Sightings for January 2019
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15th January
| | Eagland Hill | Barn Owl | 2 | | 2 individuals | | AJH |
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| | Eagland Hill | Barn Owl | 2 | | 2 individuals | | AJH |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Shoveler | 2 | m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | Catforth | Bullfinch | 2 | male, female | End of Moss Lane | SD465363 | |
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| | Preston | Raven | 2 | | Near train station | | CRH |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | Adult male | | | |
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| | Staining Nook | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | attacked and chased a Magpie. Didn't see the outcome | | TS |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | perched, fields to the NW | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Kingfisher | 1 | | NW corner pond | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 1 | m | NW corner pond | | |
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| | Salisbury Woodland | Little Egret | 1 | | NW pond | | TS |
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| | Stanley Park | Pochard | 2 | m | | | TS |
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| | | Shoveler | 18 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Shoveler | 2 | m | | | TS |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | zoo SW corner | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Cormorant | 5 | | | | TS |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | ad.m | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | over east fields | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 2 | | 1 singing | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Starling | 400+ | | east field | | |
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| | | Linnet | 2 | | over east field | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | calling | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 2 | | Frolicking in front of NW platform at 13.30 | | Glen Jackson |
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| | Saltcotes | Curlew | 245 | | | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 112 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 2 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldcrest | 1 | | | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 1 | male | at 10,30 for about 20 minutes | | andy myo |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
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| | Lytham Hall | Siskin | 7 | | near pond | | andy myo |
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| | | Treecreeper | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldcrest | 1 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 40 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
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14th January
| | Warton | Kestrel | 1 | | Lytham Road to west, hunting from lamposts | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Stanley Park | Blackbird | 1 | | | | New Langdale Volunteers |
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| | | Black-headed Gull | 70 | | | | |
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| | | Blue Tit | 14 | | | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Carrion Crow | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 18 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 28 | | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Great Tit | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Magpie | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 38 | | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Pochard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Robin | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 29 | | | | |
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| | | Woodpigeon | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Wren | 1 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood Farm | Pink-footed Goose | 450 | | Mid afternoon | | MF |
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| | | Barnacle Goose | 1 | | Mid afternnon | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Bittern | 1 | | SE to SW reeds 15.40 | | Frank Bird |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | hunting north scrub 16.20 | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Gadwall | 4 | | | | TS |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 2 | ads | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Kingfisher | 1 | | flew low across NW corner pond to low perch at north side on each of 3 visits | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | 1 seen, another heard | | |
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| | | Teal | 4 | 2m | No sign of Garganey | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 8 | | perched near the pond | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Pochard | 2 | m | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 120 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 26 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 75 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | perched NE golf course dyke copse | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Water Rail | 1 | | calling, Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 4 | 3m | Village entrance pool | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 1 | | SE from NE hide, 15.05-20. TS/MJ | | TS |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | 2 seen from FBC hide. TS/MJ | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 4 | | barn roof | | |
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| | Savick Park | Bullfinch | 2 | Males | Being very vocal | | Ash Baines |
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| | Brock | Dipper | 1 | | On river @ Barton Grange garden centre | | Ash Baines |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood | Blackcap | 1 | male | In my garden on the fat balls | | KG |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 1 | | West end 10.00 - 10.30 | | DJM/CR |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 3 | | NW | | |
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| | | Coot | 150+ | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 6+ | | | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | Feeding station | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 7 | m, 6f | Feeding station | | |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Water Pipit | 3 | | | | andy myo gw ds |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | ringtail | south side | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 2 | | | | |
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| | Bryning | Cattle Egret | 1 | | bryning hall lane | | andy myo |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 40 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
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13th January
| | Fleetwood | Peregrine | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Pilling Lane | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | Beach Road | | Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver |
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| | Knott End | Knot | 2000 | | plus | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Bar-tailed Godwit | 200 | | approx | | |
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| | | Sanderling | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Turnstone | 17 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | hunting saltmarsh, caught a vole | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Chaffinch | 40 | | New Lane Feeding station | | MF |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 18 | | | | |
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| | | House Sparrow | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Yellowhammer | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Robin | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Blackbird | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Blue Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Great Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Whooper Swan | 30 | | | | MF |
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| | | Woodpigeon | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Jackdaw | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Rook | 100 | | | | |
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| | | Carrion Crow | 20 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 60 | | | | |
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| | | Starling | 200 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 2 | | From NW platform and Dragonfly Hide 15.00 - 16.15 | | NJL |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | M | NW mere | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | NW mere | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 6+ | | NW platform | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldcrest | 1 | | around NW platform | | TS |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 11 | | around NW platform | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 10+ | | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Dunnock | 5 | | under the feeders | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | ad.m | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 6 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 44 | | Slip way at 1300hrs | | Ian Walker |
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| | Fleetwood | Pink-footed Goose | 220 | | Off the A585 SD325443. Flock near Woodcock Wood tricky to view. | | Ian Walker |
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| | Newton-with-Scales | Chiffchaff | 1 | | | | ME |
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| | Stanley Park | Pochard | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 22 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 108 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 48 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Teal | 2 | | NW pool. No sign of Garganey. | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 8+ | | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | c50 | | | | |
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| | Hambleton | Snipe | 3 | | Point Shard | | |
