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20.00 to 21.50. Turton Golf Course/Hazelhurst Wood. Breeding Woodcock Survey.

Half an hour around the top of the golf course before starting the survey :-
Swallows, Skylarks, Linnets, & Reed Buntings but no Grasshopper Warblers.

A Whitethroat and a Willow Warbler were still singing just before dusk.

Tawny Owls & Pipistrelles to finish the night. No other bat species picked up by the bat detector. I have seen Noctule in the past.

No sign of any Woodcocks being present, but to be honest I was not expecting any. I have been going around here with a bat detector for a couple of years and have only come across one late wintering bird. Still need to confirm that there are none with my next two visits.


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Forgot to say that all this morning's sightings are from Turton Golf Course.

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7.10am to 9.15am

1 Cormorant flying over
Pair of Canada Geese
3 Mallards
1 Kestrel
2 Pheasants
Black-headed Gulls & Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over
5 Woodpigeons
2 Skylarks
3 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
2 Dunnocks
4 Robins
Pair of Wheatears at the top of the field above the golf course. I checked this field from 3 sides but did not hear any Grasshopper Warblers. Maybe I need a greenkeeping machine to attract them !
2 Blackbirds
1 Mistle Thrush
4 Whitethroats at the top the hillside behind the club house, where we talked about this morning Anthony.
1 Blackcap calling from Hazelhurst Wood
5 Willow Warblers
5 Blue Tits
2 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
5 Magpies
8 Carrion Crows
9 Chaffinches
2 Goldfinches
10 Linnets
2 Lesser Redpolls
Pair of Roe Deer
1 Rabbit


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7.45am to 9.50am. Turton Golf Course to Greens Arms Road.

Turton GC :-
2 Mallards, 3 Pheasants, 16 Woodpigeons, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylarks, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Wrens, 2 Dunnocks, 2 Robins, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Willow Warblers, 6 Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Magpies, 3 Carrion Crows, 4 Starlings, 8 Chaffinches, 2 Greenfinches, 4 Goldfinches, 8 Linnets, 4 Lesser Redpolls.
3 Rabbits.

The Bungalow area, mainly around the barn/copse :-
Pair of Canada Geese, 4 Mallards, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Wheatears, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinches, 4 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Reed Buntings.

Clough House Farm :-
1 Moorhen, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Jackdaws, 2 Chaffinches, 1 Siskin.

Track to Greens Arms Road :-
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mallards, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Pheasants, 3 Curlews, 9 Woodpigeons, a few Skylarks & Meadow Pipits, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Jay, 3 Magpies, 5 Carrion Crows, 7 Chaffinches, 4 Lesser Redpolls.


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7.40am to 9.00am. Very windy and seemed fairly quiet at Turton Golf Course so I concentrated on the more sheltered farmland past Clough House Farm to Greens Arms Road.

1 Canada Goose
1 Mallard
4 Pheasants
2 Lapwings
1 Curlew
8 Woodpigeons
1 Green Woodpecker heard yaffling at Turton Tower
A few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits
1 Swallow
1 Pied Wagtail
A few Wrens & Robins
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Grasshopper Warbler heard reeling
4 Willow Warblers
Nuthatch heard calling from Turton Tower
Blue Tits & Great Tits
2 Magpies
8 Carrion Crows
Numerous Chaffinches
2 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
1 Linnet
2 Lesser Redpolls
2 Reed Buntings

At lunchtime a House Martin was back at the nesting area in the middle of Chapeltown.


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Green Woodpecker at Turton Tower this morning.

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7.35am to 10am.

Turton Golf Course :-
1 Grey Heron
1 Mallard
1 Pheasant
10+ Black-headed Gulls, lots more flying over.
15 Woodpigeons
1 Green Woodpecker heard
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Skylarks
5 Meadow Pipits
1 Pied Wagtail
4 Wrens
6 Dunnocks
4 Robins
1 Wheatear. Not on the course, just outside on the field between the course & Turton Tower.
2 Blackbirds
1 Song Thrush
9 Blue Tits
4 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
4 Jays
11 Magpies
4 Jackdaws flying over
7 Carrion Crows
8 Chaffinches
4 Goldfinches
2 Siskins
5 Lesser Redpolls
2 Linnets
4 Bullfinches
1 Reed Bunting
1 Rabbit. Lots of Frogs, as there were in every pond I passed all day.

