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Ian Woosey


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28/12/10 am

The redhead Smew was still present (2nd day) on the Ribble, about 100yds downstream of the access bridges at 09:15. Four drake Goosanders kept swiming up to it moidering it. It eventually hauled up onto the ice and started preening. A Kingfisher was present, and 7 Goldeneye were up and down the river..

The reserve proper was very quiet, as was to be expected - A Sparrowhawk perched up, a Teal in a ditch, and about 10 Linnets were the best of it. The only open piece of water on the main lake held a raft of mostly Black-headed Gulls with a few Common, some Mallards and Coot.... Spoke to a gent who had seen 2 Barn Owls, a Green Sandpiper and a Stonechat at first light. 7 Reed Buntings and 2 Coal Tits were on the feeders on the way out.

-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Tuesday 28th of December 2010 12:35:07 PM

-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Tuesday 28th of December 2010 12:44:47 PM

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Dennis atherton


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First visit for me, looks like the place has good potenial, lots of birds around even with all the digging, a few herons, loads of mute swans, canada geese, cormorants, buzzards, pochard and tufties, great crested grebe, snipe, reminds me a lot of penny, location points for what looks like about 5 hides, maybe more when completed, all quite nicely put in key locations, the visitor center looks like a modern piece of art, very nice design, looking forward to seeing it finished smile.gif

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Paul Heaton


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Loads of building work today, such a shame was hoping to get some good birding inevileye.gif

Mute swans and Redshank did not seem to be bothered by the work,


Keep Birding

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Anne Wilkinson


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Yes I had been told about this Hobby and its preferred perch of an M6 lamp, nevertheless I nearly crashed the car when I joined the motorway yesterday and saw it! Brilliant.

Brockholes is coming on in leaps and bounds now and should be officially opened as a LWT Reserve next Easter - just in time for the Whimbrel roost. Cant wait.

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fred fouracre


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hobby catching dragonflies then taking them onto a lampost on the m6 sliproad to eat.rest for a few minutes then a repeat performance.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 28th of July 2010 11:00:15 PM

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