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Ian McKerchar


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Originally posted by Ian Aspinall today:

Early morning visit and 1st time visit. Surprised at the ampunt of land there is surrounding the site. Not much on show but it was early and the weather wasnt too bright.
\spent a very pleasurable 20mins or so watching parent wrens attempting to feed a brood of 4 chicks (noisy little blighters)

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1 kestral
1 kingfisher
20+ swift

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 25th of July 2011 11:00:33 PM

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Ian McKerchar


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Originally posted by James Hall earlier today:


plenty of tuffted on
missed the curlew wat flew west wat mi dad sawno.gifdisbelief.gif
2 canada geese

man fishin pullin in sum big fish smile.gif causing fuss in the swans


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Sat 19th Feb

4 Goosander
3 GC Grebe
7 Tufted Duck
2 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
plus usuals

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Ian McKerchar


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Originally posted by James Hall, 24th May 2010:

2 - kestrels
4 - blackcaps
3 willow warbler
4 - chiffchaff
1 - whitethroat

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quick walk around FT Flash this morning 08.35 - 09.20

Mistle Thrush
Grasshopper Warbler x 2 (one at North edge of FT Flash showing well, the other at south side as previously posted)
Long Tailed Tit
Reed Bunting
Moorhen
Coot
Bullfinch x 2
Willow Warbler
Blackcap
Skylark
Whitethroat


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belated report for yesterday afternoon (23/04)

Quick afternoon stroll around Flash with my son.

Redpoll x 2
Willow Warbler x2
GC Grebe x2
Grasshopper Warbler still reeling to the south of FT Flash
Skylark



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Had a short walk in the area this morning:

Great Crested Grebe
Skylark
Sparrowhawk (male and female soaring high)
Grasshopper Warbler (south of fir tree flash in reedy area west of path) reeling and showing well

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