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Little Wolden 

 also Skylarks, lapwings, Oystercatchers, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, Buzzard, Willow Warbler 

Astley Moss

Buzzard, Reed Buntings, Yellowhammer, Treecreeper, Lapwing, Skylark, Oystercatchers, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat. 



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Little Woolden Moss 07.30-09.30

2 Sedge Warbler- singing (1 seen)
1 Sand Martin
3 Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
6 Tufted Duck

Irlam Moss f52
4 Wheatear
4 Skylark

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Little Woolden Moss 11.00-13.00

An amazing 4 Hobbies together hawking insects over the reserve between 11.20-11.30. 1 Hobby returned an hour later and was still around when I left. There has been a big emergence of Red Damselflies.
3-4 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
2 Shoveler- both male
1 Kestrel
4 Buzzard
Lots of Willow Warblers,
3 Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
6 Linnet
2 Yellowhammer
1 Reed Bunting

Chat Moss
6 Wheatear in f52



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Just spent a very pleasant 20 mins watching a Hobby feeding on insects over Astley Moss SSSI.

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Excellent 3 hours at Little Woolden Moss, 6-9 a.m. 1 Cuckoo near car park, 2 Whimbrel(or 1 bird seen in two locations), Yellowhammer, Yellow Wagtail(7), 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler(1 seen),3 Curlew, 1 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Wheatear also numerous Warblers and Lapwing. I'm sure this site gets better each time I visit, maybe the sunshine helped.
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-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 5th of May 2018 11:39:59 AM

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Cuckoo and 4 Tufted Duck at Little Woolden Moss this evening

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This morning:

 

Chat Moss:

 

10 Wheatear

5 Yellow Wagtail

1 Grasshopper Warbler

2 Oystercatcher

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Shoveler

13 Yellow Wagtail

8 White Wagtail  

1 Corn Bunting

2 Curlew

2 Whimbrel

1 Sedge Warbler

1 Grasshopper Warbler

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Some sightings from this morning:

Chat Moss:

 

2 Dunlin

4 Wheatear

2 Oystercatcher

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

1 Grasshopper Warbler

1 Sedge Warbler

2 Curlew

1 Redshank

1 Oystercatcher

5 Yellow Wagtail

6 Wheatear

1 male Whinchat (photo on website)

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Late news for yesterday morning:

Chat Moss:

 

2 Yellow Wagtail

1 Greenshank

1 Dunlin

1 White Wagtail

4 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Chat Moss today:

3 Yellow Wagtail

2 Oystercatcher 

Hobby flew west

 

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Cadishead Moss this morning:

 

2 Curlew

3 Wheatear

1 Yellow Wagtail

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

2 Oystercatcher

7 Yellow Wagtail

2 Grey Partridge

1 Curlew

3 Wheatear

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

4 Curlew

7 Yellow Wagtail

1 Sedge Warbler

1 Grasshopper Warbler

1 Wheatear

4 Grey Partridge

1 Ringed Plover

1 overflying Tree Pipit

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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This afternoon:

Irlam Moss, field 22:

8 White Wagtail and a fine male Yellow Wagtail alongside Astley Road

Little Woolden Moss:

3 Wheatear

 



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This morning:

 

Cadishead Moss:

 

2 Grey Partridge

5 Yellow Wagtail  

2 Curlew

1 Oystercatcher

4 Wheatear

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

14 Swift

1 Grasshopper Warbler

2 Curlew

1 Yellow Wagtail

2 Wheatear

2 Whimbrel

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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This morning:

 

Chat Moss:

 

2 Yellow Wagtail

1 Wheatear

2 Lesser Redpoll

1 Lesser Whitethroat

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

4 Oystercatcher

2 Curlew

1 Ringed Plover

1 Wheatear

8 Yellow Wagtail

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel 



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Croxdens today:

 

1 Peregrine

Yellow Wagtail

Wheatear

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

4 Curlew

1 Redshank

2 Wheatear

 

Chat Moss:

 

2 Common Sandpiper

4 Snipe

2 Wheatear

2 Yellow Wagtail 

1 Curlew

2 Grey Partridge  

2 Greylag Geese

2 Whimbrel

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel 



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

3 Whitethroat

3 Yellow wagtail

4 Blackcap

2 Curlew

4 Wheatear

1 Goosander over west

1 Sparrowhaw

1 Corn Bunting

 

Croxdens:

 

2 Oystercatcher

2 Curlew

5 Whimbrel

6 Tufted Duck 

 

Chat Moss:

 

10 Wheatear

2 Curlew 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

12 Willow Warbler

4 Blackcap

3 Oystercatcher

2 Redshank

2 Wheatear

3 Curlew

pair Shoveler

1 Greylag Goose  

 

Chat Moss;

 

1 Sedge Warbler

1 Whitethroat

1 Curlew

1 Redshank

1 Peregrine

1 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Chat Moss today:

