morning dog walk in persistent rain
2 goldfinch, 2 mistle thrush, 5 blackbird, 1 song thrush, 11 great tit, 4 blue tit, 2 wren,3 robin,3 dunnock, 1 skylark, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
Diggle flash- 1 m pochard, 5 gadwall, 4 mallard, 16 coot, 14 tufted duck, 3 black headed gull, 2 moorhen, 1 little grebe seen 2 more heard only,

morning dog walk
1 long tailed tit feeding on alders with 5 goldfinch, 1 mistle thrush, great tit, blue tit, blackbird, robin,wren,dunnock, 1 common snipe, 2skylark, 4 meadow pipit, 3 buzzard, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon.
diggle flash- 52 black headed gulls, 3 lesser black backed gulls, 1common gull,1 herring gull, 29 tufted duck, 16 coot, 9 mallard, 8 gadwall, 4 little grebe, 2 moorhen, 1 m pochard, 1 f shoveler, 1 Canada goose,

morning dog walk
3 redpoll with goldfinch feeding in alders, blue tit, great tit, blackbird, dunnock,wren, 2 collared dove, 2 mistle thrush,
diggle flash- 24 tufted duck, 26 black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 9 coot, 8 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 cormorant,

morning dog walk
2 siskin,4 chaffinch,9 goldfinch and 5 long tailed tit all feeding in alders, blue tit, great tit, blackbird, dunnock,robin,carrion crow, wood pigeon, magpie including one nest building,
diggle flash, 1m pochard, 2 gadwall, 4 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 1 cormorant, 2 moorhen, tufted duck,coot, black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gulls

quick 45 mins this morning just the usual's this morning although I did hear Redpoll but not seen

Yesterday a.m
C3
3 Greylag Geese 60+ Redwing
40+ Starling
2 Willow Tit
2 Siskin
2 Common Gull
1 Herring Gull
C10
35 Tufted Duck on flood water

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 14th of February 2016 11:46:00 AM

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 14th of February 2016 11:46:31 AM

morning dog walk
4 jackdaw, pair stonechat nr top of new road, great tit, blue tit, 3 chaffinch feeding with 9 goldfinch, blackbird, dunnock,robin,magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 3 meadow pipit,3 skylark,
diggle flash- 23 black headed gulls, 1 lesser black backed gull, 19 tufted duck,12 coot, 6 gadwall, 4 mallard, 2 little grebe, 2 moorhen,1 great crested grebe,

morning dog walk
pair stonechat @ top of new road and 20mins later a pair @ bottom of new road possibly the same pair although we do think we have 4 birds on site, 2 skylark, 6 meadow pipit, 4 mistle thrush singing from different areas, 2 chaffinch feeding on ground with 5 goldfinch, blue tit,great tit, blackbird,dunnock,wren,robin,magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 canada geese over, 12 jackdaw over, 1 cormorant over,
diggle flash- 15 coot,12 tufted duck, 8 gadwall, 2 little grebe, 8 black headed gulls, 1 great crested grebe, 2 mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 mute swan,

morning dog walk
2 skylark,3 meadow pipit, 1 reed bunting, 1 song thrush, 3 redwing,3 mistle thrush,1 cock pheasant, 18 goldfinch, great tit,blue tit, blackbird, dunnock, wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, willow tit heard only,
diggle flash- c40 gulls mainly black headed but at least 1 common and 3 lesser black backed, 21 tufted duck, 16 coot, 2 gadwall, 2 mallard,2 great crested grebe,2 cormorant, 3 moorhen,

morning dog walk
2 chaffinch with 9 goldfinch, great tit, blue tit,blackbird,robin,dunnock wren including 1 that seemed to be carrying nesting material, 1 jay, 2 canada geese, 5 lesser black backed gull, 2 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, 1 pheasant, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 17 gadwall 14 on stock pond 3 main flash, 1m pochard, 31 black headed gulls, 3 mallard, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 moorhen, 19 coot, 16 tufted duck, no sign of mute swans again,

