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| Nearby
Sites |
Specialities |
| Lapwing |
| Curlew |
| Snipe |
| Oystercatcher |
| Skylark |
| Meadow Pipit |
| Reed Bunting |
| Yellowhammer |
| Grey Partridge |
| Goldfinch |
| Golden Plover |
| Wheatear |
| Stonechat |
Glovershaw area is best approached along the lane to Golcar Farm. From this direction you will be examine the fields on either side of the lane for a variety of species. In summer, Swallows are probably the first birds you will notice, Goldfinch feed one the thistle stalks and in winter Fieldfare are usually present.
In spring, Lapwing will have set up their territory in this field on the right of Golcar Farm Lane and Curlew will be visible from this point onwards. Listen out for 'drumming' Snipe and Wheatear on passage during April and May. Golden Plover can usually be seen in the fields behind Golcar Farm during the latter part of winter and early spring. Stonechat are often visible, along with Yellowhammer, Skylark, Reed Bunting and Meadow Pipit.
Notable
Sightings - 2004 |
| 4th January 2004 Egyptian Goose seen heading towards Shipley Glen |
| 12th April 2004 120 Golden Plover.. |
| Summer 2004 25 Grey Partridge reported |
| Summer 2004 Breeding Oystercatcher reported |
| 8th September 2004 Four Stonechats moving along the moorland wall with a male Wheatear, another pair of Stonechat were seen along the Glen Road. |
| September 2004 Four Shelduck flew over |
| 19th November 2004 31 Reed Buntings was only just short of the Group’s record total. |
Notable
Sightings - 2005 |
| 10 Grey Partridge (maximum) |
| August 2005 30 Goldfinch feeding on thistles. |
| 2nd October 2005 Two Chiffchaff. |
| 10th December 400 Fieldfare. |
