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Croston finney 8.15/9.15am.

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:12 am
by gary lilley
24 whoopers , flocks of 5 (2 adult 3 juv) and 19 all headed towards bretherton.
20 canada geese, on large grass field next to the douglas.
20 pinkfoot landed in same field.
5 lapwing .
lots of fieldfare , redwing and starlings on the open fields .
100 linnet.
10 yellowhammer in one small hawthorn bush.
Lots of brambling in the double hedgerow .
Smaller numbers of greenfinch , chaffinch , goldfinch and reed bunting.
Tree sparrows were just arriving at the feeding station.
Picked up on 11 partridge flying fast ( from a distance).
1 pied wagtail.
lots of bh gulls and a few herring gulls on a flooded field on nearby
meadow lane.
3 kestrel.