Monthly Duck Count

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Neil Southworth
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Monthly Duck Count

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Good weather for ducks - although the ducks didn't seem to agree!

Birkacre Lodges:-Mute Swan 6, Canada Goose 2, Mallard 21, Tufted Duck 11, Goosander 8, Moorhen 5, Coot 15, Great Crested Grebe 1, BH Gull 1, Dipper* 1
Common Bank Lodge:- Mute Swan 1, Mallard 4, Goosander 1, Coot 2, Moorhen 3, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 2, Song Thrush* singing
Heapey Lodges:- Mallard 10, Tufted Duck 1, Goosander 3, Coot 2, BH Gull 3, Goldfinch 30, Lesser Redpoll 10, Song Thrush
Anglezarke Res:- Mallard 8, Mandarin 8, Goosander 1, Cormorant 3, Grey Heron* 1, BH Gull 38, Common Gull 4, Herring Gull 1, Raven 1, Magpie 20, Redwing* 15, Treecreeper*
High Bullough Res:- Tufted Duck 3, Goldeneye 4, Treecreeper, GS Woodpecker
Yarrow Res:- Mallard 15, Goosander 2, Common Gull 3, Kestrel, Mistle Thrush 2
Upper Rivington:- Mallard 3, GC Grebe 1, Cormorant 17, Grey Heron 6, Buzzard 3, Grey Wagtail 2
Lower Rivington:- Mallard 13, Goosander 4, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 3, BH Gull 13, Herring Gull 4, LBB Gull 3, GBB Gull* 1

Six new species take me to 61
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Re: Monthly Duck Count

Post by Paul Hodson »

7 new species for me on this mornings duck count.

Great crested Grebe. Dipper. GBB gull. Song Thrush. Mistle Thrush. Treecreeper. Lesser Redpoll.

takes my score to 70
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Re: Monthly Duck Count

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Also two parties of Mandarin Duck totaling c40 birds flew low over Clog Inn bay, and may have just left the roost. The question is - where do they go during the day?
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