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Tuesday 13 October 2020

Vismig from the garden:
37 Fieldfare north-west in one flock.
107 Redwing, mostly north-west (biggest flock 24).
11 Chaffinch west.
6 Skylark south-east.
117 Pink-footed Goose north-west.
12 Woodpigeon south.
2 Stock Dove south.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
1 Redpoll.
1 Siskin.
1 Linnet.
1 Bullfinch.
1 Grey Wagtail.
1 Mistle Thrush.
2 Canada Goose south.
5 Magpie high south together.

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Monday 12 October 2020

Birds on the move over my garden before the rain this morning:
1 Goosander (f).
2 Fieldfare.
210 Redwing (largest flock 42).
1 Redpoll.
1 Siskin.
1 Grey Wagtail.
7 Pied Wagtail.
4 Skylark.
22 Pink-footed Goose.
31 Jackdaw (single flock).
3 Chaffinch.
1 Meadow Pipit.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 12th of October 2020 11:12:04 PM

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Sunday 11 October 2020

Early afternoon around Jamesons Farm / Harrow Inn:
1 Stonechat (m).
13 Pied Wagtail.
2 Yellowhammer.
1 Meadow Pipit.

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Friday 02 October 2020

Usual morning watch from the garden, on an overcast morning:
1 Chiffchaff, possibly same as yesterday.
2 Redwing, 1 south, 1 north.
8-15 Pied Wagtail, with 8 north, followed by 7 south.
1 Grey Wagtail south.
12 Meadow Pipit, 11 south, 1 north.
3 Siskin south.
6 Chaffinch south.
1 Skylark south.
1 Snipe south.
1 Raven east.
1 Grey Heron west.
1 Kestrel hunting over the green.
1 Goldcrest.

Forgot to mention that yesterday's sightings were also from the garden.

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Thursday 01 October 2020

After yesterday being a total washout, today could only be an improvement, and it turned out to be a pretty productive morning! Still can't believe it's actually October already!
1 Marsh Harrier east at 10:42. Looked like an immature - very dark!
1 Crossbill west at 10:55.
1 Chiffchaff hanging around neighbouring gardens and the green, and singing briefly.
201 Pink-footed Goose: 72 east at 07:36, 7 south at 08:09, 4 west at 08:27, 118 east at 08:28.
25 Meadow Pipit south.
12 Skylark south, including a flock of 7.
6 Swallow south together.
7 Pied Wagtail, 5 south, 2 hanging around.
1 Grey Wagtail south.
1 Reed Bunting south.
1 Dunnock south, flying high and calling continuously.
5 Mistle Thrush west.
1 Jay east.

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Tuesday 29 September 2020

A quiet morning in the garden, misty at times and not much on the move:
c250 Pink-footed Goose east at 10:35. Another skein heard-only at 11:00.
9 Skylark south in one flock.
14 Meadow Pipit south.
2 Chaffinch south.
3 Linnet south.
1 Grey Wagtail west.
2 Pied Wagtail - 1 north, 1 east.
2 Goldcrest.


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Monday 28 September 2020

Sightings from the garden before work:
2 Tree Sparrow south - unexpected garden tick!
20 Redwing south.
33 Meadow Pipit south.
17 Chaffinch south.
3 Siskin south.
1 Redpoll south.
2 Linnet south.
2 Skylark south.
7 Pied Wagtail south.
1 Grey Wagtail south.
Pink-footed Geese heard.
1 Common Gull south.
1 Cormorant south.
3 or 4 House Martin still around.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
2 Mistle Thrush.
1 Goldcrest.
A flock of 7 Wasps east.blankstare

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Friday 25 September 2020

Cold and windy in the garden!! Summer has definitely gone cry. The NNW direction of the gusty wind today meant I couldn't leave the patio door open whilst working, so couldn't listen-out for stuff. But, from my usual pre-work vigil, it was obvious that not much was on the move today. The few things I did note:
80 Pink-footed Goose - 34 north at 07:49, 46 south at 09:34.
1 Meadow Pipit south.
3 Skylark - 2 south, 1 north.
2 Chaffinch south.
2 Canada Goose south.
1 Kestrel hunting gardens again!
1 or 2 Sparrowhawk.
1 Buzzard.

