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craggy


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IRWELL VALE TO CHATTERTON 17/06/2014
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A lovely evening stroll along the Irwell to Chatterton and back

Birds seen

Chiffchaff

Chaffinch

B-H-Gull

Dunnock

Wren

White Goose in the river

Goldfinch

G-B-B-Gull

Song Thrush 9 in full song

Great tit with 5 fledglings

2 juveniles G-S- Woodpecker but I also thought they might have been L-S-Woodpeckers because of the red head ?

Crow 90+ in meadow that had just been cut

Swallow 20 + juveniles sat on phone wires

Robin

Blue Tit

Blackbird

 

Cheers Craggy

 

 

 

 



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Ste Rush


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Hi Craggy

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a lot larger in size over the Lesser Spotted. The red on the top of the head is on Great Spotted when they are Juveniles.

Adult Male has a red nape and the Adult female has no red on the head or nape at all.

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Hi Ste

Thanks for the info

It's good to get these feedbacks, its a good forum for this

 

Cheers Craggy

 



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