11.15 - 13.00 C3, 5 & circular walk of Fir Tree Flash 8 Lesser Redpoll Drake Shoveler 2 Willow Tit

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Monday 8th of February 2016 01:48:47 PM

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Monday 8th of February 2016 01:49:28 PM

morning dog walk in constant rain
blackbird,robin,wren,goldfinch,blue tit,great tit, dunnock, reed bunting, magpie,wood pigeon, cormorant over, great black backed gull just off site in fields @ owens farm with black headed and lesser black backed gulls,
diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, black headed gulls, great crested grebe, mallard, gadwall, moorhen,

14:30 till 16:00

Mooch after Pickley Green,

C3,C4 ,C5 and C6

3 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
6 Reed Bunting
1 Goldcrest
3 Blue tit
2 Great tit
6 Robin
4 Blackbird
1 Wren
5 House Sparrow
2 Chaffinch
30+ Goldfinch
2 Jay
1 Mistle Thrush
7 Redwing
3 Snipe
1 Grey Heron
5 Tufted Duck

1m stonechat nr bottom of new road, 4 meadow pipit, 2 skylark, small numbers blue, great and long tailed tit, 8 goldfinch, 3 mistle thrush singing, blackbird, robin,dunnock, wren,magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, 6 starling in trees at haulage yard,
diggle flash- 9 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 29 black headed gull, 2 mallard, 17 tufted duck, 11 coot, 2 moorhen,

Just to add to Bernard's sightings - 4 Skylark 1 singing from the ground heard only, 3 seen with one airborne in full song for half a minute or so.

morning dog walk in light but constant rain
mixed finch flock c40 goldfinch,5 chaffinch,2 siskin and 2 greenfinch ( as gordon says we don't see many greenfinch around the rucks but i also saw 2 on wednesday in with goldfinch) 6 long tailed tit, small numbers blue and great tit, 3 mistle thrush singing,blackbird,dunnock, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 10 gadwall,9 coot, 17 tufted duck, 1 cormorant, 4 mallard, 2 moorhen, 2 great crested grebe, 23 black headed gull, little grebe heard only,

a few things to add to Bernard's sightings
a.m
4 Fieldfare - C10
15+ Redwing - C3
3 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser black- backed Gull & 100+ Black headed Gull on football field
5 Siskin
2 Greenfinch - don't see many here - C3
1 Little & 1 Great Crested Grebe on Fir Tree Flash to add to the ones on Diggle Flash
1 Water Rail squealing from Nevisons Flash
2 Willow Tit - C3 & C9

morning dog walk
4 mistle thrush all singing in different areas, 12 goldfinch, 1 chaffinch, great tit, robin,blue tit, blackbird,dunnock,wren,magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 meadow pipit, 1 skylark rose high and made a half hearted attempt at song before coming back down to land, 1 common snipe,
diggle flash 2 canada geese flew over, 14 gadwall, 2 mallard, 23 tufted duck,19 coot,16 black headed gull, 2 grey heron, 2 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 moorhen, 2 mute swan no sign of the adults,

morning dog walk
2 mistle thrush singing, 1 kestrel, 3 meadow pipit, 6 goldfinch, small numbers blue and great tit, 5 long tailed tit being systematically attacked by a robin,blackbird, dunnock,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash, 3m pochard, 8 gadwall, 2 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen, pair goldeneye, 27 tufted duck, 15 coot, c50 black headed gulls, 3 lesser black backed gulls, 4 mute swan, 5 mallard,

morning dog walk
pair stonechat in same area as yesterday, mixed flock mainly goldfinch x 16, 3 chaffinch, 2 greenfinch, 3 dunnock,1 robin, with several blue and great tit, blaclbird, cormorant over, 2 mistle thrush singing, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 14 gadwall, 1m pochard,3 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 8 mallard, 3 moorhen,1 grey heron,1 cormorant, 3 mute swan, coot,tufted duck, black headed gulls,

