morning dog walk
Diggle flash- 7 tufted duck, 9 coot, 8 black headed gull, 1 herring gull, 2 moorhen, 2 canada geese (stock pond) 2 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, little grebe heard only, 4 reed bunting,
2 singing chiffchaff, 4 long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, dunnock,wren,robin,blackbird, 2 mistle thrush, 9 meadow pipit, 2 cock pheasant,wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, 2 kestrel, 8 skylark.
Fir tree flash- 8 coot, 6 canada geese,2 mute swan, 2 gadwall, 1 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 1 black headed gull, 1 jay, 1 skylark,

additions to Bernard's and Scott's posts
P.M
2 Chiffchaff - C3
2 Pochard - NF
1 Water Rail calling from Choke Pond
FTF
3 Teal
3 Great Crested Grebe one of which looked like it was sat on a nest

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Monday 23rd of March 2015 07:12:33 PM

Late afternoon/early evening stroll
Not much to add to Scott's and my previous sightongs, 1 kestrel,2 skylark,5 meadow pipit and 1 pheasant, 3 little grebe looked nice on diggle flash with the sun highlighting the colours,

Linnet, Grey partridge and Common Snipe to add to Bernards sightings.
Kingfisher and Willow tit heard only.

Morning dog walk-constant drizzle
1 chiffchaff, 2 mistle thrush,5 long tailed tit,8 goldfinch,blackbird,robin,wren,dunnock,reed bunting,magpie,blue tit,carrion crow,great tit,wood pigeon,5 starling,2 lesser black backed gull on streetlights,
Diggle flash-2 little grebe,3 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen, 2 mute swan, 1 grey heron, coot,tufted duck,black headed gull,

latemorning/early afternoon dog walk most of the usual birds seen but in quite small numbers
2 chiffchaff first of the year for me, long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, robin, wren, dunnock, mistle thrush, blackbird, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 2 kestrel, buzzard, skylark, meadow pipit, reed bunting, pheasant heard, 5 mallard landed in field, 4 lesser black backed gull over, water rail heard only from choked pond.
diggle flash- 3 mallard, 3 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 gadwall, 7 tufted duck, 11 coot,2 mute swan, 20+ black headed gull, 1 moorhen,

07.40 - 09.40
C3 & C4 only
C3
1 Chiffchaff singing very briefly
1 female Sparrowhawk
3 Water Rail calling from Nevisons Flash
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Redwing
C4
1 Green Woodpecker yaffeling from top of tree
1 Buzzard much to the annoyance of 4 Jay
3 Grey Partridge
Plenty Reed Bunting & Skylark singing


-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 11:53:40 AM

Morning dog walk
Mistle thrush,blackbird,robin,chaffinch,goldfinch,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,7 Canada geese over, 1 jackdaw over,reed bunting,skylark, meadow pipit, kestrel,buzzard,
Diggle flash- the male mute swan chased off the 2 Canada geese this morning, looks like the swans are nest building, coot,mallard,tufted duck,cormorant,3 little grebe,

Morning dog walk
Diggle flash-2 Canada geese,2 mute swan,6 ma
Lard,1 little grebe,20+ black headed gull,1 cormorant,2 grey heron,13 tufted duck,16 coot,3 moorhen,
3 mistle thrush,blackbird,robin,dunnock,blue tit,magpie,great tit,wren,wood pigeon,goldfinch,carrion crow,meadow pipit,skylark,reed bunting,2 jackdaw over, great spotted woodpecker heard calling and drumming but not seen, 2 pheasantheard only,kestrel.

early morning dog walk- frost early but beautiful morning when sun broke through
9 skylark only 1 up singing, 2 grey partridge, 2 kestrel, 11 reed bunting, c20 meadow pipit,3 dunnock, 2 goldfinch, 2 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush, 5 blackbird, 3 robin, 2 mallard on path near haulage yard, usual blue tit, great tit, magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon, 2 jay, water rail heard calling from choked pond,
diggle flash- 3 little grebe 2 on main flash 1 on stock pond, 2 canada geese and 2 gadwall on stock pond, 2 grey heron 1 on main flash 1 on stock pond, 2 mute swan, 4 mallard, 1 moorhen, 14 coot, 12 tufted duck, 2 lesser black backed and 1 common amongst c30 black headed gulls, 1 cormorant over.

Morning dog walk in thick fog
Blue tit,great tit,goldfinch,robin,dunnock,wren,blackbird,2 meadow pipit,3 reed bunting,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,2 mistle thrush could be heard from usual perches but not seen due to fog,
Diggle flash- 2 little grebe,small numbers mallard, coot,tufted duck and black headed gull seen close to bank, pair mute swan on bank, 2 Canada geese over,

Morning dog walk
Diggle flash-2 Canada geese looking settled geese are usually chased off immediately by the resident mute swans who looked like they couldn't be bothered,coot,tufted duck,mallard,moorhen,great crested grebe,black headed gulls,lesser black backed gull, grey heron over,
3 mistle thrush,4 dunnock,decent numbers blue and great tit, 7 reed bunting, 5 skylark, 9 meadow pipit,wren,robin,blackbird,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, flock of c30 starling just off site.

