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Bryan Deighton


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Late submission

 

04/03/24 1330-1440hrs.

20 species:

2 x Kingfisher 

1 x White Throated Dipper

1 x Song thrush 

3 x Nuthatch

2 x Dunnock

1 x Wren

5 x Mallard 

7 x Black-headed Gull

1 x Jay

9 x Starling

2 x Buzzard circling over

Various numbers of

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon

House Sparrow



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Bryan Deighton


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26/02/24 1045-1215hrs.

22 species:

Mixed flock of ten thrushes, which included at least 4 Redwing and 2 Mistle Thrush

2 x Song thrush (not in the above flock)

2 x Treecreeper

4 x Nuthatch

2 x Wren

1 x Grey Heron

5 x Mallard (pair in wildlife haven and 2M and 1F in the bunk)

2 x Buzzard circling over

Various numbers of

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon

Black-headed Gull

Starling

House Sparrow

Goldfinch



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7th March 2021 1105-1215

 

Just at the Wildlife haven

 

Feral pigeon X 5

Woodpigeon X 6

Black-Headed Gull X 2

Magpie X 6

Carrion Crow X 5

Coal Tit X 2

Long-Tailed Tit X 5 

Wren X 2

Starling X 1

Blackbird X 3

Robin X 2

Chaffinch X 1

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan

 



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18/02/21 1000-1200

 

23 species

 

Grey Heron x 1 (unusual sighting in that it was seen in the wildlife haven at the Long Lane/Bleniham Rd side, never seen one here before)

 

Canada Goose x 3 (in very low flight over the park)

 

Mallard x 3 

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1

 

Buzzard x 1 (being mobbed by a single Crow) 

 

Kingfisher x 1

 

Wood Pigeon (too many to count) 

 

Collared Dove x 2

 

Magpie x 13

 

Carrion Crow x 3

 

Coal Tit x 1

 

Blue Tit x 10

 

Great Tit x 9

 

Long Tailed Tit x 4

 

Chaffinch x 2 (male and female pair)

 

Bullfinch x 2 (male and female pair)

 

Mistle Thrush x 1

 

Song Thrush x 1

 

Blackbird x 6

 

Robin x 8

 

Goldfinch x 6

 

Dunnock x 1

 

House Sparrow x 8

 

Also half hour yesterday lunchtime around the wildlife haven produced:

 

Sparrowhawk

Goldfinch (big flock of over 20)

Carrion Crow

Mistle Thrush

Robin

Great Tit

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon

Magpie

 

Thanks

Bryan



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05/02/21 1215-1400

 

Leverhulme Park and and Seven Acres

20 species

 

Mallard x 3 (on wildlife trust pond)

Coot x 2 (on wildlife trust pond)

Woodpigeon x 18

Magpie x 15

Carrion Crow x 5

Coal Tit x 4

Blue Tit x 6

Great Tit x 14

Long Tailed Tit x 13

Nuthatch x 2

Treecreeperx 1 

Wren x 2

Dipper x 3 ( highlight of the walk was a flyby twice by a pair on Leverhulme also saw one individual on Seven Acres)

Starling x 9

Song thrush x 2

Blackbird x 8

Goldfinch x 2

Dunnock x 2

 

Thanks

 

Bryan



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09/01/21 1410-1540

 

14 Species

 

Mallard x 8

Woodpigeon x 11

Black-headed Gull x 9

Cormorant x 1 (flew over towards Moses Gate)

Sparrowhawk x 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1 (first sighting since the end of last summer)

 Magpie x 8

Jackdaw x 1

 Carrion Crow x 9

Blue Tit x 5

Great Tit x 4

 Nuthatch x 1

Blackbird x 5

Robin x 7 

 

Thanks

 

Bryan



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3rd Jan 2021 1015-1115hrs

 

 An hour pretty much stationary just around the wildlife haven that's been created at the junction of Long Lane & Blenniham Rd.

This area really is thriving now. Regularly see lots of species of birds in and out, including occasional waterfowl such as herons and mallards.

 

 

15 species

 

Sparrowhawk X 1 (hunting and scaring a large flock of goldfinch and feral pigeon out of the trees around the church)

Woodpigeon X 4

Feral Pigeon X 6

Black Headed Gull X 5

Magpie x 7

Jackdaw X 1

Carrion Crow x 4

Blue tit x 5

Great Tit x 1

Starling X 4

Song thrush x 1

Blackbird x 2

Robin x 2

Chaffinch X 1

Goldfinch x 12

 

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan



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2nd Jan 2021 1105-1305hrs

 

18 species

 

Woodpigeon X 6

Collared Dove X 2

Black Headed Gull X 29 (including one full adult plumage, a first amongst the flock that is usually knocking around)

Jay X 2

Magpie x 15

Carrion Crow x 9

Jackdaw X 2

Coal Tit x 2

Blue tit x 4

Great Tit x 10

Long Tailed Tit X 13

Treecreaper x 1

Nuthatch X 2

Wren X 1

Song thrush x 3

Blackbird x 4

Robin x 6

Goldfinch x 15

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan



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30th Dec 1115-1245hrs

 

18 species

 

 Mallard x 1

Woodpigeon X 12

Feral pigeon x 15

Black Headed Gull X 18

Herring Gull x 4

Lesser-black Backed Gull x 2 

Magpie x 7

Carrion Crow x 4

Coal Tit x 3

Blue tit x 3

Great Tit x 4

Long Tailed Tit X 3

Treecreaper x 1

Starling x 20+

Song thrush x 2

Blackbird x 7

Robin x 7

Goldfinch x 4

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan



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1340- 1430hrs 28th Dec

 

