2 sedge warbler, 2 grasshopper warbler 1 seen briefly 1 heard only, 2 mistle and 1 song thrush all singing, 1 kestrel hunting, usual chaffinch, tits etc,

morning mooch pretty quiet
sedge and grasshopper warbler both heard but not seen, house sparrow, collared dove and starling close to houses, blue tit,great tit, chaffinch, blackbird, jay, reed bunting, pheasant, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, whitethroat,willow warbler.

Distant cuckoo heard approx 21-30 this evening

hour this morning
house sparrow,starling,collared dove,great tit, blue tit all behind houses, 2 goldfinch feeding on path, several chaffinch, willow warbler, blackbird, mistle thrush, robin, jay, chiffchaff, a moorhen and a cock pheasant strolling down the path together! reed and sedge warbler heard only.

Evening mooch
Plenty of birds singing including mistle thrush,blackbird,robin,willow warbler, whitethroat,sedge warbler,reed warbler, other birds include pheasant,mallard,moorhen,blue tit with young,great tit,chaffinch,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,starling including young,house sparrow,collared dove,

pm mooch 2 whitethroat, 4 chiffchaff, several willow warbler, chaffinch, robin,blue tit, great tit, blackbird, kestrel, horse fields had a few swallow over with usual wood pigeon, cariion crow and pheasant,

morning stroll
usual house sparrow, starling and collared dove behind houses, plenty birdsong with willow warbler most prominent but also seen and heard singing, robin, blackcap,chiffchaff,mistle thrush,dunnock and wren, song thrush rooting about in undergrowth with blackbirds, bullfinch, chaffinch, blue tit,great tit, carrion crow,magpie, wood pigeon, 2 mallard flying around dropping down regularly but seemed unable to settle, 2 grasshopper warbler heard reeling, pheasant heard only,

Morning dog walk- fog lifting slightly
Quite a few blackbird and robin singing, dunnock,blue tit,great tit,chaffinch, goldfinch, 3 mallard and 2 Canada geese over, 1 song thrush, heard a brief blast from a blackcap but couldn't locate it and didn't hear it again,

Pm mooch in the rain
Usual house sparrow,starling and collared dove close to houses, blue and great tit in decent numbers,2 greenfinch, 4 chaffinch, horse fields pretty busy 60+ wood pigeon, 5 black headed gull,2 each of lesser black backed,great black backed and herring gull, at least 7 pied wagtail, 2 pairs of pheasant, numerous blackbird, 1 song thrush,2 mistle thrush, robin,magpie,carrion crow, 2 mallard, 1 moorhen,

Early afternoon with dog in rain
Most of the bird activity was behind the houses with starling,house sparrow,blue and great tit, collared dove,blackbird and robin, other birds seen song thrush,carrion crow, wood pigeon, magpie, 3 Canada geese over, mistle thrush,pheasant,reed bunting.

late morning mooch
4 greenfinch, house sparrow, starling and collared dove behind houses, 1 kestrel, chaffinch, blue tit, great tit,robin, blackbird, the horse fields at barlows farm and beyond were quite busy loads of wood pigeon and corvids including carrion crow,magpie, jackdaw and 4 rook also seen in various horse fields 2 great black backed gulls, 4 lesser black backed gulls 4 herring gulls + numerous black headed gulls, 2 pheasant, 2 grey partridge, 2 teal and several mallard,2 mistle thrush, flock of 20ish goldfinch.
not wild birds but 3 muscovy duck amongst various poultry including a turkey an ornamental pheasant and various geese and hens,

Morning mooch
Starling,house sparrow and collared dove behind houses, seed, bread and apple slices had been scattered near the main path behind the houses and had attracted 2 mistle thrush,3 blackbird,chaffinch,blue and great tit,robin and dunnock, 1 song thrush singing,1 pheasant seen 2 more heard, another mistle thrush singing,2 mallard in fields, carrion crow,magpie,jackdaw,wood pigeon,

Late morning/early afternoon
House sparrow,starling and collared dove all close to houses, blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,greenfinch,chaffinch,bullfinch,great spotted woodpecker,common snipe,kestrel,robin,dunnock,blackbird,mistle thrush,redwing,magpie,carrion crow,jackdaw,wood pigeon,

Late morning mooch
Buzzard,kestrel,collared dove,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,jay,blackbird,mistle thrush,robin,wren,dunnock,bullfinch,chaffinch,goldfinch,long tailed tit,blue tit,great tit,

Morning mooch very quiet overall only place I really saw any bird life was behind the houses where it was sheltered from the wind
Flock of 20ish mixed blue and great tit with a single long tailed tit, 2 reed bunting,5 house sparrow,7 starling, 2 collared dove,2 blackbird.

