Spotted Flycatcher pair attending nest with young, feeding, carrying fecal sac Greylag Goose 16 Green Woodpecker 1 heard only
John O'Neill said
Fri Jun 24 10:18 PM, 2022
AM
Bushes close to wooden footbridge by big lake in Deer Park
Spotted Flycatcher, 1 adult, showing well. Living up to its name.
Paul Dewey said
Wed Jun 22 4:52 PM, 2022
Two red kites from pull in just before junction of Carr Green Lane/Gorsey Lane with Dunham Road. One flew in direction of Dunham, the other towards Warrington. I think this is just inside the county boundary, but apologies if it isn't.
Kingfisher in the park on small pond on way up to monument
steven burke said
Sun Jun 19 6:44 PM, 2022
steven burke wrote:
2 spotted flycatcher on the island of island pool this morning. Female tufted duck with 6 juveniles on smithy pool Lots of ring-necked parakeets around.
A red kite was also seen distantly along the trans pennine trail around lower Carr green farm around 1.05pm.
Hobby low over Dunham Hall and straight overhead flying south at 09.41
steven burke said
Sun Jun 19 11:27 AM, 2022
2 spotted flycatcher on the island of island pool this morning. Female tufted duck with 6 juveniles on smithy pool Lots of ring-necked parakeets around.
Pete Hines said
Tue Jun 14 7:26 PM, 2022
Hobby 1 chased by hirundines over the farm across the Bollin Mandarin female with 3 juveniles on the Bollin Kingfisher 3 Green Woodpecker brief flight view over the Island Pool
No sign of any Spotted Flycatcher
Ian Howarth said
Mon Jun 13 2:10 PM, 2022
2 x Spotted Flycatchers together. Lunchtime. One visiting several perches on the half dead Oak trees, next to the wooden footbridge, on the SE side of Island Pool.
Steve Scrimgeour said
Tue May 17 9:52 AM, 2022
Driving along Warburton lane as usual on way to work, approx 0810 At the junction of Dunham Rd, just over the farm buildings at Moss Brow Farm.
Single Red Kite..I could clearly see the forked tail and the contrasting patches on it wings....
Andrew Jeffery said
Mon Apr 18 2:33 PM, 2022
Highlights of a wander around the NT site: 2 Raven, 3 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Goosander and 8 House Martin all struggling North into the wind.
Mike Duckham said
Thu Apr 14 11:07 AM, 2022
5th April
Brood of 11 tiny Mallard ducklings on the Bollin then the oxbows.
Andrew Jeffery said
Mon Mar 28 5:09 PM, 2022
Circular walk starting at Dunham Massey and then through Dunham Woodhouses to the Trans Pennine way down to Altrincham and back along the Canal to Dunham Massey via the Swan with 2 Nicks.
Highlights were 5 Yellowhammer (4 on the TP way and 1 along the canal), 4 Skylark, 4 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper & 4 Reed Bunting.
Tony Coatsworth said
Wed Mar 9 1:58 PM, 2022
Pair of Mandarin on the Island Pool and a female Goosander.
Singing Chiffchaff in Brickkiln Wood.
Mike Duckham said
Mon Mar 7 12:36 AM, 2022
A Kingfisher on the Moat Pool mid afternoon.
Andrew Jeffery said
Sat Feb 26 3:18 PM, 2022
Highlights of a morning wander around the deer park; 2 Little Grebe. 4 Goosander, 30 Redwing, 4 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Raven & several drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 26th of February 2022 09:08:53 PM
Steve Judge said
Tue Feb 8 11:05 AM, 2022
Monday 7th February 2022. 10:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Circular walk starting at Transpennine Trail Car Park (Seamons Road Altrincham) - west along Transpennine Trail turning left at Station Road - follow road south past Rope & Anchor and Vine Inn - right down Meadow Lane over River Bollin - follow footpaths to Dunham Park past Swan With Two Nicks - circuit of Dunham Massey Park - through Dunham Massey village - and return via Bridgewater Canal (off School Lane)
Goldcrest (1) Little Egret (1) Grey Heron (1) Ring Necked Parakeet (3) Redwing (70) Bullfinch (4) - One male and 3 Female Song Thrush (1) Long Tailed Tits (7) Buzzard (1) Raven (1) Wren x 1 Mute Swan (2) Tufted Duck (10) Black-Headed Gulls (100) Rook (8) Carrion Crows (30) Jackdaw (5) Blue Tit (7) Robin (5) Great Tit (4) Chaffinch (4) Blackbird (5) Coot (5) Moorhen (3) Mallard (50) Magpie (3)
Andrew Jeffery said
Sat Oct 16 5:56 PM, 2021
2 Pink-Footed Geese grazing alongside the Bollin just outside the parkland walls.
Also Kingfisher, Gadwall. Little Grebe.
