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late afternoon walk 15-00-- 16-50

at least 150 probably closer to 200 pink footed geese over at 16-00
7 grey partridge, numerous redwing but not seen any fielfare here as yet.
30+ chaffinch behind Bickershaw school no brambling amongst them, 5 linnet on top of rucks, plenty of long tailed and great tit, goldfinch, 1 great spotted woodpecker, heron and cormorant over.

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sunday 11th 3pm-4:30pm produced:


55 WHOOPER SWANS(FLYING SOUTH OVER NEW ROAD NEAR FLASH WITH A BOUT 15-20 JUV CALLING A BOUT 4PM FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS MANY IN A FLOCK, BRILLIANT.
25 PINK-FOOTED GEESE OVER
GREY WAGTAIL ON NEW FISHING PEGS
2 REDWING ON BERRIES NEAR CAR PARK
FLOCK OF FIELDFARE
1 KINGFISHER ON FIR TREE FLASH
LOADS OF TITS ECT
20+ TUFFTED DUCK
3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE ON HIGHER HALL FLASH AND 1 ON FIR TREE FLASH
KESTREL, CORMORANT, MEADOW PIPIT

ON A WHOLE BRILLIANT DAY WITH 31 SPECIES SEEN.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 12th of November 2012 08:52:17 PM

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60+ pink footed geese flying in a westerly direction at 08-35 am,
male stonechat just off new road where it leads to Higher Hall flash.
15 redwing, 8 blackbird, plenty of long tailed tit, 9 meadow pipit, two charms of goldfinch 8 + 11, buzzard perched in trees, Kestrel hunting.
Higher Hall Flash
2 goldeneye, 2 little grebe, 4 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, 8 mallard, 6 moorhen, approx 25 coot, approx 40 tufted duck, 1 lesser black backed gull, 16 black headed gull.



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Gordon Newman


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7.40-9.45
1 Short-eared Owl - seen over top rucks at 7.50 then again at 9.15
1 Water Rail
30 Redwing
1 Chiffchaff
10+ Siskin
3 Lesser Redpoll
100+ Woodpigeon
80+ Pink-footed Geese - 2 skeins 30+ SE at 8.45 and 50+ W at 9.45
plus usuals

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Friday 26th of October 2012 10:24:32 AM

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9.25-12.30
20 Redwing
Water Rail called breifly on Tinker Joe's Flash
2 Raven
plus usuals

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Gordon Newman


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8.30-9.15
400+ Woodpigeon south
6 Siskin
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail
small numbers of Linnet
plus usuals

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Gordon Newman


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15.30-18.00
1 Water Rail - went for a pee in bushes at edge of ditch at the end of road for propossed golf course when noticed a small bird in thickets to the side of me but was not forthcoming in showing itself to i.d, so in true Bill Oddie style thought I would try pishing to attract its attention and nearly fell over when instantly a Water Rail started squealing at me.
100+ Pink-footed Geese over top rucks at 17.50 SE

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8-12.30
2 Redwing
2 Chiffchaff
3 Siskin
generally very quiet

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8.30 - 9.45
heavy rain
1 Whitethroat
4 Chiffchaff
7 Snipe
usual Buzzard
then sun came out as I got home

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Gordon Newman


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1 Hobby flew low over flash below top rucks flushing at least 15 Snipe at 10 a.m

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Gordon Newman


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20+ Redwing south over top rucks at 11.15
15 Snipe

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Gordon Newman


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12.45 - 3.15
1 Common Sandpiper on Tinker Joe's Flash
1 Greenshank over top rucks
1 Sand Martin
2 Great - spotted Woodpecker
plus usuals

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Gordon Newman


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9 - 10
Top Rucks only
1 Marsh Harrier flew over and disappeared over trees in direction of Crankwood
1 Greenshank
20+ Mistle Thrush
1 Chiffchaff singing

yesterday 3 hour walk

1 probable Hobby didn't see well enough to be sure.
1 male Pochard on Higher Hall Flash
25 + Mistle Thrush
5 Chiffchaff - all singing
Wllow Warbler singing
2 Great - Spotted Woodpecker
plus usuals






