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quick call in on the way back from penny
wigeon-78
cormorant-2
pochard-4
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mallard
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Early afternoon

1 Pink-footed Goose (grazing with the Mallards)
4 Shoveler
16 Mallard
9 Coot
1 Pochard
11 Tufted Duck
65 Wigeon
1 Redshank
2 Oystercatchers

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Mike Baron


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Pool 95% frozen this morning and most birds stood on the ice:

73 Wigeon
7 Tufted Duck
2 Pochard
12 Coot
145 Black-headed Gulls
15 Common Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backs
2 Herring Gulls
85 Lapwings
2 Stock Doves

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Early afternoon circuit.

50 or so Wigeon
20 Tufted
6 Teal
1 Cormorant
1 Redshank
1 Kestrel
Good low views of Buzzard by Dogs Home
6 Goldfinch by motorway
1 Wren
2 Long Tailed

Stop off at waterworks lane

Numerous flocks of tree sparrows in hedges
6 Yellow Hammers
1 Grey Partridge


-- Edited by Pete Astles on Sunday 31st of January 2010 02:30:54 PM

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Mike Baron


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Female Goldeneye this morning

Peregrine present this afternoon plus usual suspects

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This morning:

66 Wigeon
8 Mallard
1 Tufted Duck
2 Coots
60 Lapwings

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On Wednesday the ice started to break up around the edges and 8 Wigeon came back.

This morning it is ice free - 13 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 2 Coot and 2 Tufted Duck plus couple of Buzzards and a Heron all welcome!

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Pool still frozen and ice very thick

A pair of Mallard have been roosting on the ice this week - this morning 11 were asleep on the ice plus:

90+ BHG's
2 Common Gulls
1 Grey Heron
7 Fieldfares
10 Lapwings
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Skylark

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JOHN TYMON


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Mike Baron wrote:

For the first time since I have been watching this place, not a single bird seen today!

Nothing.
Nada.
Nichts.
Rien.....

The pool is totally frozen and completely covered in snow.




Amazing really when you consider how many birds were on there a week ago,never known it without coots!be interesting to see if it ever recovers this winter,as a lot of the coots etc are almost resident,and this is normallthe time the wigeon flock builds up,if they have gone to Martin Mere,will they ever come back this winter.confuse.gifsi thi downt lanewink.gifsmile.gif

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 6th of January 2010 05:22:20 PM

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For the first time since I have been watching this place, not a single bird seen today!

Nothing.
Nada.
Nichts.
Rien.....

The pool is totally frozen and completely covered in snow.

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late pm
50m stretch open ,rest frozen
still had
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40 mixed gulls in the centre.
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2 Golden Plover in field south of pool this morning

Pool largely frozen - 72 Wigeon, 5 Tufties and 11 Pochard present plus Buzzard and 43 Lapwings

Happy New Year everyone!

Mike




Them wigeon seem to be commuting again mike ,late pm seem to have the highest counts,the other day there were 85 on my way to penny late am and well over 100 at 3.30pm on my way backsmile.gif
happy new year to you mikesmile.gif

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2 Golden Plover in field south of pool this morning

Pool largely frozen - 72 Wigeon, 5 Tufties and 11 Pochard present plus Buzzard and 43 Lapwings

Happy New Year everyone!

Mike

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wigeon-112
tufted-61
pochard-20
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wigeon -86
redshank-1
tufted
pochard
mallard
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Mike Baron


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Dunlin present this morning with a Redshank
68 Wigeon
56 Coot
60+ Mallard
3 Mute Swan
21 Tufted Duck
6 Pochard
1 Little Grebe
1 Great Crested Grebe
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
21 Lapwings
3 Fieldfares
350+ Woodies
35+ Linnets

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This morning:

55 Wigeon
62 Coot
12 Tufted Duck
2 Goldeneye (duck and drake)
2 Little Grebe
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Fieldfare
2 Buzzard
40 Lapwing

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This morning:

34 Wigeon
1 Pochard
18 Tufted Duck
54 Coot
2 Little Grebe
1 Great Crested Grebe
3 Mute Swan
59 Fieldfare
40+ Mallard

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Green Sandpiper present this morning

2 Redwings and 2 Fieldfares feeding with Song Thrush and Blackbirds on the "lawn"

Very quiet on the water

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QUICK NIP TO MY OLD PATCH PRODUCED-3.15-3.30
WIGEON-7
GOLDEN EYE-2 ADULT MALES AND 1 IMM MALE(STRANGE BUT THE POOL ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE A MALE BIAS WITH GOLDEN EYE ,WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO ANYWERE ELSE I KNOW)
LITTLE GREBE-7
GREAT CRESTED GREBE-5
MUTE SWAN-2
COMMON BUZZARD-1
HERRING GULL 9
LBB GULL-5
MALLARD -30
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Green Sandpiper this morning - also present yesterday and two last Friday

