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Lesser Whitethroat singing at 09:15 this morning.

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Morning mooch,

Abbey Lane and Pickley Green,

1 Stonechat
11 Redwing
3 Fieldfare
6 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush
3 Yellowhammer
5 Reed Bunting
15 Blue tit
1 Willow tit
7 Great tit
17 Robin
9 Blackbird
1 Dunnock
2 Wren
49 Goldfinch
8 Chaffinch
4 Greenfinch
5 Redpoll
2 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
3 Pied Wagtail
6 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
5 Moorhen
3 Coot
9 Mallard
2 Mute Swan
1 Skylark
5 Meadow Pipit
1 Jay, Heard only
1 Grey Wagtail, Heard only





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Hour after work,

Abbey Lane only,

1 Skylark
3 Meadow Pipit
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Buzzard
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Gadwall
1 Great Crested Grebe
3 Tufted Duck

Plus all usuals

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Good few hours today,

Nothing really to add to yesterday's sightings really other then a Water Rail and 5 Gadwall which were on the flood at Abbey Lane and quickly departed as I got closer. All 5 flew off towards Bickershaw Rucks, probably to Diggle Flash.

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Afternoon visit.

Pickley Green and Abbey Lane.

Highlights,

1 Male Stonechat
17 Siskin, 11 In Alders at Abbey Lane
9 Redpoll, All Abbey Lane
7 Bullfinch
2 Skylark, Both singing at Abbey Lane
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
4 Meadow Pipit
1 Jay
2 Lesser Black Backed Gull

Plus all usual suspects.



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11:30 till 13:30

Pickley Green, Highlights,

6 Bullfinch
1 Female Stonechat
2 Goldcrest
1 Male Kestrel
9 Fieldfare, Not seen many this winter
15 Redwing
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Jay
2 Snipe

Plus all usuals


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Couple of hours this afternoon.

Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.

Highlights,

1 Stonechat
2 Song Thrush
6 Redpoll
14 Siskin
9 Redwing
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Woodcock

Plus all usual suspects



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08:00 till 09:30

Abbey Lane only.

15 Redwing
3 Reed Bunting
2 Wren
4 Great tit
2 Blue tit
5 Blackbird
3 Robin
2 Mute Swan
2 Great Crested Grebe
5 Tufted Duck
1 Snipe, Flushed
2 Chaffinch
19 Goldfinch
1 Mistle Thrush, Singing
3 Meadow Pipit


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10:00 till 14:00

Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.

1 Kingfisher, Westleigh Brook
Pair of Stonechat, Abbey Lane
6 Blue tit
4 Great tit
9 Robin
3 Blackbird
2 Wren
3 Reed Bunting
4 Mistle Thrush, 3 at Abbey Lane
6 Chaffinch
50+ Plenty Goldfinch in both areas
3 Redpoll
1 Kestrel
2 Pied Wagtail
13 Redwing
5 Meadow Pipit
2 Skylark
2 Tufted Duck



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07:45 till 10:00. Freezing but busy with birds this morning

Abbey Lane and Pickley Green

1 Buzzard, Abbey Lane
1 Stonechat, Abbey Lane
5 Blue tit
6 Great tit
1 Willow tit
3 Robin
4 Blackbird
1 Reed Bunting
2 Wren
17 Redwing
3 Fieldfare
1 Mistle Thrush
3 Chaffinch
27 Goldfinch
2 Kestrel, Both males 1 at Abbey Lane and 1 at Pickley Green
3 Yellowhammer
3 Meadow Pipit
4 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe




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Morning Mooch, Nice morning but very cold.

Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.

Plenty of the usual species Blue and Great tits, Robin and Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Magpie.
3 Wren
4 Reed Bunting
3 Greenfinch
7 Chaffinch
30+ Goldfinch
3 Redpoll
9 Redwing
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Female Sparrowhawk
1 Male Kestrel
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush, Singing
5 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
9 Pied Wagtail




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09:00 till 11:00. Light rain at times.

Last morning mooch before I go back to work next week,

1 Male Stonechat
1 Fieldfare
7 Redwing
2 Meadow Pipit
3 Reed Bunting
1 Goldcrest
5 Blue tit
4 Great tit
5 Blackbird
2 Robin
Mixed Finch flock in Alders mainly Goldfinch and Chaffinch but managed 2 Redpoll and 3 Greenfinch in there as well.
7 Pied Wagtail
There's now 6 Tufted Duck on the flood with a single Great Crested Grebe.




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10:00 till 11:15. Wet, miserable and very quiet.