A.M
Nevison's Flash
2 Teal
2 Greylag Goose

P.M
1 Chiffchaff singing by Stock Pond
1 Herring Gull - DF
3 Teal - FTF

Afternoon dog walk
Gordon 2 curlew were circling and calling above the field beside fir tree flash before heading off towards Pennington flash @13-45,
Several skylark singing,flock of 30+ meadow pipit,9 reed bunting, 2 mistle thrush,1 song thrush,6 redwing, several blackbird,4 long tailed tit,3 wren, 3 dunnock, usual blue tit,great tit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,pair kestrel performing aerobatics,
Diggle flash-4 cormorant,1 grey heron over,pair mute swan,mallard,coot,tufted duck,black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull,3 moorhen,2 great crested grebe,2 little grebe,

Afternoon dog walk
Gordon 2 curlew were circling and calling above the field beside fir tree flash before heading off towards Pennington flash @13-45,
Several skylark singing,flock of 30+ meadow pipit,9 reed bunting, 2 mistle thrush,1 song thrush,6 redwing, several blackbird,4 long tailed tit,3 wren, 3 dunnock, usual blue tit,great tit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,pair kestrel performing aerobatics,
Diggle flash-4 cormorant,1 grey heron over,pair mute swan,mallard,coot,tufted duck,black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull,3 moorhen,2 great crested grebe,2 little grebe,

a.m
27 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 1 Curlew called briefly but I was unable to locate it

Short eared owl briefly on field behind stock pond first seen from a distance quartering field then headed off towards new road and I couldn't relocate it, great black backed gull over,grey heron over,blue tit,wren,great tit,dunnock,robin,blackbird,mistle thrush,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,reed bunting,goldfinch,kestrel,meadow pipit,skylark,
Diggle flash, 2 Canada geese,2 mute swan,3 moorhen, 5 little grebe doing plenty of squabbling constantly going at each other, 2 great crested grebe,coot,tufted duck,black headed gull, cormorant,

Morning dog walk
Singles of song thrush,kestrel,long tailed tit, 2 or more of blue tit,great tit,mistle thrush,robin,dunnock,wren,skylark,meadow pipit,reed bunting,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
Diggle flash - singles of little grebe,great crested grebe,grey heron,lesser black backed gull, 2 or more mute swan,mallard,moorhen,coot,tufted duck,black headed gull,

Late afternoon walk
1jay, 6 common snipe,5 skylark,2 kestrel the only birds to add to morning sightings,
Computer acting up previous post actually posted this morning but for some reason only just gone through

Early morning dog walk
Blue tit,great tit,dunnock,robin,blackbird,mistle thrush,reed bunting,meadow pipit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,diggle flash- usual coot, tufted duck and black headed gull, only a single mallard, pair mute swan, pair great crested grebe, 1little grebe,1 grey heron,1 cormorant, 3 moorhen.

Common gull, Goldcrest and 5 Linnet to add to Bernards sightings this afternoon.

Morning dog walk
50+ redwing,6 fieldfare,6 skylark, small numbers meadow pipit and reed bunting,1 kestrel,2 chaffinch,4 dunnock,4 mistle thrush,several blackbird and robin, 8 goldfinch, usual blue tit,great tit,carrion crow,magpie and wood pigeon,
Diggle flash-16 coot,14 tufted duck,6 black headed gull,pair mute swan,2 mallard,2 great create grebe,1 cormorant,1 grey heron,1 moorhen.

morning dog walk
13 reed bunting, 9 meadow pipit, 16 starling + 1 house sparrow, 5 dunnock,5 skylark, 2 kestrel putting on a nice display of aerobatics not hunting i think part of the courtship display, 1 common snipe, 2 mistle thrush, usual blue and great tit, robin, blackbird,magpie,carrion crow and wood pigeon,
Diggle flash- 1 lesser black backed gull amongst c40 black headed gulls, 9 tufted duck, 17 coot, 5 mallard, 2 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen, pair mute swan, 2 canada geese over, 1 chaffinch with 6 goldfinch,

Female Stonechat and 4 Grey partridge in C8 only additions to Bernards sightings.

