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2 Black-necked Grebes still at 7am
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Oystercatchers

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2 Black-necked Grebe still present today, along with 2 White Wagtail, a Common Sandpiper and 4 Common Tern.

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4 Black Tern, 2 Black-necked Grebe and a Common Sandpiper this mid-morning.

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2 Black-necked Grebes still present today.

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2 Black-necked Grebe, Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail and Wheatear all present at 2:30pm.

 

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Hooded Crow or hybrid at 10:35 in the top crop fields.

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2 Black-necked Grebes still there this morning, but distant from 07:05 to 08:40. Also 2 Common Terns, BH Gulls, 2 Greylag Geese, several Pied Wagtails, numerous hirundines (mainly Sand Martin & Swallow) and 1 Common Sandpiper.



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The 2 Black Necked Grebes still on the reservoir at 6pm

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2 breeding plumaged Black-necked Grebe present this early afternoon.

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No sign of the Scaup today but a White Wagtail present.

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Yesterday evening's highlights:

 

3 Arctic Tern

2 White Wagtail

Female Scaup still present

Common Sandpiper

 

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Female Scaup still present yesterday.

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Visit this morning produced much the same as reported yesterday
2 Little Gulls
2 Arctic Terns
1 Common Tern
Grasshopper Warbler showing well
Female Scaup
Common Sandpiper


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Today’s highlights:

3 Little Gulls (1st summer and 2 adult)

Arctic Tern

Yellow Wagtail

Female Scaup

Common Sandpiper

Grasshopper Warbler

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The female Scaup remains whilst a reeling Grasshopper Warbler and Common Sandpiper were other highlights today.

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Late news for yesterday:

The female Scaup remains

Grasshopper Warbler reeling away

Whitethroat

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This morning Female Scaup Male Goldeneye Mediterranean Gull (2) Good passage of Sand Martin with Swallows and one or two House Martins mixed in. Grey Wagtail Pied Wagtail Mallard with 7 ducklings

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Female Scaup still preset again today.

 

Also, a pair of Brambling with the male singing, 4 adult Mediterranean Gull and 8 Redpoll SE

 

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Female Scaup still present today.

Also 4 Brambling with at least one singing, before all moving off late morning; 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Mediterranean Gull.

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Female Scaup present today.

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Female Scaup still present today, along with 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls.

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Juvenile Iceland Gull present today, including following a ploughing tractor! It was seen to fly off NNE at 2:15pm.

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Female Scaup still present again today, also a male Brambling briefly.

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Female Scaup still present today along with 6 adult Mediterranean Gulls.

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Present this late afternoon:

Female Scaup still with us

Wheatear

2 House Martin

2 adult Mediterranean Gull

4 Swallow

50 Sand Martin

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Female Scaup still present again today along with two Mediterranean Gulls.

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Female Scaup still present today along with two Mediterranean Gulls.

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Female Scaup present last morning at least today.

A pair of Brambling included the male singing for nearly 20 minutes before they both flew high north.

A pair of Mediterranean Gulls and 47 Tufted Duck were also present.

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9 Sand Martin present today.

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Adult Little Gull present today.

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An adult Black-headed Gull with white primaries was present this late morning, along with 3 Goosander and 3 Goldeneye.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull present this afternoon.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull and 3 Raven today.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull present today.

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7 Goldeneye
Goosander
20+ Common Gull
Tree Creeper

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 No sign on Sunday from 2pm of velvet scoter



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Velvet Scoter still present today.

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Velvet Scoter remains present today.

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Long walk over and back from Ramsbottom to see the Velvet Scotor ( glad it was still there) . My longest "on foot twitch" yet but a nice day for it ..



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Velvet Scoter still present 13.40



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Velvet Scoter still present yesterday

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The Velvet Scoter is still present today at 11am.

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Velvet Scoter showing very well and obligingly close to the near bank at 1.30pm today



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Velvet Scoter still present at 12.15 today. (Info courtesy of Mike Passant).

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Afternoon visit.

Velvet scoter still showing well also seen to do a short flight.
1 Mediterranean gull amongst all the other gulls.
12 tufted duck
5 goldeneye
2 little grebes
2 pied wagtails

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The Velvet Scoter remains today.

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The Velvet Scoter present this morning, diving, resting up and good views as it flew from one end of the reservoir to the other.
Also 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, Coot, Mallard, Black-headed, Common, Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gull.

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Bitterly cold with biting wind. The 1st winter/Immature Velvet Scoter still present around mid day today. After approx two hours, the bird finally swam from the middle of the reservoir to the south bank. Immediately flushed by a dog walker, so I was only able to fire off a few hand held shots as it swam back to its preferred position back in the centre!!


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Anyone know if the Velvet Scoter is still around?

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Velvet Scoter still present his morning.

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