Saturday, July 07, 2007
Twite at Midgley
Spent the bulk of today in the Midgley / Luddenden valley area with Ann Blackburn trying to find twite and work out what they are feeding on. Numbers were lower than midweek with at least 5 seen, the only plant we were able to confirm as a food source was Heath Rush. Conditions were not ideal with strong winds and rain showers but we felt there were young birds amongst the five which is good news, at least they have bred somewhere!
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Well done Nick - I can't find any at all!
16 twite at whiteholme feeding station sat 07 with a few young mixed in
I have just heard from Peter Grice (via Tim Melling) that the Burnley (Cant Clough) colony has crashed to just a few pairs this year, with no apparent habitat changes.
Virtually everwhere seems to be down on numbers or even abandoned.
10 seen in the area of the feeding station at Midgley today by Ann Blackburn
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