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Scarce or vulnerable species include but are not restricted to any species of wader, ducks other than mallard, all owls, any birds of prey, grey or yellow wagtails, grey heron, all grebes, Cetti’s warbler, water rail, willow tit, corn bunting etc. If in doubt, please ask.

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My garden Eccleston

3 siskin were on my sunflower heart feeder (1m, 2f) this afternoon.
I'll try and get a photo if it ever stops raining!

Damian P
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Carr Mill Dam

56 Great Crested Grebe - a high count; 1 Pink-footed Goose on the water and banks of the Dig Pit with Canada Geese; 7 Cormorant being shot at as usual by the man with the gun.
Derek Evans
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Victoria Park

A first-winter drake Goosander present today. Other birds included 57 Mallard and a Goldcrest

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Carr Mill Dam

Apologies, should have read 38 Great Crested Grebe this morning
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Carr Mill Dam

30 Great Crested Grebe this morning
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Little Egret

Little Egret stood in field alongside Pimbo Road, Kings Moss, opposite Fir Tree Farm, early afternoon

Regards Dave Broome

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Little egret on island at Eccleston mere
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Carr Mill Dam

15 Cormorant - another high count; 1 Little Grebe; pair Tufted Duck; pair Willow Tit at the Goyt.
Derek Evans
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Ravens Over Eccleston

2 Ravens flew over my house in Eccleston at around 4 pm this afternoon.

Damian P
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Moss Lane, Windle

56 Lapwing; 2 Meadow Pipit; 46 Redwing; 52 Fieldfare; 110 Starling; 80 Linnet; 25 Yellowhammer; 20 Corn Bunting.
Derek Evans
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Waxwing! Broadway, Eccleston

I've just seen 7 waxwing at the Cecil Drive end of Broadway this morning at 8.40 a.m. I couldn't stop for long as on my way to work.

Damian P
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Sandy Lane and Berrington's Lane

Along Sandy Lane: 12 Red-legged Partridge and 17 Helmeted Guineafowl.
Along Berrington's Lane: 1 Teal and a Willow Tit in song.
Derek Evans
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Sankey Valley/Stanley Bank

1 drake Gadwall and 8 Teal on the brook towards the Visitor Centre; 1 Willow Tit along Sankey Valley; 21 Snipe - a high count - roosting in autumn sown cereal field at Stanley Bank at 0930.
Derek Evans
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Moss Lane Windle

I had a quick look this evening...

Fieldare 10
Redwing 45
Yellowhammer 5

Hare 2

Damian P
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Carr Mill Dam

14 Cormorant (a high count), one Tufted Duck, one Willow Tit.
Derek Evans
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Laffak Pond, Chain Lane

4 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Raven flew over at 0830.
Derek Evans 
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