Sightings for April 2020
To view sightings from other months, just select the one you want here:
5th April
| | Norbreck | Swallow | 1 | | Norbreck North below cliffs heading north at 14.40 | | Glen Jackson |
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| | Cottam | House Martin | 3 | | Over Tom Benson Way first hirundines of the year for Me. | | Stu Milne |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | Often over the brickworks | | |
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| | | Jay | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 2 | | Calling | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Wren | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Bullfinch | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 1 | | Canal | | |
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| | | Brimstone butterfly | 1 | | Near Cottam School | | |
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| | | Comma | 1 | | | | |
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| | Lytham Moss | Swallow | 1 | | 8:45 am | | KMcL |
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| | | Willow Warbler | 1 | | 8:30 am by allotments | | |
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| | Newton Marsh | Avocet | 8 | | Including colour ringed bird from Orfordness Suffolk | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Wheatear | 1 | M | | | |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | Warbreck Hill | Blackcap | 1 | m | Golden triangle at end of Hilstone Lane | | DJM |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | m | Golden triangle | | |
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| | | Dunnock | 2 | Pr | Golden triangle | | |
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| | | Robin | 1 | m | Golden triangle | | |
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| | | Wren | 1 | m | Golden triangle | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 2 | Pr | Golden triangle | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | m | Over garden | | |
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| | Devonshire Rock Gardens | Chiffchaff | 3 | m | | | DJM |
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| | | Blackcap | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | Pr | Hunting magpies & wood pigeons | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 1 | | From E landed on reservoir roof | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Spoonbill | 1 | | circled over wooded isle with egret roost as though to land but then flow off along coast towards St Annes pursued by immature HG/LBBGull at 06.18 | | FW |
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| | | Little Egret | 20 | | visible at roost on wooded isslefrom at least 05.45 10 departed eastwards at 06.16 just before appearance of Spoonbill , other 110 left by 06.35 | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 11 | 11 males, 3 females | | | |
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4th April
| | Thornton ICI Reservoir | Blackcap | 1 | 1 m | | | Dfw |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | 3/4 always heard on walks around Tton | | |
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| | St Annes | Buzzard | 1 | | North at 10.06 | | AB |
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| | | Siskin | 1 | | North | | |
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| | | Rook | 2 | | High North | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Redshank | 1 | | Over north 20.45 | | |
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| | Wardley's Creek | Wigeon | 4 | | all viewed from west side of river | | JSc |
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| | | Little Egret | c10 | | | | |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | c100 | | | | |
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| | | Knot | c40 | | | | |
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| | | Greenshank | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | adult | | | |
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| | | Common Gull | 4 | ad, 3 2cy | | | |
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| | | Barn Owl | 1 | | hunting at 16:00 over fields to north of Wardley's | | |
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| | Carleton | Pink-footed Goose | 3 | | south | | JSc |
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| | | Shelduck | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 2 | | east | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Raven | 2 | | on pylons | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 4 | | singing | | |
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| | | Fieldfare | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 2 | | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Little Egret | 15 | | Roost | | Tony King |
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| | Lytham Jetty | Black-tailed Godwit | 27 | | | | Tony King |
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| | | Bar-tailed Godwit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Curlew | 5 | | | | |
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| | | Avocet | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Rock Pipit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Wheatear | 1 | Female | | | |
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| | | Eider | 32 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 1 | Female | | | |
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| | St Annes Old Links | Red-legged Partridge | 1 | | | | AB |
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| | | Wheatear | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Stonechat | 2 | | | | |
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| | Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve | Shelduck | 2 | | | | AB |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Goldcrest | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Lesser Redpoll | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Osprey | 1 | | Low NE chased by gulls | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Swallow | 1 | | over pool east of practice range, 16.30 | | TS |
