Afternoon mooch and very little to add to Bernard's sightings really,

2 Skylark C5
6 Siskin C6
1 Water Rail, Squealing from corner of Fir Tree Flash

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Friday 15th of January 2016 03:28:46 PM

morning dog walk- cold but dry a lovely day for walking
2 stonechat 1m 1f, 4 grey pheasant, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 bullfinch,5 chaffinch, 8 goldfinch, 8 long tailed tit, 5 reed bunting, 12 meadow pipit, great tit, blue tit, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren, 2 jay,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 46 tufted duck,22 coot, 13 black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull,9 gadwall, 4 mute swan,3 great crested grebe,2 cormorant, 1 moorhen,1 little grebe,1 f goldeneye, 1 grey heron,

morning dog walk- dry for a change but cold and windy despite the sun, pretty quiet birdwise
small numbers great tit, 3 blue tit,3 long tailed tit, 5 dunnock,2 robin,3 blackbird, 4 meadow pipit,2 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash, 37 black headed gull, 21 tufted duck, 18 coot, 4 gadwall,4 mute swan, 1 cormorant, 2 great crested grebe,

morning dog walk- got caught in a heavy hailstone shower
song thrush, blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit, blackbird,dunnock,wren, goldfinch,meadow pipit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,reed bunting,
diggle flash, 13 gadwall, 3 mallard, coot,tufted duck, 5 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull,2 cormorant, 4 mute swan,2 great crested grebe,3 moorhen,

morning dog walk- showery
blackbird, 6 redwing, great tit,blue tit, 2 reed bunting,4 meadow pipit, dunnock,wren, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 5 pochard 4m 1f, 15 gadwall, 1f goldeneye, 2 mallard,1 cormorant, 2 moorhen,2 little grebe,1 great crested grebe, 38 tufted duck,21 coot, 4 mute swan, 109 gulls mainly black headed with at least 3 common and 4 lesser black backed gulls, when i walked back round an hour later there were less than 40 gulls left,

in addition to Bernard's sightings
10.30- 13.00
4 Pochard - FTF
2 Goldeneye - DF
2 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck - C10
2 Siskin - C3
1 Willow Tit - C7

morning dog walk
31 jackdaw, 5 long tailed tit, 38 goldfinch in 3 charms, good numbers great tit, 3 blue tit, 4 chaffinch,4 reed bunting, 7 meadow pipit, 3 mistle thrush,blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon,1 cormorant over,
diggle flash- 8 gadwall 5 main flash 3 stock pond, 3 pochard 2m 1f, c20 tufted duck, c20 coot, 27 black headed gull, 4 lesser black backed gull, 4 mute swan,4 moorhen,2 mallard, 3 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe,

morning dog walk
2 buzzard, 1 redwing, 18 meadow pipit,9 goldfinch, blackbird,wren,dunnock, robin,great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit, 2 hen pheasants, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 1 cormorant over,
diggle flash, 5 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 1 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen, 2 mallard, 31 coot,34 tufted duck, 37 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 1 reed bunting,

12:00 till 14:00 Mainly around C3,C4,C5 and C6

3 Tufted Duck, Fir Tree Flash
Mixed Tit flock in C4, Blue, Great and Long Tailed
2 Goldcrest, 1 Heard only in C5 and 1 Seen in C6
7 Reed Bunting, All mainly around C3 and C4
3 Wren
3 Chaffinch
20+Goldfinch
2 Greenfinch C6
4 Robin
6 Blackbird
1 Song Thrush, Singing C5
2 Jays C6
6 Redwing C3
2 Snipe, New Water
3 Buzzard, All circling New Water

morning dog walk
2 mistle thrush, 1m bullfinch, 8 goldfinch, mixed tit flock 3 long tailed, 6 blue and 14 great tit, 4 dunnock,2 wren, 4 blackbird,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
diggle flash- 3 cormorant 2 main flash 1 stock pond, 3 gadwall on stock pond,1 grey heron on stock pond, 2 mallard, 1 great crested grebe,2 goldeneye, 9 black headed gull, c25 tufted duck, c20 coot, 1 moorhen,

morning dog walk- showers,
flock of c50 mixed finches primarily goldfinch but at least 2 bullfinch and 7 chaffinch, 3 wren,1 song thrush,2 mistle thrush, 5 blackbird, 3 reed bunting,3 meadow pipit, 4 dunock, great tit,blue tit,robin,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
diggle flash- 7 gadwall 4 main flash 3 stock pond, 1 cormorant,4 mute swan, 4 mallard,2 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen,c30 each tufted duck and coot, 8 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 drake goldeneye,

