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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Afternoon walk:

Canal near Barton Locks:

Mute Swan 1sub adult plus 4 adults. 2 were blue-ringed DX4 and FX4.
Tufted Duck 1 pair.
Grey Heron 1
Swallow 8+
Mallard 20+
Cormorant 1
GtCGrebe 1 pair.
BH Gull 2 adults.

Reserve:

Kingfisher 1.
Song Thrush 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 4 singing.
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing.
Bullfinch 1 lone male.
GtSWoodpecker 1
Swift 1
etc.etc.etc.



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Cormorant - 4
Mute Swan - 2
GC Grebe - 4
Tufted Duck - 4
Mallard - 10
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2
Canada Goose - 2
BH Gull - 4
Reed Bunting - 1
House Sparrows - lots
Greenfinch - 2
Oystercatcher flying through towards Irlam
Kestrel - 1
Buzzard - 2
Jay - 7 (all together, seemed to be fighting over something, a lady Jay probably)
Grey Wagtail - 2
Swallow - 2
Plenty Chiffchaffs singing - I can never seem to visually spot them!

Blue, Great, Long Tailed Tits, Magpies, Crows, Blackbirds, Goldfinches, Robins etc...

-- Edited by Robin Tong on Saturday 10th of April 2010 03:36:25 PM

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Nick Hilton


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Late WEBS count (today 0900 - 1000)

Tufted Duck = 63
G C Grebe = 2
Mallard = 15
Teal = 4
Little Grebe = 1
Gadwall = 18
Moorhen = 2
Cormorant = 1
B H Gull = 5
LBB Gull = 2
Coot = 1

(also 5 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Bullfinch, Pheasant, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, usual Tits and others)

UU & EA carrying out work on the reserve with heavy machinery so will be high level of disturbance over next 6 weeks.

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9.30 - 10.45am today;
H Sparrow = 6
Blackbird = 5
Song Thrush = 2
Robin = 10
Goldfinch = 6
Chaffinch = 5
Bullfinch = 8
Lesser Redpoll = 9
Dunnock = 1
Blue Tit = 6
Great Tit = 4
Long T Tit = 3
Stock Dove = 4
Woodpigeon = 6
Crow = 2
Magpie = 10
Coot = 3
Moorhen = 6
Mute Swan = 3
Cormorant = 6
Tufted Duck = 81
Mallard = 17
Gadwall = 14
Teal = 20
B H Gull = 90
LBB Gull = 1
Common Gull = 2
Kingfisher = 1
Grey Wagtail = 1


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WEBS count today, early afternoon;
Mallard = 20
Coot = 4
Moorhen = 4
Gadwall = 4
Teal = 5
Tufted Duck = 79
Mute Swan = 2
B H Gull = 267
Common Gull = 3
LBB Gull = 3
G C Grebe = 1
Little Grebe = 2

also 8 Lesser Redpoll.

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Late WEBS count today (1300);
Mallard = 37
Mute Swan = 3
Coot = 4
GC Grebe = 1
BH Gull = 215
Gadwall = 38
Tufted = 14
Moorhen = 10
Cormorant = 4
Teal = 51
Heron = 1
Common Gull = 9
LBB Gull = 2

and 2 Lesser Redpoll with the Goldfinch flock at the far end of the horse paddock.

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