Not far south of Lilford Woods, on Wednesday 22nd Nov a Ring-Necked Parakeet and at least 30 Lesser Redpoll were mobile around Bedford Reclamation Site off Green Lane
dave broome said
Thu Sep 7 9:58 PM, 2023
3 Ring-Necked Parakeet this evening
Paul Richardson said
Fri Aug 30 9:05 PM, 2019
2 Raven over Lilford Flood Basin today in altercation with Buzzard.
The woods are slowly coming to life - concentrated session for only 2 hours today in intermittently half decent light/drizzle!
Blackbird 13 Robin 10 Wren 5 Great Tit 36 Blue Tit 17 Nuthatch 10 Long Tailed Tit 4 Goldcrest 4 Redwing 6 (on field just east of the woods) Song Thrush 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Coal Tit 1 Treecreeper 1 Goldfinch 8 on edge of Lilford Park
Paul Richardson said
Mon Apr 9 9:47 PM, 2018
Tried to do as full as possible count in Lilford Woods (mostly excluding the Atherton Woods side of the track) today before the leaves start intruding (!) Some leeway needed for auditory records given uncertainty about very mobile birds calling across the woodland "interior!"
Great Tit 20 Blue Tit 20 Wren 17 Robin 24 Nuthatch 10 ? Coal Tit 1 Jay 3 Treecreeper 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 seen NE end, 1 drumming Lilford Park end could have been different or same bird. Song Thrush 2 Chaffinch 1 Redwing 2 Goldfinch 2 Goldcrest 1 (Was actually on edge of Atherton woods) Dunnock 2
Paul Richardson said
Wed Feb 7 9:06 PM, 2018
Lilford Woods this am from 0800 - VERY cold but fab light and plenty happening. Also took in the NE corner of Atherton Woods.
Redwings 15 Lilford / 87 flying from trees on edge of Atherton Wood down into the adjoining field to try to feed on the frozen ground! No Fieldfares seen even though I scoped it. 5 Mistle Thrush 9 Robins 23 Great Tit 23 Blue Tit 2 Goldcrest 5 Wren 5 Treecreeper 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 seemed to be nest-prospecting) 2 Coal Tit 6 Nuthatch 10 Long Tailed Tit 1 Jay 1 Song Thrush 3 Chaffinch
Paul Richardson said
Fri Jan 19 2:24 PM, 2018
Lilford Woods seeking a little shelter from the weather yesterday!
Nothing that unusual but a nice round with plenty of signs of the season progressing
6 Robin 9 Blue Tit 18 Great Tit 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming only 2 Mistle Thrush including one singing from high in a tree on the far side of the Busway 3 Song Thrush 1 Jay 2 Nuthatch
Paul Richardson said
Tue Oct 24 8:44 PM, 2017
An incomplete mooch on the LIlford/Atherton South patch today.
Generally fairly queit but some good birds including a Willow Tit at Woodend, a female Siskin and a Goldcrest at Lilford Park, 2 Nuthatch in Lilford Woods, 4 Mistle Thrush and a Redwing, and a small flock of Linnet, with 6 or so Pied Wagtails all feeding on the newly ploughed fields at Miller's Lane, two Buzzards over Atherton Wood, and 8 Gadwall now on the little "flash" near the Busway.
Paul Richardson said
Wed Jul 19 1:00 PM, 2017
New "patch tick" for me today in the form of a Grasshopper Warbler heard reeling in the reed-grass of Lilford Flood Basin. No glimpse - yet.
Paul Richardson said
Thu Sep 22 9:17 PM, 2016
Brief visit to Lilford Flood Basin this afternoon as I missed it out the other day - not very much going one except 2 Common Buzzard high over, and an awful lot of Woodpigeon. 2 more Buzzard were soaring high over Atherton seen from the edge of Atherton Wood.
On my way to Lilford a female Sparrowhawk shot missile-like across the trees at Woodend and into the back garden of an Elmridge bungalow, to emerge a few moments later with a Great Tit in its claws, no doubt courtesy of a bird feeder! Then at high speed back across the field to the trees bordering Lilford Park for its snack. Quite a dramatic sight!
Paul Richardson said
Tue Sep 20 3:40 PM, 2016
Lilford woods this morning:
4 Nuthatch very vocal - seen also 3 Treecreeper 1 Goldcrest 3 Jays
Robins in full song all over the woods
Paul Richardson said
Tue Sep 13 9:53 PM, 2016
Patch Tick for me this morning as 6 Ring Necked Parakeets flew noisily over Lilford Flood Basin as I was fighting my way through the Himalayan Balsam with my machete - well almost! - and landed on some distant trees direction Atherton South. Certainly not seen these before so close to home.
Paul Richardson said
Mon May 2 12:25 PM, 2016
Lilford Park Flood Basin 0830 Wren 5, Robin 7, Common Whitethroat 2, Moorhen 1, Willow Warbler 2 heard, Blackcap 1 heard 1 m seen, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 2, Song Thrush 5, Long Tailed Tit 1, Reed Bunting 1m, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 over.
Rain then shine from 3.30 to 6.30pm today, Woodend - Lilford woods - Miller's Lane - Bee Fold Lane - Atherton Wood - LIlford flood basin.
Robin - no less than 40 in total heard or seen Blue Tit 15 Great Tit 17 Long Tailed Tit 2 Chaffinch 8 Wren 6 Starling 5 Song Thrush 4 Mistle Thrush 1 Jay 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 - one each in Lilford and Atherton Woods - heard drumming only Pied Wagtail 1 Yellowhammer 1m Chiffchaff 4 Skylark 3 Fieldfare 9 including one male in particularly striking plumage - maybe it was the low sunlight or maybe he's just coming into his summer best. A lovely sight in a 'scope. Pheasant 3 Kestrel 1m Lesser Black Backed Gull 7 over
Paul Richardson said
Wed Mar 30 10:16 PM, 2016
Nice afternoon, chilly/sunny 3-5pm
Woodend - 1 Common Buzzard 1 Grey Wagtail (nice patch tick for me and within 150m of our house!) 3 Mistle Thrush
Lilford Park/flood basin through to Langley Platt Lane and back
Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 11, Robin 10, Nuthatch 2, Wren 4, Teal 2 (on flood basin) Jay 2, Long Tailed Tit 5 Redwing 14 and Fieldfare 1 & Lapwing 2 - in field E of Atherton Wood
And at Langley Platt, 3 teenaged lads with an Air Rifle trying very unsuccessfully not to be spotted by this binocular-equipped birder!