Morning dog walk
At least 2 maybe 3 kestrel,2 mistle thrush, 11 meadow pipit,robin,dunnock,blackbird,reed bunting,blue tit,great tit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
Diggle flash-70+ mainly black headed gull with 3 lesser black backed,1 herring and 1 common gull, coot,tufted duck, mallard, 2 gadwall,2 great crested grebe,pair mute swan.
Water rail heard from choked pond,

Morning dog walk
7 common snipe from drainage ditch beside new road, 16 meadow pipit,2 skylark,2 kestrel,2 mistle thrush,3 dunnock,robin,wren,blue tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,reed bunting,1 jackdaw over,1 cormorant over,
Diggle flash- kingfisher from se corner, 26 tufted duck,23 coot,17 black headed gull,6 mallard, 2 great crested grebe, 2 gadwall, 3 moorhen, 2 mute swan, 1 grey heron, little grebe heard only.

Afternoon dog walk
1 mistle thrush,1m stonechat,3 skylark,20+ meadow pipit,3 blackbird,1 wren,3 robin,2 dunnock,2 canada geese over,4 reed bunting,usual blue tit,great tit,magpie,carrion crow and wood pigeon,
Diggle flash-40+ black headed gull,18 coot,17 tufted duck, pair mute swan, 2 little grebe, 7 mallard,

morning dog walk
2 song thrush, 3 mistle thrush, several blackbirds, 1m stonechat, 6 reed bunting, 14 meadow pipit, 3 skylark, 20+ goldfinch, 3 wren, 4 dunnock,4 long tailed tit,1 kestrel, usual blue tit, great tit,robin, magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon, 3 jackdaw over.
diggle flash- 1m shoveler, 1 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen, 14 coot, 21 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, pair mute swan, 5 mallard.

morning dog walk
1 song thrush, 3 mistle thrush, several blackbirds, 1 redwing amongst a small charm of goldfinch, reed buntings very active chasing each other around fields, meadow pipit also very active, 2 skylark, pair stonechat, 2 canada geese over, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 long tailed tit, kestrel, blue tit, wren, great tit,
diggle flash- 20 tufted duck, 17 coot, 28 black headed gull, 2 moorhen, 5 gadwall, 7 mallard, 2 great crested grebe, pair mute swan,

Morning dog walk
Good variety of thrushes although low numbers 1 fieldfare with 4 redwing,3 mistle thrush singing from different spots,1 song thrush,several blackbird, 7 skylark 5 singing,6 reed bunting,pair stonechat,3 meadow pipit,3 kestrel 2 being harassed by magpie and carrion crow the other watching from a small tree,8 goldfinch, long tailed great and blue tit, 3 robin, 1 wren,2 dunnock,wood pigeon.
Diggle flash- 40+ black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull,c20 each of coot and tufted duck,5 gadwall,1 little grebe,7 mallard,pair mute swan,1 grey heron on stock pond + 1 over, 3 jackdaw over,

Reed bunting it was Gordon.

I'm assuming you mean Reed Bunting and not Reed Warbler Bernard

morning dog walk
27 redwing flocks of 18 and 9, 5 starling, 2 or possibly the same flock in different location of 15 long tailed tit + 7 with a mixed blue and great tit flock, 8 goldfinch, 3 bullfinch, reed bunting, mistle thrush, blackbird,robin, meadow pipit,dunnock,wren, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 1 skylark singing,
Diggle flash- 16 black headed gull, 16 coot, 19 tufted duck, 2 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, 7 mallard (pair mating), 1 moorhen,2 cormorant 1 struggling with a fish far too big for it to swallow the other bird came to lend a hand the birds fought and i didn't see the fish again so presumably it escaped

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Wednesday 4th of March 2015 06:41:07 PM

on the fields at the opposite end of the rucks
2 herons, 2x pairs of mallards, 6 carrion crows, 1 wren, 1 goldcrest and a sparrowhawk perched within three meters of me which was a suprise

Morning dog walk, very cold wind although nowhere near as bad as yesterday.
C10-1 woodcock,2 grey partridge,
C8-pair stonechat,2 skylark,3 meadow pipit,1 kestrel,1 wren,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
C9- 1starling, blue tit,great tit,robin,blackbird, 34 black headed gull, 27 tufted duck, 9 mallard, 3 gadwall, 2 moorhen, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe seen 2 more heard, pair mute swan,1m shoveler, 2 lesser black backed gull over,5 jackdaw over,

16.30 - 18.30
FTF
1 Kingfisher, 5 Teal, 2 Great Crested Grebe all flushed from reed edge by 2 guys with rifles
C6
1 Common Snipe, 1 Kestrel
C5
2 Grey Partridge
C8
2 Grey Partridge

