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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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Havannah flash

Passing through the Flash this morning, the following birds were seen.
Buzzard 2
Nuthatch 1
Moorhen 5
Mallard 2
Fieldfare 10

Stevo.

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Lady Hill Plantation, Haydock

This afternoon in fields by Lady Hill Plantation, between Haydock Racecourse and the A580, 16 Buzzard, 86 Lapwing and 6 Golden Plover. Viewed from the Lodge Lane pumping station alongside the A49, half-way between the Holiday Inn and Haydock Island.

Cheers
Dave Broome
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Mediterranean Gull Carr mill dam


Tuesday 17th Nov 2015 at 10.15 am       Single Mediterranean Gull amongst black-headed and common gulls on dam. Good views. See photo.
Regards 



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Geese

Around 50 Geese spotted over Haydock  at 7-30am this morning, possible Pinks.
Stevo.
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Newton Lake

Birds present this morning included 33 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck and Grey Wagtail

Dave B
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Haydock

21 Buzzard and 12 Stock Dove today on fields by Lady Hill Plantation, Haydock, viewed from Lodge Lane pumping station

D Broome
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New Cut Lane

I had a quick look down New Cut Lane yesterday which was a great place for brambling a few autumns ago. The fields around there don't look very good for finches this year and I didn't see a single finch yesterday although it was getting quite late in the day.

In one of the fields there was a distant buzzard eating something, and one of two raven waiting in the wings for it to finish.

There was also 20 fieldfare and a single redwing in one of the trees near to New Cut Farm...

Fieldfare 20
Redwing 1
Raven 2
Buzzard 1

Buzzard and Raven

Part of the Fieldfare flock

Damian P




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Buzzards

30 Common Buzzard by Lady Hill Plantation, Haydock early afternoon. Also a Kestrel an Grey Heron

Dave B
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Havannah flash

Around 60 Canada geese over Havannah flash first light,coming down near the trout farm.
Stevo.
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Buzzards

22 Buzzard today in the fields between Haydock Racecourse and the A580 by Lady Hill Plantation, also a Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail and min 3 Song Thrush feeding with Blackbirds along Lodge Lane track

Regards
D Broome
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Buzzards

25 Buzzard today stood in a field by Lady Hill Plantation, between Haydock Park Racecourse and East Lancashire Road

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