Area near The Bungalow :-
Pair of Canada Geese, Pair of Mallards, 1 Snipe calling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 female Stonechat, 4 Reed Buntings.

Clough House Farm :-
Pair of Kestrels

Track to Greens Arms Road :-
2 Curlews, 3 Skylarks, 7 Meadow Pipits, 2 Siskins, 1 Reed Bunting.



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8.40am to 10.00am. Turton Golf Course - Clough House Farm - Greens Arms Road.

In a bush behind the Last Drop on the edge of the Golf Course there were 5 Jays together. Not a full search of the course, just a walk across. Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, + the usual common birds.

Heading for Clough House Farm I saw a pair of Canada Geese by the pond near the barn/Bungalow. A Kestrel, a Skylark, a Meadow Pipit, a Pied Wagtail, and a couple of Reed Buntings nearby.

About 55 Fieldfares in trees at Clough House Farm, with lots of Starlings heard from the field behind, out of sight so unable to count. Also a few Chaffinches & Goldfinches.

Along the track to Greens Arms Road a Grey Heron flew over from Entwistle and a Curlew flew up to Whittle Hill. A few Skylarks, a Meadow Pipit, Lesser Redpolls, and a Reed Bunting also present.


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I checked Turton Tower at 7.30am this morning on the way to my WeBS counts. Being so early it was quite lively with the usual suspects.

1 Grey Heron and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over
3 Pheasants
25 Woodpigeons
1 Stock Dove
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins
6 Blackbirds
1 Redwing
1 Song Thrush
Blue Tits & Great Tits
4 Nuthatches, including a very excited pair
Chaffinches, Goldfinches, and a Bullfinch


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9.45am to 10.50am around Turton Golf Course

2 Canada Geese
Pair of Mallards
1 Pheasant
3 Woodpigeons
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails, one chasing the Pipits off
3 Wrens
4 Dunnocks
5 Robins
3 Blackbirds
c50 Fieldfares. 18 flying over & 30+ at Little Stanrose flew onto the course when I disturbed them
2 Song Thrushes
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Chiffchaff. I was told of a possible a week ago, probably this bird.
2 Coal Tits
8 Blue Tits
4 Great Tits
3 Jays
6 Magpies
3 Jackdaws
14 Carrion Crows
8 Chaffinches
2 Greenfinches
4 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
4 Lesser Redpolls
2 Bullfinches
3 Reed Buntings


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7.30am to 9.15am around Turton Golf Course.

Had a chat with Tony at the Greenkeepers shed and was told that 8 Crossbills had been on the course for a couple of days at the start of the week. I checked the same patch seeing a small flock of Lesser Redpolls with Chaffinches, but no Crossbills.
Not much around the course, especially when a strongish wind from the east started. 3 Pied wagtails, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Nuthatches, & 2 Siskins amongst more common birds.

Between the golf course and Clough House Farm I came across 10 Canada Geese by a pond, and a Green Woodpecker again in the copse on the hillside.

A Nuthatch giving very close views was at Clough House, but along the track to Greens Arms Road I did not see a single bird. Not even a Crow.


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8.05am to 9.10am around Turton Golf Course.

1 Peregrine
2 Kestrels
1 Black-headed Gull
2 Herring Gulls flying over
13 Woodpigeons
1 Green Woodpecker
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two of them having a really good squabble
2 Wrens
4 Dunnocks
7 Robins
5 Blackbirds
31 Fieldfares (not actually on the course, in the adjoining field at Little Stanrose Farm)
2 Song Thrushes
1 Mistle Thrush
A few Blue Tits and Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
1 Jay
7 Magpies
7 Carrion Crows
15 Chaffinches
3 Greenfinches
2 Goldfinches
2 Lesser Redpolls
1 Bullfinch

After the golf course I walked up through Clough House Farm. Only a Reed Bunting of note.

About a week ago the greenkeepers flushed a couple of Woodcocks.


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9.10am to 10.20am

Turton Golf Course :-
Pair of Mallards
1 Black-headed Gull
7 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Skylark
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Wren
2 Dunnocks
4 Robins
1 Blackbird
2 Mistle Thrushes
A few Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
3 Jays
7 Magpies
3 Jackdaws
2 Carrion Crows
8 Chaffinches
2 Goldfinches

A Green Woodpecker was yaffling away in the copse above the barn below Whittle Hill. Heard from the golf course, along the track to Clough House Farm, and beyond.
Still not many moorland birds between the golf course and Greens Arms Road, via Clough House Farm, just a couple of Skylarks.


