Barlow's Farm (Forestry Commission area) off Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Dec 13 9:15 PM, 2023
Yesterday, 38 Snipe came in high from the north then went west. Also, two Willow Tits feeding together in Elderberries mid-morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Dec 6 11:35 AM, 2016
approx 30 redwing, 5 mistlethrush, 11 blackbird, flock of 18 house sparrow, small numbers great, blue and long tailed tit, 4 goldfinch.
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 29 11:55 AM, 2016
morning dog walk good numbers of redwing around site i would estimate i saw approx 90 in all, at least 4 fieldfare( first iv'e seen this Autumn) mixed in with one flock of c30 redwing, at least 12 blackbirds also mixed in with redwing flocks, collared dove, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, blue tit and great tit all close to feeders in back gardens of houses,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Nov 26 10:59 AM, 2016
morning dog walk good numbers of wood pigeon in excess of 100 flocks of c65 and 20 with quite a few smaller flocks, 40+ redwing, 11 blackbird, 2 mistle thrush all feeding on hawthorns at various different places, robin,great tit, blue tit, chaffinch, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 jackdaw, jay, magpie, carrion crow, starling and house sparrow nr houses,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Aug 31 12:20 PM, 2016
raven over NE @07-10
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Jun 22 11:27 AM, 2016
morning mooch starling, house sparrow, collared dove, great tit, blue tit, willow warbler, chiffchaff, chaffinch, bullfinch, goldfinch, sedge warbler, blackbird,robin,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun May 22 7:29 PM, 2016
cuckoo calling briefly @ 18-40
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue May 10 11:24 AM, 2016
morning mooch 4 grasshopper warbler 1 seen 3 heard only, 5 reed warbler 3 seen 2 heard only, 1 sedge warbler, 1 whitethroat, 2 gadwall with 2 mallard on small pond, several willow warbler,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Apr 27 9:36 AM, 2016
early morning mooch 2 grasshopper warbler reeling, 3 bullfinch,2 greenfinch, 2 goldfinch several chaffinch, blue tit, great tit, dunnock, robin,blackbird, house sparrow,starling,collared dove, wood pigeon,magpie, carrion crow, chiffchaff, willow warbler, whitethroat,
quick morning mooch- rain and cold wind most of usuals seen but in small numbers house sparrow, starling, collared dove, blue and great tit all close to houses, 1 jay, 2 pheasant, 5 chaffinch, 1m bullfinch, 1 willow warbler, 2 pheasant, 12 canada geese over, magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow,
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Apr 1 11:40 AM, 2016
morning mooch- 2 greenfinch, 1 buzzard, 5 mallard over, chaffinch, blue tit, great tit, 2 long tailed tit, 1 jay, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 pheasant, collared dove, house sparrow, starling,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Mar 23 11:41 AM, 2016
morning mooch 2 greenfinch with 4 chaffinch, usual starling, house sparrow and collared dove nr houses, blue tit, great tit, robin,blackbird,dunnock, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 3 mallard, 1 kestrel, 1 pheasant,
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Feb 25 11:24 AM, 2016
morning mooch 1 greenfinch with goldfinch and chaffinch feeding in alders, house sparrow, starling and collared dove close to houses, good numbers blue and great tit, 1 song thrush and 2 mistle thrush singing, 5 mallard and 1 coot on a small pond,carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, robin, wren, blackbird, dunnock,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Feb 21 11:53 AM, 2016
morning mooch 15 goldfinch feeding in alders plus a mixed finch flock further down with 8 goldfinch 9 chaffinch and 1 m bullfinch, 3 dunnock, several blackbird, 2 robin, 25+ starling over, usual starling, house sparrow,collared dove, blue and great tit close to houses, 2 jay, 1 buzzard, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Feb 8 1:07 PM, 2016