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| | | Sand Martin | 45+ | | high over Marton Mere, viewed from the golf course, 16.20 | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 2 | | singing | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | singing, west side pool | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | | Greenfinch | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | west side pool | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | perched, central | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 3 | | over south end | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 17 | | 11 on 2 pools, earlier 6 flew south to the mere | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 4 | ads | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach | Greenfinch | 1 | m | displaying, Greenfinch Court | | TS |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | circling west of Heron Way | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | circling west of Heron Way | | |
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| | Freckleton | Cattle Egret | 5 | | Lower lane , with the cattle . | | DS |
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| | Fleetwood | Blackcap | 1 | male | Singing in garden Ullswater Avenue | | KG |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | Over garden Ullswater Avenue | | |
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| | | Peregrine | 1 | | Over garden Ullswater Avenue | | |
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| | Gynn Gardens | Goldcrest | 1 | | Jubilee Gardens | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | c1 | | Ringed bird below seen Jan and Feb 2015 at Warton Bank | | |
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| | Cleveleys | Sanderling | 41 | | | | |
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| | | Turnstone | 19 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Purple Sandpiper | 1 | | go kart roost | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 2 | apparent pair | female ringed 7 Oct 2014 at Heysham | | |
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| | | Greylag Goose | 5 | | 2 in off, 3 north offshore | | |
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| | | Common Gull | c13 | | | | |
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| | | Eider | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 9 | | north offshore | | |
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| | | Redshank | c90 | | roost | | |
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| | | Turnstone | c20 | | roost | | |
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| | | Red-throated Diver | 1 | | | | |
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| | Poulton-le-Fylde | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | Paul Slade |
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| | Newton Marsh | Green-winged Teal | 1 | Drake | Paired with a female bird | | Ian Walker |
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| | | Great White Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Avocet | 6 | | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Beach | Pink-footed Goose | 26 | | flying NW at 07.35 | | FW |
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| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 7 | | 5 in flock and 1 pair | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 4 | | 2pairs | | |
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| | Devonshire Rock Gardens | Chiffchaff | 2 | m | | | DJM |
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| | | Blackcap | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | pr | | | |
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| | Warbreck Hill | Rook | 1 | | N - 1st spring sighting over garden | | DJM |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 5 | | Flyiing around | | |
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3rd April
| | Poulton-le-Fylde | Common Scoter | 3 | | calls heard 20.58, 21.04, 21.09 | | Paul Slade |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Course | Kestrel | 1 | male | flying over, southwards | | FW |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | male | singing railway line trees 20.20-20.40 | | |
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| | St Annes | Common Scoter | 19+ | | Flocks between 20.46-21.46 | | AB |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 1 | | Calling | | |
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| | | Curlew | 1 | | Calling | | |
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| | | Grey Plover | 3 | | Calling | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 3 | | Calling | | |
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| | | Merlin | 1 | | Over north 8.12am | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | Singing towards railway | | |
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| | St Annes Old Links | Fieldfare | 1 | | In trees then north over airport | | AB |
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| | | Red-legged Partridge | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Pheasant | 1 | Male | | | |
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| | | Linnet | c20 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Sixth Form College | Common Scoter | 3+ | | flocks over in ten minutes | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | over | | |
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| | Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve | Greenfinch | 4 | | NE | | AB |
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| | | Canada Goose | 3 | | N | | |
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| | | Coot | 1 | | | | |
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| | | unidentified Pied Wagtail or White Wagtail | 1 | | NE | | |
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| | Carleton | Shelduck | 2 | | | | JSc |
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| | | Common Scoter | 5+ | | 5 flocks over east 20:48-21:00 | | |
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| | | Little Egret | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 1 | | over north 20:35 | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Lapwing | 1 | | west | | |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 5 | | woods to north | | |
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| | | Raven | 2 | | some courtship behaviour seen | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 3 | | singing | | |
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| | | Redwing | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 44 | | north 07:45-08:45 | | |
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| | Ingol | Common Scoter | 1+ | | Just sat in my garden for half an hour constant passage over house listening to the calls quite fascinating between 21.00-21.35. | | Stu Milne |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach | Coal Tit | 1 | | conifer, Greenfinch Court | | TS |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | 1 north over Greenfinch Court, 1 hovering over Heron Way green | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | circling east of Heron Way | | |
