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Post Info TOPIC: Cheesden Valley, 1st Jan 2020


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Cheesden Valley, 1st Jan 2020
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10:30-13:30

Cormorant, 1 on middle lodge & 2 on nearby pylon,

Grey Heron, 1 near middle lodge,

Teal, pair on flooded field,

Goosander, male flew down the valley,

Buzzard, pair feeding in field,

Sparrowhawk, female through hassled by a Carrion Crow,

Merlin, female on Harden Moor,

Kestrel, 3 singles,

Pheasant, 2 males,

Snipe, 3 on Harden Moor,

G.B.B.Gull, c40 on pasture near Rossendale Schools,

Herring Gull, c12 with above,

Common Gull, c12 with above,

B.H.Gull, c60 on pasture down the valley,

Stock Dove, pair plus a single,

G.S.Woodpecker, 1 over near Buckhurst,

Wren, 2,

Robin, 4,

Fieldfare, c80 in two flocks feeding with starlings,

Song Thrush, 1 near gorse bank at Buckhurst,

Raven, 2 chasing around in dispute plus a single over Harden Moor 'gronking'!

Starling, c150 feeding with Fieldfare,

House Sparrow, c12 at Sales's Farm,

Goldfinch, 3,

Greenfinch, 1.

Regards & Happy New Year to Everyone!

David.



-- Edited by David Nuttall on Wednesday 1st of January 2020 04:18:43 PM

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Hi David,

I had a female Merlin sheltering from the wind at AMR on the 28/12/19, presume this is the same bird.

A happy New Year to all.

Regards Brian.



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 BEST REGARDS  B A KIRKWOOD.

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