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in reply to: Gadwall Lancs Canal 21 Feb #8407
Hi Filosophy,
I have seen this gadwall also. It wasn’t accompanied by a female when I saw it.
Guy
in reply to: University oiks #7690A fledged juvenile kestrel was at the pond near the sports centre this evening. It was begging for food as its parent flew past.
in reply to: St. Nicholas Arcades #7603I am happy to confirm that the oystercatchers have bred on the Lancaster University campus. 2 adults were accompanied by 2 sizeable chicks on the sports field to the east of the Health Innovation building this evening.
in reply to: Barbondale and Eric Morecambe #7602Thanks Jon. I am a definite fan of BHGs, so it is good to know that the possible increase in avocet chick survivorship is due to management of the area.
in reply to: Barbondale and Eric Morecambe #7600Hello John. Do you mind me asking if survival of avocet chicks is higher this year due to the demise of so many BHGs?
in reply to: St. Nicholas Arcades #7593There is one I see regularly at Lancaster University, often alarm calling. There tends to be a couple earlier in the year. I certainly remember them last year also. I always wondered if they have nest on a roof, so it is interesting that there is a pair at St. Nic’s.
in reply to: Few bits & bobs… #7460The only Aldcliffe sightings to add to this were two common terns on the rising tide at Marsh Point on Saturday.
in reply to: Aldcliffe and Stodday #7345I mid-identified the exotic wildfowl seen flying over Aldcliffe Marsh. It was actually a ruddy shelduck – sorry seeing Dan’s message about the one seen in the vicinity of LM prompted me to check its identity.
Guy
in reply to: Aldcliffe and Stodday #7338A visit on Sunday morning revealed:
4 raven, possibly a family party, interacting over the marsh and making those wonderful croaking sound that ravens make.
2 female wheatear on the salt marsh.
What I think was an Egyptian goose flying over the salt marsh to Snatchems.
A reed warbler new in at Bank Pool.in reply to: Freehold and Torrisholme CC #5980The anting gulls at Hala have been equally spectacular on both the 8th and 9th of August, with hundreds present. There were at least 2 adult meds and a juvenile.
in reply to: Common tern #5753A kingfisher was on this stretch today. The tern was also present.
in reply to: Chiffchaffs #5229PM update
Two willow warblers were singing in neighbouring gardens.
in reply to: Common Scoter Hala #5087In other Hala wildfowl news, the starling that imitates mallard quacks is also in residence for at least its 3rd spring.
in reply to: Aldcliffe Marsh #4491A barn owl was in the spruce plantation at dusk.
in reply to: Blackcap – Hala #4477A male blackcap made a similar short visit today.
in reply to: Otter in Bare #4459Hi Jeff,
I saw an otter in the deculverted section of Burrow Beck at Hala Square in September 2020.
Burrow Beck provides a direct route to the canal and the estuary, which might explain how it found its way to Hala.Guy
in reply to: Fairfield Bramblings #4218I had 4 fly over Hala when the redwings first arrived. I’ve just had a look at Fair Isle Bird Obs and there aren’t many fieldfares passing through there. Fieldfare:redwing ratio 3:534 and 7:968 on the 25/26th October.
in reply to: Conder & Glasson #3825Thanks Ian about recording the GBBGs. I recorded one flying over my house at Hala on Saturday, so it might have been one of the GBBGs that you sighted. Are they regular at Blea Tarn?
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