BICKERSHAW COUNTRY PARK (formerly Bickershaw Rucks)
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Dec 7 2:56 PM, 2015
morning dog walk a single whooper swan over N/NE @ 09-07, 3 chaffinch amongst 20ish goldfinch, 6 long tailed tit, 11 blue tit, c20 great tit, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 3 meadow pipit,1 reed bunting, 1 jay, diggle flash- 5 pochard,21 gadwall, 61 coot, 43 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 8 mallard,1 cormorant, 1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe,3 moorhen
Gordon Newman said
Mon Dec 7 1:55 PM, 2015
09.00 - 11.00 Pretty quiet 2 Common Gull - football field 1 Sparrowhawk - C3 34 Redwing 2 Wigeon 3 Pochard
Gordon Newman said
Sun Dec 6 5:47 PM, 2015
14.15 - 16.30
C4
2 Woodcock
3 Common Snipe
C10
1 Snipe
4 Teal
1Water Rail - calling
1 Great spotted Woodpecker
20 Mallard
Central Ditch
2 Water Rail - calling
C3
14 Mistle Thrush
-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 6th of December 2015 06:05:16 PM
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Dec 6 4:30 PM, 2015
8 jackdaw, 1 sparrowhawk,1 willow tit, 6 goldfinch,4 long tailed tit, small numbers great and blue tit, 5 chaffinch, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren, 7 meadow pipit, diggle flash, 40+ tufted duick, 40+ coot, 20+ gadwall,50+ black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 cormorant, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 3 mallard,7 pochard,1 moorhen, , could only see the 2 adult mute swan one in the reeds the other right on the edge so i think ( hope) the cygnets were in the reeds.
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Dec 5 12:22 PM, 2015
morning dog walk - wet and windy 6 goldfinch, 6 great tit, 4 blue tit, 3 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, blackbird,robin,wren, diggle flash- c70 gulls mainly black headed with 2 lesser black backed, 1 herring and at least 1 common gull, c40 coot,c40 tufted duck, 20+ gadwall,6 pochard,5 little grebe,3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan,2 mallard,1 moorhen,1 cormorant.
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Dec 3 12:54 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 4 jackdaw, 3 flocks of long tailed tit 21, 16 and 7, great tit, blue tit, 5 redpoll, 3 siskin, blackbird,robin, wren, female stonechat, 5 grey partridge,carrion crow,magpie, 16 goldfinch, diggle flash- 6 pochard, 18 gadwall, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 24 black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull, 7 mallard,3 moorhen, 4 mute swan, c40 each coot and tufted duck, brief view of kingfisher across corner of flash and stock pond.
Gordon Newman said
Wed Dec 2 11:04 PM, 2015
10.10 - 11.15
C3
1 Woodcock, 25 Redwing, 1 Buzzard
C5
1 M Stonechat, 2 Grey Partridge
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Dec 2 12:44 PM, 2015
morning dog walk small mixed great and blue tit flock, 6 goldfinch, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 reed bunting, 4 meadow pipit, 1 cormorant over, diggle flash- 9 pochard 7m,2 f, 25 gadwall, 1 little grebe,2 great crested grebe, 40+ each tufted duck and coot, 2 mallard, 3 moorhen,4 mute swan, 28 black headed gull,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Dec 1 12:40 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 1 fieldfare, 1 common snipe,dunnock, 3 jackdaw, blackbird,robin, 9 goldfinch, magpie,carrion crow,jay, wood pigeon,great tit, diggle flash-c40 each tufted duck and coot, 18 gadwall, 12 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull,1 cormorant,1 grey heron, 5 pochard, 5 moorhen,4 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 2 mallard,
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 30 2:12 PM, 2015
morning dog walk- wet and windy blackbird,robin,great tit, magpie,carrion crow, 1 meadow pipit, diggle flash, 6 pochard, 3 wigeon, 4 little grebe,4 mute swan, 2 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 2 moorhen, 3 mallard, coot,tufted duck,gadwall, black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull.
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Nov 29 6:55 PM, 2015
late afternoon dog walk, blackbird, robin,wren, jay, great tit, 2 meadow pipit, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, cormorant over, diggle flash- 6 pochard, 3 wigeon, 2 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 4 mute swan, black headed gull, coot, tufted duck.