morning mooch in the rain 2 mistle thrush singing, usual house sparrow, starling collared doves blue and great tit close to houses, 3 jay, blackbird robin,wood pigeon,magpie,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Feb 7 11:40 AM, 2016
morning mooch 2 mistle thrush singing,numerous robin in song, 4 jackdaw, 3 pheasant, usual collared dove, starling,house sparrow,blue tit,great tit and chaffinch close to houses,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Feb 3 11:36 AM, 2016
quick morning mooch mistle thrush singing, 8 chaffinch, 14 goldfinch, great tit,blue tit, blackbird,robin, 2 jay, usual starling house sparrow and collared doves close to houses,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Jan 27 11:49 AM, 2016
morning mooch in heavy rain 2 bullfinch with 5 chaffinch, 9 goldfinch, flock of 18 starling, 4 collared dove, 12 house sparrow, robin,blackbird, great tit,blue tit, 1 mistle thrush singing,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Jan 20 12:07 PM, 2016
morning mooch starling, house sparrow and collared doves( getting frisky another sign that spring is on its way) behind houses, chaffinch,goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, blackbird,robin,dunnock, jay, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Jan 13 1:57 PM, 2016
morning mooch chaffinch,bullfinch,goldfinch, great tit,blue tit, long tailed tit,wren,robin,dunnock,blackbird,starling,mistle thrush, wood pigeon,collared dove, jay,carrion crow,magpie, house sparrow, reed bunting,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Jan 6 11:51 AM, 2016
morning mooch mixed tit flock of 13 great tit, 4 blue tit, 4 long tailed tit with a robin and 3 dunnock, plenty other great tit knocking about, 1 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 2 bullfinch, 6 chaffinch, blackbird,wren, starling,house sparrow,collared dove,wood pigeon,magpie surprisingly didn't see any carrion crow,
c30 house sparrow, 7 chaffinch and 6 collared dove behind houses, 14 long tailed tit, c20 great tit, 4 blue tit, blackbird,robin,wren, 5 redwing, 1 reed bunting,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Dec 9 12:13 PM, 2015
morning mooch pretty quiet 4 jackdaw,1jay, collared dove,magpie, small flocks of chaffinch x5, ,goldfinch x6 and great tit x8,long tailed tit, x4, blue tit x4, 1 bullfinch,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Dec 2 12:46 PM, 2015
morning mooch flock of c30 house sparrow behind houses along with usual starling,collared dove,blue and great tit, 2 bullfinch, several chaffinch, jay,a distant buzzard.
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Nov 26 11:57 AM, 2015
morning mooch 8 bullfinch 1 with a flock of 6 chaffinch the others a 4 and a 3, 25 goldfinch flocks of 16 and 9, small numbers great tit,blue tit and long tailed tit, 2 redwing, blackbird,robin,1 meadow pipit,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 24 12:00 PM, 2015
quick mooch as part of morning dog walk in constant rain 4 jackdaw over, 17 goldfinch, usual house sparrow and starling close to houses, collared dove, chaffinch,great tit, robin,blackbird
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Nov 13 1:17 PM, 2015
quick mooch as part of morning dog walk, 6 siskin, a mixed flock of c20 house sparrow and 9 chaffinch flew from direction of houses and were joined by 2 linnet and 5 redpoll i think they were panicked by a predator ie sparrowhawk or cat but didn't see any, 30+ goldfinch,6 jackdaw. 7 long tailed tit.
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 10 10:09 AM, 2015
54 pink footed geese over @08-55, 7 redwing, 7 long tailed tit, flock of c40 starling,
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Nov 5 12:12 PM, 2015
23 jackdaw, 8 chaffinch, c20 goldfinch, decent numbers of great tit, 5 blue tit, 9 long tailed tit, usual house sparrow, starling and collared dove close to houses, blackbird,robin, 4 redwing,
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 2 3:14 PM, 2015
quick mooch as part of my morning dog walk in thick fog 1 great spotted woodpecker, mixed flock of 40+ birds mainly goldfinch and chaffinch but did see at least 2 redpoll amongst them, flock of 30+ wood pigeon passing through.
