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JOHN TYMON


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Just to make everyone aware -There have been 5 Muggings in the last week by 3 men with Meat Cleavers in the daytime at Battersby lane were the Waxwings are ,2  of them at back forshaw street were the photographers stand,they have been taking phones,wallets and anything anyone is carrying,so £2000 binoculars and £5000 lenses and cameras will be targeted . I would not venture to that area at the moment with equipment.please pass this information onto your birding friends . 



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Sunday 27th Jan... lunchtime visit.

- adult Iceland Gull

Appeared on the grass infront of the College on Winwick Rd briefly before flying off. I then had it showing beautifully on the small football pitch behind Decathlon.
It was minding its own business when suddenly 2 huge Herring Gulls flew in and started attacking it. They were mean looking with strong heavy bills. One of them really went for it, and had white feathers still on the end of its bill after the Iceland Gull flew off.
I refound it again back at the college where it stayed for about 5 minutes looking really nervous, before flying off towards MacDonalds and Tesco. I didnt see it again.



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Sunday 20th Jan

- 3 Waxwings showing nicely on Battersby Lane, Orford.
- adult Iceland Gull seen 4 times in flight between Decathlon and MacDonalds. I managed to relocate it again on a lamppost behind MacDonalds near The Range but it flew off back towards Winwick Road

Nice to see Rob Smallwood again.

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Adult Iceland Gull showing well on the lawn directly in front on the college main entrance on winwick road. Also 3 waxwings on Battersby lane

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The adult Iceland Gull was showing well outside Decathlon this afternoon

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Adult Iceland Gull on Dallam Recreation Ground pitches on Longshaw Street before moving off and heading back towards Winwick Road at 10:20am

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Two waxwings using the tall trees opposite the chip & Co chip shop, on the junction of General Street and School Brow in warrington town centre this morning from 8:15am and still there currently. Chip shop postcode is wa1 2ta

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Great to see the adult Iceland gull back again and thanks to John for letting me know. Here's a photo of it on it's first day back in college today! 



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Two great long distance migrants in Warrington today 2 Waxwing at Church street and I found the Adult Iceland Gull by Decathlon this morning that has returned as an adult to the area now for 6 Winters and it was great to see it back again ,I estimate this gull assuming its going back to Greenland to breed has done 24000 miles traveling back and too to Warrington from its Breeding area in the time I have been watching it ,I had it 2nd January 2013 the first time and saw it briefly on and off each winter up to last winter when it was ever present from Jan-May,so great to see her back :)



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5 Waxwings were reported around Sainsbury's car park yesterday, and then later at Battersby Lane. Today 2 were present along Orchard Street, either at the junction with Church Street and then at the junction with School Brow

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3 Waxwings just gone over me low heading west towards vw milner street on my way to Work in town at 8.40

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Huge flock of Redwings, fieldfare, mistle thrush, chaffinch, goldfinch using the st barnabus school field and nearby trees on collins st in warrington. Its quite a spectacle of urban birding. No waxwings tho!

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I had a look near the albion pub in the usual spot for waxwings, no joy

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quick scoot over to Milner street VW this morning in the hope of Waxwings was fruitless but in the vicinity were 200 Redwing and 100 Fieldfare feeding on the Berries around the site,and that normally bodes well for a few Waxwings to arrive,but they will have to hurry up as there are very few Berries left with many of the trees already stripped bare . 



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A pair of Ravens were on the parish church at 3.30pm today.

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Daniel Owen


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Goshawk south over Padgate around 15:33

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Late post : 20.06.2018

Wilderspool Causeway

A pair of Lesser Black Backed Gulls have been on territory close to the site of the former rugby stadium for more than a month.

I have seen them with at least one chick on a nearby flat roof, which they have vigorously defended.

Around lunchtime there was a very noisy fracas as an adult Lesser Black Back flew low along the road with two others in pursuit.

The fleeing gull had what looked like a blackbird sized chick in it's beak, and it flew from the roof where I had seen the chicks.

I'm pretty confident that I witnessed cannibalism gull style as the parent birds now appear to have moved away.



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Raven in Woolston Park this afternoon being mobbed by Crows.

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Lesser Whitethroat singing along the railway by Hawleys Lane

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4 Ravens again near St Oswalds Church, Padgate around 15:45

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Afternoon visit with Paul Baker.