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Bernard McGurrin


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Green Woodpecker at bottom of new road this morning ( 1st i've seen over here for approx 9months)

c100 goldfinch feeding on thistles etc in field, about 20 feeding and whilst i was watching these another 40 or so joined them and within 30seconds of those another similar sized flock flew in.
2 grey partridge and 3 pheasant in fields, 6 swallow over field,

yesterday evening a flock of around 20 mistlethrush and 3 blackbird feeding on berries.

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Gordon Newman


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6pm
1 Greenshank flew from wet tusocky grass below top rucks, called briefly, and was quiclkly lost to view and was unable to relocate.

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Gordon Newman


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morning visit
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling and showing well.
1 Water Rail calling for about 15 minutes on Tinker Joe's Flash, wasn't able to locate it amongst thick vegetation.

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1 Ringed Plover on flash below top rucks before flying off in direction of Penny Flash early evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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Kingfisher on Higher Hall Flash 6-30pm this evening, not seen a Kingfisher on here since last September, that doesn't of course mean they haven't been here just that i haven't seen them.

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Major surprise this morning 2 Siskin flew overhead calling by Fir Tree Flash. Don't normally seen them here this time of year.

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bit of a surprise this evening for late season, a pair of Sparrowhawk with the male displaying with typical climb and sudden stoop and rising again, both birds calling to each other all the time.

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late evening stroll highlights 1 whinchat a patch 1st for me 2 wheatear 1 cuckoo c30 swift with 6 swallow and 2 house martin, 3 grasshopper warbler heard but not seen.

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8.00 - 10.30
1 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo + the usuals

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7.15 - 9.30
very quiet only bird of note was a Green Woodpecker yaffeling close to scrapyard

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all the village idiots out tonight! quick walk round top rucks 1 cuckoo and heard Green Woodpecker yaffling in the distance somewhere close to srapyard. Not heard or seen one for over a year here.

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Cuckoo calling near Fir Tree Flash this afternoon

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Gordon Newman


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Todays highlights:
1 Whinchat, 1 Hobby, 2 Wheatear, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, one which was reeling from top of twig no more than 10ft away from me. Wish I had a camera sometimes!!

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10.30 - 12.30
highlights this morning was 2 male + 1 female Cuckoo showing fantastically well around Tinker Joe's Flash with 1 pair in flight together flying over Plank Lane by the Firsway garage at one point, 1 Hobby , 1 male Wheatear and 1 pair of Pochard again on T J Flash which I've not seen hear before.

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2 Common Tern over Tinker Joe's flash then flew off towards For Tree flash this morning. Yesterday p.m 12 Reed Warbler , 6 Sedge Warbler , 7 Whitethroat ,1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Cuckoo, plus the usuals. Nice to bump into Bernard yesterday .

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19.30 - 20.30
path by Tinker Joe's Flash and below top rucks only
5 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler , 1 Cuckoo, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler .
1 Canada Goose lying on its side in water close to reeds which looked as though it has been shot rather than dying of natural courses.

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Tuesday 8th of May 2012 10:26:58 PM

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1 Hobby shot across top rucks in direction of Crankwood chasing a Swift of which there were 20+ at 19.10

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7-30am-- 10-00am

3 year firsts house martin, lesser whitethroat and grasshopper warbler

2 cuckoo squabbling before 1 flew off in the direction of the old turner bros factory
whitetroat, blackcap, 3 wheatear plenty robin and wren,
blackbird, mistle thrush, song thrush, starling
house sparrow, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit,
chiffchaff, willow warbler, swallow
meadow pipit, skylark, reed bunting, reed warbler
magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, collared dove.
3 mute swan, mallard with 1 young, tufted duck, moorhen, coot with 4 young,great crested grebe.black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 2nd of May 2012 08:00:14 PM