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Oct 30 12:19 PM, 2015
quick morning mooch highlights - 2 godcrest, 7 redwing, flock of 20+ house sparrow, 14 chaffinch.
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Oct 1 10:40 AM, 2015
morning mooch, 1 willow warbler, 9 goldfinch, 2 jay, mixed flock great and blue tit approx 8 each, 5 chaffinch,2 greenfinch,1 cock pheasant,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Sep 22 1:38 PM, 2015
late morning/early afternoon very quiet, 2 greenfinch with small chaffinch flock, 2 jay,usual blue tit,great tit, house sparrow and starling near houses unusually didn't see any collared dove.
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Sep 17 1:15 PM, 2015
morning mooch 5 jay, 30+ long tailed tit, 20+ goldfinch, chaffinch, 1 buzzard, decent numbers great tit, 6 blue tit, siskins heard but not seen,
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Sep 14 10:07 AM, 2015
Morning mooch Usual blue tit,great tit, collared dove, house sparrow and starling close to houses, 6 chaffinch, c20 goldfinch, 3 Jay, 1 mute swan over,
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Sep 10 12:13 PM, 2015
morning mooch 30ish goldfinch put up by a male sparrowhawk flying low over field but it didn't make an attempt at any, 1 buzzard soaring high over, 2 jay squabbling with magpies,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Sep 8 6:09 PM, 2015
afternoon stroll highlights- 2 redstart just off main track going down towards farm, 3 redpoll and 2 linnet amongst c30 goldfinch.
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Sep 4 9:50 AM, 2015
Morning mooch highlights 4 redpoll, 17 goldfinch drinking and batheing in rain water puddle, 2 adult and at least 4 young pheasant beside path and in long grass beside path,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Sep 2 9:55 AM, 2015
Morning mooch 30+ goldfinch feeding on thistles, usual house sparrow,starling,collared dove,blue and great tit close to houses, 5 dunnock and 2 blackbird feeding beside path, 1 pheasant,several chaffinch,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Sep 1 12:42 PM, 2015
morning mooch 40+ goldfinch, approx 12 willow warbler moving through 1 looked suspiciously like a wood warbler but i didn't get a clear enough view to be sure,
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Aug 24 10:41 AM, 2015
morning mooch, house sparrow,starling, collared dove, blue tit, great tit,chaffinch,jay, magpie, carrion crow,buzzard, kestrel, wood pigeon, 1 reed bunting.
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Aug 12 3:41 PM, 2015
quick mooch this morning usual house sparrow,starling, collared dove, blue and great tit close to houses, chaffinch, greenfinch, dunnock, song thrush, pheasant, jay,blackbird, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 3 reed bunting,
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Aug 7 10:26 AM, 2015
quick mooch with dog usual blue and great tit, house sparrow. starling and collared dove close to houses, 1 coal tit, several chaffinch, whitethroat chasing off goldfinch, jay.kestrel
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Aug 3 8:43 AM, 2015
Quick mooch with dog Usual starling house sparrow,blue tit and collared dove close to houses, Jay,mistle thrush,blackbird,reed bunting,kestrel,lesser black backed gull over,grey heron over, great tit,chaffinch,green finch,goldfinch, grasshopper warbler heard only,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Aug 1 8:21 AM, 2015
Quick mooch this morning Usual house sparrow,collared dove and starling near houses, wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,Jay, song thrush, 3 mistle thrush, 3 greenfinch, small numbers goldfinch and chaffinch, great tit, 2 blue tit, a moorhen with 4 chicks 2 of them about 10ft up in a tree,
Yesterday, 38 Snipe came in high from the north then went west. Also, two Willow Tits feeding together in Elderberries mid-morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
