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David Nuttall


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Grane, 5th June 2016
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08:30-12:00

G.C.Grebe, pair on Calf Hey,

Heron, 1 flew down the valley,

Canada Goose, 168 adults and 23 goslings with the vast majority on Holden Wood,

Mallard, female with 5 ducklings on Holden Wood plus 5 drakes,

Buzzard, 1 soaring bird,

Sparrowhawk, female over,

Kestrel, hovering bird,

Pheasant, 2 calling birds,

Coot, 6 on Holden Wood,

Moorhen, 1 on Holden Wood,

Lapwing, c15 at Holden Wood including 4 well grown young, plus pair at Jamestones,

Oystercatcher, 2 pair,

Curlew, calling birds from up on the tops,

B.H.Gull, c40 in Jamestones inc sitting bird,

Stock Dove, pair in Jamestones,

Swift, 2 feeding up high,

G.S.Woodpecker, single seen several times,

Skylark, 1 singing along side Ogden,

Swallow, c12,

Sand Martin, 1 in Jamestones,

Meadow Pipit, c12,

Pied Wagtail, 4,

Grey Wagtail, 1 at Holden Wood,

Wheatear, female with juvenile above Jamestones,

Stonechat, male along side Ogden,

Mistle Thrush, family of 4,

Song Thrush, 1 singing,

Willow Warbler, c10 singing birds,

Blackcap, 9 singing birds, (3 at Holden Wood, 4 at Calf Hey, 1 at Clough Head & 1 at Heap Clough) most I've had in Grane,

Coal Tit, 2,

Goldcrest, c6 singing birds mainly at Calf Hey,

Jay, 1 at Calf Hey,

Goldfinch, c12,

Chaffinch, c20, mainly in song,

Bullfinch, 1 at Holden Wood,

Linnet, 2 pairs inc one gathering nesting material,

Siskin, 2 singles over calling,

Reed Bunting, 4 singing males,

Regards,

David Nuttall.



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KEVIN LISTER


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Hi Dave

I was up at Grane today and can add the following to your sightings

  • Canada goose - similar number of adults. There were 38 goslings at Holden Wood, at least 12 in Jamestone Quarry & 1 in Troy. I was told there were 9 more at Ogden that I didn't see.
  • grey heron - 3 at Holden Wood
  • mallard - there was a duck with 10 large ducklings at Holden Wood as well as the one with 5 ducklings
  • black headed gull - minimum of 72 in Jamestone Quarry
  • stock dove - at least 10 in Jamestone Quarry, 1 in Troy Quarry & 1 across the road from The Duke of Wellington
  • blackcap - similar number to your count, plus 2 males singing from the same hawthorn at Camms
  • grasshopper warbler - 1 at Holden Wood
  • chiffchaff - 1 at Calf Hey
  • coal tit - freshly fledged juv at Troy
  • treecreeper - adult feeding a fledged juv at Camms

cheers Kevin



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