Sightings for March 2019
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19th March
| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Little Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Eider | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | | south | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 3 | | vis | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 25+ | | vis | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Wigeon | 70 | | flew west at 0955. | | L.G.B. |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 2 | m | songflighting | | |
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| | | Linnet | 12 | | including two singing m. | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 8 | m | singing. | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Sand Martin | 2 | | over the mere, 16.20 | | TS |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | and singing, NE corner | | |
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| | | Skylark | 5 | | over SE field | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 1 | | displaying, east fields | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 10 | 5m, 4f + 1 | 5m (3ads), 4f. Later 10 in flight | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 9 | 6m | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 4 | 2m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 40+ | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 75+ | | circling over the mere. 13 landed | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | flew off embankment slope into the reeds | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 7 | ads | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Owl | 1 | | perched, Hawthorn next to barn | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 3 | | over east fields/Mythop fields | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 5 | | singing | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 13 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 180 | | Sea watch 0745-1045 | | S.C |
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| | | Cormorant | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Eider | 9 | | South | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | | North | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 3 | | South | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 8 | | On the water | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 44 | | North | | |
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| | Little Poulton | Goldcrest | 1 | | | | Barry Dyson |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 4 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 27 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
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| | Preesall Flashes | Chiffchaff | 2 | | 1st of year | | AC |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | Collecting nest materials | | |
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| | Cockerham Moss Edge | Little Egret | 23 | | All in very wet stubble field, close to Near Moss Farm | SD43794925 | AC |
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| | Warton Bank | Avocet | 10 | | | | andy myo DmG |
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| | | Hen Harrier | 2 | male ringtail | ringtail southside | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | flushed male hen harrier off marsh | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | f | | | |
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| | Newton-with-Scales | Little Owl | 1 | | thames street | | andy myo |
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18th March
| | Fleetwood | Reed Bunting | 1 | male | Feeding in my garden in Ullswater Avenue | | KG |
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| | | Goldfinch | 4 | | On feeders in my garden | | |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | Broughton | Kestrel | 3 | 2f 1m | Along James Towers way | | Stu milne |
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| | Marton Mere | Bittern | 1 | | flew 50 yards low west over the reeds from west side of island pool, 15.10 | | TS |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 8 | 5m (4ads) | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 3 | 2m | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 3 | 2m | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 55+ | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | calling near FBC hide | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Jackdaw | 35+ | | SW over the mere | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 3 | | singing | | |
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| | | Red-legged Partridge | 2 | | SW corner of east field | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 3 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Reed Bunting | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Twite | 54 | | base of slipway | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Avocet | 15 | | in river channel | | andy myo ds |
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| | Warton | Song Thrush | 2 | | Lodge Lane, one singing | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | Lodge Lane | | |
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| | Warton Aerodrome | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | north side | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Skylark | 1 | | singing north side | | |
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| | Lytham | Osprey | 1 | | 11.00?? no binos & distant. Hopefully someone can confirm | | Geoff Speight |
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| | Blackpool Central | Grey Wagtail | 1+ | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Chiffchaff | 1 | m | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 19 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Stock Dove | 1 | | Very unusual here | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 11 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 | | | | |
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17th March
| | Pilling Lane | Raven | 1 | | over calling heading east | | Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | Beach Road | | |
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| | | Mallard | 1 | f | on nest with eggs Beach Road | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 10 | | feeders Beach Road | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 15 | | feeders Beach Road | | |
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| | | Blackbird | 1 | f | nest building Beach Road | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 25 | | approx came off field to east of Beach Road | | |
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| | Newton Marsh | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | 1645hrs Rough grassland before United Utilities entrance. Mobbed by Gulls | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
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| | Saltcotes | Gadwall | 12 | 6 Pairs | | | Ian Walker |
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| | Lytham Jetty | Bar-tailed Godwit | 75 | | Ebbing tide | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Curlew | 40 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 70 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | 60 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 200 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | | | Numerous on the salt marsh | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | High on a thermal late morning | | |
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| | | Eider | 2 | | | | |
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| | Church Scar | Ringed Plover | 20 | | Ebbing Tide | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Turnstone | 65 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | 150 | | | | |