 

5 Yellow Wagtail

5 Wheatear

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Dunlin

1 Ringed Plover

1 Grasshopper Warbler

2 Shelduck

1 Black-tailed Godwit

1 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Round walk - Moss Road, LWM, River Glaze, Moss Lane, LWM and back

Of note;

Wheatear (6)
Yellow Wagtail (2)
White Wagtail (3)
Skylark
Linnet
Willow warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Little Ringed plover (2)
Redshank (on the Glaze)
Kestrel

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15.45- 17.30
Little Woolden & Cadishead Mosses:

1 Cuckoo - calling and eventually showing well
4 Little Ringed Plover
4-5 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
1 Yellow Wagtail - stunning male
3 Wheatear - 2m, 1f
1 Whitethroat (f)
10 Swallow
1 Sparrowhawk (m)
2 Buzzard
Wlillow Warbler- numerous singing
2 Meadow Pipit
4 Stock Dove
2 Pied Wagtail
Lapwing- numerous





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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

2 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

4 Redshank

1 Black-tailed Godwit

8 Swallow

2 Shoveler

2 Tufted Duck

4 Greylag Geese

 

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Little Woolden Moss around midday today:

 

1 Cuckoo calling

1 Black-tailed Godwit

1 Oystercatcher

1 Curlew

1 Whitethroat

 

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Cycle ride around the various mosses this afternoon
Highlights:

Croxden:
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Oystercatcher
1 Raven
1 Teal
1 Blackcap singing
4 Willow Warbler
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Kestrel

Astley Moss and SSSI:
1 Blackcap singing
2 Willow Tit
1 Oystercatcher
1 Swallow
3 Willow Warbler
1 Yellowhammer
1 Reed Bunting

Chat and Irlam Mosses:
1 Swallow
12 Stock Dove
1 Chiffchaff
1 Yellowhammer

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Cuckoo calling and seen in line of trees in seeded field between entrance to reserve gate and the seeded field - 9:44 to 10:30

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Curlew

3 Redshank

5 Oystercatcher 

1 Dunlin

32 Linnet

12 Willow Warbler

3 Blackcap

3 Yellowhammer

1 Wheatear

8 Buzzard

male Sparrowhawk 

 

Chat Moss:

 

1 Yellow Wagtail

2 Curlew

1 Whitethroat

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Astley Moss late morning/early afternoon today:

Singing Lesser Whitethroat along Rindle Hedge at the end of the old feeding station track

21 singing Willow Warblers around the SSSI

2 singing Blackcap



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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

3 Redshank

2 Curlew

1 Oystercatcher

1 Whitethroat

2 overflying Mediterranean Gulls

 

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Additional Little Woolden Moss singings today:

5 Redshank

1 Golden Plover

11 singing Willow Warbler

2 pair Gadwall

2 Yellow Wagtail

2 Oystercatchers

3 Yellowhammer

1 Nuthatch 

 

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Little Woolden, Chat, and Irlam Mosses 19.15-20.45

3 Curlew - including a pair attempting to copulate
2 Oystercatcher
2 Teal - pair
6 Sand Martin
13 Linnet
1 Yellowhammer
5 Willow Warbler - singing


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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

6 Redshank

4 Oystercatcher

1 Curlew

7 Whimbrel (field 56)

2 Wheatear

2 Stock Dove  

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Cadishead Moss this morning:

 

2 Willow Tit

3 Lesser Redpoll

5 Tree Sparrow

2 Curlew

2 Wheatear

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

1 Peregrine

1 Curlew

1 Redshank

1 Common Sandpiper

1 Ringed Plover

 

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Late news for yesterday on Little Woolden Moss:

 

8 Redshank

2 Oystercatcher

c40 Linnet

10 Willow Warbler

2 Curlews

 

Croxdens:

 

4 Willow Warbler

2 Blackcap

2 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Day spent around here today; Astley Road to Little Woolden Moss via Cutnook Lane and Twelve Yards road, as per usual.

Irlam Moss:

1 goldcrest heard singing
2 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler
1 blackcap
c40 linnet
Goldfinch (lots), greenfinch, chaffinch
1 bullfinch
5 yellowhammer
4 swallow
8 pied wagtail
20+ skylark
3 song thrush
4 mistle thrush
2 jay
31+ stock dove
2 grey partridge
50+ lapwing
2 oystercatcher
2 curlew
3 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
4 buzzard

Little Woolden Moss:

6 willow warbler
35+ linnet
2 reed bunting
1 wheatear
7+ pied wagtail
3 skylark
6 stock dove
4 golden plover
18+ lapwing
3 oystercatcher
1 curlew
1 peregrine
1 buzzard

Unfortunately for me the fleeting corner of the eye glance of a (very close in) dark-backed bird flashing low and fast past me couldn't be confirmed as the merlin it probably was. Never mind, a good haul nonetheless.

