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AVOCET
There have been 10 records of Avocet in the county,
consisting of 19 individuals and hopefully county records look set to
increase as more and more of these elegant waders colonise sites in north-west
England.
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1983 |
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Pennington Flash |
26th Apr |
Subsequently seen at Lightshaw the same day |
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1985 |
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Audenshaw Reservoir |
5th Apr |
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1988 |
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Audenshaw Reservoir |
18th Apr |
Two birds present |
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1996 |
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Heaton Mersey |
7th May |
Flying over north-east |
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2002 |
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Rumworth |
24th Apr |
A pair, the same pair were also probably present at Belmont Reservoir,
Lancashire
earlier the same day |
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2003 |
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Pennington Flash |
4th May |
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2003 |
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Pennington Flash |
13th Jul |
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2005 |
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Pennington Flash |
18th Aug |
Juvenile |
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2008 |
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Horrock's Flash |
15th Mar |
Three birds. Subsequently seen on Scotman's Flash and Ochre
Flash the same day |
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2008 |
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Scotman's Flash |
4th Apr |
Four birds |
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