Abbey Lane only,

4 Redwing
3 Pied Wagtail
20+ Goldfinch
3 Chaffinch
2 Great tit
3 Blue tit
4 Blackbird
2 Robin
1 Mistle Thrush



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10:00 till 12:00

1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
2 Grey Wagtail, Over
1 Willow tit
4 Greenfinch
9 Chaffinch
30+ Goldfinch
3 Siskin
6 Redwing
Plenty tits about with Blackbird and Robin
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush



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10:30 till 12:30 Abbey Lane and Pickley Green

1 Stonechat, Abbey Lane
5 Bullfinch, All in trees along the line
4 Redwing, First birds for a few week
Mixed Finch flock in Alders of Redpoll, Siskin, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
1 Jay
2 Reed Bunting
1 Great Crested Grebe on flood, As was 4 Tufted Duck still
9 Pied Wagtail, All around horses at Abbey Lane
1 Song Thrush
1 Snipe, Flushed

Plus all usual suspects




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11:00 till 13:00. Abbey Lane then over to Pickley Green.

3 Stonechat, 2 again seen at Abbey lane this lunchtime, the other at Pickley green.
3 Greenfinch
4 Bullfinch
11 Redpoll, All in Alders around Melrose Ave football pitch.
40+ Goldfinch
2 Kestrel, 1 At Abbey Lane, 1 Eastern end of Pickley Green
1 Buzzard
3 Reed Bunting
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldcrest
4 Tufted Duck on Flood

Oddly I have not seen a single Redwing or Fieldfare for the last few visits.

Had a walk over to the North Eastern side, were they have been working for the last few weeks and it looks like they are trying to build some sort of reedbed area quite similar to what they've done at Bickershaw rucks in C4.

Plus all usuals.






-- Edited by Scott robinson on Monday 4th of January 2016 01:27:57 PM

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Late post for Saturday morning,

Male and Female Stonechat at Abbey Lane.


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Morning Mooch, Pretty quiet of note,

1 Stonechat, Male watched for a few minutes, Cracking bird
1 Male Kestrel
1 Male Sparrowhawk
2 Grey Wagtails over
2 Snipe, Flushed
1 Jay
9 Redwing

Plus usuals


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Morning mooch,

Very little to add to yesterday's sightings,

4 Redpoll
3 Pied Wagtail
1 Buzzard

No sign of yesterdays Short-eared Owl.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 14th of December 2015 04:29:23 PM

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Fantastic morning, Seen some cracking birds. 07:30 till 11:00

1 Short Eared Owl
2 Stonechat
17 Redwing
9 Fieldfare
2 Goldcrest, In a mixed tit flock
5 Siskin
3 Greenfinch
3 Chaffinch
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Kingfisher
1 Kestrel
1 Willow tit
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
6 Blackbird
4 Robin
2 Reed Bunting
2 Wren
1 Jay

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08:00 till 12:00

Covered all areas this morning,

1 Male Stonechat
3 Snipe
37 Redwing
11 Fieldfare
2 Siskin, With Greenfinch
1 Kestrel
1 Female Sparrowhawk
2 Bullfinch
4 Chaffinch
1 Reed Bunting
5 Blue tit
3 Great tit
2 Wren
4 Blackbird
6 Robin
2 Goldcrest
1 Kingfisher, Westleigh Brook
1 Raven
2 Jay




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Few hours this morning, Highlights being,

1 Male Stonechat
1 Woodcock
2 Snipe
1 Water Rail
5 Redpoll
3 Siskin
17 Redwing
8 Fieldfare


Plus all usual suspects


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Couple of hours this morning,

3 Snipe
17 Redwing, 6 at Abbey Lane
5 Fieldfare
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldcrest
3 Siskin
2 Kestrel, 1 at Abbey Lane
2 Skylark, Abbey Lane
3 Bullfinch
1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook
2 Tufted Duck on Flood
1 Raven over
3 Reed Bunting

Plus all usuals




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Couple of hours walk round with my son this afternoon. Noticed very few berries on trees, however a few Blackbirds were feeding, later on saw a single Redwing feeding on berries.

Goldfinch. 10 approx
Greenfinch. 4
Goldcrest. 1
Snipe. 1
Sparrowhawk. 1 Male

Good look around for Short Eared Owl which has previously been reported but no sign of one.




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Short-eared Owl again today at 4:30pm.

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Short-eared Owl hunting yesterday 4-4:35pm at least.

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Woodcock at 4pm today.

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Yesterday, the Short-eared Owl was still present.

Also 5 Siskin.

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Short-eared Owl still present at 4:30pm yesterday.

