Nothing really to add to yesterday's sightings really other then a Water Rail and 5 Gadwall which were on the flood at Abbey Lane and quickly departed as I got closer. All 5 flew off towards Bickershaw Rucks, probably to Diggle Flash.
Scott robinson said
Sat Feb 13 2:48 PM, 2016
Afternoon visit.
Pickley Green and Abbey Lane.
Highlights,
1 Male Stonechat 17 Siskin, 11 In Alders at Abbey Lane 9 Redpoll, All Abbey Lane 7 Bullfinch 2 Skylark, Both singing at Abbey Lane 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 4 Meadow Pipit 1 Jay 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull
Plus all usual suspects.
Scott robinson said
Sun Feb 7 2:09 PM, 2016
11:30 till 13:30
Pickley Green, Highlights,
6 Bullfinch 1 Female Stonechat 2 Goldcrest 1 Male Kestrel 9 Fieldfare, Not seen many this winter 15 Redwing 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Jay 2 Snipe
Plus all usuals
Scott robinson said
Thu Feb 4 4:48 PM, 2016
Couple of hours this afternoon.
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.
Highlights,
1 Stonechat 2 Song Thrush 6 Redpoll 14 Siskin 9 Redwing 3 Great Crested Grebe 2 Woodcock
1 Kingfisher, Westleigh Brook Pair of Stonechat, Abbey Lane 6 Blue tit 4 Great tit 9 Robin 3 Blackbird 2 Wren 3 Reed Bunting 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 at Abbey Lane 6 Chaffinch 50+ Plenty Goldfinch in both areas 3 Redpoll 1 Kestrel 2 Pied Wagtail 13 Redwing 5 Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark 2 Tufted Duck
Scott robinson said
Sat Jan 16 10:31 AM, 2016
07:45 till 10:00. Freezing but busy with birds this morning
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green
1 Buzzard, Abbey Lane 1 Stonechat, Abbey Lane 5 Blue tit 6 Great tit 1 Willow tit 3 Robin 4 Blackbird 1 Reed Bunting 2 Wren 17 Redwing 3 Fieldfare 1 Mistle Thrush 3 Chaffinch 27 Goldfinch 2 Kestrel, Both males 1 at Abbey Lane and 1 at Pickley Green 3 Yellowhammer 3 Meadow Pipit 4 Tufted Duck 2 Great Crested Grebe
Scott robinson said
Fri Jan 15 12:51 PM, 2016
Morning Mooch, Nice morning but very cold.
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.
Plenty of the usual species Blue and Great tits, Robin and Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Magpie. 3 Wren 4 Reed Bunting 3 Greenfinch 7 Chaffinch 30+ Goldfinch 3 Redpoll 9 Redwing 2 Meadow Pipit 1 Skylark 1 Female Sparrowhawk 1 Male Kestrel 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush, Singing 5 Tufted Duck 2 Great Crested Grebe 9 Pied Wagtail
Scott robinson said
Fri Jan 8 11:17 AM, 2016
09:00 till 11:00. Light rain at times.
Last morning mooch before I go back to work next week,
1 Male Stonechat 1 Fieldfare 7 Redwing 2 Meadow Pipit 3 Reed Bunting 1 Goldcrest 5 Blue tit 4 Great tit 5 Blackbird 2 Robin Mixed Finch flock in Alders mainly Goldfinch and Chaffinch but managed 2 Redpoll and 3 Greenfinch in there as well. 7 Pied Wagtail There's now 6 Tufted Duck on the flood with a single Great Crested Grebe.
Scott robinson said
Thu Jan 7 11:28 AM, 2016
10:00 till 11:15. Wet, miserable and very quiet.
Abbey Lane only,
4 Redwing 3 Pied Wagtail 20+ Goldfinch 3 Chaffinch 2 Great tit 3 Blue tit 4 Blackbird 2 Robin 1 Mistle Thrush
Scott robinson said
Wed Jan 6 12:41 PM, 2016
10:00 till 12:00
1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Grey Wagtail, Over 1 Willow tit 4 Greenfinch 9 Chaffinch 30+ Goldfinch 3 Siskin 6 Redwing Plenty tits about with Blackbird and Robin 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush
Scott robinson said
Tue Jan 5 12:53 PM, 2016
10:30 till 12:30 Abbey Lane and Pickley Green
1 Stonechat, Abbey Lane 5 Bullfinch, All in trees along the line 4 Redwing, First birds for a few week Mixed Finch flock in Alders of Redpoll, Siskin, Chaffinch and Goldfinch 1 Jay 2 Reed Bunting 1 Great Crested Grebe on flood, As was 4 Tufted Duck still 9 Pied Wagtail, All around horses at Abbey Lane 1 Song Thrush 1 Snipe, Flushed
Plus all usual suspects
Scott robinson said
Mon Jan 4 1:26 PM, 2016
11:00 till 13:00. Abbey Lane then over to Pickley Green.
