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COMMON SANDPIPER
The largest count of this species remains the 21 birds recorded at
Rumworth during early May 1976.
A bird colour-ringed at Heriot, Moorfoot Hills, Scotland on
the 7th July 1996 was seen at Pennington Flash on the 6th of July 1999 and then
again at Seaforth Nature Reserve, Lancashire on the 30th June 2000.
Over-wintering birds, though very uncommon have been recorded
on occasion in the county and all records are as follows:
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1970 |
Pennington Flash |
4th Nov |
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1976 |
see comment |
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Singles were noted in winter at Stockport, Rumworth, and
Ashton-on-Mersey |
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1977 |
Sale Water Park |
2nd Jan |
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1979 |
see comment |
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In the early part of the year three wintering birds were seen along the
River Mersey in the Urmston and Sale areas |
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1983 |
Elton Reservoir |
5th Nov |
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1991 |
Mersey Valley |
13th Feb |
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1992 |
Audenshaw Reservoirs |
9th Dec- Apr 1993 |
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1992 |
Hollingworth Lake |
28th Nov |
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1992 |
Stretford |
Dec |
On River Mersey |
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1993 |
Audenshaw Reservoirs |
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Bird seen until the end of the year perhaps and were present until 1st
Jan 1994 |
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1994 |
Pennington Flash |
15th Feb |
2 birds |
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1994 |
Worsley Hall Garden Centre |
5-6th Feb |
On a flooded field |
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1999 |
Amberswood |
1st Feb |
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1999 |
Audenshaw Reservoirs |
6-8th Mar |
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1999 |
Watergrove Reservoir |
6th & 20th Feb |
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