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Mid-morning today, Willow Tit at the west dam, single Pink-footed Goose with 174 Greylags, female Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye and 112 Lapwing feeding

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Both third winter and adult Yellow-legged Gulls present at 11am today.

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224 Lapwings feeding in the north fields this morning. Female Wigeon and 3 Pochard on the reservoir.

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142 Greylag Geese present this afternoon

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1W Caspian and adult Yellow-legged Gulls present mid-afternoon today.

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The first winter Yellow-legged Gull visited yesterday afternoon 

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Dennis atherton wrote:

pics of todays long Tailed  Duck,  still there 3.30pm

 Looks a very similar bird to the one at Taylor Park st Helens the other day which headed in that direction high from St Helens see my flickr site for comparison .



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pics of todays long Tailed  Duck,  still there 3.30pm



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Long Tailed Duck still here now 



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Immature Long-tailed Duck present, previously flew off Delph Reservoir, Lancashire at 10:30.

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Single first winter and adult Yellow-legged Gulls were present mid-afternoon today.

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110 Greylag Geese were grazing yesterday.

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Mid-morning today, 6 wigeon, 2 female Teal and 83 Greylag Geese.

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First winter drake Scaup still present, also 2 female Goldeneye, 5 wigeon and 12 gadwall.

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Scaup still present this evening, also 95 Redwings in 2 flocks and 2 Wigeon 

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Scaup still present this morning, in addition several gadwall and a couple of noisy wigeons.



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Scaup still present at 1pm

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Scaup still present at 1pm

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Scaup (Greater!) still present at 6pm.

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Drake Greater Scaup still present , also 1 x Water Rail at marshy area Western end of reservoir 



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First winter drake Scaup present up to dusk (bird from Rumworth earlier)

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Two Spotted Flycatchers in the west dam hedgerows yesterday late afternoon.

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Lots of birds in the bushes behind the reservoir. Worth checking for Autumn passage. 

1m Redstart

2 Spotted Flycatcher

2+ Whitethroat

Chiffchaffs

1p Blackcap

 



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2 Shelduck from 11am until 11:12 when they then flew off west. 

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

One juvenile Black-necked Grebe still present at 8:40pm today

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 Still present this evening.



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One juvenile Black-necked Grebe still present at 8:40pm today

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Afternoon visit

2 black-necked grebes
5 little grebes
1 great crested grebe
24 tufted ducks
20+ sand martins
2 house martins
7 swallows
2 swifts
65+ lapwings
1 whitethroat
1 willow warbler
3 chiffchaffs
2 nuthatch
1 grey heron
1 buzzard
1 sparrowhawk
6+ grey wagtails
1 pied wagtail




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Juvenile Black-necked Grebe still present at 1:30pm

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Single juvenile Black-necked Grebe still present late evening today

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Not good light today but I managed to get a couple of shots of the young black necked grebe during a circuit of the reservoir this afternoon. Also of note, pairs of grey and pied wagtails around the edge of the water and a family group of greylag geese on the water.



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Two juvenile Black-necked Grebes present yesterday evening.

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The juvenile Black-necked Grebe was still present at 10:40 today,z

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Yesterday evening a juvenile Black-necked Grebe was present along with four Mediterranean Gulls.

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A first-summer Mediterranean Gull flew west at 9:20pm yesterday.

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An adult Mediterranean Gull was present this morning and two Ringed Plovers flew NW

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A Whimbrel flew in at 7:39pm yesterday evening and began feeding on the north field

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An Osprey flew north at 5:20pm, also a White Wagtail present.

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Five Curlews feeding this afternoon.

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Nine Curlews feeding in fields above the reservoir today.

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First-Winter Iceland gull flew West over High Rid Reservoir without stopping at 16:25.

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Juvenile Iceland Gull present at 4:40pm at least this afternoon.

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Yesterday afternoon, 80 Pink-footed Geese were grazing along with 108 Greylag Geese.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull this afternoon, also drake Pochard, 6 Teal, 6 Goldeneye, 25 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe and 11 Redwings.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull present at 3:30pm, along with 5 Goldeneye, 5 Little Grebes, 7 Tufted Ducks and 44 Greylags.

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90 Pink-footed Geese were feeding around 3pm along with 88 Greylags too. On the reservoir itself were 8 Goldeneye and 7 Tufted Duck

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1W Caspian Gull present again 1:40 to 3:05pm this afternoon.

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Two adult Mediterranean Gulls present this afternoon.

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

First winter Caspian Gull present 1:40 to 2:30 at least this afternoon.

 

Same individual as was present at Pennington Flash on the 10th December.



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First winter Caspian Gull present 1:40 to 2:30 at least this afternoon.

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Drake Common Scoter flew west at 10:28 today.

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