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| | Little Singleton | Goldeneye | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | c800 | | | | |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 55 | | with Pinks, including two collared birds | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 97 | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | c50 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | c45 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Little Gull | 5 | ads | 1 south 4 north 13.00 - 14.50 | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Kittiwake | 4 | ads | 2 south 2 north 13.00 - 14.50 | | |
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| | | Common Scoter | 20+ | | | | |
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| | Carr House Green Common | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | Stu milne |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 2 | m&f | not a lot around common in general. | | |
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| | Stake Pool | Whooper Swan | 6 | | flew southwest | | |
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| | Nateby | Black-headed Gull | 150 | | to east | | |
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| | Green Dick's Lane | Whooper Swan | 11 | | | SD386478 | |
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| | Garstang Marina | Black-headed Gull | 25 | | | | |
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| | | Herring Gull | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Jackdaw | 45 | | | | |
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| | Head Dyke Lane | Black-tailed Godwit | 280 | | | SD386470 | |
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| | Black Lane Head | Pink-footed Goose | 150 | | | SD447460 | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Garganey | 1 | fem | NW corner pond. Took 35 minutes for a conclusive ID owing to the reeds and overhanging branches. Before yesterday I last saw it on November 26th on the north end of Stanley Park Lake | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 1 | m | associating with the Garganey | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | calling | | |
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| | Salisbury Woodland | Coal Tit | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 69 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 5 | m, 4f | stump circle area | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 30+ | | ranging from boathouse to Heron island | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | 2 Drakes, 1 F | 1130hrs | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Goldeneye | 2 | Drake, 1 F | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | Drakes | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 31 | | | | |
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12th January
| | Great Eccleston | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | Paul Ellis / Paul Slade |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Garganey | 1 | fem/imm. | NW corner pond, watched for 20 minutes | | TS |
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| | Salisbury Woodland | Little Egret | 1 | | NW pond | | TS |
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| | Stanley Park | Gadwall | 124 | | | | TS |
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| | | Pochard | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 25 | | | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | north end of lake, bathing. Never seen one this end before | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Garganey | 1 | | flew off NE golf course dyke towards HR golf course NW corner pond | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Teal | 5 | 3m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 1 | ad.m | | | TS |
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| | | Cormorant | 6 | | | | |
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| | Little Singleton | Great White Egret | 1 | | flew south over Garstang New Road | | Thomas Westhead |
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| | Singleton | Pink-footed Goose | 800 | | | SD374376 | Frank Bird |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 7 | | with pinks | | |
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| | Shard Bridge | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | Hambleton Fisheries | Jackdaw | 40 | | | | |
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| | | Starling | 300 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Pink-footed Goose | 250 | | 2nd field nr closed roundabout | | SC |
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| | | Woodpigeon | 60+ | | In same field | | |
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| | | Stonechat | 2 | | | | |
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| | Poulton Industrial Estate | Pink-footed Goose | c2000 | | Fields to east. Inc orange legged bird | | |
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| | | Snipe | 12 | | | | |
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| | Thornton Marsh Farm | Shoveler | 22 | | | | |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 43 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Tufted Duck | 2 | m | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Whooper Swan | 4 | 3 adults 1 juv | In field across lane from radar station | | John Lees |
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| | Devonshire Rock Gardens | House Sparrow | 10+ | | Large number heard hidden in ivy covered trees at end of Corrib Rd | | DJM/GM |
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| | Warbreck Hill | Peregrine | 1 | | | | DJM/GM |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | Singing from Golden Triangle | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | Singing from Golden Triangle | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Twite | c40 | | On adjacent beach | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 35 | | Ferry slip | | AC |
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11th January
| | Knott End | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
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| | Devonshire Rock Gardens | Magpie | 71 | | Roosting, difficult to count accurately as the move around a bit | | DJM |
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| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 1420 | | north. Watch 0830-1100 | | L.G.B. |
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| | | Eider | 3 | | north. | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 17 | | north. | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Seal | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | Drumming | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 1 | | | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Yellowhammer | 11 | | NL FS | | AC |
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| | | Corn Bunting | 6 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Hall | Siskin | 9 | | | | AA |
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| | | Nuthatch | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Jay | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 2 | | | | |
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| | Bryning | Cattle Egret | 1 | | Bryning Hall Lane | SD398299 | Frank Bird |
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| | Lytham Moss | Whooper Swan | 3 | 2 adults 1 juv | In field across lane from radar station | | John Lees |
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| | Marton Mere | Barn Owl | | | hunting island at 15,50 | | andy myo |
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| | | Otter | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Teal | 1 | f | NW corner pond | | TS |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | dyke west of pond | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Shoveler | 2 | m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 4 | 3m | Village entrance pool | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | | | | TS |
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| | Marton Mere | Wigeon | 22 | | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 200+ | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | pylon south of dyke pylon | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 9 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | over SE corner | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | f | overflow | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | calling | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 11 | | SE alders | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 42 | | caravan site trees, pre-roost, 15.30 | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 2 | | 1445hrs outside Heron Hide and one West end | | Ric Holmes & M Jones |
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| | | Goldeneye | 6 | 2 m 4 f/imm | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 8 | 7 ads + juve | Clarksons Farm, Moss Lane. | | AC |
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| | Newton Marsh | Goldcrest | 1 | | small copse past entrace pool | | andy myo |
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| | | Song Thrush | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | over | | |
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| | Newton-with-Scales | Little Owl | 2 | | thames street | | andy myo |
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| | Warton Bank | Snow Goose | 1 | | blue snow goose with 20 greylags just off point | | andy myo |
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| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | male | showed well for about 15 minutes | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 150 | | fields south of library | SD354481 | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Curlew | 52 | | | | Steve h |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 46 | | Sat behind the Bourne Arms | | AC |
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10th January
| | Pilling Lane | Collared Dove | 19 | | | | |
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| | Scronkey | Pink-footed Goose | 60 | | | SD408468 | |
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| | Little Singleton | Canada Goose | 8 | | | | |
