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15:20-16:30

8 Linnet, 3 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Ring Necked Parakeet, Little Grebe, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Rook, Coot pair with 5 young, Goldcrest were the highlights 



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22/03/25 - Morning walk from Cheetham park up to Hough hill

1 Wheatear - towards the top of Hough hill

Chiffchaff - multiple singing

1 Kestrel

2 Meadow Pipit

Goldcrest

2 Treecreeper

2 Red-legged Partridge

Ring-necked Parakeet

Greenfinch, Nuthatch, Black-headed gull, Blackbird, Blue tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Coat tit, Dunnock, Feral Pigeon, Great tit, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, 2 Long-tailed Tit (nest building), Magpie, Mistle Thrush, Pheasant, Robin, Rook, Woodpigeon, Wren



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Sighting from a couple of circuits this week include 3 Lesser Redpoll, 17 Redwing, Kestrel, 3 Ring Necked Parakeet, 3 Coot, Moorhen, 3 Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Grey Heron.



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15:15-16:00

5 Red Legged Partridge, 15 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Bullfinch, Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Moorhen, Coot



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2:15-3:15

8 Lesser Redpoll, Treecreeper, 4 Red Legged Partridge, 15 Redwing, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, Common Buzzard, 15 Common Gull, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 7 Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch 



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Water Rail called by marshy area around Dukinfield Golf Course this morning. Adjacent to large pond.



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15 Fieldfare over, 2 Meadow Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, 4 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, Red Legged Partridge, 5 Greenfinch, Goldcrest, 7 Common Gull, 4 Moorhen, Nuthatch.



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08:25-09:25

Common Snipe, Lesser Redpoll, Meadow Pipit, 70 Pink Footed Geese over East at 08:40, Nuthatch, 15 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest.



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09:30-10:50

Woodcock, 3+ Lesser Redpoll, Little Grebe, Goldcrest, 3 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Grey Heron, Cormorant, 8 Common Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Nuthatch, Moorhen were the highlights.



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15:15-16:00

3 Chiffchaff, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel.



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18:10-19:10

Little Grebe, 23+Swallow, 5 Coot, 5 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 5 Ring Necked Parakeet, 4 Greenfinch.



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17:15-18:30

1+Linnet, Little Grebe, 17 Swallow, Swift, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Ring Necked Parakeet, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, Coot with 5 young.



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8 Red Legged Partridge,2 Tufted Duck and a Starling doing an excellent Curlew display song. 



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8:15-9:40

6 Linnet, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Little Grebe, Common Buzzard, 4 Chiffchaff, 40+Swallow, 8 Pied Wagtail.



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14:00-15:30

A Garden Warbler was in scrub behind the Rising Moon pub. 3 Little Grebe on main golf course pond (2 juvenile), 7 Chiffchaff, 9 Meadow Pipit, Nuthatch, 40+Swallow, 2 Sand Martin.



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18:00-19:00

15 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Sand Martin, Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, 4 Linnet

No sign of any Little Grebe on golf pond 



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10-11.30

2 Lesser Redpoll, 23 Redwing, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Gull, 2 Bullfinch. 



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17:45-18:50

3 Little Grebe, 20 Swallow, Sparrowhawk, 6+ Pied Wagtail, Willow Warbler, 3 Bullfinch, 20+ Goldfinch



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08:20-09:20

2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 1+ Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe, 6 Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush. 



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08:30-09.45

60 Redwing, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Stock Dove, 2 Nuthatch, Jay, Greenfinch displaying, Coot, 5 Bullfinch 



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09.30-10.30

2 Red Legged Partridge, 50+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare (1st of Winter!), 1+ Sparrowhawk, 2 Mistle Thrush, Bullfinch.



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18:30-19:45

2 Meadow Pipit, Linnet, 17 Swallow, House Martin, Little Grebe and young, 2 Coot and young, 4 Moorhen and young, Sparrowhawk, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 150 Jackdaw over.



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Evening wander

3 Red Legged Partridge, Little Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Moorhen, Goldcrest. 



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Some new birds compared to last few walks

Chiffchaff around golf course ponds, with Male Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch and Greenfinch. 

Little Grebe, Coot(unusual here), 5 Moorhen on pond

8 Linnet on the muddy horse field



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17:45-18:30

Little Grebe back on the golf course pond. Male Tawny Owl calling. Also 7 Moorhen, 50 Canada Geese, 6 Mallard, 120 Jackdaw over, 5 Song Thrush. 



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First thing this morning 

12 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, Goldcrest, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Moorhen. 