morning dog walk cold and very windy
pair stonechat in field between new road and diggle flash with the male even landing briefly on the tarmac road, 3 meadow pipit, great tit,blue tit, goldfinch,robin,blackbird,carrion crow,magpie,wood pigeon, buzzard,
diggle flash- 15 gadwall, 2 cormorant, 1 hen pheasant 1 willow tit, on and around stock pond, main flash- 53 black headed gull, 22 tufted duck,14 coot, 8 mallard, 1m pochard, 3 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 3 mute swan couldn't see the adult male anywhere,2 moorhen,

quick walk around diggle flash this pm not much to add to morning sightings- 2 mistle thrush and 1 song thrush, 1 little grebe, 2 goldeneye 1m 1f,

much shortened dog walk this morning- feeling very rough, headaches and fever
flock of c30 goldfinch,great tit,blue tit, blackbird,robin,wren, dunnock, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 cormorant over,
diggle flash- 26 gadwall all on stock pond, 3 great crested grebe, c50 black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 1 herring gull, 1m pochard, 2 mallard,3 moorhen,4 mute swan, tufted duck,coot,

Mid a.m C3 only 1 Common Gull with 3 Lesser black -backed Gull on football field. Loads of activity in and around pony enclosures with Redwing, Mistle Thrush,Blackbird, Chaffinch,Goldfinch, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Starling and probably more present but in what numbers I couldn't say because my binoculars kept steaming up with the rain so gave up in the end.

morning dog walk in persistent rain
2 chaffinch with a small flock goldfinch, mistle thrush singing, blackbird, robin,dunnock,wren,great tit,blue tit,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash, c40 black headed gull, c30 tufted duck, c20 coot, 14 gadwall, 6 mallard, 1m pochard, 3 moorhen, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe seen 3 others heard only, 1 cormorant, 1 grey heron, 2 lesser black backed gull,

09.15 - 11.15
C3,5 & circular walk of Fir Tree Flash
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 12
Tufted Duck 12
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 1
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Skylark 1
Long-tailed Tit
Wren
Blackbird
Redwing 20+
Robin
Grey Wagtail 2
Chaffinch 1
Goldfinch
Siskin 12

morning dog walk- cold and windy very quiet birdwise
small numbers blue and great tit, 11 starling,blackbird, 2 meadow pipit, robin, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 22 gadwall, 14 tufted duck,9 coot, 4 mute swan, 2 lesser black backed gull, 74 black headed gull, 1 great crested grebe, 4 mallard

Only additions to Bernard's sightings were 3 Common Gull amongst 250+ Black headed Gull on football field late morning

morning dog walk- very windy not much birdlife showing
2 meadow pipit,1 song thrush, small numbers great and blue tit, blackbird,robin, magpie,carrion crow,
diggle flash- 25 gadwall 22 of them on stock pond, 2 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan the missing youngster has returned, 7 mallard, 4 pochard 3m 1f, 2 little grebe, 1 cormorant, c20 coot, c30 tufted duck, on first walk round i counted 163 black headed gulls walking round again an hour later this was down to 37 with 2 lesser black backed gull,

morning dog walk
1m bullfinch,4 goldfinch, 1 great spotted woodpecker, great tit, blue tit, blackbird, wren, dunnock including 1 singing, 1 singing mistle thrush, song thrush heard but not seen, 11 meadow pipit, 1 common snipe, 1m stonechat, 2 cock pheasant, 4 grey partridge,magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, 2 reed bunting, 1 buzzard being harassed by 4 black headed gulls, floods in C10 9 mallard seen others heard, 5 coot and teal heard but not seen i only viewed from the old farm track,
diggle flash- stock pond busier than normal 13 gadwall,1 grey heron,5 tufted duck,3 coot, 1 moorhen and 1 great crested grebe, main flash, 38 black headed gulls, 4 lesser black backed gull, 19 tufted duck, 14 coot, 2 great crested grebe, 2 mallard, 2 moorhen,2 cormorant, could only see 3 mute swan 2 adults and 1 cygnet hopefully the other youngster is off somewhere of its own accord,

