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- Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Back of Wymott Prison
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Back of Wymott Prison
Back of prison not in!!, couple of small phragmites fringed ponds - look possible sites for Sedge and maybe even Reed warblers in spring:- 6 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 7 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe Lane down to Stannings wood, 2 Kestrel, 2 Fieldfare, several B+G Tits, Robins and Blackbirds plus 3 Roe Deer in a cl...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:56 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Lower Healey/Nab
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Lower Healey/Nab
Brisk walk down old Baggenley lane and half way up Nab revealed:_ Baggenley Lane, pair Bullfinch, 2/3s of B+G Tits at intervals plus few H Sparrows, Blackbird 10+, Robin 6, Wren 2, Mistle Thrush, lot of song from Robins and Blackbirds. Flooded field between lane and M/way contained 6 mallard 2 Moorh...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:36 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: eccleston 27/1/08 mawdesley 28/1/08
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- Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:48 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: odds & ends
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1589
Wish it was - but sadly no, I've beeen lucky enough in the past to see both RT + GN Divers on the reservoirs but this is definately a Grebe and in all probability a funny marked first winter female GCG - RN Grebes can and do turn up after bad weather - but more often on the east coast rather than ro...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:03 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: odds & ends
- Replies: 2
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odds & ends
Sunday 28th, garden, 7 LT Tits, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbirds, odd Starling, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Doves, 2 B Tits, 1 G Tit, 1 Jay, 2 Magpies, 3 or 4 House Sparrows, 1 GS Woodpecker Long Lane, Heath Charnock, 1 m Sparrowhawk chasing and subsequently catching m Blackbird - very exciting (not for ther Blackb...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Reservoirs, Fri morning, odd Grebe
- Replies: 1
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Reservoirs, Fri morning, odd Grebe
Quick look at Reservoirs on way to Horwich revealed:- AR 42 Mallard, 3 Canada, approx 100 BH Gulls, 1 Kestrel near Yew Tree Pub YR 5M + 1F Goosander, 1 Raven in what looked like a display flight LRR 38 Mallard, 3 Canada, 2 Cormorant, 1 Heron, approx 150 BH Gull URR 29 Mallard, 13 Canada and 1 Grebe ...
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:47 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Close Encounters of the Buteo kind!
- Replies: 1
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Close Encounters of the Buteo kind!
Driving along Wigan Lane (just past Jolly Tar Lane junction) this morning a Buzzard came out from the trees on the left, straight at the car, braked hard (both me and bird) and luckily the bird went up the wind screen - wings spread, talons down with fierce (and frighten) expression on its face!! Cl...
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:08 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Gale Moss
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Gale Moss
Party of 32 L Redpolls + 2/3 Chaffinch and 3/4 B+G Tits feeding on Alder Trees. Additionally severall Magpies, odd C Crow and a few W Pigeons
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:11 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Lots of water - few birds!
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- Views: 1150
Lots of water - few birds!
Had a quick look around Rivington/Anglezarke to see the water falls and overflows - very impressive, the reservoirs look full to the brim but not many birds about - to wet even for wildfowl!! LRR could just make out about 20 Mallard and a Cormorant - URR 13 Canada and 62 Mallard - YR 4 Mallard and 2...
- Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:57 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Lots of Collared Doves .18th Jan
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- Views: 1858
Had up to 12 in my mother's garden off Eaves Lane, certainly all the gardens down Froom St, Montcliffe, Bagganley Lane and the new estates on the site of the old eaves lane hospital seem to contain lots of Collard Doves - maybe we should organise a co-ordinated count - to think they've only been in ...
- Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:26 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cross Hall Lane to Healey Nab
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Cross Hall Lane to Healey Nab
Quick walk up and down revealed:- few small parties of Blue, Great with odd LL Tit plus occasional Chaffinch Blackbirds all along the lane at regular intervals - must have been 20+ overall, mainly males. Lodge at top of lane held 2m+2f Mallard and 3 Moorhen with a Cormorant flying over. Generally ve...
- Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:55 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: singing birds
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:17 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Copthurst Lane 14th Jan 2008
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Copthurst Lane 14th Jan 2008
Forget this from previous post - its my age!!
65 Redwing + 2 Mistle Thrush in fields between canal and Copthurst lane
65 Redwing + 2 Mistle Thrush in fields between canal and Copthurst lane
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:57 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: L/L Canal, A642 Bridge to Town Lane
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L/L Canal, A642 Bridge to Town Lane
Mallard 69, Canada 15, Moorhen 10, Small Birds flocks mainly Blue & Great Tits with max of 11 LLT Tits, odd Chaffinch and H Sparrow, Blackbirds at intervals, 8m & 4f. 6 Meadow Pipits in fields by side of Old Canal Kestral hovering over Botany Bay fields Magpie nest building Weasel, ran acros...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:52 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: New Year's Resolution!..again!!
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New Year's Resolution!..again!!
Many moons ago having been the editor of this esteemed publication I know how hard it is to get records - but now with this modern technology none of us should have any excuse - so I'll start as I mean to go on - so for today:- White Coppice, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Smiths Lodge 32 Ca...