morning dog walk
1 whitethroat, 3 willow warbler, 1 blackcap, 17 goldfinch picking grit from path and drinking from rain water puddles, 2 swift, 1 house martin, 2 grey partridge, several reed bunting, 1 sedge warbler, 1 grasshopper warbler,blackbird, robin,great tit, dunnock, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
Diggle flash, 38 coot including young, 3 tufted duck, 6 mallard duckling with female, 2 mute swan but we seem to be down to 2 cygnets,reed warbler,

Evening stroll
Common tern over field, sparrowhawk towards bottom of new road, 2 adult mute swan +3 cygnets,

morning dog walk windy with showers
3 willow warbler, 2 whitethroat, 3 flocks goldfinch, 20+, 14 and 9, great tit, blackbird, robin, 1 meadow pipit, cock pheasant, 1 grasshopper warbler heard only, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, female mallard with 2 well developed young in drainage ditch,
Diggle flash could only see 1 mute swan in reedbed hopefully cygnets and mum were further in, 6 small mallard ducklings with no sign of a parent bird, 32 coot, 1 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 6 black headed gulls, 1 moorhen, 9 swallow flying low over reed beds then perching in a small tree a reed warbler had a go at the swallows over the reed bed must have been to close to the nest.

morning dog walk
whitethroat, chiffchaff, willow warbler, robin,great tit, blackbird, skylark,reed bunting, 2 pheasant, 2 meadow pipit, grasshopper warbler heard only, c20 swift over fields, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,goldfinch.
diggle flash 2 mute swan 3 cygnets, c30 coot, reed warbler and little grebe heard only,

morning dog walk
3 willow warbler, 3 whitethroat, 2 chiffchaff, blue tit, great tit, goldfinch, mistle thrush, blackbird, robin, dunnock, several reed bunting, 6 skylark, pheasant, 2 meadow pipit, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 2 collared dove,
diggle flash 2 mute swan 3 cygnets, 1 tufted duck, c30 coot, 3 mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, reed warbler, grasshopper warbler heard only.

evening stroll
Diggle flash- common tern, 2 mute swan + 3 cygnets, coot, moorhen, 1 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 3 mallard, 7 black headed gull, 6 swift, 5 swallow, reed warbler, grasshopper warbler reeling just above flash.

10:00 till 13:00 All areas

1 Lesser Whitethroat
3 Grasshopper Warbler
4 Sedge Warbler
3 Whitethroat, 1 Juvenile
6 Linnet
2 Little Grebe
2 Jay
1 Reed Warbler, More heard
14 Reed Bunting, seem to be everywhere this year
Swift and Swallow
1 Raven


Plus all usuals

6.50 - 8.00am highlights,

Grasshopper warbler, Heard only
Common Whitethroat 5
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 2
Reed Bunting 3
Meadow Pipit 2
Kestrel

2 flocks of starling heading to roost this evening, one of approx 60 the other approx 30,

Linnet and Kestrel to add to Bernards sightings.

morning dog walk
3 whitethroat, 4 grasshopper warbler 1 seen well 1 seen briefly 2 heard only, chiffchaff, willow warbler, skylark, blue tit, great tit, reed bunting, blackbird, robin, dunnock,wren, jackdaw over, carrion crow,magpie, wood pigeon,
diggle flash 2 mute swan 3 cygnets, 43 coot including young, 1 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 4 tufted duck, 1 mallard, 6 black headed gull, reed warbler, several swallow and swift over water and surrounding fields,

evening stroll
cracking views of a kestrel perched on fence post, a flock of 20+ goldfinch feeding in field, 2 bullfinch,

Morning dog walk
Whitethroat, blackcap, mistle thrush,willow warbler and Robin all in song, blackbird,goldfinch,skylark,long tailed tit,blue tit,great tit,wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie,
Diggle flash-2 mute swan 3 cygnets, 31 coot including young, 1 great crested grebe,

morning dog walk pretty quiet again this morning
3 whitethroat, 7 swallow. 1 sedge warbler, 2 willow warbler, several skylark, reed buntings were showing in decent numbers including i think some juvs, goldfinch, great tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, mistle thrush, blackbird, robin, dunnock.
Diggle flash, 2 mute swans 3 cygnets, 28 coot including juvs, 1 great crested grebe, 4 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, reed warbler.

