[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Middleton Sands WEBS / Jan survey #6913

A nice haul Garry.

Reading that reminds me– 15 Twite at Pilling Lane Ends today (from RBA).

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Willow Lane Bean Goose #6903

At the nearby LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield:

0930, minus 1 degrees.

Chaffinch 71
Linnet 13
Blackbird 8
Reed Bunting 7
Jay 1 (a table first!)

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Recent Sightings #6884

Estimated 100,000 Starlings in to roost at Leighton yesterday 15 Jan.

Thanks Alasdair McKee et al.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield #6763

1000, 1 degrees Celsius

Selected sightings:

Chaffinch increased to 52 (preponderance of males in contrast to recent visits)
Linnet 15

Lapwing 8 Flora Field (A20)

Fairfield paths are more slippery than the Cresta Run today so I wouldn’t advise visiting the feeding station area without crampons / PPE.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield #6747

Similar counts there at 1030 today(when 3 degrees below zero) but

Stock Dove 9

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Aldcliffe #6745

Hi Barrie– your two adult Whooper Swans (including the one with the yellow ring) had become three by sunset when I had a crack at counting the geese;

Pink-footed Goose 1800 in A5 (see attached) and a further 370 on the western slopes of the drumlins (A6) also a further 38 (A3)
Greylag 630 (A5)
European White-fronted Goose 4 (adults A5)
Canada Goose 2 (A5)
Barnacle Goose 1 (A5)

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   LDBWS-FLL-A.pdf
   

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield #6732

LDBWS Feeding Station at Fairfield viewed from what3words hourglass.pylons.shuttle

1000, 2 degrees below zero.

Chaffinch 42
Reed Bunting 4
Stock Dove 4
Blackbird 4

Stonechat 1 (m) in the wildflower strip nearby

Song Thrush 8 in Pony Wood also a Sparrowhawk.

Woodcock seen flying over Fairfield Nature Reserve into an Aldcliffe Rd garden.

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   ST-Spherical-Fairfield-Dec-22-scaled.jpg
   

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield #6717

Good good!

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Sunday morning – 11/12/22 #6711

Hi Pete. I too saw your Med. Also the merganser– which I photographed as it was impersonating a local Goosander.

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[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Sunderland Point, Middleton Wader Roost #6644

Terrible. Roughly how many waders were disturbed in total, Alan?

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #6517

50 Skylark mobile on the saltmarsh. Kingfisher on Allen Pool.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Various from this morning #6452

A juvenile Hobby S over Heysham Head yesterday 13 Oct (Dave Hawkins)

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Various from this morning #6390

More Hobby records from Lune at Ashton;

one 1 Oct
one 24 Aug

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Pink-footed geese #6193

Skein of 42 high SSW over West Lancaster 1151

Osprey S over Lancaster Castle and beyond 1156

Meadow Pipits heard moving over the town centre also

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Arnside stints and curlew sandpipers #6145

Dave Hawkins:

Arnside Kent estuary 2:30-4:30pm;

1 Little Stint

3 Curlew Sandpiper

1 Greenshank

1 Wheatear

32 Goosander

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Leighton Moss #5928

Jenny Brown’s Point high tide this afternoon:

Oystercatcher 680
Mallard 107 (roost)
Redshank 6
Curlew 3
Common Sandpiper 2

Yellow Wagtail on the saltmarsh at SD469736.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Temminck’s Stint Conder Green #5913

The well-twitched Temminck’s Stint still present this morning. Also 9 Greenshank. (S. Coyle).

The popular Temminck's Stint present again at Conder Green this morning. https://t.co/zBTPnnhVCF https://t.co/46aV8OupVP

— Lancaster & District Birdwatching (@LDBWSnews) August 1, 2022

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Zeiss binoculars #5633

Hi night of joy– are these still for sale? Email ldbws.info@gmail.com if so

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Whimbrel – Quernmore #5402

Hi Rosie, Pete’s WM field is FLL parcel BQ6. Marked as LDBWS FLL (functionally linked land) because of Whimbrel, Curlew, Lapwing and Oystercatcher etc. usage.

There were also 24 Whimbrel and two Stonechat at BQ2 (Blea Tarn!) this evening– thanks I. Hartley.

My map attached– surely other fields and parcels up there with similar interest so six-figure grid refs very useful. Thanks Pete.

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   LDBWS-FLL-BQ.pdf
   

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Willow warblers & Swallows, Aldcliffe area #5201

A new one for my LDBWS feeding station list– an Osprey over NE over this afternoon.

14 Linnets and a Brambling feeding on the deck.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield / Various Aldcliffe #5154

Evening addendum:

Common Sandpiper feeding by Millennium Bridge.

Barn Owl hunting Aldcliffe Marsh N.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield / Various Aldcliffe #5151

LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield

0730, 2 degrees Celsius, light frost:

Linnet 14
Reed Bunting 8
Stock Dove 8
Chaffinch 6
Mallard 4
Goldfinch 2
Brambling 1

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Overhead: vis mig Siskins and my first Tree Pipit of the year northbound here.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Scoters over Freehold #5128

Did you get any audio of wingbeats or was it too windy?

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Aldcliffe / Fairfield various #5074

LDBWS Feeding Station 0900 2 degrees Celsius, bright.

Linnet 15
Reed Bunting 10
Chaffinch 9
Stock Dove 2
Brambling 2

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Now that the field has been ploughed the Linnets are more inclined to use the tables rather than the ground feeding– has anyone got any niger seed or sunflower hearts going spare they could donate? Linnets eating both at the moment. Reply here or email me via new.hawks@virgin.net if so. Thanks!

LDBWS feeding station: now the field has been ploughed the Linnets are mainly using the tables– and woe betide any Chaffinch, Brambling or Reed Bunting that dares to sample their seed. pic.twitter.com/96lLm7wbzZ

— Lancaster & District Birdwatching (@LDBWSnews) April 1, 2022

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Leighton #5069

”Highlights of morning (30th March) visit to the saltmarsh hides at Leighton Moss. 3 med gull on Allen pool. 5 ruff plus good blackwit roost of approx 2100 with redshank and handful of dunlin on Eric Morecambe pool. Also a smart male RB merganser and 60+ avocet”

Thanks Philip Grounds, per Twitter.

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