Paul Richardson said
Fri Mar 25 10:43 PM, 2016
This morning 0800 - 10.30:
Woodend area (plantations and fields including flooded mini-flash by guided busway)
Dunnock 4, Blackbird 11, Robin 19, Blue Tit 8, Great Tit 4, Chaffinch 3, Grey Heron 1 over, wren 7, Jackdaw 12, Carrion Crow 5 Coot 3 on flood Moorhen 2 on flood Common Buzzard 2 observed mating on a post just in front of flood area Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 on flood Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush 1
Lilford Woods
Robin 12, Blue Tit 6, Blackbird 4, Wren 8, Long Tailed Tit 7, Mistle Thrush 1, Chaffinch 11, Great Tit 10, Nuthatch 2, Song Thrush 1, Jay 3.
Langley Platt Lane and Long Causeway including flooded areas on fields
Robin 13, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 4, Chaffinch 5, Wren 5, Long Tailed Tit 2, Dunnock 3, Blackbird 7, Carrion Corw 4, Goldfinch 2, Nuthatch 1 Song Thrush 1 Redwing 7 (field edge, Langley Platt) Yellowhammer 1m Reed Bunting 1f
Today's counts from 0815 to 11.30 am on a stunning morning.
Lilford Park environs and Woods: Robin 21, Carrion Crow 2, Starling 2, Greenfinch 1, Wren 9, Great Tit 15, Dunnock 3, Blackbird 10, Black Headed Gull 6, Herring Gull 1, Mallard 7, Coal Tit 1, Song Thrush 2, Blue Tit 15, Redwing 1 (only! have they left?) Chaffinch 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Nuthatch 1, Sparrowhawk 2 over the woods.
Lilford Flood Basin and Atherton Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming 1, Buzzard 1, Grey Heron 1, Carrion Crow 5, Wren 2, Jay 1, Robin 4, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 3, Raven 1 being chased by one of the Sparrowhawks from the previous list!
Langley Platt, Miller's Lane, Bee Fold and Long Causeway: Robin 18, Wren 7, Long Tailed Tit 10, Blue Tit 5, Great Tit 7, Blackbird 5, Chaffinch 8, Goldcrest 1 (Miller's Lane plantation) Jackdaw 11 over fields, Mistle Thrush 4, Pied Wagtail 1, Pheasant 1, Yellowhammer 2m as usual by Hindsford Brook fields, Grey Heron 1 (Long Causeway), Gadwall 2 m/f on flooded field Atherton south - chased off by a dog. Meadow Pipit 9 in rough field east of Bee Fold Lane (year tick for the site for me), Black Headed Gull approx 70 in field south of old Hesketh Fletcher, Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 ditto, Goldfinch 12 mainly Bee Fold Lane, Green Finch 1 ditto, Carrion Crow 4, Jay 1, Teal 15 (long Causeway flooded field) Mallard 3 ditto. Plus Raven 2 (obviously paired) alighted on top on a pylon at Bee Fold then flew off over Atherton going north. (1 bird probably same as seen over Lilford earlier) .
Woodland counts comprise a fair proportion of auditory ticks.
Kristian Wade said
Sun Mar 6 5:27 PM, 2016
Hour and a half this afternoon: Bee Fold, then the Long Causeway, then finishing at Lilford Flood Basin.
Highlights included:
2 Raven (over Flood Basin - patch year tick) 2 Redwing (fields opp. Bee Fold) 27 Teal (25 on L. Causeway, 2 on Flood Basin) 2 M Shoveler (Flood Basin 6 Coots (5 on Bee Fold, 1 on Flood Basin) 3 Moorhen (2 on Flood Basin, 1 on Bee Fold) 2 Canada Geese (Bee Fold Pond) Lots of singing Chaffinch, Robins, Wrens, Dunnocks & Great Tits in abundance. Magpies everywhere too.
Paul Richardson said
Thu Mar 3 9:53 PM, 2016
Couple of hours this afternoon increasing greyness! Lilford Woods, Langley Platt, Miller's and Bee Fold Lanes and the Long Causeway.
Robin 22 Blue Tit 15 Blackbird 20 Goldfinch 20 Greenfinch 2 Jay 2 Dunnock 3 Wren 7 Chaffinch 5 Mistle Thrush 4 Song Thrush 5 Long Tailed Tit 4 Nuthatch 2 Redwing 27 Carrion Crow 5 Raven flying over 3 (nice patch tick) Buzzard 3 Kestrel 1
Mallard 10 (various locations)
No Teal or Shoveler at the Long Causeway today - but it was late.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Thursday 3rd of March 2016 09:54:53 PM
Scott robinson said
Mon Feb 29 11:38 AM, 2016
Babysitting duties today took little nephew to the park and a wander around the woods,
3 Nuthatch, Probably more very vocal 3 Mistle Thrush, More heard 2 Song Thrush 1 Grey Heron 1 Treecreeper, 1 More heard 1 Willow tit Plenty usuals singing, especially Great tits and Chaffinch both vocal.
Kristian Wade said
Sun Feb 28 3:24 PM, 2016
I know Paul, I was really shocked and ended up spending quite a while trying to get an accurate count.
Paul Richardson said
Sat Feb 27 4:14 PM, 2016
Amazing all those ducks at the Flood Basin, Kristian.
This morning 0800 - 0930 Lilford woods, Miller's Lane and back via the Flood Basin.
Today's counts: Dunnock 2, Greenfinch 1, Starling 6, Collared Dove 2, Great Tit 29, Blue Tit 12, Wren 12, Blackbird 15, Robin 17, Song Thrush 9, Nuthatch 1, Mistle Thrush 8, Chaffinch 7, Pheasant 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, (One in Lilford Woods and one at the Flood Basin). Redwing 52, Jackdaw 2, Common Buzzard 1, Yellowhammer 2, Carrion Crow 6, Grey Heron 1, Teal 2. (Flood Basin)
Kristian Wade said
Fri Feb 26 5:51 PM, 2016
Had an hour here this afternoon starting at Lilford Flood Basin, then moving through Lilford Woods then finishing around Bee Fold. Lilford Flood Basin was definitely the highlight, with several species of duck present.
