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Graham Gill


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Bit quiet today.

Lower Res's:
Shoveller 2
Little Grebe 1
Tufties 4
Mallards, Coots, a few Canadas (where have they gone?)

Side Res:
GC Grebes 2

Upper:
Little Grebe 1
Mute Swan 1
Goldeneye 1f
Mallards, Coots , Canadas

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stevethehydra


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Gorton Reservoirs on 27th March, approx. 3-5pm (not sure what was Lower and what Upper, tbh - didn't have a notebook on me, only a camera):

3 "manky Mallards", or is that "dodgy domestics" near the watersports centre: http://pic.atpic.com/1755043/600
Coot building a nest
3 female Goldeneyes (no males visible)
3 male Goosanders (no females - odd parallel)
5 or so Great Crested Grebes
at least 3 Tufted Ducks
Cormorant flying over, briefy landed on the lake before flying off again

Lapwings, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrushes and... something small, brown and streaky, probably a pipit? (I'm not really much good with smaller passerines) on the golf course between the reservoirs and the M60. Great, Blue and Long-tailed Tits, Robin, Blackbird, fleeting glimpse of a (probably Gold)finch in nearby hedgerows.

Very loud domestic chickens in nearby allotments ;)

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Graham Gill


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10:30--14:00
Lower Res:
1 Swallow
2 Grey Wagtail
15 Canadas
20 Mallard
12 Coot
2 GC Grebe

Upper Res:
2 GC Grebe
6 Canadas (and lots grazing on adjacent fairways)
8 Mallard
4 Coot
1 Chiffchaff
1 Buzzard (circling)

Side Res:
2 GC Grebe (clearly divided their territories)
3 Goldeneye (fff with yellow band on bill; males up on Audenshaw Res)
2 Tufties
2 Coot
2 Grey Wagtail
2 Heron


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Tim Wilcox


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Graham if you're local I think there may still be a vacancy for doing the WeBS count at Gorton Res.

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Graham Gill


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Couldn't resist a walk round after Tim kicking this thread off.
Tuesday PM

Lower Res:
40 Canadas
2 Grey wagtails
1 Little Grebe
6 Mallard
1 Moorhen
4 Coot
1 Buzzard over
20 sea scouts

Side Res:
2 GC Grebe
1 Little Grebe (probably same as Lower)
2 Coot

Upper Res:
2 GC Grebe
1 Goosander
1 Cormorant
Canadas

Golf course at Audenshaw end:
4 Lapwings

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Tim Wilcox


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This morning 8am from the overgrown path between the allotments and the donkey sanctuary:

Woodcock flushed

I found a thread for this area before but the search engine would not find either 'gorton res' or 'debdale'

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