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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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Pink-feet along the bypass

There were quite a few small flocks of Pink-feet today, either flying or on the ground at various points along the Rainford bypass. The largest of these was about 400 feeding on fields next to Windle Island. We briefly called in at Dairy Farm Road, where the flock was reduced to about 500 birds, but in the distance there were a few hundred more at least which seemed to be landing in fields around the Old Coach Road.


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