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Bird notes from site of former North Staffordshire mines, both deep and opencast, now a Community Country Park.

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Can anyone who would be interested in taking over this Twitter a/c please DM me. I'm visiting the site only infrequently & not best contact

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26Apr Whinchat, Wheatear (PCa)

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25Apr Whinchat, 2 Wheatears, Common Sandpiper (NP per http://t.co/mzTSShqGQ6)

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23Apr Grasshopper Warbler reeling from slope of Void on west side, plus Cuckoo (NP)

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20Apr One White Wagtail and a Common Sandpiper on the Void (PJ) see pic of Wagtail at http://t.co/WaZx1S8S6d

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18Apr Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, House Martin & 6 Swallow around 6:30 p.m. (PCa per http://t.co/mzTSShqGQ6)

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16Apr male RING OUZEL, 4 Wheatear, Common Sandpiper (PJ per http://t.co/mzTSShqGQ6)

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16Apr at least 1 Wheatear plus Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, several Swallows over lake

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13Apr 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Swallow, 1 Redwing, 1 Snipe & 2 Stock Doves (PJ per http://t.co/mzTSShqGQ6)

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11Apr 1x Wheatear, 90x Lesser B B Gull, 6x Herring Gull (PJ per http://t.co/mzTSShqGQ6)

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9Apr RING OUZEL male this evening in the Void per @Staffsbirdnews #rbnSTF

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7Apr **WOODLARK** in Void with Meadow Pipits a.m. (PJ). First record for site? @thelandtrust #rbnSTF

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3Apr Greylag Goose with 13 Canadas on lake, also 66 Woodpigeons >north, Willow Tit and Meadow Pipits singing #birding @thelandtrust

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2Apr Two Curlews Waste Farm this evening my first spring migrants here also 19 Stock Doves @thelandtrust

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1Apr 30 Stock Doves and 22 Meadow Pipits Waste Farm p.m.

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@thelandtrust @BritishRailTV: 60078 works the last coal train from Silverdale Colliery in 1998 http://t.co/NYENAiu4Ts - = @SilverdaleCP!

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2Mar 30 Stock Dove Waste Farm. On Void 1 Goosander, 2 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 260+ Lesser Black-backs + Black-headed & Herring Gulls #birding

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23Feb drake POCHARD the highlight - very unusual here - plus single Goosander, GC Grebe, Grey Wagtail, Snipe @thelandtrust

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22Feb Juv GLAUCOUS GULL from 11.45-12.05. Also 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (3rd-win, Juv) and 1000+ large gulls (NDP per @Staffsbirdnews) #rbnSTF

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18Feb 10 Goosander, 6 Skylark, 4 Lapwing, Buzzard (GA per @Staffsbirdnews)