Chris Sutton said
Wed Sep 1 9:00 PM, 2021
3 Green Sandpiper (down from 4 last month) and 2 Snipe on scrape by the Bollin. Chris
steven burke said
Sun Jun 27 11:08 PM, 2021
Spotted flycatcher in the deer park around island pool this afternoon. Other birds seen... Green woodpeckers Great spotted woodpeckers Nuthatch Treecreeper Goldcrest Ring necked parakeets Swifts House Martins Stock doves Grey heron Chiffchaff
Buzzards
-- Edited by steven burke on Sunday 27th of June 2021 11:10:44 PM
Ruddy Shelduck - Stood by the ox bow lake a single bird, first picked up on call, flew south east straight overhead and a record shot obtained at 09.11
Lovely walk in the sun around the deer park
2 Goosander
1 Gadwall
2 Teal
17 Tufted duck
1 Green Woodpecker
Mike Jepson said
Tue Mar 16 1:03 PM, 2021
Working close by today so nipped in 9am for an hour
20 Ring Necked Parakeets in deer park and a female Goosander on deer park pool.
Natalie Clarke said
Sat Feb 27 1:58 PM, 2021
A beautiful warm and sunny walk around Denzell gardens. Walking with a friend so not for bird spotting, really. But we were treated to two gorgeous buzzards swooping and circling in the blue skies for a good five minutes. Truly beautiful!
Lots of bird song and i was able to get my bins on a nuthatch and song thrush as well!!
Chris Sutton said
Tue Feb 23 11:31 AM, 2021
Early morning walk msinly around the paths surrounding the deer park. Windy.
Highlights;
Green sandpiper (1)
Green woodpecker (1) - yaffling
Great spotted woodpecker - drumming
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Yellowhammer
Mixed flock of fieldfare and redwing
Raven (2)
Kestrel (1)
Buzzard (4)
Chris
Steve Judge said
Mon Feb 15 4:49 PM, 2021
Monday 15th February 2021. Afternoon exercise walk in pleasant mild sunny weather. Circuit of Dunham Park, stretch of Bridgewater Canal towards Dunham village.
Treecreeper x 2 Nuthatch x 1 Ring-Necked Parakeet x 4 Redwing x 30 Grey Heron x 1 Jay x 2 Pied Wagtail x 1 Buzzard x 2 Sparrowhawk x 1 Jackdaw x 50 Rook x 30 Crow x 40 Mute Swan x 2 Coot x 4 Moorhen x 2 Mistle Thrush x 2 Cormorant x 3 Wren x 1 Goldfinch x 1 Long-Tailed Tit x 2 Chaffinch x 4 Robin x 3 Blue Tit x 5 Great Tit x 2 Dunnock x 1 Blackbird x 5 House Sparrow x 10 Woodpigeon x 50 Black-Headed Gull x 30 Magpie x 3 Mallard x 10 Canada Geese x 3
Mike Crawley said
Thu Feb 11 5:38 PM, 2021
A crisp cold morning today but surprisingly busy with dog walkers, etc.
one Green Woodpecker (feeding on the ground in the deer park)
probably two Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming in different areas)
one Raven
All the pools fully frozen.
Lots of Black-headed Gull loafing on the ice and a "pair" of Mute Swan
Steve Christmas said
Sat Feb 6 9:28 AM, 2021
2 raven flew over together yesterday morning, each carrying a stick.
Natalie Clarke said
Sun Jan 31 2:27 PM, 2021
Mainly out for my exercise this morning. A couple of hours round the park.
2 x Green woodpecker really active. Flying from tree to tree and feeding.