3 Stonechat, 2 again seen at Abbey lane this lunchtime, the other at Pickley green. 3 Greenfinch 4 Bullfinch 11 Redpoll, All in Alders around Melrose Ave football pitch. 40+ Goldfinch 2 Kestrel, 1 At Abbey Lane, 1 Eastern end of Pickley Green 1 Buzzard 3 Reed Bunting 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Goldcrest 4 Tufted Duck on Flood
Oddly I have not seen a single Redwing or Fieldfare for the last few visits.
Had a walk over to the North Eastern side, were they have been working for the last few weeks and it looks like they are trying to build some sort of reedbed area quite similar to what they've done at Bickershaw rucks in C4.
Plus all usuals.
-- Edited by Scott robinson on Monday 4th of January 2016 01:27:57 PM
Scott robinson said
Mon Jan 4 10:54 AM, 2016
Late post for Saturday morning,
Male and Female Stonechat at Abbey Lane.
Scott robinson said
Sun Dec 20 1:17 PM, 2015
Morning Mooch, Pretty quiet of note,
1 Stonechat, Male watched for a few minutes, Cracking bird 1 Male Kestrel 1 Male Sparrowhawk 2 Grey Wagtails over 2 Snipe, Flushed 1 Jay 9 Redwing
Plus usuals
Scott robinson said
Mon Dec 14 3:27 PM, 2015
Morning mooch,
Very little to add to yesterday's sightings,
4 Redpoll 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Buzzard
No sign of yesterdays Short-eared Owl.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 14th of December 2015 04:29:23 PM
Scott robinson said
Sun Dec 13 12:48 PM, 2015
Fantastic morning, Seen some cracking birds. 07:30 till 11:00
1 Short Eared Owl 2 Stonechat 17 Redwing 9 Fieldfare 2 Goldcrest, In a mixed tit flock 5 Siskin 3 Greenfinch 3 Chaffinch 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Kingfisher 1 Kestrel 1 Willow tit 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Skylark 6 Blackbird 4 Robin 2 Reed Bunting 2 Wren 1 Jay
Scott robinson said
Fri Dec 4 2:28 PM, 2015
08:00 till 12:00
Covered all areas this morning,
1 Male Stonechat 3 Snipe 37 Redwing 11 Fieldfare 2 Siskin, With Greenfinch 1 Kestrel 1 Female Sparrowhawk 2 Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 1 Reed Bunting 5 Blue tit 3 Great tit 2 Wren 4 Blackbird 6 Robin 2 Goldcrest 1 Kingfisher, Westleigh Brook 1 Raven 2 Jay
Scott robinson said
Tue Dec 1 3:30 PM, 2015
Few hours this morning, Highlights being,
1 Male Stonechat 1 Woodcock 2 Snipe 1 Water Rail 5 Redpoll 3 Siskin 17 Redwing 8 Fieldfare
Plus all usual suspects
Scott robinson said
Mon Nov 23 1:25 PM, 2015
Couple of hours this morning,
3 Snipe 17 Redwing, 6 at Abbey Lane 5 Fieldfare 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Goldcrest 3 Siskin 2 Kestrel, 1 at Abbey Lane 2 Skylark, Abbey Lane 3 Bullfinch 1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook 2 Tufted Duck on Flood 1 Raven over 3 Reed Bunting
Plus all usuals
Geoff Ward said
Sun Nov 22 4:39 PM, 2015
Couple of hours walk round with my son this afternoon. Noticed very few berries on trees, however a few Blackbirds were feeding, later on saw a single Redwing feeding on berries.
