22/07/2007 0730-0930hrs. Fog patches, heavy rain, then drizzle,W>4.
71 Swallows >W
5 Swift >W
4 Skylark>W
220 Canadas
Lots of blogging Mipits
Lots of feeding Swallows, Withens Gap
Still no Twite, seed probably been getting washed away?
All Common Sand appear to have gone. BS
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Could only find one Common Sand at Whiteholme yesterday (and only two twite).
DCB had a Common Sand at TMR yesterday.
This is the longest Ive ever gone at FF with no Twite sightings
Wildlife of Rochdale website reports 12 twite at Whiteholme on 19 July.
Evocative photo Brian,
Dave Barker.
Checked out a twite site off Sourhall road at the request of Hugh this morning, found a couple feeding at the roadside but area didn't seem quite right for breeding, these birds were probably from Gorpley Clough?
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