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  • Barrie Cooper
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      in reply to: Long-tailed Duck #8289

      Still there this morning

      Barrie Cooper
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        in reply to: Aldcliffe #7165

        8 Barnacle Geese and 600 Pinkfeet on Aldcliffe Marsh.
        5 Wheatear on Aldlciffe Marsh
        3 Stonechats (1m, 2f) in field east of cycle path

        Barrie Cooper
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          in reply to: Lunar Pipits #7064

          Only time for a one hour visit to Aldcliffe today:

          Water Pipit – minimum of 2
          Rock Pipit – minimum of 10 including a colour-ringed bird that flew before I could get the details

          A Great Egret on Colloway Marsh

          Barrie Cooper
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            in reply to: Whooper Swans #6784

            Hi John,
            The metal ring number was XY1302.
            All the best,
            Barrie

            PS. For some reason, my email to you was bounced back as undeliverable.

            Barrie Cooper
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              in reply to: Aldcliffe #6749

              Hi Dan, Pinkfeet seemed to be dropping in throughout the morning and clearly continued during the afternoon, that’s over twice as many as there was when I left at 11.30.

              Barrie Cooper
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                in reply to: Yellow Wagtails #6027

                And at least 17 Little Grebe on Conder Pool at 11.15

                Two Ruff on the river.

                Barrie Cooper
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                  in reply to: Bank End #6017

                  One Painted Lady heading east over the saltmarsh this morning.

                  The BH Gull near the lay-by died.

                  Barrie Cooper
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                    10th August 09.30 to 10.00

                    A group of 30+ wagtails included five “yellow” Yellow Wagtails and at least three “pale” Yellow Wags – didn’t have a scope to scrutinise closely.

                    Barrie Cooper
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                      in reply to: Aldcliffe #5224

                      13/4/22

                      09.00 Aldcliffe Hall Lane field
                      Unringed Green Sandpiper
                      3 Wheatears

                      10.30 Wildfowlers’ Pools
                      Green Sandpiper – probably same bird because it was absent from AHL
                      At least 15 Sand Martins
                      At least 8 House Martins
                      Four Swallows

                      Barrie Cooper
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                        *Recreational Disturbance Event:

                        Time and Date: 12.15 22/3/22

                        Site: Conder Green

                        Form of disturbance: Morecambe Bay Rescue hovercraft

                        Birds seen to be disturbed / description of disturbance: A few hundred Knot, Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwit, other waders, gulls and wildfowl. The hovercraft flushed all the waders as they were gathering to roost during the rising tide. The birds could not return to the roost site because the hovercraft stationed itself at the roost site for several minutes forcing the birds to fly around in search of a roos site. The hovercraft eventually proceeded back up the River Lune probably to disturb other birds roosting up there. Totally unbelievable and irresponsible. What the hell are they doing?

                        Barrie Cooper
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                          Breeding plumage Water Pipit during the high tide at Glasson.

                          Barrie Cooper
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                            Med Gull on Freeman’s Pool island at 10.00

                            Barrie Cooper
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                              in reply to: Common Scoter #4969

                              Male Common Scoter again off the Stone Jetty this morning.

                              Barrie Cooper
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                                in reply to: Aldcliffe Marsh #4954

                                1 Green Sandpiper on the flooded field at the bottom of Aldcliffe Hall Lane.

                                Barrie Cooper
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                                  in reply to: Aldcliffe Marsh #4951

                                  Male and female Stonechat on fence near Wildfowlers’ Pools at 12.00

                                  Barrie Cooper
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                                    in reply to: Lune Cycleway #4934

                                    11 March morning:

                                    15 Avocets – 13 on the Lune, 2 on Conder Pool

                                    Two “new” Chiffchaffs singing today – Wildfowlers’ Pools and Conder Green Car Park

                                    Reed Buntings seem to be coming back on territory

                                    50 Black-tailed Godwits in two fields east of cycle path at Aldcliffe

                                    1300 Pink-footed Geese in field east of cycle path, immediately S of Freeman’s Wood

                                    Barrie Cooper
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                                      in reply to: Common Scoter #4920

                                      Male Common Scoter with the Eiders off the Stone Jetty at 10am this morning. Photo attached.

                                      Also:
                                      Three Red-breasted Mergansers (incl 1 Male)

                                      Four Great Crested Grebes

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                                      Barrie Cooper
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                                        Barrie Cooper
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                                          One Barnacle Goose with the Pinkfeet on the drumlin (A6) as seen from the cycle path at 10 o’clock.

                                          Barrie Cooper
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                                            4 Whooper Swans in flight seen from Moss Lane, Upper Thurnham on Monday morning.

                                            Barrie Cooper
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                                              in reply to: Geese #4031

                                              33 Pink-footed Geese heading south over Cockersands at 11am on 21st.

                                              Barrie Cooper
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                                                Green Sandpiper on Conder river today and 3rd Sept

                                                Four Wheatears in field at bottom of Aldcliffe Hall Lane

                                                Barrie Cooper
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                                                  in reply to: Conder Green #3856

                                                  Juv Avocet 6J again on the River Conder with sibling and un-ringed adult.

                                                  Seventeen Greenshanks at Conder Pool, also a Kingfisher being chased by a paranoid Lapwing. 10+ Common Terns still there.

                                                  Barrie Cooper
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                                                    in reply to: Conder Green #3846

                                                    Thanks for confirming that Ian. I was looking to see if there was a metal ring on the adult but couldn’t see one – I did wonder if it was that brood.

                                                    Barrie Cooper
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                                                      in reply to: Conder & Glasson #3824

                                                      Ian – we were probably looking at the same three Avocets (I was at Conder Green picnic site). They were an adult with two juvs, one of which had a yellow ring/flag but it was too far away to read.

                                                      Thirty two Little Egrets feeding in the same “tidal pool” on the Lune at Stodday at 10.00.

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