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| | Pilling Moss | Kestrel | 2 | | | SD412458 | |
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| | Bradshaw Lane Head | Whooper Swan | 22 | | | SD415455 | |
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| | Head Dyke Lane | Black-tailed Godwit | 200 | | | SD387470 | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 50 | | to south | | |
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| | Out Rawcliffe | Redwing | 12 | | | SD419428 | |
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| | | Starling | 500 | | | SD400422 | |
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| | Hambleton Moss Side | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | Hambleton | Long-tailed Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | Shard Bridge | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 250 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | adult | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 25 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | 20 | | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Cormorant | 16 | | south island roost | | TS |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Water Rail | 1 | | calling, Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 5 | 4m | Village entrance pool | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | f | maybe more in the mist | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Purple Sandpiper | 1 | | Go kart centre 9.30 | | Ash Baines |
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| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | | | andy myo |
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| | | Stonechat | 2 | m f | | | |
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| | Carr House Green Common | Great White Egret | 1 | | in tree east of Woods Lane 08:45 then flew to Woodplumpton Brook, present in area all morning | | ME |
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| | | Fieldfare | 13 | | 7 over high west, 6 grounded | | |
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| | | Treecreeper | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 | | | | |
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| | Bispham | Barn Owl | 1 | | Hunting over scrub off Hawking Place. 07:30 | | PB |
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| | | Stonechat | 1 | m | Hawking Place scrub | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 1 | | Hawking Place scrub | | |
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| | | Linnet | 3 | | Hawking Place scrub | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | Circling high over college | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Fieldfare | 1 | | west putting green | | TS |
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| | | Treecreeper | 1 | | near the bandstand | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | over north end of lake | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 48+ | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 21 | | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 114 | | | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Snow Bunting | 2 | | on edge of dunes about 100m north of sand works | | andy myo |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 60 | | Esplanade sallt marsh | | AC |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 2 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | Hunting next to road heading north of radar station 0750hrs. | | Ric H |
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9th January
| | Starr Gate | Shelduck | 19 | | Watch 0800-1130 | | A.A. L.G.B. S.C. |
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| | | Eider | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Common Scoter | 780 | | north. | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 21 | | south. | | |
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| | Cockerham Moss Edge | Corn Bunting | 14 | | On wires Nr Moss Edge Farm | | AC |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Stoat | 1 | | Almost all white | | Kinta Beaver |
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| | Pilling Lane | Barn Owl | 1 | | East of Beach Road at 16.10 | | Kinta Beaver |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Water Rail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | | | | |
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| | Avenham Park | Goosander | 8 | 3m / 5f | Penwortham Bridge to Avenham Park during 40min lunch break | | Mark Cookson |
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| | | Black-headed Gull | c40 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | | | | | |
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| | | Herring Gull | | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | | | | | |
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| | Lytham Hall | Siskin | 6 | | alders round lily pond | | Frank Bird |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 1 | m | | | andy myo |
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| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 2 | male ringtail | male at 14.45. ringtail south side | | andy myo |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 3+ | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Water Pipit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 2 | m f | | | |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Owl | 1 | | perched in Hawthorn next to the small barn, 15.25-35+ | | TS |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | out of the island box and hunting the island and east marsh, 15.05-15 | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | showed from FBC hide + 4 more calling | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | over | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 1+ | | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 11 | | SE alders | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 18 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 11 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 5+ | | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Pochard | 3 | M | | | AA |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 2 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 6 | ads | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 2 | m, f | NW corner pond | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | NW corner pond | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Goldcrest | 1 | | near Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | Stanley Park | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | m | | | TS |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | drumming | | |
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| | Sand Villa | Ruff | 1 | | In field behind houses with golden Plover and lapwing. Solitary towards sea wall | | Dfw |
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| | Marton Mere | Otter | 1 | | Fishing in front of scrape 15.25 - 15.40 | | MM Volunteers |
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| | | Goldeneye | 4 | 3f/1m | f West mere, m Mid mere | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 8+ | | Viewing platform | | |
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| | Newton-with-Scales | Black-tailed Godwit | c850 | | feeding on wet fields south east of village | | ME |
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| | | Linnet | c60 | | weedy field south west of village | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | on pylon calling | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Kingfisher | 1 | | | | Ash Baines |
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| | | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton Naze Point | Greenshank | 3 | | | | Ash Baines |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | 30 | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton Naze Pool | Coal Tit | 2 | | | | Ash Baines |
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| | | Tawny Owl | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Treecreeper | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Jay | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Golden Plover | c900 | | | | |
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| | | Ruff | 1 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Goldeneye | 3 | 2ad/m eclipse 1ad/m | | | MF |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 5 | 4m 1f | | | |
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| | | Turnstone | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 30 | | | | |
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| | Newton Marsh | Wigeon | c1200 | | | | Ash Baines |
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| | Church Scar | Knot | c400 | | | | Ash Baines |
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| | | Grey Plover | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | c150 | | | | |
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| | | Pintail | c20 | | | | |
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| | | Eider | 6 | | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Redshank | 12 | | On lake | | Ash Baines |
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| | | Grey Heron | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 1 | | | | |
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| | Medlar | Grey Partridge | 18 | | Flushed from edge of marsh. | | Monty |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 7 | | Coming to feeders | | |
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| | | Teal | 400+ | | On ponds and circling over marsh. | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | m + f | | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 150+ | | On top fields, no Redwing? | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Bullfinch | 1 | fem | north central scrub | | TS |
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| | | Stonechat | 2 | m, f | embankment north end | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 2 | | Mere View | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | barn area | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | over NE field | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | dyke hawthorns | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 2 | m, f | barn ledge | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 8 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 5 | ad.m, 4f | | | |
