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Craig Higson


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Bit of movement today - 25 Meadow Pipits in the Horse Paddock plus 10+ over, a flock of 39 Skylarks moving through plus 15 or so individuals, plus all the usual suspects.

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Sat 22/10/11 3.30 till 5.45 pm
4 Buzzards
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrels
3 Jays
1 Treecreeper in amongst a small flock of Long tailed tits
26 Feildfares
3 Redwings
19 Grey partridge
21 Magpies
2 Moorhens



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Saturday 22 October 2011 Peregrine flew SE over Riding Lane at 14:30.

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Barn Owl Ryding Lane this evening, flying towards Lily Lane

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Geoff Hargreaves


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Horse paddocks to three sisters and back through viridor wood,13.00 15.30 18sp noted
2 kestrel
1 snipe (over)
1 sparrowhawk
4 skylark
7 grey partridge ,cracking views all feeding
2 buzzard,nice close views of one on the ground then both in flight low overhead

cheers geoff

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Geoff Hargreaves


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Horse paddocks quick shufty dinner time,in miserable drizzle
2 blackbirds
1 robin
8 woodpigeon
4 pied wagtail
6 meadow pipit
cheers geoff



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dave broome


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female Peregrine sat in ploughed field at Lily Lane/Ryding Lane this morning

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Craig Higson


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Bimbled round late evening with the hound - mainly the usual suspects: 40+ Woodpigeon, 5 Blackbirds, 2 Jackdaws, 2 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, Blue, Great and Long Tailed Tits, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, 4 Meadow Pipits and 4 Mistle Thrushes

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Geoff Hargreaves


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Horse paddocks path,am wander

15 pied wagtails
1 sparrow hawk
1 kestrel
goldfinch,swallows,house martins,woodpigeons etc,
1 meadow pipitnot that common here
1 linnet

cheers geoff

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Jimmy Meadows


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This morning
Lily Lane Farm
3 Yellow Wagtails 1ad 2 Juv

Cheers Jimmy

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Geoff Hargreaves


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Horse paddock,s path to three sisters midday in sunshine for a change

1 kestrel
2 wheatear
5 yellow wagtail (2ad 3 juv)
120ish mixed flock of goldfinch and linnet
10 pied wagtails
20 swallows

cheers geoff

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Whinchat this morning, east of Lily Lane/north of Riding Lane. From car park take main f/path past the 'picture frame' sculpture, after another 200-300m it was in the area on RHS looking towards Rose Farm.

Tree Pipit overhead, called twice, not seen, seemed to be heading west

the mixed finch flock on stubble at Riding Lane was 380+ strong this morning, but only seen distantly

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Jimmy Meadows


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Lily Lane Farm area
2 Wheatear
1 Willow Tit
2 Chiffchaff
15 L T Tits
2 Kestrel
20+ Linnets
2 Whitethroat
1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Grey Partridge 2 Coveys 3+3
20+ Swallows
2 Skylark

Cheers Jimmy

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Lesser Whitethroat early morning, showing very well in hedgerow north of Lily Lane Farm, also in the vicinity Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and 3 Coal Tit.

Over the A58, on stubble at the Lily Lane/Riding Lane junction a finch flock, of initially approx 250 birds - probably c150 Linnet and c100 Goldfinch plus the odd Greenfinch. After being spooked by a Sparrowhawk the flock broke up in to 2 or 3 smaller ones.

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A flock of approx 120 finches over Lily Lane this afternoon, flushed by a Sparrowhawk, mostly Goldfinch with some Linnets

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3 pairs of Grey Partridge flushed by hay cutting near Lily Lane Farm this morning, all adults didn't see any young

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This morning
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
30+ Swallows
1 Willow Warbler
1 Whitethroat
1 Pheasant

Cheers Jimmy




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Geoff Hargreaves


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Late visit till dark

3 grey partridge,calling and showing well in the horse paddocks
1 lesser whitethroat,at stunning close range
3 grasshopper warbler(1 actually seenbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif )
lots of warblers etc

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Pete Astles


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I always call them Waterhens too.

