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Scarce or vulnerable species include but are not restricted to any species of wader, ducks other than mallard, all owls, any birds of prey, grey or yellow wagtails, grey heron, all grebes, Cetti’s warbler, water rail, willow tit, corn bunting etc. If in doubt, please ask.

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Geese

Sun 12th Nov.
Again a big movement of Geese  ( Pinks) over Haydock, several large Skeins totaling over 1000 were seen at 7-30am flying West .
Pete Kemp.

Geese

Big movement of Pinks this morning with several large Skeins seen over Haydock as I passed through at 8_30am totaling over 1000, some heading SE others heading W.
Two Cormorants also spotted flying over.
Pete Kemp.

Haydock

Several large Skiens of geese seen over Haydock at 7am, followed by another four large Skeins at around 9-30am several hundred in total, possible Pinks, all heading SE.
Pete Kemp.

Pink-Feet

c4000 Pink-Footed Geese feeding at Crank near The Red Cat today

D Broome

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Hawfinch

A Hawfinch flew north at Billinge at 10:10, over the pines at Higher End, in Wigan at first then down the ridge in to St. Helens territory

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