House martin over the house - easily my earliest here
Phil Barnett said
Fri Apr 3 4:37 PM, 2020
First Blackcap singing
Phil Barnett said
Thu Apr 2 2:14 PM, 2020
1/4/2020 male Brambling in the garden - Roby Mill
(well nextdoor neighbour's actually)
Phil Barnett said
Mon Mar 16 9:19 AM, 2020
3 Chiffchaffs singing on the patch this morning
Phil Barnett said
Wed Mar 4 2:09 PM, 2020
two male Stonechats on the old tip behind Rough Park Wood
Phil Barnett said
Thu Feb 6 12:42 PM, 2020
A Little Grebe back on the lake on my patch) A 'summer visitor', here - they vacate the patch in winter Last 4 year's dates: Apr 18, Mar 26, Mar 6, April 6 - so much earlier this year
Phil Barnett said
Thu Oct 10 9:31 AM, 2019
This morning 3 shoveler over the house - garden tick! Crossbill - 1 over the patch
Phil Barnett said
Fri Oct 4 9:12 PM, 2019
Movement of Redwings early afternoon seen from the house
Around 100 - in small parties -south
Phil Barnett said
Wed Sep 25 9:52 AM, 2019
2 Redwings on the patch this morning (my earliest here) 1 Crossbill
couple of others 18th Sept Tree Pipit over - south 2nd Sept Swift over
Phil Barnett said
Wed Sep 25 9:45 AM, 2019
2 Redwings on the patch this morning (my earliest here) 1 Crossbill
couple of others 18th Sept Tree Pipit over - south 2nd Sept Swift over
Phil Barnett said
Sun May 26 4:14 PM, 2019
Common Tern see from the house flying North - garden tick!
Phil Barnett said
Thu Apr 18 7:18 AM, 2019
On the patch 2 Grasshopper warblers reeling Little grebe back at the lake 2 Fieldfares over - flying SE (and one over yesterday) 1 Swallow
Phil Barnett said
Sat Apr 6 12:32 PM, 2019
1 willow warbler singing near beacon country park
Phil Barnett said
Wed Mar 27 9:16 AM, 2019
Wheatear 1 male on the old tip Blackcap 1 singing (my first) Chiffchaff - 17 singing (an early arrival 'in force')
Phil Barnett said
Wed Mar 20 7:11 AM, 2019
Chiffchaff - 3 singing on the patch 19/3/2019
Phil Barnett said
Tue Oct 23 3:54 PM, 2018
23 / 10 / 2018
Crossbill - flock of 8 in Scots pines on the old golf course
Kingfisher - 1 on lake by College Farm
Phil Barnett said
Fri Oct 19 8:20 AM, 2018
Thursday 18th Oct 7.30 - 8.30 viz mig - still, clear, frosty
First Redwing of the autumn 3/10 Fieldfare 18/10 Brambling 10/10
Phil Barnett said
Fri Sep 14 10:22 AM, 2018
c 25 Pink-footed Geese over the patch - East. by some way the earliest I've had here
Phil Barnett said
Sat Aug 18 10:36 AM, 2018
10.30 Hobby over the house chasing Swallows
also Friday 17th 2 Crossbills over the old golf course
Phil Barnett said
Tue Jun 26 1:25 PM, 2018
adult Siskin and juvenile in the garden on nut feeder - two appeared last year at a similar time of year
Phil Barnett said
Tue May 1 12:33 PM, 2018
Wheatear - 1 flushed from the old tip Tree Pipit - 1 calling north Garden Warbler 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler 3 reeling (my first 19th April)
Phil Barnett said
Wed Apr 18 6:58 AM, 2018
Common Whitethroat singing - old golf course Blackcap 5 Chiffchaff 7 (first for me here on 7th april) Wilow warbler 11 (first for me here on 7th april)
Phil Barnett said
Mon Mar 26 2:37 PM, 2018
Mill Lane - College Farm
Chiffchaff - 4 Singing Willow Tit - 2 singing Little Grebe - pair have returned
Phil Barnett said
Mon Mar 12 5:06 PM, 2018
Chiffchaff near small lake - College Farm
lee bailey said
Sun Nov 26 10:43 AM, 2017
3 willow tit and male Brambling in the garden with the usual garden birds. stubble field school/Lafford lane 3 Yellowhammer, Chaffinch 190 and 5 Brambling..also small numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare.