good numbers of redwing around site i would estimate i saw approx 90 in all, at least 4 fieldfare( first iv'e seen this Autumn) mixed in with one flock of c30 redwing, at least 12 blackbirds also mixed in with redwing flocks, collared dove, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, blue tit and great tit all close to feeders in back gardens of houses,
good numbers of wood pigeon in excess of 100 flocks of c65 and 20 with quite a few smaller flocks, 40+ redwing, 11 blackbird, 2 mistle thrush all feeding on hawthorns at various different places, robin,great tit, blue tit, chaffinch, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 jackdaw, jay, magpie, carrion crow, starling and house sparrow nr houses,
starling, house sparrow, collared dove, great tit, blue tit, willow warbler, chiffchaff, chaffinch, bullfinch, goldfinch, sedge warbler, blackbird,robin,
4 grasshopper warbler 1 seen 3 heard only, 5 reed warbler 3 seen 2 heard only, 1 sedge warbler, 1 whitethroat, 2 gadwall with 2 mallard on small pond, several willow warbler,
2 grasshopper warbler reeling, 3 bullfinch,2 greenfinch, 2 goldfinch several chaffinch, blue tit, great tit, dunnock, robin,blackbird, house sparrow,starling,collared dove, wood pigeon,magpie, carrion crow, chiffchaff, willow warbler, whitethroat,
chiffchaff, willow warbler, goldfinch,chaffinch, pheasant, great tit,blue tit,dunnock, robin, blackbird, collared dove,starling,house sparrow, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, mallard,coot,
house sparrow, starling, collared dove, blue and great tit all close to houses, 1 jay, 2 pheasant, 5 chaffinch, 1m bullfinch, 1 willow warbler, 2 pheasant, 12 canada geese over, magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow,
2 greenfinch with 4 chaffinch, usual starling, house sparrow and collared dove nr houses, blue tit, great tit, robin,blackbird,dunnock, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 3 mallard, 1 kestrel, 1 pheasant,
1 greenfinch with goldfinch and chaffinch feeding in alders, house sparrow, starling and collared dove close to houses, good numbers blue and great tit, 1 song thrush and 2 mistle thrush singing, 5 mallard and 1 coot on a small pond,carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, robin, wren, blackbird, dunnock,
15 goldfinch feeding in alders plus a mixed finch flock further down with 8 goldfinch 9 chaffinch and 1 m bullfinch, 3 dunnock, several blackbird, 2 robin, 25+ starling over, usual starling, house sparrow,collared dove, blue and great tit close to houses, 2 jay, 1 buzzard, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
2 mistle thrush singing, usual house sparrow, starling collared doves blue and great tit close to houses, 3 jay, blackbird robin,wood pigeon,magpie,
2 mistle thrush singing,numerous robin in song, 4 jackdaw, 3 pheasant, usual collared dove, starling,house sparrow,blue tit,great tit and chaffinch close to houses,
mistle thrush singing, 8 chaffinch, 14 goldfinch, great tit,blue tit, blackbird,robin, 2 jay, usual starling house sparrow and collared doves close to houses,
2 bullfinch with 5 chaffinch, 9 goldfinch, flock of 18 starling, 4 collared dove, 12 house sparrow, robin,blackbird, great tit,blue tit, 1 mistle thrush singing,
starling, house sparrow and collared doves( getting frisky another sign that spring is on its way) behind houses, chaffinch,goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, blackbird,robin,dunnock, jay, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
chaffinch,bullfinch,goldfinch, great tit,blue tit, long tailed tit,wren,robin,dunnock,blackbird,starling,mistle thrush, wood pigeon,collared dove, jay,carrion crow,magpie, house sparrow, reed bunting,
mixed tit flock of 13 great tit, 4 blue tit, 4 long tailed tit with a robin and 3 dunnock, plenty other great tit knocking about, 1 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 2 bullfinch, 6 chaffinch, blackbird,wren, starling,house sparrow,collared dove,wood pigeon,magpie surprisingly didn't see any carrion crow,
mistle thrush singing.
