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A wander round giants hall today produced.2 jays,around 14 bullfinch (most here for a long time) 1 kestrel,1 buzzard perched.lots of blue and great tits as well as blackbirds,chaffinches and robins. In the fields leading up to speckled Holly were 6 mistle thrush,40 plus pied wagtail and a large flock of redwings.

 

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Jimmy Meadows


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Standish Wood Lane jtn Willow Rd

Nuthatch calling in large Ash Tree


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06:45 Tawny Owl calling
also flock of Pink Footed Goose over s/e but to dark to know size of flock.

Jimmy

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This morn 04:30

Tawny Owls calling at bottom end of Standish Wood Lane.


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6:00 - 7:00 tonight
Tawny Owl calling
1 Willow Tit possibly on territory
7 Chiffchaffs
4 Willow Warblers
2 Blackcap
pr Reed Bunting
1 Reed Warbler
Sparrowhawk over
1 Water Rail responding for the survey of local reed pools

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Large movement of Pink Footed Geese this morn
btw 7:45 -8:45 from my vantage point on Standish Wood Lane
over 2000 Pink Feet going S/E
47 going west
also 25 Fieldfare.

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Giants Hall Farm
Tawny Owl calling at 07:10 this morning

Cheers Jimmy

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Tawny Owl calling at 03:45

Cheers Jimmy

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Giants Hall

Further update on Tawny Owls
Clutch of Four from nest box but sadly 1 died in the bad weather
but the other three are going strong

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Dawn Chorusbiggrin.gif
05:00 - 06:15
1 Grasshopper Warbler showing well
All the rest heard
15 Blackbirds
4 ChiffChaff
3 Willow Warblers
4 Robins
3 Whitethroat
1 Lesser Whitethroat
2 Pheasant
1 Garden Warbler
5 Blackcaps
8 Wrens
2 Goldcrest
6 Song Thrush
6 Chaffinch
7 Bullfinch
2 Coal Tits
3 Blue Tits
1 Great Tit

Just a magical time to be outbiggrin.gif

Cheers Jimmy


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This A M
pr Tawny Owls feeding young
pr Goldcrests
3 Willow Warblers
5 Blackcap
2 Swallows
18 Linnets
1 Redstart F biggrin.gifbriefly at Speckled Holly but could not relocatedisbelief.gif

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-- Edited by Jimmy Meadows on Saturday 9th of April 2011 07:16:00 PM

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This P M 2 Chiffchaffs having a set to 1 Singing Goldcrest GS Woodpecker excavating a nest hole at Speckled Holly Jimmy

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This Morning
1 Chiffchaff singing
pr Willow Tit

Jimmy

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Giants Hall Farm
10+ Bullfinch
1 Curlew over calling

Brockhurst Stables
4 Bullfinch
1 Buzzard

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Giants Hall
1 Willow Tit

Standish Hall
1 Buzzard
1000+ Wood Pigeons
1 Woodcock

Cheers Jimmy

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Today
Whooper Swan over 11:30

Wakefields Farm
1 Buzzard

Pig Lane
30 Common Gull
2 Stock Dove

Cheers Jimmy

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giants hall this morning.....lots of goldfinch chaffinch and tits.also 5 bullfinch 3m 2f. 20 fielfare.1 kestrel,1 buzzard and a female sparrowhawk on a falconers arm

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Giants Hall Area today
20 L T Tits
12 Goldfinch
10 Dunnock

Christopher Park
1 Bullfinch m
1 Jay

John Pit
10 Goldfinch
8 Lesser Redpolls

1 Jack Snipe was taken into care last week hopefully to be released back to the same area if it recovers hope it thaws out before

Tried to keep away from the areas that might have flushed any ground birds

Cheers Jimmy

Wigan Borough Year List 2010: 51


latest additions:

Bullfinch,Jay,Lesser Redpoll Greenfinch




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This morning
7 Bullfinch
1 Kestrel
and not much else

Cheers Jimmy

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Only thing of note

The Red Arrows went over confuse.gif

mind you it was a first for me heresmile.gif


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This Morning
2 Willow Tits
juv GSW
Willow Warbler in Song
also Chiffchaff

