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Chris Hancock


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Birds seen today

1 Peregrine ( m) seen to take a Starling only to lose it to 2 Carrion Crows -some dramatic aerial stuff.
2 Kestrel
3 Buzzard - inc one pale bird .
1/2 Grey Wagtail.
1/2 Bullfinch
A few Redpoll and Siskin with Goldfinches
2 Treesparrow
1 White wagtail
1/2,Mistle Thrush
Sev Song Thrush and Winter thrushes
8 Yellowhammer
1 Little Owl
1 Woodcock
2 Common Snipe only
Grey Partridges calling
1 first winter Common Gull mobbing both Buzzard and Kestrel

Cheers
Chris Hancock

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Mark Jarrett


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Chris, I've sent you a pm re a bit of info required. Cheers, Mark.

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Chris Hancock


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Birds seen yesterday

Sev small flocks of Siskin & Redpoll ( lots about of both this autumn)
1/2 white Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
2/3000 Starling
70 c Skylark
40c Linnet
1 Treesparrow
Sev Bullfinch
15 Yellowhammer
30 c Grey Partridge
21 Pink Footed Geese ( feeding in field alongside track across the Reed . Normally they fly straight over !)
1 Little Owl
1/2 Woodcock - first of the winter.

Cheers
Chris Hancock

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Chris Hancock


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Birds seen this morning
1 Merlin (f)
1 Kestrel ( m)
I Sparrowhawk ( f)
2 Buzzard
5 Pinkfooted Geese
1 Green Sandpiper( flew into Gale Brook )
21 Common Snipe
1 Jack Snipe
28/30 Grey Partridge- best count for ages!
1,500 - 2,000 Starling
300 c Fieldfare
1-2 Mistle Thrush
Sev Song Thrush
30-40 Redwing
I Grey Wagtail
40 + Skylark
2-4 Bullfinch
Sev each Redpoll and Siskin
20 c Yellowhammer

Cheers
Chris Hancock



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Chris Hancock


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Birds seen yesterday...

1 Tree Pipit
1 Curlew
35/40 Siskin - lots around over the last month.
1 juv Yellow Wagtail
1 Northern Wheatear ( f )
1 Lesser Whitethroat .
2 Blackcap
1 Kingfisher

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Chris Hancock


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Chris Hancock


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-forgot to mention ....2 Raven as well.
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Birds seen this morning on the ' Reed ......

1 Cuckoo ( ad )
7 Mistle Thrush.
20 plus White Wagtail.
400 + hirundines ( inc a few Sand Martin , but a total clear out of Swifts)
1 Hobby ( see above ! )
4 Yellow Wagtail.
2 Siskin.
2 juv Kestrel.
1 Little Owl

Cheers
Chris Hancock


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Birds seen/ heard today

1 Common Quail H)
7 + Yellow wagtail ( inc sev Juvs)
18 Mistle Thrush ( feeding on rowans )
Sev Buzzard
3 Kestrel
1 Reed warbler
1 Raven
32 Siskin
8 Curlew.

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Chris Hancock


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Birds seen yesterday...
10/12 Northern Wheatear ( all carefully checked for potential Green/Icelandic birds )
Female Whinchat
2 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
1 Swift
A late Meadow Pipit .
2 Kestrel mating
1 Sedge Warbler
15 plus Willow Warbler from one small area of climax woodland
First Lapwing chicks now out , but the farmers decision to let his pigs forage on the best field. ( despite my efforts to persuade him otherwise ) will have decimated 13 nests . It's enough to make you weep .
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Chris Hancock

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Ian McKerchar


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Originally posted today by Chris Hancock:

Birds today.....
12/14 pairs of Lapwing nesting on field on the north side of the track, plus several others scattered throughout and 12+ birds on airfield
I Reeve ( feeding on a wet area of the above field)
2 Curlew
8/10 White Wagtail
4/6 Northern Wheatear
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Kestrel
Good presence now of Willow Warblers , Blackcaps , Swallows
Still a flock of approx 150 Linnet on the Airfield


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Chris Hancock


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Birds seen yesterday
10 Golden plover ( N )
3 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew ( summering?)
4 Northern Wheatear
70 c Fieldfare (S)
2 Swallows
1 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
- both the above 1st of the year
Many Chiffs
2 Grey Partridge
Approx 15- 18 prs Lapwing nesting. ( plus another 6 prs on old Airfield )
Cheers
Chris Hancock

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