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Simon Johnson


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Dog walk at dusk

250+ pink-footed Geese NW @ 5:14 pm
35 Ring-necked Parakeet flew over in one flock
7 little egret flew over to roost
Kingfisher
46 Redwing
Treecreeper
Nuthatch
Stock dove
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk

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Simon Johnson


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Sightings from a Lunch time dog walk

33 Siskin
Mistle Thrush
Dipper
Grey wagtail

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Simon Johnson


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A cream crowned Marsh Harrier flew through over the ponds then SW early afternoon. Mobbed by 5 parakeets at one point

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150ish Common Scoter flew west at 21:20 this evening

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A Greenshank was heard calling over the park at lunch time

70+ Swift
50 sand Martin
30 Goldfinch

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A juvenile cuckoo was around the car park area this evening

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Late news for yesterday evening

80+ Common Scoter flew west fairly high towards winter hill
70 + Sand Martin
40+ swift

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Osprey was seen circling over Elton from the park at around 14:30 it then drifted high south
Siskin over
80 Swallows south
Nuthatch
Great spotted Woodpecker
6 Buzzards

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After a tip off from Simon Warford that he had a few flocks of Common Scoter flying west over the moors. I went to have a quick check

Little Egret flew east
Approx 100 Common Scoter flew west over Holcombe towards winter hill at 20:53

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 1st of August 2020 09:54:41 PM

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2 Crossbill flew south this evening

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200+ Herring Gull west

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Quick half hour this morning

14 Whooper Swan east in a 10 and a 4
1050 Woodpigeon south
210 Fieldfare SW
Nuthatch
Great spotted Woodpecker
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk

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Vis mig watch from here today

2 Great white Egret flew west at 8:25
1580 Fieldfare NW
120 Redwing SW
870 Pink-footed Geese west
4 Whooper Swan west
3400 Woodpigeon Sw
8 Skylark north
200+ Starling west
400+ Jackdaw SW
Brambling south
4 Siskin south
3 Redpoll south



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Vikki Koczwara


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Saw a kingfisher for the first time in about 3 years at Springwater Park on Wednesday, pleasnt surprize.

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