Sightings for December 2022
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2nd December
| | Fleetwood | Snow Bunting | 4 | | On Beach between the Marine Lakes. This morning. | | D Moreton / F Roe |
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| | St Annes | Whooper Swan | 10 | | Flying south east about noon, very low along the shoreline. Just crossed the corner of the tetrad | SD32J | Jeff B |
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| | | Greenfinch | 6 | | | | |
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| | | House Sparrow | 5 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Jay | 1 | | | | DJM/CR |
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| | | Fieldfare | 16 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | | Nr Mere View | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 5+ | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | E | | |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 18 | | S | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | E over N scrub | | |
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| | | Dunnock | 2 | | Feeders | | |
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| | Fleetwood Farm | Pink-footed Goose | 510 | | | | |
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| | Fleetwood Marsh | Shoveler | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 10 | | | | |
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| | | Mallard | 48 | | | | |
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| | Mythop | Teal | 480 | | dyke flood | | Frank Bird |
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| | | Wigeon | 9 | | | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 55 | | | | |
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| | Warton | Glossy Ibis | 1 | | north of Lodge Lane at 09:30 | SD385286 | Frank Bird |
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| | Blackpool Airport | Black Redstart | 1 | | At western end in westair car park & Hopwood Close | | RJS |
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| | | Whooper Swan | 6 | | East | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 650+ | | South over the day | | |
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| | | Snipe | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 19 | | | | |
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| | | Curlew | 12 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Bittern | 1 | | Low south over edge of west end reeds | | TS |
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| | | Goldeneye | 6 | 2ad.m, imm.m, 3f | | | |
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| | Staining Nook | Tawny Owl | 2 | | | | TS |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | m, f | Over | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Little Grebe | 4 | | 3 pools | | TS |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 4 | 2m & f, m | 2 pools | | |
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| | | Mallard | 7 | 4m | 2 pools | | |
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| | Wrampool | Kestrel | 1 | | Dive bombing a Sparrowhawk | | AC |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | Lea | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | m | On & around garden feeders | | C&F Mairs |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 2 | mf | | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 2 | mf | | | |
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| | | Chaffinch | 4 | 1m 3f | | | |
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| | | Goldfinch | 6 | | | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Blue Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Blackbird | 4 | 2m 2f | | | |
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| | | Robin | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Dunnock | 1 | | | | |
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| | | House Sparrow | 2 | 1m 1f | | | |
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| | | Collared Dove | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Feral Pigeon | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | Juv | | | |
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| | Starr Gate | Pink-footed Goose | 552 | | south. Watch 0800-1030. | | L.G.B. S.C. |
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| | | Shelduck | 3 | | north. | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 20 | | south. | | |
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| | | Pintail | 1 | | south. | | |
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| | | Teal | 5 | | south. | | |
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| | | Eider | 1 | | north. | | |
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| | | Common Scoter | 465 | | south. | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 10 | | south. | | |
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| | | Great Skua | 1 | | south. | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 17 | | south. | | |
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| | | Gannet | 1 | Adult. | south. | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 86 | | south. | | |
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| | Braides | Whooper Swan | 239 | | | | AC |
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| | Preesall | Tawny Owl | 1 | | Calling from around the church | | AC+NMM |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 60+ | | By ferry slip until a Sparrowhawk tried to catch 1 for breakfast | | AC |
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1st December
| | Bartle Hall | Tawny Owl | 1 | male | calling 21:00 | | JSc, SB |
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| | Catforth | Barn Owl | 1 | | | | JSc, SB |
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| | Norbreck | Sanderling | 32 | | On beach just before tide hit the sea wall | | DJM |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 7 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 2 | | | | |
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| | Newton-with-Scales | Stonechat | 2 | m f | thames street | | a myo |
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| | Newton Marsh | Stonechat | 1 | f | | | a myo |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 6 | 2ad.m, imm.m, 3f | | | TS |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 11 | 8 ads, 3 1st.w. | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Water Rail | 2 | | Calling, island reeds, NC scrub near path | | |
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| | | Snipe | 2 | | Over west end | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | Over the mere | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 9 | | Over the north side | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Water Rail | 1 | | Calling, NW corner pond | | TS |
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| | | Common Gull | 1 | ad | Practice field | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 3 | m & f, m | 2 pools | | |
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| | | Mallard | 6 | 3m, 3f | 4 NW corner pond, 2 west side pool | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 205+ | | 3 skeins over south. 54, 41, 110+ | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 2 | ads | West side pool | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | West side pool | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 3 | | 3 pools | | |
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| | Bradshaw Lane Head | Barnacle Goose | 1 | | | | AC |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 2000 | | | | |
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| | Saltcotes | Glossy Ibis | 1 | | Floods adjacent Recycling Centre | SD380284 | Ian Walker |
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| | | Curlew | 30 | | | SD380284 | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 40 | | | SD380284 | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Kingfisher | 1 | | Flew over road from lake to rear of Dumfies Close | | DJM |
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| | | Goldfinch | 30+ | | Feeding on alder catkins | | |
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| | | Magpie | 27 | | In one tree | | |
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| | | Redwing | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 8 | | | | |
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| | Knott End | Twite | 32 | | By ferry slip | | AC et al |
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