12 chaffinch, 9 goldfinch, house sparrow, starling,collared dove,blue tit,great tit, wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,1 jay,1 mistle thrush,blackbird,robin,
c30 house sparrow, 7 chaffinch and 6 collared dove behind houses, 14 long tailed tit, c20 great tit, 4 blue tit, blackbird,robin,wren, 5 redwing, 1 reed bunting,
4 jackdaw,1jay, collared dove,magpie, small flocks of chaffinch x5, ,goldfinch x6 and great tit x8,long tailed tit, x4, blue tit x4, 1 bullfinch,
flock of c30 house sparrow behind houses along with usual starling,collared dove,blue and great tit, 2 bullfinch, several chaffinch, jay,a distant buzzard.
8 bullfinch 1 with a flock of 6 chaffinch the others a 4 and a 3, 25 goldfinch flocks of 16 and 9, small numbers great tit,blue tit and long tailed tit, 2 redwing, blackbird,robin,1 meadow pipit,
4 jackdaw over, 17 goldfinch, usual house sparrow and starling close to houses, collared dove, chaffinch,great tit, robin,blackbird
6 siskin, a mixed flock of c20 house sparrow and 9 chaffinch flew from direction of houses and were joined by 2 linnet and 5 redpoll i think they were panicked by a predator ie sparrowhawk or cat but didn't see any, 30+ goldfinch,6 jackdaw. 7 long tailed tit.
1 great spotted woodpecker, mixed flock of 40+ birds mainly goldfinch and chaffinch but did see at least 2 redpoll amongst them, flock of 30+ wood pigeon passing through.
quick morning mooch highlights - 2 godcrest, 7 redwing, flock of 20+ house sparrow, 14 chaffinch.
1 willow warbler, 9 goldfinch, 2 jay, mixed flock great and blue tit approx 8 each, 5 chaffinch,2 greenfinch,1 cock pheasant,
2 greenfinch with small chaffinch flock, 2 jay,usual blue tit,great tit, house sparrow and starling near houses unusually didn't see any collared dove.
5 jay, 30+ long tailed tit, 20+ goldfinch, chaffinch, 1 buzzard, decent numbers great tit, 6 blue tit, siskins heard but not seen,
Usual blue tit,great tit, collared dove, house sparrow and starling close to houses, 6 chaffinch, c20 goldfinch, 3 Jay, 1 mute swan over,
30+ goldfinch feeding on thistles, usual house sparrow,starling,collared dove,blue and great tit close to houses, 5 dunnock and 2 blackbird feeding beside path, 1 pheasant,several chaffinch,
40+ goldfinch, approx 12 willow warbler moving through 1 looked suspiciously like a wood warbler but i didn't get a clear enough view to be sure,
house sparrow,starling, collared dove, blue tit, great tit,chaffinch,jay, magpie, carrion crow,buzzard, kestrel, wood pigeon, 1 reed bunting.
usual house sparrow,starling, collared dove, blue and great tit close to houses, chaffinch, greenfinch, dunnock, song thrush, pheasant, jay,blackbird, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 3 reed bunting,
usual blue and great tit, house sparrow. starling and collared dove close to houses, 1 coal tit, several chaffinch, whitethroat chasing off goldfinch, jay.kestrel
Usual starling house sparrow,blue tit and collared dove close to houses, Jay,mistle thrush,blackbird,reed bunting,kestrel,lesser black backed gull over,grey heron over, great tit,chaffinch,green finch,goldfinch, grasshopper warbler heard only,
Usual house sparrow,collared dove and starling near houses, wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,Jay, song thrush, 3 mistle thrush, 3 greenfinch, small numbers goldfinch and chaffinch, great tit, 2 blue tit, a moorhen with 4 chicks 2 of them about 10ft up in a tree,