4 Shoveler (all on Flood Basin) 11 Teal (Ditto) 1 Gadwall (Ditto) 5 Mallard (1 on Flood Basin, 4 on Bee Fold Pond) 9 Moorhen (7 on Flood Basin, 2 on Bee Fold) 5 Coot (3 on Flood Basin, 2 on Bee Fold) 2 Grey Heron (1 on Bee Fold, 1 at Lilford Woods) Plenty of Chaffinch and Song Thrush singing Loads of Woodpigeon all round 20+ Magpie in the area Usual tits, Blackbirds, House Sparrows, Gulls and Starlings
Paul Richardson said
Thu Feb 25 7:48 PM, 2016
Hi Kristian - description got a bit complicated so I've sent you a PM.
Paul
Kristian Wade said
Thu Feb 25 3:38 PM, 2016
Hi Paul, please could you tell me where the 'Long causeway' you have mentioned in your recent post is, I might have a look for the Teal and Shoveler at the weekend.
Many thanks, Kristian
Paul Richardson said
Wed Feb 24 4:18 PM, 2016
Yesterday in stunning weather early and late - Lilford Woods, Miller's, Bee Fold and Langley Platt Lanes and the Long Causeway:
Fantastic amount of birdsong in the early morning from 0815.
Song Thrush 8, Mistle Thrush 7, Redwing 59, Robin 32, Blue Tit 25, Long Tailed Tit 13, Greenfinch 3 heard, Goldfinch 13, Great Tit 17 at least, Dunnock 9, Chaffinch 7, Treecreeper 1, House Sparrow 5, Starling 4, Jackdaw 8, Carrion Crow 11, Jay 4, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming, Grey Heron 3, Lapwing 1, Yellowhammer 1 heard only, Black Headed Gull 34 on field feeding many more over, Pied Wagtail 2, Teal 24, Shoveler 2, Mallard 9, Moorhen 3, Coot 2, Kestrel 2 both very distant, Pheasant 3, Also Blackbird and Woodpigeon abundant. And in my garden Bullfinch 2 and Lesser Redpoll 1 as well as the usuals!
Paul Richardson said
Sat Feb 20 11:10 AM, 2016
Almost beating the forecast rain, 0815 - 10.30 today - very dull conditions. Loads of birdsong in the woods.
Lilford Woods - Miller's Lane - Bee Fold - Long Causeway Counts as follows:
Yellowhammer 2 (year tick for me on the patch) Robin 22 Blue Tit 22 Great Tit 12 Long Tailed Tit 11 Coal Tit 2 Blackbird 17 Wren 1 (only 1!) Dunnock 9 Chaffinch 7 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 2 Song Thrush 3 (2 in full and glorious competetive song!) Mistle Thrush 2 Redwing 20
Carrion Crow 7 Magpie 66 Starling 230 - in a roost in the isolated copse between Miller's Lane and Bee Fold Lane
Grey Heron 2 - strolling through fields Mallard 12 Teal 18 (patch year tick - on flooded field N of Long Causeway) Shoveler 6 - ditto Herring Gull 2 - ditto Black Headed Gull 138 Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Kestrel 1 female - Lilford wood edge Common Buzzard 2 Pheasant 1 male
Woodpigeon - uncounted Gull count was from fields only - overflying individuals not counted.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Saturday 20th of February 2016 11:14:22 AM
Paul Richardson said
Wed Feb 10 10:32 PM, 2016
2 hours in superb sunshine this afternoon saw the area come alive!
100+ Redwing on the north edge of Lilford Woods left the trees in wave after wave as I approached. Amazing - they seemed to come from everywhere. Mistle Thrush 4 Lesser Redpoll 2 Goldcrest 2 Pied Wagtail 12 Kestrel 2 - Male actually IN the woods, and Female perched on a bush hard by the Busway fencing. Plus Blue Tits, Great Tits, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Magpies and Woodpigeon.
Also further north in Miller's Lane/ Bee Fold area:
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel - a further 2
Goldcrest - 2
Siskin - 2 ( m and f - a patch first!)
Redwing - 7
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1
Carrion Crow - 3
Bullfinch - 1
Black Headed Gulls - squadrons coming over as the sun sank down. At least 200
Magpie - 28 feeding in sheep field at Bee Fold.
Starling - 30 on high tension cables.
Mallard - 2
Mistle Thrush - 4
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Wednesday 10th of February 2016 10:36:47 PM
Paul Richardson said
Sat Nov 21 6:46 PM, 2015
Pretty quiet in the cold blast this afternoon up our way.
2 Mistle Thrush in field opposite Lilford Flood Basin and a male kestrel in its usual haunts there.
Otherwise just a few robins in evidence and plenty of gulls flying to roost.
Paul Richardson said
Sat Nov 14 12:59 PM, 2015
Slightly unexpected weather window this morning 0830 - 10.30 bright and breezy with a little rain.
Lilford Flood Basin, Langley Platt, Miller's Lane, Bee Fold and back. I keep thinking it's the sort of area that could throw up something unusual but not today! The big flocks of Fieldfare and Redwing seem to have moved on.
4 Mallard 1 Moorhen heard 7 Carrion Crow 1 Jackdaw 7 Jay 5 Great Tit 3 Chaffinch 1 Dunnock 11 Blue Tit 14 Blackbird 10 Robin 6 Bullfinch 45 Goldfinch 6 Long Tailed Tit 2 Wren 2 Common Buzzard 1 Redwing 2 Mistle Thrush
Paul Richardson said
Tue Nov 3 8:19 PM, 2015
Same route as Sunday, more leisurely 1.30pm to 4pm, dull and misty tried to brighten a little!
Chaffinch 7 Great Tit 6 Goldfinch 10 Robin 7 with 8 more heard Wren 5 with 2 more heard Dunnock 2 Long Tailed Tit 37 - seemed to be all over the place
Meadow Pipit 9 Pied Wagtail 3
Mistle Thrush 1 Redwing 57 Fieldfare 78 Jay 1 with 5 more heard Jackdaw 6 flew over Carrion Crow 6 Common Buzzard 2 Kestrel 1m on Lilford flood basin in trees
Moorhen 2
One large field by Atherton Wood held 4 Grey Heron 14 Black Headed Gulls and 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull
Many more gulls over
The count of Redwing was greatly aided by some very loud fireworks being let off for no apparent reason on the Long Causeway near Atherton Wood. Cue mass take-off of Redwing. The count of Fieldfare similarly aided by the passage of about 100 lively school children seemingly en route on foot from Tyldesley to Atherton via Miller's Lane! Cue mass take-off of winter thrushes.
