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Late sighting from yesterday , good,close,low view of a young buzzard and 1 parent flying together[ very vocal].

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Dave Tennant


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Pair of mute swan with 4 young
3 whitethroat [ 2 young, 1 parent]
at least 1 young buzzard heard mewing.

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Dave Tennant


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Male whitethroat showing off flight display, 0530.

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Male sparrowhawk in pursuit of an adult blackbird [ the blackbird escaped ]

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Late afternoon highlights.
flock of 6 long tailed tits
1 geenfinch
1 kestrel hunting

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Tawny owl calling on the railway lines 0730. last night managed with the help of a couple out walking to put out 2 grass fires. luckily did'nt cause to much damage as they were in the early stages,

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Dave Tennant


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A pair of bullfinches collecting nesting material same spot but a month behind when observed 2 years ago.

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2 Chaffinches
1 Bullfinch
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Pheasant
4 Goldfinches
10 Sparrows
1 Songthrush
2 Jays
1 Blackcap
1 Cuckoo [heard]
1 Woodpecker [heard-very close]
Lots of Swallows and House Martins over the lake
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-- Edited by Cassidy Hunt on Thursday 30th of May 2013 02:21:17 PM

-- Edited by Cassidy Hunt on Thursday 30th of May 2013 02:22:30 PM

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Dave Tennant


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0545- 0700. the whole area was alive with bird song.
10 willow warblers
3 chiffchaff
5 whitethroat
5 robin
1 grasshopper warbler
4 blackcap.


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Dave Tennant


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1 Treecreeper
2 whitethroat

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Dave Tennant


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Cuckoo south west corner, 1945- 2045

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2nd May: -

Singing male Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler
14 Reed Warbler around the lake

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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0600- 0730
Pair kestrels [ courting ]
3 willow warblers
2 whitethroat
1 blackcap
1 gs woodpecker
2 lbb gulls
1 jay
1 reed bunting
3 long tailed tits.

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1 Reeling grasshopper warbler , southwest corner, close to spring view cricket ground 2015 last night.

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2 lesser redpoll [ old railway line ] , 0630.

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0545-0630
Dawn chorus [ good to see plenty of wren have survived the winter]
1 oystercatcher [ calling over old railway line heading south ]
3 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler[ first this spring for me ]
1 heron feeding.



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jay flying across road towards the old ince tip area today at 12pm

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Dave Tennant


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30 minute walk along old railway line with dog, 1800- 1830.
G S Woodpecker [ drumming]
1 linnet
1 greenfinch
Pheasant [ calling ]
skylark [ singing, from ince landfill ].

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0730- 0830
great spotted woodpecker [ drumming ]
2 chiffchaff
2 mistle thrush
7 redwihg [ over north east ]


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1 chiffchaff, 0745 today.

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2pm-3pm

Great Crested Grebe 3 Pairs Displaying
32 Blackheaded Gull
4 lesser Black Backs
2 Mute Swan
2 Mallard
4 Tufted
2 Gadwall.

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0700- 0800
great spotted woodpecker [ drumming east of old railway line]
1 buzzard
4 long tailed tits
no sign of returning chiffchaffs, 10- 12 days late now.

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Old railway- north of the lake 1745- 1845, last hour of light.
3 fieldfares [ over heading east ]
1 cormoront flying southeast
2 song thrush
1 pheasant
4 long tailed tits

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5 Redpoll, north of lake, very flighty,before flying off north 1730.

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Pleasant walk in eary morning sun. 0745- 0845. northern end of lake.
1 buzzard
5 coal tits
2 song thrush
2 wren
1 jay
2 coot
2 long tailed tit
1 chaffinch
2 bullfinch

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Dave Tennant wrote:

2 ravens, one of which landed on a silver birch on the old railway line 0900. apologies for posting yesterday on the wrong site ian.




No apology necessary at all Dave, its a confusing situation when there are so many duplicates

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2 ravens, one of which landed on a silver birch on the old railway line 0900. apologies for posting yesterday on the wrong site ian.

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Pair of carrion crow inspecting old nest, 0845 today.

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Today 4pm-5pm
20% frozen
Carrion crow..... 7
Wood pigeon ....31
Long tailed tit....3
Moorhen ......6
Coot.........4
Tufted duck....6
Mallard..........20
Canada geese.........2
Cormorant.........1

Owl heard but not seen

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30 minute walk with the dog along old railway line.
1 heron [ perched on top of conifer ]
1 raven [calling from tree]
10 noisey sparrows
4 goldfinch
3 bullfinch
9 long tailed tits [approx]

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Old railway line,short 25 min walk with the dog. mixed tit flock of long tailed and blue [16 in total ], 1 linnet.

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Kingfisher on ponds at the NW corner of the Amberswood site today, nr Spring View/Lower Ince
single Goldcrest and Siskin heard

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Flock of 19 long tailed tits 0730 today.

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Mixed group of mostly house martins,with a few swallows [ approx 15 in total ] feeding above old railway line 1600 today.

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Raven heading west 1745 today.

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2 groups of geese totaling 75 flying east 0630 today, not sure if they were pinkfeet had no bins on me.

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Early morning 0615- 0730.
pair mute swan with 4 young.
2 pairs of great crested grebe, with 3 young between them.
25 tufted duck.
1 reed bunting
1 great spotted woodpecker[ over flying north].
2 jays.
1 buzzard.

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Young buzzard heard calling
1 Raven[ over west ]

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Lots of mistle thrush over tonight both individual and a flock of 12.

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Late report of a cuckoo 9/8/12 close to old railway line calling briefly.

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just off Amberswood 25 Mistle Thrush flew SW over Spring View this evening towards the Wigan Flashes

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Young tawny owl calling.
kestrel, hunting, catching, and then eating a large vole on the ground.
buzzard hunting. today at noon

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A pair of whitethroat collecting insects together, hopefully if it is a late brood they get through the next few weeks.

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Watched a whitethroat singing and then carry out the classic display flight , old railway line .

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NE corner of the site this morning, off Kildare Street: 2 Siskin low overhead and a singing Garden Warbler

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From early yesterday morning grasshopper warbler reeling on ince landfill. heard from amberswood railway line.

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Sounded like a possible whitethroat singing but i could not id it, raven very vocal flying low towards hindley town centre and a sparrowhawk this morning.

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Chiffchaff calling from old railway line 8am today.

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Snipe disturbed while walking north of lake this am.

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Group of 10 carrion crows to the north of the lake being very vocal,every so often it sounded like there was a raven amongst them. could nt get a good id of the group as i had no bins on me, was wondering if i was hearing things or if the two types of corvid do flock together. any ideas i would be interested to hear thanks.

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