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Kevin Cook


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During a bike ride along the Bridgewater canal near the bridge that leads to Vicars hall gardens (west of Boothstown) I disturbed a female Goosander that made a hasty retreat to the undergrowth on the opposite banking.



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Mark Burgess


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Vicars Hall Lane, Early afternoon.

Singing Cettis Warbler, 1st in this area for me.

Also singing
2 Sedge Warbler
2 Reed Warbler
Whitethroat
Blackcap
2 Willow Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Reed Bunting
Chaffinch
Song Thrush

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First singing chiffchaff of the year yesterday 22nd Feb to the south of the canal at Boothstown

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Closest thread to put this, a peregrine falcon flew low over whilst driving down leigh road near booths hall way & heading towards the marina area at 12.40pm.

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Common Scoter flock over Boothstown at 10.25 this evening.

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Mark Burgess


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Moorings to keepers cottage, Highlights,

Jay 2
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard 2
Grey Heron
Steady streem of Swallows 43 and House Martin 21 over heading West
2 mixed Tit flocks containing Long tailed 12 & 8, Coal 1, Blue & Great Tit many
Both contained Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff, with a good number of fresh plummeted Juvinile Willow Warblers



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A tern flew west along the canal at c 2:30 pm. I only picked it up after it had flown past so my view was limited to get a positive ID of Common or Arctic. Felt more like the latter.
Walked from the Marina to Astley Green. Not much else noteworthy.
Chris

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Mark Burgess


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A Raven flew west over Boothstown at 11.30 this morning, It's presence given away by its constant Cronking.

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Mark Burgess


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Osprey drifted high North over Boothstown at 9.30 this morning

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Moorings to Keepers cottage, Early am, Highlights

Bullfinch 5, All heard only
Linnet 2
Reed Bunting 7
Willow Tit, first I've seen in the area for a few months
Pied Wagtail
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Redwing c40
Water Rail
Sparrowhawk
Jay

-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Sunday 29th of October 2017 05:37:42 PM

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Mark Burgess


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Moorings to Keepers Cottage, Early morning highlights.

Blackcap 5
Chiffchaff 6
Common Whitethroat 5
Garden Warbler
Willow Warbler 8
Sedge Warbler 3
Reed Warbler 2
Reed Bunting 2
Goldcrest
Skylark
Song Thrush 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Jay
Kestrel
Buzzard
Family party of 8 Long Tailed Tit



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Mark Burgess


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Moorings to keepers Cottage, Early morning

Lots of singing migrants around
Chiffchaff 8
Willow Warbler 8
Blackcap 7
Swallow 2
Green Sandpiper
Pied Wagtail
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer 2
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard

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Mark Burgess


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Moorings to keepers Cottage loop early morning highlights.

Bullfinch 4m 3f
Great spotted Woodpecker 1m 1juv
Goldcrest 6
Willow Tit
Grey Wagtail
Jay 4
Fieldfare 50+
Redwing 18
Kestrel 3



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Andy Isherwood


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2+Siskin flew over Ellenbrook road this am and Goldcrest singing from Conifers along Leigh Road

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Mark Burgess


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Early am, Moorings to keepers cottage and back, Highlights

Chiffchaff 6 singing, first migrant birds of the year for me
Willow Warbler 7, as above
Bullfinch 3m 1f
Sand Martin
Skylark 3
Kestrel
Buzzard
Curlew
Jay 3


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Andy Isherwood


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Woodcock flew over Leigh road north to south at c.6.15pm tonight just as I came into Boothstown from Worsley.



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Mark Burgess


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Boothstown to Worsley village along the canal path 11.00 - 12.30pm, Highlights
Siskin 2
Greenfinch 3
Bullfinch 1f
Long Tailed Tit 2 flocks 7 & 11
Willow Tit
Coal Tit
Redwing 2 flocks c30 & c50
Song Thrush
Kestrel 2





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Mark Burgess


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7.30-9.00am Highlights

Blackcap 3
Chiffchaff 5
Goldcrest
Bullfinch
Goldfinch chime of 20+
Roving flock of c15 Long Tailed Tit
Song Thrush
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2

Peregrine juvenile, fly over picked up on call watched as it flew into the distance, Didn't stop calling all the way

-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Sunday 20th of September 2015 08:02:01 PM

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About 10.15 on my Mountain bike along the canal between Astley and Boothstown
Flushed a Green woodpecker which seemed to be feeding next to the canal.
Cheers Jay
Don't twitch and drive.