Paul Richardson said
Sun Nov 1 10:38 PM, 2015
Brief walk 2.15 to 3.30 in misty conditions today. Woodend to Lilford Flood Basin, Miller's Lane, Bee Fold and back.
Redwing 23 Fieldfare 66 (first of winter for me) Chaffinch 9 Long Tailed Tit 8 Common Buzzard 3 Carrion Crow 5 Jackdaw 8 Jay 3 Robin 6 Black Headed Gull 180
Paul Richardson said
Thu Oct 15 7:25 PM, 2015
Hmm - two entries in one day for this area? Must be getting busy!
Late afternoon from Woodend through the park, along Langley Platt, Miller's and Bee Fold lanes and back. Probably the best spell I've had out here.
Grey Heron 3
Mallard 5
Goldfinch 32
Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird - several of each
Carrion Crow 9
Jackdaw 3
Jay 16
Common Buzzard 1
Wren 6
Pheasant (juv) 5
Long Tailed Tit 14
Redpoll 3 (site first for me)
Siskin 1 (also site first)
Redwing 14 - my first of the season.
Chaffinch 6
Kevin Forde said
Thu Oct 15 6:15 PM, 2015
Couple of hours in Lilford Woods around lunchtime
Jay Song thrush Mistle thrush Redwing Great tit Blue tit Blackbird Kestrel
-- Edited by Kevin Forde on Thursday 15th of October 2015 06:17:31 PM
Paul Richardson said
Tue Aug 11 10:00 PM, 2015
Evening stroll
20+ Mistle Thrush in the horse field over Lilford Park Brook at the back of the flood basin.
Paul Richardson said
Wed Jun 3 11:04 PM, 2015
Late afternoon mooch yesterday and today around the Lilford "flood plain", Atherton Wood and Langley Platt.
Common Whitethroat - 2, one with food for presumed young Blackcap - 2m, 1f, one male presumed feeding young Kestrel 1 Common Buzzard 2 Nuthatch 1 with 2 more heard Goldfinch Black Headed Gull Starling 3 Swift - numerous yesterday in the wind House Martin - at least 6 yesterday Swallow - 2 Jay 1 Long Tailed Tit - family group of 8 Great Tit - 2 Blackbird - 2 parents 1 juv
Also heard several Wren Song Thrush Chaffinch Robin Greenfinch Dunnock Blackbird
Scott robinson said
Tue May 19 12:18 PM, 2015
Morning mooch,
3 Nuthatch, More heard 2 Treecreeper 3 Song Thrush 2 Jays 2 Willow tit 2 Wren 4 Dunnock 6 Blue tit 5 Great tit 4 Chaffinch 2 Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch 9 Robin 6 Blackbird 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Green Woodpecker heard from Atherton Woods area
Scott robinson said
Fri Mar 20 12:24 PM, 2015
Jogging around lilford woods this morning some decent birds seen and heard,
3 Nuthatch very active and vocal 2 Treecreeper 1 Willow tit, heard only Pair of Bullfinches and a single male seen 1 Great spotted woodpecker Small numbers of thrushes seen Redwing, Mistle thrush and Song thrush
Plenty of the usual woodland birds about also
Scott robinson said
Wed Sep 24 10:47 AM, 2014
1 green woodpecker, seen very well for once! 1 great spotted woodpecker 3 nuthatch 1 treecreeper Small number of tits mainly blue and great, including 1 willow tit Small number of robin,chaffinch,wren and blackbird also. 3 mistle thrush 2 Jay 1 kestrel
Scott robinson said
Thu Sep 11 1:25 PM, 2014
Small numbers of willow warbler, chiffchaff, chaffinch and blackbird Plenty tits about, with 1 willow tit and 1 coal tit also 2 nuthatch 1 treecreeper 1 Jay 2 song thrush 1 yellowhammer 2 kestrel, could of been same bird 1 great spotted woodpecker Plenty goldfinches both seen and heard 1 buzzard Numerous magpie and woodpigeon
Scott robinson said
Sun Aug 24 1:36 PM, 2014
Took my niece on the park and had a walk around the woods, no binoculars but still seen some decent birds,
5 nuthatch 2 treecreeper 1 willow tit Small numbers of robin,chaffinch,blackbird,willow warbler,chiffchaff and tits 1 blackcap 2 song thrush 1 sparrowhawk 1 green woodpecker heard only 1 weasel
Scott robinson said
Sun Jul 13 12:44 PM, 2014
2 treecreeper 1 nuthatch 1 great spotted woodpecker 2 willow tit Family partys of blue and great tits Robin, blackbird, wren and chaffinch in small numbers 2 song thrush
Scott robinson said
Mon May 26 7:24 PM, 2014
Evening walk around Lilford woods and the surrounding area,
2 treecreeper 3 nuthatch all three calling loudly 2 willow warbler 1 chiffchaff 2 buzzards 2 great spotted woodpeckers, not 100% but think they was a pair 1 green woodpecker heard only, still waiting to see the elusive little bugger. Every time i come i can hear it yaffling away somewhere. 2 common whitethroat 3 blackcap Blue and great tits 2 willow tit 1 song thrush 2 wren Loads of woodpigeon Robin and blackbird 5 swift and 3 swallow
Scott robinson said
Tue Apr 1 1:50 PM, 2014
1 willow warbler 1 willow tit 8 long tailed tits blue and great tits 4 robin 3 blackbird 2 chaffinch
Coal tit wren 1 treecreeper 2 nuthatch 2 displaying buzzards 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 green woodpecker heard only, still waiting to see my first one 1 song thrush 2 redwing 1 singing blackcap
Redwings 75-80, Song thrush 1, Greenfinch 1, Nuthatch 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Jay 4 + 2 more heard, Carrion Crow 3, Goldfinch 6, Chaffinch approx 20, Blue Tit ++, Great Tit ++, Long Tailed Tit 8, Starling 15, Dunnock 1, Wren 1, Mallard 9, Mute Swan 3, Coot 2, Moorhen 3, Woodpigeon all over +++.
