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Simon Warford


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24/2/2008 Late am

Green Woodpecker still present
G S Woodpecker 2
Oystercatcher 3
Pink Feet 2 - still in fields with Canada's (commuting between here and Elton)
Tufted 2
G C Grebe 3


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Judith Smith


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Simon - these reservoirs (which once had a drake Long-tailed Duck) are on the database as Whitehead Reservoirs...

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Simon Warford


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10/2/2008 Mid am

Green Woodpecker
Little Owl
Tawny Owl
Oystercatcher 2
G S Woodpeckers 4+
Redwing 30+
Pink feet gone.

Me and warford senior.

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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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Simon Warford wrote:

Seems like they were known as whitehead and more recently as Lowercroft Lodges/Res (big fishing sign that says Lowercroft) - seems like one of those places that has 2 names confused.gif





I used to go fishing there when I was a lad and it was always known as Whiteheads then as it belonged to Whitehead's Mill. Maybe since the demise of the mill, the name has reverted to the area.confused.gif Just a thought.

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Keep an eye on sightings from this location, its got mega bird habitat written all over it, I predict a spring biggy herebiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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Simon Warford


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9/2/2008 Mid am

2 Oystercatcher
2 Pink Feet in fields with 45 Canada Geesesmile.gif
3 Tufted Duck
1 G C Grebe
4/5 G S Woodpeckers drumming like crazy lots of chasing each other around.
Treecreeper in full song.

Felt like spring.smile.gif

Me and Paul H.

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2/2/2008 Mid am

Green Woodpecker - pleasant suprise calling away.
4 G S Woodpeckers - drumming everywhere
Tufted Duck Pair
Pochard 1
G C Grebe 2
Redwings 25
Siskin 2


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Simon Warford


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Seems like they were known as whitehead and more recently as Lowercroft Lodges/Res (big fishing sign that says Lowercroft) - seems like one of those places that has 2 names confused.gif

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Please note the change of name for this location, as provided by Simon Warford, to Lowercroft Reservoirs.

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Simon Warford


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23/06/2007

G S Woodpeckers 2
Oystercatcher 3
G C Grebe 6
Common Tern 1
Goldcrest - singing
Grey Wagtail
Pheasant
Kestrels with 2 young

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2 Oystercatchers
129 Canada Geese plus 14 young
4 G C Grebes
Grey Wagtail 1 ad 1 Juv
Jay
9 Long Tailed Tits


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Dean Macdonald


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Found em on google maps. Just up the road. One for a future visit i think.

Dean.

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Simon Warford


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Yes Ian thats them. Haha nah I will not desert Rumworth smile.gif Judith told me thats what they are called, I have no idea why.

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Nay lad, surely you`re not deserting Rumworth are you ? biggrin.gif Just out of interest Simon,why are they called Whitehead Res ? (presuming they`re the one`s to the west of Lowercroft Rd in the A-Z, I can`t find any reference to Whitehead). Might take a peep some day. wink.gif

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Thanks Simon. Sounds like the right area, Tottington rings a bell. Used to with a mate and his dad so was never sure excactly where it was. I'l get on google maps.

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Dean.

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Simon Warford


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Three bits of water and a small woodland between Starling and Walshaw(just south of Tottington). I saw a couple of fishermen on the lower res.

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Where excactly is this place? I'm sure i used to go fishing here when i was a lad.

Dean.

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16/6/2007

Oystercatcher - 4
G C Grebe - 6
Grey Wagtail - Adult feeding 1 Juv
G S Woodpecker
Pheasant
2 young Fox's.

Some of you might remember this site for the drake Long Tailed Duck a few years back that stayed for about a month, its certainly an interesting area with potential, abit underwatched but not anymore. biggrin.gif

-- Edited by warfy at 20:34, 2007-06-16

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 14:18, 2007-06-23

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