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September 2009 Wildlife Sightings

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Sunday 27th

Grey Wagtail. Green Sandpiper.

Seen 14:40 on new workings Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Saturday 26th

2 Snipe.
3 Redwing feeding on hawthorn along path

Seen 10:00.
Seen 06:45. Sightings at Moor Green Lakes
via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Thursday 24th

7 Teal. 1 Buzzards on Owl box.

Both sightings 09:00 on new workings at Moor Green Lakes via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Tuesday 22nd

2 Green Sandpiper. 1 Snipe.
55 Wigeon.

 

All seen 10:30 on Colebrook Lakes, Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Saturday 19th

5 Green Sandpiper on new workings .  800 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, left Colebrook North roost in a 10 minute period. Too dark to pick out other species.

Seen 07:30.
Seen 06:20. All sightings at Moor Green Lakes via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Thursday 17th

2 Green Sandpiper on new workings. 3 Little Grebe on Manor Lake.

Seen 09:15 at Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Monday 14th

2 Dunlin (moulting adults) on East Fen. 2 Hobby, one adult 1 juvenile calling after it. 

24 Wigeon on Colebrook Lake South. Little Owl juvenile on old Willow.

 

All een 15:00 on new workings at Moor Green Lakes.
 

Seen 09:00.
Seen 08:45. All sightings at Moor Green Lakes via
www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Sunday 13th

Marsh Harrier (Probably). Brief view. Brown long-tailed raptor slightly larger than the crows mobbing it. Flew south.
50 House Martin  moving south-west. 10 Linnet 

All seen 16:00 on new workings at Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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