1 x great spotted woodpecker. My first of the year but still a little fleeting...mainly because I got distracted by someone asking me what I was looking at
3 x ring-necked parakeets
Huw Morgan said
Sun Jan 24 8:40 PM, 2021
Had a wander around the deer park and local area today. The large finch flock was still present in the sunflower field but very mobile so it was hard to get accurate counts of each species.
c.200 Chaffinch 7 Brambling (probably more) c.10 Greenfinch c.25 Goldfinch 1 Lesser Redpoll 3 Reed Bunting 80 Lapwing in the field opposite, across Oldfield Lane
Deer Park: 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 11 Gadwall - Smithy Pool 7 Tufted Duck - Smithy Pool 2 Ring-necked Parakeets Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Blue Tit, Great Tit plus other common species in good numbers across the park
Barry Brett said
Mon Jan 4 5:14 PM, 2021
Beware when staying local during Covid parking restrictions apply Monday to Sunday at Dunham lots of cars booked.
steven burke said
Sun Jan 3 10:34 PM, 2021
I had a look in the dead sunflower seed field behind little heath farm just like Anne did this morning, I also had a c150 finches they included.... Majority chaffinch Several greenfinches 2 brambling 3 tree sparrows 5 linnets 1 yellowhammer 2 reed bunting No siskin Could only find 1 stock dove amongst the many woodpigeon. Green woodpecker heard on the golf course.
Ann Ribbands said
Sun Jan 3 8:56 AM, 2021
Large -about 150 - flock of finches in the sunflower field behind Little Heath Farm accessible by public footpath. Mostly chaffinch, but at least 10 Siskin and one brambling. Chaotic parking in the village yesterday.
Natalie Clarke said
Sat Nov 28 2:56 PM, 2020
Couple of hours walking round the park from 10 this morning.
Highlights and firsts for me, since starting to spot properly!
1 x jay as I was looking to park
1 x female green woodpecker - observed for about 20 minutes
2 x treecreepers
And
1 x skylark - however, this was a slight struggle for me to identify!
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 28th of November 2020 03:09:49 PM
Chris Sutton said
Tue Nov 24 4:35 PM, 2020
Green Sandpiper came up calling off the flooded field by the Bollin at Dunham Woodhouses.
Female sparrowhawk terrorising the hedgerows by the crem at dusk.
Chris
Mike Duckham said
Thu Nov 19 6:19 PM, 2020
Woodcock 1
Redpoll 10
Nick Hilton said
Fri Aug 28 4:22 PM, 2020
4 Green Woodpecker showing well this afternoon on the grass, east of the old deer house.
Nick Hilton said
Mon Aug 3 9:10 AM, 2020
An evening walk yesterday in Dunham Park produced excellent views of Green Woodpecker's; A pair were feeding a well grown juvenile on the ground close to the path from Charcoal Road along the eastern edge of the park. In the treeless area between Old Man Pool and the Obelisk an adult was feeding a well grown juvenile. A further bird flew overhead towards the Obelisk. A juvenile was feeding alone on the west edge of Smithy Pool. The park was very quite mid-evening and the birds allowed good views.
sid ashton said
Mon Jun 22 9:05 PM, 2020
Late report for yesterday afternoon Sunday 21st - called by the river/flats at Bollington Mill. Between the flats and the "Swan with Two Nicks" pub a very vocal Ring-necked Parakeet flitting about, several Swallows and most pleasing a group of 10 or so House Martins which seem to be nesting in the eaves of the flats. Not seen/present last year so good to see them back.
Steven Nelson said
Tue Mar 3 7:18 PM, 2020
16.00-17.15 NT park and Bollington flats
I was a bit limited to where I could go due to a large area of the park cordoned off ready for a deer cull tomorrow 6am !!
1 Green Woodpecker- seen but not heard 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - heard but not seen 4 Fieldfare 6 Redwing- a few singing 3 Grey Heron 2 Oystercatcher- pair on flooded fields at Bollington flats 2 Nuthatch 1 Coal Tit 2 Ring-necked Parakeet 1 Buzzard
sid ashton said
Sat Feb 22 3:16 PM, 2020
Eight Grey Herons reported around the small pond on the opposite side of the Bollin from the oxbows - preparing to colonise the heronry at a guess.
Steven Nelson said
Fri Jan 31 6:14 PM, 2020
Short late afternoon walk in the NT park.
2 Raven over Ring-necked Parakeets heard but not seen. Good numbers of Redwing around the park. 1 Little Grebe
Steven Nelson said
Thu Jan 23 4:02 PM, 2020
Short visit this afternoon - Bollington flats and along R.Bollin
Minimum of 130 Pied Wagtails feeding in fields at Bollington flats. Also 100+ Redwing feeding in the same fields. 120+ Canada Geese 4 Ring-necked Parakeets over and landed in trees just inside the NT park. 1 Goosander 2 Nuthatch 1 Goldcrest 3 Bullfinch 2 Fieldfare
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Thursday 23rd of January 2020 04:03:15 PM
Nick Hilton said
Tue Dec 24 3:27 PM, 2019
Raven over the east end of the deer park late yesterday morning (also 3 Buzzard).