12:30 till 14:00

Few things to add to Bernard's sighting's

5 Tufted Duck, Fir Tree Flash
3 Pochard, Fir Tree Flash
2 Teal C10
1 Grey Heron C10
3 Snipe, 1 C10, 2 New Water
9 Redwing C11
2 Linnet C8

Plus all usuals

morning dog walk- definitely didn't beat the rain today
3 mistle thrush all singing from different locations, blackbird,robin,dunnock,great tit, blue tit, 2 jay, 6 goldfinch, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 10 gadwall, 2 mallard,1 great crested grebe, 30+ tufted duck,30+ black headed gulls, c20 coot,1 moorhen,4 lesser black backed gull over,

morning dog walk- very windy but just beat the rain
11 goldfinch, small numbers blue and great tit, 1 mistle thrush, blackbird, robin,dunnock, wren,magpie,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 18 gadwall, 5 mallard, 43 tufted duck, 18 coot, 70+ gulls mainly black headed with 4 lesse black backed gulls, 1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 4 mute swan, 1 moorhen,

morning dog walk
2 mistle thrush singing, several blackbird,robin,wren,great and blue tits, 8 long tailed tit, 1 cock pheasant, 5 meadow pipit,2 reed bunting, 2 lesser black backed gulls over, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, water rail heard from choked pond,
diggle flash- 14 gadwall,4 mallard,39 tufted duck,13 coot, 17 black headed gull, 3 moorhen,3 little grebe seen 1 more heard,2 cormorant, 1 grey heron, no sign of mute swans this morning,

Walk till dusk: 1 buzzard 25+ fieldfare 6 gadwall 3 teal (c10) 14 tufted dingle flash 1 male pochard FTF Song and mistle thrush Water rail heard nevisons

09.30-11.45
1 Raven over west - C7
4 Siskin - C3
1 Great Crested Grebe - FTF
plenty of song from Blue,Great Tit, Robin etc

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 24th of January 2016 12:30:45 PM

morning dog walk
2 flocks long tailed tit 14 + 8, good numbers great and blue tit, 10 dunnock, 2 wren, robin,blackbird, 7 goldfinch, 2 mistle thrush, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 noisy jackdaw over, 30 black headed and 4 lesser black backed gulls over,
diggle flash- pretty quiet- 4 mute swan,4 mallard, 2 gadwall, 2 little grebe, 17 tufted duck, 11 coot, 3 moorhen, 41 black headed gull,

3 hours pm Only things to add to Bernards sightings were 2 Herring Gull & 1 Common Gull on football field, 1Willow Tit 18 Lapwing Heard a few Siskin flying over but didn't see them was really quiet

morning dog walk
plenty of activity in the alders nr the old road above diggle flash mixed flock of 40+ goldfinch at least 6 siskin,5 repoll,2 chaffinch,1 bullfinch,1 linnet, 8 great tit and 5 blue tit with plenty great tit and several blue tit in other areas, 4 mistle thrush seen 2 high in trees singing, 2 in a mixed flock with 2 fieldfare and 6 redwing that flew from direction of owens farm and settled in trees around old car park much the same as yesterday, 7 long tailed tit, 2 meadow pipit, at least 6 wren, blackbird, robin,dunnock, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 3 collared dove, 1 cormorant over,
diggle flash- 6 canada geese before being chased off by resident mute swans, 7 gadwall, 3 mallard, 24 coot, 24 tufted duck( i did count and got 24 of each probably plenty more in the reeds) 37 black headed gulls, 2 common gulls, 2 little grebe seen with 2 more heard, 1 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen,

late morning/early afternoon dog walk
2 possibly 3 stonechat female nr bottom of new road male and female nr top female could possibly of flown but as Gordon saw 3 together at the same time as i saw one last saturday it could also be 2 different female birds, 1 mistle thrush 5 redwing 6 starling and 9 house sparrow all flew in from direction of Owens farm and landed in trees around the old car park,great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit all in small numbers, 1 goldfinch, 20+ meadow pipit, 1 cock pheasant, 1 kestrel, 1 grey heron over, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, water rail heard only from choked pond, raven heard only,
diggle flash- 16 gadwall, 4 mallard,1m pochard, 2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 26 tufted duck, 19 coot, 47 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 3 moorhen,1 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 1 cormorant, saw a quick flash of colour from the corner of my eye that could only be a kingfisher,