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| | | Knot | 30 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 40 | | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Tufted Duck | 29 | | 0730hrs | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Moorhen | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 70 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 46 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 4 | | | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 365 | | Watch 0800-1115 | | L.GB. S.C. I.W. |
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| | | Eider | 7 | 5m 2f. | south. | | |
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| | | Fulmar | 1 | | north. | | |
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| | | Gannet | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Kittiwake | 18 | | north. | | |
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| | | Carrion Crow | 1 | | north at sea. | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 42 | | north. | | |
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| | Cleveleys North Promenade | Little Gull | 8 | ad | 9.00-10.00 4 south,4 feeding on tide line close inshore | | Frank Bird |
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| | Marton Mere | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | edge of east field flood | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 7 | | edge of east field flood | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 23 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 61 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 5 | ads | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 6 | | | | Ellen Pemberton |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | calling | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 10+ | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 12 | | north east end of marsh These birds probably not the same as at the feeding station | | andy myo |
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| | Myerscough Quarry | Shoveler | 25 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 38 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 382 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Common Sandpiper | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 10 | | | | |
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| | Todderstaffe Hall | Brambling | 1 | female | At seed | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 35+ | | At seed | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 10+ | | At seed | | |
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| | Myerscough Quarry | Great White Egret | 1 | | then west | | |
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| | | Green Sandpiper | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Pochard | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 21 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 13 | | | | |
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| | | Goosander | 1 | f | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 200+ | | | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 7 | | at feeding station | | andy myo |
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| | Pilling Lane | Meadow Pipit | 13 | | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Knot | 800 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 23 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
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16th March
| | Knott End | Little Gull | 2 | ad & sub adult | lingering feeding in mouth of Wyre 1700 hrs | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Red-breasted Merganser | 2 | n, f | in mouth of Wyre | | |
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| | | Twite | 6 | | near jetty | | |
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| | Parrox Hall | Pink-footed Goose | 40 | | | SD362478 | |
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| | Weeton Camp | Starling | 200 | | to north | | |
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| | Mythop Hall | Greylag Goose | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Mains Hall | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Starling | 1800 | | flew west southwest | | |
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| | Knott End | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Knot | 1000 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Magpie | 20 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood | Little Gull | 5 | adults | in the Wyre mouth off the lower lighthouse at 16:40 | | JSc |
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| | | Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | m, 2f | | | |
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| | | Eider | 2 | 2m | | | |
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| | Knott End | Pink-footed Goose | 550 | | South of library AM | | AC |
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15th March
| | Myerscough Quarry | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | AJH |
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| | | Shoveler | 13 | | | | |
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| | Clifton Marsh | Kestrel | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Green Dick's Lane | Little Owl | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Greenshank | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Buzzard | 3 | | up together | | |
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| | | Herring Gull | 3 | | only gulls at outflow at 1800 hrs | | |
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| | Newton Marsh | Ruff | 9 | | flew off | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 100 | | approx | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 980 | | plus | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Skylark | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Chiffchaff | 1 | m | singing | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Magpie | c25 | | | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Shag | 1 | ad. | south. | | L.G.B. |
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| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 400 | | wach 0830-1030 | | L.G.B. |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 1 | | north. | | |
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| | | Fulmar | 1 | | north. | | |
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| | | Kittiwake | 8 | | north. | | |
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| | | Little Gull | 3 | | south. | | |
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| | Medlar Marsh | Roe Deer | 3 | 2f 1m | All together on marsh, buck in velvet. | | Monty |
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| | | Mink | 1 | | Walking along edge of ditch. Just missed with catapult. | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | Very fast and low over marsh. | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | Very pale individual feeding on sheep afterbirth. | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Barn Owl | 1 | | over the island/embankment/SE marsh towards Mythop Road | | TS |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | with prey over NE field | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 6 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 6 | ads | | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 7 | 4m (3ads) | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | 4m | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Teal | 40+ | | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 42 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 3 | ads | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | m | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 4 | | 3 west side pool. 1 east side pool | | TS |
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| | Staining Nook | Song Thrush | 2 | | 1 singing | | TS |
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| | | Greenfinch | 2 | m | singing | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | m | Mere View | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 1+ | | north end of Mere View Lane | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | field to the SE | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Yellowhammer | 7 | | | | AC |
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| | | Corn Bunting | 6 | | Plus usual | | |
