Bretherton / Croston

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Bretherton / Croston

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E-shaped Ponds:-pair Mute Swan, Shelduck 2, Mallard, Pheasant, Curlew, LBB Gull, Woodpigeon, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Swallow, House Martin, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Blackbird, Great Tit, Magpie, Crow, Starling, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer
Butterfly;- Orange Tip
Eyes Lane:-pair mute swan, Canada Goose 4, Mallard, Goosander 3, Buzzard, Redshank, Lapwing 5 plus a chick, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Swallow, Wheatear 4, Song Thrush, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch, linnet, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer
Butterflies:- Small Tortoiseshell, Orange Tip
Croston Twin Lakes / Sewage Works:-Canada Goose 2, Shelduck 2, Mallard, G.C.Grebe 5, Buzzard, Lapwing, BH Gull, Woodpigeon, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest 2, Lt Tit 2, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer
Butterflies:- Orange Tip 5 - 10, Small Tortoiseshell <5, Peacock
Insects:- Buff-tailed Bee, swarms of midges rising in dense columns like clouds of smoke in the lea of trees and hedges (and human beings :?)
Croston Reed Bed:-Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Song Thrush, Wren, Dunnock
Butterflies:- Orange Tip 5 - 10
Croston Finney:-Shelduck 14, Mallard, Moorhen, Pheasant, Buzzard, Grey Heron, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 20+, BH Gull 10, Herring Gull 10, LBB Gull 24, Woodpigeon 50+, Little Owl, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Swallow, Wheatear 10, Blackbird, Robin, Crow, Goldfinch, Linnet, reed bunting, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting 7
Butterflies:- Orange Tip 5 - 10, Green-veined White 5 - 10
Insects:- lots of St Mark's flies

House Martin, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Corn Bunting take me to 116
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