morning dog walk
2 stonechat m + f, 12 long tailed tit, 6 meadow pipit, 4 grey partridge, 2 reed bunting, 8 goldfinch, blackbird, great tit, blue tit, robin,wren,dunnock,magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, grey heron over,
diggle flash- 15 lapwing circled flash twice b]efore heading off west, 16 gadwall, 12 mallard, 1m pochard, 30+ tufted duck,20+ coot, 4 mute swan, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 moorhen, 2 common gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 37 black headed gull, flash 80% covered with a thin layer of ice,

morning dog walk pretty quiet bird wise
blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, blackbird,dunnock, wren, goldfinch, meadow pipit,reed bunting,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 30+ tufted duck,20+ coot, 4 mute swan, 8 gadwall, 6 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 lesser black backed gull 12 black headed gull, 3 cormorant over,

morning dog walk
2 mistle thrush, 17 goldfinch, 14 long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, blackbird,wren, dunnock, magpie, wood pigeon,carrion crow, 5 jackdaw, 2 cormorant over, kestrel, 1 reed bunting,2 pheasant,diggle flash- 5 gadwall, 6 mallard, 1m pochard, 4 mute swan, 8 black headed gulls,1 lesser black backed gull, 42 tufted duck,23 coot, 3 moorhen,1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe

morning dog walk
1 mistle thrush, 5 wren including one singing away from a small bush, robin,blackbird, great tit, blue tit, 1m stonechat nr top of new road, flock of approx 50 goldfinch, 1 meadow pipit, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, c80 black headed gulls over heading N Easterly,
diggle flash, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 22 gadwall, 14 mallard, 5 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 3 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe,1 little grebe, 2m pochard, 1 grey heron, 1 cormorant on water 2 over,

morning dog walk
c50 redwing over south west, robin,wren,dunnock,blackbird, goldfinch,great tit,blue tit, mistle thrush, reed bunting, meadow pipit, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash, c40 tufted duck,c40 coot, 4 lesser black backed gull, black headed gulls, 4 moorhen, 4 mute swan,2 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, 20+ mallard,20+ gadwall, 1 cormorant, 3 pochard although a reversal of yesterday with 2m 1 f,

So we have 4 on site because I saw the 3 in C7 2 mins after seeing you

Hi Gordon
yes the stonechat was in C8 i actually saw it from the road to nowhere flitting around near and on the mound, also seen and missed from my earlier repotrt a distant flock of c25 fieldfare moving through west,

12:00 till 13:15

Quick hour, just two birds to add to Bernard's and Gordon's sightings,

1 Song Thrush C6
3 Redwing C6

09.30 - 11.30
C3,5,6&7
1 Treecreeper - C6 seemed to be following a small group of Long-tailed Tit moving through
3 Stonechat - C7 - Bernard, saw you walking along road to nowhere , did you see your Stonechat in C8?
32 Mallard - FTF, was completely frozen over

morning dog walk- cold but dry
1m stonechat, 1 skylark,1 mistle thrush, 1 jay, several great and blue tit, 10 goldfinch, 16 meadow pipit, 1 cock pheasant heard only, blackbird,robin,dunnock,1 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 mute swan over,
diggle flash- 27 gadwall, 21 mallard, 3 pochard 2f 1m, 1 drake wigeon, 4 mute swan, c40 tufted duck, c40 coot, 1 grey heron, 3 moorhen,3 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 50+ gulls almost all black headed 1 lesser black backed 1 common gull, 2 cormorant over,
stock pond completely frozen as was the flooded area in C10 i think many of the ducks moved from there to diggle that was 90% ice free