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| The calm between the storms, Barton Clough |
Afternoon stroll around my local patch in between rain storms. Everything seemed quiet at first but a couple of jays put paid to that. The Winter flocks of magpies are starting to build up, nineteen birds all told today. A couple of dozen woodpigeons were scattered about.
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| Jay, Lostock Park |
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| Jay, Lostock Park |
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| Jay, Lostock Park |
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| Jay, Lostock Park |
A couple of chiffchaffs joined the small mixed tit flock that worked its way through the bushes by the old railway line. Good to see a couple of blackbirds, they've been a bit thin on the ground here just lately. Four mistle thrushes flew over but didn't land.
Just as I was getting a bit worried about this Autumn's goldfinch numbers twenty-three of them flew in and landed in the top of one of the alders. Still down on last year but not bad.
A kestrel came in and hovered over the school, spooking a flock of pigeons and a third jay. Then I scuttled off back home while my luck was holding with the weather.
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