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| | Conder Green | Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | M 2F | | | AC |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 3 | | | | |
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| | Bank End | Pied Wagtail | 15 | | Feeding | | AC |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 12 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
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14th March
| | Knott End | Pink-footed Goose | 450 | | fields south of library | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 4 | | | | |
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| | Pilling Lane | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 9 | | | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 2 | | all sightings at feeding station | | andy myo |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | bossing carrion crows | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 25 | | | | |
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| | | House Sparrow | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 19 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Collared Dove | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Dunnock | 2 | | | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 1 | ringtail | | | andy myo |
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| | | Water Pipit | 1 | | more birds in flight | | |
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| | Whitmore Fisheries | Kingfisher | 2 | | | | Monty |
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| | | Siskin | 5 | | In Alders on edge of canal. | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 4 | | Under feeders | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | Collecting nesting material. | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 7 | 4m (3ads) | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | 4m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 45+ | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 4 | ads | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 3 | | singing | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | flew west from trees near NW marsh | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | field NW of model village | | TS |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 38 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 13 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 60 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 2 | | west side pool | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | | over west | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 3 | | over west | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | m | NW corner pond area | | |
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| | Staining Nook | Buzzard | 1 | | over fields to the NW | | TS |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | field to the SE | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | | Collared Dove | 3 | | | | |
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| | Normoss | Oystercatcher | 2 | | field west of Newton Drive Health Centre | | TS |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 2 | | | | TS |
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| | Rossall Point | Little Gull | 1 | Ad | W 1440 | | Dfw |
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| | Fleetwood | Blackcap | 1 | male | Singing in Ullswater Avenue | | KG |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | female | Chasing Collared Dove through my garden | | |
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13th March
| | Shard Bridge | Barn Owl | 1 | | crossed road south side of Bridge at 1835 hrs | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Marton Mere | Blackcap | 1 | m | North scrub | | MM Volunteers |
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| | | Goldeneye | 7 | 4m/3f | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 2 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 8 | 7f/1m | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 5 | 3f/2m | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Dunnock | 2 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Robin | 1 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Great Tit | 2 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Blue Tit | 2 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Blackbird | 3 | 2f/1m | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 3 | 2m/1f | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | Sitting in tree opposite Woodland Watch | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 19 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Barn Owl | 1 | | low over west end of pool SE from zoo car park, 16.45 | | TS |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | east side pool | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 9 | ads | 2 pools. 7 appeared to come in from Stanley Park | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 3 | 2m | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 9 | 5m (3ads) | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 11 | 6m | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 35+ | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 9 | ads | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 3+ | | singing, 3 or 4 | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Rook | 1 | | over west | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 40 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 65 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 6 | | a.m. | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | 1st.w. | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 5 | ads | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Fleetwood Ferry | Raven | 1 | | 1600 calling and circling over N Euston Hotel | | Dfw |
|
| | Bispham Cliffs | Kestrel | 1 | | At end of Red Bank Road | | DJM |
|
| | Preesall Flashes | Kingfisher | 1 | | Number 2 Water, brilliant flash of colour | | AC |
|
| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Little Gull | 2 | Adults | Passed through at 9.30am | | Barry Dyson |
|
12th March
| | Pilling Hall | Tufted Duck | 3 | 2m, f | | | |
|
| | Glasson Basin | Goosander | 4 | f | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | Ellel Grange | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Barn Owl | 1 | | looking out of island box, 16.30 | | TS |
|
| | | Kestrel | 2 | m, f | barn area | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1+ | | | | |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 5 | 2m | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 9+ | 7m | | | |
|
| | | Stonechat | 1 | m | embankment | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | | | | TS |
|
| | | Gadwall | 48 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 5 | | | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | Medlar Marsh | Kestrel | 3 | m+f | Calling and mating on nest box. | | Monty |
|
| | | Buzzard | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | f | All of the above in the air at same time over marsh. | | |
|
| | | Little Owl | 1 | | Perched on telegraph pole. | | |
|
| | | Roe Deer | 2 | m+f | Led down together on field next to wood. | | |
|
| | Medlar | Buzzard | 4 | | displaying | | andy myo |
|
| | Bispham | House Sparrow | c25 | | Sainsbury's car park | | DJM |
|
| | Knott End | Sparrowhawk | 1 | adult male | | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 6 | | | | |
|
| | | Sanderling | 36 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 11 | | | | |
|
| | | Pink-footed Goose | 400 | | fields south of library | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
11th March
| | Warton | Buzzard | 1 | | calling over wood south of Lodge Lane | | Paul Ellis |
|
| | | Dunnock | 1 | | singing Church Road | | |
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| | Preesall | Pink-footed Goose | 200 | | plus landing on fields west of old railway bridge at 0730 hrs | SD362476 | Paul Ellis |
|
| | Stalmine | Barn Owl | 1 | | crossed Carr Lane north of Cold Row early am | | Kinta Beaver |
|
| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 2 | | W end lots of calling | | DJM |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 5 | | Singing | | |
|
| | | Oystercatcher | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Tree Sparrow | 9 | | Mere View | | |
|
| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | Singing briefly NW scrub | | |
|
| | | Fieldfare | 1 | | SW over Lawson's field | | |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 2 | | Lawson's wetland, embankment | | |
|
| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 20 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldcrest | 1 | m | singing | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Pochard | 1 | f | | | TS |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 8 | 5m (3ads) | | | |
|
| | | Gadwall | 2 | m, f | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Teal | 60+ | | | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Lapwing | 12 | | over Mythop fields | | |
|
| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 7 | ads | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 5 | | barn area | | |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | singing | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | m | SW scrub, then flew NW | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | 2 displaying | | TS |
|
| | | Cormorant | 8 | | by 16.30 | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 26 | 9 1st.w. | | | |
|
| | | Gadwall | 62 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 14 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 68 | | | | |
|
| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 4 | ads | | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | m, f | | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Collared Dove | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Staining Nook | Oystercatcher | 2 | | field to the SE | | TS |
|
| | | Tree Sparrow | 6 | | Mere View | | |
|
| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Water Rail | 1 | | NW corner pond | | TS |
|
| | | Teal | 2 | m, f | NW corner pond | | |
|
| | Blackpool Zoo | Oystercatcher | 2 | | top of east side hangar | | TS |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 2 | ads | Village entrance pool | | |
|
| | Catforth | Barn Owl | | | School Lane | | |
|
| | Treales | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 60 | | Cross Lane | | Ian Walker |
|
| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Black-tailed Godwit | 260 | | 1700hrs Orange Z ring evident. Ringed South Iceland 19.06.14. I recorded this bird on the 11th March 2016 at Newton Marsh. | | Ian Walker |
|
| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 2 | male ringtail | | | andy myo |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Russian White-fronted Goose | 4 | | | | |
|
| | Greenhalgh | Fieldfare | 60 | | | | andy myo |
|
| | | Roe Deer | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 18 | | north east end of marsh opp end to usual sightings but most ive seen | | andy myo |
|
| | Cockersand | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | | Behind Lighthouse cottage | | AC |
|
| | | Golden Plover | 1000 | | Looking good on the Abbey fields in the sun | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Blackbird | 6 | | | | New Langdale Volunteers |
|
| | | Black-headed Gull | 40 | | | | |
|
| | | Blue Tit | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Canada Goose | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Carrion Crow | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Coot | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Dunnock | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Gadwall | 18 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldcrest | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Tit | 7 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Heron | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Greylag Goose | 11 | | | | |
|
| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Magpie | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Mallard | 20 | | | | |
|
| | | Moorhen | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 11 | | | | |
|
| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Robin | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 8 | | | | |
|
| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 25 | | | | |
|
| | | Woodpigeon | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Wren | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Buzzard | 1 | | Circling over golf course ~11.30 | | BD |
|
| | Herons' Reach | new species | 1 | | Small tortoiseshell butterfly | | BD |
|
| | Marton Mere | Kestrel | 1 | | Hovering over island, 10.40 | | BD |
|
10th March
| | Pilling Lane | Tree Sparrow | 15 | | Feeders Beach Road | | Paul Ellis |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 10 | | Feeders Beach Road | | |
|
| | Pilling Lane Ends | Little Egret | 15 | | roost | | |
|
| | Braides | Whooper Swan | 71 | | | | |
|
| | | Golden Plover | 350 | | | | |
|
| | | Greylag Goose | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Curlew | 5 | | | | |
|
| | Myerscough Quarry | Wigeon | c300 | | | | |
|
| | | Pochard | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 19 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 14 | | | | |
|
| | | Oystercatcher | 24 | | one ringed | | |
|
| | | Mallard | 24 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Heron | 6 | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool Central | Curlew | 1+ | | Calling overhead 18.05 Westmorland Ave/Whitegate Dr. | | BD |
|
| | Warton Bank | Cattle Egret | 1 | | with 31 Little Egrets in feilds | | DS |
|
| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | ringtail | | | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 1 | M | | | |
|
| | | Whooper Swan | 70+ | | | | |
|
| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | on marsh | | |
|
| | | Little Egret | 31 | | 12 on marsh | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Stonechat | 2 | m, f | east marsh | | TS |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 2 | ads | | | |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 10 | 5m (3ads) | | | |
|
| | | Teal | 37+ | | | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 1 | | calling | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 250+ | | | | S.C |
|
| | | Gannet | 26 | South | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | 3 | South | | | |
|
| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 11 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 15 | | | | |
|
| | | Canada Goose | 10 | | | | |
|
| | Saltcotes | Mediterranean Gull | 4 | Adults | 1100hrs | | Ian Walker |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Black-tailed Godwit | 900 | | 0700hrs including 3 colour ringed birds. Black Flag bird from a project off the Humber and Blue Ringed Montrose Project. The Montrose bird was recorded at Lytham Hall 10.02.18 | | Ian Walker |
|
9th March
| | Galgate | Tawny Owl | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Lesser Redpoll | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Fleetwood | Raven | 2 | | Over Mount park | | Jol |
|
| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 7 | 3m (2ads) | | | TS |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
|
| | | Gadwall | 72 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 12 | | | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Clifton Marsh | Wigeon | c1500 | | on river and marsh | | JSc, SB |
|
| | | Teal | c200 | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Golden Plover | c100 | | on estuary on falling tide | | |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | c1200 | | on estuary on falling tide | | |
|
| | | Ruff | 1 | | with godwit flock | | |
|
| | | Snipe | 5 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 30 | | roosting on sandbank | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Skylark | 12 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 3 | | sewage works | | |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Wigeon | c1000 | | | | JSc, SB |
|
| | | Shoveler | 12 | 8m | | | |
|