Paul
Paul Richardson said
Sat Jan 4 4:43 PM, 2014
Lilford Park margins, fields west of Green Lane and associated scrubland and copses, and Lilford woods and flood basin.
Redwing 50+ in trees on southern side Lilford Park very mobile - unable to see whether any Fieldfares there
Mallard 5 on flooded fields
Mute Swan 2 on flooded fields
Bullfinch 2 (m+f)
Long Tailed Tits 4
Blue Tits 11
Great Tits 3
Willow Tit 1
Mistle Thrush 2
Kestrel 1 (+ 1 in flight 30 mins later may have been same bird)
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Blackbirds ++
The flooded field areas seem to be attracting quite a few birds at present. A few days ago I saw 10 Teal on a semi-permanent flood near Bee Fold Fishery.
Paul Richardson said
Mon Jun 3 6:04 AM, 2013
19.00 - 20.30
"Environs" ie the meadows and fields to the west and north rather than in the woods themselves.
Common Whitethroat 5 Yellowhammer 1 Lapwing 1 Blackcap 2
Also Songthrush 4 heard Willow Warbler 5 heard Long tailed tits 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull 1 over Carrion Crow Dozens of woodpigeon on the fields Plenty of magpies ditto Female mallard and 7 half-grown ducklings on Bee Fold pond
Plenty of Swallows and some sand and house martin widespread across the area, especially the environs of Bee Fold pond.
Paul Richardson said
Mon Apr 29 4:40 AM, 2013
18.30 - 20.00 this evening.
Lilford Woods, edge of Atherton Woods, Langley Platt Lane, Bee Fold Lane over to Miller's Lane and back through Lilford Park.
Songthrush - 3 (heard) Jay - 2 Chaffinch numerous - 5 seen and many heard Wren - 1 seen, at least 6 more heard Long Tailed Tit - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Lapwing - 3 Chiffchaff - 1 singing Willow Warbler - 3 singing Mallard - 9 Canada Geese - 3 Moorhen - 2 Reed Bunting - 1 Grey Heron - 2 Yellowhammer - 2 Kestrel - 1 Common Buzzard - 1 Swallow - 4 Nuthatch - 1 Starling - 2 Woodpigeon - numerous Pheasant - 2f (probably: they were retreating rapidly from me at the time!)
Overflying gulls:
Lesser and/or Great Black Backed - at least 10 (I'm not competent to tell the difference in the air!)
Plus numerous Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird.
Meadow or Tree?!? One more bird of interest, perched on a wire fence about 100 yards over a field inaccessible to me. Using 10x50 bins resting a fence post my side of the field it was a pipit. No camera - but having read Ian's description of the Tree Pipit with its pronounced eye stripe, the very light underparts, and the regimented arrangement of the streaking, I THINK it may have been one. Too far away to note the mean expression or the incompleteness of the eye ring! I suppose I shall not be able to count this potentital lifetime tick until I get a better ID and preferably a photo of one!!
in intermittently half decent light/drizzle!
Blackbird 13
Robin 10
Wren 5
Great Tit 36
Blue Tit 17
Nuthatch 10
Long Tailed Tit 4
Goldcrest 4
Redwing 6 (on field just east of the woods)
Song Thrush 2
Mistle Thrush 1
Coal Tit 1
Treecreeper 1
Goldfinch 8 on edge of Lilford Park
Some leeway needed for auditory records given uncertainty about very mobile birds calling across the woodland "interior!"
Great Tit 20
Blue Tit 20
Wren 17
Robin 24
Nuthatch 10 ?
Coal Tit 1
Jay 3
Treecreeper 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 seen NE end, 1 drumming Lilford Park end could have been different or same bird.
Song Thrush 2
Chaffinch 1
Redwing 2
Goldfinch 2
Goldcrest 1 (Was actually on edge of Atherton woods)
Dunnock 2
Redwings 15 Lilford / 87 flying from trees on edge of Atherton Wood down into the adjoining field to try to feed on the frozen ground! No Fieldfares seen even though I scoped it.
5 Mistle Thrush
9 Robins
23 Great Tit
23 Blue Tit
2 Goldcrest
5 Wren
5 Treecreeper
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 seemed to be nest-prospecting)
2 Coal Tit
6 Nuthatch
10 Long Tailed Tit
1 Jay
1 Song Thrush
3 Chaffinch
Nothing that unusual but a nice round with plenty of signs of the season progressing
6 Robin
9 Blue Tit
18 Great Tit
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming only
2 Mistle Thrush including one singing from high in a tree on the far side of the Busway
3 Song Thrush
1 Jay
2 Nuthatch
Generally fairly queit but some good birds including a Willow Tit at Woodend, a female Siskin and a Goldcrest at Lilford Park, 2 Nuthatch in Lilford Woods, 4 Mistle Thrush and a Redwing, and a small flock of Linnet, with 6 or so Pied Wagtails all feeding on the newly ploughed fields at Miller's Lane, two Buzzards over Atherton Wood, and 8 Gadwall now on the little "flash" near the Busway.
2 more Buzzard were soaring high over Atherton seen from the edge of Atherton Wood.
On my way to Lilford a female Sparrowhawk shot missile-like across the trees at Woodend and into the back garden of an Elmridge bungalow, to emerge a few moments later with a Great Tit in its claws, no doubt courtesy of a bird feeder! Then at high speed back across the field to the trees bordering Lilford Park for its snack. Quite a dramatic sight!
4 Nuthatch very vocal - seen also
3 Treecreeper
1 Goldcrest
3 Jays
Robins in full song all over the woods
Wren 5,
Robin 7,
Common Whitethroat 2,
Moorhen 1,
Willow Warbler 2 heard,
Blackcap 1 heard 1 m seen,
Blue Tit 3,
Great Tit 2,
Song Thrush 5,
Long Tailed Tit 1,
Reed Bunting 1m,
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 over.
Chaffinch 5
Bullfinch 1 heard
Willow Warbler 1 heard
Wren 5
Robin 3
Chiffchaff 1
Robin - no less than 40 in total heard or seen
Blue Tit 15
Great Tit 17
Long Tailed Tit 2
Chaffinch 8
Wren 6
Starling 5
Song Thrush 4
Mistle Thrush 1
Jay 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 - one each in Lilford and Atherton Woods - heard drumming only
Pied Wagtail 1
Yellowhammer 1m
Chiffchaff 4
Skylark 3
Fieldfare 9 including one male in particularly striking plumage - maybe it was the low sunlight or maybe he's just coming into his summer best. A lovely sight in a 'scope.
