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2W Little Gull still present late morning though feeding around the fields.

64 Fieldfare, 44 Redwing and 2 Goldeneye also present.

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2W Little Gull still present around midday today.

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2W Little Gull still present today 

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2W Little Gull flew off NE at 6:05pm with a small group of Black-headed Gulls, presumably to roost at Delph Reservoir.

 

11 Pink-footed Geese flew SW, plus 8 Redwing and a Chiffchaff.

 

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2W Little Gull still present this early afternoon, 3 Swallow and 2 Redwing.

 

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From Fall Birch road 12:30pm to Res.
Kestrel - 2.
Buzzard - 2.
Jay - 1.
Dunnock - 1.

At the Res :-

Pied wagtail - 12 at least.
Reed bunting - 1.
Meadow pipit - 12.
Buzzard - 3 .
Little Grebe - 10.
Little Gull 2W - 1 giving great close up views over the
boathouse path.
But a other birder said the Scaup was scared off by the boats at 12: 45 Doh !

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Up to midday today:

 

1W Scaup

2W Little Gull

32 Pink-footed Geese over west

7 Swallow

5 House Martin

50 Meadow Pipit

3 Redwing 

 

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2:15pm - 3:20pm, including a nice bit of hail storm:

  • 8 grey wagtails
  • 80+ pied wagtails
  • 60+ meadow pipits
  • 20 swallows
  • 4 house martins
  • 3 kestrels, a male and two juveniles
  • 14 dabchicks
  • 2nd Winter little gull still
  • 1st Winter scaup still

Also a very close encounter with a female sparrowhawk which put the pipits in a panic about my head and nearly knocked my cap off!



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First winter Scaup and 2W Little Gull still present, 31 Swallow, 2 House Martin and 3 Redwing at midday.

 

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First winter Scaup and 2nd winter Little Gull both still present today.

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First winter Scaup and 2nd winter Little Gull both present today.

Also, Merlin through SW, 2 Ring Ouzel 26 Redwing, 5 Chiffchaff,  40 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 60 Meadow Pipit, 50 Pied Wagtail and a Whinchat (latter Andy Makin).

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2w Little Gull still present this afternoon, 4 Wigeon, 8 Swallow and 15 House Martin also.

 

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2nd winter Little Gull still present yesterday.

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A Red Kite flew low NW at 1:35pm towards the mast on Winter Hill, plus the second winter Little Gull still present.

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First summer Little Gull still present and correct this evening.

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Little gull still showing exceptionally well all afternoon biggrin



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First summer Little Gull still remains today.

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1st summer Little Gull still present this morning, also:

 

Swift

200+ mixed hirundines

60 Meadow Pipit

3 Chiffchaff

 

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Noon 13:20 today

Little gull still present and showing very nicely.

Other highlights:

  • Forty-odd meadow pipits
  • Thirty-odd pied wagtails
  • 1 female white wagtail
  • 11 grey wagtails
  • 2 buzzards
  • 1 merlin trying to chase a meadow pipit while being mobbed by jackdaws
  • 9 dabchicks


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This morning:

 

juvenile Yellow Wagtail

Wheatear

4 Swift

1s Little Gull

2 juvenile Goosander

250 Swallow

80 House Martin  

50 Meadow Pipit

 

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At midday today:

Leucistic House Martin with 100 House Martin (photos of this striking bird on the website)

1s Little Gull

Swift

200 Swallow 

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Late news for yesterday afternoon:

Couple of Chiffchaff

Little Gull still present

Flock of 100+ Linnet

Large numbers of hirundines dropped in during heavy rain with over 1500 Swallow, 1000 House Martin, a Sand Martin and a Swift.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

 



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Late morning today, highlights included:

1st summer Little Gull still present

Juvenile Yellow Wagtail

60 grounded Meadow Pipit

250 Swallow

50 House Martin

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

 

 

 



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1st summer Little Gull still present yesterday, also a Spotted Flycatcher

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1st summer Little Gull still present at 5pm, also 300 Swallow.

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6 Swift, a Yellow Wagtail flew in at 5:15pm, and the 1st summer Little Gull was still present.

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First summer Little Gull present at midday again.

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1st summer Little Gull still present this evening, also 4 Swift.

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1st summer Little Gull again from 5pm to 6:15pm, then flew SW over the golf course (photos of the tatty thing on the website).

Hobby hunting at 6:03pm, plus Wheatear, 30+Swift and 350 Swallow.

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1 juvenile Yellow Wagtail feeding at the west end this morning

19 Swift, 400+ Swallow, c100 House Martin and c40 Sand Martin



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1st summer Little Gull present again at 5:55pm to 6:39pm, then flew SW over the golf course

 

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Little Gull seen again at 7:30am then disappeared and appears again at 9:15am before moving off again.

 

2 juvenile Yellow Wagtails were feeding along the west dam, 70+ Swift and 32 Cormorant flew NW.

 

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First summer Little Gull present late morning today.

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9.30am to 10.55am. 24 species recorded including:

  • Swallows 200+
  • Pied Wagtails 15+
  • House Martins 150+
  • Reed Buntings 15+
  • Whitethroats 4
  • Linnets 30+
  • Sand Martins 6
  • Little Grebes 6
  • Kestrel 1
  • Yellow Wagtail 1 (juvenile)
  • Grey Wagtails 5
  • Swifts 4
  • Buzzard 1
  • Herring Gull 1


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Juvenile Yellow Wagtail present and a juvenile Dunlin flew NW this early afternoon.

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2 Yellow Wagtails (female and a juvenile) present late yesterday afternoon.

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4 common Scoters at 2pm.

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Four drake Common Scoter present late evening.

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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at 2:30 tpday

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drake Common Scoter present this evening.

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No sign of the grebes this afternoon. Lots of canoes though.

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The two Black-necked Grebes were still present yesterday.

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Late news for yesterday morning when the two Black-necked Grebes were still present.

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Two Black-necked Grebes present early afternoon today.

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First summer Little Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull present this evening.

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2 Black-necked Grebe present today.

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No sign of the grebes this morning between 10 and 11:30. Grasshopper warbler reeling and eventually seen in scrub to west of the reservoir. Nice to meet Sinead and Ian and another chap who's name I didn't get.

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The 2 Black-necked Grebes were still present today, also a Common Sandpiper.

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2 Black-necked Grebes still at 7am
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Oystercatchers

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2 Black-necked Grebe still present today, along with 2 White Wagtail, a Common Sandpiper and 4 Common Tern.

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