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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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Colin Broadhurst


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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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Colin Broadhurst


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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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Colin Broadhurst


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Birds of note this afternoon 1 x Little Egret on Swan Lake also 3 x Little Grebe. Only 1 x Swallow, 1 x House Martin and 1 x Sand Martin seen. No Swift. Treecreeper by derelict Barns at western end.



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Still good numbers of Swift feeding over the whole site today, also 3 very small Gadwall ducklings on Swan lake as well as a single Oystercatcher. Couple of hundred mixed Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls loitering between the small pool left in the horse fields and the northern end.

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Andy Isherwood


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c.150 Swift over the site this afternoon also several mixed flocks of fledged Goldfinch and Greenfinch.

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Colin Broadhurst


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This afternoon 3 x Garden Warbler, 1 x Grasshopper Warbler, 2 x Stonechat, 1 x Linnet, 2 x Swift



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Either side of midday today:

6 Sedge Warblers

3 Grasshopper Warblers

18 Skylarks

5 Meadow Pipits

2 Stonechats

4 Grey Partridges

1 Ringed Plover

8 Linnets

13 Reed Buntings

5 Greylag Geese over SW

22 Swifts



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Andy Isherwood


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2 Grasshopper Warbler singing and several Swift in with c. 30 House Martin feeding over the pools.



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Ian McKerchar


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Late news for yesterday evening:

White Wagtail

female Yellow Wagtail

Grasshopper Warbler

2 Wheatears

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Whitethroat

2Stonechat

Common Sandpiper

Ringed Plover

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Common Sandpiper present on Swan lake again today also at least 6 Singing Sedge warbler round the south side

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Colin Broadhurst


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Birds of note this morning 3 x Stonechat, 3 x Grasshopper Warbler,3 x Sedge Warbler, 2 x Linnet, 1 x Lapwing chick on flooded horse field.



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Ian McKerchar


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Today:

Whinchat

Common Sandpiper

Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

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A wander around the very eastern end of the site was disappointing,with no migrants seen or heard apart from Chiffchaff and Blackcap near the entrance off the A6. There were a reasonable number of Skylarks singing ,but other than a single Raven over and a couple pairs of Lapwing on territory the place was dead.

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Pair of Shoveler on Swan lake today, also a Little Ringed plover on here. 6 species of finch around the site with a single Redpoll heading North the most unusual. Singing Reed Warbler and good numbers of singing Reed Bunting too

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Male Whinchat near the twin pools. Three Wheatear, Snipe, Oystercatcher and the usuals.

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2 male "Greenland" Wheatear around the concrete blocks early this afternoon also 2 Sedge warbler singing and a male Yellow wagtail again around the eastern pools.

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Yellow Wagtail and 6 Wheatears feeding around the Eastern Pools for twenty minutes before flying off SE at 11:02. Also, two pairs of Grey Partridges, 2 Ringed Plovers, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, pairs of Shoveler, Teal and Tufted Duck, 8 Gadwall, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Swallows and 3 Sand Martins.

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Andy Isherwood


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Lunchtime today, singing Grasshopper Warbler, singles of Wheatear and Common Sandpiper.

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Late news for yesterday morning:

Two Whinchats

4 Wheatears

Sedge Warbler

Common Sandpiper

3 Ringed Plovers

2 Little Ringed Plovers

4 Oystercatchers

Water Rail

A pair of Teal

12 Gadwall 

 

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Single Raven was being harassed by several Lapwing as it loitered around the grassy banks at lunchtime today.

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Female Garganey still present this morning on one of the top pools. Curlew flew north and good numbers of singing Skylark and Reed bunting on site

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Birds of note this afternoon.....11 x Chiffchaff, 7 x Skylark, 1 x Willow Tit, 12 x Gadwall, 1 x Oystercatcher, 1 x Great Black Backed Gull, 3 x Little Grebe 



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Female Garganey still present until 1pm at least, asleep on the island on Swan lake, also 2 Oystercatcher and 3 pairs of Tufted duck.

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Birds of note today.....flock of 60 Redwing, 1 x Fieldfare, 2 x Oystercatcher, 11 x Gadwall, female Garganey still present on Swan Lake, 1 x Snipe , 1 x Green Sandpiper 



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Chiffchaff in the hedgerow along Engine lane this lunchtime, also 4 Stonechat in the vicinity of Swan lake and a Water rail calling.

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Late afternoon....no sign of Garganey however now 5 x Oystercatcher. Also 1 x Willow Tit and 1 x male Goosander flyover



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Female Garganey still on Swan Lake this early afternoon, also 140 Herrings and 30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 8 Gadwall and two Oystercatchers.

Elsewhere, six Siskins, three singing Skylarks and four Stonechat (only the western side of the site covered).



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43 species this wet afternoon. Birds of note..27 x Siskin (2 flocks) ,4 x Oystercatcher, 23 x Gadwall, 1 x Water Rail, 1 x Stonechat



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2 Curlew circled Swan lake calling at lunchtime were then seen feeding in the flooded horse field just South of the railway line just after. 2 Oystercatcher also on Swan lake as well as 16 Gadwall. At least 2 pairs of Stonechat round the southern end.

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Birds of note today 1 x Nuthatch, 1 x GS Woodpecker, 8 x Redwing, 12 x Skylark (10 singing), 5 x Buzzard, 1 x Oystercatcher, 11 x Gadwall, 1 x Green Sandpiper



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Oystercatcher still present at Swan Lake. 2 x Siskin, 2 x Stonechat, 1 Grey Partridge. Singles of Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel



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Birds of note today. 1 x Oystercatcher, 3 x Stonechat, 2 x Grey Partridge



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Birds of note today 1 x Grey Wagtail at outflow from Swan Lake, 9 x Gadwall, 2 x Stonechat, 9 x GBB Gull. Good to meet Andy Isherwood today



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Very wet and very quiet however birds of note. 6 x Siskin, 6 x Great Black Backed Gull, 1 x Kingfisher, 4 x Shelduck flew in from SE and alighted at Swan Lake very briefly before being disturbed by a dog returning SE



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Birds of note today 1 x GBB Gull, 3 x Willow Tit, 3 x Stonechat, 23 x Siskin.

No sign of a Hen Harrier



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Birds of note this afternoon/ early evening.

Female Goldeneye on Swan Lake

1x Grey Partridge in horse field nr farm with 2 x Fieldfare

2 x Woodcock by derelict barn @5.00pm



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A wintery walk at lunchtime today produced 4 Common and 3 Great black backed Gull on the ice at Swan lake in with C. 300 mixed gulls of the 3 commoner species. A few Snipe buzzing about and singles of Peregrine, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard on top of the large pylons. Female Goldeneye also still present.

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2 Pink footed geese flew west c.12.35 today. A flock of c.350 mixed thrushes and starlings in the horse fields just southwest of the railway bridge, mainly Redwing and Starling with a few Fieldfare mixed in. A pair of Stonechat on the fence leading to the farm near Swan lake and a single Siskin over.

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Birds of note this am Female Goldeneye still present, 4 x Stonechat, 3 x Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Willow Tit

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Little egret and female Goldeneye present on Swan lake this lunchtime. Large numbers of gulls in the general area but again nothing unusual obvious.

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