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Nov 28 1:37 PM, 2015
morning dog walk- cold but just beat the rain 2 meadow pipit, 1 mute swan over, 1 cormorant over, 6 mallard over, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 8 great tit, 3 blue tit, robin,wren, several blackbird, falconer with a goshawk. diggle flash- 21 gadwall, 6 pochard 5m,1f, 3 wigeon 2m,1f, 4 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 4 mute swan, 4 mallard, 7 black headed gull, 3 moorhen, coot, tufted duck,
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Nov 27 12:23 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 2 meadow pipit, 2 common snipe, 1m stonechat, blackbird,robin,wren,jay, great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, distant raven heard but not seen diggle flash- 40+ each of tufted duck and coot, 19 gadwall, 5 pochard 4m,1f, 3 wigeon 2m,1f, 2 little grebe,2 great crested grebe, 6 moorhen,4 mallard, 4 mute swan, 18 black headed gull
Gordon Newman said
Fri Nov 27 10:55 AM, 2015
09.10-10.25
C3
Sparrowhawk - female
28 Pink- footed Geese S
33 Redwing
1 Fieldfare
1 Willow Tit
1 Little Grebe - FTF
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Nov 26 12:02 PM, 2015
morning dog walk c140 pink footed geese over N/NW @10-18, 2 stonechat 1m,1f, 1 reed bunting, 2 wren,robin,blackbird, 5 meadow pipit, small numbers great and blue tit, 9 long tailed tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 40+ each of coot and tufted duck, 22 gadwall, 3 wigeon 2m,1f, 1m pochard, 1m shoveler, 1 grey heron ( stock pond) 2 moorhen, 4 little grebe, 5 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan,16 black headed gull,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Nov 25 7:41 PM, 2015
late afternoon stroll not much to add to morning sightings 2 siskin in trees at bottom of new road, 1 kestrel, small mixed great tit and blue tit flock from which i heard a willow tit but i couldn't see it.
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Nov 25 12:07 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 4 chaffinch, 23 goldfinch flocks of 17 and 6, 9 long tailed tit, great tit, robin,wren,blackbird, jay, 7 meadow pipit, 1 common snipe,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 lesser black backed gull over, diggle flash- c40 each of tufted duck and coot, 23 gadwall, 11 black headed gull, 5 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen,4 mallard, 4 mute swan, 2 grey heron, 2 wigeon, 1 shoveler,
Gordon Newman said
Wed Nov 25 11:54 AM, 2015
half hour before work from 11.00
male Stonechat -C5
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 24 11:56 AM, 2015
morning dog walk in constant rain 3 bullfinch with 9 chaffinch, 3 flocks of goldfinch c20, c40 and 14, flock of c20 evenly mixed long tailed and great tit, 5 meadow pipit, 5 jackdaw over, blackbird,robin,wren,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon. diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, 4 mute swan, mallard,moorhen,pochard, gadwall,little grebe, great crested grebe, black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 cormorant.
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 23 6:47 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 1f bullfinch with 5 chaffinch, flock of c50 goldfinch, 1 grey heron over, 3 cormorant over, sparrowhawk, 7 meadow pipit, 1f stonechat,kestrel, 1 reed bunting,5 great tit, wren,robin,blackbird, 1 common snipe, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 2 pochard,2 wigeon,1 goldeneye,4 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 1 cormorant,19 gadwall, 8 mallard, 28 black headed gull, 40+ tufted duck, 40+ coot, 4 mute swan, 4 moorhen,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Nov 22 8:02 PM, 2015
late afternoon dog walk- bright and sunny but cold 4 goldfinch, 2 meadow pipit, 5 wren, 4 robin, several blackbird, 1 song thrush, 1 dunnock, small flock of 8 great tit, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 2 drake goldeneye first i've seen here this autumn, 2 wigeon, 1 pochard, c20 gadwall, 5 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, c30 black headed gull, 40+ tufted duck, 40+ coot, 3 mallard, 2 moorhen, 4 mute swan,
Gordon Newman said
Sat Nov 21 5:43 PM, 2015
A few additions to Bernard's sightings
Singles of Common Snipe, Siskin & Little Grebe
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Nov 21 12:44 PM, 2015
morning dog walk pretty quiet 15 meadow pipit, blackbird, robin, wren, 4 chaffinch and 3 dunnock foraging together in fallen leaves, 5 goldfinch, great tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 cormorant over, 1 buzzard, diggle flash- 51 tufted duck, 54 coot, 37 black headed gull, 21 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen,3 mallard, 2 wigeon,1 pochard, 1 shoveler,
Scott robinson said
Fri Nov 20 1:08 PM, 2015
Not a lot to add to Bernards sightings,
1 Male Stonechat C7 1 Kestrel C4 1 Buzzard C4 1 Water Rail, New Water 4 Siskin C3
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Nov 20 12:33 PM, 2015