| | | Ruff | 9+ | | | | |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 6 | | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | juvennile | feeding on prey | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Warton Marsh | Whooper Swan | 16 | | | | JSc |
|
| | | Little Egret | 19 | | | | |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | juv | +1 on south side | | |
|
| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | male | 14:15 hunting outer marsh towards Lytham Quays | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | | shadowing Hen Harrier | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | flew up river at 13:45 | | |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | distant flock of Pipits, light too harsh for individual ID | | |
|
| | | Rock Pipit | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | | on garden feeders | | Frank Bird |
|
| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 18 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Ruff | 11 | | 1345hrs | | Ian Walker |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 1200 | | The majority of birds moved onto the estuary after 1400hrs. New colour ringed bird recorded | | |
|
| | | Knot | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Starr Gate | Gannet | 9 | | Seawatch 0920 - 1020hrs | | Ian Walker |
|
| | | Kittiwake | 40 | | Migrating flocks North | | |
|
| | Hambleton Moss Side | Buzzard | 1 | | | SD385435 | |
|
| | Wardley's Creek | Mute Swan | 2 | 2 adults | pond | SD368428 | |
|
| | Stalmine Moss | Kestrel | 2 | | west side | | |
|
| | | Red-legged Partridge | 7 | 1+ male | 1 singing | SD399453 | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 2 | | | SD403449 | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | SD397457 | |
|
| | | Corn Bunting | 28 | | | SD399453 | |
|
| | | Lapwing | 50 | | | | |
|
| | | Pheasant | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Carrion Crow | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Starling | 1500 | | flew southwest | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | | SD403449 | |
|
| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Purple Sandpiper | 1 | | Island roost with 200 turnstones @ 12.30 | | Glen Jackson |
|
| | Cockerham | Shelduck | 8 | | field west of Marsh Houses | | |
|
| | Braides | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 8 | | | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 4 | | | | |
|
| | Lancaster Canal Glasson Branch | Mute Swan | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Wrampool | Linnet | 20 | | | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Pilling Lane Ends | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Starling | 250 | | to south | | |
|
| | Knott End | Kittiwake | 25 | | flew east | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 4 | | | | |
|
8th March
| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 8 | | | | |
|
| | | Teal | 4 | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Elswick | Barn Owl | 1 | | Out hunting along Grange rd a very dark looking bird seen at 5pm | | Stu milne |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Black-tailed Godwit | 510 | | 1700hrs Colour ringed bird from Wirral and Dee Estuary area. Ringed in South Iceland 17.06.03 | | Ian Walker |
|
| | | Golden Plover | 80 | | | | |
|
| | Knott End | Eider | 2 | 1 adult male | | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 5 | | | | |
|
| | | Dunlin | 50 | | | | |
|
| | Hambleton Fisheries | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Herring Gull | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Hambleton | Greylag Goose | 15 | | | | |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 2 | | 1 carrying nesting material | | |
|
| | Warton Bank | Avocet | 50+ | | in river channel and in flight | | andy myo |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Barn Owl | 1 | | hunting at 08,40 hrs | | andy myo |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 1000+ | | | | |
|
| | | Pintail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Freckleton Naze Point | Avocet | 6 | | | | andy myo |
|
| | | Greenshank | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | ringtail | | | |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Raven | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Redwing | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Greenfinch | 4 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Reed Bunting | 6+ | | Several singing males | | DJM |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 4 | | Inc 1 Lawson's wetlands | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | Mere to de Vere probably from feeding station | | |
|
| | | Song Thrush | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Moorhen | 1+ | | 1 in feeding station | | |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | 8 | | 4 pairs | | |
|
| | Warton Bank | Little Egret | 29 | | | | AA |
|
| | | Cattle Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 11 | 6m (4ads) | | | TS |
|
| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW Alders | | |
|
| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | SW field | | |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 5 | | SW field | | |
|
| | Staining Nook | Tree Sparrow | 4+ | | Mere View | | TS |
|
| | | Greenfinch | 1 | | Mere View | | |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 3 | | Mere View | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | Mere View | | |
|
| | Warbreck Hill | Raven | 1 | | E | | DJM |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | Pr | Displaying to NE then flew N | | |
|
7th March
| | Warton | Nuthatch | 1 | | calling Warton Hall | | Paul Ellis |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | Lodge Lane | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Snipe | 15 | | Scrape | | MM Volunteers |
|
| | | Canada Goose | 5 | | Scrape | | |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | Scrape - calling | | |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 4 | 3m/1f | | | |
|
| | | Teal | 30+ | | | | |
|
| | | Mallard | 6+ | | | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Greenfinch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | Over | | |
|
| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 16 | | | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Inskip | Little Egret | 1 | | flew over Sunningdale Place | | |
|
| | Carr House Green Common | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Catforth | Meadow Pipit | 22 | | | SD482356 | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 7 | 4m (2 ads) | | | TS |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 2 | | SW corner | | |
|
| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 1 | | crossed the channels, FBC hide | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
|
| | | Gadwall | 72 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 13 | | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | 9 | | at 15.30 | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 3 | | | | |
|
| | Warbreck Hill | Raven | 1 | | S then circled over Layton area | | DJM |
|
6th March
| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 18 | | | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool Central | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Raven | 1 | | south over Whitegate Drive | | |
|
| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 545 | | Watch 0815-1100. | | L.G.B. S.C. M.J. |
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| | | Shelduck | 3 | | south. | | |
|
| | | Pintail | 2 | | south. | | |
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| | | Gannet | 2 | ads. | south. | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | 16 | | south. | | |
|
| | | Grey Plover | 25 | | south. | | |
|
| | | Knot | 55 | | south. | | |
|
| | Newton Marsh | Black-tailed Godwit | 327 | | 1730hrs Including colour ringed Icelandic bird from 2002/2003 nest cohert marked project. | | Ian Walker |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | | | This is an important time for passage migrant Black Tailed Godwit using Newton Marsh. If you see a colour ringed bird well enough please feel free to contact me and I will send off the information for you. | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Avocet | 60+ | | in river channel and in flight | | andy myo |
