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Sightings - 2012
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Regular recorders are indicated by their initials:
DWE - Dave Emley
JAL - Andy Lawrence
MS - Mark Sutton
NC - Neil Carter
NDP - Nick Pomiankowski
ST - Steve Turner
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May 14th : a Garden Warbler has taken up territory in the Walled Garden along with a Blackcap DWE.
May 10th : Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat and Spotted Flycatcher (a scarce bird at Keele) along Lymes Road MS.
May 9th : Lesser Whitethroat and 3 Yellowhammers along Lymes Road NDP.
May 2nd : the Wheatear was still along Lymes Road as was a Whitethroat MS; a pair of Tufted Ducks on lake 1 Stu McBain.
April 30th : a Wheatear was seen along Lymes Road Debbie Knight.
April 28th : Peregrine over Drive Lodge and Swift too MS.
April 22nd : 3 Shelducks flew over Clock House Drive - a new species for Keele; 2 Curlews by Lymes Road and a Green Woodpecker by Drive Lodge MS.
March 27th : Chiffchaffs well distributed; Blackcap singing behind the Clock House DWE.
March 22nd : Chiffchaff singing in Church Plantation DWE.
March 6th : 2 pairs of Little Grebes on the top Lake plus a Coot. A pair of Ravens was displaying over central campus DWE.
March 1st : 8 Buzzards seen over Springpool Wood Jane Wallace.
February 1st : 6 Moorhens, 2 Little Grebes, 10 Mallard and a Coot on the top lake which was half frozen DWE.
January 14th : two Mute Swans flew over Drive Lodge and 170 Golden Plover along Lymes Road MS.
January 8th : The juvenile Iceland Gull that had been frequenting the rubbish tip at the foot of Keele Bank was finally seen over Drive Lodge so can now be added to the Campus list. There were also 6 Bramblings by Drive Lodge too MS.