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8am to 9am. A quick check on my way through to Wayoh.

Turton Golf Course :-
1 Kestrel
1 Moorhen
5 Chaffinches
5 Siskins
6 Bullfinches
3 Roe Deer

Turton Tower :-
1 Green Woodpecker
2 Nuthatches
2 Siskins

Chapeltown :-
6 Collared Doves
5 Greenfinches


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7.25am to 9.30am. Turton Golf Course. Birds were everywhere this morning.

1 Grey Heron
2 Mallards
4 Black-headed Gulls
1 Snipe
16 Woodpigeons
1 Tawny Owl
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, one in the copse with all the thrushes
9 Meadow Pipits
1 Pied Wagtail
5 Wrens
1 Dunnock
11 Robins
9 Blackbirds
120+ Fieldfares (60 flew over coming from Jumbles & 60 were in a copse between course and Turton Tower before flying onto the course
85 Redwings (25 on the course & 60 left behind in the copse by the Fieldfares. As I approached they flew to Turton Tower
2 Mistle Thrushes
2 Goldcrests
1 flock of Long-tailed Tits
10 Blue Tits
5 Great Tits
2 Nuthatches heard calling from Turton Tower
7 Jays
13 Magpies
31 Rooks seen over my house as I was setting off will have flown over the course
12 Carrion Crows
25 Jackdaws
2 Ravens flying over here and then Bromley Cross
5 Starlings
13 Chaffinches
4 Greenfinches
5 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
20+ Lesser Redpolls in one flock
5 Bullfinches in one flock
9 Reed Buntings, flocks of 7 and 2

9.45am at Clough House Farm :-
At least 6 Reed Buntings. They were regular here last winter.



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8.45am to 9.45. Quiter than normal on Turton Golf Course.

5 Pheasants
1 Moorhen
6 Black-headed Gulls
2 Woodpigeons
3 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
3 Dunnocks
9 Robins
5 Blackbirds
4 Blue Tits
1 Great Tit
1 Nuthatch
1 Jay
4 Magpies
16 Jackdaws
6 Carrion Crows
13 Starlings
14 Chaffinches
1 Goldfinch
1 Siskin
1 Lesser Redpoll
3 Bullfinches
1 Reed Bunting


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9.50am to 10.30am

Turton Tower :-
4 Feral Pigeons
3 Wrens
6 Robins
3 Blackbirds
2 Redwings
Large flock of mixed tits
3 Nuthatches
1 Jay
9 Magpies
3 Jackdaws
3 Carrion Crows
4 Chaffinches
14 Goldfinches
2 Bullfinches

Chapeltown :-
2 Collared Doves
1 Mistle Thrush
20+ Jackdaws
7 Greenfinches
The Goldfinch flock which flew from Turton Tower


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7.15am to 8.30am. Turton Golf Course :-
1 Pheasant
7 Black-headed Gulls
4 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtails
5 Wrens
1 Dunnock
5 Robins
2 Blackbirds
1 Redwing
1 Goldcrest
2 Coal Tits
5 Blue Tits
1 Great Tit
1 Nuthatch
2 Jays
11 Magpies
1 Rook
6 Carrion Crows
10 Jackdaws
15 Starlings
5 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
2 Siskins
4 Lesser Redpolls
1 Bullfinch
3 Roe Deer

8.35am to 9am. Clough House Farm :-
4 Pheasants
28 Black-headed Gulls
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Wren
3 Robins
3 Blackbirds
7 Fieldfares
Numerous Coal Tits & Blue Tits
1 Jay
1 Magpie
5 Rooks
11 Carrion Crows
1 Jackdaw
4 Chaffinches
1 Goldfinch



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8am to 9.40am. Turton Golf Course.

1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
3 Pheasants
1 Moorhen
6 Black-headed Gulls
4 Woodpigeons
2 Collared Doves
24 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails
1 Wren
7 Robins
2 Blackbirds
70+ Fieldfares/Redwings mixed flying over
5 Redwings
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Chiffchaff still around
1 Coal Tit
2 Blue Tits
2 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
3 Jays
10 Magpies
11 Carrion Crows
10 Jackdaws
19 Starlings
3 Chaffinches
4 Goldfinches
3 Bullfinches





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7.45am to 9.05am. Turton Golf Course.