Standish Hall Farm
120 Lapwings
36 Linnets
4 Stock Dove
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 juv Kestrel
1 Roe Deer

Bowling Green Farm
50 + House Sparrows
20 + Swallows
1 Sparrowhawk

Stricklands House
1 Nuthatch
1 Kestrel

Lots of Speckled Wood butterflys about as well

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50+ Linnets on telegraph wires
1 Kestrel
1 Yellowhammer
2 Skylark
3 Reed Bunting

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25+ Linnets on wires and in the field
1 Goldcrest singing
1 Oystercatcher over
Also at Gidlow 1 Bee Orchid

Cheers Jimmy

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1 Garden Warbler tonight singing then finally showed biggrin.gif

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Early Evening Stroll
6 Swallows nest building Lower Wood Farm
6 Linnets
1 Whitethroat
1 Ring Plover over

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Early Morning Mooch 05:30 - 7:00

4 Blackcaps
6 Willow Warblers
5 Chiffchaff
1 Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler got cracking views of this one for a changebiggrin.gif
6 Linnets
Plus all the usual

Note Grasshopper and Whitethroat must have come in overnight as they was not about yesterdayconfuse.gif


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1 Raven
3 Roe Deer
1 Singing Lesser Redpoll
3 Singing Skylark
4 Fieldfare
And a Lazy Wind confuse.gif

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1 Raven in field could this mean they could be nesting in the area ??? as there is always 2 about i know Ravens nest early but is January to early

+ a dead Sheap which looked to have been shot furious.giffurious.gif

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green woodpecker on track between giants hall and boars head.took off in direction of cemetry calling loudly.

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Raven over 12.45 in fields nearby 8 red leg partridge these are definitly introduced to be shot cry.gif

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at least 2 juv willow tits with a flock of long tailed tits this afternoon

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this pm in between showers
2 bullfinch
3pr linnets
10 swallows
1 whitethroat new in
y day 1 grasshopper warbler
4 blackcaps

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1 willow tit excavating possible nest hole
4 chiffchaff
3 willow warblers
unusual for here passage of sand martins over north 7,25pmbiggrin.gif
4 swallows new in


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3 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler singing in the rain this morning

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3 ravens over w at 6.00
also willow tit calling

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spring is slowly upon us
linnets back on territory 6 days later than last year
2 chiffchaff calling
just waiting for the first swallow now

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today pm
5 bullfinch
1 redwing
1 chiifchaff
2 teal
2 raven over n/e

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today pm
1 willow tit
2 bullfinch
standish wood lane
5 stock doves
1 g s woodpecker
frodsham wood
1 nuthatch

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late pm visit
6 bullfinch
3 grey heron over
1 coal tit
1 singing goldcrest
upper wood farm
70+starlings
2 song thrush f sparrowhawk
8 jackdaws over
6 carrion crows
10 magpies
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late pm
mixed flock of starlings and fieldfare 50+
f sparrowhawk
1 bullfinch m
2 mistle thrush
15+house sparrows
10 blackbirds
2 coal tits
3 singing song thrush

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tonight short stroll around giants hall
2 woodcock
and 1 or 2 bats flying around

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this morning
12+ bullfinch
26 goldfinch
4 green finch
1 coal tit
5 l t tits

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this afternoon
22 bullfinchsmile.gif
6 redwing
20 siskins
12 blue tits
m sparrowhawk,,,
standish hall farm
200+starlings
upperwood farm
1 fieldfare
1 singing m thrush
17 meadow pipits
16 house sparrows

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at least 6 bullfinch today good winter spot for this species just wish i could do a proper count

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1 sparrowhawk,2 b/h gulls 4 crows ,2 pied wagtails over martland mill 12.00

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one raven over this morning smile.gif

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giants hall
10 bullfinch
4 siskin

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not much this pm
6 bullfinch
chaffinch
mistle thrush
goldfinch
magpie
crow
greenfinch
blue tit
gtreat tit

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today 1 woodcock
12 redpolls
3 willow tits
6 siskins
6 bullfinch plus usual suspects
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at least 12 goldcrests this afternoon near to giants hall farm
[ sorry no firecrest sigh ]

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