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14-20--17-55 windy

1 cuckoo some good views until it was disturbed by motor bikes
4 swift
3 reed warbler 2 at tinker joes 1 at hh flash
2 wheatear
good numbers of chiffchaff and willow warbler
blue, great and long tailed tits
chaffinch
good numbers of swallow
1 pheasant seen plenty heard
robin and wren ( seemed to have been far more than usual of both this year)
2 grey partridge
1 kestrel
light coloured muscovy duck at fir tree flash ( first seen 3 weeks ago)
mute swan
tufted duck, mallard,coot, moorhen, great crested grebe all present at both hh flash and ft flash
5 canada geese at f t flash
crow, 1 with very white wingtips, magpie, jay, wood pigeon and collared dove.
mistle thrush, blackbird. plenty skylark and meadow pipit, 5 reed bunting.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Saturday 28th of April 2012 06:21:25 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 28th of April 2012 06:36:55 PM

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1 Cuckoo , 4 Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Swift , 4 Reed Warbler + the usuals 8.15 - 9 - 45. Top Rucks

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13.00 - 16.00
1 Whitethroat , 3 Reed Warbler , Willow Warbler numbers well down on Friday's visit.
Little Grebe and Greylag Goose were 2 new species for my site list.
full list:
Mute Swan 4
Mallard
Pheasant 2
Great Crested Grebe 3
Kestrel 2
Coot
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Swallow 5
Dunnock
Blackbird
Blackcap 4
Chiffchaff 6
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Greylag Goose 3
Tufted Duck 15
Little Grebe 1
Buzzard 1
Moorhen 1
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Wren
Robin
Reed Warbler 3
Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler
Blue Tit
Magpie
Starling 2
Reed Bunting

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9 - 10
quick fire hour before work round top rucks and path to and from Common Lane.

3 Reed Warbler - 2 on Tinker Joe's Flash the other in ditch near top rucks
1 Cuckoo heard calling in distance from Crankwood direction
Willow Warbler numbers up again from my last post
plus the usuals

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3.30 - 6.45
plenty of Wilow Warbler 30+ otherwise fairly quiet:

Mallard
Pheasant 6
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Blackbird
Blackcap 2
Willow Warbler 30+
Blue Tit
Jay
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting
Grey Partridge 2
Coot
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Swallow 2
Wren
Robin
Mistle Thrush 1
Chiffchaff 4
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Chaffinch
Linnet

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10.40 - 12.30
birds noted:

Mallard
Pheasant 1
Water Rail 1 heard in ditch between Fir Tree Flash and top rucks
Lapwing 2
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Wren
Blackbird
Blackcap 1 path by Tinker Joe's Flash
Willow Warbler 1 close to Shuttle Hillock Road at it's closest point to top rucks
Great Tit
Magpie
Chaffinch
Lesser Redpoll 4
Grey Partridge 2
Cormorant 1
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 top rucks
Meadow Pipit
Robin
Mistle Thrush 1
Chiffchaff 6 3 by TJ Flash, 1 top rucks, 2 S H Road
Blue Tit
Jay
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting

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10.30 - 11.30
glorious weather.

3 Chiffchaff - singing + 1 male Blackcap - singing on path by Tinker Joe's Flash plus the usuals

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10 - 12
good 2 hours this morning :

Mallard
Cormorant 1
Kestrel 2
Moorhen
Woodcock 1 flushed by dogs just of path overlooking Crankwood
Woodpigeon
Skylark
Wren
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Chaffinch
Linnet
Grey Partridge 2
Buzzard 1
Water Rail 1 heard on two occasions over 20 min period on Tinker Joe's Flash
Coot 3
Black-headed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Meadow Pipit
Robin
Chiffchaff 2 heard one singing from bush on brow of rucks overlooking Plank Lane bridge but when I located it I was surprised to see 2 together.