14 species

 

 

Woodpigeon X 4

Feral pigeon x 2

Black Headed Gull X 15

Herring Gull x 2

Jay X 1

Magpie x 15

Nuthatch X 1

Blue tit x 3

Long Tailed Tit X 5

Blackbird X 3

Carrion Crow x 4

Dipper x 1

Robin x 1

Starling x 20

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan

 

 



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1100-1300hrs 6th Dec

19 species

 

Sparrowhawk x 1 (appeared to be being chased or at least followed by two large flocks of starlings, well over 50 in total)

WoodPigeon X 5

Black Headed Gull X 9

Jay X 3

Magpie x 5

Nuthatch X 1

Treecreeper X 1

Blue tit x 8

Great tit X 6

Long Tailed Tit X 6

Coal Tit x 3

Blackbird X 8

Carrion Crow x 8

Robin X 4

Goldfinch X 26

Song Thrush x 2

Dipper x 2

House Sparrow x 5

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan

 

 



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1315-1445hrs 25th Nov

15 species

 

Woodpigeon x 4

Jay X 1

Magpie x 6

Carrion Crow x 6

Blue Tit X 6

Great Tit X 8

Long Tailed Tit X 11

Goldcrest X 1

Nuthatch X 2

Starling X 12

Blackbird X 7

Robin X 5

House Sparrow X 2

Pied Wagtail X 2

Goldfinch X 9

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan

 

 

 



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0900-1100hrs 24th Nov

27 species

 

Mallard X 3 (2m 1f)

Goosander X 1 (flying over following the river towards Moses Gate)

Feral Pigeon X 10

Wood Pigeon X 13

Collared Dove x 3

Moorhen X 1

Black Headed Gull X 13

Herring Gull X 2

Kestrel x 1

Jay X 2

Magpie x 21

Goldcrest X 5 (rare to see one so really suprise to see 5)

Nuthatch X 4 (all together chasing each other around trees for a good ten minutes)

Treecreeper X 2

Blue tit x11

Great tit X 11

Long Tailed Tit X 21

Wren X 2

Starling X 63

Blackbird X 8

Carrion Crow x 8

Robin X 5

Dunnock X 1

Greenfinch X 1

Goldfinch X 5

Chaffinch X 1

 

Also 56 Pink Footed Goose flying NW 

 

Thanks

 

Bryan 

 

 

 

 

 



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Two hour walk covering leverhulme park and new house farm Collared Dove x 2 Wood pigeon x 2 Feral pigeon x 4 Black headed Gull x 12 Lesser black backed Gull x 4 Kestrel x 1 Magpie x 9 Carrion Crow x 25 Coal tit x 1 Blue tit x 5 Great tit x 3 Starling x 53 Mistle Thrush x 1 Blackbird x 11 Pied wagtail x 2 (male and female pair) Chaffinch x 1 Goldfinch x 6 Thanks Bryan

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45 minute walk to schoo this afternoonl through Leverhulme and New House Farm playing fields across the road Ring necked Pheasant X 1 Never seen a pheasant round here before. It was just as shocked to see me, nearly flew straight into me after being spooked by a dog. Feral pigeon x 1 Wood pigeon x 2 Collared Dove x 2 Blackheaded Gull X 9 Magpie x 4 Carrion Crow x 5 Blue tit X 2 Robin X 1 Goldcrest X 1 (never seen here before) House sparrow X 2 Goldfinch X 10 Chaffinch x 4 Redwing X 4 (never seen here before) Song thrush X 3 Blackbird X 9 There redwing were in a mixed flock with 2 song thrush and 6 blackbird. Possibly more as they were flying out of some trees into a horse's field and back. Thanks Bryan

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1130-1330 8th November

 

Mallard x 3

Goosander x 3 (first ever time I've known goosander in the river here)

Dipper x 1

Nuthatch x 1

Treecreeper x 1

Grey wagtail x 1

Coal tit x 2

Long-tailed tit x 14

Great tit x 6

Blue tit x 6

Robin x 8

Wren x 3

Goldfinch x 6

Woodpigeon x 3

Carrion crow x 5

Starling x 7

Blackbird x 3

Black headed gull x 11

Herring Gull x 3

Magpie x 14

 

Could have swore I saw a Chaffinch too but not 100%. Would be first time in months if it was one.

Also two huge flocks of jackdaws floating around at moment 25+ in each flock

 

Cheers 

 

Bryan 



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1020-1140 19th August

 

Dipper x 1

Sparrowhawk x 1

Long-tailed tit x 16

Great tit x 2

Robin x 4

Goldfinch x 1

Woodpigeon x 18

Feral Pigeon x 14

Collared dove x 2

Carrion crow x 11

Starling x 6

Swift x 1

Magpie x 14

 

Plenty of Wrens and more Robins heard too.

 

Cheers 

 

Bryan 



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Two adult and a juvenile sparrowhawk have taken up residence in the park over the last couple weeks.

 

Finally seen them today. Male handed over some prey to juvenile in mid air before continuing to hunt



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Yesterday, an adult Mediterranean Gull was with 30 or so Black-headed Gulls in Tonge Cemetery.

Info thanks to Brian Fogg



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11.50am to 12.25pm

Very quiet, apart from a bloke and his son on a quad bike, and people shouting at their dogs.

No woodland birds worth recording.

Only birds on the river were 5 Mallards and 2 Dippers seen from road bridge at Darcy Lever.

















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