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| | Knott End | Pink-footed Goose | 400 | | fields south of library | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Rock Pipit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 4 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 52 | | Ferry slip | | AC |
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| | Harris Park | Tawny Owl | 1 | Male | A male 'hooting' 2/3rds north of the Harris Park, west of the A6, in gardens near the Black Bull Pub | | Jim Clift |
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8th January
| | Staining | Coal Tit | 1 | | conifers near Staining Road End | | TS |
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| | Blackpool Central | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Pink-footed Goose | 600 | | | | Frank Bird |
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| | | Stonechat | 6 | | | | |
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| | Little Poulton | Pink-footed Goose | 1200 | | between Garstang rd east / Little Poulton lane | | Frank Bird |
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| | | Little Egret | 13 | | north of Garstang rd east | | |
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| | Warton | Kestrel | 1 | | Lodge Lane | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Pilling Lane | Blackcap | 1 | female | garden Beach Road | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 10 | | garden Beach Road | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 36 | | on pasture, 1st field east of Beach Road | SD370493 | |
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| | Marton Mere | Bittern | 1 | | flew low west over SE planting reeds, and landed to the west of FBC hide, 15.25 | | TS |
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| | | Little Grebe | 3 | | 2 west end, 1 SE corner | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 1 | | showed well from FBC hide | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | m | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 11 | 1m | under the feeders | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Teal | 2 | m, f | small SE pond | | TS |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 8 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Teal | 6 | 4m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | Stanley Park | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 2 | | | | |
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| | Churchtown | Black-headed Gull | c40 | | quarry site | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 20+ | | in set-aside by Wag Wood | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 1 | | in set-aside by Wag Wood | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | | in set-aside by Wag Wood | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | over Sharples Lane | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 3 | | over Sharples Lane | | |
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| | | Shelduck | 2 | | quarry site | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 2 | | flood by Band Wood | | |
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| | | Rook | 110 | | Band Wood | | |
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| | | Snipe | 3 | | Pilling Water | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 5 | | in hedge | | |
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| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 5 | 4 Ads+1 juve | Opp White Cottage, Moss Lane | | AC |
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| | | Fieldfare | 27 | | Roosting | | |
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| | St Michael's on Wyre | Goosander | 1 | f | | | andy myo |
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| | | Treecreeper | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Goldcrest | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Jay | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Water Pipit | 1 | | | | andy myo gw ac |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton Naze Point | Barn Owl | 1 | | | | andy myo |
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| | | Greenshank | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Redwing | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | hesketh out marsh | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 45 | | Ferry slip | | AC |
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7th January
| | Knott End | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Knot | 1200 | | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Little Egret | 8 | | left roost between 07.59 and 08.10. | | FW |
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| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Blackbird | 1 | | | | New Langdale Volunteers |
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| | | Blue Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Carrion Crow | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 19 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 28 | | | | |
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| | | Great Tit | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Herring Gull | 50 | | | | |
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| | | Magpie | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 22 | | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 25 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 32 | | | | |
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| | | Woodpigeon | 1 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 4 | fems | | | TS |
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| | | Teal | 200+ | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | SE corner | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Teal | 2 | m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Water Rail | 1 | calling | NW corner pond | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 4 | | | | |
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| | Carr House Green Common | Chaffinch | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Snipe | 2 | | | | |
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| | Warton Bank | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | AB, SB |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Starr Hills | Snow Bunting | 2 | | In gully in dunes half way between tram depot and sand plant then on tidal wrack well down the beach | | DJM etc al |
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| | | Turnstone | 17 | | Feeding on upper beach tidal wrack | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Black-backed Gull | 2 | 2 x 3rd.w. | | | TS |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 30+ | | behind the boathouse | | |
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6th January
| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 4 | | At least 4 . | | DS |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 200+ | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | M | | | |
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| | Pilling Lane | Egyptian Goose | 1 | | On incoming tide with Shelduck . | | DS |
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| | | Twite | 40+ | | | | |
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| | Bryning | Cattle Egret | 1 | | Bryining hall lane 15.00 . | | DS |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Grey Heron | 2 | | 07.10-07.25 | | FW |
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| | | Little Egret | 4 | | on mud, very low water | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | male | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 3 | males | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 4 | | | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | | Water Rail | 2+ | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2+ | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | male | | | |
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| | Bryning | Cattle Egret | 1 | | north east of equestrian centre early pm | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 2 | | | | |
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| | Poulton-le-Fylde | Pink-footed Goose | 2000 | | on pasture south of Garstang Rd East | SD368393 | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Purple Sandpiper | 1 | | roosting go kart track | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | | Redshank | 225 | | roosting go kart track | | |
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| | | Turnstone | 42 | | roosting go kart track | | |
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| | | Eider | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Song Thrush | 1 | | Garden Mega | | AC |
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| | | House Sparrow | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 4 | 2 M | | | |
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| | Warton | Kestrel | 1 | | | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | Warton Marsh | Hen Harrier | 2 | ad male, 2cy male | pm | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | | Great White Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 18 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Marsh | Hen Harrier | 1 | ad male | | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 2 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Curlew | 91 | | | SD343297 | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | | Skylark | 65 | | | | |
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| | | Barnacle Goose | 1 | | on pasture | SD355305 | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 1150 | | on pasture | SD355305 | |
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| | | Stonechat | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Roe Deer | 3 | | by main drain | | |
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| | Bryning | Cattle Egret | 1 | | Bryning Hall Lane, 10.30am | | Jol |
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| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | In and around radar station compound late afternoon | | M Jones et al |
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| | St Annes Beach | Snow Bunting | 2 | | on beach behind New Thursby home | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | Todderstaffe Hall | Song Thrush | 1 | male | singing | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | Stanley Park | Gadwall | 98 | | | | TS |