lee bailey said
Fri Nov 17 9:00 AM, 2017
8:40 am 3 Hawfinch flight west towards Ashurst beacon.
lee bailey said
Mon Nov 6 2:43 PM, 2017
Nov 6th. 11am, school lane/lafford lane/walthew green (junction), Firecrest (fem),long tailed tits,coal and Blue tit mixed flock. Garden willow tit 3,Blue tit 16,Great tit 23,Coal tit 14, Tree sparrow 3,Great spotted woodpecker, House sparrow 24,Goldcrest 2 and Nuthatch 3. woodcock in gardens early am;flight back towards golf course.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 6th of November 2017 03:29:30 PM
lee bailey said
Tue Sep 26 4:16 PM, 2017
Tuesday 26th sept. 7am- 3pm. Lafford lane 16 c Buzzard, Starling 119,Bullfinch 4,Reed bunting 6,Linnet 4, Redpoll 13,c kestrel 2,Cormorant 21,skylark 7, Greywag tail 1, Piedwag tail 34,Yellowhammer 4,Meadow pipit 696, House martin 297, Swallow 1,362 and Adult Hobby.. south over the village.
dave broome said
Sat Aug 5 2:15 PM, 2017
Redstart in Upholland churchyard today, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire
dave broome said
Fri Jun 2 11:02 AM, 2017
2 Crossbill flew south over Ashurst Beacon this morning
Phil Barnett said
Fri May 5 9:16 PM, 2017
3 swifts north at first light (general large arrival in North West)
Phil Barnett said
Wed May 3 6:49 AM, 2017
Redstart - male singing persistently - possibly a different one to yesterday's - in a different location
Phil Barnett said
Tue May 2 8:17 AM, 2017
Beacon Country Park - near car park Redstart 1 male
Phil Barnett said
Mon Apr 24 9:18 AM, 2017
Patch Today, 24th April Garden Warbler 1 singing Whitethroat 4 singing Grasshopper Warbler 4 singing (7 now on the patch)
23rd April Whitethroat 1 singing
20th April Fieldfare 1 over
Phil Barnett said
Tue Apr 18 7:57 AM, 2017
6.30 Old Golf Course - Grasshopper warbler 1 reeling
15th April 2022 - my patch, Roby Mill
Male Ring Ouzel, perched on top of a tree, flew off calling, east
first Whitethroat (my earliest here)
first Grasshopper Warbler
previous firsts this year
Chiffchaff 11th March
Willow Warbler 7th April
Blackcap 28th March
Quail calling in Field Roby Mill
-- Edited by Phil Barnett on Friday 25th of June 2021 04:03:09 PM
2nd April - Willow Warbler singing
19th March - first Chiffchaff singing
6 Redwings over (in 3 groups)
Movement of Skylarks
6 Swallows - north
Crossbill - I heard calling from the garden
12 Redwings - down - on the patch this morning
Hobby over the garden - rapidly east
Swifts - 2 over the garden
Garden Warbler - 1 singing - yet another "my earliest here"
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling this morning - my earliest here
1/4/2020
male Brambling in the garden - Roby Mill
(well nextdoor neighbour's actually)
3 Chiffchaffs singing on the patch this morning
two male Stonechats on the old tip behind Rough Park Wood
A Little Grebe back on the lake on my patch) A 'summer visitor', here - they vacate the patch in winter Last 4 year's dates: Apr 18, Mar 26, Mar 6, April 6 - so much earlier this year
This morning
3 shoveler over the house - garden tick!
