, great white egret was showing again ( been around a month now ) 2 heron , thousands of starlings , a pair of shovelers dropped in but were soon gone , 2 shelduck , good numbers of lapwing , 10 ruff dropped in , 5 goosanders in flight , 7 whoopers passed over , kingfisher , several pied wagtail .Bretherton eyes floods .
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gary lilley
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Bretherton eyes floods .
Plenty of birders out this morning and plenty of birds , a good raptor day with 5 species several buzzard sightings , hunting peregrine , sparrowhawk , kestrel and highlight was a hunting male merlin , great white egret was showing again ( been around a month now ) 2 heron , thousands of starlings , a pair of shovelers dropped in but were soon gone , 2 shelduck , good numbers of lapwing , 10 ruff dropped in , 5 goosanders in flight , 7 whoopers passed over , kingfisher , several pied wagtail .
, great white egret was showing again ( been around a month now ) 2 heron , thousands of starlings , a pair of shovelers dropped in but were soon gone , 2 shelduck , good numbers of lapwing , 10 ruff dropped in , 5 goosanders in flight , 7 whoopers passed over , kingfisher , several pied wagtail .-
John Frankland
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Re: Bretherton eyes floods .
Same as Gary.
No mention of the calling "green sandpiper" Gary ? !!
Think I need to WD40 that squeak on my tripod.
No mention of the calling "green sandpiper" Gary ? !!
Think I need to WD40 that squeak on my tripod.
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Neville Root
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Re: Bretherton eyes floods .
(9.15-11.00am) As per Gary and John for Eyes Lane sightings. Jury is still out on the green sandpiper though!
Earlier (8.00am) had a trawl through the bog behind the e-shaped ponds - plenty of redwing and fieldfare on the hawthorns, kestrel, sparrowhawk, only single c snipe flushed, possible woodcock flushed.
First ever Chorley merlin brings Chorley species total for the year to 135
Earlier (8.00am) had a trawl through the bog behind the e-shaped ponds - plenty of redwing and fieldfare on the hawthorns, kestrel, sparrowhawk, only single c snipe flushed, possible woodcock flushed.
First ever Chorley merlin brings Chorley species total for the year to 135
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Leonard Poxon
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Re: Bretherton eyes floods .
I knew that pesky Merlin would turn up as soon as I left!!
Earlier on before John, Neville and Gary arrived I saw:
3 Whooper Swans (1 adult & 2 juveniles) over heading northwest, 17 Greylag Geese over heading west, 16 Canada Geese over heading southwest, there were also a flock of approx 70 Fieldfare, several Redwing, 2 Song Thrush feeding on haws, 10+Skylark, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Blackbird & Robin.
Earlier on before John, Neville and Gary arrived I saw:
3 Whooper Swans (1 adult & 2 juveniles) over heading northwest, 17 Greylag Geese over heading west, 16 Canada Geese over heading southwest, there were also a flock of approx 70 Fieldfare, several Redwing, 2 Song Thrush feeding on haws, 10+Skylark, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Blackbird & Robin.