1000 onwards, sunny but breezy 7c: Caspian Gull 2 juvs, Glaucous Gull juv briefly, Mediterranean Gull 1w, Common Gull 4, Pochard 4, Wigeon pair, Gadwall 5, Teal 7, Tufted 32, Heron, L Egret, Song Thrush in song, etc. (CM / RF / RP et al)
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| Caspian, Iceland & Glaucous Gulls |
1215-1300 sunny, breezy 7c: Glaucous Gull juvenile present again (photo's), Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 2 ringed birds, Little Egret 3, Greylag, Red Deer 6, usual ducks etc. (GR)
1030-1230 sunny breaks, cold westerly, 6c: Caspian Gull 1w, Common Gull 4, Goosander, Teal 4, Pochard 13, Wigeon pair, Shoveler pair, Gadwall 6, Little Egret, Little Grebe 3, Lapwing 40, Sparrowhawk, etc. (RP/HK/JA/GR)
An afternoon visit added Iceland Gull ad, Glaucous Gull juv and also the Caspian Gull 1w. Also noted were Little Egret 2, Tufted Duck 28 & Collared Dove 2. (GE/GR)
At McKech's pool 1245: Lapwing 225, Common Gull, LBb Gull 35, Herring Gull 10, Bh Gull 150. (GR/RP)
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Overcast, 5c: Glaucous Gull juv this morning (MY). Also Pochard 13, Goosander 4, Buzzard, Moorhen 39.
Caspian Gull 1w at McKechnies Pool (MY), also Common Gull 2, Lapwing 160, Teal pair, Shoveler pair, Pied Wagtail, Feral Pigeon 10. (GR)
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| Fenced in... or out. |
1030-1300 sunny breaks, 5c: Gadwall 6, Goosander f, Shoveler pair, Wigeon down to 13, Pochard 2f, Teal 2, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 40, Jay 2, Chiffchaff, Redwing 6, Blackbird 7, Robin 8, Siskin 4, Greenfinch 2, also 4 Red Deer stags & 3 Red Foxes. (RP/GR/CM/RF)
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| Barns, Leigh/Veolia & Swag Pools (GR) |
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| Canada/Greylag hybrid? |
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| Red deer doe's |
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| A few of today's Wigeon |
1330-1430 foggy, 2c: well over 2,000 gulls present at 13:30 including about 850 Black-headed, 550 Herring, 450 Lesser Black, 200 Great Black, a few Common and possible Caspian. Also Goosander 4, Wigeon 12, Tufted 10, Dabchick 4, etc. (GR)
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| A few of the gulls from today |
Afternoon sightings include: Siskin 8, Meadow Pipit 3, Buzzard, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 8, Wigeon 12, Teal 14, etc.
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| M Pipit & gulls (incl. green ringed) |
Morning, cloudy, frosty 1c: Greylag, Mute Swan 21, Coot 169, Moorhen 31, Kestrel, Buzzard, Magpie 17, Stock Dove 2, Redwing 3, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin 4. (GR)
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| Teal drakes & Buzzard (GR) |
1115-1330 frosty but sunny, 1c: Mute Swan 20, Wigeon 9, Shoveler 6, Teal 4, Gadwall 4, Mallard 79, Moorhen 39, Coot 75, Little Egret, Little Grebe 6, Cormorant over, Common Gull, Lapwing 5, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Rook over, Redwing 6, Mistle Thrush, Siskin 5, Chaffinch 7. Also Red Deer 6 & a fox. At dusk 100 Jackdaws flew NW to roost. (GR / RP)
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| Grey Wagtail & deer today |
1030-1200 sunny 1c: Mute Swan 20, Greylag, Gadwall 4, Shoveler 11, Pochard 5, Wigeon 3, Dabchick 2, Snipe 2, Lapwing 8, Buzzard 2, Carrion Crow 108 at landfill (record count) along with 500+ gulls, Chaffinch 8, Red Fox 3, Red Deer 2. (GR / RP)
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| Crows, gulls & deer |
1030-1230 sunny, frosty -1c: Greylag, Wigeon 5, Shoveler m, Goosander 2f, Teal 8, Gadwall 9, Pochard 6, Dabchick 2, Heron, Common Gull 5, Kestrel m, Buzzard, Rook, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush 2, Redwing, Greenfinch f, Goldfinch 25, Red Fox 2, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Kestrel & Gadwall today (GR) |
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| Bh Gull T2RM again today |
1030 - 1130 westerlies 5c: Greylag 2, Pochard 2, Gadwall 5, Goosander 2, Wigeon 2, Teal 6, Dabchick 2, Buzzard, Song Thrush in song, Mistle Thrush 2, etc. (RP)
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| Gulls etc (GR) |
1300 showery, westerlies 6c: Mute Swan 24, Wigeon pair, Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant 10, Moorhen 25, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 24 + 95 at McKechnies, Stock Dove 2, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, etc. (GR)
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| Muscovy duck still present. |
1030-1200 sunny, windy 7c: Lesser Redpoll 2, Goldfinch 20, Chaffinch 2, Redwing, Mistle Thrush 2, Great Tit 11, Skylark 6, Green Woodpecker 2, Carrion Crow 40+ on verge, Jackdaw 50, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, GBb Gull 180+, Common Gull 4, Snipe, Lapwing 40, Little Egret 3, Dabchick, Teal 8, Shoveler 11, Wigeon 4, Goosander 3, Gadwall 4, Tufted 30, Greylag, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Redpolls today (GR) |
1015-1130 overcast 6c: Jack Snipe, Common Snipe 17, Lapwing 60, Greylag 19, Goosander pair, Gadwall 3, Teal 24, Pochard 3, Shoveler pair, Buzzard, Blackbird 6, Greenfinch 5. (GR / RP)
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| Jew's/Jelly Ear fungus today (GR) |
1230 Fairly sunny, windy 9c: M Swan 23, GBb Gull 191, Common Gull, Lapwing 130, Pochard 5, Tufted 28, Wigeon 2, Gadwall 12, Shoveler m, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail 6, Mistle Thrush, Siskin 7. (RP) (GR)
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| Siskins today (GR) |
Light cloud 11c: Wigeon 4, Gadwall 2, Teal 12, Goosander 2, Dabchick 2, Little Egret, Heron 2, GS Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail 7, Linnet, Chaffinch, Fox 2, etc. Tawny Owl @ Rushall. (GR)
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| Gulls & Egret today |
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| Northywood Bridge (GR) |
1030-1200 cloudy breezy, 11c: GBb Gull 160, Common Gull 3, Shoveler 2, Teal 5, Redwing 3, Meadow Pipit 11, Goldfinch 20, Raven over, etc. (GE/RP/GR)
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| Pipit & Goldfinches today (GR) |