Afternoon dog walk-bitterly cold wind
19 starling,16 redwing,5 long tailed tit,4 blue tit,2 great tit,1 meadow pipit,3 kestrel 2 giving good views hovering close to new road magnificent how they stay so still I am 14 1/2 stone and the wind was blowing me about in places,9 magpie,4 carrion crow,2 wood pigeon, 1 common snipe,2 blackbird,1robin,
Diggle flash-18 tufted duck,17 coot,8 black headed gull,1 lesser black backed gull,3 gadwall 2m 1f, 1m shoveler,1 great crested grebe,1 little grebe,2 mute swan,

16.30 - 17.00
C3 only

1 Coal Tit singing, 10+ Fieldfare, 15+ Redwing

afternoon stroll
not much to add to morning sightings, a small flock of 8 chaffinch one of which looked suspiciously like a brambling but i only got a fleeting glimpse of it before it disappeared into the undergrowth and i couldn't relocate it, the others that i could see were definitely chaffinch, 4 canada geese over east,

A.M
nothing other than 5 Teal Fir Tree Flash to add to Bernard's post

A single yaffle from green woodpecker but couldn't spot it, flock of about 30 birds mainly goldfinch but at least 4 redpoll and 2 greenfinch plus a couple of blue tit, long tailed and grey tit in small number,11 starling, 3 meadow pipit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,reed bunting,robin,blackbird,kestrel,2 mistle thrush,
Diggle flash-20 coot,14 tufted duck,5 mallard,2 great crested grebe,1 little grebe seen 2 more heard,2 gadwall,1 grey heron, 1 mute swan.

Morning dog walk
1 green woodpecker from trees in valley @c10, 1 common snipe,13 goldfinch, 5 mistlethrush all singing from different areas although 1 was officially off site, 1 skylark,4 long tailed tit,blue tit,great tit,3 robin 3 blackbird and 2 dunnock all rooting amongst fallen leafs and undergrowth,3 jackdaw over, 1 grey heron over, 3 Canada geese east and 2 more north,magpie,kestrel,1 chaffinch,wood pigeon seemed to be more than normal carrion crow, pretty sure I could hear distant whooper swans but couldn't see them,
Diggle flash- 34 black headed gulls,14 coot, 8 tufted duck,2 great crested grebe,1 moorhen,pair mute swan,

Morning dog walk
3 mistle thrush all singing,4 skylark 3 up singing 1 on ground,5 redpoll first I've seen over here for a while,long tailed, blue and great tit, at least 6 robin, 4 blackbird,2 reed bunting,meadow pipit,2 kestrel,1f stonechat,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
Diggle flash- 3 gadwall 1m 2f on stock pond,18 tufted duck,19 coot, 5 lesser black backed gull amongst 114 black headed gull although over half of them left enmasse as I was walking around,5 mallard, 2 great crested grebe doing a brief courtship dance,1 little grebe,pair mute swan,1 grey heron,

Late àfternoon/early evening not much to add to morning sightings
2 common snipe,pair stonechat,1 kestrel,2 long tailed tit,1 reed bunting,3 meadow pipit, 2 m gadwall on stock pond, 1m shoveler on main flash,

Early morning dog walk in constant rain
1 robin,2 blackbird,2 dunnock,3 blue tit,2 goldfinch,3 great tit,2 mistle thrush both living up to their stormcock nicknames singing from the highest point of their respectivebtrees. Small numbers magpie wood pigeon and carrion crow.
Diggle flash- 3 Canada geese being chased around by the pair of resident mute swan,coot,tufted duck,8 black headed gull,mallard,1 great crested grebe,1 little grebe,2 moorhen,didn't spot any gadwall or the shoveler but didn't stay too long due to weather and needing to be home for an appointment just after 08-00.

morning dog walk
4 dunnock,4 robin, 5 goldfinch,2 chaffinch, 3 mistlethrush,blackbird,blue tit, wood pigeon, magpie,carrion crow, 7 starling 1 carrying nesting material, kestrel, reed bunting,meadow pipit, 3 canada geese over,
diggle flash- 3 gadwall, 1m shoveler, 2 great crested grebe, c30 coot most on stock pond, 27 tufted duck, 30+ black headed gull, pair mute swan, 2 mallard, 2 moorhen, little grebe heard only.

Barn owl briefly @20-40 over road near kissing gate before flying off towards diggle flash,

Morning dog walk very cold wind, very quiet bird wise
3 blue tit,2 great tit,2 blackbird,1 robin,1 reed bunting,2 carrion crow,4 wood pigeon,only the magpies were showing in numbers and even they were far fewer than normal,
Diggle flash-27 tufted duck,19 coot,16 black headed gull,2 great crested grebe,pair mute swan,1 kestrel hovering above the flash, 2 cormorant over,

3 Buzzard passing through C3 mid morning only addition to earlier posts

C3 and C4.

23 Redwing
3 Common snipe
4 Wren
1 Female sparrowhawk
5 Reed bunting
1 Raven
1 Song thrush

Plus usuals