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  • Jen Woodward
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      February 28, 2023 at 5:36 pm
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      #7074

      Large flock of c.3,500 Pink Footed Geese flying over Thursland Hill at around 11.15 this morning.

      Pete Crooks
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        February 28, 2023 at 8:28 pm
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        #7077

        The Moss Lane / Jeremy Lane area currently offers the best birding experience in north Lancashire. I spent about 40 minutes checking through the c.4000 Pink-footed Geese in fields south of Moss Lane late this afternoon and saw:
        1 adult Lesser White-fronted Goose – of ‘unknown origin’
        8 Russian White-fronted Geese – groups of 5 and 3 (up to 12 have been seen in recent days)
        8 Barnacle Geese – in a single group among the Pink-feet

        Also: 1 adult Mediterranean Gull among Black-headed and Common Gulls following a ‘muck spreading tractor’, with a different adult in the same area last Friday.

        Also seen in recent days by various different observers:
        3 Tundra Bean Geese
        1 Greenland White-fronted Goose
        Up to 8 adult Bewick’s Swan
        450+ Whooper Swan

        Pete C

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