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7.15 - 9.15am highlights

Canal
Chiffchaff 3
Bullfinch 5
Jay
Buzzard 2

Vicars HallLane
Sedge Warbler
Common Whitthroat 3
Willow Warbler 4
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 3
Swallow 15

Possible Spotted Flycatcher pale colour and jizz suggested Spotted Flycatcher just to far to ID with bins



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Mark Burgess


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7.30 - 9.15am, Highlights

Sedge Warbler 1 Juvinile
Blackcap 9
Chiffchaff 7
Willow warbler 11, including a family party of 5 feeding in a small Willow tree
Common Whitethroat 9, including 3 juviniles foraging together
Lesser Whitethroat, 1st in this area for sometime
Bullfinch 6
Reed Bunting 2
Yellowhammer
Buzzard 3 (2 Juv)
Swallow 10


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Vicars Hall Lane

Yellowhammer 2
Greenfinch
Common Whitethroat 4
Willow Warbler 6
Chiffchaff 4
Blackcap 4
Reed Bunting 3
Reed Warbler 3
Sedge Warbler 2
Kestrel 2
Buzzard

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Early evening walk along the canal bank and down Vicars Hall Lane

Willow Warbler 10+
Chiffchaff 6
Blackcap3
Bullfinch
Song Thrush 3
Reed Warbler several singing
Sedge Warbler several singing and One seen
Buzzard

2 Cuckoos off Vicars Hall Lane towards Keepers cottage, 1 singing male watched for a good 5 minutes perched in a tree dropping down into long grass catching caterpillars, the second bird was seen as I turned to walk back up the lane on the opposite side of the lane, initially looked like a male bird but with the sun illuminating its tail feathers their looked to be a rufous brown edge, So potentially a grey female.

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Vicars hall lane 7.30 - 8.15pm, Highlights

Yellowhammer 2 singing males
Willow Warbler 10+
Chiffchaff 3 singing
Wheatear 5
Possible singing Garden Warbler heard very briefly

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Mid afternoon

Chiffchaff 6 singing between the Moorings basin and the Filtration Lagoons
Song Thrush 2
Nuthatch
Willow Tit
Buzzard

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First Chiffchaff of the spring feeding in the garden this morning.

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2 Tawny Owls calling this morning in woodland off Amberhill Way.

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8.30 - 9.45am Thick mist and very cold, Highlights.

Goldcrest 5
Bullfinch 4 seen 2m 2f, 4 more heard
Redwing 10+
Jay 2
Little Owl heard only



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8.30 - 10.00 am, before the rain set in, Highlights.

Willow Tit
Coal tit 2
Bullfinch 10+
Pied Wagtail 3
Buzzard 3
Kestrel
Teal 12
Grey Partridge 2

-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 04:42:35 PM

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8.30 - 10.15am Lovely crisp morning, Highlights.

Goldcrest 2
Goldfinch Chime of 30+
Redwing 50+ in many small groups
Fieldfare 12
Teal 9
Jay
House Sparrow 9
Big numbers of Blackbird this morning easily 50+

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Bullfinch 8, 4f 2m
Linnet, 2 large flocks roving 40-50 & 20+
Several mixed roving Tit flocks, predominantly Long Tailed Tit with Blue, Great and Coal Tit mixed in
Kestrel 2
Jay


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Boothstown to Worsley village along the canal and back mid afternoon, Highlights

Sparrowhawk, large female
Kestrel 2
Buzzard
Goldcrest 3
Fieldfare 3


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Saturday, 15th November 2014. 14:15 - 15:30 hrs.

Redwing x 3
Kestrel
Heron
Blackbird
Black Headed Gull
Robin
Mallard
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon
Magpie


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7.50-9.30am

Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 2
Several roaming mixed Tit flocks
Yellowhammer 3
Bullfinch 6, 2m, 4f
Redwing c20
Fieldfare 2 flocks over c25 & c50
Sparrowhawk 2
Jay 2

Large movement of Woodpigeon several 100 heading mainly east

-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Sunday 2nd of November 2014 10:27:55 AM

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7.15 - 8-15 am of note,

Chiffchaff 4
Willow Warbler 3
Grey Wagtail
Jay 4
Buzzard



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7-15 - 9.00am highlights

Willow Warbler 7
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 5
Goldfinch 20 juvenile birds in one charm on a telegraph wire
Kestrel
Buzzard

