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sarfraz


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Holden Wood - 5pm 7/4/2011
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3  LRP

4 Cormorants - 3 flew away together

30 plus Canada Geese

1 Curlew seen near the Res and another heard

2 Oystercatchers - 1 sitting

20 plus Lapwing

over 15 Mallard - some Drakes chasing the females

1 female reed bunting

a flock of about 10 Linnet

5 min starlings

4 min Pied Wagtails

a few Mipits

1 Grey Heron

Robins, Blackbirds, Tits singing,

 

usual woodpigeons, carrion crows, magpies, house sparrows across road from holden arms near car park

 

 



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and a Sand Martin

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on sunday at 12.45pm more or less similar number of birds - the reservoir is looking very busy!

except no LRP sighted, no cormorants too , no grey herons too

the oystercatchers still sitting in same place and they also mated

no female reed buntings vut 2 males - could have been same bird

on the tops ......plenty of meadow pipiuts, at leats 6 pied wagtails, 4 curlew, quite a few lapwings

also a wheatear

2 pheasant calling

no swallows seen

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