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| | | Rook | 2 | | over NE | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Sand Martin | 16 | | over pool east of practice range for 5 minutes, then dispersed | | TS |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 2 | | 1 singing trees by pool, 1 NW corner | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | | singing, pool east of practice range | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | west side | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 4 | | over west side/zoo area | | |
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| | | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 | ads | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 12 | 7m | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 2 | ads | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 2 | | same pool | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Goldeneye | 5 | 3m | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 6 | 5m | | | |
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| | | Teal | 25+ | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 2 | | over west | | |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | down to island reeds | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 2 | | east fields | | |
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| | | Great Black-backed Gull | 1 | ad | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | over east fields | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Cetti's Warbler | 3 | | singing | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 1 | | singing | | |
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| | Church Scar | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | | | | AA |
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| | | Eider | 17 | | | | |
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| | | Turnstone | 42 | | | | |
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| | | Skylark | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 11 | | | | |
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| | | Peacock butterfly | 2 | | | | |
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| | Newton-with-Scales | Great White Egret | 1 | | flood southeast of village | SD456302 | MEv |
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| | | Gadwall | 6 | | flood southeast of village | | |
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| | Frenchwood | Kingfisher | 2 | | | | Richard H |
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| | | Goosander | 6 | 3M 3F | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Teal | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Wagtail | 1 | | | | |
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| | Freckleton | Cattle Egret | 6 | | At least 5 probably 6 , Lower lane . | | DS |
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| | Newton Marsh | Avocet | 4 | | On the entrance pool . | | DS |
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| | | Black-tailed Godwit | 40+ | | | | |
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| | Blackpool North Shore | Woodpigeon | 1 | | S over beach | | DJM |
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| | | Jackdaw | 1 | | S along cliffs | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 1 | | N | | |
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| | | Redshank | 16+ | | Feeding in pools as tide ebbed | | |
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| | | Starling | 24 | | Feeding on cliff top grassland | | |
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2nd April
| | Freckleton | Common Scoter | 2 | | 2 flocks east 21.00 , heard only . | | DS |
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| | Marton | Greylag Goose | 1 | | heard only | | L.G.B. |
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| | | Common Scoter | 4 | | 4 groups overhead 2015-2130. | | |
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| | Warbreck Hill | Common Scoter | 2+ | | Flock heard going over at 21.15 | | DJM |
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| | | Wigeon | 1 | | Single heard going over at 21.35 | | |
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| | Carleton Crematorium | Chiffchaff | 2 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | pr | nesting | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 2 | | | | |
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| | Blackpool Sixth Form College | Common Scoter | 2+ | | Two groups over garden in five minutes | | |
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| | St Annes Old Links | Red-legged Partridge | 1 | | | | AB |
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| | | Common Scoter | 9+ | | 9 flocks between 20.30 and 22.00 | | |
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| | | Grey Plover | 1 | | Over calling | | |
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| | Carleton | Common Scoter | 8+ | | 8 flocks heard calling overhead as they headed east between 20:48 and 21:17, part of a large movement across the north of the UK for 3rd night in a row | | JSc |
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| | Poulton-le-Fylde | Meadow Pipit | 17 | | Old Field Carr. Over, mid afternoon | | Barry Dyson |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | Over | | |
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| | | Jackdaw | c50 | | Feeding on pasture. | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Goldeneye | 3+ | 1m, 2f | | | TS |
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| | | Shoveler | 9+ | | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | f | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Chiffchaff | 1 | | singing, south end | | TS |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | south end | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | low over south end | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach | Buzzard | 2 | | drifted west over Heron Way | | TS |
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| | Fairhaven Beach | Little Egret | 1 | | | | FW |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 5 | | 2pr plus 1male | | |
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| | | Linnet | 8 | | flock of 8 | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | male | | | |
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| | Fairhaven Lake | Little Egret | 6 | | 08.00 | | FW |
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| | Salwick | Mallard | 1 | F | +12 day old ducklings on canal | | Stu Milne |