morning dog walk- windy with frequent showers some very heavy, c25 goldfinch, 1f stonechat, 3 meadow pipit, blackbird,robin,wren, 7 great tit, 2 blue tit, 5 long tailed tit, 1 jay, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, cormorant over, raven and 3 jackdaw over, diggle flash- c40 coot, c50 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, 22 gadwall, 5 moorhen, 1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 2 mallard, 4 mute swan, 2 pochard 1m,1f, 2 wigeon 1m,1f,
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Nov 19 1:01 PM, 2015
morning dog walk, 41 pink footed geese NW @ 11-31, 2 common snipe, 1 pheasant, 5 goldfinch, 11 meadow pipit, 4 wren, several robin and blackbird, 3 blue tit, 8 great tit, 1 dunnock, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 cormorant over, diggle flash, 41 coot, 46 black headed gull, 49 tufted duck, 24 gadwall, 2 wigeon, 1m pochard, 4 mallard, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 1 willow tit,
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Nov 18 12:50 PM, 2015
morning dog walk diggle flash- 2 wigeon, 19 gadwall, 6 mallard, 4 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 2 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 2 lesser black backed gull, 32 black headed gull, c50 each of coot and tufted duck, great tit, blue tit,robin,wren,blackbird,meadow pipit, jay, jackdaw, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon.
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 17 1:43 PM, 2015
morning dog walk mixed flock long tailed and great tit, 5 goldfinch, 3 meadow pipit, flock of approx 40 fieldfare passed over C7 heseemed to come down around fir tree flash area, 1 skylark, 2 jay, 6 jackdaw over, blackbird,robin,wren,blue tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 1m pochard, 2 wigeon 1m, 1f, 17 gadwall, 7 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 1 cormorant, 3 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 2 mallard, 31 black headed gull, 46 coot, 37 tufted duck, superb views of a kestrel with prey on fence post,
Gordon Newman said
Tue Nov 17 12:41 PM, 2015
09.20 - 11.00
5 Common Gull on football field
1 Sparrowhawk - C3
2 Shoveler FTF
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 16 2:59 PM, 2015
morning dog walk diggle flash- kingfisher showing well on stock pond, willow tit also close to stock pond, coot, tufted duck, great crested grebe, mallard, black headed gulls, 1 cormorant, 2 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 14 gadwall only birds i really counted as i was short on time due to morning appointments and there seemed to be less than yesterdays count of 21 although not by as many as i first thought, usual great tit, blackbird etc,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Nov 15 12:51 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 1 song thrush, 3 redwing, several blackbird, mixed finch flock of c40 mainly goldfinch but at least 3 linnet and 8 chaffinch, 9 long tailed tit, robin,wren, 1 kestrel, 3 meadow pipit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 21 gadwall, 2 wigeon, 3 great crested grebe, 26 black headed gull, 3 mallard, 1 moorhen, 52 tufted duck,49 coot, 4 mute swan,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Nov 14 11:54 AM, 2015
morning dog walk 1 female stonechat, 1 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, plenty of blackbird around i counted at least 14, robin, 1 redwing, great tit,blue tit,wren, 2 dunnock, 5 long tailed tit, 17 goldfinch, 1 mute swan over, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 6 wigeon,11 gadwall, 4 mallard, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 37 black headed gull, 46 tufted duck, 51 coot,
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Nov 13 1:12 PM, 2015
morning dog walk wild wet and windy diggle flash- 2 wigeon, 9 gadwall, 3 mallard, 5 moorhen, 27 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 3 great crested grebe, coot,tufted duck,30+ goldfinch, 16 long tailed tit, 1 jay, blackbird, blue tit, great tit,robin,wren, dunnock, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 meadow pipit,
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Nov 12 2:04 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 10 jackdaw over, c60 goldfinch flock of c30 rest in 4 small flocks, 8 chaffinch, blackbird,wren, robin,blue tit,great tit, 3 flocks of long tailed tit 17, 14, 8 + more heard, 1 skylark, 15 meadow pipit, 1 cock pheasant, diggle flash- 2 wigeon 1m,1f, 14 gadwall, 57 coot, 34 tufted duck, 18 black headed gull, 4 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 6 moorhen,2 mallard, 4 mute swan one of the cygnets cost me a good soaking an angler told me it was stuck close to a fence in the shallows ( over my knees) with the rest of the family on the other side of the fence it had been there well over an hour so i fastened the dog up and waded in it wasn't stuck it just didn't realise to come back and go round the fence some 6ft or so, anyway i carried it round and re-united the family.
