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RE: Shell Pool and Reserve, Carrington


Highlights today:

Water Rail 1
Goldcrest 1
Oystercatcher 2
Willow Tit 1
Common Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Cormorant 1
Coal Tit 2
Little Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 80+
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Apart from the usual Kingfisher, Cormorant and 3 Snipe, there were 2 singing Willow Tits and 2 singing Coal Tits.
Also 70+ Tufted Ducks, 8 Teal, 5 Coot, 10+ Moorhen and a Grey Heron. Plenty of the other usuals.

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Kingfisher 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Snipe 3
Coot 4
Tufted Duck 80+
Gadwall 2
Teal 8
Shoveler 2 male.
Moorhen 10+
Reed Bunting 3
Song Thrush 1
Crow 20+
Common Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Bullfinch 1 male,1 female.
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No sign of Scaup.

Tufted Duck 70+
Teal 4
Common Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 40+
Sparrowhawk 1 female with 2 unsuccessful attempts at feeding table.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
Lesser Redpoll 7
Bullfinch 1 male, 1 female.
Reed Bunting 2 male.
Snipe 2
Coal Tit 2
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Juv. female Scaup still present. The sunny day seemed to inspire a singing Willow Tit and 1 other seen.
2 Raven over and 2 Snipe around the Pool.
80+ Tufted Duck, 3 Teal and a Little Grebe on the Pool.
etc.etc.etc.

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Scaup still present this morning after 2 weeks. 



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After a 2 day absence whilst the pool was partially frozen the 1st winter female Scaup returned mid morning with a Tufted Duck flock. 



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Belated report for Tuesday afternoon.

Greater Scaup 1 juv/female.
Teal 7
Gadwall 3
Shoveler 2
Tufted Duck 70+
Mallard 16
Moorhen 10+
Coot 1
Snipe 5
Cormorant 1
Linnet 1
Lesser Redpoll 1
Willow Tit 1
Coal Tit 2
Song Thrush 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Reed Bunting 3 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
etc.

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Sunday morning 9 to 12
Greater Scaup juvenile 1
Tufted Duck 83
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 2
Little Grebe 1
Mute Swan 3
Kingfisher 1
Snipe 2
Willow Tit 1
Reed Bunting 4
Bullfinch 4
Redwing 9
Cormorant 1

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Willow Tit 1
Reed Bunting 5
Raven 1
Snipe 7
Redwing 3
Cormorant 1
Teal 5
Shoveler 1
Mallard 16
Tufted Duck 80+
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 10
Chiffchaff 1

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Kingfisher 1
Redwing 20+
Kestrel 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Reed Bunting 1 male.
Song Thrush 1
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 12
Tufted Duck 85+
Teal 7
Shoveler 3
Mallard 16
Snipe 2
etc.

As an aside, 150+ Lapwing seen in field alongside the Mile Road en route to the reserve.

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Afternoon visit.

Redwing 30+
Coal Tit 2
Willow Tit 1
Goldcrest 2
Snipe 2
Chiffchaff 1
Cormorant 1
Kingfisher 1
Teal 7
Shoveler 3
Tufted Duck 80+
Moorhen 12
Herring Gull 1
Common Gull 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Reed Bunting 1 female.

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A few more "bits and bobs" from this morning.

Chiffchaff 1
Willow Tit 1
Coal Tit 2
Lesser Redpoll 3
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 1
Reed Bunting 1 male, 1 female.
Cormorant 1
Tufted Duck 70+
Mallard 18
Teal 7
Moorhen 8
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A few extra "odds and sods" today.

Snipe 1
Cormorant 1
Kingfisher 1 male.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Common Gull 1
Coal Tit 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male.
Tufted Duck 70+
Gadwall 7
Kestrel 1
Grey Heron 1
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Belated catch-up from Tuesday, November 6th.

Sparrowhawk 1
Willow Tit 1
Coal Tit 1
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 1
Snipe 1
Tufted Duck 90+
Teal 11
Gadwall 7
Shoveler 2
Mallard 16
Coot 1
Moorhen 8
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Reed Bunting 1 female.
Raven 1
etc.

