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in reply to: Bank End #3814

Afternoon visit, 17 degrees, raining and breezy.
An adult male Yellow Wagtail.
2 Wheatear, 33 Pied Wagtails.
At least a 1000 Starling around the Saltmarsh and farm.

Andrew
The tame flock of 6 Egyptian geese still around the Quarry fishing lakes, at the top of Hillam Lane

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in reply to: Bank End #3806

22 degrees, sunny, & blustery

Lots of Sheep by the farm and road

2 Juvenile Yellow Wagtails and 27 Pied Wagtails.

At least 3000 Starling on the Saltmarsh and around the farms.

Andrew

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in reply to: Bank End #3785

22 degrees and sunny.

1 adult Male Yellow Wagtail and 2 juveniles,lots of Sheep close to the farm and roads.
41 Pied Wagtails. 2000 Starling murmuration over the farms and Saltmarsh, frequently attacked by Sparrowhawks.

Andrew

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in reply to: Bank End #3737

18 degrees and breezy, after the monsoon rain.

1 Adult Male Yellow Wagtail and 3 Juveniles, all 3 looked identical and kept together, not seen this plumage stage before this Autumn.

8 Swifts feeding briefly and then they disappeared.

Andrew

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in reply to: Bank End #3718

20 degrees and sunny afternoon.
1 Juvenile Yellow Wagtail and 11 Pied

A large murmuration of Starlings, c2000 Starling swirling above the farms.

Andrew

6 Egyptian geese around Cockerham Quarry at the top of Hillam Lane.

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in reply to: Bank End #3713

18 degrees and cloudy

1 Adult Male Yellow Wagtail and 3 Juveniles.

3 Stock Doves and a few Pied Wagtail.

Andrew

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in reply to: Bank End #3705

16 degrees, cloudy with drizzle

2 Adult Male Yellow Wagtails, feeding around the sheep, plus 14 Pied.

9, Swifts feeding around the trees.

Andrew

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in reply to: Yellow Wagtail #3698

Only 2 juvenile Yellow Wagtail this morning,a cold blustery wind interspaced with rain didn’t help.

Andrew

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in reply to: Yellow Wagtail #3692

Bank End this morning.
9 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Adults, 2M+2F
and 5 juveniles.
I got there at the right time, has the sheep were all by the farm.
Andrew

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in reply to: Yellow Wagtail #3690

Tuesday morning Bank End
2 Juvenile Yellow Wagtail, not yesterday’s birds, these were at a different plumage stage.
Also 22 Pied Wagtail.

Andrew

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in reply to: Flycatchers #3379

Abbystead 2nd June
Stoops Bridge, 2 Spotted Flycatchers around the car parking area and stream.

Abbystead, Christ Church, 2 Spotted Flycatchers doing synchronised fly catching.

Tower Lodge, 2 Spotted Flycatchers mating.

Andrew

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in reply to: More Whinchats. #3221

11th, By Gulf Farm

1 Male and 3 female Whinchat.

Andrew

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in reply to: Whinchats #3206

Fluke Hall, 3 Male Whinchats on Saltmarsh, moving East with 5+ Wheatear.

Andrew

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in reply to: Whinchats #3193

A Female Whinchat on roadside fence posts at Cockersand, opposite Abbey farm.

A Male and Female Whinchat in roughly ploughed field alongside Jeremy Lane.

Andrew

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in reply to: Barbondale #2943

15th April.

4 MALE and a female Ring Ouzel, in the same area, in the afternoon.

2 Fieldfare also.

Andrew

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in reply to: Bewick’s Swans #1943

Still 2 adult Bewick’s Swans near Clarkson’s Farm.

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