morning dog walk-wet
50+ jackdaw over, 1 jay, 1 mistle thrush, blackbird,goldfinch,robin,great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,dunnock,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2 goldeneye, 2 cormorant,2 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen,2 mallard, 4 mute swan, 1 grey heron, c30 tufted duck,c30 coot, 5 black headed gull,1 little grebe,

morning dog walk
3 redwing, 3 mistle thrush,1 song thrush, 4 meadow pipit, great tit,blue tit, blackbird,robin,dunnock, 3 small charms goldfinch, 8,5, and 14,wren,6 jackdaw over, 3 lesser black backed gulls over, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 willow tit with 5 long tailed tit,3 reed bunting, c30 coot,c30 tufted duck, 4 mute swan, 4 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 7 black headed gull, 2 moorhen,

morning dog walk
2 mistlethrush, blackbird,dunnock,great tit, blue tit, goldfinch,5 meadow pipit,1 common snipe,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, robin,
diggle flash- 34 tufted duck, 31 coot, 4 mute swan,2 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 4 moorhen,2 goldeneye, when i arrived 14 black headed gull and 2 lesser black backed gull on water but whilst walking around approx 40 gulls dropped in mainly black headed but at least 1 common and another 5 lesser black backed gulls,

morning dog walk
both song and mistle thrush singing again this morning song thrush from a low hawthorn mistle thrush high in tree tops, 6 goldfinch,3 dunnock,5 meadow pipit, 1 cock pheasant, blackbird,great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 5 starling flew around before landing on roof of house just off site,
diggle flash- 2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 1m pochard, 7 black headed gulls on water 11 over nearby field, 6 mallard,1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 1 grey heron, tufted duck,coot, 4 moorhen, 2 gadwall on stock pond,

afternoon dog walk- very wet
2 blackbird and 1 redwing foraging under bushes, 3 great tit, both song thrush and mistle thrush singing,1 reed bunting,1 wren,2 dunnock,
diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, black headed gull, lesser black backed gull,1m pochard, 2 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 2 mallard,

late morning/early afternoon dog walk - pair stonechat, 8 common snipe, 1 meadow pipit, 6 long tailed tit, blue tit,great tit, blackbird,dunnock,wren,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, goldfinch, a small swan flew over field heading east @ approx 13-30 i think a possible bewicks but couldn't be sure be interesting to know if anyone else saw it to get a second opinion,
diggle flash- 3 goldeneye 2m 1f, 1m pochard, 4 gadwall, 8 mallard, 4 mute swan,3 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, black headed gulls,coot,tufted duck,

15.00- 16.15
single Willow Tit - C3
2 drake Pochard - Nevisons Flash
19 Gadwall - C10

Happy New Year

Fir Tree Flash and C6, Really quiet this morning.

2 Jay
4 Tufted Duck
1 Reed Bunting
1 Kingfisher
30+ Goldfinch
6 Chaffinch

Plus usuals

morning dog walk
5 redwing- 4 in trees 1 foraging in fallen leaves with 3 blackbird, 2 dunnock and a robin, 30+ goldfinch, 8 great tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, starling, 3 reed bunting, 1 song thrush singing,4 teal over,
diggle flash- 1f goldeneye, 4 gadwall, 6 mallard, 4 mute swan, 1 moorhen,2 great crested grebe, 18 black headed gull, 26 coot,31 tufted duck,

year end review
not quite as many species for me as last year but still 106, some of the drop can be explained by the change in my personal circumstances due to depression after the sudden death of my partner Cath i had little interest in anything so probably missed as much as i saw at times, my highlight was the red kite in may a gm first for me so obviously a patch first as well, i am coming out of the dark places i have been and looking forward to the new year,thanks to all my friends in the birding and rugby league communites for the help and support you have given me, a happy and prosperous new year to one and all.

morning dog walk
14 long tailed tit, 2 reed bunting, 4 meadow pipit, small numbers great and blue tit, robin,wren,blackbird, 2 collared dove,wood pigeon,carrion crow,magpie, a few redwing could be heard but i didn't see them, 4 chaffinch,
flooded area in C10 was quite busy with at least 6 teal, 8 mallard, several coot and 3 moorhen, 2 common snipe, not easy to count the ducks as much of the area is trees under water and there were definitely ducks in there that i couldn't see,
diggle flash- 1m pochard,1 m wigeon, 1 f goldeneye, 5 gadwall, 6 mallard, 4 mute swan,3 great crested grebe,1 little grebe, 1 cormorant, 3 moorhen, 34 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 43 tufted duck,38 coot,

morning dog walk-wet and windy not much showing
3 blackbirds and a robin foraging under the bushes, 6 great tit in alders, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, drake goldeneye, 4 mute swans, 9 mallard, moorhen,little grebe,great crested grebe, black headed gull, lesser black backed gull,

I was also out this morning but mainly around C3,4 and C6, and not much to add to Bernard's sightings really, was quiet.

