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  • Nick Godden
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      in reply to: Hawfinches #9319

      Four flew northeast over Waterslack 30/11/12 approx 9am

      Nick Godden
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        One at Leighton Moss yesterday along the path to Lower seen by visitors

        Nick Godden
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          Little egret 48
          Pink-footed goose 6
          Teal 83
          Black-tailed godwit 672
          Knot 565
          Dunlin 146
          Redshank 331
          Greenshank 9

          Nick Godden
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            in reply to: Stone Jetty #8832

            19/5/24 5:45-8:00am

            Eider 57
            Great crested grebe 2
            Sandwich tern 2
            Arctic tern 14
            Kittiwake 121
            Arctic skua dark morph 6.29
            Gannet 12
            Turnstone 10
            Rock pipit pair
            Grey wagtail 1N

            Morecambe Prom
            Dunlin 66
            Ringed plover 83
            Little egret 4

            Nick Godden
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              3070 Black-tailed godwit on the Flood on 30/3

              Leighton 1/4
              Barnacle goose 1 flew over with Greylags
              Garganey pair still present
              Pochard 39+ spread across Lilians, Jackson and Grisedale pools (23m, 16f), 53 present on 27/3
              Avocet 2 flew past Tim Jackson

              Nick Godden
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                Still present today at Lilians hide

                Brambling and 10 siskin flew SE over Barrow Scout woods

                Nick Godden
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                  in reply to: Leighton Moss #8028

                  19/10 from skytower at dusk
                  C.700 redwing in to roost
                  120 fieldfare “”
                  C. 1000 starling
                  Merlin hunting the redwing

                  20/10 Blue Gate path
                  Brambling 1
                  Siskin 35

                  Nick Godden
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                    20.08.23

                    Teal 264
                    Shoveler 5
                    Pochard 4
                    Ruff 3
                    Knot 1
                    Greenshank 14
                    Snipe 18
                    Lapwing 129
                    Great white egret 1
                    Pied wagtail 41
                    House Martin 6
                    Sand Martin 5

                    7 Spoonbill still out at the Slag tips

                    Nick Godden
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                      in reply to: Heysham area #7701

                      Not much extra from 11-12:45, 1 guillemot, 1 Manx shearwater, 55 dunlin all heading out

                      Nick Godden
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                        in reply to: Stone Jetty #7432

                        6.20-7.20

                        Pink-footed goose 75
                        Gannet 1
                        Arctic skua 1 light morph
                        Common tern 1
                        Sandwich tern 14
                        Herring gull c. 600
                        Puffin 1 in
                        Sanderling 3
                        Black-tailed godwit 1
                        Yellow wagtail 1 on Rocks then flew N
                        Swallow 39
                        Sand Martin 11
                        House Martin 1

                        Nick Godden
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                          in reply to: Stone Jetty #7431

                          Just a short visit 6.25-7.20

                          Common scoter 11
                          Arctic tern 67 in one flock
                          Sandwich tern c. 40
                          Arctic skua 1 dark morph in

                          Nick Godden
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                            in reply to: Stone Jetty #7404

                            6.15-8.20. A bit of seabird movement which stopped soon after the rain set in, and a few grounded passerines

                            Red-throated diver 15 in
                            Shelduck 16 in
                            Common scoter 58
                            Red-breasted merganser 6
                            Gadwall 2
                            Sandwich tern 24
                            Common tern 2
                            Arctic tern 5
                            Dunlin 8
                            Whimbrel 16
                            Turnstone 2
                            Swallow 21 NE
                            Wheatear 10
                            Willow warbler 2
                            Blackcap 1 f

                            29.4 at Pine Lake early morning
                            Common sandpiper 3
                            Oystercatcher 2
                            Peregrine 1 swooped past me 5-10m away to catch a mallard duckling on the entrance road

                            Nick Godden
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                              5.4.23

                              Avocet 55
                              Black-tailed godwit 4515
                              Bar-tailed godwit 2
                              Knot 26
                              Dunlin 2
                              Redshank 236

                              Outer marsh
                              Eider 11
                              Shelduck 39

                              Nick Godden
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                                in reply to: Various sites #6837

                                Some highlights from today

                                Heysham
                                Pale-bellied Brent goose 14 off playground

