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| Author: | Matthew Harrison [ Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Swanholme Lakes 15/12/12 & Garden |
A quick visit to Swanholme Lakes this morning produced: Goosander - 18 (11m + 7 fem/imm) Red-crested Pochard - Rusty and his hybrid mate Redpoll - 22 feeding in birches Siskin - 1 with the above Long-tailed Tit - 8 In addition a flock of Siskins was heard to fly over whilst walking back through Hartsholme Park. Redpolls have returned to the garden Nyjer feeders over this last week with 4 birds regular (about 3 weeks earlier than previous years) so hopefully we are in for another good Redpoll winter and numbers will increase to that of the 2010/11 winter (with a few Mealies again thrown in for good measure) Matthew |
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| Author: | Matthew Harrison [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swanholme Lakes 15/12/12 & Garden |
Another visit this morning (16/12/12) produced 20 Goosander (6m + 14fem/imm) plus a female Goldeneye (quite a rarity for this site). There is much movement of Goosander between local water bodies but with 11 males present yesterday that is a minimum of at least 25 birds in the area assuming that most present today were the same as yesterday. Also now 7 Redpolls on the Nyjer feeders in the garden. Matthew |
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| Author: | Chris Grimshaw [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swanholme Lakes 15/12/12 & Garden |
I have just returned from a walk round the lakes and could only find 4 male and 10 female goosander |
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