1 Female Stonechat, was showing really well at the top of C6.
1 Woodcock, Flushed also from top of C6, Zigzagged off and flew straight into cover in C8.
2 Song Thrush C3
3 Snipe, New Water
11 Redwing C3

morning dog walk
11 lapwing over, 4 jackdaw over, 3 meadow pipit, 3 chaffinch, 14 goldfinch, blackbird,robin,wren,dunnock, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,great tit,blue tit,
diggle flash- c60black headed gull, 1 common gull, 3 lesser black backed gulls, 1 little grebe, 4 mallard,4 mute swan,1 great crested grebe, c40 each tufted duck and coot,3 moorhen, couldn't see any gadwall or goldeneye this morning,

afternoon stroll with dogs- pretty quiet
2 mistlethrush, 1f stonechat, 3 goldfinch, 1 common snipe, 4 meadow pipit, small numbers blue and great tit, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow, c60 wood pigeon 2 flocks of c30 + c20 heading south + 2s and 3s scattered about,
diggle flash- 2 goldeneye 1m 1 f, 2 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 3 lesser black backed gulls, 23 black headed gulls,4 mallard, 3 moorhen, 4 mute swans, c50 coot, c40 tufted duck,

morning dog walk
2 stonechat male and female, 9 meadow pipit, 1 common snipe, 6 goldfinch, blackbird, robin,wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, great tit,blue tit, long tailed tit, 2 lesser black backed gull and 6 mallard over,
diggle flash- 3 goldeneye 2m 1f, 5 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 5 mallard,2 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen, 1 little grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull, 16 black headed gull, c40 each tufted duck and coot, 1 reed bunting,

Further sightings this morning
1 Woodcock - close to New Water, flew towards C3
C3
2 Willow Tit
C10
6 Shoveler
2 Teal
10 Gadwall
20 Mallard
No sign of Wigeon

morning dog walk in heavy rain not much showing
flock of 20ish goldfinch, 3 great tit,1 blackbird,5 magpie, 2 carrion crow,
diggle flash- even the tufted ducks and coot were trying to get under the cover of the overhanging trees, 1 drake goldeneye, 3 gadwall, 5 mallard, 3 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 1 lesser black backed gull, 6 black headed gull,

Thanks George all the best to you and all our other forum members.

Only thing I can add from this morning is a single female Bulfinch near to choke pond and single Wigeon in C10.
Merry Christmas

morning dog walk- in the rain
flock of 30+ goldfinch flitting between the alders and the old road above diggle flash joined at times by 3 redpoll, 1 linnet, 2 chaffinch,2 long tailed tit, 3 blue tit, 1 robin,2 dunnock and several great tit, 1 redwing foraging amongst fallen leaves with 4 blackbird, wren, 3 canada geese 0ver, magpie,carrion vcrow, 2 meadow pipit.
diggle flash- 12 gadwall 7 on main flash 5 on stock pond, 8 mallard, 2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 2 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 4 moorhen, 4 mute swan,1 cormorant, 3 lesser black backed gull, coot,tufted duck, black headed gulls,

Another walk this afternoon, Really quiet,

2 Woodcock, Flushed as I walked through C8
Mixed tit flock, Blue, Great and Long tailed.
1 Kestrel hunting over C8
2 Linnet C8
3 Snipe C10
1 Jay C10

Plus usuals

must of just missed Scott i was out from 11ish till 1-30 many of the same birds kingfisher still showing well on stock pond as i left about 1-20ish, nice flock of c30 mixed tits mainly long tailed, raven over cronking loudly with 5 jackdaw tagging along,

10:00 till 12:00

Diggle flash, Fir Tree Flash and C8

2 Wigeon
3 Goldeneye
1 Great Crested Grebe
2 Little Grebe
27 Tufted Duck
4 Pochard
7 Gadwall
1 Grey Heron
1 Kingfisher
1 Cormorant
2 Linnet
2 Meadow Pipit
4 Reed Bunting
1 Kestrel
6 Grey Partridge

Plus all usuals.