                                Morecambe prom
                                Red-breasted merganser 8
                                Bar-tailed godwit 58

                                Bolton le Sands
                                Twite 6
                                Linnet 3
                                Merlin f
                                Rock pipit 1
                                Skylark 16

                                Cockersands
                                Fieldfare 103
                                Wigeon 4850

                                Nick Godden
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                                  in reply to: Various sites #6833

                                  Heysham Moss on 30th
                                  Curlew 220 beside Oxcliffe Road
                                  Pink-footed goose 185

                                  Morecambe Golf Course on 30th
                                  Jackdaw 735 pre roost gathering
                                  Carrion crow 61 and 5 rook as above

                                  Pine Lake on 31st
                                  Tufted duck 144
                                  Pochard 26
                                  Shoveler 7
                                  Wigeon 51
                                  Goldeneye 14
                                  Goosander 2
                                  Coot 272
                                  Great crested grebe 6

                                  Nick Godden
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                                    in reply to: Various sites #6820

                                    26/12

                                    Bolton-le-Sands saltmarsh
                                    Goosander 1
                                    Peregrine 1
                                    Skylark 27
                                    Twite 5 by horse paddock

                                    Crag Bank floods
                                    Black-tailed godwit 2
                                    Redshank 71
                                    Lapwing 159
                                    Curlew 5
                                    Oystercatcher 39
                                    Pied wagtail 16
                                    Meadow pipit 8
                                    Starling 2000

                                    Warton Mires
                                    European White-fronted goose 1st w
                                    Greylag goose 77
                                    Pintail 83
                                    Wigeon 479
                                    Gadwall 14
                                    Shoveler 9
                                    Black-tailed godwit 37
                                    Lapwing 115

                                    Nick Godden
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                                      in reply to: Various sites #6817

                                      Also on 24th – Lune from Sunderland Point
                                      720 black-tailed godwit on East side by Crook Farm
                                      Lapwing 650
                                      Golden plover 21
                                      Wigeon 160
                                      Red-breasted merganser 3
                                      Great crested grebe 1

                                      60 goldfinch in Overton village behind the pub

                                      Nick Godden
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                                        in reply to: Aldcliffe geese #6773

                                        Presumably an additional 3 White-fronted geese were on the saltmarsh with greylags at 11.45am opposite the Golden Ball. Also 240 wigeon, 11 gadwall, 8 teal, 3 goosander and 2 goldeneye on the river.

                                        Nick Godden
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                                          Yellow-browed warbler still present about 50m from the Causeway 2.30pm

                                          Nick Godden
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                                            A few sightings from here over the last few days :
                                            9th – Hobby
                                            8th – green sandpiper, ringed plover flyovers
                                            7th – merlin, 13+ pied wagtail and 8 meadow pipits following our machines, wheatear
                                            6th – yellow wagtail, 2 wheatear, 271 teal, 18 wigeon, at least 3 spotted redshank and 6 greenshank

                                            The diggers have finished working now and the tides this weekend should fill some of the pools a bit more

                                            Nick Godden
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                                              Friday afternoon – yellow wagtail flying around the Eric Morecambe pool and a spotted redshank on the Allen pool

                                              Nick Godden
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                                                2 juvenile red kites followed silaging tractor for a few minutes just east of the pools at 12.20 then drifted north along the ridge east of Leighton Moss. Also Mediterranean gull with the gulls following the tractor

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                                                  Also 649 Eider and a female common scoter in with them, 6 goosander, 1 teal, 441 Curlew, 509 oystercatcher, 12 ringed plover and 56 lapwing at high tide.

                                                  Nick Godden
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                                                    in reply to: Red-rumped swallow #5662

                                                    Well done Neil, shame it moved on so soon

                                                    Nick Godden
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                                                      in reply to: Stone Jetty #5542

                                                      13/5/22 6.30-7.20
                                                      Kittiwake c.45 out
                                                      Red-throated diver 4 out
                                                      Gannet 7

                                                      14/5/22 6.15-9.50
                                                      Skua sp light morph in at 7.55 too distant to ID
                                                      Gannet 24
                                                      Eider 112
                                                      Kittiwake 15 out
                                                      Red-throated diver 1 out
                                                      Whimbrel 1
                                                      Sanderling 2
                                                      Swallow 53
                                                      Sand martin 2

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