Eyes Lane floods

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John Frankland
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Eyes Lane floods

Post by John Frankland »

Quick call in this morning.

Dunlin 3
Ruff 1
Buzzard 2
Lapwing 125
Black-headed Gull 50
Fieldfare 20
Neil Southworth
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Re: Eyes Lane floods

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Image of GWE posted on Ribble Estuary Facebook page by Paul Davenport today.
Leonard Poxon
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Re: Eyes Lane floods

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Short visit this morning -

Birds seen/heard; 1 Great White Egret, approx 70 Lapwing, 14 Black Headed Gull, approx 10,000 Starling being harried by a Peregrine Falcon, Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Mallard, Robin , Blackbird, Song Thrush, 15 Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Common Crow, 40+ Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail and probable male Merlin.

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Starling murmuration (a small proportion of the main flock) and the Peregrine falcon (lower left) that caused it.
Neville Root
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Re: Eyes Lane floods

Post by Neville Root »

1.00-1.45pm - similar sightings to Nora and Len (great picture of 'hunter' and 'hunted') - but no GWE, peregrine or merlin. Also, a great black-backed gull feeding off what looked like a dead rabbit on the banks of the Douglas. The nearby crows kept a respectful distance from the GBB, unlike a LBB gull on the flood that was being very harassed by them. Also c snipe and grey wagtail flew over the Douglas.
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