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Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f.
Sparrowhawk 1 male low through the reserve.
Kestrel 1 female hunting on the reserve.
Coal Tit 1
Reed Bunting 1m.
Teal 1m 1f.
Gadwall 1m 1f.
Shoveler 7
Mallard 16
Tufted Duck 34

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Saturday afternoon:

Peregrine 1 low over reserve east to west.
Raven 1
Kestrel 1 seen along Isherwood Road.
Buzzard 1 over neighbouring site.
Tufted Duck 40+
Teal 2 males.
Mallard 16
Moorhen 8
Coot 1
Grey Heron 1
Black-headed Gull 55+
Goldcrest 1
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Sunday morning 7th October
Peregrine Falcon on pylon field F4
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1
Gadwall 8
Teal 6
Shoveler 3
Pied Wagtail 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Willow Tit 1

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Three Raven over pool at 3.58 this afternoon, then flew south over Carrington Moss.
Juvenile Grey Wagtail on pool.

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Eclipse drake Pintail on pool at noon today. 



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Saturday visit:

Treecreeper 1 near main hide.
Greenfinch 20+
Raven 1 over.
Lapwing 5 over to adjoining site.
Grey Wagtail 1
Lesser black-backed Gull 1 adult.
Shoveler 1
Teal 3
Gadwall 12
Tufted Duck 20+
Coot 2 juveniles.
Moorhen 8
Mallard 20+
Little Grebe 1 adult.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male.
Stock Dove 4
Woodpigeon 50+ over.
Rook 10+ over.
Jackdaw 20+ over.
Buzzard 1
Chiffchaff 1
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Just a few "highlights".

Raven 1
Buzzard 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f
Chiffchaff 1
Swallow 1
Gadwall 12
Mallard 50+
Tufted Duck 30+
Teal 5
Shoveler 1f
Little Grebe 1 adult
Coot 2 juv.
Moorhen 8
Greenfinch 10+ including 1 with deformed, red bill.

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Hobby low over reserve 10.40 apparently feeding on insects

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Highlights today.

Hobby 1 juv. over north edge of reserve.
Kingfisher 1 male.
Sparrowhawk 1 seen in direction of Danewell Wood.
Buzzard 5 over moss.
Swallow 10+
Goldcrest 1
Chiffchaff 2 singing plus 4 others.
Little Grebe 3 adults, 2 juvs.
Black-headed Gull 100+ and 2 non-flying juvs.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 juvs.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 juv.
Gadwall 7
etc.etc.etc.


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Belated report for Tuesday.

Reed Warbler 1 juvenile.
Whitethroat 1 female/juvenile.
Yellowhammer 1 flew over entrance gate.
Sand Martin 1
House Martin 20+
Swallow 8+
Teal 1 female.
Shoveler 1 female.
Little Grebe 4 adults, 2 juveniles.
Coot 2 adult, 4 juvenile.
Moorhen 3 adult, 3 juvenile.
Tufted Duck 30+ including juveniles.
Mallard 35+ and 3 juveniles.
Gadwall 6
Black-headed Gull 25+ including just 2 small juveniles left.
Greenfinch 1 juvenile with a red deformed bill.

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Mallard 27adults, 10 Juvs.
Tufted Duck 20+adults, 12+ juvs.
Little Grebe 4adults, 3 juvs.
Moorhen 4 adults, 1 juv.
Coot 2 adults, 5 juvs.
Gadwall 3
Teal 1 female.
Shoveler 1
Reed Warbler 1 singing plus 1.
Willow Warbler 2 singing, plus 1 adult and 2 juvs.
Coal Tit 1 singing.
Song Thrush 1 singing.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
Chaffinch 2 adults, 3 juvs.
Greenfinch 2 males, 4 juvs.
Black-headed Gull 50+ adults, 20+ juvs.

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Tuesday, July 10th.

Reed Warbler 3 singing.
Sparrowhawk 1f.
Swallow 2
Reed Bunting 1 singing.
Moorhen 4 adults, 1 juv.
Coot 4 adults, 4 juv.
Teal 1f.
Little Grebe 4 adults, 3 juv.
Gadwall 6
Mallard 20+, 1 juv.
Black-headed Gull 160+ including juvs.

