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RE: BICKERSHAW COUNTRY PARK (formerly Bickershaw Rucks)


Female Stonechat by playing field and Nevison's Flash at midday

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Male & Female Stonechat this pm near path that continues on from the road to nowhere

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Great White Egret on New Water at 06.45 before flying North after being flushed by mushroom pickers. A few Redwing over early on South. 10 Pied Wagtail SW. 5 Siskin heard calling. Small groups of 5's & 10's of Woodpigeon constantly flying over but not counted. 3 Teal on SBI flood.

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Great White Egret on New Water at 06.45 before flying North after being flushed by mushroom pickers. A few Redwing

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03/10/24 Mid afternoon, Great White Egret seen flying over playing field East, then presumably the same bird later on, seen flying up from New Water, circle and then head for flooded former SBI area, 4 Swallow SE

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This evening, Great White Egret on New Water at 6pm and 2 Little Egret, a single Pochard and 24 Tufted Ducks on Diggles Flash

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27/09/24 13.44 Single Great White Egret 2 Little Egret on flooded former SBI area

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08.00 - 10.00 94 Pink footed Geese East @ 08.08 2 Swallow flew South over playing field @ 08.10 Great White Egret flew from New Water South towards Pennington Flash @ 09.15 Other noteables included 2 Siskin South, 8 Chiffchaff, constant calls from Meadow Pipit but not counted, 3 Skylark, 1 Common Snipe over.

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A slow walk from 08.15 to New Water and back, might have produced a few more birds, both species as well as total numbers, had I not been stopped 3 times by people wanting to talk ... Birds noted included 3 Common Snipe, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap , 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, a number of Meadow Pipit as well as the usual mix of Tits & Finch species.

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Some recent highlights beginning with the most recent. 06/09/24 06.45 - 09.15 1 Tree Pipit over South ,1 Reed Warbler , 4 Cettis Warbler, 5 Little Egret , 5 Shoveler. 04/09/24 07.00 - 09.45 2 Tree Pipit, down on Ruck then left SW together, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Cettis Warbler, 2 Kingfisher. 01/09/24 15.30 - 16.15 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch. 31/08/24 07.30 - 09.00 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Nuthatch. ALL OBSERVATIONS RELATE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARK!

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Grasshopper warbler

 

Sedge warbler

 

Reed bunting

 

Wren

 

Bullfinch

 

Common whitethroat

 

Jay

 

Goldfinch

 

Buzzard

 



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Friday 14th June A Little Egret flew off the site by Diggle Flash and north over Bickershaw Lane

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Yesterday evening up to 9pm, 5 Grasshopper Warblers and a male Cuckoo.

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2pm to 5pm

Most of the site apart from the Diggle Flash end.

Of Note,

15+ Willow Warbler
10+ Common Whitethroat
8 Chiffchaff
6 Blackcap
5 Reed Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler
2 Skylark
2 Bullfinch
5 Reed Bunting
4 Cettis Warbler, all heard only
1 Grasshopper Warbler, heard only
1 Garden Warbler, singing gloriously for 10 minutes but couldn't find the bugger, Nevisons Flash end.
1 Kestrel
2 Little Egret
1 Water Rail
Great Crested Grebe, Coot and Moorhen with youngsters.
2 Shoveler
C30 Swift



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Cuckoo late afternoon today on the west side of New Water, also two Little Egrets.

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Jay

Reed bunting

Whitethroat

Sparrowhawk

Kestrel

Willow warbler

Swift (overhead)

Cuckoo (heard only)

Tree sparrow

Grasshopper warbler

Reed warbler

Magpie



 



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Male Marsh Harrier

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Sunday 21st April 8.30-13.00

Hadn't been here for ages but fancied looking for spring arrivals somewhere interesting and had an excellent morning

Grasshopper Warbler
Whinchat
Marsh Harrier
Little Egret
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Cetti's, Sedge and 4 other warbler species, Reed Buntings, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Bullfinch, 41 species altogether without really grilling the place



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Grasshopper Warbler reeling by Fir Tree Flash this morning. 



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Back home from Mull for a couple of days,

11 till 13.30

Riddled with Crossers and Quads!!

29 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebes
2 Teal
4 Gadwall
6 Goldeneye
1 Water Rail
1 Little Egret
C60 Mixed Flock of Fieldfare, Redwing and Mistle Thrush (New Water)
1 Cettis Warbler, heard only (New Water)
1 Kestrel
6 Redpoll
2 Reed Bunting
3 Skylark
2 Song Thrush
6 Buzzard

8 Chiffchaff on site

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Immature male or female Marsh Harrier hunting around 1:15pm, also Willow Tit, 3 Stonechat, 80 Redwing and 5 Fieldfare. At Diggle Flash 2 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye and 34 Tufted Ducks.