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| | | Shoveler | 19 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 54+ | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 35 | 9 1st.w. | | | |
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| | Churchtown | Coal Tit | 1 | m | singing by BP garage | | |
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| | Myerscough Quarry | Pochard | 13 | | no sign of Scaup | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Bittern | 1 | | flew past NW platform into SW reeds c. 13.00 | | Ellen Pemberton |
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| | | Stonechat | 1 | female | east reeds | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 15+ | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 14 | | Woodland Watch | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 50+ | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 4 | fems | | | TS |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 18 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 9 | 2m | SW scrub | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 3 | | calling | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 1 | | Mere View | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Merlin | 1 | F | | | AC |
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| | | Yellowhammer | 3 | | FS | | |
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| | | Corn Bunting | 25 | | Sat on wires | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 60 | | Feeding along the Esplanade | | AC |
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5th January
| | Forton | Kingfisher | 1 | | flew along Lancaster Canal | | |
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| | Ellel Grange | Kingfisher | 1 | | flew along Lancaster Canal | | |
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| | Thornton | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | Red Marsh Ind Est | | Paul Slade/Paul Ellis |
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| | Bryning Hall | Cattle Egret | 1 | | | | RJS |
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| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 25 | | | | |
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| | | Collared Dove | 32 | | | | |
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| | | Woodpigeon | 80 | | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 238 | | | | |
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| | | Black-headed Gull | 26 | | | | |
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| | | Starling | 90 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Quays | Hen Harrier | 1 | Ringtail | | | RJS |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 14 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 146 | | In creek | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 60 | | | | |
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| | Wharles | Pink-footed Goose | 5000 | | Landed between Wharles and Roseacre | | RJS |
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| | Eagland Hill | Yellowhammer | 11 | | In the bushes to the right of the feeding station 15-20Hrs. | | Jim Clift & Len Knowles |
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| | Bradshaw Lane Head | Pink-footed Goose | 5000+ | | A rough estimate as the sky was full of skeins of Pinks flying overhead towards the shore 16-11Hrs from the direction of the Inskip Naval Aerials. | | Jim Clift & Len Knowles |
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| | Pilling Lane Ends | Pink-footed Goose | 500 | | this flock flew onto the saltmarsh, flying over Fluke Hall 14 36Hrs. | | Jim Clift & Len Knowles |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 1000+ | | A second large flock flew over Pilling village and onto the saltmarsh. 14-45Hrs. | | |
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| | | Barnacle Goose | 1 | | Stood on the mud with a line of Pinks. | | |
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| | Jeremy Lane | Pink-footed Goose | 100 | | With Copse shooting today over Wyre, the Geese on the ground were notoriously difficult to find. 11-15Hrs. | | Jim Clift & Len Knowles |
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| | Conder Green | Pink-footed Goose | 2 | Adult | At the back of Conder Pool. | | Jim Clift & Len Knowles |
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| | | Goosander | 6 | juv males | On the bank at the back of Conder Pool. | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 1 | f | | | TS |
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| | | Gadwall | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 12 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 17 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 4 | ads | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | pylons | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 4 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 9 | 1m | SW feeding area | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW scrub | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 14 | | SE planting | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 2 | | 1 singing | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 4 | | calling | | |
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| | | Otter | 1 | | close in to NW corner reeds, 14.20 | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Wigeon | 2 | | south. Watch 0830-1030 | | L.G.B. |
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| | | Eider | 2 | m&f | south. | | |
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| | | Common Scoter | 1000 | | | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 26 | | south. | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 3 | | south. | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 350 | | south. | | |
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| | | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | 3rd.w. | | | TS |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 3 | 2 ads, 2nd.w. | | | |
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| | Thurnham | Whooper Swan | 280 | | Upper Thurnham view by lay by.Beware of moving traffic | | MF |
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| | | Mute Swan | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Bewick's Swan | 12 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Zoo | Water Rail | 1 | | calling, Village entrance pool | | TS |
|
| | | Shoveler | 1 | f | Village entrance pool | | |
|
| | | Teal | 6 | 4m | Village entrance pool | | |
|
| | Blackpool North Shore | Purple Sandpiper | 1 | | Feeding on wall of the go kart track sea ward side | | MF |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | Late Morning | | MF |
|
| | | Pink-footed Goose | 500 | | | | |
|
| | | Barnacle Goose | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Fleetwood Promenade | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Fox | 1 | | Running along tide pursued by gulls | | |
|
| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Goldeneye | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Head Dyke Lane | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | SD390469 | |
|
| | Pilling Lane Ends | Black-tailed Godwit | 300 | | field | SD416494 | |
|
| | Potters Brook | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | adult | | | |
|
| | Stake Pool | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | adult | | | |
|
| | Knott End | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Lytham | Long-tailed Tit | 5+ | | ELMS AVE | | FW |
|
| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 5 | 4 Ads & juve | 1st field down Moss Lane on left | | AC |
|
| | | Black Swan | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Little Owl | 1 | | 16.10 - on telegraph pole outside bungalow adjacent to NE farm buildings | | NJL |
|
| | Knott End | Black-tailed Godwit | 70 | | Ferry slip | | |
|
| | Bryning | Cattle Egret | 1 | | bryning hall lane at 12 00hrs | | andy myo |
|
| | Warton Marsh | Hen Harrier | 2 | M & Ringtail | 0830 - 1130hrs | | I Walker / Andy Myo |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | M | | | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Great White Egret | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Pochard | 1 | male | | | TS |
|
| | | Stonechat | 2 | m, f | south end of east marsh | | |
|
| | Fairhaven Lake | Kingfisher | 1 | | In flight from East island to West Island | | AJR |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Barn Owl | 1 | | Hunting in fields next to radar station 0845 | | SC |
|
| | | Pink-footed Goose | 300+ | | North end fields of wild lane | | |
|
| | | Barnacle Goose | 1 | | With Pink Footed Goose | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Knott End | Twite | 40 | | Feeding @ Corner of ferry slip | | AC |
|
4th January
| | Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve | Sparrowhawk | 1 | female | hunting over | | FW |
|
| | Cockersand | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | Hunting fields between Abbey & Lighthouse Cottage & salt Marsh towards Crook Farm, c1515 to 1530 | | AC |
|
| | Cockersand | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | hunting fields between Cockersands Abbey and Lighthouse Cottage 1355-1400 | | L.G.B. |
|
| | Blackpool North Shore | Eider | 1 | m | south | | |
|
| | | Red-throated Diver | 1 | | south | | |
|
| | Elswick | Starling | 4000+ | | 2.30pm | | Pauline Clark |
|
| | Carr House Green Common | Great White Egret | 1 | | in trees on bank of main drain east of Woods Lane viewed from the common late afternoon | | ME |
|
| | Lytham Quays | Hen Harrier | 2 | 1m/1f | Mid afternoon - Late afternoon | | MF |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 3 | 3f | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 2 | | Having a scrap! | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 5 | 1st.w.m, 4f | | | TS |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 9 | | | | |
|
| | | Gadwall | 1 | m | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | over SE field | | |
|
| | | Goldcrest | 1 | | north central scrub | | |
|
| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | NW scrub | | |
|
