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    goyt valley nr buxton

    For a change went around Macc .Forest today. From the heronry viewing layby on the Trentabank Res. we had 1 Little grebe, 1 Goldeneye and . . 8+ Goosander at least 6 drake and 2 females bit distant beyond the heronry and then swam into arm behind. Chuffed ,went to the Leather's for lunch and...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Oh all right , not found/seen that differentiation. While the angle looks a marginally greater than the carbo diagram, its certainly not obtuse. Maybe I'm not that good on the computer either! ;- Mike
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    That's interesting , good picture. From a combination of Collins and the BWPi it looks like an early breeding, season race: silensis (apparently from a google, possible originally from RSPB, an east european migrant). Going on the amount of white on head indicating older male, silensis, while...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Peter, had a walk round Erwood area today, saw nothing small at all, but there were 2 cormorant, 2 heron and 3 canada on the edge or near on the headland bit between the inlets south end opposite thw dam, left of the river. Not major obvously, but we've never seen heron there before, few...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Saw them mutes also yesterday on way back from Whaley, Peter - was also a bit surprised!. Still haven't seen the Ouzel on the Dane yet though. Mike
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Peter, PM'ed you, Mike
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    Peter, also on 13th on way out of Derbyshire Bridge on the left turn, had a Short-eared fly across just in front of the bonnet and then circle again. Meadow Pipit on stone on right. Also Grouse chicks around and a single Golden Plover on Axe Edge Moor But point is met a guy up the road who...
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    goyt valley nr buxton

    And if you go out via the one-way to Derbyshire Bridge - evenings, there are short-eared owls at least as well as the grouse and kestrel - and possible other raptors. Thats 1st left after the DB car park and around/on the bend/over the tops. Possibly from a morning walk as well. Odd Curlew...
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