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Simon Johnson


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150+ Redwing still in the park and probably more over the hill they were on

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250+ Redwing in the field at The Heaton Park tram stop entrance also 15 Goldfinch, Jay, GSW and 44 Filedfare North.

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Me and Simon had a couple of hours walking around this am, no sign or sound of any Lesser spots there were several Great Spots drumming away, plus usual woodland birds incl 7+ Nuthatches, 2 Treecreepers, 6 Jays, Long Tailed Tits and lots and lots of Redwings, probably 100+.

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Had a trudge round Heaton Park this afternoon the Boating lake had:-
5 pochard
Pair Shoevelr
2 Gooander
2 GCG

Elsewhere in the Park
GSW
8 Siskin
2 Bullfinch
2 Treecreeper
Jay
Sparrowhawk and some very tame squirrels which where follwing me around and at one point thought it was gonna climb up me instead of a tree!

The Field at the back of HPR res had
8 Pied Wag
Grey Wag
2 Mpipit
10 Linnet
40 Chaffinch.

Peregine over late evening and 360 finches which looked mainly to be Greenfinch came into roost
in trees near the BT tower.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 28th of December 2014 07:52:41 PM

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