No sign of yesterday's Whinchat 1 Nuthatch, Don't normally see these around this site 1 Green Woodpecker 2 Whitethroat 3 Skylark 1 Kestrel 2 Meadow Pipit
Plus usuals
Scott robinson said
Sat Aug 8 8:44 PM, 2015
Evening mooch,
Juvenile Whinchat seen this evening. 2 Whitethroat 1 Goldcrest 1 Blackcap 1 Kestrel 2 Grey Wagtails, Westleigh Brook 2 Song Thrush 1 Willow Tit 1 Male Yellowhammer 1 Cormorant over
3 Bullfinch 2 Whitethroat 2 Kestrel, 1 Pickley Green, 1 Abbey Lane 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Jay
Plus usuals
Scott robinson said
Sat Jul 25 7:37 PM, 2015
Quick hour around Abbey Lane,
2 Whitethroat 1 Kestrel 2 Skylark 1 Meadow Pipit Swift, Swallow and House Martin 1 Blackcap 1 Song Thrush
Scott robinson said
Sat Jul 18 7:14 PM, 2015
Very quiet this evening,
Grey Wagtail on Westleigh Brook 1 Whitethroat 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Single Males 1 Single Male Bullfinch 1 Kestrel
Plus usuals
Scott robinson said
Sun Jul 12 2:59 PM, 2015
Quick hour around Abbey Lane Area,
1 Whitethroat, Cracking views 3 Skylark 2 Meadow Pipit, Numbers definitely down this year 2 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 2 Linnet, (Pair) Swift, Swallow and House Martin in small numbers
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green,
1 Stonechat
11 Redwing
3 Fieldfare
6 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush
3 Yellowhammer
5 Reed Bunting
15 Blue tit
1 Willow tit
7 Great tit
17 Robin
9 Blackbird
1 Dunnock
2 Wren
49 Goldfinch
8 Chaffinch
4 Greenfinch
5 Redpoll
2 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
3 Pied Wagtail
6 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
5 Moorhen
3 Coot
9 Mallard
2 Mute Swan
1 Skylark
5 Meadow Pipit
1 Jay, Heard only
1 Grey Wagtail, Heard only
Abbey Lane only,
1 Skylark
3 Meadow Pipit
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Buzzard
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Gadwall
1 Great Crested Grebe
3 Tufted Duck
Plus all usuals
Nothing really to add to yesterday's sightings really other then a Water Rail and 5 Gadwall which were on the flood at Abbey Lane and quickly departed as I got closer. All 5 flew off towards Bickershaw Rucks, probably to Diggle Flash.
Pickley Green and Abbey Lane.
Highlights,
1 Male Stonechat
17 Siskin, 11 In Alders at Abbey Lane
9 Redpoll, All Abbey Lane
7 Bullfinch
2 Skylark, Both singing at Abbey Lane
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
4 Meadow Pipit
1 Jay
2 Lesser Black Backed Gull
Plus all usual suspects.
Pickley Green, Highlights,
6 Bullfinch
1 Female Stonechat
2 Goldcrest
1 Male Kestrel
9 Fieldfare, Not seen many this winter
15 Redwing
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Jay
2 Snipe
Plus all usuals
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.
Highlights,
1 Stonechat
2 Song Thrush
6 Redpoll
14 Siskin
9 Redwing
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Woodcock
Plus all usual suspects
Abbey Lane only.
15 Redwing
3 Reed Bunting
2 Wren
4 Great tit
2 Blue tit
5 Blackbird
3 Robin
2 Mute Swan
2 Great Crested Grebe
5 Tufted Duck
1 Snipe, Flushed
2 Chaffinch
19 Goldfinch
1 Mistle Thrush, Singing
3 Meadow Pipit
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.
1 Kingfisher, Westleigh Brook
Pair of Stonechat, Abbey Lane
6 Blue tit
4 Great tit
9 Robin
3 Blackbird
2 Wren
3 Reed Bunting
4 Mistle Thrush, 3 at Abbey Lane
6 Chaffinch
50+ Plenty Goldfinch in both areas
3 Redpoll
1 Kestrel
2 Pied Wagtail
13 Redwing
5 Meadow Pipit
2 Skylark
2 Tufted Duck
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green
1 Buzzard, Abbey Lane
1 Stonechat, Abbey Lane
5 Blue tit
6 Great tit
1 Willow tit
3 Robin
4 Blackbird
1 Reed Bunting
2 Wren
17 Redwing
3 Fieldfare
1 Mistle Thrush
3 Chaffinch
27 Goldfinch
2 Kestrel, Both males 1 at Abbey Lane and 1 at Pickley Green
3 Yellowhammer
3 Meadow Pipit
4 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
Abbey Lane and Pickley Green.
