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Ian McKerchar


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Common Sandpiper roosted on the east shore at 10pm, also a pair of Shoveler earlier.

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Ian McKerchar


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4 Cetti's Warblers present today.

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Keith Williams


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Scaup is back

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Keith Williams


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Female Goldeneye this lunchtime

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Female-type scaup still on the lake this afternoon.

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Keith Williams


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Scaup again this afternoon

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1 x Scaup present now

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Keith Williams


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Drake Goldeneye present with 14 Tufted Duck and a single Common Gull yesterday afternoon.

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2 x Scaup present this afternoon.


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2 x Scaup present this afternoon associating with Tufted Duck

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2 x Scaup present this afternoon associating with Tufted Duck

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12 Tufted Duck on the lake, a couple of Willow Tits and a flyover Crossbill (amazingly the first one Ive seen in Wigan!) were the best birds this morning, although there is obviously a sizeable tit flock doing the rounds but it was impossible to see due to a combination of distance and leaf cover.

-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 13th of November 2022 02:19:05 PM

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1 Siskin calling overhead today

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Ian McKerchar


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Four singing Cetti's warblers in the Amberswood area this morning.

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Keith Williams


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Great White Egret over this afternoon but didnt land as too many walkers about, continued on in the direction of Horrocks Flash

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Ian McKerchar


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Present this morning, a showy Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Pochard and 2 Water Rails

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Ian McKerchar


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This evening:

Cetti’s Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

Water Rail 

80+ Swallow

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Originally posted today by Les Steele:

Migrants arriving daily - plenty of Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs. 3 Reed Warblers singing, Cetti's warbler seen and heard, possible pair.



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Keith Williams


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4 x Sand Martin today

-- Edited by Keith Williams on Monday 22nd of March 2021 11:34:25 AM

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Late post for yesterday 31st August
2 family parties of Reed Warbler still present

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Keith Williams


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Yesterday - Woodcock, 2 x Kingfisher and single Pochard of note

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Cetti's Warbler earlier today plus between 20-30 Snipe

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Late post for Sunday - Single Drake Pochard present

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Influx of Pochard over the weekend, no bins but could pick close to 20 birds with the majority drakes.

-- Edited by Keith Williams on Monday 15th of October 2018 07:52:42 AM

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Female Goldeneye
4 Pochard
Female Tufted with a white band above its bill, couldn't get a picture as it had its head tucked in asleep.
Water Rail
Kingfisher

55 Whooper Swans over this afternoon (around 4pm) heading North West

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Water Rail calling at the lake today



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8 Crossbill flew low N 10:15 this morning and continued over Wigan Road near La Cava



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Jack Snipe with 6 Common Snipe. Flushed from first field on left from Spring View Community Sports end; behind Marlborough Av./Chatsworth Av.  Other species present on Amberswood site included:

Siskin, 4, 

Water Rail (lake)

Kestrel

Treecreeper



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Keith Williams


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14 pochard yesterday 12 drake and 2 duck.


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22 male pochard this afternoon

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15 Male Pochard arrived yesterday

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21 Male Pochard this morning

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34 Male Pochard this morning, just arrived as they were not on yesterday.

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Dave Tennant


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Woodpecker drumming west side of old railway, 0800 .

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2 chiffchaff calling, just off old railway line 0730 .

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1 chiffchaff top end of old railway line 0730.

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Quick evening visit to check status,

2 Mute Swan on territory within 30ft of the lakeside.No more aggressive than any other,s I,ve seen.
cheers geoffbiggrin

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Dave Tennant


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Grasshopper warbler top end of old railway line close to road.

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Nice hour at first light 0430 - 0530, highlights dawn chorus with chiffchaff, blackcap, whitethroat and a reeling grasshopper warbler. as well as the locals, cuckoo north west of lake, but also heard in the direction of low hall [ could have been the same bird ].

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cuckoo heard calling 0530, towards the north end of lake. resident pair of bullfinch very active, 2 blackcap , 2 whitethroat, 1 chiffchaff, old railway line,

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Cuckoo close to ince landfill site 1000 this morning.

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Cuckoo 1545- 1610 close to springview cricket ground.

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0715- 0900, highlights
cuckoo heard not seen
pair of bullfinch
7 willow warbler
6 chiffchaff
3 blackcap
1 whitethroat
1 reed bunting

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1 Blackcap singing along with the usual suspects in this mornings dawn chorus on the old railway line, 0530.

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c100 Sand Martin feeding over lake early afternoon today, 6 Tufted Duck

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Dave Tennant


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1 Chiffchaff on old railway line.

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quick mooch
2 mute swan, 2 canada geese, 12 tufted duck, 17 black headed gull,30+mallard, 16 coot, 5 moorhen, bullfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, robin.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Thursday 6th of March 2014 04:54:12 PM

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1 linnet the highlight, 2 great tit pairing up, lots of small bird sound. springs not far off


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1 chiffchaff
1 young tawny owl [ heard] 0700.

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12th August.

2 independent juvenile Little Grebes on the lake. Evidence of lateish Reed Warbler breeding activity this morning - with birds still present in 4 locations, juveniles heard calling at two of these and an adult seen carrying food at one of these two locations.

Cheers,

Bill.

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