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Nov 11 1:33 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 21 fieldfare, mixed flock of long tailed and great tit approx 8 of each, 4 blue tit, 1 pheasant, 2 jay, 12 meadow pipit, 2 stonechat, 5 redpoll, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash, c40 tufted duck, c60 coot, 38 black headed gull, 7gadwall, 4 mute swan, 4 great crested grebe,4 moorhen,3 mallard, 1 cormorant,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 10 10:14 AM, 2015
morning dog walk- very quiet 4 blackbird,2 robin,. 3 meadow pipit, 2 great tit, 1 goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 collared dove, Diggle flash- 53 tufted duck, 46 coot, 27 black headed gull, 10 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 3 great crested grebe, 1m pochard, 1 moorhen
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 9 8:54 PM, 2015
late afternoon dog walk diggle flash- 1m pochard, 12 gadwall, 4 mute swan, c50 each coot and tufted duck, 3 mallard, 2 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 1 redwing, 3 blackbird, robin,wren.
Gordon Newman said
Sun Nov 8 6:35 PM, 2015
15.15 - 16.15
3 Siskin - 1m + 2 f - C3
1 Little Grebe - Nevison's Flash
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Nov 8 3:52 PM, 2015
late morning/early afternoon dog walk- wild, wet and windy 1 buzzard, 7 meadow pipit, 2 blackbird, 1 robin, 3 great tit, usual magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 hen pheasant, 1 skylark, 4 jackdaw over, 1 cormorant over, birds heard but not seen include great spotted woodpecker, stonechat, blue tit and what sounded like 2 golden plover, diggle flash- 1m pochard, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 6 gadwall, 31 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 4 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe on stock pond,
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Nov 7 11:41 AM, 2015
morning dog walk- pretty windy with some heavy showers blackbird, 6 redwing,robin,jay,kestrel, great tit, 4 meadow pipit, wren,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 cormorant over, 8 goldfinch, diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, black headed gull, little grebe, gadwall, mallard, great crested grebe, moorhen, mute swan family, good to meet up with Steve Christmas and Jamie Dunning both on mute swan ringing duties.
Bernard McGurrin said
Fri Nov 6 12:34 PM, 2015
morning dog walk pretty quiet robin,blackbird,wren,great tit, long tailed tit, 4 goldfinch, 18 meadow pipit, 1 pheasant, carrion crow,magpie, wood pigeon including a flock of 28 heading SW, 1 cormorant over, 5 jackdaw, diggle flash- 1m wigeon, 12 gadwall, 2 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 13 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 2 moorhen, 4 mallard, 4 mute swan,48 tufted duck, 53 coot,
morning dog walk pretty quiet mixed flock of 7 long tailed, 1 blue and 4 great tits, 5 meadow pipit, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,jay,2 mute swan over, diggle flash- 40+ tufted duck,60+ coot, 12 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 4 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 moorhen,2 mallard, 11 black headed gull
Scott robinson said
Wed Nov 4 3:13 PM, 2015
Very little to add to Bernards sightings,
1 Jay 31 Fieldfare 2 Skylark
Bernard McGurrin said
Wed Nov 4 12:10 PM, 2015
morning dog walk pretty quiet birdwise 6 blackbird, 5 robin, 3 blue tit, 5 great tit, 1 redwing, 7 meadow pipit, 4 grey partridge, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 13 jackdaw over, 1 mute swan over, diggle flash- 50+ tufted duck, 50+ coot, 12 gadwall, 4 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 4 mallard, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull, 18 black headed gull, walked back around the flash 90mins later and both coot and tufted duck visible on the water had halved in number,
Bernard McGurrin said
Tue Nov 3 1:06 PM, 2015
morning dog walk 1 raven north @09-10, 1 raven south @10-37 possibly same bird returning ? blackbird,dunnock,wren,robin, 3 redwing, great tit,blue tit, 1 chaffinch, 5 jackdaw over, 1 cormorant over,11 meadow pipit, 1 willow tit giving superb views nr bottom of new road heard first then located in hawthorns it then flew and landed in a small bush no more than 6ft from me and dog, c60 goldfinch flocks of 18 and 40+, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, diggle flash- 52 coot, 47 tufted duck, 18 black headed gull, 12 mallard, 10 gadwall, 4 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 6 moorhen, 6 mute swan resident family of 4 plus 2 circling overhead before flying towards fir tree flash possibly the fir tree pair stretching their wings,
Scott robinson said
Mon Nov 2 8:07 PM, 2015
Snipe and Redpoll to add to today's sightings.