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Bittern sun bathing in the NE reeds of Diggle Flash at 2:55 then moved into cover. Also a drake Pochard, female Goldeneye, 30+Tufted Duck and a Willow Tit.

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At least 1200 Starlings in the evening roost, seen flying around above the country park from the south shore of Pennington Flash at dusk.



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A Red Kite flew low over being mobbed, then flew off high above Hindley Green at 10:35

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Few hours this morning, nice to be back on the old patch! The sites looking good.

Of Note,

1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Cettis Warbler
9 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
7 Reed Warbler
3 Sedge Warbler
11 Whitethroat
5 Reed Bunting
1 Kestrel
1 Male Bullfinch
1 Female Whinchat


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Female Cuckoo and Cettis Warbler present this morning near to Higher Hall flash. 



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Early afternoon produced a single Woodcock, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe and 2 Buzzards.



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14:15 to 16:45 - Nevison Flash entrance to Fir Tree Flash & back.

Jay x 5

Buzzard x 2

Kestrel x 2

Pheasant x 2

Great Crested Grebe x 2 plus 1 juvenile

Cormorant

Gadwall

Shoveler

Goldfinch

Long-Tailed Tit

& a Green Sandpiper flushed from the path between the reeds at Nevison Flash.

 

 



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Kevin Forde wrote:

Long-tailed tit

Great tit

Blue tit

Magpie

Wren

Reed bunting

Jay

Hobby

Kestrel

Buzzard

Heron
Goldfinch

 

 

 


 



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Heron

Blue tit

Great tit

Willow warbler

Reed bunting

Kestrel

Raven

Goldfinch

Buzzards (seven in the sky at once) my highlight.

 

 

 



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Single Little Egret and Oystercatcher on New Water @ midday
Garden Warbler singing away

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Looks like the plover has flown over to Woolston Eyes



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Ahh explains why incouldnt find ot approx 1900 ish last night! Thought it be hiding away due to the large amount of dirt bikes tearing around! 

ah well one for another time

Did come across a Reed Warbler ive never seen before which is a bonus :) 



-- Edited by JonathanGallagher on Tuesday 31st of May 2022 05:20:18 PM



-- Edited by JonathanGallagher on Tuesday 31st of May 2022 07:24:04 PM

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Apparently the Plover flew off high at 6pm last night,and wasn't seen to return.

-- Edited by pete berry on Tuesday 31st of May 2022 03:19:34 PM

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No sign of the White-failed Plover so far today.



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White-Tailed Plover still showing well from 3pm to 4-30pm but fairly mobile & quite distant at times.

Couple of pics in poor light attached



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As aforementioned the White Tailed Lapwing was giving excellent views this morning in the, at times, very heavy showers. 

Couldn't hang around as had a meeting in Liverpool, but other birds seen included Reed Warbler, Kestrel, 3 Swift, Common Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler and Blackcap. 

Cracking find. Thanks. Couple of pictures attached. 



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Showed very well, better than my visit to blacktoft



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Just an update from birders on site, the White-tailed Lapwing was showing well at 12,30 so still threre but tad wet bird and birders .

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White-tailed Plover still present at 07:10

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No sign of White - tailed Lapwing from 04.30 - 06.00 at which point heavy rain began and I made a hasty retreat back home.

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Cheers Simon and John.
I still have not recorded Cuckoo this year on rucks so I will look out for it tomorrow.

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White-tailed Lapwing still 9.20pm, also Cuckoo, 2 Cettis Warbler, 1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler. Amazing bird for GM and incredible find Gordon, congratulations!

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White-tailed Lapwing still present @ 2045


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Not that it was ever in doubt I suppose but feather wear and abrasion on the wing coverts (particularly on the right wing) of the recent Rimac, Lincolnshire (and elsewhere on the East coast) White-tailed Lapwing and today's fabulous new county addition are one and the same. Interesting movement!



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White-tailed Lapwing showing well at 19.15

Well done to Gordon for a great find on his patch 



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White-tailed Lapwing showing well at 17.15

Grasshopper Warbler reeling and showing well along the path
3 Cettis Warbler heard

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Just in case it helps for folk not familiar with the site. Parking is usually best on Common Lane, cross back over Plank Lane and enter the site via the black metal horse gate. Follow the stone footpath past Nevison Flash reedbed on your left, then through a wooded section, before the path swings right and uphill to overlook the scrapes. Congratulations to Gordon for an amazing find.

1 Cettis Warbler singing

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White-tailed Lapwing still present at 16:10.

Directions as below, please view only from the footpath.



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White-tailed Lapwing still present at 14:50, showing intermittently through the trees, please view ONLY from the footpath.



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