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7:57 am
April 26, 2011
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Mark Harper
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I have seen a juvenile along Hall's Lane in August a couple of years ago, would need to check my records for exact date. The problem with them is that they go quiet and become much harder to observe after they first arrive. There were 4 reeling along Hall's Lane yesterday.
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7:23 am
April 26, 2011
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ChrisLuv
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Just to add Mikes comments as he can't get onto the forum:
in 2000 there were no records of GHW in the Benn recording area nor in 2001 and only 1 record from the sheep fields in 2002- 2003 saw a marked increase from 4 locations around Benn, and there seems to have been a steady increase year on year,as yet there is no proof that they have breed at Benn,from my own counts and those from Alan
there must be at least 14 birds on site- plus those not located yet,Alan as taken a very good photo of a GHW located near Eastwood Lock,I am sure there are still more to find yet.Ps it is also the first Kingfisher I have seen this year [25th,]I was starting to think that I would not find one due to the harsh winter we have just suffered.
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4:05 pm
April 25, 2011
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Mark Harper
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I had Kingfisher as well this morning along the canal by Shipley Boat, first I have seen down there for a while.
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3:31 pm
April 25, 2011
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alan stretton
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HI Chris/Mark.re grasshopper warbler.went to bennerley this am and 5.15 am, very misty went from the gate on newtons ln and walked upto langley mill,at least 8 reeling birds around chat corner plus another 6 around north marsh and eastwood lock area,and from eastwood lock to langley mill another 4.ran in to mike leatherland on chanal he text me later to say he had kingfisher on eastwood chanal which is brill news not had one myself so far this year in area above ,regards Alan.
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1:45 pm
April 25, 2011
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Mark Harper
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Even heard one from my garden yesterday morning on some nearby waste ground, one of the advantages of being outside at 5.15am sound carries further. Also had one on the golf course on Saturday, which is the first I have heard there in 10 years.
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12:46 pm
April 25, 2011
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ChrisLuv
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Excellent numbers, I've not heard similar reports from other areas but not sure why Bennerley would get so many in particular.
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12:19 pm
April 25, 2011
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Mark Harper
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Is this a record year for Grasshopper Warblers? I counted 8 different birds this morning without covering all potential areas, on saturday I had 6, 2 of which were not calling from the same locations today. I cannot remember ever hearing this many before, but surprisingly few Willow Warblers I only counted 4 of these.
9 Buzzards in the air together over Chat Corner and then drifting north were also worthy of mention.
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hi simon sorry i have not got back to you the geneorator is out on loan its down south his dad took it on holiday in the caravan he uses it for the van as there id no elictric on site he wont be back for another 3 weeks so thats a no no for that shame about it just hope it works when he gets it down there ,, im up to the neck decorating but hope to be finished in a bit what date was the moth night will try and get as things have got a bit ectic this end went on that donkins site for the tubes there pretty cheap think there about £2 some think for a pack of ten i might have read it wrong i only want a couple just for ladybirde flys or small insects
take care
mick