1 Cormorant flying over
1 Grey Heron
1 Kestrel
6 Pheasants
1 Moorhen
1 Snipe
1 Woodcock, flushed towards Cox Green Quarry, a regular winter site
3 Black-headed Gulls
1 Herring Gull flying over
8 Woodpigeons
1 Tawny Owl
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
21 Meadow Pipits
6 Pied Wagtails
4 Wrens
1 Dunnock
5 Robins
6 Blackbirds
60+ Fieldfares flying over
2 Goldcrests
1 Coal Tit
4 Blue Tits
6 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
4 Jays
7 Magpies
3 Rooks
23 Carrion Crows
27 Jackdaws
5 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
1 Goldfinch
1 Siskin
1 Lesser Redpoll

2 Roe Deer

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8am to 9am. Turton Golf Course.

4 Mallards
15 Black-headed Gulls
14 Woodpigeons
1 Tawny Owl being harrassed by a Jay
21 Meadow Pipits
8 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
10 Robins
4 Blackbirds
1 Song Thrush
1 Mistle Thrush
2 Goldcrests
2 Coal Tits
7 Blue Tits
4 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
2 Jays
1 Magpie
15 Carrion Crows
3 Jackdaws
11 Chaffinches
3 Greenfinches
1 Lesser Redpoll
2 Bullfinches
2 Reed Buntings


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8.15am to 10.05am. Turton Golf Course.

1 Kestrel
1 Pheasant
1 Moorhen
32 Black-headed Gulls
5 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
22 Meadow Pipits
7 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
1 Dunnock
5 Robins
1 Blackbird
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
5 Coal Tits
6 Blue Tits
7 Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
6 Jays
12 Magpies
5 Carrion Crows
6 Jackdaws
13 Chaffinches
3 Greenfinches
15 Goldfinches
8 Siskins
24 Lesser Redpolls
2 Bullfinches



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8am to 9.10am Turton Golf Course:-
1 Cormorant flying over
11 Canada Geese flying over
1 Pheasant
8 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull flying over
6 Woodpigeons
1 Little Owl seen by Greenkeeper a couple of days ago. Normally regular in certain areas, but I have struggled to see them this year. Also due to the weather I have not been doing owl and bat walks this year in the evenings
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
30+ Meadow Pipits
5 Pied Wagtails
6 Swallows
5 Wrens
6 Robins
2 Blackbirds
1 Chiffchaff on boundary, same one as reported in Bromley Cross report
Blue Tits & Great Tits
1 Jay
3 Magpies
3 Carrion Crows
4 Jackdaws
13 Chaffinches
2 Greenfinches
11 Goldfinches
4 Siskins

9.10am to 9.50am Clough House Farm to Greens Arms Road :-
1 Kestrel
7 Meadow Pipits
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Wren
4 Robins
1 Goldcrest
Flock of Long-tailed Tits with Blue Tits & Great Tits
2 Coal Tits
2 Jays
1 Magpie
6 Carrion Crows
1 Jackdaw
3 Chaffinches
3 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
4 Bullfinches




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Turton Golf Course. 8.30am to 10.20am.

2 Mallards
49 Black-headed Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls passing over
9 Woodpigeons
2 Swallows
33 Meadow Pipits
12 Pied Wagtails
1 Wren
5 Robins
1 Song Thrush
2 Coal Tits
4 Blue Tits
4 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
1 Jay
10 Magpies
15 Rooks (Field near Turton Tower)
12 Carrion Crows
3 Jackdaws
14 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
6 Goldfinches
2 Siskins
1 Linnet
2 Bullfinches



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Turton Golf Course. 8.25am to 9.50am.
2 Canada Geese flying over
5 Mallards
1 Kestrel
1 Moorhen
16 Black-headed Gulls
5 Woodpigeons
1 Feral Pigeon
1 Green Woodpecker
1 House Martin
15+ Swallows
55+ Meadow Pipits
3 Pied Wagtails
2 Wrens
1 Dunnock
7 Robins
1 Blackbird
1 Chiffchaff
14 Long-tailed Tits
2 Coal Tits
2 Blue Tits
1 Nuthatch
8 Magpies
1 Rook flying over
13 Carrion Crows
3 Chaffinches
15 Greenfinches
30+ Goldfinches
1 Linnet
1 Bullfinch


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Late post for 13/9 due to having no internet. The only place locally with any bird movement the last few days, a lot of which is down to good wildlife management.
Last year Tony Wainwright won the STRI Conservation Greenkeeper of the Year Award, (Tony is an acquaintance from Natural History at Bolton Museum), and due to the ongoing wildlife work 10 hectares of the course have been designated a Biological Heritage Site. Tony also runs wildlife walks for the members. The list below shows how this work is paying off. As the county boundary borders the course a lot of these birds can be counted in both county reports.

