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  • Dan Haywood
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      in reply to: Goshawk migration #2642

      Blimey. Was it an adult male, Matt?

      Dan Haywood
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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.

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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

                Dan Haywood
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                  We do have a birding battleships league Alasdair– but at the moment it’s committee members only.

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                    We’ll look into doing some spring / summer guided walks, Alasdair. Maybe some vis mig and seawatching sessions too.

                    LDBWS feeding station good once more with close views of ground feeding Linnets more and more reliable (c25 today) and still good numbers of Reed Buntings (18 today) and Chaffinches.

                    Dan Haywood
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                      in reply to: Aldcliffe Knot #2519

                      Nice. I think Knot might be a new species for The Flood list. Any thoughts, Jon?

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                        Hi Alasdair– greetings from parallel Lancaster!

                        The club is currently working to provide data on land it deems ‘functionally linked’ to Morecambe Bay SPA– ie used by species that make the bay special in a conservation sense.

                        We’ve been getting as precise as we can (to field level where possible) so we’ve been devising maps which split up key areas for wetland bird species. I’ve been sorting through / winkling out Aldcliffe data from the last ten years and have divvied up what we might call Aldcliffe into 23 fields or clusters ie A1 to A23. For instance, A2 is Freeman’s Pools and A14 is the field that contains ‘The Flood’ just N of the foot of Aldcliffe Hall Lane.

                        Every time records are placed on this site Rosie (hi Rosie!) and others assimilate, interpret and cut and paste to a database which forms the backbone of the annual reports and other projects. At the moment we’re on a drive to up our data quality.

                        So for example if a developer asks us which records we have for a relatively obscure spot because they wish to build houses on ‘X43’ we can pull out our relevant records more easily and with added confidence.

                        I mentioned to Rosie that I would trial a system for my frequent Aldcliffe records and she welcomed the idea as it would her save time and head-scratching when transferring data from the site to the database.

                        At the moment it’s just between me and her but I plan to devise / upload a map of the Aldcliffe area which will reveal all– and which could be adopted as a recording system by others. There are familiar hotspots like the Wildfowlers Pools but also lots of nooks and crannies and near-identical fields so perhaps next time we have a Tundra Bean Goose at ‘Aldcliffe’ and someone asks yes but where exactly? we might reply ‘A5’ and both know what’s what.

                        Re: missing birds no two visitors to any site find or indeed record exactly the same thing and these sites can be quite dynamic: ‘You should’ve been here five minutes ago!’.

                        I’ve had 20+ years of practice of getting the most out of each trip to Aldcliffe and I still miss stuff. I’m very familiar and think I know what to look / listen out for– and where. Perhaps me and / or others could do a guided outing when restrictions allow. Would you be interested? The club committee is currently looking to see how the society can benefit our members, the wider community and the base of knowledge we’re acquiring from being in the field since 1959!

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                          Hi Chris,

                          Good records!

                          The club is doing some work on land we deem ‘functionally linked’ to Morecambe Bay SPA– and for records for key species (most waders and wildfowl) we’re trying to map the usage to field level if possible.

                          Are you able to pinpoint the sites you mention for Whooper Swans and Snipe respectively?

                          https://gridreferencefinder.com/ is easy to use and we’d really welcome a 6 or 10 figure grid ref for each precise spot.

                          Many thanks,
                          Dan.

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                            140 Linnets in Aldcliffe maize field (A3) today.

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                              Forgot:

                              55 Black-tailed Godwit on Wildfowlers Pools N (A4).

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                                Two Stonechats at SD455565 on saltmarsh just N of Conder Green today.

                                Quite a good passage of this species in recent days.

                                Note Kevin’s razor-dodger from Heysham Harbour below.

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                                  A whopping 21 Reed Buntings in and around the feeding station this afternoon. This counts equals the site record.

                                  Ad Peregrine over NE.

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                                    LDBWS Feeding Station early morning:

                                    Chaffinch 32
                                    Linnet 19
                                    Reed Bunting 10

                                    30 Fieldfares in Pony Wood.

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                                      No quality for me either but 2180 Pink-footed Goose in field containing Frog Pond SD 45908 61170 mid-morning. (note for Rosie: ‘A5’!).

                                      63 Linnets in maize stubble field opposite (A4!).

                                      77 Curlews on ‘The Flood’ (A14!)

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                                        Many thanks Mal and Eddy. This will definitely keep us going until Mid-March when there will be a breeding season hiatus until the autumn.

                                        Dan Haywood
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                                          32 Cavendish Street
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                                          LA1 5QA

                                          Thanks!

                                          Dan Haywood
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                                            Our ‘grain mountain’ is dwindling and were hoping to carry on the supplementary feeding for another three or four weeks.

                                            Is anybody able to help in purchasing a 25kg sack of this? https://www.gardenwildlifedirect.co.uk/no-wheat-wild-bird-seed-mix.html

                                            The birds are fond of sunflower chips and we have a good few kilos of those in stock (in my back room) but this particular mix is going down well too.

                                            Cheers,
                                            Dan.

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                                              LDBWS feeding station seedeaters (mostly on the deck) this afternoon:

                                              Chaffinch 40
                                              Linnet 26
                                              Reed Bunting 13
                                              Blackbird 6
                                              Lesser Redpoll 1

                                              Dan Haywood
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                                                in reply to: Arnside Chiffchaff #2313

                                                Good record.

                                                Dan Haywood
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                                                  in reply to: Caton/Halton #2312

                                                  Great shots.

                                                  The duck is actually a Red-breasted Merganser (note the red eye, straight –not hooked– bill tip).

                                                  Great images on your site, by the way– particularly the Lune ones!

                                                  https://www.samadelewildlife.co.uk/blog/a-good-start-to-the-lune-valley-wildlife-project

                                                  Dan Haywood
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                                                    in reply to: Aldcliffe #2299

                                                    I made it about 180 Black-tailed Godwits as well, Barrie.

                                                    No sign of the harrier this afternoon.

                                                    55 Linnets in middle of maize field (SD455611).

                                                    190 Lapwings in narrow field E of ‘upper path’ at SD460604.

                                                    Two Green Sandpipers, two Grey Wagtails and two Goldcrests were at Stodday sewage works.

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                                                      Chaffinch 31
                                                      Reed Bunting 17
                                                      Stock Dove 2

                                                      Kestrel 1

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