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Tony Hill


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Red Crested Pochard still here.

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Drake Red-crested Pochard still present at 1.30pm on the lake.
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Drake Red-crested Pochard still present this afternoon on the lake.

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Tony Hill


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Red Crested Pochard still here, on reservoir near island, also Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker,50+ Fieldfare, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch,.

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Tony Hill


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Drake, Red Crested Pochard, in middle of resr, also Kingfisher and Treecreeper.

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Tony Hill


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Pochard, Little Grebe, Willow Tit, 4 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch.

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2 Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40+ Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, flock of 20 Long tailed Tits, 2 Willow Tit, 6 Bullfinch,.

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Tony Hill


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Pink footed Geese, 2 flocks 160, at 8 30am, and 60 at 8 40am, both east. male Gadwall, 22 Moorhen, 150 Coot, 5 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch.

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Tony Hill


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male Gadwall, little Grebe, + Common Buzzard and Kestrel on Linnyshaw Moss.

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Bill Myerscough


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16/10 - mid-morning.

7 Wigeon, c140 Coot, 1 Little Grebe & 2 Cormorant.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk & 4 Lesser Redpoll.

4 Gadwall (2m,2f) on 9/10.

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Bill.



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Tony Hill


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Whooper Swan flying south at 8 15am, also female Wigeon, Common Snipe, and 12 Bullfinch.

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Tony Hill


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A late Common Sandpiper flying around the reservoir, + Little Grebe, and 7 Bullfinch, also 4 Willow Tit together near Linnyshaw Garden Centre,.

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Tony Hill


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Little Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, 6 Bullfinch,.

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Tony Hill


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3 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 3 Willow Tit,.

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2 Wigeon, Willow Tit,.

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Tony Hill


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3 Gadwall, 1 male 2 female.

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Tony Hill


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Wigeon and Redshank, but redshank flew off at 10am.

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Tony Hill


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Two good sightings today, an Hobby flew over the reservoir at 7. 50am, heading east, and a Spotted Flycatcher was in the nature reserve, also Grey Wagtail and 4 Willow Tits.

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Tony Hill


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Kingfisher, 3 juvenile Bullfinch.

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2 Green Sandpipers.

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Tony Hill


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6 Common Tern, Garden Warbler, Willow Tit.

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Tony Hill


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Common Terns, 2 + 2 young, Garden Warbler, family of 6 Bullfinch.

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Sparrowhawk, 100 Swifts, 2 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin, Willow Tit, 3 Bullfinch.

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Little Grebe, 4 Willow Tits.

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3 Gadwall,3 Willow Tit,. On Linnyshaw moss, 5 Ravens together + Sparrowhawk, Common Buazzard, Kestrel, Nuthatch.

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evening visit

Single Common Tern on raft
Mute swan 3 adult + 1 juv
Tufted Duck 6
Great Crested Grebe 3
Coot plenty with juvs
Canada Geese 42
Swift 15+
Sand Martin 4
Pochard M
Stock Dove near visitor centre

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Tony Hill


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Common Sandpiper on resr.

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29/06/2011 - 12pm-1.30pm with James Walsh:

3 Mute Swans - 1 cygnet still
2 Great Crested Grebes - down to 2 young
6 Tufted Ducks
1 Kestrel - carrying a vole
1 Buzzard
1 Little Ringed Plover - flyover
2 Common Terns
1 Stock Dove
2 Sand Martins
4 House Martins
5 Swallows
2 Swifts
1 Willow Tit
1 Bullfinch - plus young
2 Siskins - and 3 youngsters closely in tow, locally bred, a few conifers about?

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Swans with one young, Great Crested Grebes 3 young, pair of Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 2 House Martin,Reed Warbler, Willow Tit, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch.


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Tony Hill


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4 Reed Warbler, Willow Tit, also 70+ House Sparrows around the site.

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Pair of Reed Warblers nest building in south shore reedbed.

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Lesser Whitethroat, On Linnyshaw Moss near Garden Centre.

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Ringed Plover on Island, also around, Pink footed Goose, 2 Swift, 10 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 7 Common Whitethroat, Willow Tit, 3 Bullfinch.

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Sedge Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

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Pink footed Goose,14 Tufted Duck,4 Great Crested Grebe,Oystercatcher , 2 Lesser Black backed Gull, Common Tern. On Linnyshaw Moss, Skylark, Wheatear, + Raven flew over.

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Wheatear on Linnyshaw Moss, also around, 3 Common Whitethroat, Willow Tit, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

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Pink-foot still present with Canada Geese.

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30 Waxwings at visitor centre, + Swallow and 4 Sand Martin, Pink footed Goose still here.

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Tony Hill


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Peregrine, flew over, then on a pylon.

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Tony Hill


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Pink footed Goose still here, 40 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Willow Tit, 4 Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch.

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Pink footed Goose still here, also 4 Pochard and Treecreeper.

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12th February.

Single Pink-footed Goose down on reservoir with other waterfowl late morning. Also 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull amongst the Black Headed Gulls.

In surrounding woodland - 2 Willow Tits, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Bullfinch and 1 Jay.

Cheers,

Bill.

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Tony Hill


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4 Teal, 3 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck, 4 Willow Tit,4 Bullfinch.

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Another Woodcock seen, + male Kestrel.

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Woodcock in trees near reservoir,+ 50 Blackbirds together and 3 Bullfinch.

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Wigeon,+ Nuthatch in Linnyshaw woods.

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9 Pink footed geese, east at 8 am, Common Buzzard, Keatrel, 19 Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Tit , Treecreeper, 3 Bullfinch.

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Wigeon, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Bullfinch, Linnet, 50 Jackdaws .

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pair Wigeon, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Tit, Treecreeper,7 Jays, Lesser Redpoll, 8 Bullfinches.

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Spotted Flycatcher, in shrub north of reservoir, also 2Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest,Willow Tit, and 11 Bullfinches.

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