60+ starling over this evening heading to roost, chaffinch and goldfinch with fledglings,

morning dog walk pretty quiet most of the usual birds present but in small numbers
Diggle Flash- 2 mute swan + 3 Cygnets, 5 tufted duck, 2 great crested grebe, 8 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 1 herring gull, 1 moorhen approx 25 coot including young, reed warbler heard only,
whitethroat, mistle thrush, blackbird,great tit, reed bunting, skylark, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, grey heron over.

morning dog walk
whitethroat, sedge warbler, grasshopper warbler heard only, linnet, skylark,reed bunting,great tit, chaffinch, blue tit, long tailed tit, robin,blackbird,willow warbler,chiffchaff, magpie,carrion crow, kestrel, wood pigeon, jackdaw over,
Diggle flash- 2 mute swans + 3 Cygnets, 7tufted duck, 1 great crested grebe, black headed gull, moorhen, c20 coot including young, swallow and swift over water, reed warbler.

Very little to add to Bernards sightings,

1 Buzzard C4
9 Grey partridge flushed C8

Morning dog walk
3 grasshopper warbler 1 showing well 2 just brief glimpses, 4 sedge warbler, 2 reed warbler, 3 Linnet, 20+ skylark, 12+ reed bunting, at least 5 pheasant heard none seen, blackbird, Robin,dunnock,mistle thrush, several goldfinch, pair bullfinch, 1 Jay, 3 whitethroat,
Diggle flash-2 adult mute swans in reeds couldn't see the cygnets but presume they were in the reeds, c40 coot including young, 8 tufted duck, 2 great crested grebe, 17 black headed gull, small numbers swallow and swift,

150+ Sand Martin roosted in Nevisons Flash
2 Grey Partridge C2

Kestrel hunting, c40 starling heading to roost this evening,

Lesser Whitethroat in C8 this evening.

Morning dog walk- nice to meet Ian who managed his grasshopper warbler target bird.
Sedge warbler, reed warbler,reed bunting, skylark,whitethroat,meadow pipit,goldfinch,Linnet,great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,kestrel,blackbird,Robin,dunnock,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, mistle thrush,
Diggle flash, 9 tufted duck, 2 mute swan+3 cygnets,2 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, c40 coot including young, black headed gulls, a few swift and swallow over water, reed warbler showing well in reed bed,

Few birds to add to Bernards sightings,

Grasshopper Warbler showing well C8
Sedge Warbler also showing well C7
Reed Warbler C6
Buzzard C6

morning dog walk
willow warbler,chiffchaff, robin,whitethroat, blackbird, mistle thrush all in full song, skylark, swift,swallow, sedge warbler, grasshopper warbler giving cracking views reeling from a small hawthorn, pheasant with chicks could only see 2 but suspect more in cover the visible birds soon disappeared when they heard me and dog, sparrowhawk, great tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, reed bunting, meadow pipit, goldfinch, linnet,
diggle flash, 2 mute swan + 3 cygnets, tufted duck, great crested grebe, coot, black headed gull, reed warbler,

morning dog walk
chiffchaff,willow warbler,goldfinch,dunnock, great tit, whitethroat, skylark,reed bunting,meadow pipit,sedge warbler,robin,mistle thrush,blackbird,carrion crow, magpie,wood pigeon,swallow,swift
diggle flash, mute swans with cygnets in reeds so couldn't see if all 3 cygnets still there, tufted duck, coot, mallard, great crested grebe, black headed gull , reed warbler.

Morning dog walk
Willow warbler, chiffchaff, 2 whitethroat,1 lesser whitethroat,3 chaffinch, Robin,great tit, blackbird,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, Jay,skylark,kestrel,reed bunting, 4 sedge warbler 2 showing really well, sparrowhawk,
Diggle flash-2 mute swan 3 cygnets, 14 tufted duck, 11 coot + 26 young, 1 great crested grebe, 12 black headed gull, reed warbler, 1 great spotted woodpecker, goldfinch,

Quick mooch after work,

Sedge Warbler showing well in C8 by New Road
3 Linnet C8
1 Grasshopper Warbler C7
1 Buzzard C6

