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Thursday, 23 March 2023

Cold Edge and Mixenden Res

Despite the grinding SW'ly wind I had a fairly productive session this am.
Just a single Barnacle Goose in with c200 Canadas and a pr Greylag.
3 Curlew 4 Lapwing 1 Pied Wagtail (finally here) 4 Meadow Pipit. A pr adult LBBG were on Leadbeater Dam.

In a field near the top road footpath down Hunter Hill were 1 each of Oystercatcher Skylark & Wheatear. Further down the slope a pr Grey Partridge were feeding.
Only a few gulls now on Mixenden Res: 1 BHG 2 Herring & 4 LBBG.

Elsewhere a Barn Owl.