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Ian McKerchar


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Not everything on the Internet is either modern or acceptable Keith

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Keith Pilling


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Thought about Water Hen after posting, showing my age there looked in Collins guide to see only Moorhen, but checked since on good old modern internet and Water Hen is acceptable ,I saw it on water as well.

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Water Hen? Does anybody bother reading anything other than their own posts on this forum? Sorry Keith but I doubt most birders under 20 will get that one without some serious researching

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Keith Pilling


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7-9pm evening stroll, saw the following birds

Water Hen With chick
Jay
Wood Pigeon
Carrion Crow
Magpie
Swift
Swallow
Robin
Willow Warbler
Songthrush
Blackbird
Grasshopper Warbler( cracking view) good site for this elusive bird
Bullfich
Blackcap
Long tailed tit
Reed Bunting
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Pheasant





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Geoff Hargreaves


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Late stroll till well after dark

a good old list of warblers,swallows,house martins,garden birds,lapwings,2 kestrel,

2 partridge seen,more calling,

just nice to hear bird song and the heady smell of hawthorn

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At least three Grasshopper Warblers singing on the Lily Lane farm side. Loads of Willow Warblers but little else of note.


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Friday 08 April 2011
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2 Swallow and 1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm.

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Monday 22 March 2011

A male Wheatear in the field between Viridor Wood (east side) and Riding Lane at 18:00.

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Sunday 09 January 2011

Feeding in one of the horse paddocks at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon were:
29 Fieldfare
2 Redwing
2 Blackbird
17 Starling

also, a Woodcock was flushed on the east side.

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Rob Thorpe


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Sunday 28 November 2010

A Raven flew over, very high, heading south early this afternoon.
Also, I heard a Golden Plover overhead, but couldn't see it against the bright blue sky.

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Saturday 27 November 2010

A Peregrine flew NW over Lily Lane Farm, early afternoon.

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Craig Higson


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A two hour stroll mid-day today produced nothing unusual.

Main things of interest - Two Skylark over, 7 Meadow Pipits including 2 over, a good sized flock of over 40 Goldfinches near Mortons Dairy, at least 3 Goldcrests and two Bullfinches. The tits, thrushes, Robins etc were going mad at something in the big hedge near the pond. I'd like to think it was possibly an Owl in the vicinity but am guessing its more likely a cat or something seeing as they seemed to following it through the scrub.

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Sunday 07 November 2010

3 Pink-footed Geese dropped in to Lily Lane Farm, early afternoon, and started feeding in one of the horse paddocks. 13 more had flown over NW earlier.

Also at Lily Lane Farm, a Sparrowhawk caught a Song Thrush a couple of metres from me. The Sparrowhawk was then chased by a Buzzard, which was being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows!

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 7th of November 2010 07:03:53 PM

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In addition to Rob's sightings - 3 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard, 4xRedwings and a Willow Tit.

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Sunday 24 October 2010

A Treecreeper was near the hidden fishing pond on the west side today.
Also 119 Fieldfare.


-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 24th of October 2010 08:26:12 PM

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Appeared to have been a small fall of thrushes here this am. Approx 15 Blackbirds in one short section of hedgerow plus 16 redwings nearby.

Also:

Coal Tit
Meadow Pipit 15
Cormorant 2
Kestrel 2
Sparrowhawk
Lesser Redpoll
Gold, Green, Bull and Chaffinches
Grey partridge x13 in 2 coveys
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Pied Wagtail

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Wednesday 13 October 2010

West side & Lily Lane Farm, afternoon:
1 Grey Heron
11 Grey Partridge
2 Skylark
22 Meadow Pipit
7 Redwing
3 Song Thrush
4 Blackbird
2 Goldcrest
1 Willow Tit
2 Lesser Redpoll
Siskin (heard)
1 Yellowhammer
3 Reed Bunting


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Late for yesterday, Merlin over.