Morning dog walk
Willow warbler,whitethroat,Robin,wren,blackbird,mistle thrush,sedge warbler,chaffinch,great tit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,jackdaw,grasshopper warbler heard only,skylark,meadow pipit,Reed bunting,pheasant,
Diggle flash-2 mute swan 3 cygnets,17 tufted duck,several coot with young,1 mallard,9 black headed gull, 2 great crested grebe, 4 lesser black backed gulls over, reed warbler,

morning dog walk
2 chiffchaff, 2 willow warbler, 1 singing blackcap, 3 whitethroat, 1 lesser whitethroat, c30 reed bunting, 20ish skylark including at least 2 juveniles showing well from small hawthorn, 5 meadow pipit, 2 grasshopper warbler seen 3 more heard, 4 sedge warbler, grasshopper and sedge warbler both singing perched less than 3ft apart, great tit, goldfinch, robin, wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, blackbird, c40 swift, c15 swallow,
diggle flash 2 adult mute swan + 3 cygnets, 10 tufted duck, 2 great crested grebe, 16 adult coot 29 young, 3 mallard, 6 black headed gull

Diggle flash and surrounds
2 mute swan +3 cygnets, f mallard with 7 ducklings 3 more adults, 7 tufted duck, 9 adult coot 16 young, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe seen 2 more heard, 5 black headed gull, 2 reed warbler, 1 house Martin, 3 swallow, 8 swift, 2 bullfinch, 2 whitethroat, 1 lesser whitethroat, Robin,great tit,wren,blackbird, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,

10.30-12.45
addition to Scott's and Bernard sightings
1 Pair Linnet - C8
2 Adult + 2 Juvenile Oystercatcher - C1N
3 Sedge Warbler - one with caterpillar in beak with juvenile nearby - C9
Swift, Sand Martin, Swallow & House Martin all feeding low of Nevisons Flash

09:00 till 10:30

Fir Tree Flash,

Great Crested Grebe with 2 juveniles
2 Tufted Duck
Kingfisher

3 Reed Warbler C4
3 Whitethroat C6
2 Buzzard C4
1 Sedge Warbler C3
5 Reed Bunting C4 and C5
1 Jay C3

Plus usuals

Morning dog walk- windy with showers
11 skylark, 9 reed bunting, 5 great tit, 1 Robin, 3 blackbird,1 whitethroat, buzzard being harassed by black headed gull and 3 carrion crow, 1 kestrel, warbler seen very briefly I think grasshopper but not sure, magpie,wood pigeon, Jay,
Diggle flash-2 adult mute swan 3 cygnets, 3 great crested grebe,7 tufted duck, several coot + young,2 mallard, 6 black headed gull, 1 moorhen, 1 Reed warbler seen others heard,

Not a lot to add to Bernards sightings,

1 Sparrowhawk C6
2 Sedge Warbler C7 and C8
1 Kestrel C3
Reed Warbler showing well in Nevisons reedbed

Morning dog walk- light drizzly rain
Good numbers Reed bunting and skylark 20+ of each, 4 whitethroat, 1 blackcap,1 chiffchaff, 2 willow warbler, 5 goldfinch, good numbers of great tit including juveniles but only saw 1 blue tit,2 mistle thrush, several blackbird, 5 jackdaw over,Jay, wood pigeon,carrion crow, magpie,sedge warbler, 3 grasshopper warbler heard only, 2 Linnet,
Diggle flash-2 mute swan +3 cygnets, 12 tufted duck, 2 great crested grebe,mallard, moorhen, 4 black headed gull, 12 adult coot +19 young, Reed warbler,2 wren,

20+ swift over diggle flash this evening

Afternoon stroll pretty quiet
2 whitethroat,3 swift,1 swallow,2 goldfinch,wren,Robin,blackbird,great tit,3 meadow pipit,5 Reed bunting,6 skylark,1 pheasant,
Diggle flash-2 mute swan + 3 cygnets,1 great crested grebe, mallard, coot, black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gulls over, Reed warbler, sedge warbler and little grebe heard only,

Morning dog walk -windy
2 bullfinch, 2 chaffinch seen more heard in nearby tree cover, blue tit,great tit,goldfinch, 1 whitethroat,collared dove,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,jackdaw,cormorant over,8 reed bunting,9 skylark, 1 meadow pipit, 1 grasshopper warbler heard only,
Diggle flash-2 adult mute swan 3 cygnets,mallard, 4 tufted duck, great crested grebe, several coot with young, 3 black headed gull, 3 swift, 5 swallow,

