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Rob Thorpe


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Craig Higson wrote:

Where was the Little Owl Rob? always thought it looked good round here but never been able to find one.

-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 11:28:16 PM



Walk through the gate on Lily Lane/Bolton Road (near the speed camera), on to the path through the paddocks. Once through the gate look left, up the hill, towards Lily Farm (not Lily Lane Farm, confusing I know). The owl was on a fencepost of the fence surrounding the wooded area at Lily Farm.


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Where was the Little Owl Rob? always thought it looked good round here but never been able to find one.

-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 11:28:16 PM

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Tuesday 31 August 2010

Early afternoon at Lily Lane Farm:
1 Little Owl
31+ Pied Wagtail
1 Whitethroat

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Monday 30 August 2010
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Lily Lane Farm with Thorpe senior:
6 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
30+ Pied Wagtail
1 Meadow Pipit
2 Whitethroat
a large flock of Swallow and House Martin contained at least 2 Sand Martin.


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Sunday 29 August 2010

1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon.

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Craig Higson


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Plenty Swallows moving North towards the flashes, presumably to roost, and followed fairly close behind by a Juv Hobby.

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Sunday 22 August 2010

1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this evening.

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Tuesday 17 August 2010

My Dad got a Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this morning. It was still present this evening, along with 30+ Pied Wagtail.

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Mike Bisson wrote:

where is Viridor Wood?




Just north-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield, off the A58.

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where is Viridor Wood?

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Tonight 7-8.45pm numerous Kestrels and a Female Sparrowhawk mobbing an Owl could have been a Long eared not 100% certain , will make further visits.

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Friday 13 August 2010

1 Yellow Wagtail (juv) with 25+ Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm, late afternoon.

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 13th of August 2010 10:03:25 PM

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Tuesday 27 July 2010

A Grasshopper Warbler and 7 Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon.

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Thursday 22 July 2010

14 Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm this evening.

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1 Whinchat in the paddock near Lily Lane farm.

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Monday 10 May 2010

3 Common Tern over
3 Wheatear (1m 2f) at Rose Farm
1 Lesser Whitethroat near Morton's Dairy

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Thursday 06 May 2010

2 Wheatear (M & F) at Lily Lane Farm this evening.

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Saturday 01 May 2010

A Hobby flew west over Locker Lane Farm at 06:30.

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Whinchat and Wheatear near the muck pile at Lily Lane Farm at 4pm today.

Info thanks to Craig Higson

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Wednesday 28 April 2010

1 Wheatear in the paddock at Rose Farm this evening.

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Missed the Winchat and Wheatear yesterday and no sign tonight.

Other stuff present

Robin 2+
Willow Warbler 4+
Carrion Crow
Lsr BB Gull 5 over
BH Gull 3 over
Redshank 1 over - site tick wink.gif
Whitethroat singing near car park
Bullfinch 2
Usual chaffinch/goldfinches etc

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Geoff Hargreaves


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Whinchat and wheatear still present at 20.30 although they,d moved over the field to the border of the paddock and viridor wood proper.Very nice borough twitch,even managed to drag Mr.Broome away from wetherfield watching.

cheers geoffbiggrin.gif

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Monday 26 April 2010

Lily Lane Farm to 19:00:
1 Whinchat with...
2 Wheatear, on and around the orange fence.
Also:
1 Grey Partridge
4 Swallow
1 Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Linnet

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Sunday 25 April 2010

A Wheatear and a Whitethroat at Lily Lane Farm this morning.

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Lesser Whitethroat singing, 2 Yellowhammers, Wheatear, 2 pr Partridge all nr Rose Farm at 0700hrs

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Grasshopper Warbler audible from Ryding Lane this morning

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dave broome wrote:

Rob Thorpe wrote:

Tuesday 20 April 2010

13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)





skiing?


Is that where your Borough Year List has gone?

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Rob Thorpe wrote:

Tuesday 20 April 2010

13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)





skiing?

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Tuesday 20 April 2010

Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
12 Lapwing
20+ Swallow
6+ House Martin
1 Sand Martin
1 Willow Warbler
2 Goldfinch
2 Linnet
C40 Starling
3 Rook
13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)

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Friday 16 April 2010

Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
2 Mallard
2 Oystercatcher
2 Grey Partridge
1 Willow Warbler
2 Rook

Also, a Redshank was present here on 05 April 2010.

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Fri 9 /4 /2010 6 till 8pm , Pleasant walk around both east and west side

Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Lapwing
Skylark
Blackcap male
Bullfinch male
Reed bunting male
Chaffinch
Song thrush
Pheasant 1 male 3 female
Wren
Willow warbler
Crow
Magpie
Blue tit
Great tit
Blackbird
2 Swallows
2 Pied wagtails


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Tuesday 16 March 2010

Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
2 Buzzard
13 Lapwing
2 Pied Wagtail

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2/3/10 (am)

East Viridor:

2 Buzzard
1 Yellowhammer at Rose Farm
1 Nuthatch in Big Wood (according to Mr Thorpe, a site first ! eyepopping.gifbiggrin.gif )
5 Snipe over
34 Lapwing over
8+ Skylark
3 Reed Bunting
2 Meadow Pipit
2 Stock Dove
3 Kestrel

7 Grey Partridge at Lily Lane Farm end

c190 Pink-footed Geese over NW @ 11:20

Heard a Golden Plover calling as it passed overhead but couldn`t see it for the life of me......no.gif

-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 01:51:44 PM

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Usual stuff plus a Treecreeper with a small flock of Long tailed tits on the west side , no sign of the Ravens.