Plenty of the usual species Blue and Great tits, Robin and Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Magpie.
3 Wren
4 Reed Bunting
3 Greenfinch
7 Chaffinch
30+ Goldfinch
3 Redpoll
9 Redwing
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Female Sparrowhawk
1 Male Kestrel
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush, Singing
5 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
9 Pied Wagtail
Last morning mooch before I go back to work next week,
1 Male Stonechat
1 Fieldfare
7 Redwing
2 Meadow Pipit
3 Reed Bunting
1 Goldcrest
5 Blue tit
4 Great tit
5 Blackbird
2 Robin
Mixed Finch flock in Alders mainly Goldfinch and Chaffinch but managed 2 Redpoll and 3 Greenfinch in there as well.
7 Pied Wagtail
There's now 6 Tufted Duck on the flood with a single Great Crested Grebe.
Abbey Lane only,
4 Redwing
3 Pied Wagtail
20+ Goldfinch
3 Chaffinch
2 Great tit
3 Blue tit
4 Blackbird
2 Robin
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
2 Grey Wagtail, Over
1 Willow tit
4 Greenfinch
9 Chaffinch
30+ Goldfinch
3 Siskin
6 Redwing
Plenty tits about with Blackbird and Robin
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush
1 Stonechat, Abbey Lane
5 Bullfinch, All in trees along the line
4 Redwing, First birds for a few week
Mixed Finch flock in Alders of Redpoll, Siskin, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
1 Jay
2 Reed Bunting
1 Great Crested Grebe on flood, As was 4 Tufted Duck still
9 Pied Wagtail, All around horses at Abbey Lane
1 Song Thrush
1 Snipe, Flushed
Plus all usual suspects
3 Stonechat, 2 again seen at Abbey lane this lunchtime, the other at Pickley green.
3 Greenfinch
4 Bullfinch
11 Redpoll, All in Alders around Melrose Ave football pitch.
40+ Goldfinch
2 Kestrel, 1 At Abbey Lane, 1 Eastern end of Pickley Green
1 Buzzard
3 Reed Bunting
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldcrest
4 Tufted Duck on Flood
Oddly I have not seen a single Redwing or Fieldfare for the last few visits.
Had a walk over to the North Eastern side, were they have been working for the last few weeks and it looks like they are trying to build some sort of reedbed area quite similar to what they've done at Bickershaw rucks in C4.
Plus all usuals.
-- Edited by Scott robinson on Monday 4th of January 2016 01:27:57 PM
Male and Female Stonechat at Abbey Lane.
1 Stonechat, Male watched for a few minutes, Cracking bird
1 Male Kestrel
1 Male Sparrowhawk
2 Grey Wagtails over
2 Snipe, Flushed
1 Jay
9 Redwing
Plus usuals
Morning mooch,
Very little to add to yesterday's sightings,
4 Redpoll
3 Pied Wagtail
1 Buzzard
No sign of yesterdays Short-eared Owl.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 14th of December 2015 04:29:23 PM
1 Short Eared Owl
2 Stonechat
17 Redwing
9 Fieldfare
2 Goldcrest, In a mixed tit flock
5 Siskin
3 Greenfinch
3 Chaffinch
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Kingfisher
1 Kestrel
1 Willow tit
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
6 Blackbird
4 Robin
2 Reed Bunting
2 Wren
1 Jay
Covered all areas this morning,
1 Male Stonechat
3 Snipe
37 Redwing
11 Fieldfare
2 Siskin, With Greenfinch
1 Kestrel
1 Female Sparrowhawk
2 Bullfinch
4 Chaffinch
1 Reed Bunting
5 Blue tit
3 Great tit
2 Wren
4 Blackbird
6 Robin
2 Goldcrest
1 Kingfisher, Westleigh Brook
1 Raven
2 Jay
1 Male Stonechat
1 Woodcock
2 Snipe
1 Water Rail
5 Redpoll
3 Siskin
17 Redwing
8 Fieldfare
Plus all usual suspects
3 Snipe
17 Redwing, 6 at Abbey Lane
5 Fieldfare
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldcrest
3 Siskin
2 Kestrel, 1 at Abbey Lane
2 Skylark, Abbey Lane
3 Bullfinch
1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook
2 Tufted Duck on Flood
1 Raven over
3 Reed Bunting
Plus all usuals
Goldfinch. 10 approx
Greenfinch. 4
Goldcrest. 1
Snipe. 1
Sparrowhawk. 1 Male
Good look around for Short Eared Owl which has previously been reported but no sign of one.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Yesterday, the Short-eared Owl was still present.
