Bloody awful morning - pouring with rain. On the way to work I spotted eight Corn Buntings on Holcroft Hall Lane. Four were on the wires outside Holcroft Hall farm with three outside Hanging Birch Farm and one near Bridge's Farm Shop. A Buzzard was perched in the hedge by the side of the road at Glazebrook.
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Fortunately the rain stopped at lunch so I had a swift trip around Rixton. A drake Gadwall and a female Ruddy Duck were on the pool - a pair of Coots had 2 juveniles in tow. Plenty of warblers singing including a Whitethroat and 2 Blackcaps but no sight or sound of the gropper. In the fields between Woodend and Prospect Lanes were 15 Wheatears, 4 Grey Partridges, 2 Linnets, a Yellowhammer and a Corn Bunting. Near the fishing pool a Kestrel was getting some pain from a pair of Mistle Thrushes.
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This evening it was very sunny - what a contrast to this morning. A Coal Tit was on the feeders in the garden and the Dunnock brood is still doing well. The Wheatears have gone from the field on Waterworks Lane (the field has been worked over today) but 3 Grey Partridges and 3 Stock Doves were there.
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At HGF still eight Black-necked Grebes, the Yellow Wagtail in his usual spot and the Wigeon also still present. Two adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls are present most days and have been for months - no change tonight. Five Swifts were also present but few hirundines. A Whitethroat was singing behind the east hedge and Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel were all flying around.
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