No sightings of any Swallow, Swift or Martins


-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Sunday 14th of September 2014 08:12:12 PM

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6.45 - 9.15am warm sunny morning,

Lots of juvenile birds evident this morning, Many family feeding parties

Common Whitethroat 3 parties seen 12 total
Blackcap 2 parties x 9 birds
Willow Warbler 2 parties, 9 total
Bullfinch 1 party of 4
Yellowhammer 2 adults 1 juvenile
Reed Warbler single party 3/4 juveniles
Sedge Warbler 1 party 3 birds
Great spotted Woodpecker x 3
Goldfinch x c25
Several juvenile Swallow and House Martins seen.

Also seen
Buzzard
Kestrel
Stock Dove
Oystercatcher

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7.00 - 9.20am Pleasant sunny morning 41 species seen, Highlights

Common Tern 2, bouncing alone over the canal hovering and diving feeding on surface insects,
Kingfisher 2, possibly same bird a different points alone the canal
Garden Warbler 2, Very vocal
Willow warbler 8
Blackcap 2 m 1f
Chiffchaff 5
Bullfinch 1m 1f
Reed Warbler 1
Common Whitethroat 4
Song Thrush 3
Skylark 3
Swift 7
House Martin 6
Swallow 12
Curlew 2


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Walked out of The Moorings pub at 3.30ish this afternoon and cracking Hobby flew low over hunting over canal and trees to south of here before drifting off towards mosslands.

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7.00 - 9.15am 34 species seen, Highlights


Garden Warbler
Blackcap 1 male feeding 4 fledglings
Chiffchaff 5
Willow Warbler 7
Reed Warbler 3
Sedge Warbler 3
Common Whitethroat 7
Yellowhammer 2
Skylark 3
Swift 6
House Martin 6
Swallow 4
Curlew 2
Water Rail

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7.00 - 9.30am, 37 species seen highlights,

Blackcap 3m 2f
Willow Warbler 8
Reed Warbler 3
Sedge Warbler 3
Common Whitethroat 7
Yellowhammer 4
Skylark
Swallow 2
Swift 1, first this year
Buzzard 2



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2 Raven slowly drifted over Boothstown heading west at midday.

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7.00 - 9.00am whilst covering my BBS tetrad

Of note,
Chiffchaff 4
Willow Warbler 10+
Common Whitethroat 4
Yellowhammer 4
Skylark 2
Curlew 2

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7.15 - 8.45, Highlights.

Willow Warbler 15+, Appear to be in every available willow tree.
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 2
Bullfinch 1m, 1f
Willow Tit 2
Sparrowhawk, Large female over Bittern pit wood
Buzzard
Song Thrush 2
Curlew 2
Jay 4


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7.15 - 9.00am 30 species seen, Highlights.

Swallow 2
Willow Warbler 8
Chiffchaff 7
Blackcap 7
Bullfinch 5
Curlew 2
Kestrel 2
Jay 4

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7.00 - 9.00am highlights

Chiffchaff 6
Curlew 2
Lapwing 2
House Sparrow 25+
Greenfinch
Bullfinch 2 pairs
Yellowhammer


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7.00 - 9.30am, highlights.

Chiffchaff 5
Willow Tit 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Nuthatch
Treecreeper 3
Song Thrush 6
Bullfinch 1m 1f
Reed Bunting 1m 1f
Curlew
Jay
Buzzard
Cormorant


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Martyn Jones wrote:

Mark Burgess wrote:

8.45 - 10.00am, highlights.
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Great Sotted Woodpecker 2
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Guess they'd had a drink or two in the The Moorings then? biggrin



Don't think so Martyn they looked to be coming from the direction of the John Gilbert. Drinking Woodpecker that time of the morning they want talking about..!

Oops, IPad predictive text I'm afraid.

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Mark Burgess wrote:

8.45 - 10.00am, highlights.
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Great Sotted Woodpecker 2
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Guess they'd had a drink or two in the The Moorings then? biggrin

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8.45 - 10.00am, highlights.

Chiffchaff 2
Bullfinch 1m 1 f
Willow Tit 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Nuthatch several heard
Treecreeper
Song Thrush 4
Lapwing 2
Curlew over calling
Jay
Kestrel
Buzzard
Grey Partridge 1m 1f






-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Sunday 16th of March 2014 08:27:29 PM

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