| | | Fieldfare | 2+ | | NE scrub | | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 1 | | top of pylon south of dyke pylon | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | east fields | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 2 | m, f | north side | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | over west | | |
|
| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 16 | | SE alders | | |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | 8 | | NE corner | | |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
|
| | | Lapwing | 3 | | island pool | | |
|
| | Staining Nook | Pink-footed Goose | 500+ | | field at the end of Broad Oak Lane. Very close so birds very wary but didn't fly | | TS |
|
| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Snipe | 1 | | NW corner pond | | TS |
|
| | | Water Rail | 1 | | calling, NW corner pond | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | west over the pond | | |
|
| | Herons' Reach | Oystercatcher | 1 | | on the green at the south end of Heron Way | | TS |
|
| | Blackpool Zoo | Teal | 5 | 4m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
|
| | Stanley Park | Coal Tit | 1 | | west of Heron island | | TS |
|
| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | west of Heron island | | |
|
| | Devonshire Rock Gardens | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | DJM |
|
| | | Goldcrest | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Magpie | 60+ | | Coming in to roost | | |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Pink-footed Goose | 450 | | north end of wild lane | SD353321 | Frank Bird |
|
| | | Barnacle Goose | 2 | | with pinks | | |
|
| | Carleton | Blackcap | 1 | Male | In the garden on ivy. | | P Guy |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | With JSc | | AC |
|
| | | Stonechat | 6 | 3 M 3 F | | | |
|
| | Medlar | Raven | 6 | | waiting on pylon for G.B.B.G.to vacate sheep carcass | | andy myo |
|
| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Fieldfare | 50 | | | | |
|
| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Roe Deer | 6 | 4f 2m | | | |
|
| | Staining | Pink-footed Goose | 500+ | | field next to west side of Staining Road, south of Newton Hall | | TS |
|
| | Staining Nook | Treecreeper | 1 | | tree next to path bench just west of Nook NW corner | | TS |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Common Gull | 50 | | | | SC |
|
| | | Stonechat | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Starr Gate | Common Scoter | 180 | | Sea watch 0815-0945 | | SC |
|
| | | Cormorant | 7 | | North | | |
|
| | | Great Crested Grebe | 7 | | South | | |
|
| | | Eider | 1 | | South | | |
|
| | | Red-throated Diver | 6 | | South | | |
|
| | | Turnstone | 1 | | South | | |
|
| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 1 | Male | | | AC |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Whooper Swan | 7 | | | | |
|
3rd January
| | Lytham Quays | Great White Egret | 2 | | | | SC,SO. |
|
| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Raven | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Rossall Point | Twite | 30+ | | Along edge of golf course | | DA |
|
| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 7 | 6ads, 1juv | | | Barry Dyson |
|
| | Pilling Lane Ends | Black-tailed Godwit | c800 | | In fields to the west | | Barry Dyson |
|
| | Fleetwood Farm | Pink-footed Goose | 1000 | | 16.00 | | MF |
|
| | Marton Mere | Shoveler | 12 | | | | JSc, LGB |
|
| | | Wigeon | 120 | | flew in from Mythop direction | | |
|
| | | Teal | c100 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 4 | female | west end | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | ad m, imm | | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 4+ | | calling | | |
|
| | | Lapwing | 2 | | scrape | | |
|
| | | Snipe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | adult | | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | c10 | | | | |
|
| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | with LTT flock by platform | | |
|
| | | Goldcrest | 1 | | with LTT flock by platform | | |
|
| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
|
| | | Fieldfare | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Greenfinch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Staining Nook | Pink-footed Goose | 19 | | north | | J Scragg |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | 6 | | | | |
|
| | | Treecreeper | 1 | | in trees along bridleway | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool Central | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1+ | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool North Shore | Common Scoter | c200 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 1+ | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Woodcock | 1 | | low south over MW scrub and went down behind SW scrub feeding area, 14.50 | | TS |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 3 | fems | | | |
|
| | | Wigeon | 175+ | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 10 | | | | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 1 | | flew up to the dyke pylon | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | f | | | |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | SE alders | | |
|
| | | Goldfinch | 17 | | SE alders | | |
|
| | | Greenfinch | 8 | | caravan site trees | | |
|
| | | Chaffinch | 8+ | | SW feeders | | |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | 8+ | | SE willows | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 1 | | SW corner marsh | | |
|
| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
|
| | | Gadwall | 14 | | 3 pools | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 9 | | | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 3 | ads | | | |
|
| | Blackpool Zoo | Teal | 1 | m | Village entrance pool | | TS |
|
| | Lytham Quays | Hen Harrier | 1 | Juv male | Towards windmill | | AA |
|
| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Starr Hills | Snow Bunting | 2 | | In dunes | | AA |
|
| | Westby | Barn Owl | 1 | | flew over A583 at 16,45 | | andy myo |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | | | andy myo |
|
| | | Barn Owl | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Blackpool North Shore | Purple Sandpiper | 1 | | Go-kart track feeding seaward side | | Frank Bird |
|
| | Warton Bank | Hen Harrier | 2 | male ringtail | ringtail looks like a juv male | | andy myo |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Teal | 1 | | NE golf course dyke | | TS |
|
| | Stanley Park | Treecreeper | 2 | | same tree near stump circle. Later 1 near the cafe | | TS |
|
| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Greenfinch | 1 | m | east end of old putting green | | |
|
| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | east end of old putting green | | |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | near stump circle | | |
|
| | | House Sparrow | 1 | | Woodland Grove entrance | | |
|
| | | Stock Dove | 1 | | NW of Heron island | | |
|
| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | f | near the cafe | | |
|
| | | Jackdaw | 1 | | athletics field | | |
|
| | | Starling | 3 | | athletics field | | |
|
| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 4 | | stump circle area, although 5 seen earlier | | |
|
| | Salisbury Woodland | Stock Dove | 1 | | east end | | TS |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | over | | |
|
| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | drumming | | |
|
| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Water Rail | 2 | | NW corner pond | | TS |
|
| | New Ridge Farm | Stonechat | 1 | Male | | | AC |
|
| | | Skylark | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Knott End | Twite | 44 | Feeding at the ferry | | | AC |
|
2nd January
| | Newton-with-Scales | Little Owl | 2 | | thames street | | andy myo |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Sparrowhawk | 1 | female | radar station, 10.45am | | fw |
|
| | Fairhaven | Magpie | 40 | | Pre-roost gathering Roseberry Ave copse | | FW |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | Mid afternoon | | FW/FB/MF |
|
| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | Late afternoon | | |
|
| | Glasson Basin | Goosander | 14 | male,13 redheads | | | Frank Bird |
|
| | | Pochard | 2 | m,f | | | |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 1 | fem | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 40 | | | | |
|
| | | Kingfisher | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Out Rawcliffe | Tawny Owl | 1 | | St Johns Church | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | Cocker's Dyke | Mediterranean Gull | 1 | ad | | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | Bradshaw Lane Head | Skylark | 110 | | | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | | Chaffinch | 100+ | | | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Corn Bunting | 4 | | | | |
|
| | Eagland Hill | Corn Bunting | 8 | | New Lane/Woods Lane | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | | Corn Bunting | 53 | | Birks Farm | | |
|
| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | | | |
|
| | St Annes Beach | Snow Bunting | 2 | | on beach behind New Thursby home | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | Cockerham | Golden Plover | 350 | | Over coast road by Gulf Lane, additional to Braides birds | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | Braides | Golden Plover | 350 | | | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | Glasson Basin | Goosander | 6 | redheads | | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | Warton Marsh | Hen Harrier | 1 | male | | | Paul Slade/Jol |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Merlin | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Snipe | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Skylark | 10+ | | | | |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 5+ | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Otter | 1 | | From viewing platform | | MM Volunteers |
|
| | | Goldeneye | 2 | f | West Mere | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 7 | | West Mere | | |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 2 | | West Mere | | |
|
| | | Grey Heron | 5 | | West Mere | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 1 | | Over | | |
|
| | | Fieldfare | 3 | | North paddock | | |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | 8+ | | Viewing platform | | |
|
| | Myerscough Quarry | Wigeon | 100+ | | All wildfowl flushed from No1 to No2 pit by a walker along Nth edge of No1 pit | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Teal | | | | | |
