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  • Dan Haywood
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      in reply to: Aldcliffe #3155

      Three Swifts moving N this evening.

      Also 30 Swallows feeding over Freeman’s Pools (A2) and 3 Little Ringed Plovers and 10 Pied Wagtails (A4 S).

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        in reply to: Sunderland Point #3145

        Little Stint seen feeding with Dunlins beside the point (east side) this morning.

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          in reply to: Stone Jetty #3144

          A quiet morning for you Phil- granted. But not as quiet as my watch this morning:

          0715-0945, W1-2 later NW3 (2 oktas- later 6, dry)

          Swallow 5 NE
          Red-breasted Merganser pair in at high tide
          Goldfinch 1 N
          Guillemot 1 NE
          Osprey 1* NE along Morecambe Front 0910

          no tern passage but 5 or 6 Sandwich Terns feeding at close range and in middle distance, also two Great Crested Grebes.

          No sight or sound of Rock Pipit on jetty.

          Can anyone beat this tomorrow?

          *PJM had another Osprey sighting earlier in the morning– one seen moving in bay (NE?) off Heysham around 0730.

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            in reply to: Aldcliffe #3133

            Four Lapwing chicks Wildfowlers Pools N (AKA A4N) on ‘island’– being brooded by adult female yesterday (3 May).

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              Good going.

              More Lapwings chick records from site users please!

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                A good summing up Jean! I think we can do better tomorrow. Went to delete my posting but don’t know how!

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                  Another three to add to our day list; Little Grebe, Common Gull and Cormorant. Thans Shaun, John & Jill.

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                    in reply to: Clougha cuckoos #3064

                    Crag Wood (SD541614) is often good for Cuckoos. Pied Flycatcher and Redstart on territory there last week.

                    Dan Haywood
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                      Four species to add (thanks Andrew):

                      Treecreeper, Rook, Jay and Dunlin– so 82 species and counting….

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                        in reply to: Aldcliffe #2961

                        Flock of twelve Whooper Swans N over the Marsh Estate, Lancaster yesterday evening (16 April).

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                          More Common Scoter movement heard over Lancaster this evening.

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                            small or less vocal party over 1048PM….amd so to bed.

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                              …1039 PM…

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                                in reply to: Aldcliffe again #2913

                                Forgot to mention 135 Pink-footed Goose NW over the estuary this morning.

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                                  in reply to: Aldcliffe marsh #2821

                                  Up to four Little Ringed Plovers interacting today.

                                  Eight Swallows over The Flood (A14) at one point.

                                  Small numbers Siskins, redpoll sp, Sand Martins and Meadow Pipits moving N but not counted.

                                  At Fairfield, 25 Linnets, two Stock Doves and seven Reed Buntings at the LDBWS feeding area. The Fairfield Association is keen to keep our station going to the year’s end and are donating some seed money.

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                                    Thanks. Were they on the grass or in the river channel itself?

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                                      A good haul there Steve.

                                      Could you give us a six-figure for the 190 Black-tailed Godwits please?

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                                        Hi Matthew.

                                        The king of the siren imitators is the Starling– they mimic all sorts of bird calls and man-made sounds including speech. I remember one in Ullapool that imitated the sound indicating that Stornoway ferry doors were closing so well that we thought we’d missed our crossing.

                                        The song of the Blackbird is much more mellow and melodic and I’ve never heard them mimic but I believe that they can.

                                        As one of the purposes of bird song is to hold and maintain territory, perhaps increasing its repertoire by copying this jarring element from its environment gives it some ‘edge’ as it competes for space and mates.

                                        It’s also possible that this call has been passed down through the Blackbird generations!

                                        Cheers.

                                        Dan Haywood
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                                          in reply to: Fairfield etc. #2686

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                                            in reply to: Goshawk migration #2642

                                            Blimey. Was it an adult male, Matt?

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                                              in reply to: Lancaster ravens #2615

                                              What did you name your Raven, Eddy?

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                                                in reply to: Lancaster ravens #2591

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                                                  320 Black-tailed Godwits feeding in A13 (field N of The Flood field) at 1430. None at latter site (A14) by this time .

                                                  16 Tufted Duck A4 S (Wildfowlers Pools S).

                                                  34 Redshank and 28 Wigeon feeding in A5 (field containing Frog Pond).

                                                  36 Linnets and 20 Reed Buntings feeding at LDBWS feeding station.

                                                  Dan Haywood
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                                                    in reply to: Lancaster ravens #2572

                                                    Poe – try in motion.

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                                                      For interest, here are the histories of two Black-tailed Godwits ringed at the Wash that have been seen by the Lune estuary and Lune valley of late. Thanks Pete, Jean, Richard Du Feu and Jennifer Gill.

                                                      O-GW//W
                                                      01.09.19 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      01.03.20 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      06.03.20 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      28.03.20 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      01.09.20 Titchwell, Norfolk, E England
                                                      24.09.20 Titchwell, Norfolk, E England
                                                      01.12.20 Cockerham Sands, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      24.12.20 Newton Marsh, Preston, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      15.02.21 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      06.03.21 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      09.03.21 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England

                                                      O-YW//W
                                                      01.09.19 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      08.11.19 Genêts, Dragey-Ronthon, Normandy, N France
                                                      19.11.19 Baie du Mont St Michel, Manche, N France
                                                      14.03.20 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      25.03.20 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      08.08.20 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      09.08.20 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      23.08.20 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      19.09.20 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
                                                      13.02.21 Pilling Marsh, Lancashire, NW England
                                                      09.03.21 Aldcliffe, Lune estuary, Lancashire, NW England

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