Morning mooch
8 long tailed tit,plenty blue and great tit,30+ redwing,1 jay,robin,blackbird,song thrush,2 mistle thrush,chaffinch,kestrel,

Morning mooch pretty quiet
Starling and house sparrow behind houses, 1 kestrel,12 goldfinch, 1 wren, 2 robin, small numbers blue and great tit,usual carrion crow,magpie and wood pigeon, quite a few blackbird didn't count but I would think double figures.

Afternoon mooch
3 redpoll and 1 goldcrest feeding with several goldfinch on alders, small numbers great and blue tit, blackbird,robin,chaffinch,wood pigeon, 4 collared dove,magpie,carrion crow,1 jay.

morning dog walk
3 skeins of pink footed geese over, 49, 200 and 160, good numbers of blue and great tit, small flock 7 long tailed tit, charm of 11 goldfinch + 4 feeding on floor with 3 chaffinch,1 song thrush with 2 redwing, 1 kestrel, collared doves and starlings near house, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie, 2 noisy jackdaw over, blackbird and robin seemed to be everywhere, 1 wren,

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Tuesday 20th of January 2015 12:41:58 PM

am walk with dog
2 greenshank over, 3 jay, 2 mistlethrush, flock of c30 starling near houses, blue tit, great tit, chaffinch,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 2 collared dove.

evening stroll with dog
collared dove, starling and house sparrow behind houses, blackbird, magpie, jay, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 2 greenfinch, chaffinch, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, robin, dunnock, pheasant.kestrel.

quick walk with dog this pm
2 jay, 2 pheasant heard only, 5 chaffinch, plenty great tit, robin, blackbird, wood pigeon, long tailed tit small flock, 4 blue tit, 3 greenfinch, magpie, plenty starling and a few house sparrow behind houses, 2 collared dove.

Pm dog walk
Greenfinch,goldfinch,chaffinch,mistle thrush,blackbird,song thrush,magpie,jay,wood pigeon,collared dove,house sparrow,starling,blue great and long tailed tits including family party's of all, pheasant,reed bunting,sedge warbler,carrion crow,mallard, swallow,kestrel.

cuckoo flew over calling before flying across road towards fan lodge, 2 blackcap, 2 whitethroat, mistle thrush, willow warbler, chiffchaff,goldfinch,greenfinch,chaffinch,blue tit, great tit,blackbird, wood pigeon, collared dove, pheasant, carrion crow, magpie, robin, wren, several lapwing over gypsy horse fields.

07.-00--07-50
Cuckoo heard and seen,willow warbler,chiffchaff,chaffinch,goldfinch,blackbird,long tailed tit,mistle thrush,collared dove,wood pigeon,great tit,robin,house sparrow,magpie.

Evening dog walk
House sparrow,starling,collared dove,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,jay,blackbird,3 mistle thrush,2 song thrush,7 willow warbler,5 chiffchaff,4 pheasant,greenfinch,chaffinch,goldfinch,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,mallard in fields,
Gypsy horse fields, c150 wood pigeon,4 pied wagtail,

evening dog walk
12 willow warbler, 9 chiffchaff, 1 blackcap, 3 mistle thrush, greenfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, blackbird, 3 pheasant seen 5 more heard one cock looked superb with the evening sun highlighting his colours, kestrel, collared dove, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, house sparrow, robin, wren.

evening dog walk
greenfinch,goldfinch,chaffinch, long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, chiffchaff, willow warbler, collared dove, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, jay, mistle thrush, blackbird, house sparrow, starling.

evening dog walk
greenfinch, chaffinch, bullfinch, goldfinch, blue tit, great tit, chiffchaff, willow warbler, mistle thrush, song thrush, blackbird,house sparrow, starling, collared dove, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, jackdaw, pheasant.mallard.robin, wren, dunnock.

evening dog walk
5 greenfinch, 7 chaffinch, 3 goldfinch, plenty of blue and great tit, 6 pheasant, 4 mistle thrush, plenty of blackbird and robin singing in the evening sunshine, song thrush, 4 chiffchaff, 1 willow warbler, gypsy horse fields contained 2 pheasant, 4 pied wagtail, c100 wood pigeon, 2 mallard, several magpie and carrion crow,

evening dog walk
4 pheasant, 5 chiffchaff, greenfinch, goldfinch, bullfinch, great tit, blue tit, blackbird, jackdaw, lapwing,carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, mallard, black headed gulls,mistle thrush, robin, wren, dunnock.

evening dog walk
buzzard, kestrel, mistle thrush, blackbird, chaffinch,greenfinch, goldfinch, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, collared dove, wood pigeon,pheasant, pied wagtail,magpie, carrion crow, jay, jackdaw.reed bunting,

Evening dog walk
1 chiffchaff, 3 greenfinch, 5 goldfinch, numerous chaffinch, blue and great tit,buzzard,40 starling over, 14 jackdaw over, wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,pheasant,wren,robin.collared dove,

Evening dog walk
2 bullfinch,5 goldfinch,song thrush,mistlebthrush,blackbird,loads of great and blue tit, good numbers wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,great spotted woodpecker drumming, 1 chiffchaff first of the year for me, pheasant.kestrel.

