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in reply to: Swift and martins #9920

30th May
C 11am
Edenbreck cottage, Fairfield

5 house martins flying and feeding on insects around the large trees incl sycamore between the Edenbreck cottage (next to Fairfield allotments) and the gravel footpath behind. For the past week there have regularly been between 3-5 house martins feeding at this spot, it must be fruitful.

Also: c 10.15
2 swifts feeding fairly low above mini roundabout at bottom of Westbourne road, joining willow Lane, heading towards the willow Lane playing field where we often see swifts and house martins.

Nice to hear re Quernmore road nesting

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in reply to: Swift and martins #9915

Thanks Dan. They were probably house martins but was being driven in a taxi so couldn’t use my binocs. Will try to be more specific

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in reply to: Orange Tips and warblers – please read #9819

Did the council reply to you to say why they cut it when they do? The Lancashire Wildlife Trust might be interested if you have photos of the wildlife enjoying the verges?

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in reply to: Lancaster Canal bridge 97 10th March #9620

There was also a pair of oystercatchers there at the canal, your later post reminded me. Ps I didn’t see the gadwall over the weekend but have seen it in recent weeks, also with a female mallard.

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in reply to: Eider morecambe prom #9482

Hi Tom, we thought it looked like a f scaup but weren’t sure so thought it was more likely to be the commoner f tufted duck. It seems Nick G has seen a f scaup with some Eider so that may have been the one we saw.

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in reply to: Various- Upper Lune Estuary Area #9462

A few hundred pink footed geese seen flying north east over Westbourne road a few days ago, coming from aldcliffe direction. I tried counting, it looked like 500-600.

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in reply to: Black tail Godwit #9072

Did you mean to put lapwing twice?

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in reply to: ID help, wildfowlers pools #9035

Thanks, it is so confusing sometimes, especially at this time of year

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in reply to: ID help, wildfowlers pools #9034

Thanks!

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in reply to: Frog pond area #9006

Perhaps it is a hybrid goose

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in reply to: Frog pond area #9005

It is by the brow/ridge at the start of the path from freeman’s pond towards aldcliffe and conder green. Frog pond field is adjacent to the freemands woodland footpath. The geese were in the field on the opposite side of the path, nearer the estuary

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in reply to: Gadwall Lancs Canal 21 Feb #8410

The man feeding the ducks said he regularly fed them at that spot and that the drake gadwall would always be following a female mallard. He’s not a birder but who knows…? Perhaps imprinted at birth or a bit of a personality?

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in reply to: 2 med gulls #7224

Wow, an osprey! I wish we could have been with you to see it! Good luck with the walk on 25th April.

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in reply to: Aldcliffe / LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield / NYD Walk / White-fronts / YLG #6830

We have had four or five blackbirds interested in the berries on our Rowan tree, Westbourne road. There seems to be one in charge, controlling the store, perhaps seeing that it lasts the winter

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