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 2 7:11 PM, 2015
late afternoon 1 song thrush feeding with 4 redwing just above diggle flash
Gordon Newman said
Mon Nov 2 5:15 PM, 2015
Further sightings from a.m & p.m visits
1 Chiffchaff - C4 p.m - same bird as Bernards posibly?
Male Stonechat - ditch between C4 & C5 a.m
60+ Fieldfare - C3 with smaller numbers of Redwing
125 Starling roosted in Nevisons Flash
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Nov 2 3:12 PM, 2015
morning dog walk- thick fog again restricted viewing especially across diggle flash
mixed flock of c30 birds mainly great tit and goldfinch with a few blue tit,4 dunnock, 5 chaffinch, 5 blackbird, 2 wren and 4 robin all foraging in fallen leaves over a 200yd stretch beside old road, 1 unidentified warbler if pushed i would say chiffchaff but due to conditions and distance didn't get a good enough sighting to be sure, numerous jackdaw over only 3 seen but quite a few more heard, flock of long tailed tit heard only, diggle flash, coot,tufted duck, 2 little grebe, mute swan family, 1 moorhen only birds i could see on flash but could only see 10yds from bank, stock pond 1 great crested grebe and 1 kingfisher flew across my sightline.
a single whooper swan over N/NE @ 09-07, 3 chaffinch amongst 20ish goldfinch, 6 long tailed tit, 11 blue tit, c20 great tit, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 3 meadow pipit,1 reed bunting, 1 jay,
diggle flash- 5 pochard,21 gadwall, 61 coot, 43 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 8 mallard,1 cormorant, 1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe,3 moorhen
Pretty quiet
2 Common Gull - football field
1 Sparrowhawk - C3
34 Redwing
2 Wigeon
3 Pochard
14.15 - 16.30
C4
2 Woodcock
3 Common Snipe
C10
1 Snipe
4 Teal
1Water Rail - calling
1 Great spotted Woodpecker
20 Mallard
Central Ditch
2 Water Rail - calling
C3
14 Mistle Thrush
-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 6th of December 2015 06:05:16 PM
diggle flash, 40+ tufted duick, 40+ coot, 20+ gadwall,50+ black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 cormorant, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 3 mallard,7 pochard,1 moorhen, , could only see the 2 adult mute swan one in the reeds the other right on the edge so i think ( hope) the cygnets were in the reeds.
6 goldfinch, 6 great tit, 4 blue tit, 3 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, blackbird,robin,wren,
diggle flash- c70 gulls mainly black headed with 2 lesser black backed, 1 herring and at least 1 common gull, c40 coot,c40 tufted duck, 20+ gadwall,6 pochard,5 little grebe,3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan,2 mallard,1 moorhen,1 cormorant.
4 jackdaw, 3 flocks of long tailed tit 21, 16 and 7, great tit, blue tit, 5 redpoll, 3 siskin, blackbird,robin, wren, female stonechat, 5 grey partridge,carrion crow,magpie, 16 goldfinch,
diggle flash- 6 pochard, 18 gadwall, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 24 black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull, 7 mallard,3 moorhen, 4 mute swan, c40 each coot and tufted duck, brief view of kingfisher across corner of flash and stock pond.
10.10 - 11.15
C3
1 Woodcock, 25 Redwing, 1 Buzzard
C5
1 M Stonechat, 2 Grey Partridge
small mixed great and blue tit flock, 6 goldfinch, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 reed bunting, 4 meadow pipit, 1 cormorant over,
diggle flash- 9 pochard 7m,2 f, 25 gadwall, 1 little grebe,2 great crested grebe, 40+ each tufted duck and coot, 2 mallard, 3 moorhen,4 mute swan, 28 black headed gull,
1 fieldfare, 1 common snipe,dunnock, 3 jackdaw, blackbird,robin, 9 goldfinch, magpie,carrion crow,jay, wood pigeon,great tit,
diggle flash-c40 each tufted duck and coot, 18 gadwall, 12 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull,1 cormorant,1 grey heron, 5 pochard, 5 moorhen,4 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 2 mallard,
blackbird,robin,great tit, magpie,carrion crow, 1 meadow pipit,
diggle flash, 6 pochard, 3 wigeon, 4 little grebe,4 mute swan, 2 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 2 moorhen, 3 mallard, coot,tufted duck,gadwall, black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull.
blackbird, robin,wren, jay, great tit, 2 meadow pipit, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, cormorant over,
diggle flash- 6 pochard, 3 wigeon, 2 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 4 mute swan, black headed gull, coot, tufted duck.