Steve Judge said
Wed Dec 18 9:00 PM, 2019
Wednesday, 18th December 2019. 10:00 - 12:30 hrs.
Walk from Dunham Village - around perimeter of Dunham Park - Little Bollington (past 'Swan with two nicks' pub) - walk along Bridgewater Canal towpath back to Dunham village.
Highlight was a Green Woodpecker in a tree by side of Bridgewater Canal just before bridge leading off to Dunham village.
Also seen: Redwing x 7 Fieldfare x 2 Mistle Thrush x 1 Nuthatch x 2 Coal Tit x 3 Jay x 4 Woodpigeon x 50 Rook x 5 Jackdaw x 20 Crow x 3 Tufted Duck x 3 Canada Geese x 20 Long Tailed Tit x 10 Wren x 1 Dunnock x 1 Chaffinch x 5 Blue Tit x 7 Great Tit x 5 Robin x 4 Blackbird x 7 House Sparrow x 5 Black-Headed Gull x 70 Mallard x 10
Nick Hilton said
Fri Oct 25 5:19 PM, 2019
24/10/19, early pm 1 Brambling found amongst the small Chaffinch flock feeding close to the Obelisk. 3 Redwing also north of here 4 noisy Ring-necked Parakeet
Chris Sutton said
Fri Oct 18 10:52 PM, 2019
Dusk Walk by the Bollin.
Green Sandpiper (1) second time this week on edge of flooded field Kingfisher (1) Tawny Owl 2+ heard Redwing - 6 over Snipe - 2 over - one landed in flooded field Grey Partridge - heard Gulls moving SSE - I assume towards Rostherne to roost.
Chris
Rob Smith said
Wed Sep 25 8:49 PM, 2019
Rose ringed Parakeets - 14+ Grey Wagtail -1 along track to weir
+ all the usuals
Steven Nelson said
Thu Sep 19 8:59 PM, 2019
Just outside the NT park along the R.Bollin this afternoon:
R.Bollin: 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Goosander - both redheads 2 Little Grebe 2 Grey Wagtail
Edge of NT park: 10 Nuthatch- more heard 3 Treecreeper 2 Coal Tit 20+ Long-tailed Tit in 2 mixed flocks with Blue and Great Tits 1 Buzzard
sid ashton said
Mon Sep 2 3:05 PM, 2019
On a quick visit to the park late this morning watched several of the Parakeets flitting between the beech trees at the bottom of the ride down from the obelisk. They were very noisy but difficult to get a decent count as they spent most of the time high in the canopies of the trees.
Mike Duckham said
Thu Aug 29 8:50 PM, 2019
A Green Sandpiper was in the ditch in the field next to the park wall by the wheelhouse.
The Parakeets were putting on quite a show just opposite the Hall, not sure exactly how many but prob well into double figures; eating beech mast (there won't be any for the grey squirrels! ) and the little fruiting things on the lime trees - never seen anything eat those before.
Spotted Flycatcher pair attending nest with young, feeding, carrying fecal sac
Greylag Goose 16
Green Woodpecker 1 heard only
Bushes close to wooden footbridge by big lake in Deer Park
Spotted Flycatcher, 1 adult, showing well. Living up to its name.
Two red kites from pull in just before junction of Carr Green Lane/Gorsey Lane with Dunham Road. One flew in direction of Dunham, the other towards Warrington. I think this is just inside the county boundary, but apologies if it isn't.
Kingfisher in the park on small pond on way up to monument
A red kite was also seen distantly along the trans pennine trail around lower Carr green farm around 1.05pm.
Female tufted duck with 6 juveniles on smithy pool
Lots of ring-necked parakeets around.
Mandarin female with 3 juveniles on the Bollin
Kingfisher 3
Green Woodpecker brief flight view over the Island Pool
No sign of any Spotted Flycatcher
Driving along Warburton lane as usual on way to work, approx 0810
At the junction of Dunham Rd, just over the farm buildings at Moss Brow Farm.
Single Red Kite..I could clearly see the forked tail and the contrasting patches on it wings....