4 Mallards
1 Kestrel
4 adult Pheasants + 5 tiny juveniles
18 Black-headed Gulls
4 Woodpigeons
14 Feral Pigeons
1 Tawny Owl
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
2 Skylarks
35 Swallows
70+ Meadow Pipits
9 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
2 Dunnocks
9 Robins
1 Wheatear
1 Blackbird
18 Mistle Thrushes
4 Whitethroats in a bush together (numerous pairs of Whitethroats & Grasshopper Warblers now nest on the course)
2 Chiffchaffs
1 Goldcrest
1 flock of Long-tailed Tits
Numerous Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
3 Jays
5 Magpies
11 Carrion Crows
2 Jackdaws
4 Chaffinches
12 Greenfinches
60+ Goldfinches
1 Siskin
11 Lesser Redpolls
25+ Linnets (mainly migrants as most of the breeding birds left a while ago)
2 Reed Buntings




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8.20am to 10.10am

Turton Golf Course :-
1 Kestrel
1 Moorhen
14 Black-headed Gulls
2 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
The 150 Swallows at Holts Fold were yards inside GM, so they were also using the Golf Course
8 Meadow Pipits
8 Pied Wagtails
7 Wrens
1 Dunnock
5 Robins
1 Blackbird
16 Mistle Thrushes
2 Chiffchaffs
2 Goldcrests
Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Jays
5 Magpies
15 Carrion Crows
2 Jackdaws
9 Chaffinches
25 Goldfinches
14 Siskins
2 Lesser Redpolls
6 Linnets
4 Bullfinches

Clough House to Greens Arms Road :-
1 Kestrel
2 Pheasants
17 Black-headed Gulls over
1 Woodpigeon
8 House Martins
20+ Swallows
1 Tree Pipit
30 Meadow Pipits
1 Wren
3 Robins
2 Blue Tits
2 Nuthatches
4 Magpies
14 Carrion Crows
3 Chaffinches
60 Goldfinches





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8.30am to 10.00am

Turton Golf Course :-

4 Pheasants
50+ Black-headed Gulls
7 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
40+ Swallows
7 Meadow Pipits
2 Grey Wagtails
12 Pied Wagtails, including the 10 at Holts Fold which moved across to the Golf Course
1 Wren
1 Dunnock
4 Robins
1 Wheatear on fields above the Golf Course
1 Blackbird
2 Willow Warblers
4 Blue Tits
2 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
1 Jay
5 Magpies
12 Carrion Crows
The 20+ Chaffinches at Holts Fold moved ahead of me onto the Golf Course
50+ Goldfinches
5 Linnets
3 Lesser Redpolls
1 Bullfinch




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8.15am to 10am

Turton Golf Course :-
5 Mallards
1 Kestrel
3 Moorhens
35 Black-headed Gulls
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over
10 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
25 Swallows
13 Pied Wagtails
2 Wrens
6 Robins
1 Blackbird
2 Willow Warblers
Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits,
1 Nuthatch
13 Magpies
8 Carrion Crows
2 Jackdaws
35 Starlings
4 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
70+ Goldfinches
3 Bullfinches














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9.40am to 11.30am

Turton Golf Course :-
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
30 Black-headed Gulls
15 Woodpigeons
3 Meadow Pipits
9 Pied Wagtails
3 Wrens
2 Dunnocks
1 Robin
1 Blackbird
2 Whitethroats
1 Willow Warbler
Numerous Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, and Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
7 Magpies
11 Carrion Crows
150 Starlings
1 Chaffinch
43 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
1 Linnet
3 Bullfinches

Clough House Farm to Greens Arms Road :-
12 Swallows
14 Meadow Pipits
2 Wrens
1 Willow Warbler
2 Blue Tits
1 Nuthatch
1 Magpie
6 Carrion Crows
1 Chaffinch
9 Goldfinches




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