2 meadow pipit, 1 mute swan over, 1 cormorant over, 6 mallard over, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 8 great tit, 3 blue tit, robin,wren, several blackbird, falconer with a goshawk.
diggle flash- 21 gadwall, 6 pochard 5m,1f, 3 wigeon 2m,1f, 4 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 4 mute swan, 4 mallard, 7 black headed gull, 3 moorhen, coot, tufted duck,
2 meadow pipit, 2 common snipe, 1m stonechat, blackbird,robin,wren,jay, great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, distant raven heard but not seen
diggle flash- 40+ each of tufted duck and coot, 19 gadwall, 5 pochard 4m,1f, 3 wigeon 2m,1f, 2 little grebe,2 great crested grebe, 6 moorhen,4 mallard, 4 mute swan, 18 black headed gull
09.10-10.25
C3
Sparrowhawk - female
28 Pink- footed Geese S
33 Redwing
1 Fieldfare
1 Willow Tit
1 Little Grebe - FTF
c140 pink footed geese over N/NW @10-18, 2 stonechat 1m,1f, 1 reed bunting, 2 wren,robin,blackbird, 5 meadow pipit, small numbers great and blue tit, 9 long tailed tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 40+ each of coot and tufted duck, 22 gadwall, 3 wigeon 2m,1f, 1m pochard, 1m shoveler, 1 grey heron ( stock pond) 2 moorhen, 4 little grebe, 5 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan,16 black headed gull,
2 siskin in trees at bottom of new road, 1 kestrel, small mixed great tit and blue tit flock from which i heard a willow tit but i couldn't see it.
4 chaffinch, 23 goldfinch flocks of 17 and 6, 9 long tailed tit, great tit, robin,wren,blackbird, jay, 7 meadow pipit, 1 common snipe,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 lesser black backed gull over,
diggle flash- c40 each of tufted duck and coot, 23 gadwall, 11 black headed gull, 5 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen,4 mallard, 4 mute swan, 2 grey heron, 2 wigeon, 1 shoveler,
half hour before work from 11.00
male Stonechat -C5
3 bullfinch with 9 chaffinch, 3 flocks of goldfinch c20, c40 and 14, flock of c20 evenly mixed long tailed and great tit, 5 meadow pipit, 5 jackdaw over, blackbird,robin,wren,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon.
diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, 4 mute swan, mallard,moorhen,pochard, gadwall,little grebe, great crested grebe, black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 cormorant.
1f bullfinch with 5 chaffinch, flock of c50 goldfinch, 1 grey heron over, 3 cormorant over, sparrowhawk, 7 meadow pipit, 1f stonechat,kestrel, 1 reed bunting,5 great tit, wren,robin,blackbird, 1 common snipe, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2 pochard,2 wigeon,1 goldeneye,4 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 1 cormorant,19 gadwall, 8 mallard, 28 black headed gull, 40+ tufted duck, 40+ coot, 4 mute swan, 4 moorhen,
4 goldfinch, 2 meadow pipit, 5 wren, 4 robin, several blackbird, 1 song thrush, 1 dunnock, small flock of 8 great tit, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2 drake goldeneye first i've seen here this autumn, 2 wigeon, 1 pochard, c20 gadwall, 5 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, c30 black headed gull, 40+ tufted duck, 40+ coot, 3 mallard, 2 moorhen, 4 mute swan,
A few additions to Bernard's sightings
Singles of Common Snipe, Siskin & Little Grebe
15 meadow pipit, blackbird, robin, wren, 4 chaffinch and 3 dunnock foraging together in fallen leaves, 5 goldfinch, great tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 cormorant over, 1 buzzard,
diggle flash- 51 tufted duck, 54 coot, 37 black headed gull, 21 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen,3 mallard, 2 wigeon,1 pochard, 1 shoveler,
1 Male Stonechat C7
1 Kestrel C4
1 Buzzard C4
1 Water Rail, New Water
4 Siskin C3
c25 goldfinch, 1f stonechat, 3 meadow pipit, blackbird,robin,wren, 7 great tit, 2 blue tit, 5 long tailed tit, 1 jay, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, cormorant over, raven and 3 jackdaw over,
diggle flash- c40 coot, c50 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, 22 gadwall, 5 moorhen, 1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 2 mallard, 4 mute swan, 2 pochard 1m,1f, 2 wigeon 1m,1f,
41 pink footed geese NW @ 11-31, 2 common snipe, 1 pheasant, 5 goldfinch, 11 meadow pipit, 4 wren, several robin and blackbird, 3 blue tit, 8 great tit, 1 dunnock, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 cormorant over,
diggle flash, 41 coot, 46 black headed gull, 49 tufted duck, 24 gadwall, 2 wigeon, 1m pochard, 4 mallard, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 1 willow tit,
diggle flash- 2 wigeon, 19 gadwall, 6 mallard, 4 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 2 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 2 lesser black backed gull, 32 black headed gull, c50 each of coot and tufted duck,
great tit, blue tit,robin,wren,blackbird,meadow pipit, jay, jackdaw, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon.