Set out on a walk this evening didn't get far roughly 8 land rovers and range rovers up and down rucks making a right mess all young lads, probably come across some burnt out ones tomorrow. Phoned Police but didn't see them before I left.

early evening stroll
only 1 kestrel and 8 swift to add to morning sightings,
not seen or heard cuckoo since last friday possibly returned to sunnier climes,

Morning dog walk
7 chaffinch at least 4 this year's young, blue tit,great tit,goldfinch,Robin,wren,blackbird,mistle thrush,6 skylark,1 sedge warbler,5 Reed bunting,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,jackdaw over,
Diggle flash-2 mute swan + 3 cygnets,4 tufted duck, 2 black headed gull,3 great crested grebe,mallard, coot, Reed warbler heard only,
Neither sight nor sound of cetti's warbler, I agree with Gordon and Scott, with the cetti's being seen all down the canal corridor from Wigan flashes to Pennington flash I thought we had a chance of getting one here but would have expected the nevisons Reed bed, it may well settle there yet,

Exactly my thoughts Gordon would of expected Cettis to turn up in Nevisons then anywhere else to he honest, let's hope one moves in soon.

didn't think it would be long before Cetti's Warbler put in appearance, but was expecting it over Nevisons side more than Diggle

Lesser Whitethroat singing at end of New Road this evening, 1 Grasshopper Warbler C7

morning dog walk
C9 diggle flash and surrounds- the unmistakeable blast of a cettis warbler from the trees at the north east corner of the flash only 2 blasts of song and not seen hung around for 30mins but nothing further, mute swans still with 3 cygnets, moorhen with at least 2 chicks, mallard, several coot with young, 3 great crested grebe, 4 tufted duck, 7 black headed gulls, 3 swallow, 1 swift, blue tit, great tit, goldfinch family party, chiffchaff, willow warbler, mistle thrush, blackbird, robin, magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow,
C8 6 reed bunting, 1 linnet, 9 skylark,1 kestrel, 4 goldfinch,jackdaw over,
C6 fir tree flash and surrounds, 2 adult great crested grebe with 2 young, 2 pairs of coot with young, 5 mallard, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 2 jay, wren, 6 skylark, family party goldfinch, family party great tit,

morning dog walk
C9 diggle flash and surrounds- the unmistakeable blast of a cettis warbler from the trees at the north east corner of the flash only 2 blasts of song and not seen hung around for 30mins but nothing further, mute swans still with 3 cygnets, moorhen with at least 2 chicks, mallard, several coot with young, 3 great crested grebe, 4 tufted duck, 7 black headed gulls, 3 swallow, 1 swift, blue tit, great tit, goldfinch family party, chiffchaff, willow warbler, mistle thrush, blackbird, robin, magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow,
C8 6 reed bunting, 1 linnet, 9 skylark,1 kestrel, 4 goldfinch,
C6 fir tree flash and surrounds, 2 adult great crested grebe with 2 young, 2 pairs of coot with young, 5 mallard, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 2 jay, wren, 6 skylark, family party goldfinch, family party great tit,

Morning dog walk
2 whitethroat, chiffchaff, blackbird,Robin,dunnock,wren, 2 family parties goldfinch, blue tit,great tit,Reed bunting,2 sedge warbler,skylark, jackdaw,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon, 1 lesser whitethroat from path leading to diggle flash,
Diggle flash- mallard with 12 tiny ducklings, several coot with young, 2 mute swan with 3 cygnets, 6 tufted duck,1 moorhen,2 great crested grebe, c20 black headed gull,Reed warbler,

14.45-17.00
C3 & C1N only
Adult Oystercatcher with 2 Juv
2 pairs of Coot with Juvenile
Moorhen with Juvenile
Reed Bunting with Juvenile
No sign of Lapwing that was still on nest 30ft from the Oystercatchers nest earlier in the week

Not much to add to Scott's sightings 5 jackdaw over, mute swans still got 3 cygnets, c20 swallow,1 house Martin and 4 sand martin very low over Reed beds at diggle flash,