Brood of 11 tiny Mallard ducklings on the Bollin then the oxbows.
Pair of Mandarin on the Island Pool and a female Goosander.
Singing Chiffchaff in Brickkiln Wood.
A Kingfisher on the Moat Pool mid afternoon.
Highlights of a morning wander around the deer park; 2 Little Grebe. 4 Goosander, 30 Redwing, 4 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Raven & several drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 26th of February 2022 09:08:53 PM
Circular walk starting at Transpennine Trail Car Park (Seamons Road Altrincham) - west along Transpennine Trail turning left at Station Road - follow road south past Rope & Anchor and Vine Inn - right down Meadow Lane over River Bollin - follow footpaths to Dunham Park past Swan With Two Nicks - circuit of Dunham Massey Park - through Dunham Massey village - and return via Bridgewater Canal (off School Lane)
Goldcrest (1)
Little Egret (1)
Grey Heron (1)
Ring Necked Parakeet (3)
Redwing (70)
Bullfinch (4) - One male and 3 Female
Song Thrush (1)
Long Tailed Tits (7)
Buzzard (1)
Raven (1)
Wren x 1
Mute Swan (2)
Tufted Duck (10)
Black-Headed Gulls (100)
Rook (8)
Carrion Crows (30)
Jackdaw (5)
Blue Tit (7)
Robin (5)
Great Tit (4)
Chaffinch (4)
Blackbird (5)
Coot (5)
Moorhen (3)
Mallard (50)
Magpie (3)
Chris
Other birds seen...
Green woodpeckers
Great spotted woodpeckers
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Goldcrest
Ring necked parakeets
Swifts
House Martins
Stock doves
Grey heron
Chiffchaff
Buzzards
-- Edited by steven burke on Sunday 27th of June 2021 11:10:44 PM
Working close by today so nipped in 9am for an hour
20 Ring Necked Parakeets in deer park and a female Goosander on deer park pool.
A beautiful warm and sunny walk around Denzell gardens. Walking with a friend so not for bird spotting, really. But we were treated to two gorgeous buzzards swooping and circling in the blue skies for a good five minutes. Truly beautiful!
Lots of bird song and i was able to get my bins on a nuthatch and song thrush as well!!
Treecreeper x 2
Nuthatch x 1
Ring-Necked Parakeet x 4
Redwing x 30
Grey Heron x 1
Jay x 2
Pied Wagtail x 1
Buzzard x 2
Sparrowhawk x 1
Jackdaw x 50
Rook x 30
Crow x 40
Mute Swan x 2
Coot x 4
Moorhen x 2
Mistle Thrush x 2
Cormorant x 3
Wren x 1
Goldfinch x 1
Long-Tailed Tit x 2
Chaffinch x 4
Robin x 3
Blue Tit x 5
Great Tit x 2
Dunnock x 1
Blackbird x 5
House Sparrow x 10
Woodpigeon x 50
Black-Headed Gull x 30
Magpie x 3
Mallard x 10
Canada Geese x 3
one Green Woodpecker (feeding on the ground in the deer park)
probably two Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming in different areas)
one Raven
All the pools fully frozen.
Lots of Black-headed Gull loafing on the ice and a "pair" of Mute Swan
2 raven flew over together yesterday morning, each carrying a stick.
Mainly out for my exercise this morning. A couple of hours round the park.
2 x Green woodpecker really active. Flying from tree to tree and feeding.
1 x great spotted woodpecker. My first of the year but still a little fleeting...mainly because I got distracted by someone asking me what I was looking at
3 x ring-necked parakeets
c.200 Chaffinch
7 Brambling (probably more)
c.10 Greenfinch
c.25 Goldfinch
1 Lesser Redpoll
3 Reed Bunting
80 Lapwing in the field opposite, across Oldfield Lane
Deer Park:
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
11 Gadwall - Smithy Pool
7 Tufted Duck - Smithy Pool
2 Ring-necked Parakeets
Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Blue Tit, Great Tit plus other common species in good numbers across the park
Majority chaffinch
Several greenfinches
2 brambling
3 tree sparrows
5 linnets
1 yellowhammer
2 reed bunting
No siskin
Could only find 1 stock dove amongst the many woodpigeon.
Green woodpecker heard on the golf course.
Large -about 150 - flock of finches in the sunflower field behind Little Heath Farm accessible by public footpath. Mostly chaffinch, but at least 10 Siskin and one brambling. Chaotic parking in the village yesterday.