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Friday 01 October 2010
late afternoon 'til dark

1 Kestrel
3 Lapwing (over)
1 Tawny Owl
1 Barn Owl
2 Collared Dove (over)
5 Jay
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
27 Swallow
1 House Martin
9 Pied Wagtail (over)
1 Goldcrest
8 Blackbird
4 Song Thrush
2 Redwing
c40 Goldfinch
6 Linnet
1 Lesser Redpoll

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Thursday 30 September 2010
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West side and Lily Lane Farm:
3 Mute Swan (over)
5 Grey Partridge
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
Green Sandpiper (heard only cry.gif)
2 Swallow
7 Skylark
10 Pied Wagtail
plenty Meadow Pipit over
1 Reed Warbler (site tick wink.gif)
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
2 Goldcrest
1 Coal Tit
1 Willow Tit
3 Goldfinch
1 Linnet
1 Lesser Redpoll
2 Yellowhammer

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Thursday 30th of September 2010 01:37:56 PM

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Monday 27 September 2010
early afternoon

Lily Lane Farm:
2 Sparrowhawk (one of which caught a Goldfinch)
1 Snipe
1 Jackdaw
18 Starling
a flock of at least 74 Swallow
14 Pied Wagtail
4 Meadow Pipit
2 Mistle Thrush
14 Linnet
19 Goldfinch (until the Sparrowhawk made it 18 Goldfinch)


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Sunday 26 September 2010
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Lily Lane Farm:
1 Stonechat (male)
3 Pied Wagtail
c50 Meadow Pipit
c20 Swallow

also, 1 Whitethroat near Morton's Dairy and a Buzzard over.

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Tuesday 21 September 2010

Lily Lane Farm, morning:
5 Grey Partridge
2 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
1 Snipe
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
4 Jay
1 Whitethroat
2 Mistle Thrush
2 Lesser Redpoll
c40 Goldfinch

Pied Wagtail numbers reduced to around 10 or 15, but Meadow Pipit numbers up to around 30.
Plenty Meadow Pipit over heading south, along with a few Swallow and several Skylark.


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This pm 4-6 2 Buzzards ,Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Willow warbler, Willow, Blue, Long Tailed, Great, Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 3 Mute Swans over, Swallow,and Rob Thorpe seen just off Riding Lane .

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Friday 17 September 2010

Lily Lane Farm, afternoon:
2 Wheatear
13 Meadow Pipit
31 Pied Wagtail
several Swallow
1 House Martin

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Rob Thorpe wrote:

Saturday 11 September 2010

Lily Lane Farm late afternoon:
1 Wheatear
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
20+ Pied Wagtail
6 Goldfinch
1 Linnet





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Called in this afternoon
only addition to Robs sightings were
3 Yellow Wagtails with the Pied Wagtails


Cheers Jimmy

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Rob Thorpe


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Saturday 11 September 2010

Lily Lane Farm late afternoon:
1 Wheatear
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
20+ Pied Wagtail
6 Goldfinch
1 Linnet


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Tuesday 07 September 2010

An excellent half-hour at Lily Lane Farm, 13:40 - 14:10:
1 Buzzard
1 Hobby (chasing Swallows, then flew east)
1 Peregrine (drifted west)
1 Sparrowhawk (heading south, high)
4 or 5 Yellow Wagtail (at least 3, poss 4 ad male, 1 juv)

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Wednesday 01 September 2010

Early afternoon at Lily Lane Farm:
1 Little Owl (same place as yesterday when I arrived, but had gone when I was leaving)
2 Yellow Wagtail (1 fem, 1 juv)
c20 Pied Wagtail
a few Linnet and Goldfinch

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Ive seen little owl and tawny owl quite a lot on that side. if you go on there as its getting dark and just walk the circuit you should see them.

check the tops of trees, small bushes, fence posts etc. also check the sky for them flying over.

if you take that long straight path that goes through the centre they seem to like that area.





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