Evening dog walk
Kestrel,2 pheasant, 1 goldcrest behind prison, 2 bullfinch,goldfinch,long tailed, blue and great tit,at least 6. Robin, several blackbird,3 mistle thrush,2 wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,6 Canada geese over.

evening dog walk
1 woodcock, 7 reed bunting, 50+starling, 2 canada geese over, 4 mallard over, 3 pheasant seen at least 3 more heard, sparrowhawk flushed a flock of 30+ wood pigeon from trees, buzzard, great tit, blue tit, goldfinch, chaffinch, robin, 3 mistle thrush, several blackbird, 4 pied wagtail, magpie, carrion crow.

early evening dog walk
plenty of great and blue tit, small flock of 7 long tailed tit, pheasant, buzzard,wren,reed bunting, several carrion crow and magpie, 40+wood pigeon, at least 4 mistle thrush singing, several blackbird and robin singing.

early evening walk,
plenty of blue and great tit, 2 pheasant,wood pigeon, collared dove, song thrush, magpie, carrion crow, chaffinch, goldfinch, long tailed tit, as the light was fading at least 4 mistle thrush, 6 robin and numerous blackbird singing.

early evening dog walk
good numbers blue and great tit, small flock long tailed tit, goldfinch flock with at least 2 linnet and 4 redpoll, 4 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush, 4 reed bunting, 5 robin, numerous blackbird, collared dove, wood pigeon, chaffinch, carrion crow, magpie,
at one stage i could actually see and hear blackbird, song thrush and mistle thrush all singing at the same time.

early evening dog walk
2 mistle thrush, 2 raven heard but not seen, 3 pied wagtail, 17 jackdaw over, pheasant, blue, great and long tailed tits, blackbird, goldfinch, collared dove, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, house sparrow and starling close to entrance.

16-30--18-00 very wet and windy dog walk
2 seperate raven over the first @ 16-35 the second 17-05, 2 flocks of jackdaw 16, 9 struggling against the wind, 1 redwing, small flock 7 goldfinch 5 redpoll in alders, 4 wood pigeon, 6 carrion crow.

raven over @ 17-25, 19 pink footed geese over approx 17-45. mistle thrush singing.

early evening walk with dog just catching last 30-40 mins of light.
1 kestrel, 4 redwing, blackbird, robin, wren, 1 mistle thrush, 2 pheasant, 9 long tailed tit, 5 redpoll, great and blue tit, goldfinch, carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, collared dove, 2 pied wagtail.

Approx 17-30 2 very vocal raven over being harrased by 8 even more vocal carrion crow

late afternoon/early evening
2 raven heading south @16-42, 15 redwing seen in trees but sounded like many more, 1 kestrel, 3 mistle thrush, plenty of robin and blackbird in song as the light was fading, decent numbers of blue and great tit, small numbers goldfinch and long tailed tit, 3 carrion crow, several magpie and wood pigeon, 4 collared dove.

quick walk approx 1 hour this morning with Zac my older dog.

plenty blue tit, great tit, 1 redwing looked stunning in sunshine, 1 meadow pipit, 1 siskin, 6 blackbird, 2 robin, 1 wren, 9 house sparrow in trees close to Bickershaw lane, 1 goldfinch, numerous magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow.2 pheasant heard but not seen.


-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Thursday 28th of March 2013 02:31:31 PM

This morning:

2 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Garden Warbler
22 Whitethroat
19 Blackcap
4 Sedge Warbler
1 Reed Warbler
30 Willow Warbler
6 Chiffchaff

Also 1 Cuckoo, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Buzzard and 2 Gadwall.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

Wednesday 11 January 2012
early afternoon

70 Starling
86 Redwing
4 Mistle Thrush (including one in song)

30 Siskin and at least one Redpoll sp this morning, on the Council-owned Victoria Fields site, adjacent to the Forestry Commission site

9 Grasshopper Warblers in the area today.

Info thanks to Andy Makin