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  1. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Two Little Egrets by Packhorse Bridge today and a Blackcap singing closeby, daft sod!
  2. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Little Egret by Packhorse Bridge and a Peregrine seems to be hanging around Gas Works , yesterday and again today.
  3. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Short-eared Owl on the southern section of Aylestone Meadows this morning, over fields between Asda and the Kings Lock Cottage. Little Egret on 'No Name' Brook between Middleton Street and the River Biam, Aylestone Meadows.
  4. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Goosander still present and now used to people walking along the towpath and very approachable. Around 40+ Waxwings knocking around the Landsdowne Rd/Knighton Lane/Grace Rd block, the Cricketers Pub has plenty of berries as do nearby gardens so hopefully they'll hang around a few days. Edit...
  5. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Still around 20 Goosander on the Grand Union from the Walkers stadium to Middleton street showing down to 20 feet and can be watched hunting under the ice at various spots close to the gas works, amazing! Jack Snipe still in the same boardwalk area.
  6. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Two Jack Snipe on the Meadows, one feeding along edge of shingle bank on the Biam close to the northern end of boardwalk, showing well and another close (just south) to Packhorse Bridge, again feeding along edge of Biam. Still good numbers of Goosander though widely spread.
  7. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Saw them earlier mate, seems to be more! They are also flying up using the Biam close to the outer ring so they can't be far away. Still no bloody Waxwings around Great Central/Narboro' Rd!
  8. rockfowl

    Aylestone Meadows/Leicester City

    Of interest perhaps - There has been an Influx of Goosander into the area with perhaps as many as 21 birds (nothing flew off whilst I was watching, well only 50 metres or so) . 13 at Walkers Stadium Weir (10 male), 5 (4 male) on the Biam adjacent to the Boardwalk on the Meadows, 2 female behind...
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