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Early morning,

1 Peregrine through South
47 Redwing
17 Fieldfare
1 Goldcrest
2 Siskin
2 Snipe
1 Willow tit
1 Kestrel


Plus usuals

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A Quick hour after Bickershaw, mainly Abbey Lane area,

2 Fieldfare
13 Redwing feeding with Blackbird
1 Mistle thrush
1 Kestrel
2 Mute Swan with 3 young birds
1 Grey Wagtail flew over
2 Tufted duck on flood

Plus usuals


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A Short-eared Owl was hunting at 2:30 today, then drifted off NW.

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53 Fieldfare south
85 Redwing
5 Snipe NW
4 Siskin
2 Goldcrest

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Mooch this morning,

37 Redwing, 18 at Abbey Lane
5 Fieldfare
1 Bullfinch
3 Chaffinch
2 Greenfinch
17 Goldfinch
2 Goldcrest
5 Blue tit
4 Great tit
11 Robin
7 Blackbird
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
3 Siskin
2 Kestrel
1 Kingfisher, Heard only
1 Raven
1 Mistle thrush
1 Snipe

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07:15 till 09:00

1 Male Stonechat
67 Redwing, 49 Over mostly South
7 Fieldfare
1 Willow tit
2 Goldcrest
5 Siskin
6 Meadow Pipit
3 Skylark
1 Female Bullfinch, Abbey Lane
1 Kestrel, Abbey Lane

Plus all usuals

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11:15 till 12:30

4 Redpoll
2 Goldcrest
17 Redwing
4 Fieldfare
1 Kestrel
1 Yellowhammer
1 Snipe, Flushed
1 Chiffchaff

Plus usuals


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Up to 6:15pm today:

Male Stonechat
3 Siskin
2 Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
10 Swallow south

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Early morning in thick fog, Very Quiet

1 Willow tit
1 Kestrel
1 Skylark
1 Song Thrush
2 Bullfinch (Pair)
Redwing heard only flying over

Plus usuals

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06:30 to 09:00 Beautiful morning

5 Blue tit
2 Great tit
7 Robin
3 Blackbird
1 Whitethroat
2 Chiffchaff
2 Chaffinch
2 Reed Bunting
1 Kestrel
2 Goldcrest
2 Skylark, Abbey Lane
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Song Thrush
2 Bullfinch
1 Grey Heron

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Early morning Mooch,

5 Siskin over
1 Water Rail
1 Goldcrest
1 Kestrel, Abbey Lane
1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Singing
1 Willow tit
3 Reed Bunting

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Very quiet this afternoon,

1 Male Bullfinch
1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook
1 Male Kestrel
3 Redpoll
9 Grey Partridge
2 Song Thrush

Plus usuals

Robins seemed to be everywhere this afternoon counted 13 birds over the site, very vocal too.



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Still two Redstarts in the north hedgerows today.

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Two Spotted Flycatcher and two Redstart present upto 12:40 at least this afternoon.

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09:20 till 10:45

2 Yellowhammer
3 Reed Bunting
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Whitethroat
1 Song Thrush
1 Snipe

Plus usuals

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Early morning, Quiet

No sign of yesterday's Whinchat
1 Nuthatch, Don't normally see these around this site
1 Green Woodpecker
2 Whitethroat
3 Skylark
1 Kestrel
2 Meadow Pipit

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Evening mooch,

Juvenile Whinchat seen this evening.
2 Whitethroat
1 Goldcrest
1 Blackcap
1 Kestrel
2 Grey Wagtails, Westleigh Brook
2 Song Thrush
1 Willow Tit
1 Male Yellowhammer
1 Cormorant over

Plus all usuals

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Afternoon mooch, Pretty quiet

5 Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Willow Tit
1 Yellowhammer
1 Kingfisher, Flood Abbey Lane

Plus usuals




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Very quiet this morning, Highlights,

3 Bullfinch
2 Whitethroat
2 Kestrel, 1 Pickley Green, 1 Abbey Lane
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Jay

Plus usuals

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Quick hour around Abbey Lane,

2 Whitethroat
1 Kestrel
2 Skylark
1 Meadow Pipit
Swift, Swallow and House Martin
1 Blackcap
1 Song Thrush

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Very quiet this evening,

Grey Wagtail on Westleigh Brook
1 Whitethroat
2 Yellowhammer, 2 Single Males
1 Single Male Bullfinch
1 Kestrel

Plus usuals

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Quick hour around Abbey Lane Area,

1 Whitethroat, Cracking views
3 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit, Numbers definitely down this year
2 Blackcap
1 Willow Warbler
3 Chiffchaff
2 Linnet, (Pair)
Swift, Swallow and House Martin in small numbers


Plus all usuals


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