Pheasant 3
Kestrel 1m
Lesser Black Backed Gull 7 over
Woodend -
1 Common Buzzard
1 Grey Wagtail (nice patch tick for me and within 150m of our house!)
3 Mistle Thrush
Lilford Park/flood basin through to Langley Platt Lane and back
Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 11, Robin 10, Nuthatch 2, Wren 4, Teal 2 (on flood basin) Jay 2, Long Tailed Tit 5
Redwing 14 and Fieldfare 1 & Lapwing 2 - in field E of Atherton Wood
And at Langley Platt, 3 teenaged lads with an Air Rifle trying very unsuccessfully not to be spotted by this binocular-equipped birder!
Woodend area (plantations and fields including flooded mini-flash by guided busway)
Dunnock 4, Blackbird 11, Robin 19, Blue Tit 8, Great Tit 4, Chaffinch 3, Grey Heron 1 over, wren 7, Jackdaw 12, Carrion Crow 5
Coot 3 on flood
Moorhen 2 on flood
Common Buzzard 2 observed mating on a post just in front of flood area
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 on flood
Mistle Thrush 1
Song Thrush 1
Lilford Woods
Robin 12, Blue Tit 6, Blackbird 4, Wren 8, Long Tailed Tit 7, Mistle Thrush 1, Chaffinch 11, Great Tit 10, Nuthatch 2, Song Thrush 1, Jay 3.
Langley Platt Lane and Long Causeway including flooded areas on fields
Robin 13, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 4, Chaffinch 5, Wren 5, Long Tailed Tit 2, Dunnock 3, Blackbird 7, Carrion Corw 4, Goldfinch 2, Nuthatch 1
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 7 (field edge, Langley Platt)
Yellowhammer 1m
Reed Bunting 1f
Teal 15 on floods
Shoveler 2 (1 pair)
Gadwall 6 (3 pairs)
Grey Heron 2
Canada Goose 2
Lilford Park environs and Woods:
Robin 21, Carrion Crow 2, Starling 2, Greenfinch 1, Wren 9, Great Tit 15, Dunnock 3, Blackbird 10,
Black Headed Gull 6, Herring Gull 1, Mallard 7, Coal Tit 1, Song Thrush 2, Blue Tit 15, Redwing 1 (only! have they left?)
Chaffinch 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Nuthatch 1,
Sparrowhawk 2 over the woods.
Lilford Flood Basin and Atherton Wood:
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming 1, Buzzard 1, Grey Heron 1,
Carrion Crow 5, Wren 2, Jay 1, Robin 4, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 3,
Raven 1 being chased by one of the Sparrowhawks from the previous list!
Langley Platt, Miller's Lane, Bee Fold and Long Causeway:
Robin 18, Wren 7, Long Tailed Tit 10, Blue Tit 5, Great Tit 7, Blackbird 5, Chaffinch 8,
Goldcrest 1 (Miller's Lane plantation) Jackdaw 11 over fields, Mistle Thrush 4,
Pied Wagtail 1, Pheasant 1,
Yellowhammer 2m as usual by Hindsford Brook fields, Grey Heron 1 (Long Causeway), Gadwall 2 m/f on flooded field Atherton south - chased off by a dog.
Meadow Pipit 9 in rough field east of Bee Fold Lane (year tick for the site for me),
Black Headed Gull approx 70 in field south of old Hesketh Fletcher, Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 ditto,
Goldfinch 12 mainly Bee Fold Lane, Green Finch 1 ditto, Carrion Crow 4, Jay 1,
Teal 15 (long Causeway flooded field) Mallard 3 ditto.
Plus Raven 2 (obviously paired) alighted on top on a pylon at Bee Fold then flew off over Atherton going north. (1 bird probably same as seen over Lilford earlier) .
Woodland counts comprise a fair proportion of auditory ticks.
Highlights included:
2 Raven (over Flood Basin - patch year tick)
2 Redwing (fields opp. Bee Fold)
27 Teal (25 on L. Causeway, 2 on Flood Basin)
2 M Shoveler (Flood Basin
6 Coots (5 on Bee Fold, 1 on Flood Basin)
3 Moorhen (2 on Flood Basin, 1 on Bee Fold)
2 Canada Geese (Bee Fold Pond)
Lots of singing Chaffinch, Robins, Wrens, Dunnocks & Great Tits in abundance.
Magpies everywhere too.
Robin 22
Blue Tit 15
Blackbird 20
Goldfinch 20
Greenfinch 2
Jay 2
Dunnock 3
Wren 7
Chaffinch 5
Mistle Thrush 4
Song Thrush 5
Long Tailed Tit 4
Nuthatch 2
Redwing 27
Carrion Crow 5
Raven flying over 3 (nice patch tick)
Buzzard 3
Kestrel 1
Mallard 10 (various locations) No Teal or Shoveler at the Long Causeway today - but it was late.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Thursday 3rd of March 2016 09:54:53 PM
3 Nuthatch, Probably more very vocal
3 Mistle Thrush, More heard
2 Song Thrush
1 Grey Heron
1 Treecreeper, 1 More heard
1 Willow tit
Plenty usuals singing, especially Great tits and Chaffinch both vocal.
This morning 0800 - 0930 Lilford woods, Miller's Lane and back via the Flood Basin.
Today's counts:
Dunnock 2,
Greenfinch 1, Starling 6,
Collared Dove 2,
Great Tit 29,
Blue Tit 12,
Wren 12,
Blackbird 15,
Robin 17,
Song Thrush 9,
Nuthatch 1,
Mistle Thrush 8,
Chaffinch 7,
Pheasant 1,
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, (One in Lilford Woods and one at the Flood Basin).
Redwing 52,
Jackdaw 2,
Common Buzzard 1,
Yellowhammer 2,
Carrion Crow 6,
Grey Heron 1,
Teal 2. (Flood Basin)
4 Shoveler (all on Flood Basin)
11 Teal (Ditto)
1 Gadwall (Ditto)
5 Mallard (1 on Flood Basin, 4 on Bee Fold Pond)
9 Moorhen (7 on Flood Basin, 2 on Bee Fold)
5 Coot (3 on Flood Basin, 2 on Bee Fold)
2 Grey Heron (1 on Bee Fold, 1 at Lilford Woods)
Plenty of Chaffinch and Song Thrush singing
Loads of Woodpigeon all round
20+ Magpie in the area
Usual tits, Blackbirds, House Sparrows, Gulls and Starlings
Paul
Many thanks, Kristian
Fantastic amount of birdsong in the early morning from 0815.
