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Ste Rush


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On the warmest day of the year at 25.2C the birds were shy.

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 6
Great Cormorant (Eurasian) (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis/hanedae) 1
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) 3
Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus) 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 2
Common Swift (Apus apus) 2
Common Magpie (Pica pica) 6
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 4
Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) 1
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 2
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) 3
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) 1
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) 1 Singing quietly
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 3
European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) 2
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) 8
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) 20
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 10



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Not a single raptor Steve my favourites, Buzzard over RCC on Sunday 5.00pm and again today about 2.30pm

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Hi Anthony

No it's a bit sad really as I wonder where Kestrels are. I used to see them regularly at the res but for the last three years or so it's increasingly rare.

Hope it's not a trend due to the colder winters.

-- Edited by Ste Rush on Thursday 4th of August 2011 07:08:34 AM

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