...4 Grey partridge.. pair Pintail and 1 chiffchaff in song.

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Barton Moss today 07:30-11:30:

 

10 Stock Dove

15 Reed Bunting

1 female Stonechat

6 Yellowhammer

230 Linnet

3 Brambling

4 Snipe

39 Skylark

2 Grey Partridge

55 Chaffinch

 

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Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30 -09:30:

 

2 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

1 Redshank

1 snipe

 

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Chat Moss and Croxdens 07:05-09:35 today:

 

2 Redshank

6 Snipe

Pair of Pintail

36 Lapwing

1 Chiffchaff in song

 

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Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30 - 11:15:

4 Curlew
1 Ringed Plover
1 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
7 Snipe
1 female Merlin
1 Peregrine which stooped then hovered briefly before it dropped on a Snipe before taking this south off the reserve (record shot of the bird flying away attached which show the Snipe in its talons)

Info thanks to Dave Steel

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Highlights this morning until lunchtime Little Woolden Moss 2 Curlew 1 Oystercatcher Croxden Pools 2 Pintail 3 Oystercatcher 1 Raven

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Irlam/Cadishead/Little Woolden Moss today, 08:20-13:20

 

4 Curlew

1 Golden Plover with a flock of Lapwing

4 Grey Partridge

134 Lapwing

2 Tree Sparrow

5 Snipe

1 Sand Martin

236 Fieldfare

78 Redwing

13 Buzzard

2 Oystercatcher

1 fem/juv Marsh Harrier that moved on North-East after first hunting over Little Woolden Moss

 

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15.00-16.30

Nice to meet you too Shannon!

Little Woolden Moss NR:
3 Curlew seen - including 1 flying around calling
Ringed Plover - heard only
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Skylark - singing
4 Mallard
2 Canada Geese
1 Buzzard
1 Goldcrest
Just missed Shannon's Sand Martins!

Irlam Moss:
Field 52
1 Redshank feeding in the flooded area
2 Buzzard on ground
1 Snipe flushed by Buzzard
4 Stock Dove
c8 Lapwing including some displaying

Field 18
A mixed feeding flock containing roughly:
150+ Starling
50+ Redwing- including a few giving sub-song from the nearby Beech trees
25+ Fieldfare
20+ Linnet
1 Goldfinch
10+ Chaffinch

Plus the usual stuff

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Day spent around here today; usual route, up Astley Road, across to Cutnook Lane, and then across Twelve Yards Road to Little Woolden Moss. Highlights:

Irlam Moss:

2 goldcrest (one singing)
1 chiffchaff heard singing
Goldfinch and chaffinch in good numbers, a few greenfinch.
13+ linnet
2 bullfinch
3 or 4 reed bunting (one singing)
10 yellowhammer (a few singing)
1 corn bunting (singing)
25+ meadow pipit
8 pied wagtail
1 grey wagtail
25+ skylark (several up singing)
100+ starling
26+ redwing
7 song thrush (a few singing)
23+ fieldfare
5 mistle thrush (two singing)
2 jay
1 raven heard
21 stock dove
150+ lapwing
60+ black-headed gull
3 or 4 kestrel
Lots of the usuals.

Little Woolden Moss, from about 2 - 4pm. Nice to meet Steve Nelson (and his fabulous dog) here, too.

1 goldcrest
3 linnet
2 sand martin (the earliest I've had them)
3 meadow pipit
7+ pied wagtail
2 skylark
2 ringed plover
c30 lapwing (mainly in adjacent fields)
3 or 4 curlew (two seen, at least one other heard calling)
2 buzzard

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