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Roundhay Park Bird News
WEBs Count today Mute swan = 79 Canada Geese = 24 Greylag goose = 1 (feral hybrid) Mallard = 72 Gadwall = 10 Teal = 5 Tufted duck = 35 Pochard = 1 Goosander = 7 Moorhen = 11 Coot = 19 Cormorant = 6 Black-headed gull = 39 No kingfisher or grebes today.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Apologies for the lapse - webs count from last Sunday 14th October Mute swan = 61 Greylag goose (hybrid) = 1 Canada goose = 25 Mallard = 125 Teal = 1 Gadwall = 8 Wigeon = 8 Tufted duck = 9 Moorhen = 12 Coot = 6 Little grebe = 4 Black-headed gull = 75 Kingfisher = 1 and for all of you waiting...- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Webs Count from Sunday - very pleasant morning until the dragon racing boats turned up Mute Swan - 43 No sign of the whooper swan Canada goose - 14 Greylag goose - 1 Mallard - 29 Tufted duck - 4 Cormorant - 1 Black-headed gull 31 Common gull - 2 Kingfisher - 1- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Webs count today - in a nithering wind 1 Whooper swan 43 Mute swan 9 Canada geese 1 Greylag goose - probably domesticated 33 Mallard 43 Tufted duck 1 Great crested grebe 2 Moorhen 6 Coot c750 Black-headed gull c50 Common gull 3 Herring gull no cormorant or little grebe today.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
The gulls are moving from East Leeds across to Eccup Reservoir in North Leeds - they stream over my house which is sort of midway between. I was down there last Wednesday and whilst there was c100 bhg around there were many more over flying. The WEBS count earlier this month gave a total of just...- Keith Dickinson
- Post #96
- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
I wish - last hawfinch I have seen is about 5 years ago or more.- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
It was the course to the East of the Park roughly where the footpath across the course runs.- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
There were pinkies in flight the other Sunday - managed to get them on my garden list.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
You might get a few funny looks but I doubt you'd get arrested. Wouldn't have thought dogs would be attracted to it.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Thanks Delia - saved me using non bird friendly stuff. The guy at Potteric must have been using the right stuff.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
So that's in the same area as Linda saw one earlier in the year. She had a good look at the bird so was sure of the id. Methinks a stakeout of the car park area on Wednesday may be called for. Wonder if we've any peanut butter in the house - smeared on bark it can attract LSW - I know a guy who...- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Sunday last 19th March - a stroll around Waterloo Lake and Upper Lake mid day Drumming great spot in 2 locations - Northern end of Waterloo lake up in the woods to the East and Ram Wood by Upper Lake. Sure on the id as the drumming was short duration and finished quite abruptly. Lessers go on...- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Walk around the Park this morning/lunchtime - Gadwall pair on Upper Lake along with single male on Waterloo In the region of 60 tufted ducks spread across both lakes Mallards numbers low less than 30 birds 1 male and 2 female goosander on Waterloo 2 mute swans courting with rest by boathouse...- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
There has been lesser pecker seen near the old lido area of the park. There is a heck of a size difference between Gt and Ls peckers. Lessers are not much bigger than spuggies whilst even a juvenile Greater will be the size of a song thrush or bigger- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Sunday last - had 2 willow tits in the gorge area, part of a feeding flock of tits and finches. Worth grilling any flocks moving through the area- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Male scaup still at northern end of Waterloo lake today- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Sorry - didn't post this - I was in Ram Wood and had male bird drumming on Thursday 12th. This is actually the earliest I've had any drumming at any location.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Thanks Linda. Just sorted me out with where to go tomorrow after the supermarket shopping has been done.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
I whack all my stuff into Birdtrack so the County Recorder gets the info. The Leeds Bird Club used to be interested in records from within the Leeds Boundary but that folded a few years ago. Common Tern breed at both Rodley Nature Reserve and Swillington Ings- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Long time since adding anything here but I had a fly over greenshank around lunchtime today as I was walking around Waterloo Lake, bird had a look see but didn't stop - called a couple of times and then kept on going South- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Ah... will get down there for the Willow warbler... not till Wed though as tied up in B'rum tomorrow- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Trip down there this am yielded Upper Lake - 1 pr coot at nest also pr mute nest building, 6 tufted duck and a pair of mallard. Less than a dozen black headed gull Waterloo lake - pr mute swan at island end of lake along with 2 pr great crested grebe, also a singleton grebe towards dam wall...- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire
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Roundhay Park Bird News
That's a good number for mute swans, can't recall ever getting that many. I was only just getting back into Leeds at 6.00 tonight...that's where I miss out.- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
yeah I see now.... fingers crossed they are wrong- Keith Dickinson
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Roundhay Park Bird News
Tony - I hope to get down to the Park this Wednesday, weather permitting. I want to grill the area between the Park and what was Braimwood School - I did have linnet by there when I was doing the Park for the BTO Atlas.- Keith Dickinson
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- Forum: Yorkshire