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Cutacre Country Park; north of the railway
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This mornings highlights were 1 x Grasshopper Warbler, 11 x singing Sedge Warbler, 19 x Whitethroat, 5 x Swallow, 1 x House Martin, 1 x Little Egret and Lapwing with fledglings



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Good numbers of Sedge Warbler in this morning, along with Reed and a Garden Warbler in the same habitat as last spring. Grasshopper Warbler, Blackcap and Whitethroat singing constantly, and a single female Wheatear on the concrete blocks. Two groups of two Common Tern flew over towards Walkden. Common Sandpiper on Swan Lake and good numbers of Swallow were the only hirundine.

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The Garganey pair still present on Swan lake at 2pm also at least 14 Gadwall still on site and a female Wheatear around the "middle" pools?

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Colin Broadhurst


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This morning 1 x Whitethroat and 2 x Garganey (m&F) on Swan Lake were highlights



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Two separate Yellow Wagtails were the highlight of a rather windy wander early afternoon today.



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Andy Isherwood


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A loose kettle of raptors this afternoon over the northern side of Cutacre contained 4 each of Kestrel and Buzzard along with singles of Sparrowhawk and Peregrine. Very quiet otherwise.

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Andy Isherwood


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Drake Shoveler and single Little Egret on Swan lake early afternoon today also at least 7 Willow Warbler around the south east side of the area

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No sign of any Garganey this morning in a circuit of the lake. Plenty of gulls on the lake but nothing of interest. A pair of Willow Tits along Engine Lane ,plenty of singing Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcap.

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Andy Isherwood


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The pair of Garganey still present on Swan lake this afternoon also a single White wagtail here and a vocal Raven over heading North

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Both Garganey still here 11am same place 



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Ian McKerchar


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The pair of Garganey still present this evening, also Little Egret, male Wheatear and 250 Herring Gulls

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The pair of Garganey again on Swan Lake,spending most of their time in juncus on south side of lake. A Yellowhammer and 6 singing Chiffchaff on way in from Atherton side.

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Highlights mid-afternoon to early evening today, drake Garganey, male Wheatear, 2 Curlew dropped in at 6:25pm, 20+Gadwall, 3 Teal, 10 Snipe and Little Egret.

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I called in at Cutacre this afternoon and found only the drake garganey present. No sign of the female for me. However there was a cracking adult (5CY?) Caspian gull on the water. Great to meet Colin Broadhurst and glad you saw it.



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Colin Broadhurst


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Drake Garganey still present on Swan Lake at 14.00



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Female Wigeon also on Swan lake

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Pair of Garganey on Swan Lake this morning, also 4 Oystercatcher and 2 Greylag geese.

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The Hooded Crow again present,viewable from Wharton Hall Avenue in the fenced off area opp the Amazon W'house. Also Stonechat,2 Oystercatchers, several singing Skylark etc.

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I wonder if this is the same Hooded Crow that has been seen at Chat Moss. Not far apart in distance between the two sites (as the crow flies!). Pardon the pun.

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I left the Hooded Crow still feeding in the compound at 13.30 with at least 70 Carrion Crows. A quick look around elsewhere produced 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Buzzards, 1 Snipe, pair Gadwall, 4 Teal, 1 Little Egret.
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Colin Broadhurst


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45 species this morning inc 2 x Grey Partridge, 1 x Snipe, 2 x Oystercatchers, 2 x Little Egret, 16 x Gadwall, 7 x singing Chiffchaff, 4 x Buzzard (2 copulating). Also Hooded Crow still present.



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Hooded Crow still present this afternoon.



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The Hooded Crow was showing intermittently in the compound area, viewed from the higher ground to the south, between 1300-1400 yesterday. Also on the country park were Buzzard, Coot, Gadwall, Great Tit, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Lapwing, Little Egret, Magpie, Meadow Pipit, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Reed Bunting, Skylark and Stock Dove. My first singing Chiffchaff of the year as well.

Nice bumping into Den and Chris and a gentleman that had come across from North Yorkshire to see the bird.

For those Cutacre regulars, I have a BTO Breeding Bird survey square available on the country park (in the Skylark Hill area). If you are interested in taking this on please email me at nmhilton71@aol.com for further details.




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Andy Isherwood


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The Hooded Crow still present until at least 6pm this evening in the south east corner of the green fenced off area, also 2 Ringed plover flew south over here, at least 15 Linnet and c.20 Meadow Pipit and 2 Little egret still on site.

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The Hooded Crow again in fenced off area opp Amazon .