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Thursday 24 September 2020

A cool day with heavy showers, some birds pushing on south over the garden during the clearer spells, including another new species for my garden list:
2 Greenshank south at 11:00.
83 Meadow Pipit south.
2 Grey Wagtail south.
5 Pied Wagtail south.
5 Skylark south.
6 Chaffinch south.
Raven heard.
House Martin heard.
1 Kestrel hovering over gardens again.
1 Buzzard.
2 Sparrowhawk.
1 Goldcrest.
2 Song Thrush.

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Wednesday 23 September 2020

A rainy start to the day so not much on the move over the garden. A few things I did note through the day were:
9 Meadow Pipit south.
2 Raven east.
A flock of 31 Black-headed Gull west.
1 Kestrel circling with 2 Sparrowhawk.
1 Goldcrest.

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Tuesday 22 September 2020

Sightings and hearings from a quiet and foggy morning in the garden:
57 Meadow Pipit south.
1 Siskin south.
2 Linnet south.
3 Swallow south.
2 House Martin still around.
2 Grey Wagtail - 1 north, 1 heard-only.
3 Pied wag - 2 south, 1 west.
1 Skylark south
Pink-footed Goose heard-only.
21 Jackdaw south in one flock.



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Monday 21 September 2020

Today's sightings from the garden:
1 Chiffchaff.
223 Meadow Pipit south.
3 Siskin south.
2 Redpoll south.
2 Linnet north.
3 Skylark south.
1 Grey Wagtail east.
5-10 Pied Wagtail - 5 north, 5 south.
8 House Martin - 6 south, 2 hanging around.
4 Lapwing north.
1 Cormorant west.
1 Buzzard.

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Sunday 20 September 2020

Afternoon in the garden:
28 Meadow Pipit south.
5 Siskin south.
1 Chaffinch south.
1 Linnet west.
7 Swallow south.
3 House Martin hanging around.
2 Pied Wagtail - 1 south, 1 north.
2 Grey Wagtain west.
2 Common Gull north.
167 Black-headed Gull - 83 east, 26 north, 58 south.
1 or 2 Kestrel (hunting in local gardens for 4th consecutive day).
1 or 2 Sparrowhawk.
3 or 4 Buzzard.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 21st of September 2020 10:14:42 PM

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Saturday 19 September 2020

Watching from the garden for around 3 hours from 7am:
147 Meadow Pipit south.
13 Siskin south
3 Redpoll south.
1 Linnet north.
1 Chaffinch south.
1 Grey Wagtail south.
4 Swallow south
6 House Martin south.
1 Jay south.
3 Mistle Thrush north.
24 Black-headed Gull north.
1 Buzzard south.
1 Kestrel.

Also, a Chiffchaff was along the path between Sawyer Drive and Dunsdale Drive, late afternoon.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 20th of September 2020 02:37:19 PM

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Friday 18 September 2020

More covid-isolation garden vismig. Most stuff heading south before 9ish when the wind picked up and ruined it:
336 Meadow Pipit south.
31 Siskin south.
4 Lesser Redpoll south.
5 Chaffinch south.
3 Linnet west.
36 House Martin south.
26 Swallow south.
1 Grey Wagtail south.
2 Pied Wagtail - 1 south, 1 north.
5 Reed Bunting - 2 south, 1 west, 1 north.
3 Skylark - 2 south, 1 north.
1 Goosander south-west (garden tick!)
1 Jay south-west.
1 Song Thrush north.
2 Stock Dove north-east.
6 Canada Goose south.
64 Black-headed Gull north.
2 Kestrel hanging around again.
3 Buzzard.