Plus:

1 Wigeon
1 Buzzard
68 Coot
2 Mute Swans
7 Little Grebes
3 Great Crested Grebes
4 Tufted Ducks
1 Reed Bunting
1 Mipit
94 Black-headed Gulls

very quiet

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Mike Baron


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Adult Med Gull late afternoon

Also observed earlier feeding with mixed gull flock in field off Arbury Lane in Winwick and also field at junction of Highfield and Myddleton Lanes

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Hobby again this morning plus:

Buzzard
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Yellow Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
2 Black-necked Grebes
90 Lapwings
470+ BHG's
12 Common Gulls
9 LBBG's

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Hobby this evening plus 2 Black-necked Grebes (adult plus juvenile), 34 Linnets plus usual suspects

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Whimbrel flew over early am heading south

1 juv Black-necked Grebe still present plus

6 Herons
82 Coot
32 Tufties
3 Pochard
7 Little Grebes
13 Great Crested Grebes
1 Wigeon
57 Mallard
1 Chiffchaff

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Mike Baron wrote:

Six Black-necked Grebes this morning - 3 adults and 3 juveniles

Also Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Grey Partridge




Still 6 Black necks this aftsmile.gif

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Six Black-necked Grebes this morning - 3 adults and 3 juveniles

Also Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Grey Partridge

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Common Sandpiper and four Black-necked Grebes this morning plus juvenile Yellow Wagtail

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no sign of little egret at 1pm,think it ended up at penny this aftsmile.gif

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Little Egret this morning plus:

2 LRP's
1 Common Tern
3 Black-necked Grebes and the usual stuff

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Today

2 Little Ringed Plovers
1 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpipers
3 Black-necked Grebes
3 Little Grebes
13 Great Crested Grebes
44 Coot
1 Wigeon
34 Tufties
4 Pochard
1 Heron
1 Cormorant
1 Grey Partridge

-- Edited by Mike Baron on Tuesday 7th of July 2009 06:09:52 PM

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Ringed Plover (adult) present again this morning plus male Yellow Wagtail.

Black-necked Grebe also still present plus usual suspects.

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Mike Baron wrote:

JOHN TYMON wrote:

sid ashton wrote:

This evening:-

1 Black necked Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Pochard, 4 Tufty, 3 Mute Swans and a couple of dozen Coot.

-- Edited by sid ashton on Saturday 27th of June 2009 03:30:23 PM




same today plus 2 little grebe and the male wigeon.



I think that to get anything remotely interesting at HGF at the moment an early morning visit is required. By around 8am loads of dog walkers will be present and will have flushed any waders etc.

The LRP's do come back in late evening on occasions though.

It is also noticeable that the south bank resembles a landfill site at the moment - why do people clean up dog c**p into bags and then simply chuck the bags on the floor or into a hedge?

Cheers

Mike


couldn't beleave the crap the dog walkers leave round the pool,i counted 40 beer cans/pop cans ,plus bottles etc,and the dog mess problem,i mentioned it at penny,its becoming a epidemic ,dog walkers now pick the cr*P up put it in bags then when no ones lookin ,lob it in the nearest edge,come on id rather they let the dog do its buisness,than leave it in a tree in a bag that will take 20 years to dissapearfurious.gifwhats up wi people,or is it me thats old fashioned and normal.confuse.gifThe owner of the pool should take some control,id rather he stopped everyone going on than it end up like it hascry.gif

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JOHN TYMON wrote:

sid ashton wrote:

This evening:-

1 Black necked Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Pochard, 4 Tufty, 3 Mute Swans and a couple of dozen Coot.

-- Edited by sid ashton on Saturday 27th of June 2009 03:30:23 PM




same today plus 2 little grebe and the male wigeon.



I think that to get anything remotely interesting at HGF at the moment an early morning visit is required. By around 8am loads of dog walkers will be present and will have flushed any waders etc.

The LRP's do come back in late evening on occasions though.

It is also noticeable that the south bank resembles a landfill site at the moment - why do people clean up dog c**p into bags and then simply chuck the bags on the floor or into a hedge?

Cheers

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sid ashton wrote:

This evening:-

1 Black necked Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Pochard, 4 Tufty, 3 Mute Swans and a couple of dozen Coot.