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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

2 Oystercatcher

1 Shoveler

1 Merlin

12 Willow Warbler

2 Lesser Redpoll

3 Redshank

2 Snipe

1 Curlew

42 Linnet

 

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Irlam Moss this morning:

 

4 Snipe

1 Merlin

6 Grey Partridge

2 Brambling

3 Redwing

1 Siskin

1 Wheatear

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Redstart heard calling a couple of times and singing briefly. In trees between aerodrome and field 55 on Barton Moss around 12.00 this afternoon with Steve Atkins

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

5 Curlew

7 Willow Warbler

3 Redshank

17 linnet

27 Meadow Pipit

5 Reed Bunting

2 Oystercatcher

1 Snipe

1 Merlin

3 Wheatear

4 Grey Partridge

10 Tree Sparrow

2 Redshank

2 White Wagtail

 

Chat Moss:

 

2 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

13 Stock Dove

1 Grey Partridge

1 Tree Sparrow

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart 



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Rindle area, Astley Moss this afternoon:

4 Curlew

2 Raven

9 Yellowhammer

1 Green Sandpiper in flooded field behind Rindle Wood

14 Meadow Pipit (f67)

16 Redwing feeding in Rindle Wood

6 Willow Warbler and 2 Chiffchaff around the SSSI

Pair of Nuthatch in Rindle Wood



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This morning on Chat Moss:

 

5 Snipe

10 Willow Warbler

120 Goldfinch

3 Blackcap

2 Siskin

1 Peregrine

16 Tufted Duck

2 Treecreeper

1 Curlew

1 Swallow

67 Meadow Pipit

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Rindle area 13.30-15.30 ish

Kestrelx3

Buzzardx2

Long tail titx2

Small flock of Chaffinch

Greenfinch

Yellowhammer

Lapwingx2

SSSI

Small flock of Reed Bunting

And a possible Merlin f  darting low along the SSSI 

Cheers Jay 

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Ltitle Woolden Moss today:

2 White Wagtail

5 Curlew

3 Willow Warblers

Croxdens:

2 Willow Warbler

1 Blackcap

1 Chiffchaff

1 Willow Tit

2 Oystercatcher

1 Curlew

1 Peregrine

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Little Woolden Moss 15.30-17.00

7 White Wagtail
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Curlew
3 Oystercatcher
8 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
1 Willow Warbler- singing
4 Skylark
26 Linnet
3 Reed Bunting
20+ Meadow Pipit

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Irlam Moss this morning:

 

8 Grey Partridge

4 Snipe

3 Oystercatcher

7 Fieldfare

3 Redwing

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Oystercatcher

2 Little Ringed Plover

6 Willow Warbler..2 Snipe

 

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Chat Moss this morning:

 

5 Snipe

8 Willow Warbler

3 Curlew

1 Oystercatcher

3 Blackcap

1 Redshank

2 Willow Tit

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

3 Willow Warbler

2 Lesser Redpoll

1 Green Sandpiper

3 Redshank

5 Curlew

1 Little Ringed Plover

9 Buzzard

 

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Little Woolden Moss today included:

 

4 Willow Warbler in song

3 Curlew

3 Redshank

2 Swallow

 

3 Sand Martin

8 Oystercatcher

9 Buzzard

74 Lapwing

 

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Oystercatcher

3 Curlew

5 Redshank

1 Little Ringed Plover

11 Teal

1 Willow Warbler

 

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This morning's sightings:

 

Chat Moss:

 

3 Chiffchaff

7 Tufted Duck

15 Fieldfare

14 Stock Dove

2 Tree Sparrow

 

Astley Moss;

 

4 Chiffchaff

2 Oystercatcher

2 Lesser Redpoll

15 Stock Dove

2 Curlew

 

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14.45-17.30

Little Woolden Moss:
1 Little Ringed Plover
3-4 Curlew
1 Willow Warbler- singing
30+ Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Reed Bunting- singing

Chat & Irlam Moss, Croxden and Dixons Wood:
2 Oystercatcher
1 Willow Tit
2 Chiffchaff singing
1 Willow Warbler singing in the distance
1 Goldcrest
2 Long-tailed Tit
12 Stock Dove
1 Skylark
1 Cormorant seen to land on the fisheries
Lapwing in most fields - many displaying


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A surprisingly chilly trudge around Astley Moss (Rindle Road and then the Croxden's Old Peat Workings) revealed several Chaffinch and Yellowhammer at Rindle Hedge,
several Lapwings now claiming territory on the fields,
4 Buzzard,
1 Kestrel,
the sound of a Curlew,
a singing Chiffchaff,
and on the peat workings, 17 Teal, several Mallard pairs, a treeful of Goldfinch (probably about 70), 4 Reed Bunting and 15 Meadow Pipit. No Wheatear seen on the Rindle fields today though had a good look.

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