Crossbill - 1 over the patch
Movement of Redwings early afternoon seen from the house
Around 100 - in small parties -south
2 Redwings on the patch this morning (my earliest here)
1 Crossbill
couple of others
18th Sept Tree Pipit over - south
2nd Sept Swift over
2 Redwings on the patch this morning (my earliest here)
1 Crossbill
couple of others
18th Sept Tree Pipit over - south
2nd Sept Swift over
Common Tern see from the house flying North - garden tick!
On the patch
2 Grasshopper warblers reeling
Little grebe back at the lake
2 Fieldfares over - flying SE (and one over yesterday)
1 Swallow
1 willow warbler singing near beacon country park
Wheatear 1 male on the old tip
Blackcap 1 singing (my first)
Chiffchaff - 17 singing (an early arrival 'in force')
Chiffchaff - 3 singing on the patch 19/3/2019
23 / 10 / 2018
Crossbill - flock of 8 in Scots pines on the old golf course
Kingfisher - 1 on lake by College Farm
Thursday 18th Oct
7.30 - 8.30 viz mig - still, clear, frosty
Fieldfare 1,100,
Wood Pigeon 1,260,
Redwing 690,
Pink-footed Goose 230
Jackdaw 102
Crossbill 3
Brambling 5
Starling 30
Meadow Pipit 11
Reed bunting 1
Goldfinch
5 Linnet 11
Siskin 1
Chaffinch 5
Jay 1
Pied wagtail 6
Grey Wagtail 1
Song thrush 1
Mistle thrush 3
First
Redwing of the autumn 3/10
Fieldfare 18/10
Brambling 10/10
c 25 Pink-footed Geese over the patch - East.
by some way the earliest I've had here
10.30 Hobby over the house chasing Swallows
also Friday 17th 2 Crossbills over the old golf course
adult Siskin and juvenile in the garden on nut feeder
- two appeared last year at a similar time of year
Wheatear - 1 flushed from the old tip
Tree Pipit - 1 calling north
Garden Warbler 1 singing
Grasshopper Warbler 3 reeling (my first 19th April)
Common Whitethroat singing - old golf course
Blackcap 5
Chiffchaff 7 (first for me here on 7th april)
Wilow warbler 11 (first for me here on 7th april)
Mill Lane - College Farm
Chiffchaff - 4 Singing
Willow Tit - 2 singing
Little Grebe - pair have returned
Chiffchaff near small lake - College Farm
Nov 6th. 11am, school lane/lafford lane/walthew green (junction), Firecrest (fem),long tailed tits,coal and Blue tit mixed flock. Garden willow tit 3,Blue tit 16,Great tit 23,Coal tit 14, Tree sparrow 3,Great spotted woodpecker, House sparrow 24,Goldcrest 2 and Nuthatch 3. woodcock in gardens early am;flight back towards golf course.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 6th of November 2017 03:29:30 PM
Redstart in Upholland churchyard today, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire
2 Crossbill flew south over Ashurst Beacon this morning
Redstart - male singing persistently - possibly a different one to yesterday's - in a different location
Beacon Country Park - near car park
Redstart 1 male
Patch
Today, 24th April
Garden Warbler 1 singing
Whitethroat 4 singing
Grasshopper Warbler 4 singing (7 now on the patch)
23rd April
Whitethroat 1 singing
20th April
Fieldfare 1 over
6.30 Old Golf Course - Grasshopper warbler 1 reeling
6.30 - patch
Willow warbler 3 singing (an early arrival 'in force')
Blackcap 2 singing
Chiffchaff 11 singing
1 Willow warbler singing on the patch this morning
sunday march 19th.
Am, 1male and 5 fem Goosander towards st joseph college lakes.
Garden 2 willow tit.
North pm.. 10 Piedwagtail and 2 Greywagtail.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 19th of March 2017 06:28:02 PM