Blue Tit
Jay 1
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting 12 (7 in and around the area of Tinker Joe's Flash)

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Saturday 17th of March 2012 01:16:46 PM

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7.30 - 8.45
walk round top rucks and path to and from Plank Lane only,very pleasant in the sun, very chilly under the cloud cover.

Mallard
Grey Heron 1
Lapwing 2
Woodpigeon
Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Willow Tit 1 singing for 15 mins on top rucks, from top of tree until cloud descended

Magpie
Carrion Crow seemed a lot about this morning
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting 4 1 pair possibly 2 on territory on Tinker Joe's Flash
Tufted Duck 2
Coot 2
Black-headed Gull
Skylark
Wren
Robin
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Jay 1
Jackdaw
Chaffinch
Linnet

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9-20-- 12-50

plenty of nest building activity this morning Magpies seemed to be squabbling about construction one placed a twig on partly built nest it's mate moved it so first bird moved it back before loud vocal fall out,
long tailed tit, robin, wren and chaffinch all seen carrying nesting material
2 small goldfinch flocks
blackbird
wood pigeon, carrion crow, collared dove, starling and house sparrows all in good numbers close to road.
plenty of meadow pipit, skylark and reed bunting in old corn fields with 2 lapwing overhead.
Fir Tree Flash
2 canada geese, 2 pochard,4 moorhen, mallard, tufted duck, coot 4 great crested grebe.
Higher Hall Flash
3 Mute swan, great crested grebe,coot, moorhen,mallard, black headed gulls, 1 common gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, tufted ducks,
2 gadwall present yesterday but no sign today.
no sign of fieldfare last two days may have moved on.

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11-40 till 15-10

plenty of blackbird, robin and wren throughout walk
2 coal tit amongst flock of great tit
blue tit, long tailed tit, chaffinch
starling, house sparrow and collared dove all close to main road ( Bickershaw Lane)
2 jay, plenty of magpie, crow and wood pigeon
2 Great spotted woodpecker 1m 1f about 500yds apart
mistle thrush
Pheasant
Buzzard
kestrel
plenty of skylark and meadow pipit, 3 reed bunting
dunnock
Higher Hall Flash
3 mute swan, 2 canada geese, 1 lesser black backed gull, great crested grebe, plenty of coot and tufted duck, moorhen and mallard, black headed gull
5 fieldfare, a flock of around 20 has been knocking around all week.


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10-55 til 14-35

plenty wren and robin throughout walk
4 mistlethrush
2 jay
plenty chaffinch
8 goldfinch
plenty long tailed tit
7 dunnock
flock of about 20 fieldfare seen 3 times during course of walk presumably same flock each time
plenty blackbird
2 great spotted woodpecker
loads of meadow pipit and skylark all over course of walk but especially in old corn fields on Bickershaw side plenty of Reed bunting in this field also.
lots of crow, magpie and wood pigeon
collared dove
blue and great tit
6 pink footed geese over East Leigh at 13-40pm
3 canada geese on fir tree flash with mallard, coot, moorhen, tufted duck and great crested grebe. 2 cormorant over
hh flash
swans, coot, mallard, moorhen,black headed gull, coot, tufted duck with great crested grebe doing courtship dance.
2 kestrel


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9.20 - 12.30
overcast, gentle breeze,
Sylark everywhere today also plenty of Robin singing.
full list as follows:

Canada Goose 4
Gadwall 4 2 pairs on tinker joe's flash
Mallard
Tufted Duck 3 1 male 2 female on tinker joe's flash
Grey Partridge 1
Kestrel 1
Coot
Redshank 1 heard calling only
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull 1
Stock Dove 2
Woodpigeon
Skylark ( far too many to count , constant sining over whole area)
Meadow Pipit
Robin
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush 1
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Reed Bunting 3




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10.45 - 14.00
very pleasant walk in the sunshine , very quiet ,birds noted:

Mute Swan 3 H H F
Tufted Duck 20+ H H F

Water Rail 1 stood at bottom of top rucks by ditch where road ends for 10 mins when a sudden scream gave away its exsistence without showing itself,I was there for another 15 mins but didn't hear it again.