-- Edited by sid ashton on Saturday 27th of June 2009 03:30:23 PM




same today plus 2 little grebe and the male wigeon.

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This evening:-

1 Black necked Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Pochard, 4 Tufty, 3 Mute Swans and a couple of dozen Coot.

-- Edited by sid ashton on Saturday 27th of June 2009 03:30:23 PM

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This morning:

2 Ringed Plovers (1 adult and 1 juvenile)
2 Little Ringed Plovers (adults)
1 Black-necked Grebe
1 Wigeon
1 Little Grebe
11 Great Crested Grebes
7 Pochard
1 Tufty
32 Coot
3 Mute Swans

Yesterday - 4 Corn Buntings (family group)

-- Edited by Mike Baron on Thursday 25th of June 2009 08:18:54 PM

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Male Redstart yesterday in small wood alongside M6. Also 2 Nuthatches.

Today:

2 Mute Swans
19 Coot
1 Moorhen
6 Tufties
9 Pochard
9 Great Crested Grebes
1 Little Grebe
12 Lapwings - 6 adults and 6 juveniles
2 Grey Partridges

The overstaying drake Wigeon disappeared Friday night.

Yellow Wags visiting most days.

Starling flock nr the farm building up in the evenings - currently 240+ birds.

At least 5 Buzzards around yesterday.



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5 black necked grebes this aft

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This evening 2 Black- necked Grebe, 2 Yellow wags, 1 Wigeon, a few Tufties, Mallard with chicks and 4 Great-crested Grebe and that was about it on and around the flash.

On the way back to the car minimum of 3 Lapwing chicks on the mowed area of the field in the corner nearest to the flash.

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This morning:

2 Swifts
1 Yellow Wag
8 Black-necked Grebes

plus usual stuff

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Geoff Walton wrote:

ep-NICE MEETING YOUsmile.gifThe pool as i told you was my local patc till,the dogwalkers arrived and i returned to my old patch penny,which ive mooched around since 1976 when i was a lad of 12.smile.gif
ended up with 8 B.N.GREBE,A A FEW GOOD PICS.biggrin.gif

Nice to meet you as well John. Glad the pics. were good, I will have to wait to see what our man produced. The BNG looked great in my Nikon ED50 at 40x

Hope to see you at penny sometime.smile.gif

Regards

Geoff




just sent a few pics to ian,he may bang em on when he has timesmile.gif

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ep-NICE MEETING YOUsmile.gifThe pool as i told you was my local patc till,the dogwalkers arrived and i returned to my old patch penny,which ive mooched around since 1976 when i was a lad of 12.smile.gif
ended up with 8 B.N.GREBE,A A FEW GOOD PICS.biggrin.gif

Nice to meet you as well John. Glad the pics. were good, I will have to wait to see what our man produced. The BNG looked great in my Nikon ED50 at 40x

Hope to see you at penny sometime.smile.gif

Regards

Geoff

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Geoff Walton wrote:

Hi John, was it you we three were talking to, just as we were leaving? - it would be about 3pm




yep-NICE MEETING YOUsmile.gifThe pool as i told you was my local patc till,the dogwalkers arrived and i returned to my old patch penny,which ive mooched around since 1976 when i was a lad of 12.smile.gif
ended up with 8 B.N.GREBE,A A FEW GOOD PICS.biggrin.gif

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Hi John, was it you we three were talking to, just as we were leaving? - it would be about 3pm

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3PM
8 B.N.GREBE
1 MALE YELLOW WAGTAIL
1 COMMON SANDPIPER
1 MALE WIGEON
PLUS ALL THE NORMAL STUFFsmile.gif

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Called in on our way back (loosely) from Pennington.

5 Black necked grebe
4 GC Grebe
Few Tufties
The odd Teal
one pair Widgeon
2 Common Sandpipers

The light was very good, and I cannot imagine a better view of the BN Grebe

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This morning:

1 Greenshank
8 Black-necked Grebes
2 Common Sandpipers

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This morning:

1 Yellow Wagtail (male)
1 Wheatear (female)
4 Black-necked Grebes
3 Common Sandpipers
1 Golden Plover
1 Wigeon

plus usual cast

Late last night 2 Arctic Terns also present - gone this morning

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John Lyon wrote:

Hi all,

I have heard a lot about Houghton Green Flash but I am not sure where it is. Can anyone direct me how to get there please.................. Is it part of Pennington Flashes or near to Winwick??

John confuse.gif





John, see Mike Baron's post on Feb 13 2008 for details. I asked the same question last year and then realised the info is in the thread.

Gary

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