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Ian Boote


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Early morning stroll
2 Gt Crested Grebes seen and although the nest in the middle of the main lodge appears to have been taken over by an old coot, the Grebes could be nesting well hidden in the reeds on the south side of the main lodge. The commorant was absent. 30 Tufted duck on all lodges. Large number of usual.
Two old coots are sitting on nests on seperate lodges.
Walking on the board walks surprised a female Goosander out ofthe reeds on the back lodge and she propelled herself at a fast velocity three feet in front of me into the water. Few wrens seen in reeds.
The Hide was quite but the usual Chaffinchs Greenfincest Blue Great and long tailed tits, bull finches still present.
Heard a woodpecker behind the fishing lodge but this was too far away to identify.

-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 31st of March 2009 08:54:44 AM

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Dinner time
Pair of Bullfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Great Tit Coal Tit Long Tailed Tit Robin Dunnock Blackbird from Hide
On Lodge Coot sitting on nest, Cormorant, Gt Crested Grebes could have moved on as coot seems to have taken over their nesting sight. Tufted Duck other usual lot
Heron 2 Female Goosanders on back lodge
Pied Wagtail and two Mistle thrushes near river


-- Edited by Ian Boote on Monday 30th of March 2009 05:14:58 PM

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Tony Hill


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Curlew, over Cemetery.

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Early Windy Morning
on the lodges
Approx 56 Mute Swans
Not many Canada Geese
Plenty of Black Headed Gulls, mallard, coot, moorhen
16 tufted duck
2 GC Grebe nesting out in lake
Female Goosander
Heron
Cormorant
King fisher
From the Hide
8 Greenfinches
2 Blackbird
4 Chaffinch
4 Great Tits
2 Blue tits
Magpie
LongTailed Tit
Robin
Hedge Sparrow


-- Edited by Ian Boote on Monday 23rd of March 2009 07:55:28 PM

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62 Mute Swan, 3 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck, 8 Goosander, Great Crested Grebe, + Oystercatcher over.

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Tony Hill


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Nuthatch, behind cemetery.

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64 Mute Swan, 9 Pochard, 41 Tufted Duck, 5 Goosander, From the Hide, 5 Long tailed Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

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Tony Hill


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70 Mute Swan, 7 Pochard, Goldeneye, 9 Goosander, Kingfisher.

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Pete Lane


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Nice male goldeneye this pm plus all the usual.

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68 Mute Swan, 4 Pochard, 3 Goosander, Kingfisher, 6 Mistle Thrush, 15 Goldfinch, 7 Bullfinch.

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Tony Hill


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63 Mute Swan, 80 Mallard, +30 on river Croal, 5 Goosander on river, 2 Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinch.

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Yesterday (25th) 16 Goosander and a Kingfisher.

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Tony Hill


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65 Mute Swan, 3 Pochard, 45 Tufted Duck, 1 female Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, all on Crompton Lodges, also a Nuthatch behind Farnworth cemetery.

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Tony Hill


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10 Wigeon on Crompton lodges, + 130 Goldfinch at Nob End.N.R.

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95 Mute Swan, 90 Canada Geese, 162 Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe with 3 young, 16 Moorhen, 75 Coot, Kingfisher, Common Whitethroat, 30 Goldfinch at Nob End.N.R. 2 Bullfinch.

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93 Mute Swan, 102 Canada Geese,115 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2Grey Heron, Kestrel, 17 Moorhen, 70 Coot, 2 Kingfisher.

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90 Mute Swan, 110 Canada Geese, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 24 Moorhen, 60 Coot, 1 Adult Common Tern, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, One Dipper on River Croal.

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83 Mute Swan, 110 Canada Goose, 40 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron,2 Common Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Coal Tit, Bullfinch.

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86 Mute Swan, 75 Canada Goose, 1 Great Crested Grebe, two pairs of Moorhens with 3 & 4 young,100+ Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinch.

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82 Mute Swan, 50 + Canada Geese, Tawny Owl with young , Grey Wagtail feeding young,1 Dipper, + 2 Black Swans.

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80 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Dipper, Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest with young, 2 Black Swans.

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