Coot
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 H H F
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Wren
Fieldfare 3
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Mallard
Cormorant 1
Moorhen 1
Black-headed Gull 150+ H H F
Woodpigeon

Meadow Pipit 20+ in grass by H H F at bottom of steps from car park, all together.

Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Jackdaw
Chaffinch
Linnet

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11-50--15-40

Buzzard
kestrel
3 jay. plenty crow, magpie and wood pigeon
collared dove
1 redwing
in trees around fir tree flash, 8 goldfinch, 5 bullfinch 3m, 2f, 6 chaffinch, 2 greenfinch + numerous great tit and 2 blue tit
Fir Tree flash 2 swan, 23 mallard including 1 white farmyard type, 6 coot, 2 tufted duck
Higher Hall flash
c40 tufted duck, c30 coot, 8 mallard, 6 moorhen, c 60 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed, 2 cormorant over.
trees behind scrap yards plenty blackbird, chaffinch + great tit.
2 foxes

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12.45 - 15.00
windy, sunny, one heavy shower to begin with, good visabillity.
a couple of surprises this afternoon but not to be unexpected,firstly the dogs flushed a Woodcock just of the path on top rucks which flew off in the direction of Crankwood. A Goldcrest on path back to Common Lane had me checking it closley in case of it being a Firecrest.
Other birds noted were:
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 3
Kestrel 1
Woodcock 1
Woodpigeon
Meadow Pipit
Blackbird
Redwing 1
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Chaffinch
Linnet
Grey Partridge 8
Buzzard 1
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Robin
Fieldfare 18
Goldcrest 1
Blue Tit
Jay 3
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 23rd of January 2012 11:26:35 PM

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12-10--16-05

plenty of activity in trees behind scrap yards mainly great and long tailed tit plenty blackbird,also bullfinch, goldfinch, chaffinch, blue tit, robin, wren, dunnock, magpie, crow,collared dove and wood pigeon.
21 lapwing over
1 cormorant over
1 kestrel
2 snipe
4 skylark
4 grey partridge
c20 linnet
higher hall flash
5 pochard been here since monday
40+ coot
30+ tufted duck
6 moorhen
c20 mallard
c60 black headed gull + 1 lesser black backed gull
3 swan
1 great crested grebe
gadwall seem to have moved on, 20+ overwintered last year but most i have seen this time is 4 none since 10/1/12
fir tree flash pretty quiet
2 swan with 2 more flying over threatening to land then flying off towards pennington
6 coot, 20+ mallard, 1 moorhen
plenty of great and long tailed tit in trees around flash and also in trees at bottom of new road.

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11-40-- 14-50

Higher Hall Flash
2 wigeon 1m+1f, coot, tufted duck, mallard, great crested grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull, black headed gulls, moorhen, swans, 1 cormorant over.

wren
robin
blackbird
house sparrow
starling
great tit
blue tit
covey 7 grey partridge
2 kestrel 1m, 1 f
plenty of linnet feeding in fieds
1 snipe
2 song thrush
collared dove + wood pigeon
crow + magpie

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10-40am-- 3-50pm

plenty of robins (11) most seemed to be paired up
14 blackbird
2 chaffinch amongst 7 bullfinch
dunnock
flock of 30+ linnet in fields at bottom of new road
plenty of great, blue and long tailed tit throughout walk
goldfinch flocks of 8 and 23
a Raven flew over at 11-14am heading in general direction of Pennington flash
flock of c80 starling in trees to side of Edna Road club along with sparrows and tits
magpie, crow, collared dove and wood pigeon all in good numbers
1 heron
3 cormorant
reed bunting
skylark
kestrel
2 jay
2 common snipe
fieldfare flock of 40+
fir tree flash
2 pochard, 2 swan, great crested grebe, mallard, coot, tufted duck, moorhen, black headed gull
Higher Hall flash
all same birds as fir tree -pochard but with gadwall and lesser black backed gull

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