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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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Moss Lane @ Windle/Rainford

Sightings made 0730-0830
Hobby 2 interacting, carrying prey and perched on pylons.
Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail one of each.
Whinchat 2.

Derek Evans

Moss Lane @ Windle/Rainford

Sightings made 0600-0800
Barnacle Goose 240+, Rook 5, Yellow Wagtail one (with 30 Pied Wagtail), Whinchat 2, Tree Sparrow 50.

Derek Evans

Moss Lane @ Windle/Rainford

Pied Wagtail 30, Tree Sparrow 25, Goldfinch 30, Greenfinch 15. Also Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel plus a Great Spotted Woodpecker (scarce here).

Derek Evans

Carr Mill Dam

One Little Egret fed on the sand spit at Nineteen Arches, Carr Mill Dam at 0610 and flew off five minutes later.

Derek Evans

Little Egret

In the rain at 0700 from Nineteen Arches at Carr Mill Dam 5 Little Egret came in from the south, landed briefly on the sand spit and departed south again.

Derek Evans