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- Tue May 10, 2011 1:14 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: ELLERBECK EARLY AM 10/05/11
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ELLERBECK EARLY AM 10/05/11
an early morning mooch on ellerbeck turned up the following singing males 6 wilwa 3 blaca 2 common whitethroat and single yellowhammer allso seen grey partridge phesant reed bunt kestrel and at least 4 treesparrows calling in flight nnw over site other sightings inc 10 rabbits of various ages 6 comm...
- Sun May 01, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: withnell n.r 01/05/11
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withnell n.r 01/05/11
a walk early this morning with the 2ic from the goyt via croft lodge through withnell nr and back produced the following 16 singing wilwa [6 on nr] 7 singing blaca [3 on nr] 10 canadas croft lodge f mallard +12yg small lodge near nr plus the following on nests 2 robin 2 blabi 1 golfi 1grefi 2 chafi ...
- Sun May 01, 2011 9:50 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Euxton Mystery
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beware of the moggier
for once i agree with neil and i think yur moggies were assinated by the local moggier
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:11 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: WITHNELL FOLD NR 03/04/11
- Replies: 6
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WITHNELL FOLD
oh dear first it was ringing shorthand that was a problem then it was latin that was the sticking point now its the lanky twang thats the problem r tha sure tha fra these parts owd fettler
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:36 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: WITHNELL FOLD NR 03/04/11
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WITHNELL FOLD NR 03/04/11
2 singing male blackcaps 3 singing chiffchaff 4 reed bunts 2m 2f calling nuthatch pr canadas 3 woggy hens numerous titmice pr shelduck over reedbed f sprowk through wood and 2 buzzards over wood and a mixed flock of fieldfare and redwing [13fieldfare 7redwing]
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:27 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: NIGHT TIME FLYOVER
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NIGHT TIME FLYOVER
22.47 last night at least 4 dunlin heard in flight over our garden heading NNE
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:11 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: SUMMER MIGANTS SMALL FALL
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SUMMER MIGANTS SMALL FALL
we must have had a small fall of chiff chaff overnight last night [27th] as i counted 5 singing birds between cuerden lake and sheephill car park and a further 4 between there and the ley inn pub allso pr treecreeper in pines by lake and 2 cormorants in trees on island
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: SUMMER MIGRANT IN GARDEN
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CHIFF CHAFF
hi phil 5.5grms up to 6.5grms is the weight variations during the summer months and pre autumn migration weights could be around 7.5grms upto 8.5/9.0grms still next to nowt for such a journey
- Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:45 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: SUMMER MIGRANT IN GARDEN
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SUMMER MIGRANT IN GARDEN
a visit to our garden this afternoon by a chiff chaff who abligingly jumped into the mistnet and now has its own piece of jewelry the bird weighed in at 5.5grms amazing to think this is a north african migrant
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:39 am
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: SISKIN FEST ENDETH
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SISKIN FEST ENDETH
the large siskin flock that had lingered in our garden during the last three weeks has now sadly moved on guesstimates put the total number of birds visiting our garden at 100+ with 78 ringed in march alone and 83 in total since the start of the year now its back to just catching goldfinch and titmice
- Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: RIVER LUNE NR HORNBY
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RIVER LUNE NR HORNBY
cracking walk along the banks of the lune today birds seen inc 6pr greylag up to 20 lappys 4 redshank 8 oyks single curlew 2 buzzards and 11 sandmartins all flying round what looked like a potential nesting site
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:31 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: SISKIN FEST 16/03/11
- Replies: 2
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BIRD RINGING
hi john in answer to your questions all ringing in the uk is run by the B.T.O british trust for ornithology and all ringers are registered with the bto anyone intrested in becoming a ringer needs to be very competent at bird id and prepared to put in a vast amount of time in the early stages first a...
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:20 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: cuerden lake 15th
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cuerden lake
hi dave there was no sign of any activity in the pines im afraid
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:17 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: SISKIN FEST 16/03/11
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SISKIN FEST 16/03/11
was in to minds yesterday afternoon after work wether to put the net up in the garden so the net was ercted for just an hour resulting in another 14 siskin caught and ringed bringing the total ringed in our garden for march to 51
- Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: 2011 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: cuerden lake 15th
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cuerden lake 15th
6 pr canadas 1 pr gcgs 3 cormorants and a pr of tufties all on lake @ 10.30 this morning whilst out on a walk with one of the adults i look after