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| | | Mute Swan | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Canada Goose | 3 | | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Curlew | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 3+ | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 3 | | 1 on feeders at Salwick wharf | | |
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| | | Coal Tit | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Linnet | 4 | | | | |
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| | | Cormorant | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 3 | | | | |
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1st April
| | Carleton | Little Egret | 2 | | | | JSc |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Coot | 1 | | calling overhead at 21:30 | | |
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| | | Snipe | 1 | | | | |
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| | Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve | Goldcrest | 4 | | | | AB |
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| | | Snipe | 3 | | | | |
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| | Kincraig Lake | Shoveler | 2 | pr | | | |
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| | | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | pr | | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 4 | 3m, f | | | |
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| | | Teal | 3 | 2m, f | | | |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 2 | m | singing | | |
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| | Wesham Marsh | Yellowhammer | 3 | | at feeding station | | andy myo |
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| | | Weasel | 1 | | chasing vole and seeing off magpies from feeding station | | |
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| | | Field Vole | 1 | | | | |
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| | Herons' Reach Golf Course | Blackcap | 1 | m | singing, west of green 1 | | TS |
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| | | Chiffchaff | 6 | | 5 west side | | |
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| | | Raven | 1 | | west over south end, then flew north | | |
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| | | Buzzard | 4 | | wide-ranging | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | f | | | |
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| | | Sparrowhawk | 1 | f | circling over south end | | |
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| | | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | west side | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Oystercatcher | 4 | | high over west, later 2 on green 1 | | |
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| | | Tufted Duck | 11 | 6m | | | |
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| | | Mute Swan | 2 | ads | | | |
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| | | Grey Heron | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | |
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| | Marton Mere | Little Grebe | 1 | | | | TS |
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| | | Goldeneye | 5 | 3m | | | |
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| | | Wigeon | 19 | | | | |
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| | | Shoveler | 7 | 5m | | | |
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| | | Gadwall | 2 | m, f | | | |
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| | | Kestrel | 1 | m | | | |
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| | | Stock Dove | 2 | | | | |
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| | Swillbrook | Chiffchaff | 2 | males | singing | | |
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| | Fleetwood Golf Course | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | | | | Paul Ellis |
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| | Pilling Lane | Raven | 1 | | flew over Beach Road heading west | | Paul Ellis |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 12 | | over East in 45 mins am | | |
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| | | Reed Bunting | 1 | | flew east | | |
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| | Bartle | Chiffchaff | 4 | | | | Stu &Lauren Milne |
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| | | Bullfinch | 1 | M | | | |
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| | | Pied Wagtail | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Nuthatch | 2 | | | | |
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| | | Mistle Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Rook | 20+ | | Rookery near Sitting goose pub | | |
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| | | Jay | 1 | | | | |
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| | Poulton-le-Fylde | Meadow Pipit | 32 | | Grounded at Old Field Carr 13.15pm | | Barry Dyson |
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| | | Buzzard | 2 | | Over | | |
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| | | Magpie | 8 | | | | |
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| | Rossall Park | Raven | 2 | | 2 over at 15.30 | | RD |
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| | Eagland Hill | Barn Owl | 2 | | 9 am 1 hunting 1 on fence post | | AJH |
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| | | Yellowhammer | 1 | | | | |
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| | | Corn Bunting | 4 | | | | |
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| | Warbreck Hill | Sparrowhawk | 1 | | N out of Unity school grounds | | DJM |
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| | | Woodcock | 1 | | Flew from Golden Triangle behind houses backing on to water tower towards park at 10.20 | | |
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| | Devonshire Rock Gardens | Chiffchaff | 2 | m | 1 Butterfly Zone, 1 NE corner of park | | DJM |
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| | | Blackcap | 1 | m | NE corner of park | | |
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| | | Song Thrush | 1 | | Rough field Regency Gardens area | | |
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| | | Pink-footed Goose | 1 | | S | | |
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| | | Meadow Pipit | 3 | | Singles N | | |
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| | | Long-tailed Tit | 2 | | Rough field hedge | | |
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| | | House Sparrow | 5+ | | Brambles SW corner of Rough field rear of Regency Gardens | | |
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