September 2012

Please note: Neil Randon has taken over the running of this blog from Thursday 16th Feb. Please report your sightings to Neil at neil.randon@googlemail.com from now on.
I would like to thank everyone for their support during the time I have run the blog. 
See you at the patch. Graham
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Sun Sept 30, 2012: 07.10hrs-10.40hrs: 1 COMMON SWIFT (low over WC1/Moors feeding with c30 HOUSE MARTIN), 3 GREY WAGTAIL (2 M.Lake, 1WC), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (Aquasports Boatyard), 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 3 POCHARD (Spynes), c25 TEAL (Spynes), 20 SHOVELER (18 over Spynes/M M.West, 2 Moors), c3 SWALLOW, c130 HOUSE MARTIN (incl flock of c100 over M. Farm and c30 over WC later), 4 COMMON SNIPE (M West). Also 1 Comma Butterfly (MCP). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
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Mon Sept 24, 2012-Sat Sept 29, 2012: no reported sightings

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Sun Sept 23, 2012: 06.55hrs-10.00hrs: 1 STONECHAT (first for the year - 125th new species, by the wooden bridge at the Moors), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 2 COMMON SNIPE (WC), 8 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), c4 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), c3 POCHARD (Spynes), c31 TEAL (Spynes), c4 SHOVELER (over Moors), c17 GADWALL (c6 Spynes, 11 over Moors), c60 SWALLOW (heading S in small/medium flocks), c1 COMMON GULL (Spynes), c40 HOUSE MARTIN (incl. flock of c30 over M.Lake), 1 KESTREL (Spynes), 1 BUZZARD (low over sandtrack being mobbed by Crows), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors Pools by wooden bridge). Also 2 ROE DEER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
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Mon Sept 17-Sat, Sept 19, 2012: no reported sightings

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Sun Sept 16, 2012: 06.55hrs - 09.55hrs: c9 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 LITTLE OWL (Hedge by sheep paddocks M.Farm), c3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c8 GADWALL, c19 TEAL (Spynes), c11 SHOVELER (incl 9 over Moors), c53 CANADA GEESE (over Moors), c6 CHIFFCHAFF, c8 MEADOW PIPIT (over WC Mound), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors Pools), c1 HOUSE MARTIN (WC). Ian Kehl 
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Mon, Sept 10, 2012-Sat Sept 15, 2012: no reported sightings

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Sun, Sept 9, 2012: 07:00hrs - 10.10hrs: c9 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (c4 Spynes, 5 WC2), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Hedge by sheep paddocks M.Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (M.Lake), 5 SHOVELER (Spynes), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (over WC), c11 GADWALL (c8 Spynes, 3 Moors), c4 TEAL (c2 Spynes, c2 Moors), 1 HOBBY (over Moors). Ian Kehl
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Fri Sept 7, 2012-Sat Sept 8, 2012: no reported sightings
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Thurs Sept 6, 2012: 12.30hrs – 13.10hrs: 1 HOBBY (being harassed by a Jay), 2 CHIFFCHAFF (1 in full song}, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD (WC). Matt Farmer
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Sat Sept 1, 2012-Wed Sept 5, 2012: no reported sightings
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