- adult Iceland Gull
Finally located it on Tile Giant roof after we tried all the various locations it's been seen at previously. It didn't stay long though as it was flushed and driven off by a Lesser Black-backed Gull.


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Adult Iceland Gull present again all day today in Warrington



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Adult Iceland Gull still present today along Winwick Road Warrington ,itl have to shift soon to make it to Greenland



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The adult Iceland Gull is still along Winwick Road, sat on the roof of Tile Giant around 13:20

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Adult Iceland Gull along Winwick Road Warrington this morning



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Four Ravens were flying around St Oswalds Church around 12:30 today, appeared to be at least 2 young birds

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Adult Iceland Gull seen Am  along the usual stretch of the A49,no signs this afternoon in its usual spots.

 



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Not exactly Warrington town centre but a Kestrel hovering over field adjacent to Winwick Lane as you approach roundabout for M6 at around 10am this morning - dry but breezy, 10 degrees centigrade.  Buzzard over field south of M62 and a few hundred metres east of IKEA.



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Adult Iceland Gull again around Decathlon mid afternoon today and over the college



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The Adult Iceland gull I found early in the winter was still present today ,seen several times between the new Aldi and Matalan via the College area along Winwick road last seen at 3.30 pm on Matalan's roof  :)



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Adult Iceland Gull siting on roof of Tile Giant at noon today.

(Behind MacDonalds on A49)

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Adult Iceland Gull over costa coffee ,next to Aldi on Winwick road at 8.30 this Morning.



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Ring-Necked Parakeet at Walton Hall today

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Adult Iceland gull again flying around in the vicinity of Decathlon and later Tescos, but not seen to land.



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Raven again in vicinity of Padgate Lane this afternoon. Prospecting for nest site?

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Adult Iceland Gull was seen again flying round the college around 1:30pm, it was also seen landing with other large gulls on the Linde Stirling roof opposite. Also, a Raven flew NW over Padgate Lane, close to St Oswald's Church around 2:30pm - picked up by its cronking.

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Adult Iceland Gull seen twice this afternoon briefly flying behind Decathlon Warrington :)

 



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Adult Iceland Gull still present at Winwick Road, was seen feeding with other gulls at the front of the college around 2:30pm

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Adult iceland gull flying round decathlon 2.30 - 3.30 mainly high with other gulls Ian has uploaded some pictures of it to the main site,which everyone should visit has there have been plenty update in recent times .



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Adult iceland gull again over college warrington 9am

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colin davies wrote:

Finally caught up with John's elusive Iceland gull today on the roof of the Warrington Business School next to the college and the Premier Inn at about 10:30.

The best looking Iceland Gull ive seen by a mile  :) seen again near the college this afternoon briefly.

another great picture by Colin Davies



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Finally caught up with John's elusive Iceland gull today on the roof of the Warrington Business School next to the college and the Premier Inn at about 10:30.



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Adult Iceland Gull again over ex Asda warehouse on Dallam Lane Warrington opposite Tesco extra at 830 am this morning



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Birding at Tesco's

Bit of a surreal moment at Tesco early this morning, just having a coffee before shopping ,looked out of the Café window and a Pristine Adult Iceland Gull flew past the window 10 feet away and went onto the roof,2 mins later it was flying round again and back on the roof. This bird I have seen on and off through the winter usually by the collage or Decathlon, but finally to see it close was nice, shame no camera. Later when I was driving past Decathlon ,it was sat on top of one of the streetlights ,then flew off and landed on the grass area by the entrance to the collage ,so anyone in the area ,its worth a look,my guess is its roosting on either Tesco's Roof or the Asda Warehouse opposite. I have also seen it in brief views when driving pat on the Grass area opposite the Alban retail park.



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Although strictly not in Warrington but this was the closest description I could find, went to Walton gardens with the kids today saw a sparrowhawk over head and 2 ring neck parakeets flying over. Not sure if they were escapees from the aviary section of the park or what but I know that "wild ones"are expanding their range.



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5 Redwing flew South over Padgate around 10:05

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A female Whinchat was on a bungalow roof in Cedar Grove, Paddington at 9.00am this morning.

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A Peregrine flew SE over Padgate Lane around 14:30

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Aileen and I had a walk around Paddington Meadows this morning, highlights included a singing Cetti's Warbler at the Greymist end and a reeling Grasshopper Warbler at the western end.

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