Seen today above Jamestones. Right wing has a green tag and the left possibly purple. Does anyone know anything about this or other wing-tagged buzzards?
Little else of note around Grane. Minimum 3 goldeneye, 5 teal, 30 cormorants, 2 great-crested grebes. Only 2 coots seen. At least 2 lapwings appear to be sitting. 2 prs Oystercatcher but no curlews today.
Sarfraz is still gamely trying to attract an exciting gull with bread. Around 50 large gulls (mostly lesser black-backed?), 2+ common gulls amongst the black-headed tempted down.
Probably a few more pied wagtails and lots more meadow pipits and skylarks around. Small numbers of siskins around Calf Hey and Troy with a couple nr Helmshore on the way in.
Only summer migrant today a chiffchaff between Ewood Bridge and Tesco (Haslingden)
Buzzards have also been wing tagged in Cheshire/ The Wirral. This link to the topic on bird forum is all I can find on it though
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=160825
A bird from Cheshire/ The Wirral seems most likely. If this is the case then I think there should be a number on the wing tags from the little I've read. Craig might know more about all of this
