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Ian McKerchar


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Two flocks of Whooper Swans this morning, with 17 SE at 09:34 and 24 SE at 10:30, although two dropped off for 5 minutes before continuing SE. Also present, 4 Snipe, 157 Redwings, 34 Fieldfares and a pair of Goldeneye.

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Early afternoon 22nd October. 100+ black-headed gulls on the reservoir with more overhead and with a crowd of 50+ lesser black-backs on the field to the NW. About fifty Canada geese and a greylag on the field immediately above the reservoir. Only half a dozen dabchicks and a couple of pied wagtails and just the one meadow pipit.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull still present today but flew off west in the early afternoon.

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The returning adult Yellow-legged Gull was present today.

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Late news for yesterday evening when a Little Egret was feeding along the western dam and then flew off NE towards Fleet Moor at 6:12pm. Also 47 Swallow, 8 House Martins, 5 Sand Martins and 85 Lapwings in field to the north. 

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Late news for yesterday morning when a Spotted Flycatcher was present, along with 97 Swallows.

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Drake Common Scoter this afternoon.

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Four Common Sandpipers present yesterday evening.

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This evening, three Common Sandpipers, a pair of Mediterranean Gulls, 32 Sand Martins, 8 Swallows, 3 House Martins and a single Goldeneye.

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Late news for yesterday:

Swallow with 2 Sand Martins from 5:30pm and also a pair of Mediterranean Gulls and 6 Goldeneye.

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A Knot flew low NW at 9:38am, also a pair of Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Goldeneye and 21 Tufted Ducks.

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Drake Common Scoter this evening, male Green Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martins and 5 Goldeneye.

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The regular adult Yellow-legged Gull was present mid-afternoon yesterday, along with an adult Mediterranean Gull, 173 LBBGulls, 44 Herring Gulls, 16 Common Gulls, 206 BhGulls, 2 Goldeneye and a single Greylag Goose.

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One of the returning adult Yellow-legged Gulls was present again this afternoon.

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Late news for yesterday mid-afternoon:

Adult Mediterranean Gull

15 Teal

2 Wigeon

Pink-footed Goose

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Yesterday, one of the returning adult Yellow-legged Gulls was present from 3pm.

 

Present again today from mid-morning.

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Yesterday, one of the returning adult Yellow-legged Gulls was present from 3pm.

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An adult Yellow-legged Gull was present yesterday afternoon.

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Juvenile drake Garganey present up to 8:40pm this evening.

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Juvenile Black-necked Grebe present this evening.

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This afternoon, two first summer, two juvenile and singles of adult and second summer Mediterranean Gulls.

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3 Common Sandpipers yesterday evening.

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2 adult Little Gulls this evening until 7:25pm then circling high to the East.

Also present were 3 Common Sandpiper and 2 Common Tern.

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Little Gull numbers built up to 38 by 2pm today, steadily increasing since 10am.

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This morning 1 female Wheatear, 41 Sand Martin moving north in small flocks, 36 Fieldfare south and a Kingfisher flew south over the reservoir.

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Small groups of Sand Martin moving SW over the reservoir this morning, 22 in all. Also 30 Redwing N, 30 Fieldfare E, 2 single Curlews N, 35 Tufted Duck and 8 Goldeneye.

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Late news for yesterday afternoon when an adult Yellow-legged Gull was present at 3pm

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Yesterday at 10:33am, 105 Pink-footed Geese landed and fed briefly in the field on the north side then flew west when flushed by walkers at 10:43.

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Black-necked Grebe, 3 Wigeon, 2 Teal and 4 Grey Wagtail present this morning.

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Juvenile black-necked grebe still on. Also a female white wagtail among the crowds of pied wagtails.

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Juvenile Whinchat also present today.

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Black-necked Grebe seen this morning

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2 juvenile Black-necked Grebes at mid-afternoon, a Merlin flew through NNW and a single Spotted Flycatcher was present.

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Drake Scaup present this evening.

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4 Arctic Terns present late morning today.

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Sightings from today include:

Breeding plumaged Water Pipit flew in and onto the northern edge of the reservoir at 11:55

Osprey fished briefly at 11:10 then flew NW

Drake Pochard

3 Goldeneye

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2pm to 3:30pm

No sign of the Iceland Gull from yesterday & not much else of note apart from 2 each of Reed Bunting & Grey Wagtail

plus singles of Pied Wagtail & Little Grebe.



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Juvenile Iceland Gull present again from 3:15 to 3:25pm before flying off towards Lower Rivington Reservoir.

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3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull again at 5pm yesterday (15th)

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3w Yellow-legged Gull early afternoon, 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Goldeneye and 23 Tufted Ducks.

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Third winter Yellow-legged Gull present late afternoon before flying off to roost on Lower Rivington Reservoir.

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Visit here from 2.30pm.

6 goldeneye
12 tufted ducks
4 little grebes
1 adult Mediterranean gull with all the black headed gulls that were hanging around in the North west corner, but several Black headed gulls flew up as did the Mediterranean gull as I got my camera out & then flew off no
I spent some more time here watching all the gulls coming in, having a dip & then leaving but nowt else seen other than the usual....
Black headed gulls
Common gulls
Lesser Black backed gulls
Herring gulls
And 1 great Black backed gull

Before coming here I spent around an hour looking for the black redstart at the part built houses on chorley old Road with no joy, the sun straight in your face & a sharp bitterly wind didn't help.


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This morning:

Goldeneye 6
Tufted Duck 10
Little Grebe 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Snipe 3

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Black Redstart on roof of one of the five part-built houses (spot named Grundy Fold on OS map) 11:00-11:15 visible from Chorley Old Road opposite Bobs Smithy Inn. Could get anywhere obviously but was favouring the building to right of caravan viewing from roadside. I had been there a while before seeing it - wouldnt have stayed but for seeing a glimpse of what I thought was it on some scaffolding

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First winter Black Redstart on the new build properties above the NE side of reservoir at 2:30 this afternoon, though mobile.

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The regular 3W Yellow-legged Gull flew off West at 11am today. Four Wigeon flew west, 12 Snipe flew SW and 20+Siskin also flew SW.

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This afternoon, a 3W Yellow-legged Gull was feeding above the reservoir and a Brambling flew west.

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Female Common Scoter present this morning.

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Up to late morning today:

52 Swallow

House Martin

28 Snipe

5 Grey Wagtail

10 Little Grebe

22 Tufted Duck

Raven

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4DIB was ringed as a cygnet on 4/12/2019  at Blackleach Reservoir, Walkden.

Many thanks, Steve



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