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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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Old coach road, Dairy Farm Road, Inglenook Farm lap

The shelduck landed in a field between Dairy Farm Road and Sidings Lane. Ten of the eleven wheatear where in a ploughed field right at the end of Dairy Farm Road, and the four yellow wagtail were flying around together over a field that was being ploughed near to Moor Game Farm.

Along the Old Coach Road a bird briefly landed on the grass and then flew back to a tree the moment it saw me. In the split second view I had it struck me as extensively red and I couldn't immediately ID it. It was too small for a bullfinch or a crossbill, and too red for a chaffinch or a robin. I waited for ages for it to come back but I didn't see it again - how annoying! Probably just a Scarlet Rosefinch or Mousier's Redstart or something!!


Shelduck 2
Yellow wagtail 4
Wheatear 11
Common Whitethroat 3
Yellowhammer 6
Tree sparrow 9
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest 1
Oystercatcher 4+
Stock dove 6
Linnet 4

Hare 3
Stoat 1

Damian P



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