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3 Lapwing in field just up from Rising Moon pub. Also 2 Red Legged Partridge, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk. 



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2 Red Legged Partridge in 'horse' field. Also Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Bullfinch, Greenfinch, 3 Moorhen skating.



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14:35-15:50

Snipe species around golf course ponds. Flushed by a dog, rose about 1.5M up, then straight back into the rushy area it came from. Didn't get the binoculars onto it, but by behaviour a possible Jack Snipe. 

Also 3 Moorhen, 2 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch and a Cormorant over.



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15:00-16:00

Little Grebe, Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Common Gull, 60 Starling. 



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As well as the Pink Footed Geese other sightings from 09:05-10:40

20 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Moorhen, Meadow Pipit, 8 Common Gull.



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10-11.45 am

60 Fieldfare over, 40 Redwing, 6 Siskin, 20 Linnet, 13 Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk, Mistle Thrush 



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18.30-19.30

25 Swallow, 11 Meadow Pipit, 6 Linnet, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap gorging on Elderberry, 4 Rook, 7 Moorhen, Cormorant,.



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Little Grebe pair with 2 young, Kestrel, 40 Swallow, 10 Swift, 3 House Martin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, 7 Pied Wagtail, 2 distant Common Buzzard, 500+ Jackdaw over, 100+ Black Headed Gull in recently harvested field opposite Rising Moon pub with 30 Lesser Black Backed Gull, Chiffchaff, Pheasant. 



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18.00-19.00

2+Reed Bunting, 2 Little Grebe with 2 young being actively fed, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Swallow, 8 Swift, 2 Moorhen and 1 young, 50 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush. 



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Little Grebe pair have had a second brood, with 3 very young chicks swimming near the reeds. Older chick being hassled by parent.

Also 7 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Swift, 3 Moorhen with chick.



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Single Little Grebe chick now with a stripey head. Adult too. On the pknd. Also 12 Swallow, House Martin, 2 Swift, Chiffchaff, 5 Mistle Thrush.



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Common Whitethroat, Treecreeper(first for the area for me), Little Grebe plus chick diving out in the open now, Nuthatch, Moorhen, 7 Swallow, 4 Swift, House Martin, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Pied Wagtail. 



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24 Swallow mainly around Broadbent Fold Farm, Little Grebe very well hidden, House Martin, 4 Swift, Common Buzzard, 3 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 20 Canada Geese. 



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Little Grebe pair have at least 1 chick on Dukinfield Golf Couse pond. Newer part of the couse near Early Bank Road.

Also 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 6 Swallow, Swift, 40 Starling 



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Just 2 Swallow today, Little Grebe, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Coot, Moorhen.



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12 Swallow, 2 Swift, 7 Blackcap, 8 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail, 2 Coot, Moorhen, Common Buzzard, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker 



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3 Swift, Little Grebe, 3 Herring Gull, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, 2 Lapwing with 8 Crows for attention, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Swallow 



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18.30-19.45

Little Grebe, Common Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, Pied Wagtail, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Herring Gul (one carrying nesting material), 4 Rook (golf course), 130 Starling, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Moorhen, Coot, 4 Mallard, 3 Swallow. 



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Just walked to Broadbent Fold Farm today but had a new bird for the area during this lockdown period in the form of a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Female with no tail. 

Mobbed by one of at least 4 Swallow that have returned to this particular farm in the last few days.



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Around Hough Hill, golf course and clough from 18.30-20.00

Common Whitethroat was a new lockdown walking list tick near the now dried up pond. 89th species.

Male Reed Bunting was also by the pond.

Also 5 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 12 Swallow, 2 Lapwing, Herring Gull, Nuthatch, Goldcrest 



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Another nice surprise by the golf pools this evening was a female Reed Bunting. Little Grebe still. Also Kestrel, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Pied Wagtail. 



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Best find was a single Little Grebe on the more 'ornamental' of Dukinfield golf course ponds behind the Rising Moon pub. Also 2 Greylag Goose over was a new lockdown walking list tick. 79 species now. 

In addition 9 Linnet near Hough Hill summit, Kestrel caught prey near ponds, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Swallow, Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and a distant Lapwing towards Harrop Edge. 



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2 Swallow around golf ponds. 15 Linnet in field next to Bardsley Fold Farm. 2 Pied Wagtail. 



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12 Linnet around the farm at 18.30 in a very chilly Easterly wind. 3 Pied Wagtail also.

Swallow was around the pond on the golf course.

No sign of any distant White Tailed Eagle.



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