Couple of hours walking round the park from 10 this morning.
Highlights and firsts for me, since starting to spot properly!
1 x jay as I was looking to park
1 x female green woodpecker - observed for about 20 minutes
2 x treecreepers
And
1 x skylark - however, this was a slight struggle for me to identify!
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 28th of November 2020 03:09:49 PM
Woodcock 1
Redpoll 10
A pair were feeding a well grown juvenile on the ground close to the path from Charcoal Road along the eastern edge of the park.
In the treeless area between Old Man Pool and the Obelisk an adult was feeding a well grown juvenile. A further bird flew overhead towards the Obelisk.
A juvenile was feeding alone on the west edge of Smithy Pool.
The park was very quite mid-evening and the birds allowed good views.
Late report for yesterday afternoon Sunday 21st - called by the river/flats at Bollington Mill. Between the flats and the "Swan with Two Nicks" pub a very vocal Ring-necked Parakeet flitting about, several Swallows and most pleasing a group of 10 or so House Martins which seem to be nesting in the eaves of the flats. Not seen/present last year so good to see them back.
I was a bit limited to where I could go due to a large area of the park cordoned off ready for a deer cull tomorrow 6am !!
1 Green Woodpecker- seen but not heard
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - heard but not seen
4 Fieldfare
6 Redwing- a few singing
3 Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher- pair on flooded fields at Bollington flats
2 Nuthatch
1 Coal Tit
2 Ring-necked Parakeet
1 Buzzard
Eight Grey Herons reported around the small pond on the opposite side of the Bollin from the oxbows - preparing to colonise the heronry at a guess.
2 Raven over
Ring-necked Parakeets heard but not seen.
Good numbers of Redwing around the park.
1 Little Grebe
Minimum of 130 Pied Wagtails feeding in fields at Bollington flats.
Also 100+ Redwing feeding in the same fields.
120+ Canada Geese
4 Ring-necked Parakeets over and landed in trees just inside the NT park.
1 Goosander
2 Nuthatch
1 Goldcrest
3 Bullfinch
2 Fieldfare
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Thursday 23rd of January 2020 04:03:15 PM
Walk from Dunham Village - around perimeter of Dunham Park - Little Bollington (past 'Swan with two nicks' pub) - walk along Bridgewater Canal towpath back to Dunham village.
Highlight was a Green Woodpecker in a tree by side of Bridgewater Canal just before bridge leading off to Dunham village.
Also seen:
Redwing x 7
Fieldfare x 2
Mistle Thrush x 1
Nuthatch x 2
Coal Tit x 3
Jay x 4
Woodpigeon x 50
Rook x 5
Jackdaw x 20
Crow x 3
Tufted Duck x 3
Canada Geese x 20
Long Tailed Tit x 10
Wren x 1
Dunnock x 1
Chaffinch x 5
Blue Tit x 7
Great Tit x 5
Robin x 4
Blackbird x 7
House Sparrow x 5
Black-Headed Gull x 70
Mallard x 10
1 Brambling found amongst the small Chaffinch flock feeding close to the Obelisk.
3 Redwing also north of here
4 noisy Ring-necked Parakeet
Green Sandpiper (1) second time this week on edge of flooded field
Kingfisher (1)
Tawny Owl 2+ heard
Redwing - 6 over
Snipe - 2 over - one landed in flooded field
Grey Partridge - heard
Gulls moving SSE - I assume towards Rostherne to roost.
Chris
Rose ringed Parakeets - 14+
Grey Wagtail -1 along track to weir
+ all the usuals
R.Bollin:
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Goosander - both redheads
2 Little Grebe
2 Grey Wagtail
Edge of NT park:
10 Nuthatch- more heard
3 Treecreeper
2 Coal Tit
20+ Long-tailed Tit in 2 mixed flocks with Blue and Great Tits
1 Buzzard
On a quick visit to the park late this morning watched several of the Parakeets flitting between the beech trees at the bottom of the ride down from the obelisk. They were very noisy but difficult to get a decent count as they spent most of the time high in the canopies of the trees.
A Green Sandpiper was in the ditch in the field next to the park wall by the wheelhouse.
The Parakeets were putting on quite a show just opposite the Hall, not sure exactly how many but prob well into double figures; eating beech mast (there won't be any for the grey squirrels! ) and the little fruiting things on the lime trees - never seen anything eat those before.