|
| | | Cattle Egret | 1 | | bank lane | | |
|
| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | ringtail | | | |
|
| | Shard Bridge | Cormorant | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Black-headed Gull | 100 | | | | |
|
| | Stalmine | Long-tailed Tit | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Little Carleton | Raven | 2 | | over Mowbray Drive | | DF. |
|
| | Saltcotes | Mediterranean Gull | 2 | ad | | | Frank Bird |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 53 | | | | |
|
| | | Snipe | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Redshank | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 14 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 25 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Hall | Siskin | 5 | | alders round lily pond | | Frank Bird |
|
| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 1 | | Ringtail | | AC |
|
| | | Water Pipit | 2 | | Sat on posts | | |
|
| | | Merlin | | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 11 | 6m, 5f | 4 ad.m, 1st.w, 2nd.w. | | TS |
|
| | | Teal | 50+ | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 3+ | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 5 | | | | |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 3 | | singing | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 3 | | calling | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
|
| | | Gadwall | 78 | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 6 | | | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 4 | 1m | | | |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool North Shore | Common Scoter | 5 | | | | DJM |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 3 | | | | |
|
| | Warbreck Hill | Peregrine | 1 | | S over Unity school | | DJM |
|
| | Knott End | Twite | 25 | | | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Sanderling | 40 | | | | |
|
| | Knott End | Twite | 2 | | Ferry slip | | AC |
|
| | | Eider | 1 | Male | | | |
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5th March
| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 260 | | Watch 0800-1000 | | L.G.B. |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Gannet | 9 | ads. | South. | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 10 | | South. | | |
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| | Shard Bridge | Song Thrush | 1 | | singing NW of bridge | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Warton | Greenfinch | 3 | | 2 singng Church Road | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | singing Lodge Lane | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 8 | 5m (1 1st.w) | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 11 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 60+ | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | over Gipsy Hole Wood | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 1+ | | Mere View | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 1 | | west side pool | | TS |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | NW corner pond | | |
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| | Green Dick's Lane | Little Owl | 1 | | 1730 | | Dfw |
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| | Little Singleton | Merlin | 1 | f | | | Barry Dyson |
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| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Rook | | | 5 nests at end of Occupation lane | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 82 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 4+ | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 56 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 3 | 1m | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | andy myo |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Yellowhammer | 12+ | | one at feeding station | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 2 | m f | | | |
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| | | Teal | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Roe Deer | 1 | doe | | | |
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| | | Comma | 1 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | Drumming | | |
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| | Knott End | Sanderling | 65 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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4th March
| | Pilling Lane | Tree Sparrow | 15 | | Beach Road | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Green Dick's Lane | Little Owl | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 11 | 10 ad, 1 juv | nr Clarkson's Farm Moss Lane | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 400 | | approx south of Moss Lane | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Chiffchaff | 1 | | Calling close to FBC Hide | | DJM |
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| | | Little Owl | 1 | | In bushes adjacent barn | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 4 | | Singing along south bank | | |
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| | Knott End | Eider | 2 | 2 adult males | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Bar-tailed Godwit | 100 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | 500 | | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Blackbird | 1 | | | | New Langdale Volunteers |
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| | | Black-headed Gull | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Blue Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Carrion Crow | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 14 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 30 | | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Tit | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Herring Gull | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Magpie | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 44 | | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 22 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Robin | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 46 | | | | |
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| | | Woodpigeon | 6 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton Naze Point | Chiffchaff | 1 | | calling | | DS |
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| | | Tawny Owl | 1 | | calling 16.00 | | |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Cattle Egret | 1 | | Naze lane east ,in sheep field | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 16 | | Poollane | | |
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| | | Greenshank | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Snipe | 10 | | overhead | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 4 | 2M,2F | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mistle Thrush | 2 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 150 | | Lund Way 1630hrs | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Little Egret | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Starling | 2000 | | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | | | TS |
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| | | Cormorant | 8 | | at 14.30 | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 77 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 6 | ads | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | f | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Goldeneye | 8 | 5m (1 1st.w) | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 75+ | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 11 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 7 | | | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 150+ | | | | S.C |
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| | | Cormorant | 6 | | South | | |
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| | | Gannet | 4 | | South | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 12+ | | south end of marsh | | andy myo |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | hunting feeding station | | |