Also 5 Siskin.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
1 Peregrine through South
47 Redwing
17 Fieldfare
1 Goldcrest
2 Siskin
2 Snipe
1 Willow tit
1 Kestrel
Plus usuals
2 Fieldfare
13 Redwing feeding with Blackbird
1 Mistle thrush
1 Kestrel
2 Mute Swan with 3 young birds
1 Grey Wagtail flew over
2 Tufted duck on flood
Plus usuals
Also:
53 Fieldfare south
85 Redwing
5 Snipe NW
4 Siskin
2 Goldcrest
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
37 Redwing, 18 at Abbey Lane
5 Fieldfare
1 Bullfinch
3 Chaffinch
2 Greenfinch
17 Goldfinch
2 Goldcrest
5 Blue tit
4 Great tit
11 Robin
7 Blackbird
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
3 Siskin
2 Kestrel
1 Kingfisher, Heard only
1 Raven
1 Mistle thrush
1 Snipe
1 Male Stonechat
67 Redwing, 49 Over mostly South
7 Fieldfare
1 Willow tit
2 Goldcrest
5 Siskin
6 Meadow Pipit
3 Skylark
1 Female Bullfinch, Abbey Lane
1 Kestrel, Abbey Lane
Plus all usuals
4 Redpoll
2 Goldcrest
17 Redwing
4 Fieldfare
1 Kestrel
1 Yellowhammer
1 Snipe, Flushed
1 Chiffchaff
Plus usuals
-- Edited by Scott robinson on Saturday 24th of October 2015 01:02:57 PM
Male Stonechat
3 Siskin
2 Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
10 Swallow south
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
1 Willow tit
1 Kestrel
1 Skylark
1 Song Thrush
2 Bullfinch (Pair)
Redwing heard only flying over
Plus usuals
5 Blue tit
2 Great tit
7 Robin
3 Blackbird
1 Whitethroat
2 Chiffchaff
2 Chaffinch
2 Reed Bunting
1 Kestrel
2 Goldcrest
2 Skylark, Abbey Lane
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Song Thrush
2 Bullfinch
1 Grey Heron
5 Siskin over
1 Water Rail
1 Goldcrest
1 Kestrel, Abbey Lane
1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Singing
1 Willow tit
3 Reed Bunting
Plus usuals
1 Male Bullfinch
1 Grey Wagtail, Westleigh Brook
1 Male Kestrel
3 Redpoll
9 Grey Partridge
2 Song Thrush
Plus usuals
Robins seemed to be everywhere this afternoon counted 13 birds over the site, very vocal too.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
2 Yellowhammer
3 Reed Bunting
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Whitethroat
1 Song Thrush
1 Snipe
Plus usuals
No sign of yesterday's Whinchat
1 Nuthatch, Don't normally see these around this site
1 Green Woodpecker
2 Whitethroat
3 Skylark
1 Kestrel
2 Meadow Pipit
Plus usuals
Juvenile Whinchat seen this evening.
2 Whitethroat
1 Goldcrest
1 Blackcap
1 Kestrel
2 Grey Wagtails, Westleigh Brook
2 Song Thrush
1 Willow Tit
1 Male Yellowhammer
1 Cormorant over
Plus all usuals
5 Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Willow Tit
1 Yellowhammer
1 Kingfisher, Flood Abbey Lane
Plus usuals
3 Bullfinch
2 Whitethroat
2 Kestrel, 1 Pickley Green, 1 Abbey Lane
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Jay
Plus usuals
2 Whitethroat
1 Kestrel
2 Skylark
1 Meadow Pipit
Swift, Swallow and House Martin
1 Blackcap
1 Song Thrush
Grey Wagtail on Westleigh Brook
1 Whitethroat
2 Yellowhammer, 2 Single Males
1 Single Male Bullfinch
1 Kestrel
Plus usuals
1 Whitethroat, Cracking views
3 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit, Numbers definitely down this year
2 Blackcap
1 Willow Warbler
3 Chiffchaff
2 Linnet, (Pair)
Swift, Swallow and House Martin in small numbers
Plus all usuals