Song Thrush 8,
Mistle Thrush 7,
Redwing 59,
Robin 32,
Blue Tit 25,
Long Tailed Tit 13,
Greenfinch 3 heard,
Goldfinch 13,
Great Tit 17 at least,
Dunnock 9,
Chaffinch 7,
Treecreeper 1,
House Sparrow 5,
Starling 4,
Jackdaw 8,
Carrion Crow 11,
Jay 4,
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming,
Grey Heron 3,
Lapwing 1,
Yellowhammer 1 heard only,
Black Headed Gull 34 on field feeding many more over,
Pied Wagtail 2,
Teal 24, Shoveler 2,
Mallard 9,
Moorhen 3,
Coot 2,
Kestrel 2 both very distant,
Pheasant 3,
Also Blackbird and Woodpigeon abundant.
And in my garden Bullfinch 2 and Lesser Redpoll 1 as well as the usuals!
Lilford Woods - Miller's Lane - Bee Fold - Long Causeway
Counts as follows:
Yellowhammer 2 (year tick for me on the patch)
Robin 22
Blue Tit 22
Great Tit 12
Long Tailed Tit 11
Coal Tit 2
Blackbird 17
Wren 1 (only 1!)
Dunnock 9
Chaffinch 7
Greenfinch 2
Goldfinch 2
Song Thrush 3 (2 in full and glorious competetive song!)
Mistle Thrush 2
Redwing 20
Carrion Crow 7
Magpie 66
Starling 230 - in a roost in the isolated copse between Miller's Lane and Bee Fold Lane
Grey Heron 2 - strolling through fields
Mallard 12
Teal 18 (patch year tick - on flooded field N of Long Causeway)
Shoveler 6 - ditto
Herring Gull 2 - ditto
Black Headed Gull 138
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Kestrel 1 female - Lilford wood edge
Common Buzzard 2
Pheasant 1 male
Woodpigeon - uncounted
Gull count was from fields only - overflying individuals not counted.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Saturday 20th of February 2016 11:14:22 AM
100+ Redwing on the north edge of Lilford Woods left the trees in wave after wave as I approached. Amazing - they seemed to come from everywhere.
Mistle Thrush 4
Lesser Redpoll 2
Goldcrest 2
Pied Wagtail 12
Kestrel 2 - Male actually IN the woods, and Female perched on a bush hard by the Busway fencing.
Plus Blue Tits, Great Tits, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Magpies and Woodpigeon.
Also further north in Miller's Lane/ Bee Fold area: Common Buzzard 2 Kestrel - a further 2 Goldcrest - 2 Siskin - 2 ( m and f - a patch first!) Redwing - 7 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Carrion Crow - 3 Bullfinch - 1 Black Headed Gulls - squadrons coming over as the sun sank down. At least 200 Magpie - 28 feeding in sheep field at Bee Fold. Starling - 30 on high tension cables. Mallard - 2 Mistle Thrush - 4
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Wednesday 10th of February 2016 10:36:47 PM
2 Mistle Thrush in field opposite Lilford Flood Basin and a male kestrel in its usual haunts there.
Otherwise just a few robins in evidence and plenty of gulls flying to roost.
Lilford Flood Basin, Langley Platt, Miller's Lane, Bee Fold and back. I keep thinking it's the sort of area that could throw up something unusual but not today! The big flocks of Fieldfare and Redwing seem to have moved on.
4 Mallard
1 Moorhen heard
7 Carrion Crow
1 Jackdaw
7 Jay
5 Great Tit
3 Chaffinch
1 Dunnock
11 Blue Tit
14 Blackbird
10 Robin
6 Bullfinch
45 Goldfinch
6 Long Tailed Tit
2 Wren
2 Common Buzzard
1 Redwing
2 Mistle Thrush
Chaffinch 7
Great Tit 6
Goldfinch 10
Robin 7 with 8 more heard
Wren 5 with 2 more heard
Dunnock 2
Long Tailed Tit 37 - seemed to be all over the place
Meadow Pipit 9
Pied Wagtail 3
Mistle Thrush 1
Redwing 57
Fieldfare 78
Jay 1 with 5 more heard
Jackdaw 6 flew over
Carrion Crow 6
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1m on Lilford flood basin in trees
Moorhen 2
One large field by Atherton Wood held
4 Grey Heron
14 Black Headed Gulls and 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull
Many more gulls over
The count of Redwing was greatly aided by some very loud fireworks being let off for no apparent reason on the Long Causeway near Atherton Wood. Cue mass take-off of Redwing.
The count of Fieldfare similarly aided by the passage of about 100 lively school children seemingly en route on foot from Tyldesley to Atherton via Miller's Lane! Cue mass take-off of winter thrushes.
Redwing 23
Fieldfare 66 (first of winter for me)
Chaffinch 9
Long Tailed Tit 8
Common Buzzard 3
Carrion Crow 5
Jackdaw 8
Jay 3
Robin 6
Black Headed Gull 180
Hmm - two entries in one day for this area? Must be getting busy!
Late afternoon from Woodend through the park, along Langley Platt, Miller's and Bee Fold lanes and back. Probably the best spell I've had out here.
Grey Heron 3
Mallard 5
Goldfinch 32
Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird - several of each
Carrion Crow 9
Jackdaw 3
Jay 16
Common Buzzard 1
Wren 6
Pheasant (juv) 5
Long Tailed Tit 14
Redpoll 3 (site first for me)
Siskin 1 (also site first)
Redwing 14 - my first of the season.
Chaffinch 6
Couple of hours in Lilford Woods around lunchtime
Jay
Song thrush
Mistle thrush
Redwing
Great tit
Blue tit
Blackbird
Kestrel
-- Edited by Kevin Forde on Thursday 15th of October 2015 06:17:31 PM
20+ Mistle Thrush in the horse field over Lilford Park Brook at the back of the flood basin.