mixed flock long tailed and great tit, 5 goldfinch, 3 meadow pipit, flock of approx 40 fieldfare passed over C7 heseemed to come down around fir tree flash area, 1 skylark, 2 jay, 6 jackdaw over, blackbird,robin,wren,blue tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1m pochard, 2 wigeon 1m, 1f, 17 gadwall, 7 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 1 cormorant, 3 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 2 mallard, 31 black headed gull, 46 coot, 37 tufted duck, superb views of a kestrel with prey on fence post,
09.20 - 11.00
5 Common Gull on football field
1 Sparrowhawk - C3
2 Shoveler FTF
diggle flash- kingfisher showing well on stock pond, willow tit also close to stock pond, coot, tufted duck, great crested grebe, mallard, black headed gulls, 1 cormorant, 2 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 14 gadwall only birds i really counted as i was short on time due to morning appointments and there seemed to be less than yesterdays count of 21 although not by as many as i first thought, usual great tit, blackbird etc,
1 song thrush, 3 redwing, several blackbird, mixed finch flock of c40 mainly goldfinch but at least 3 linnet and 8 chaffinch, 9 long tailed tit, robin,wren, 1 kestrel, 3 meadow pipit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 21 gadwall, 2 wigeon, 3 great crested grebe, 26 black headed gull, 3 mallard, 1 moorhen, 52 tufted duck,49 coot, 4 mute swan,
1 female stonechat, 1 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, plenty of blackbird around i counted at least 14, robin, 1 redwing, great tit,blue tit,wren, 2 dunnock, 5 long tailed tit, 17 goldfinch, 1 mute swan over, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 6 wigeon,11 gadwall, 4 mallard, 4 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 4 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 37 black headed gull, 46 tufted duck, 51 coot,
diggle flash- 2 wigeon, 9 gadwall, 3 mallard, 5 moorhen, 27 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 3 great crested grebe, coot,tufted duck,30+ goldfinch, 16 long tailed tit,
1 jay, blackbird, blue tit, great tit,robin,wren, dunnock, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 meadow pipit,
10 jackdaw over, c60 goldfinch flock of c30 rest in 4 small flocks, 8 chaffinch, blackbird,wren, robin,blue tit,great tit, 3 flocks of long tailed tit 17, 14, 8 + more heard, 1 skylark, 15 meadow pipit, 1 cock pheasant,
diggle flash- 2 wigeon 1m,1f, 14 gadwall, 57 coot, 34 tufted duck, 18 black headed gull, 4 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 6 moorhen,2 mallard, 4 mute swan one of the cygnets cost me a good soaking an angler told me it was stuck close to a fence in the shallows ( over my knees) with the rest of the family on the other side of the fence it had been there well over an hour so i fastened the dog up and waded in it wasn't stuck it just didn't realise to come back and go round the fence some 6ft or so, anyway i carried it round and re-united the family.
21 fieldfare, mixed flock of long tailed and great tit approx 8 of each, 4 blue tit, 1 pheasant, 2 jay, 12 meadow pipit, 2 stonechat, 5 redpoll, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash, c40 tufted duck, c60 coot, 38 black headed gull, 7gadwall, 4 mute swan, 4 great crested grebe,4 moorhen,3 mallard, 1 cormorant,
4 blackbird,2 robin,. 3 meadow pipit, 2 great tit, 1 goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 collared dove,
Diggle flash- 53 tufted duck, 46 coot, 27 black headed gull, 10 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 3 great crested grebe, 1m pochard, 1 moorhen
diggle flash- 1m pochard, 12 gadwall, 4 mute swan, c50 each coot and tufted duck, 3 mallard, 2 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 1 redwing, 3 blackbird, robin,wren.