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Thursday 17 September 2020

Some vismigging from my garden:
455 Meadow Pipit south.
12 Siskin south.
2 Lesser Redpoll south.
5 Chaffinch - 4 south, 1 west.
3 Linnet north.
8 Grey Wagtail south.
15 Pied Wagtail - 13 south, 2 north.
14 Swallow south.
16 House Martin south (plus 4 hanging around).
3 Skylark west.
1 Mistle Thrush south.
1 Reed Bunting south.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker south.
2 Snipe south.
1 Raven south.
4 Kestrel south (or maybe same 2 twice, 6hrs apart?).
2 Cormorant south.
2 Canada Goose south.
1 Common Gull west.
135 Black-headed Gull - 80 south, 55 north.
1 Green Sandpiper heard at dusk, garden tick and 80th species for garden yearlist.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Thursday 17th of September 2020 09:26:53 PM

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Tuesday 15 September 2020

Vismig from my garden from 7am-ish, most stuff had stopped moving by around midday:
138 Meadow Pipit south.
31 Swallow south.
2 Sand Martin south.
House Martins appeared to be moving south, but with local birds still around I couldn't distinguish the migrants.
11 Pied Wagtail (8 south, 3 north).
3 Grey Wagtail south.
3 Slylark south.
19 Siskin south (including a flock of 14).
2 Lesser Redpoll south (garden tick!).
3 Chaffinch south.
2 Linnet west.
1 Chiffchaff singing.
2 Goldcrest.


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Friday 11 September 2020

Jamesons Farm / Harrow Inn, late morning:
1 Chiffchaff
1 Grey Wagtail
19 Pied Wagtail
c25 Swallow
c60 Meadow Pipit
c10 Linnet
1 Yellowhammer
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel

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Thursday 03 September 2020

The juv Little Ringed Plover was still at the puddle this evening, along with 2 Pied Wagtail and a pair of Mallard.

This morning a Swift flew south with 3 Swallow.

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Wednesday 02 September 2020

Morning from my garden:
6 Wigeon west
2 Yellow Wagtail south

Evening at the puddle near the Harrow Inn:
1 Little Ringed Plover (juv)
3 Snipe
6 Grey Partridge
0 Black-headed Gull

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 2nd of September 2020 08:58:59 PM

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Tuesday 01 September 2020

1 Yellow Wagtail still near the Harrow Inn, early evening.
Also in the area:
1 Swift south
3 Pied Wagtail
2 Chiffchaff
1 Buzzard
And 256 Black-headed Gull around a large puddle. On Saturday, when the puddle was even larger, it held over 500 Black-headed Gull.

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Saturday 15 August 2020

Over my garden between 05:45 and around 11:00:
1 Ringed Plover, sounded like it was flying south.
1 Tree Pipit south.
3 Siskin south.
20 Swallow south / south-east.
40 House Martin south.
18 Pied Wagtail north.

Also a Moorhen over at 02:30.


-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Saturday 15th of August 2020 10:10:58 PM

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Rob Thorpe wrote:

Saturday 08 August 2020

My dad had a Curlew fly west over his house at 16:20.




One went west over ours at 05:15 on Sat morning

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Saturday 08 August 2020

My dad had a Curlew fly west over his house at 16:20.

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Thursday 06 August 2020

My dad heard a Sandwich Tern over his garden at around 19:40.

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Monday 27 July 2020

The wagtail-fest continues, with at least 57 Pied Wagtail feeding in the stubble field between the Harrow Inn and the Hanson plant this evening. Also 13 Lapwing and 4 Stock Dove here. Plus the big corvid flock from last week still around.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 27th of July 2020 08:47:20 PM

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Sunday 19 July 2020

Late morning at Jamesons / Harrow:

The farmer has completed the local tradition of fertilizing the fields with what looks to be 90% plastic waste, 10% smelly stuff.

3 Yellow Wagtail - 2 juv + 1 fly-over.

10+ Pied Wagtail.

A mixed flock of Rook and Jackdaw totalling around 250.

2 Kestrel.

1 Buzzard.



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Friday 17 July 2020

Sightings from my garden:

1 Hobby west at 05:37.

1 Yellow Wagtail north at 05:46.

1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) east at 06:45.



-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Saturday 18th of July 2020 09:02:21 AM

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Sunday 12 July 2020

Jamesons / Harrow - late morning:

4+ Yellow Wagtail.

26+ Pied Wagtail.