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1 Mediterranean Gull adult flew around this afternoon then departed in an easterly direction.
Also 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 2 Herring Gulls flying around for a while.

Other highlights:

Bullfinch 3 males.
Reed Warbler 1 giving good views.
Coot 8 adults plus 8juvs.
Moorhen 5 adults plus 2juvs.
Gadwall 1 well-into eclipse male and a female.
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Highlights:

Reed Warbler 1 singing.
Blackcap 4 singing.
Chiffchaff 4 singing.
Willow Warbler 3 singing.
Chaffinch 2 singing.
Greenfinch 2 singing.
Stock Dove 1 calling.
Swallow 1
Tufted Duck 24
Little Grebe 4
Gadwall 1 male.
Reed Bunting 3 singing.
Black-headed Gull 70+
Coot 9
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Highlights:

Sand Martin 3
Swallow 1...both species arrived during the rain showers.

Gadwall 5m 2f.
Willow Warbler 5 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Stock Dove 1 calling.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1f.
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Tufted Duck 40+
Teal 1m
Gadwall 2m 1f
Mallard 6 plus 1f and 3 young.
Little Grebe 2
Mute Swan 2
Willow Warbler 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Blackcap 2 singing.
Black-headed Gull 40
Lapwing 1
Tawny Owl 1 giving excellent views.
etc.etc.etc.

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Just a few highlights.

Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Blackcap 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 4 singing.
Song Thrush 4 singing.
Swallow 2
Oystercatcher 5
Teal 1m 1f.
Tufted Duck 50+
Little Grebe 3
Black-headed Gull 44
Lesser black-backed Gull 2 adults.

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A few highlights.

Little Grebe 4
Snipe 8
Willow Tit 1
Reed Bunting 8
Kestrel 1m.
Common Gull 1
Teal 8
Shoveler 12
Gadwall 10
Tufted Duck 35+
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Highlights.

Willow Tit 2
Sparrowhawk 1f
Buzzard 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 2
Redwing 2
Song Thrush 3 singing.
Mistle Thrush 1 singing.
Gadwall 3m 2f
Shoveler 5m 3f
Tufted Duck 55+
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 25+
Little Grebe 1
Coot 8
Moorhen 6
Teal 6m 4f
etc.etc.etc.

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90% frozen, so no Tufted Ducks.
Ringed Plover 1 seen flying around adjoining industrial site.
Lapwing 30+ over, of which 20 settled for a while.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Common Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 12
Stock Dove 1 calling.
Redwing 2
Little Grebe 1
Coot 7
Moorhen 6
Mallard 16
Teal 7
Shoveler 15
Gadwall 1m 1f.
Buzzard 1
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The Oystercatcher arrived back on Thursday 15th.

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As you predicted Steve 1 Oystercatcher back on pool yesterday....



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Dave, they cant be far off as one has been feeding on Carrington RUFC field last 2 days and this morning was on the roadside verge outside BTS...

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First Ringed Plover back on Basell site. Also a few Lapwing but no Oystercatcher yet. 



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Highlights included:

Water Rail 1 seen, for a change.
Raven 1 seen on Carrington Moss pylon.
Willow Tit 2
Common Snipe 1
Common Gull 1...alright not a highlight but fairly uncommon here.
Shoveler 15+
Tufted Duck 45+
Gadwall 4
Teal 5+


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Tufted Duck 60+
Shoveler 23
Gadwall 5m 3f.
Teal 1m 1f.
Mallard 25+
Moorhen 7
Coot 9
Canada Geese 26
Mute Swan 2
Water Rail 1
Common Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 30+
Willow Tit 1
Raven 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Redwing 20+
Song Thrush 2 singing.
Reed Bunting 6
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Tufted Duck 65+
Coot 3
Moorhen 6
Teal 3m 2f.
Shoveler 9m 10f.
Canada Geese 26
Mute Swan 2 adults.
Gadwall 3m 2f.
Grey Heron 1
Mallard 23
Cormorant 1
Brambling 1f.
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40% frozen, so no Tufted Ducks.