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| | Cuddy Hill | Ringed Plover | 2 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Teal | 34 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Curlew | 2 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Lapwing | 20 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 9 | | Ferry slip | | AC |
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3rd March
| | Stake Pool | Little Egret | 12 | | field at north end | | |
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| | Conder Green | Red-breasted Merganser | 2 | Pair | On pool | | AC |
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| | Garstang Marina | Kingfisher | 1 | | On the canal | | Jol |
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| | Stanley Park | Gadwall | 88 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 44 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 23 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 77 | | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 17 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1+ | | | | |
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| | | Goldcrest | 1+ | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | Glasson Basin | Goosander | 4 | redheads | | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Continental Cormorant | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 6 | | | | |
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| | Braides | Sparrowhawk | 1 | female | | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Mediterranean Gull | 1 | ad | | | Paul Slade |
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| | Cockerham Quarry | Sparrowhawk | 1 | female | | | Paul Slade |
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| | Out Rawcliffe | Sparrowhawk | 1 | male | | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Fieldfare | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | | | |
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| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 11 | 10 ads 1juve | Favourite area, Nr Clarksons farm | | AC |
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| | Todderstaffe Hall | Hooded Crow | 1 | | still in fields west of fairfield rd | SD363368 | Frank Bird |
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| | Lytham Moss | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | M | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 3 | | | | |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Greenshank | 1 | | | | Peter R |
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| | Ingol | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | drumming | | Stu milne |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 2 | | over My house. | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 23 | | On Ferry cafe roof | | AC |
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2nd March
| | Freckleton Naze Point | Greenland White-fronted Goose | 4 | | on the river edge . | | DS |
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| | | Peregrine | 2 | M/F | Dysplaying | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 16 | 8M,,8F | | | |
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| | Todderstaffe Hall | Tree Sparrow | 20+ | | | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | Rossall Point | Red-throated Diver | 1 | | E | | Dfw |
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| | | Great Northern Diver | 1 | | Possible. Distant large diver | | |
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| | | Red-breasted Merganser | 4 | 2M | | | |
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| | | Eider | 2 | | Quite a lot Kings Scar | | |
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| | | Common Scoter | 1 | | E | | |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Greenshank | 1 | | with redshanks | | Peter R |
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| | | Stonechat | 1 | male | feeding on rocks very active | | |
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| | Newton Marsh | Shelduck | 20+ | | | | Peterow |
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| | Knott End | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | Flew North | | AC |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | c10 | | | | |
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| | Thornton Marsh Farm | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Red-breasted Merganser | c1 | | dead drake on island | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Shelduck | 2 | | south. Watch 0800-1100 | | L.G.B. S.C. G.J. |
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| | | Common Scoter | 300 | | | | |
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| | | Eider | 1 | m. | | | |
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| | | Red-breasted Merganser | 1 | m. | south. | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Gannet | 3 | ads. | south. | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 30 | | south. | | |
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| | | unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail | 1 | | north. | | |
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| | | Skylark | 1 | | north. | | |
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| | Myerscough Quarry | Song Thrush | 1 | male | singing | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 2 | male, female | in Hawthorns by canal | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 14 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Pochard | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | c300 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 24 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 85 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 34 | | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | male | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | c30 | | | | |
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| | | Goosander | 1 | redhead | | | |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | | | |
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| | Cuddy Hill | Ringed Plover | 2 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Green Sandpiper | 1 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Redshank | 2 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Lapwing | 20 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Teal | 47 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | | Shoveler | 10 | | Flood | SD496375 | |
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| | Rossall Point | Stonechat | 2 | Pair | Residents or passage birds? | | AC |
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| | | Sanderling | 140+ | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Skylark | 1+ | | Several singing late morning | | |
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| | Kirkham | Raven | 1 | | opp kingfisher pub | | andy myo |
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| | Warton Bank | Water Pipit | 12+ | | 12 on fence but about 30 in flight | | andy myo |
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| | | Hen Harrier | 2 | male ringtail | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Avocet | 2 | | in flight over river | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 4 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 71+ | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 13 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 7 | ads | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Oystercatcher | 2 | | west side | | TS |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | calling, NW corner pond | | |
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| | St Michael's on Wyre | Song Thrush | 1 | | Singing | | Jol |
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| | | Jay | 1+ | | Calling | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | Calling | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 2+ | | Displaying | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Warbreck Hill | Raven | 2 | | Left S | | DJM |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | Sparring with/mobbing ravens | | |
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| | Freckleton Marsh | Tree Sparrow | 3 | | | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Greenfinch | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 30 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | Ringtail | | | |
