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NOVEMBER 2005
Diary and News
from Chasewater |
All the
latest sightings, news and photos from Chasewater,
Cuckoo Bank,
Clayhanger/Ryders
Mere
and
surrounding areas.
All records are welcome, please send them to
Graham at chasewater.org.uk (substitute @ for at)
and jpeg your photos and Zip them -
OR
submit your records via
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| Key to Contributors: Julian Allen (JA), John Bennett (JB), Martine Bevan (MB), Steve Bevan (SB), Bruce & Liz Bolton (B & LB), Ian Butler (IB), Harvy Carter (HC), Roger Clay (RC), Gareth Clements (GC), Kevin Clements (KC), Bevan Craddock (BC), Peter Dedicoat (PD), Graham Evans (GE), Andrew Fisher (AF), Dave Garrad (DG), Brian Jones (BJ), Jackie Jones (JJ), Terry Hancox (TH), John Harris (JH), Steve Haynes (SH), Paul Hyde (PH), Robert Jeffery (RJ), Paul Jeynes (PJ), Ian Littlewood (IL), Brian McGeough (BM), Andy Mabbett (AM), Graham Mant (GJM), Chaz Mason (CM), Natalie (N), Peter Newman (PN), Steve Nuttall (SN), Eric Phillips (EGP), Ivan Poole (IP), Geoff Quemby (GQ), Bruce Read (BR), Steve Richards (SR), Geoff Richardson (GR), Ian Ryding (IR), Bernard Smith (BS), Roy Smith (RSm), Tony Stackhouse (AS), Neil Stych (NS), Rachel Stych (RS), Steve Tomkinsons (ST), Ade Turner (AT), Ian Ward (IW), Phill Ward (PW), Geoff Williams (GW), Ted Winks (TW), Ian Whitehouse (ICW), Nigel Wright (NW), Martyn Yapp (MY). Records also from Birdguides (BG) and WMBC Hotline (WMBC) |
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Wed 30 November |
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Tues 22 November |
Cuckoo Bank: Pair of stonechats, 25 common snipe, siskin, green woodpecker and sparrow hawk, 5 red deer and hare. Fields: 20 grey partridge {covey's of 17 and 3} and a flock of c 100 linnets (JH) | |||||||||
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Mon 21 November
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Meeting of Group at Innovation Centre, Chasewater The fog was bad so only a few turned up. We did, however, arrange dates for future meetings for the next 12 months and discussed several other important issues. The meetings will be on the 2nd Monday in the month from January onwards. Put these dates in your diary. Will confirm venue but hopefully the Innovation Centre at Chasewater. We need help with Feeding Station and erecting nest boxes so any help would be appreciated. Drop us a line at: birds at chasewater dot org dot uk | |||||||||
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Thurs 17 November |
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Wed 16 November |
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Tues 15 November
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Gull roost included 1st W
Med. Gull, 2 Ad. Yellow-legged Gulls, 45 Greater b-backs (IW)
North shore:
chiffchaff, 2 redpoll and siskin at dusk, 39 pied wagtail flew
in the direction of Cuckoo Bank obviously heading to roost.
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Mon 14 November
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No sign of Arctic Skua
tonight but Gull Roost back to expected numbers with marked influx of
Common, Herring and GBB - 2 Ad Yellow-legged, 75 Common, 27 GBB, 10,000
Black-headed Gulls. 1 Dunlin (north shore), 1 Sparrowhawk. (IW) 1 Golden Plover (GM) |
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Sunday 13 November |
Skua still present in morning (GM) | |||||||||
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Sat 12 November |
Juv Arctic Skua til
dusk 9 Black headed gull , 3 Herring, 7 Lesser Swag and Slurry :2 Brambling, 45 Redpoll, 6 Little Grebe, 707 Tufted, 45 Goldeneye, 1 Stonechat, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Marsh Tit (IW) |
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Frid 11 November |
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Thurs 10 November |
2 Grey Wagtails, 1
Cormorant, 2 ad. Yellow-legged Gulls in the Roost. (IW) Next Meeting of Group will probably be on Monday 21 November, 7pm Will be confirmed with venue in next day or so. |
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Wed 9 November |
Arctic Skua flew out at 10:15, 23 Bramblings flew over (NS) Gull Roost: Adult Med. Gull, 5 Yellow-legged Gulls (4 ad. 1 2nd W)), only 37 Lesser BBacks, 3,000 Black-headed Gulls. (Skua has meant many gulls moved off to Blithfield) (IW) |
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Tues 8 November
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Arctic Skua still present
in evening. (N, IW) Gull Roost: All gulls very nervous with reason. 250 Lesser Black-backed, 2 Great B-b Gulls, 50 Herring Gulls, 2,000 Black-headed Gulls. (IW)
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Mon 7 November |
Arctic Skua again causing mayhem in the gull roost (GE). | |||||||||
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Sunday 6 November
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No sign of the Ring-necked Duck. Swag: 30 Bramblings, 1 Marsh Tit (GE, IW). 1 juvenile Arctic Skua, presumably the one from Belvide, caused havoc amongst the gull roost (JA, GE, PJ, NS, IW.
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Sat 5 November
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BTO Conference at the Innovation Centre. Swag: 1 female Ring-necked Duck – another ‘first’ for Chasewater (GE, BC, IW) Gull Roost: 2 Mediterranean Gulls – 2nd winter and adult (IW), 11000 Black-headed Gulls (GE)
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BTO/WMBC Birdwatchers Conference 5 Nov 2005 Chasewater
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Fri 4 November
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93 Lapwings, 3 Cormorants, 3 Ruddies, 1 Sparrowhawk (GE). Fly Pool: 1 Shoveler, 1 Kingfisher (GR). Gull Roost: 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull (IW). |
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Thurs 3 November
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105 Lapwings, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 hybrid geese. Highfield Farm: 6 Stock Doves (GE). Gull Roost: 4 adult Yellow-legged Gulls (IW). |
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Wed 2 November |
Water level now 159 cm off maximum. 2 Cormorants (GE). | |||||||||
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Tues 1 November
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The 150th bird species of the year was a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, which was with a tit flock at the south end of the dam at 16:30 (IW). 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 male Peregrine, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, 1 Marsh Tit, 60 Long-tailed Tits (a site record), 6 Bramblings, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechats, 10 Bullfinches, 5 Common Darters, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Red Admiral (PJ). Area North of Sailing club Siskin and Redpoll in ones and twos, larger flock of 11 Redpoll and 6 Siskin. At the settling pond 2 Stonechats on the phragmites reed heads. A Chiffchaff in the nearby sallows (JH). 1 Cormorant (GE). Cuckoo Bank: Raven, Buzzard, 5 Stonechats, 19 Common Snipe, Green Woodpecker, 5 Song Thrushes, flock of 20 Goldfinches. On the fields a juvenile Peregrine was hunting and Sparrowhawk, , 4 Grey Partridge, 150 Starling, 2 Redpoll, Redwing, 1Fox and 6 Red Deer (JH)4 Grey Partridge, 150 Starling, 2 Redpoll, Redwing, 1Fox and 6 Red Deer (JH).. |
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