2 Grey Wagtail.

3 Buzzard.

2 Kestrel.

1 Willow Warbler.



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Saturday 11 July 2020

Yellow Wagtail north over my garden at 05:27.



Late morning between Jamesons Farm and the Harrow Inn:

1 Hobby trying unsuccessfully to catch one of the hundreds of House Martin, Swift, many Swallow, and the odd Sand Martin feeding over the fields.

7 Yellow Wagtail - a pair with 3 young, another female, and a flyover which landed out of view.

10+ Pied Wagtail.

1 Sparrowhawk.

1 Kestrel.

1 Buzzard.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Saturday 11th of July 2020 05:12:27 PM



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Friday 10 July 2020

c45 Black-tailed Godwit high, east, over the garden at 06:20.

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Wednesday 08 July 2020

3 more Crossbill, south over my garden at 09:44.

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Tuesday 07 July 2020

Whimbrel, heard only, over my garden at 06:04. Heard 3 times, sounded like it was heading west.

3 Crossbill south over the garden at 07:01.

Another Whimbrel, this time south, at 07:45.

Little Egret west over garden at 11:11.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Tuesday 7th of July 2020 11:16:11 AM



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Wednesday 01 July 2020

Another Crossbill, south, over my garden at 08:16.

Yellow Wagtail north-west over the garden at 09:38.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 1st of July 2020 09:41:03 AM



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Tuesday 30 June 2020

A single Crossbill flew west over my garden at 06:56.

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Friday 26 June 2020

Red Kite drifted south, to the west of my garden, at 14:45.



Thursday 25 June 2020

Curlew flew west, to the north of my garden, at 05:35.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 26th of June 2020 04:56:51 PM

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Wednesday 24 June 2020

A Yellow Wagtail flew south over my garden at 21:26.

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Wednesday 10 June 2020

No starlings at Jamesons Farm this evening. But I did see a Little Owl, a Yellow Wagtail and a flock of c30 Linnet in the general area.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 10th of June 2020 09:29:25 PM

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Tuesday 09 June 2020

During around half an hour of Starling watching at Jamesons Farm this evening I had between c50 and c130 feeding amongst the sheep, with small parties coming and going all the time.
Also present were 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Stock Dove and a singing Yellowhammer.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Tuesday 9th of June 2020 08:42:57 PM

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Sunday 07 June 2020

170+ Starling feeding amongst sheep at Jamesons Farm this afternoon. 3 Stock Dove here also.

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Wednesday 13 May 2020

Osprey circling overhead at 10:57, before heading north.

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Between Ashton football ground and winstanley road. Grasshopper warbler. Whitethroat x 4 Red Kite low overhead. Short video on my phone if required.

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Monday 04 May 2020

Whimbrel heard but not seen, just after 10am. Sounded like it was flying east.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 4th of May 2020 03:25:40 PM

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Thursday 23 April 2020

A Whimbrel flew north at 06:46.

An Osprey north at 08:18. Fairly low, mobbed by 3 Jackdaw.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Thursday 23rd of April 2020 08:21:47 AM



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Wednesday 22 April 2020

A Hobby flew quickly west at 08:05.

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Based on my efforts so far - a big fat zero!!!!!

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Craig Higson wrote:

Rob Thorpe wrote:

Friday 10 April 2020 (Good Friday)

2 Little Egret over at 11:27, circling over Town Green / Tesco Express briefly, before continuing north.




I gave up on my 'Garden Watch' at about 11:20 furious


Get a 'lockdown' blog going, then I can see what I'm missing

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 10th of April 2020 11:38:19 PM

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Rob Thorpe wrote:

Friday 10 April 2020 (Good Friday)

2 Little Egret over at 11:27, circling over Town Green / Tesco Express briefly, before continuing north.




I gave up on my 'Garden Watch' at about 11:20 furious

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Friday 10 April 2020 (Good Friday)

2 Little Egret over at 11:27, circling over Town Green / Tesco Express briefly, before continuing north.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 10th of April 2020 11:37:42 PM

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Thursday 02 April 2020

Curlew over, heading west, at 14:10.

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