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Sightings late afternoon today included:

Hooded Crow still east of Amazon, south side of Lomax Way, on a large area of rough grassland with green security fencing around it

2 Teal

22 Lapwing

1 Woodcock

1 Little Egret

3 singing Skylark

2 Kestrel

1 Sparrowhawk

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

27 Redwing

 

 



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Hooded Crow still here today.  Same area in compounds behind green fence near Amazon building 



-- Edited by Dennis atherton on Friday 7th of March 2025 09:26:10 AM

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Ian McKerchar


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Hooded Crow present at 5:30pm, in the green fenced off area along the NE edge of the site.

 

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Colin Broadhurst


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This afternoon 3 x Buzzard, 1 x Peregrine (high flyover), 8 x singing Skylark, large flock of  approx 120 mixed Jackdaw and Carrion Crow, 1 x Raven, 1 x drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Redwing, 2 x Willow Tit, 1 x female Stonechat, 2 x Little Egret, 2 x Oystercatchers, 1 x Little Grebe



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Andy Isherwood


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Female Merlin flew through heading East just before 8am today. Did have a quick chase of one of the many singing Skylark but soon gave up and kept going.

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This afternoon.....at least 15 Skylark, 2 x Little Egret,1 x GS Woodpecker drumming, 2 x Willow Tit



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Yesterday afternoon highlights 2 x Stonechat, 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Snipe, 2 x Oystercatchers, 1 x Grey Wagtail and approximately a dozen singing Skylark. 



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Yesterday afternoon....1x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 x Oystercatchers, 900 plus gulls again inc 4 x Great Black Backed and 1 x Common Gull. 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Grey Partridge, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 2 x Mistle Thrush and a flock of 20 Meadow Pipit. 45 species



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Late afternoon....95 x Starling on overhead power lines, 58 x Redwing on trees by railway line and 16 x Pied Wagtails between Swan Lake and upper pools.



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Andy Isherwood


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2 Little egret and Green Sandpiper on the top pools this afternoon, flock of 12+ Redpoll in trees at the southern end of the site. Group of 8 c.10 year old kids trying to start a fire in the stream valley along common lane, soon ran off when we approached and stamped it out.

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Afternoon walk round Cutacre produced 42 species. Of note 2 x Willow Tit together off Engine Lane, 1 x Water Rail, 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Skylark, 1 x Mistle Thrush, 6 x singing Song Thrush and in excess of 900 gulls in horse field south of the railway line.l



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Ian McKerchar


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Also a green ringed second winter Caspian Gull present this afternoon too.

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1W Caspian Gull on the island of bottom lake at 12:40 and showing well. The same bird as roosted at Pennington Flash last night.

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Morning walk produced 40 species. Of note 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Water Rail, 4 x Redpoll, 1 x Raven, 1 x Rook, 1 x Grey Wagtail and 3 x Willow Tit (1 displaying)



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40 species this afternoon including 42 x Pink Footed Goose heading east, 5 x Grey Partridge, 2 x Treecreeper, 2 x Stonechat, 1 x Snipe, and a flock of 61 x Redwing.



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This morning, a leucistic Herring Gull was amongst 500+ Herring Gulls, 1 Little Egret and 1 Stonechat.

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Wet walk round Cutacre produced 39 species Inc 7 x Snipe, 4 x Grey Partridge, 8 x Teal, 1 x Water Rail, 85 x Redwing and 2 x Fieldfare



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Morning walk around Cutacre. 43 species Inc 1 x Great Crested Grebe (unusual for this site)4 x Grey Partridge, 3 x Stonechat, 1 x Water Rail (heard)1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Skylark , 1 x Grey Wagtail



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9 Pink footed Geese flew south west over the site at 1pm. 2 Greylag Geese in with c.40 Canada geese on slope north of Swan lake, female Shoveler and Male Pochard on Swan lake.

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Walk around Cutacre produced 42 species. Of note 1 x Siskin with a flock of Goldfinch, 1 x Peregrine harrassing a LBB Gull, 10 x Redwing along Engine Lane, 2 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Raven and 3 x Stonechat



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At least 8 Chiffchaff and 3 Blackcap around the southeast edge of the area today also 3 Buzzard foraging on the mown Grass on the slope just north of Swan lake. Still c.15 House Martin feeding over the farm and fields here too

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Single Wheatear round the concrete blocks early afternoon also Green Sandpiper, 19 Gadwall and 7 Little Grebe on Swan lake

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Garden warbler seen in bushes to the east of Swan lake the only highlight today

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Colin Broadhurst


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Good afternoon around Cutacre with 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Water Rail, 2 x Stonechat, 2 x Raven, 4 x Willow Tit, 5 x Little Grebe and 1 x Grey Wagtail. 42 species



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18 Gadwall, 7 Little Grebe and a Green Sandpiper on Swan Lake this lunchtime

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