Shoveler 9m 8f.
Teal 4m 4f.
Mallard 17
Common Gull 2
Black-headed Gull 55+
Common Snipe 2
Willow Tit 1
Brambling 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male.
Raven 1 over.
Buzzard 1 on reserve.
Reed Bunting 3m 3f.
Chaffinch 10+
Greenfinch 8+
Bullfinch 1 male.
Goldfinch 5
Coal Tit 2
Long-tailed Tit 12+
Coot 2
Moorhen 2
Canada Geese 22
Woodpigeon 150+ on reserve.
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Tufted Duck 40+
Teal 6m 3f.
Shoveler 5m 5f.
Gadwall 2m 2f.
Mallard 20+
Coot 2
Moorhen 6
Grey Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 4
Kestrel 1m.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Reed Bunting 3m 3f.
Lesser Redpoll 1
Kingfisher 1
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Still only 30+ Tufted Duck have returned after the "big freeze".
Also:
Shoveler 2m 1f.
Teal 2m 2f.
Mallard 20
Canada Geese 20
Coot 2
Moorhen 3
Common Gull 1 adult.
Grey Wagtail 1
Willow Tit 2
Reed Bunting 3m 2f.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f.
Jackdaw 100+ overhead.
Redwing 4
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Pool 90% frozen, so no Tufted Ducks.

Shoveler 4m 4f.
Teal 30+
Mallard 17
Canada Geese 3
Moorhen 3
Coot 2
Black-headed Gull 70+
Snipe 2
Willow Tit 1
Reed Bunting 3
Coal Tit 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m
Jay 1
Chaffinch 8+
Greenfinch 8+
Buzzard 2
Goldfinch 3
Redwing 8+
etc.



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Sunday morning from 9 to 12 with Dave Cropper
Wigeon 1 m
Teal 6m 5f
Mallard 9m 4f
Shoveler 3m 3f
Tufted Duck 28m 27f
Canada Goose 22
Pink-footed Goose 320+ in five skeins details on Pink-footed Goose theme
Cormorant 1
Coot 3
Moorhen 3
Snipe 1
Grey Heron 2
Grey wagtail 1
Skylark 7 over F4
Black-Headed Gull 28 on pool
Lesser Black-Backed Gull 1 on pool and 45+ over
Great Black-Backed Gull 2 over
Herring Gull 17 over, unusual to see this sort of gull movement over the reserve with the majority being seen between 10-20 and 10-40 all flying west.
Stock Dove 2
Wood Pigeon 1000+ substantial movement over moss.
Starling 500+ on pylons and wires
Jackdaw 300+ over Basel site
Mixed flock of Carrion Crow and Rook 100+ over Basel site
Jay 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f
Blackbird 4m 2f
Redwing 15+
Fieldfare 10+
Treecreeper 1
Brambling 1m
Bullfinch 4m 1f
Reed Bunting 2m 1f
Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 20+
Kestrel 1
etc, altogether 46 species recorded


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Over the Moss seen from Reserve:

Fieldfare 20+
Starling 200+ on pylons.
Redwing 30+
Woodpigeon 500+

Jackdaw/Rook 200+ on adjacent Site.

On Reserve:

Brambling 1f.
Lesser Redpoll 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 2
Sparrowhawk 1f.
Buzzard 2
Water Rail 1
Coot 1
Lapwing 25
Shoveler 2m 1f.
Teal 8m 2f.
Mallard 17
Moorhen 5
Tufted Duck 60+
Canada Geese 35+
Black-headed Gull 22
Reed Bunting 3m 1f.
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Shoveler 5m 4f.
Teal 4m 2f.
Tufted Duck 65+
Mallard 16
Coot 1
Moorhen 6
Black-headed Gull 24
Canada Goose 22
Kestrel 1m.
Willow Tit 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 2
Coal Tit 3
Goldcrest 1
Grey Heron 1
Reed Bunting 2f.
Redwing 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Skylark 3 seen over the moss.
Jackdaw 50+ on adjoining site.
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Some highlights only:

Goosander 1f.
Cormorant 2
Fieldfare 1 flying south.
Redwing 10+
Willow Tit 1
Buzzard 2
Tufted Duck 60+
Shoveler 1m.
Gadwall 1m.
Skylark 30+ over the moss.

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