|
| | | Pochard | | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | | | | | |
|
| | | Mallard | | | | | |
|
| | | Blackbird | | | | | |
|
| | | Wren | | | | | |
|
| | | Shoveler | 1 | Male | | | |
|
| | | Scaup | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Copthorne | Greylag Goose | 60 | | In field to right of entrance to Woodlands Country Park | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | 3 | | On muck heap at front of bungalow on Woods Lane | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | In field nth of bungalow on Woods Lane | | |
|
| | Eagland Hill | Tree Sparrow | 15+ | | At feeding station | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Yellowhammer | 1 | | At feeding station | | |
|
| | | Chaffinch | 9 | 5m + 4f | At feeding station | | |
|
| | | Meadow Pipit | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Collared Dove | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Starling | 40 | | On wires Sth of feeding station | | |
|
| | Poulton Industrial Estate | Pink-footed Goose | c1000 | | | | |
|
| | Bradshaw Lane Head | Buzzard | 1 | | Sat on fence post on east side of lane | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Linnet | 25+ | | Along top of hedges parallel with lane Sth of feeding station | | |
|
| | Pilling Lane Ends | Merlin | 1 | 1 winter female | | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Little Egret | 6 | | | | |
|
| | | Black-tailed Godwit | | | | | |
|
| | | Redshank | | | | | |
|
| | | Pink-footed Goose | | | | | |
|
| | | Golden Plover | | Fields Sth of marsh | | | |
|
| | | Shelduck | | | | | |
|
| | | Curlew | | | | | |
|
| | | Lapwing | | Fields Sth of marsh | | | |
|
| | | Common Gull | 8 | | | | |
|
| | | Wigeon | | | | | |
|
| | Lytham Quays | Merlin | 2 | M&F | | | AA |
|
| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
|
| | Thurnham | Fieldfare | 15+ | | | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Whooper Swan | 200+ | | N & S of Moss Lane | | |
|
| | | Bewick's Swan | 6+ | | N & S of Moss Lane | | |
|
| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | Sat on a fench post on Moss Lane approx 11.30am | | |
|
| | | Greylag Goose | | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Peregrine | 1 | | top of dyke pylon | | TS |
|
| | | Woodcock | 1 | | over pumphouse scrub, 14.55 | | |
|
| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
|
| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Gadwall | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 11 | | | | |
|
| | | Water Rail | 1 | | NW corner pond | | |
|
| | | Long-tailed Tit | 6 | | pond scrub | | |
|
| | Glasson Basin | Scaup | 1 | 1 winter male | | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | | | | | |
|
| | | Goosander | | | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | | | | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | | | | | |
|
| | | Mallard | | | | | |
|
| | | Black-headed Gull | | | | | |
|
| | | Moorhen | | | | | |
|
| | | Coot | | | | | |
|
| | Stanley Park | Pochard | 2 | males | north end of lake | | TS |
|
| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Goldcrest | 2 | | conifers by west golf course | | |
|
| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | 5 | | Model Village car park | | |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 2 | | west golf course | | |
|
| | Bodie Hill | Linnet | c30 | | in trees NE of small layby | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | Glasson Marsh | Golden Plover | | | | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Lapwing | | | | | |
|
| | | Shelduck | | | | | |
|
| | | Curlew | | | | | |
|
| | | Redshank | | | | | |
|
| | | Wigeon | | | | | |
|
| | | Goosander | | | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | | | | | |
|
| | | Common Gull | | | | | |
|
| | | Dunlin | | | | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | | | | | |
|
| | Conder Green | Egyptian Goose | 3 | | feeding on island in front of viewing screen | | Mark Cookson |
|
| | | Wigeon | | | | | |
|
| | | Teal | | | | | |
|
| | | Redshank | | | | | |
|
| | | Pheasant | | | | | |
|
| | | Common Gull | | | | | |
|
| | | Black-headed Gull | | | | | |
|
| | | Pied Wagtail | | | | | |
|
| | | Little Egret | | | | | |
|
| | Myerscough Quarry | Wigeon | 500+ | | | | Stu milne |
|
| | | Shoveler | 8 | 5m | | | |
|
| | | Pochard | 6 | 4m | | | |
|
| | | Tufted Duck | 15+ | | | | |
|
| | | Canada Goose | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Teal | 12+ | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Heron | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Cormorant | 6 | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Bullfinch | 4 | 2 pairs | | | |
|
| | | Snipe | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Curlew | 4 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
|
| | | Kingfisher | 3 | | along canal between Moons bridge and Quarry | | |
|
| | | Mute Swan | 4 | | | | |
|
| | Avenham Park | Goosander | 4 | male, 3 females | | | |
|
| | | Teal | 6+ | | | | |
|
| | | Redshank | 5+ | | | | |
|
| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Black-headed Gull | c50 | | | | |
|
| | | Treecreeper | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Lytham Moss | Short-eared Owl | | | Showing very well near radar station from early afternoon | | Ribble Bird Tours |
|
| | Lytham Marsh | Great White Egret | 2 | | Viewed from Lytham Quays | | Ribble Bird Tours |
|
| | | Merlin | 1 | | | | |
|
| | | Marsh Harrier | 2 | | | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
|
| | Marton Mere | Marsh Harrier | 1 | fem/imm. | flew north over the mere and HR golf course, 10.02-4 | | TS |
|
| | | Buzzard | 2 | | perched, east fields | | |
|
| | | Kestrel | 2 | m, f | barn | | |
|
| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | perched, inflow willow | | |
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| | | Little Owl | 1 | | calling, barn. Presumably disturbed by Kestrels | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 1 | fem | excellent view, NE scrub | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | NE scrub | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | SE poplars | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | barn field | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 3 | fems | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 6 | | barn roof | | |
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1st January
| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Scaup | 1 | | | | MF |
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| | Hollowforth | Kestrel | 1 | F | Sightings around the canal area | | Richard H/Kath D |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Curlew | 6 | | On flooded field | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 4 | | 2 pairs | | |
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| | | Mistle Thrush | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 40 | | Disturbed by shooters from flood | | |
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| | | Mallard | 33 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Rook | 26 | | Minimum in mixed corvid flock. | | |
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| | Little Singleton | Pink-footed Goose | 270 | | Pool foot lane | SD3839 | Barry Dyson |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | Pool foot lane | SD3839 | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | Pool foot lane | SD3839 | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 5 | | Pool foot lane | SD3839 | |
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| | Harris Park | Tawny Owl | 1 | Female / imm | Calling very loudly from outside our window at 21-34 hours | | Jim Clift |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Kingfisher | 1 | | flew low over NW corner pond | | TS |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | showing together | | |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | hunting the NE area, as far west as east side of crossing path, 16.25-30 | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 16 | | 2 pools | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Barn Owl | 1 | | out of the island box at 16.00, then quartering island, embankment, east marsh and NE field | | TS |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | top of dyke pylon | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 2 | m, f | barn ledge | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | over caravan site. Later NE area | | |
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| | | Woodcock | 2 | | over MW scrub/NW scrub at dusk | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 7 | | barn roof | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 2 | | flew east from east field | | |
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| | | Linnet | 8 | | west over the embankment | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 11 | | caravan site trees | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | calling | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Corn Bunting | 18 | | On wires | | AC |
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| | Pilling | Raven | 4 | 2 pair | Back Sands Lane, displaying together both in the air and on the ground very close together and calling all the time. | | AC |
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| | Starr Hills | Snow Bunting | 2 | | on beach north of sand plant mid-am | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | hunting rough field close to village at 11:00 | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 2 | m f | | | andy myo |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 20 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 40 | | | | |
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| | | Snipe | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Roe Deer | 1 | buck | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Tufted Duck | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Teal | c20 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | c30 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Moorhen | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 2 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marine Lakes | Tufted Duck | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | Thornton Marsh Farm | Shoveler | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | c80 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Quays | Pink-footed Goose | c800 | | on marsh | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 15 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | 1+ | | | | |