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| | | Raven | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 180 | | | | |
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| | | Bar-tailed Godwit | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Greenshank | 1 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton | Cattle Egret | 1 | | Viewed from bottom of Pool Lane 1000hrs | S426273 | Ian Walker |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 12 | | All three species were in the same field across from Caravans | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Shoveler | 5 | | | | JSc |
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| | | Teal | c100 | | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 9 | 5m | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | calling | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | juv male | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | calling | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 3 | | scrape | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 3 | | scrape | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 6 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Skylark | 1 | | over calling | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 5 | | singing males | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | singing by bridleway | | |
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| | | Otter | 3 | | 2 + 1 at west end at same time around 11:30 | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Chiffchaff | 1 | | SW scrub, silent | | TS |
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| | Marton Mere | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 9 | 5m (1 1st.w) | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 5 | 4m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 50+ | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | showed well from FBC hide | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | m, f | low around the inflow area | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 3 | | island pool | | |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | up from embankment reeds | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 6 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Redwing | 1 | | flew off west from SW planting | | |
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| | | Stonechat | 1 | m | east marsh | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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1st March
| | Thornton | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | Red Marsh Ind Est | | Paul Slade |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 8 | | south end of marsh | | andy myo fb |
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| | Newton Marsh | Raven | 3 | | | | andy myo |
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| | | Golden Plover | 100+ | | | | |
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| | | Pintail | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | on pylon | | |
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| | Whitmore Fisheries | new species | 2 | | Roe Deer captured on trail cam. | | Monty |
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| | | Bullfinch | 1 | m | Calling in trees near entrance. | | |
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| | Medlar Marsh | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | m | Drumming in small wood next to road. | | Monty |
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| | | Wood Mouse | 4 | | One Wood Mouse. two Field Voles and one Common Shrew under corrugated sheet. | | |
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| | | Stoat | 1 | | Stoat on track between duck ponds. | | |
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| | Cottam | Chiffchaff | 1 | male | singing | | Steve Jones |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldcrest | 2 | males | both singing | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 1 | | calling | | |
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| | Burglar's Alley | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | | | Dfw |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Mediterranean Gull | 1 | Ad | | | Dfw + AC |
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| | Lytham Quays | Hen Harrier | 1 | | Male,showing well | | S.C. M.J. |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 21 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 130 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 7 | 4M, 3F | Displaying SW bay | | FW, JD |
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| | | Water Rail | 5 | | 4 heard, 1 seen in front of FBC hide | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 6 | | all heard | | |
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| | | Siskin | 1 | | in alder outside feeding station hide | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 2 | | feeding staion on peanuts | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | feeding station on fatballs | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | singing near feeding station | | |
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| | | Stonechat | 1 | male | on est fild boundary fence near exit stream | | |
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| | | new species | 1 | | young Rabbitnear SW bay | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 6 | 3m | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 5 | 3m | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 3 | ads | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 82 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 11 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
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| | Staining Nook | Snipe | 6 | | circled over the marsh | | TS |
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| | | Song Thrush | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 1 | | NW Corner at 0950 | | FW |
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| | | Bittern | 1 | | Flew from west end reeds to NW reeds at 09.559 | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Sand Martin | 2 | | over the mere, 15.40-48+ | | TS |
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| | | Curlew | 1 | | circled over west end of mere, sang, then flew SW | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 15 | | 8 island pool, later 12 flushed by Peregrine over east fields. 3 still on pool | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | island pool | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | | island pool | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 7 | 4m (1 1st.w) | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 3 | 2m | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 35+ | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | flew up to dyke pylon | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | east fields | | |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | looking out of island box | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 15+ | ads | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 3 | | singing | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | m | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 9 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 5 | 4m | island bushes | | |
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| | Bodie Hill | Linnet | 50 | | Set-aside plot | | AC |
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| | Cockersand | Golden Plover | c1200 | | Abbey fields | | AC |
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| | Cockerham Sands | Stonechat | 1 | F | Thanks PW | | AC |
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| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 11 | 10 ads 1juve | Favourite spot all winter | | AC |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 63 | | On Ferry cafe roof, several showing Red rumps, 1 very much so. | | AC |
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