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Ian McKerchar


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Hawfinch flew over low SE at the west end towards the golf course at 11:24.

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Single Wheatear present mid-afternoon today.

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Female Redstart present in the NW hedges at 09:50 this morning.

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Single Spotted Flycatcher in the NW hedges today.

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3 Spotted Flycatcher and a Whinchat present at midday today.

 

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Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Chiffchaff and 5 Blackcap present today.

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Both the Black Tern and Arctic Tern still present early evening, also 6 Little Grebe, and 300+ of both House Martin and Swallow



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Juvenile Black Tern dropped in at 10:50am today with a juvenile Arctic Tern both; still present at 11:50.

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Osprey drifting slowly SW at 10am.

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Juvenile Black Tern 11:40 atleast and a single Swift.

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Hobby chasing Swallows around midday

 

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Juvenile Black Tern present until 12:30 at least, plus a single Swift.

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Tree pipit in NW hedges at 11:10am and 3 Swift south.

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This morning, 2 Golden Plover flew west at 11:20  and a male Redstart and Spotted Flycatcher were in the surrounding hedges.

 

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Drake Common Scoter present at midday today.

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A juvenile Pochard joined the female Common Scoter today, plus a Spotted Flycatcher was also present. 

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This morning:

Female Common Scoter
Little Grebe 7

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Female Common Scoter still present at midday today.

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Female Common Scoter present today.

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Common sandpiper present today.

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Female Common Scoter present mid-afternoon today.

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1 juvenile and 2 adult Common Tern, plus a Kingfisher present at 1pm today.

 

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Drake Common Scoter present at midday.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull present today.

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Today up to 6:30pm:

 

2 juvenile Stonechat

Tufted Duck with a brood of five young

Sedge Warbler

2 Common Tern

 

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Up to 1:30pm today:

 

5 Wheatear

2 adult Mediterranean Gull

 

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Osprey circling high over at 11:05am this morning.

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Black Tern present at 10am this morning.

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12 Wheatear this morning.

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Single Black Tern present at 3:30pm

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Adult Mediterranean Gull present at 3pm today.

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Today,

2 adult Meditteranean Gulls in ploughed field following tractor
3 Wheatear also in fields north of the reservoir
12 Tufted Ducks

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Late pm, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Wheatear, 25 Meadow Pipit, 100+ Sand Martin, 100+ Swallows.

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Yesterday (13th) at midday:  Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling, Sand Martin 110, Black-headed Gull 310, Tufted Duck 23 



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Originally posted yesterday by Rosemary Naylor:


Late afternoon today, 
Tufted Duck - 6
Grey wagtail - 1
Pied wagtail - > 6
Sandmartins - > 20



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Today,

14 Goldeneye
24 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
2 Oystercatchers.

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This morning:

Goldeneye 8
Tufted Duck 21
Little Grebe 1
Oystercatcher 5
Kestrel 1

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Late post for last Thursday 19th.
Lone Oystercatcher (probably the one seen Wednesday at Rumworth )
Also 40+ Redwing in fields by footpath.
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-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 22nd of January 2017 02:39:38 PM

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Rumworth List 2019, species to date: 63 Latest: Sand Martin, Reed Bunting, Redshank, Pink-footed Goose, Curlew.

 

 
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16 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields by the reservoir at 1:40pm today.

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No sign of the Scaup today but a Ring-necked Parakeet was heard only at 3:15 today.

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A mixed flock feeding in the large field behind Burnthwaite Cottage. The field is fringed by mature Beech trees. The flock was 50 plus and included Redwing, Chaffinch, Mistle Thrush and around 10 Brambling.

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Now three Scaup present today, two females along with the first winter drake.

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First winter drake Scaup still present at midday today.

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The first winter drake Scaup remains today.

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First winter drake Scaup still present this afternoon.

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First winter drake Scaup present again yesterday.

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The first winter drake Scaup remains on site today.

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First winter drake Scaup still present this afternoon.

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First winter drake Scaup still present and also a female Shoveler up to midday.

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Scaup still present 2.30pm today.

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