Common Whitethroat - 2, one with food for presumed young
Blackcap - 2m, 1f, one male presumed feeding young
Kestrel 1
Common Buzzard 2
Nuthatch 1 with 2 more heard
Goldfinch
Black Headed Gull
Starling 3
Swift - numerous yesterday in the wind
House Martin - at least 6 yesterday
Swallow - 2
Jay 1
Long Tailed Tit - family group of 8
Great Tit - 2
Blackbird - 2 parents 1 juv
Also heard several
Wren
Song Thrush
Chaffinch
Robin
Greenfinch
Dunnock
Blackbird
3 Nuthatch, More heard
2 Treecreeper
3 Song Thrush
2 Jays
2 Willow tit
2 Wren
4 Dunnock
6 Blue tit
5 Great tit
4 Chaffinch
2 Bullfinch
3 Greenfinch
9 Robin
6 Blackbird
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker heard from Atherton Woods area
3 Nuthatch very active and vocal
2 Treecreeper
1 Willow tit, heard only
Pair of Bullfinches and a single male seen
1 Great spotted woodpecker
Small numbers of thrushes seen Redwing, Mistle thrush and Song thrush
Plenty of the usual woodland birds about also
1 great spotted woodpecker
3 nuthatch
1 treecreeper
Small number of tits mainly blue and great, including 1 willow tit
Small number of robin,chaffinch,wren and blackbird also.
3 mistle thrush
2 Jay
1 kestrel
Plenty tits about, with 1 willow tit and 1 coal tit also
2 nuthatch
1 treecreeper
1 Jay
2 song thrush
1 yellowhammer
2 kestrel, could of been same bird
1 great spotted woodpecker
Plenty goldfinches both seen and heard
1 buzzard
Numerous magpie and woodpigeon
5 nuthatch
2 treecreeper
1 willow tit
Small numbers of robin,chaffinch,blackbird,willow warbler,chiffchaff and tits
1 blackcap
2 song thrush
1 sparrowhawk
1 green woodpecker heard only
1 weasel
1 nuthatch
1 great spotted woodpecker
2 willow tit
Family partys of blue and great tits
Robin, blackbird, wren and chaffinch in small numbers
2 song thrush
2 treecreeper
3 nuthatch all three calling loudly
2 willow warbler
1 chiffchaff
2 buzzards
2 great spotted woodpeckers, not 100% but think they was a pair
1 green woodpecker heard only, still waiting to see the elusive little bugger. Every time i come i can hear it yaffling away somewhere.
2 common whitethroat
3 blackcap
Blue and great tits
2 willow tit
1 song thrush
2 wren
Loads of woodpigeon
Robin and blackbird
5 swift and 3 swallow
1 willow tit
8 long tailed tits
blue and great tits
4 robin
3 blackbird
2 chaffinch
Coal tit
wren
1 treecreeper
2 nuthatch
2 displaying buzzards
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 green woodpecker heard only, still waiting to see my first one
1 song thrush
2 redwing
1 singing blackcap
3 treecreeper
2 nuthatch
2 buzzard
chaffinch
4 song thrush
2 long tailed tits collecting nesting material
robin
blue and great tits
1 willow tit
1 peacock butterfly
1 weasel
12.30-14.45 Lilford Woods, Atherton Woods (margin), Bee Fold Fishery.
Redwings 75-80, Song thrush 1, Greenfinch 1, Nuthatch 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Jay 4 + 2 more heard, Carrion Crow 3, Goldfinch 6, Chaffinch approx 20, Blue Tit ++, Great Tit ++, Long Tailed Tit 8, Starling 15, Dunnock 1, Wren 1, Mallard 9, Mute Swan 3, Coot 2, Moorhen 3, Woodpigeon all over +++.
Paul
Lilford Park margins, fields west of Green Lane and associated scrubland and copses, and Lilford woods and flood basin.
Redwing 50+ in trees on southern side Lilford Park very mobile - unable to see whether any Fieldfares there
Mallard 5 on flooded fields
Mute Swan 2 on flooded fields
Bullfinch 2 (m+f)
Long Tailed Tits 4
Blue Tits 11
Great Tits 3
Willow Tit 1
Mistle Thrush 2
Kestrel 1 (+ 1 in flight 30 mins later may have been same bird)
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Blackbirds ++
The flooded field areas seem to be attracting quite a few birds at present. A few days ago I saw 10 Teal on a semi-permanent flood near Bee Fold Fishery.
"Environs" ie the meadows and fields to the west and north rather than in the woods themselves.
Common Whitethroat 5
Yellowhammer 1
Lapwing 1
Blackcap 2
Also
Songthrush 4 heard
Willow Warbler 5 heard
Long tailed tits 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1 over
Carrion Crow
Dozens of woodpigeon on the fields
Plenty of magpies ditto
Female mallard and 7 half-grown ducklings on Bee Fold pond
Plenty of Swallows and some sand and house martin widespread across the area, especially the environs of Bee Fold pond.
Lilford Woods, edge of Atherton Woods, Langley Platt Lane, Bee Fold Lane over to Miller's Lane and back through Lilford Park.
Songthrush - 3 (heard)
Jay - 2
Chaffinch numerous - 5 seen and many heard
Wren - 1 seen, at least 6 more heard
Long Tailed Tit - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Lapwing - 3
Chiffchaff - 1 singing
Willow Warbler - 3 singing
Mallard - 9
Canada Geese - 3
Moorhen - 2
Reed Bunting - 1
Grey Heron - 2
Yellowhammer - 2
Kestrel - 1
Common Buzzard - 1
Swallow - 4
Nuthatch - 1
Starling - 2
Woodpigeon - numerous
Pheasant - 2f (probably: they were retreating rapidly from me at the time!)
Overflying gulls:
Lesser and/or Great Black Backed - at least 10
(I'm not competent to tell the difference in the air!)
Plus numerous Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird.
Meadow or Tree?!?
One more bird of interest, perched on a wire fence about 100 yards over a field inaccessible to me. Using 10x50 bins resting a fence post my side of the field it was a pipit. No camera - but having read Ian's description of the Tree Pipit with its pronounced eye stripe, the very light underparts, and the regimented arrangement of the streaking, I THINK it may have been one. Too far away to note the mean expression or the incompleteness of the eye ring! I suppose I shall not be able to count this potentital lifetime tick until I get a better ID and preferably a photo of one!!