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RE: Blackleach Country Park


3 Stonechat on Linnyshaw Moss, near the long bridge that leads to Kearsley.

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Theres been a Great White Egret reported from Blackleach today. Bird was sat in a tree.

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Two Whooper Swans flying south-west at 9.40am.

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Still a couple pair of Common Terns with well grown young on the nesting rafts.The adults bringing small fish in to feed the young. Other that that just a few Tufted Duck,Coot and a couple of Great Crested Grebe out on the water with the masses of Canada Geese,Mute Swan and Mallards. Several Chiffchaff and a Blackcap still singing and at least 6 House Martin and a single Swift feeding high above the trees.

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Reed Warbler singing this morning in reeds in the south-east corner of Reservoir + 2 Little Grebe at back of Reservoir.

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Unusual an adult Mediterranean Gull was on the water near the back of the Reservoir, it then flew to the west at around 10.00am.   



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Grasshopper Warbler & pair of Common Whitethroat in nature reserve.  The ten pairs of Common Tern have chicks, l saw 6 altogether, but there could be more, they are difficult to count. Also a Drake Pochard, a scarce bird at Blackleach these days, or anywhere else.   



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21 Common Tern counted today, 10 or 11 pairs. All Seven rafts being used.  



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At least 20 Common Terns now

Willow Tit

Grey Wagtail

3 blackcap 



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Little Egret flying over the Reservoir at 10.20am heading South-West.  



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Yellow Wagtail on one of the Tern rafts, then flew to the back of the Reservoir. 12 Common Tern and 5 Great Crested Grebe being very territorial.  



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Cettis warbler, Whitethroat, Reed bunting, Grasshopper warbler, Buzzard, Tree sparrow



-- Edited by Kevin Forde on Wednesday 1st of May 2024 08:15:42 AM



-- Edited by Kevin Forde on Wednesday 1st of May 2024 08:19:54 AM

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Garden Warbler in the middle of the Nature Reserve.  



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Whinchat in the allotments. Also 24 Mute Swan. Six Common Tern are back.  Two of the rafts have had to be repaired, one is now back on the water, the other one should be back on next week. But they can nest 2 or 3 pairs to a raft, ten pairs bred last year and only five rafts were used.    



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6 Common Tern

 

Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.

 

Few Swallows low over the water



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I had some business in Swinton so I called in here on my way from Yorkshire. Birds seen were as follows.
Herring Gull x1
Woodpigeon x4
Starling x4
Mallard x10
Blackbird x4
Carrion Crow x2
Magpie x3
Canada Goose x8
Mute Swan x6
Tufted Duck x6
Lesser Black Backed Gull x2
Sparrowhawk x1
Feral Pigeon x4
Common Buzzard x1
Shoveler x2
Robin x4
Common Tern x2
Great Black Backed Gull x1

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Common Tern on one of the rafts, the earliest record, the next being Apr 15th on two occasions. 



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Female Brambling feeding on the ground with a Chaffinch in the Woods under the Reservoir dam. Willow Warbler singing behind reservoir and 23 Mute Swan  some people going on with bags of bread for them , not a good idea.   



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Water Rail showing well in small reed bed at the far North-West corner of the Reservoir. Kingfisher , 12 Gadwall , 9 Siskin.

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Water Rail showing well on ice 20/01/2024



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3 Ring necked Parakeet flying west toward Walkden Town Centre. Also around were 75 Lapwing and 150 Starling on Linnyshaw Moss, + 60 Siskin feeding in Alders by the Reservoir.

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1 Water Rail in reeds near visitor centre 



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A Water Rail and a Great Black backed Gull were there today. 



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One Raven on Linnyshaw Moss at 1230pm and one cronking low overhead at 4pm, in a similar area.

 

 



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Peregrine Falcon on a pylon in the Nature Reserve eating pray.

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Spotted Flycatcher with a flock of Long tailed Tits in the Nature Reserve, also in the flock were 2 Juvenile Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, Willow Tit, Nuthatch and Treecreeper. + 3 Shoveler on the Reservoir.