Quick hour, C6 and Fir Tree Flash

2 Little Grebe
5 Pochard
1 Grey Heron
4 Tufted Duck
8 House Sparrow
20+ Goldfinch
1 Goldcrest
4 Redwing, All single foraging birds
1 Kestrel
2 Greenfinch
3 Reed Bunting

Plus usuals

09.00 - 11.30
Quiet
C10
3 Wigeon
13 Gadwall
25+ Teal - all flew towards Pennington Flash when motorbikes arrived
2 Woodcock

10.00 - 13.00
C10
2 Woodcock
5 Common Snipe
3 Wigeon 1m + 2f
4 Gadwall
5 Teal
1 Water Rail
30 Redwing
34 Lapwing over South
C3
2 Siskin

morning dog walk
1 raven over, 2 common snipe, 1 pheasant, 7 meadow pipit, blackbird,great tit.blue tit, robin,magpie,carrion crow,
diggle flash- 2 wigeon 1m 1f, 2 goldeneye 1m,1f, 16 gadwall, 24 black headed gull, 3 lesser black backed gull, 3 moorhen,3 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 5 mallard,1 cormorant, c40 each tufted duck and coot

morning dog walk
1 common snipe,1 pheasant, 13 meadow pipit flocks of 9 and 4, 9 goldfinch, great tit,blue tit, blackbird,robin,wren,6 long tailed tit, 4 jay,1 jackdaw,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 4 pochard 3f 1m, 2 goldeneye 1f 1m, 11 gadwall,6 mallard, c30 each coot and tufted duck, 1 little grebe,3 great crested grebe, 28 black headed gull on water a further 21 over nearby field, 4 mute swan, 2 moorhen

morning dog walk
6 long tailed tit, 1 kestrel,2 reed bunting, 5 meadow pipit, great tit,blue tit,wren,robin,blackbird,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,3 jackdaw,
diggle flash- 1 m goldeneye,1m pochard, 4 mallard, 16 gadwall, 18 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 2 little grebe, 4 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 1 grey heron, c40 tufted duck,c40 coot, 3 moorhen

morning dog walk
40+ fieldfare over south east actually counted 43 but didn't get them all, 2 reed bunting, 11 goldfinch picking up grit from path, 7 meadow pipit, blackbird,wren,robin,great tit, blue tit, 2 jackdaw,1 jay, carrion crow,magpie,
diggle flash- 2m pochard,1m goldeneye, 17 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 24 black headed gull, 4 great crested grebe,3 moorhen,3 little grebe,5 mallard,1 grey heron,330+ tufted duck, 50+ coot, 1 lesser black backed gull,

morning dog walk in heavy rain not much showing
1 reed bunting,1 meadow pipit, 3 great tit, 2 blackbird,1 robin, small numbers magpie, 3 carrion crow,
diggle flash- didn't do any counting- coot,tufted duck,gadwall,pochard, mallard,mute swan,black headed gull,lesser black backed gull,great crested grebe.little grebe,moorhen, single common snipe,

morning dog walk - pretty quiet
1 jackdaw, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, small flock mixed tits 4 great,4 long tailed and 1 blue tit, 6 goldfinch,robin,blackbird,wren,3 meadow pipit,1 kestrel,
diggle flash- c40 each of tufted duck,coot and black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 6 pochard, 3 mallard, 16 gadwall, 3 moorhen,4 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 4 mute swan.

morning dog walk much of it in rain
19 goldfinch flocks of 14 and 5, 5 dunnock, wren,robin,blackbird, carrion crow, wood pigeon,magpie,3 jackdaw, 1 meadow pipit, 2 long tailed tit, 3 blue tit,8 great tit,
diggle flash- 6 pochard 5m,1f, 4 mute swan,2 little grebe,2 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen,4 mallard,1 grey heron, 1 lesser black backed gull, 20+ black headed gull, c40 tufted duck,c40 coot,c20 gadwall

Further sightings this morning
10 Teal - C10
2 m Goosnder over NW
1 Common Gull
1 Buzzard

A few birds to add to Bernards sightings this dinnertime,

1 Kestrel C8
1 Goldcrest C8
7 Redwing C11
3 Snipe C10

A flock of Fieldfare flew over 30+ heading South.

morning dog walk-pretty quiet
great tit,blue tit,blackbird, chaffinch,robin,wren,dunnock,long tailed tit,magpie, 2 meadow pipit,
diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, 23 black headed gull, 16 gadwall, 3 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 4 mallard,4 mute swan, 3 moorhen, no sign any pochard this morning,morning

morning dog walk
7 redwing flock of 6 a single with 2 blackbirds, 3 small flocks of goldfinch an 8 and 2 6s, 4 chaffinch, 1 cock phesant, 18 meadow pipit, 3 common snipe,1 jack snipe, 1 kestrel, 4 long tailed tit, small numbers blue and great tit, 4 canada geese over, robin, wren, small bird of prey i'm pretty sure was a merlin but it was at distance and i didn't get a very good view before it went out of sight so can't be 100% certain.
diggle flash- c40 coot,c40 tufted duck,80+ black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 17 gadwall, 12 mallard, 5 pochard 4m,1f, 4 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 4 mute swan, 3 moorhen