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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Sunday, Oct. 28th, afternoon walk.

Meadow Pipits 11
Kestrels 1M 1F
Buzzards 3
Skylarks 5
Stonechats 1M 1F between fields 12 and 13. Same place as last year.
Chaffinches 6+
Redwings 12+
Yellowhammers 10+
LT Tits 10+
Greenfinches 4
Fieldfares/Miss Ths 20+
Woodpigeons 30+
Mute Swan 1 seen flying into Shell Reserve and 1 on field 12 with damaged beak, which then walked
towards field 2.

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Pete Hines


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Couldn't walk very far - paths too overgrown

1 Redwing F4 old orchard
1 Chiffchaff in song F2
1 Skylark F4, 2 - F32, also heard over Isherwood Rd
7 Swallow over F2
1 Kestrel F4

1 Buzzard over Partington and 1 over junc 2 of M60 ( Cheadle ) 15.35

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 19:10, 2007-10-03

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Highlights of Saturday, 29th September, afternoon walk.

Buzzards 4
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1 female
Woodpigeons 1000+
Jackdaws 25+
House Martins 20+
Yellowhammers 12+
Jay 1
Stock Dove 1
Goldfinch 1
Missel Thrush 1
Meadow Pipit 1

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Paul Heaton


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today buzzard x3
raven 1
yellowhamer
goldfinchcharm
grey wags,
had meeting with police today regarding shooting positve steps in right direction.

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Ian McKerchar


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I spoke to Rob Adderley today and we were wondering who'd seen this bird...well now we know!

A nice find indeed smile.gif

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Henry Cook


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Nice one Paul, a great bird for the area!

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Paul Heaton


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large flock of mistle thrush 50+ moving around the moss,
still mixtures of swallow sand martin and house martin around
pied wags 20+
reed bunting
Hen harrier ringtail pale underneath would suggest female but moss and county tick so i dont care.!!!
seen from millenium trial just behind altrincham sewage works around f17 area this morning
grey wags 4
goldfinch flock/charm 40+
linnet/ yellowhammer.
GSWoodpecker
willow warbler
chiff chaff
buzzard 3
lots of corvids.....



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Rob Smallwood


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You can report illegal shooting to PC Glyn Walsh - 0161 856 0250 or 07974 777478 - note that some shooting can be legal - but when in doubt I'd report it.

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Seen that happening a lot in the past, didn't reallise it wasn't allowed there. Will keep eyes peeled!

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At least 5 buzzards this morning some been mobbed my 3 Ravens,
15+ yellowhammer
3 Corn bunting
huge flock or charm of Goldfinch at least 80+ on isherwood road, opposite airport parking area
large number of mistle thrush 50+ in area
and starling flocks in large numbers also,will get round to counting these soon.

have had issues this week with people shooting on the moss if anyone sees this happening
please take deatils of vechicles in area and let me know.

cheers.

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