15.15 - 16.15
3 Siskin - 1m + 2 f - C3
1 Little Grebe - Nevison's Flash
1 buzzard, 7 meadow pipit, 2 blackbird, 1 robin, 3 great tit, usual magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 hen pheasant, 1 skylark, 4 jackdaw over, 1 cormorant over, birds heard but not seen include great spotted woodpecker, stonechat, blue tit and what sounded like 2 golden plover,
diggle flash- 1m pochard, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 6 gadwall, 31 black headed gull, 4 mute swan, 4 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe on stock pond,
blackbird, 6 redwing,robin,jay,kestrel, great tit, 4 meadow pipit, wren,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 cormorant over, 8 goldfinch,
diggle flash- coot,tufted duck, black headed gull, little grebe, gadwall, mallard, great crested grebe, moorhen, mute swan family,
good to meet up with Steve Christmas and Jamie Dunning both on mute swan ringing duties.
robin,blackbird,wren,great tit, long tailed tit, 4 goldfinch, 18 meadow pipit, 1 pheasant, carrion crow,magpie, wood pigeon including a flock of 28 heading SW, 1 cormorant over, 5 jackdaw,
diggle flash- 1m wigeon, 12 gadwall, 2 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 13 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 2 moorhen, 4 mallard, 4 mute swan,48 tufted duck, 53 coot,
Few birds to add to Bernards sightings,
1 Stonechat C8
2 Snipe C10
1 Jay C6
7 Redwing C3
1 Kingfisher, Nevisons
mixed flock of 7 long tailed, 1 blue and 4 great tits, 5 meadow pipit, blackbird,robin,dunnock,wren, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,jay,2 mute swan over,
diggle flash- 40+ tufted duck,60+ coot, 12 gadwall, 4 mute swan, 4 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 moorhen,2 mallard, 11 black headed gull
1 Jay
31 Fieldfare
2 Skylark
6 blackbird, 5 robin, 3 blue tit, 5 great tit, 1 redwing, 7 meadow pipit, 4 grey partridge, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 13 jackdaw over, 1 mute swan over,
diggle flash- 50+ tufted duck, 50+ coot, 12 gadwall, 4 moorhen, 4 mute swan, 4 mallard, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull, 18 black headed gull,
walked back around the flash 90mins later and both coot and tufted duck visible on the water had halved in number,
1 raven north @09-10, 1 raven south @10-37 possibly same bird returning ? blackbird,dunnock,wren,robin, 3 redwing, great tit,blue tit, 1 chaffinch, 5 jackdaw over, 1 cormorant over,11 meadow pipit, 1 willow tit giving superb views nr bottom of new road heard first then located in hawthorns it then flew and landed in a small bush no more than 6ft from me and dog, c60 goldfinch flocks of 18 and 40+, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 52 coot, 47 tufted duck, 18 black headed gull, 12 mallard, 10 gadwall, 4 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 6 moorhen, 6 mute swan resident family of 4 plus 2 circling overhead before flying towards fir tree flash possibly the fir tree pair stretching their wings,
1 song thrush feeding with 4 redwing just above diggle flash
Further sightings from a.m & p.m visits
1 Chiffchaff - C4 p.m - same bird as Bernards posibly?
Male Stonechat - ditch between C4 & C5 a.m
60+ Fieldfare - C3 with smaller numbers of Redwing
125 Starling roosted in Nevisons Flash
mixed flock of c30 birds mainly great tit and goldfinch with a few blue tit,4 dunnock, 5 chaffinch, 5 blackbird, 2 wren and 4 robin all foraging in fallen leaves over a 200yd stretch beside old road, 1 unidentified warbler if pushed i would say chiffchaff but due to conditions and distance didn't get a good enough sighting to be sure, numerous jackdaw over only 3 seen but quite a few more heard, flock of long tailed tit heard only,
diggle flash, coot,tufted duck, 2 little grebe, mute swan family, 1 moorhen only birds i could see on flash but could only see 10yds from bank, stock pond 1 great crested grebe and 1 kingfisher flew across my sightline.