Had a good much round this area this afternoon with Simon Warford, nice area with some good habitat.

5 Woodcock flushed in total. 1 on the tip, 1 Pilsworth Clough and 3 flushed out of a Willow Plantation by the farmers dogs.

Pre roost gathering of 80 Goldfinch at the fisheries, Also 30 Greenfinch in nearby hedges. Single Redpoll, 5 Linnet Pilsworth Clough & 2 Bullfinch in the willow plantation.

11 Stock Dove at Higher Barn and a pale Common Buzzard

On the Tip lots of Gulls
1000 Herring Gull (estimate) but spooked before being able to go through them all
300 Jackdaw, 200 Carrion Crow, 20 Rook, Kestrel, Snipe and 25 Meadow Pipit

On the fisheries 11 Tufted Duck, 15 Mallard flew over dusk and 2 GCG

Sun17/1 15:00 - 16:00 All pools frozen, thaw starting at edges

Kestrel (F) hunting for majority of visit

Tip
C Crows, Rooks & c. 20 Jackdaws
H Gull c. 20; B hd Gull c. 60; C Gull 4; G Bb Gull 2 (ad + imm)

Mallard 5 (M) + 2 (F) flying about
Goldfinch 19
Chaffinch 4
Bullfinch 2 (F)
G S Woodp (H)

4 Whoopers there this morning departed towards Manchester (infomration from John Hamer).
Ex Hollingworth Lake?

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 6th of June 2010 11:38:46 AM