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Rachael Hill


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8.45-9.05am
96 canada geese + 1 cross
2 greylag
9 coots
12 tufted ducks
54 mallard
1 female gadwall getting picked on by everything
2 grey heron
44 black headed gulls
1 lesser black-backed gull
1 cormorant- after swimming around, preened itself on a float, lost its balance & after lots of wing flapping to try & regain balance it belly flopped straight on its face in the water biggrin.gif really funny!! Flew off and sunbathed in the trees.

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Rachael Hill


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Sunday 12.00-12.20
Main boating lake- very busy & boats on lake = no herons hmm.gif
Usual suspects:
130+ canada geese
3 greylag geese
4 coots
8 mallard plus 1 female with approx 5 ducklings
6 tufted ducks
1 blackbird
2 carrion crow
2 magpie




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Rachael Hill


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21.15
Main boating lake
1 adult grey heron on boat
40 canada geese
15 tufted ducks
1 great crested grebe
10 mallards
1 coot
2 blackbirds
1 song thrush
50+ swifts
8+ house martins
2 wood pigeon
1 magpie

pond behind main lake
65 canada geese & 29 goslings
15 tufted ducks
10 mallards
1 moorhen
lots & lots of midges!!!




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Rachael Hill


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8th June 2009
13.45-13.55
Quick duck feed!
Main boating lake
135 canada geese, 2 cross breed
1 greylag
3 tufted ducks
1 coot
1 magpie
1 blackbird
3 grey herons on island
35 feral pigeon
all birds were adults (babies were on back pond last week)
Rae

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Rachael Hill


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4/06/09
10.30-14.40
Boating lake
canada geese 110+, & 2 cross canada/white farmcry.gif
coots 4
mallard 7
wood pigeon 2
feral pigeon 20+
cormorant 1
grey heron 3

path & pond behind boating lake
canada geese 70+ and 26 goslings
mallard 8 plus 2 with 8 ducklings
tufted ducks 10
coot 1 plus 1 baby
magpie 4
grey wagtail 2
swalllow 2
sand martin 4
house martin 6
blue tits 3
blackbird 4
dunnock 1
house sparrows 4
chaffinch 4
robin 2
carrion crow 2

duck pond in stamford park
mallards 7 plus 2 with 7 ducklings



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Bill Myerscough


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Some late sightings I forgot to add from last week!

Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Jay, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Swallow, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff - 3 foraging as a loose "flock" and 1 singing, c30 Tufted Duck and 6 Goosanders.

Cheers,

Bill.

-- Edited by Bill Myerscough at 16:06, 2008-04-21

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