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Not a lot this am. 12 Carrion Crows mobbing a Buzzard provided some entertainment. There was a bit of a 'movement' of Fieldfares with over 200 in several flocks moving north west towards Wigan Flashes. Otherwise all the usual suspects and no sign of any Ravens.

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4 Ravens east side of the wood today at 3pm really close views of them perched and in flight , must be the same 4 seen by Ian Woosey earlier at Abram flashes.

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1 x Buzzard
2 x Kestrel
300+ Woodpigeon
Robin
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Herring Gull
Lsr BB Gull
Black headed Gull
Wren
Dunnock etc etc

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Friday 22 January 2010
Mid afternoon

3 Goosander (2m 1f, over)
1 Kestrel
1 Woodcock
2 Stock Dove
1 Collared Dove
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Willow Tit
1 Linnet
5 Chaffinch

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Friday 15 January 2010

West-side @ 14:00ish:
2 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
7 Grey Partridge
4 Snipe
1 Black-headed Gull
2 Common Gull
2 Herring Gull
2 Fieldfare
3 Goldfinch
1 Linnet

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Tuesday 05 January 2010

Mid-afternoon in the snow:
1 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
3+ Grey Partridge
3 Willow Tit
1 Coal Tit
several Blue Tit
several Robin
2 Bullfinch
1 Goldfinch
2 Magpie
hundreds of Woodpigeon

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27/12/09 Early am

Brief (and wet) stroll round East Viridor:

1 Woodcock flushed from near the path that leads down to the fishing ponds.
5 Willow Tits along the track running parallel to the railway line.
7 Bullfinch
2 Kestrel
c300 Wood Pigeon
1 Mute Swan over

21 species seen in total. disbelief.gif

-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Sunday 27th of December 2009 11:04:26 AM

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Sunday 20 December 2009

East side & Rose Farm:
1 Peregrine
2 Kestrel
3 Buzzard
a few Snipe flying around
c1000 Woodpigeon
2 Stock Dove
9 Skylark
1 Kingfisher



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And when you realise this site abuts onto the higher part of the Abram Flashes about a mile from Lightshaw, and a lot of those 37 dogs enjoy a swim in the summer months in Glover's Pool or Coffin Brook Flash, disturbing breeding wildfowl and waders as they do it, you can see why we don't want more of the same at Lightshaw.
(Will put a link for our "partners" on the General Birding Discussion page!

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Late start 9.00 till 11.30

I did a full circuit of this site today checking out a few nooks and crannies ,a very pleasant meander around i,ll not bother you with a list of birds seen and noted,but the highlights,200+wood pigeon 2 grey heron,20 meadow pipit,2 raven (honking all the way over,)2 kestrel ( 1 guarding a prey item from the other) 1 jay.Also of note and the reason i went there 37 dogs of various breeds with 29 devoted owners(just a bit surprised at my ability to i.d. the dogs)all enjoying the place, all off the lead and having fun,can,t blame them can you nice car park,nice paths and loads of grass to poo in doggy heaven,as long as you can drive there and not get to messy,Just to add I met 1 person without a dog
Yes I did drive there
Yes I do have an axe to grind
Yes it is a red rose site

Geoff( don,t get me started on the litter and poo bags hung int trees)



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Sunday 06 December 2009
Early afternoon
West side and Lily Lane Farm:

Grey Partridge (c10)
Grey Heron (01)
Kestrel (02)
Moorhen (01)
Common Snipe (01)
Black-headed Gull (c50)
Herring Gull (04)
Woodpigeon (05)
Skylark (01)
Meadow Pipit (c20)
Pied Wagtail (04)
Dunnock (01)
Robin (02)
Blackbird (03)
Song Thrush (02)
Magpie (02)
Carrion Crow (04)
Starling (03)

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Tuesday 17 November 2009

Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
2 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
4+ Grey Partridge
1 Mistle Thrush
3 Song Thrush
14 Blackbird
3 Robin
3 Wren
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
2 Pied Wagtail
10 Starling
1 Blue Tit
1 Great Tit
2 Jay
2 Magpie
7 Carrion Crow


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8/11/09 Morning

East Viridor with Mr Thorpe:

1 Stonechat near Rose Farm Wood
2 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
1 Willow Tit
1 Coal Tit
2 Bullfinch
5+ Skylark
4 Reed Bunting
Numbers of Redwing, Meadow Pipit and Blackbirds in double figures.

Skein of 140 Pink-footed Geese over >SE @ 07:55

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Wednesday 04 November 2009

Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
very waterlogged
1 Grey Heron
1 Kestrel
24 Black-headed Gull
2 Song Thrush
1 Blackbird
2 Robin
2 Wren
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
22 Starling
10 Magpie
4 Carrion Crow


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Following my (unfortunately) cut short, and unproductive trip to Spurn, I decided to venture into the 'enchanting and mystical' Virridor wood this afternoon. The denizens of which constituted:

Long tailed tit at least 15, Kestrel 2m 1f, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Redwing 2, goldcrest 2, Starlin 45 over, Grey heron, Pied Wagtial, Carrion Crow 3, RObin, Blackbird, Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit.

Eat your heart out Spurn! wtf.gif


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Friday 30 October 2009

a quick walk around the west side at 10:00ish:

1 Brambling flew over me and seemed to go down near Morton's Dairy, but I couldn't re-find it.
3 Fieldfare over heading south.
A flock of 32 Woodpigeon also heading south.
16 Grey Partridge at Lily Lane Farm.
I could hear a Chiffchaff call a few times in the hedge between the carpark and the road, but couldn't see it.

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