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| | | Hen Harrier | 1 | near-adult male | hunting marsh towards Lytham Quays till dusk | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | fem | | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | juv | hunting meadow pipits, being shadowed by Hen Harrier | | |
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| | | Little Egret | c10 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | c200 | | on river | | |
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| | | Snipe | 4 | | flushed by raptors | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Kestrel | 1 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Short-eared Owl | 1 | | hunting north end of Wilding's Lane at 15:00 | | |
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| | | Stonechat | 2 | pair | | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Gadwall | c80 | | north lake | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Shoveler | c30 | | north lake | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | c20 | | north lake | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | north lake | | |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 2 | | woodland north-west of bridges | | |
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| | Cockersand | Eider | 2 | m, f | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Wigeon | c200 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Turnstone | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | c150 | | | | |
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| | Thurnham | Bewick's Swan | 3 | adults | north of Moss Lane | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Whooper Swan | c150 | | north of Moss Lane | | |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 22 | | south of Moss Lane | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 8 | | over | | |
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| | Glasson Marsh | Wigeon | c100 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | male | | | |
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| | | Goosander | 5 | male, 4 redheads | | | |
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| | | Golden Plover | c1000 | | on north bank | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Bar-tailed Godwit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | juv | | | |
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| | Glasson Basin | Tufted Duck | c50 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Scaup | 1 | 1st winter male | at south end of basin with other ducks | | |
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| | | Pochard | 1 | male | | | |
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| | | Goldeneye | 1 | female | | | |
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| | | Goosander | 4 | redheads | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | over | | |
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| | Conder Green | Egyptian Goose | 3 | | feeding on edge of pool infront of screen | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Wigeon | 40 | | pool | | |
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| | | Teal | c75 | | estuary | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 3 | | pool | | |
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| | Thurnham Hall | Stock Dove | 1 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | over calling | | |
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| | | Treecreeper | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 1 | | calling | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 4 | | | | |
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| | Pilling Marsh | Whooper Swan | 3 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Pintail | c150 | | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | c500 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | c100 | | | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | c300 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | female | | | |
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| | | Golden Plover | c200 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | c75 | | | | |
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| | | Skylark | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | c20 | | | | |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | Teal | 1 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Shelduck | c100 | | | | |
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| | | hybrid Shelduck x Ruddy Shelduck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | c200 | | | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | c30 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | c50 | | mixed flock with Twite | | |
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| | | Twite | c50 | | mixed flock with Linnet | | |
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| | | Rock Pipit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 3 | | | | |
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| | Bradshaw Lane Head | Whooper Swan | 17 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Chaffinch | c30 | | | | |
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| | Eagland Hill | Kestrel | 1 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Little Owl | 2 | | in village | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 30+ | | New Lane feeding station | | |
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| | | Brambling | 2 | 2m | New Lane feeding station | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 80+ | | New Lane feeding station | | |
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| | | Yellowhammer | 3+ | 2+m, f | New Lane feeding station | | |
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| | | Corn Bunting | 3 | | on wires in village | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | | | |
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| | Pilling Moss | Buzzard | 1 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Red-legged Partridge | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Corn Bunting | 7 | | on wires along Union Lane | | |
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| | Wardley's Creek | Shelduck | 3 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 8 | | | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | c50 | | on pasture | SD360425 | |
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| | | Little Egret | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | c200 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | c50 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | c20 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Sixth Form College | Kestrel | 1 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Common Scoter | c50 | | | | JSc, AB, SB |
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| | | Turnstone | 20 | | roosting at high tide | | |
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| | | Redshank | 38 | | roosting at high tide | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Cocker's Dyke | hybrid Shelduck x Ruddy Shelduck | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Dunlin | 100 | | | | |
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| | | Twite | 20 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | | Woodland Watch 11.00 - 11.30 | | Ellen Pemberton |
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| | | Fieldfare | 2 | | NE scrub | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | Woodland Watch 14.15 - 14.30 | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 50+ | | | | |
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| | | Otter | 1 | | NW platform 14.00 | | |
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| | Green Dick's Lane | Little Owl | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 6 | | plus more heard from nearby fields out of sight | | |
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| | Pilling Lane | Pink-footed Goose | 350 | | coastal pasture | SD364490 | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 200 | | approx. on pasture opposite Beach Road | SD370490 | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 7 | | plus Beach Road | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | Beach Road | | |
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| | Lawson Road Recreation Ground | Common Gull | 22 | | | | Ellen Pemberton |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Water Rail | 2 | | NW corner pond. 1 seen, another heard | | TS |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | circling quite low over the pond, calling | | |
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| | Stanley Park | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | ad | first I've seen since late Summer | | TS |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | drumming | | |
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| | Lower Ballam | Fieldfare | c40 | | Junction Brays Rd / Ballam Rd | | Ribble Bird Tours |
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| | Marton Mere | Bittern | 1 | | flew low north over the west side of north central scrub, north of path, then veered off west before reaching the bridle path, 10.20. Strange! | | TS |
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| | | Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | fem | SW feeders | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Tree Sparrow | 2 | | Mere View | | |
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| | Warton Marsh | Pink-footed Goose | c500 | | | | Ribble Bird Tours |
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| | Lytham Marsh | Merlin | | | From Lytham Quays | | Ribble Bird Tours |
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| | | Marsh Harrier | | | At least 2 from Lytham Quays | | |
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| | | Hen Harrier | | | Distant from Lytham Quays. Ringtail/ imm male | | |
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| | | Buzzard | | | | | |
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| | New Ridge Farm | Stonechat | 1 | Male | | | AC |
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