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2 Ravens being harassed by crows and magpies on Linnyshaw Moss next to the garden centre

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18 Common Tern , some are two pair to a raft and some sat on eggs. Garden Warbler singing in the wood on Linnyshaw Moss and a Pheasant calling.

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4 Common Terns (2 pairs) on rafts



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1 Common Term

1 Reed Bunting

Good number of Swallow and Sand Martin over the water 



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Two Bramling behind the Visitor Centre with four Bullfinch.

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Little Gull flew through at 10.15am, heading West.

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Cetti's Warbler singing in small reed patch at back of Reservoir this morning .

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A Water Rail in reeds under the wall on Visitor Centre side of Reservoir. Showed quite well and was calling a lot. Shoveler numbers which reached 46 in January, down to 9.

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Spotted Flycatcher in trees on the loop line by the cross roads.

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Redstart in the nature reserve just behind the second ponds.

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31 Common Tern on the Reservoir which included 14 juveniles, some weren't quite fully fledged but getting there. Also 2 Reed Warbler and a Sedge Warbler.

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Red Kite over Blackleach Reservoir moving slowly to the East toward Clifton, at 10 50a.m..

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Late post for yesterday 10am.Over40 swifts above the reservoir with10
Sand Martins and 2 house Martins.

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Willow Tit fledglings around Linnyshaw Garden centre area was a nice sight to see. Hopefully they were from the adults that came to the garden feeders over winter.

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17 Common Tern . Six pairs bred last year, but there could be more this year, some are two pairs to a raft.

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Common Tern on one of the rafts this morning.

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Two Curlew flew over Nature Reserve, heading North-East. Also 3 Chiffchaff and a pair of Reed Buntings.

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Peregrine Falcon on pylon on Linnyshaw Moss, looked like a one year old female, going off plumage and size. Also 2 Skylarks, 3 Linnets and 35 Chaffinch feeding on the ground. On the Reservoir were 16 Shoveler and a drake Wigeon. There were also 7 Gadwall on the flooded part of the allotments.

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A male Brambling and two Skylark feeding on the ground on Linnyshaw Moss with around 20 Chaffinch, 40 Goldfinch and 4 Linnets , they were 50 metres West of Linnyshaw Garden Centre, I could only spot them with a cope. Also 25 Shoveler on the Reservoir.

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Woodcock flew up just 3 feet in front of me on the loop line by the Reservoir, it flew into the Nature Reserve. Two adult Great Black backed Gulls landed on the water with an Herring Gull. 14 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe and 27 Mute Swans.

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3 Common Gulls amongst the Black Headed Gulls yesterday.

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Walk from Linnyshaw garden centre to the reservoir and back.

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2x singing Willow Tits

2 flocks of Siskin, one containing around 20 and the other 10

1 Greenfinch calling

Bullfinch pair

2x Song Thrush singing

1 Goldcrest 

Sparrowhawk over 

On the reservoir was 5 Gadwalls, a great crested grebe, around 8 cormorants plus usuals.

I saw a post on Facebook that a swan had died of suspected bird flu at Blackleach. There are around 30 swans on the reservoir now so hopefully this does not spread to the others. 



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A walk around the country park around midday.
Grey Wagtail x 1
Starling x 5
Feral Pigeon x 8
Magpie x 4
Black Headed Gull x 40+
Moorhen x 3
Tufted duck x 21
Little Grebe x 1
Coot x 50+
Canada Goose x 12
Mute Swan x 16
Mallard x 10
Herring Gull x 2
Gadwall x 4
Shoveler x 1
Blue Tit x 3
Wood Pigeon x 4


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Short visit this morning around 10.00 am
Wren x 1
starling x 5
Black Headed Gull x lots
Feral Pigeon x 5
Carrion Crow x 3
Magpie x 7
Collared Dove x 1
Blackbird x 8
Wood Pigeon x 4
Robin x 6
Song Thrush x 1
Great Black Backed Gull x 1
Mute swan x 9
Coot x lots
Tufted Duck x 6
Cormorant x 2
Wigeon x 1
Moor hen x 1
Gadwall x 4
Teal x 4
Bullfinch x 3 (m)
Chaffinch x 2

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