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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Keith Plus the 3 goosander which went through.. Tony
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Upper Lake: 11 gadwall Waterloo Lake: 12 goosander (10 male; 2 female), 5 little grebe, 51 mute swan, 1 whooper swan (bird fro May). Also red kite and buzzard.
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    This afternoon, the whooper swan (presumably the bird from the Spring was with the main mute swan herd). Seems like some wintering stuff has moved in. Upper Lake: pair Gadwall, 1 female Goosander (first of the winter for me), 19 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 86...
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    Linda, The whooper swan still present with the mute swans this am. Suspect it might be in for a long stay... Tony
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    Whooper swan still on Waterloo Lake this pm, calling, hanging out with the mute swans and coming to bread !! Also 5 herring gull present. Tony
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Colour-ringed herring gull. And as promised here is Mike Jackson's prompt response.... It’s a bird which was colour-ringed ringed at Harewood Whin landfill site, to the west of York, (53.960 -1.177). The bird was caught using a Cannon Net and is one of around 1750 Gulls which have been caught...
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Thanks Corvus. I will check the herring gull via Mike Jackson. I have heard back from WWT (phone call) re. the whooper swan - apparently a 2nd year female it was ringed at Newmillerdam, Wakefield this winter - it might regularly hang around with mute swans as apparently the ringer there rings...
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Whooper Swan Juv whooper swan still at Waterloo Lake this pm. It is colour-ringed and seems to be trying to get adopted by a pair of mute swans. Also had a darvic-ringed herring gull by the cafe. First swift over Roundhay this pm too !
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Thanks Linda - I have been up to the dam end car park 3 times over past couple of weeks, but no joy although I didn't spend long there. I'll see if the whooper swan still about tomorrow (been away for a couple of days - bad timing !)
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Have there been any more claims of lesser spotted woodpecker from the park in the last week - 10 days ? I met someone at Swillington last weekend who talked about some guy seeing it from his car, I think, whilst parked in the car park at the dam end of the park. Any updates appreciated ? Are the...
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    5 swallows yesterday over Waterloo Lake, and drumming greater spotted woodpecker seen drumming in garden south of Tropical World. Had a ringed singing chiffchaff a couple of weeks back.
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Keith - not been posting for a while. Blimey Greenshank is a gripper - my best ever bird has been Little Gull (2). Not much doing for me there over the summer - I have been away for work a lot. I did have Common Tern on 2 separate dates - do you happen to know where the closest breeders are ...
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Friday April 8 17.30-18.30 Chiffchaff 2 singing present in same areas as birds first seen / heard March 31st Willow warbler - 1 singing briefly between golf course and Upper Lake Tufted Duck - at least 26 still present throughout Cormorant -2 Lesser Black-backed gull - 3 (all ads)., presume...
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Thursday 30 March Chiffchaff (2 birds singing - one moved through quickly) Siskin 2 drake goosander (1 Waterloo Lake, 1 Upper Lake)
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    Not exactly the Park (but Roundhay off Lidgett Lane) - female blackcap in back garden this am (also 1 female here on Dec 28th) - could be the same bird i guess - don't know anything about Leeds wintering pops. Or bird moving through ?
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Sunday 27 March 16.30-17.45 Upper Lake Coot 7 (1 on nest) Mute Swan 2 (1 on nest) Tufted Duck 8 Mallard 32 Black-headed gull 2 Red kite 1 over Waterloo Lake Great crested grebe 3 Cormorant 2 Goosander 1 (drake) Tufted duck 30 Mute swan 34 Canada goose 48 Greylag goose 3 Mallard 13 Coot 8...
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Monday 21 March 17.00-18.00 Upper Lake - no sign of goldeneye, but pr mute swan, 6 tufted duck, 22 mallard, 7 coot, 5 moorhen, stock dove etc. Waterloo Lake - 2 drake goosander, 4+ great crested grebe, 31 mute swan etc.
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Sunday 20th March Upper Lake 1 female Goldeneye - this is only goldeneye I have seen in the Park this winter so I guess a bird moving through Still 6 Tufted Duck here
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Linnet sounds a good record. A quick look this evening (16.30pm onwards). No sign of any goosander, but 46 tufted duck seems a good number. Also 1 little grebe, 4 cormorant. Not much else of note.
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Thanks Keith. I will keep an eye out for willow tit. Quick whizz round the lakes in half hour before dusk. Upper Lake: 1 female goosander 40 mallard 2 mute swan 7 coot 5 moorhen 1 tufted duck Waterloo Lake: (Partial count, cafe end) 2 cormorant 29 mute swan 22 tufted duck 7 great crested...
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    Thanks Keith - how long ago was the willow tit record ? There ought to be tawny owl in there. Have you seen many migrant passerines - wheatear, ring ouzel etc. ? Tony
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    Keith What are your best records from the Park ? Best for now Tony
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    There was still a pair of goosander present last weekend (Saturday 20th Feb), looking quite settled, on Waterloo Lake, but not been up since then.
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Hi Rich, Not sure it's the best place to see birds - too many dogs and dog walkers / walkers, and not much understorey. My best birds have been little gull, sand martin, gadwall, Mandarin (presumably from Adel pop.), peregrine and buzzard. I only watch it as I only rarely have transport...
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    Roundhay Park Bird News

    Sunday 10th January Some evidence of waterfowl build up during past week. Upper Lake Still 5 goosander present (incl. 2 males); maxima recorded over the last fortnight has been 17. 12 tufted duck 13 coot 44 mallard 3 mute swan 180 black-headed gulls. Waterloo Lake 4 little grebe 3 great...
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