Morning dog walk
Blue tit,great tit,goldfinch all in small numbers, 5 robin,wren,3 dunnock,2 mistle thrush,4 blackbird,3 skylark, 5 reed bunting,3 meadow pipit,2 grey partridge, c25 redwing,3 kestrel,magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon,
Diggle flash-2m shoveler,c30 each of coot,tufted duck and black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull, 3 gadwall, 3 great crested grebe, 4 little grebe,1 cormorant,pair mute swan,1 grey heron.

Morning dog walk
5 skylark,2 redwing,1f stonechat,at least 3 possibly 4 kestrel,2 buzzard over and mewling,3 long tailed tit,small numbers blue and great tit,4 goldfinch,27 meadow pipit flock of exactly 20 plus a 3 and 2 2s, 11 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,robin,blackbird,1 singing song thrush,
Diggle flash- 4 gadwall,1 m shoveler,3 mallard,1 great crested grebe,31 tufted duck,c20 coot,c60 black headed gull with at least 1 common gull amongst them,pair mute swan,
Most birds seen before the weather turned inclement,

1-3pm walk over the rucks

2 kestrels, one being mobbed by gulls
1 robin
1 cormorant flying over
1 little egret flying over
3 magpies
1 crow
1 blue tit

Morñing dog walk
Blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,goldfinch all in small numbers,6 reed bunting,5 robin,4 dunnock,blackbird, 2 mistlethrush,1 kestrel,meadow pipit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
Diggle flash-1m shoveler,gadwall, mallard, coot, tufted duck, 3moorhen, pair mute swan, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 grey heron,

Late afternoon/early evening
11 starling,34 redwing,6 long tailed tit, small numbers blue and great tit,robin,wren,2 dunnock,blackbird,1f stonechat,1 grey partridge,2 kestrel,1 buzzard,1 grey heron over,7 jackdaw over,
Diggle flash- 13 gadwall,1m shoveler,5 mallard,2 moorhen,31 coot,23 tufted duck,43 black headed gull, pair mute swan,2 great crested grebe,

Morning dog walk
Blue and great tit in small numbers, 2 long tailed tit, 1 goldfinch,1f bullfinch,4 dunnock,3 robin,3 blackbird,2 kestrel,1 mistle thrush, 5 meadow pipit,3 skylark,2 grey partridge, 1 cormorant over,2 jackdaw over,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon with a smaller all white bird amongst them didn't get a good look but presume a feral or domestic pigeon,1 buzzard,1 common snipe,5 Canada geese over,
Diggle flash-30+ coot,40+ black headed gull, 14 tufted duck all on stock pond, 3 gadwall,1m shoveler, 1 great crested grebe,7 mallard, 1 moorhen, pair mute swan.
My thoughts when walking were that it was pretty quiet and in terms of numbers of tits etc it was but still not a bad list for a wet and windy morning walk.

Couple of birds to add to Bernards sightings this morning,

1 Buzzard C3
1 Singing Song thrush C6

Morning dog walk
Good numbers blue and great tit,7 long tailed tit,3 dunnock, 5 redwing seen more could be heard,2 mistle thrush 1 at either end of new road perched high and singing claiming their spring territories, 1 buzzard,2 kestrel,4 skylark 3 high and singing,20+ meadow pipit,3 reed bunting,blackbird, robin, wood pigeon,carrion crow, magpie some engaged in nest building,
Diggle flash-30+ each of coot and black headed gull, 21 tufted duck, 7 mallard, 4 gadwall, 2 moorhen, pair mute swan.

Morning dog walk
8 dunnock, 2 wren,robin,blackbird,4 redwing,20+ meadow pipit,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,wood pigeon,reed bunting,carrion crow,magpie,
Diggle flash- 60+ black headed gull, 30+ coot,12 tufted duck,8 gadwall,3 pochard,pair mute swan,2 moorhen,1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe heard only,

afternoon stroll not much to add to morning totals
1m stonechat again near top of new road, charm of 8 goldfinch, 2 kestrel, small number meadow pipit.

C3 and C4.

2 Reed bunting
3 Wren
1 Water rail, heard only Nevison flash
14 Goldfinch
2 Common snipe, new water
1 Raven
1 Kestrel
1 Meadow pipit

Early morning dog walk light constant rain
Diggle flash- 3 pochard 2m 1f,coot,tufted duck,mallard,gadwall,black headed gull,pair mute swan,moorhen,1 little grebe seen 2 more heard,1 great crested grebe, reed bunting,blue tit,great tit,robin,blackbird,mistle thrush,dunnock,wren.

late afternoon
2 Herring Gull flying over to roost on Pennington Flash & 1 male Shoveler (DF) only additions from this morning

08.00 - 10.15
C3
3 Willow Tit
7 Lesser Redpoll
3 Fieldfare
2 Redwing
1 Bullfinch
1 Common Gull
1 Water Rail (NF)
C6 & C5
5 Sylark
1 Kestrel
FTF
1 Pochard
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming

Strong hint of Spring round corner with a lot of bird song ringing out

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 15th of February 2015 02:23:41 PM

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 15th of February 2015 07:55:41 PM

Late morning/early afternoon
Diggle flash- 2 lesser black backed gull amongst c60 black headed gulls on water with another 40 over nearby field, 43 coot,14 tufted duck,pair mute swan,3 gadwall,2f goldeneye,1 great crested grebe,little grebe heard only,
Blue tit,great tit,robin,blackbird,magpie,carrion crow,30+ goldfinch with a single linnet tagging along,14 meadow pipit, 1 skylark high and singing,2 kestre,1 common snipe,dunnock,wood pigeon,

afternoon stroll
fir tree flash- 8 coot, 2 mallard,pair mute swan, 5 tufted duck, 1f goldeneye, 30+ goldfinch, blue tit, great tit, robin, blackbird, wren,1 kestrel.
C8 5 meadow pipit, 1 skylark, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 1 cormorant over,
C9 including Diggle flash, pair stonechat the last 3 times i have seen them they are much further up the new road than previously close to smiths lane, 3 meadow pipit, robin,blackbird, dunnock, 8 goldfinch, blue tit, great tit, 3 starling, 2 feral pigeon, 14 redwing, i heard what i am pretty sure was a ring necked parakeet, if not a ring necked then possibly an escaped parrot/parakeet had a good mooch but couldn't spot it and only heard it once so possibly a fly over, 47 coot, 37 black headed gull, 14 tufted duck, 9 gadwall, pair mute swan, 3 mallard, 2 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen.

Early morning dog walk
Flock of 17 blue tit plus a few more with small numbers great tit, at least 6 robin this morning, 5 blackbird,5 goldfinch on alders, 1 mistle thrush, 1 cormorant over, 3 Canada geese over @06-20 still very dark. Usual mag0ie,carrion crow and wood pigeon,
Diggle flash-47 coot,15 tufted duck,11 mallard,6 gadwall,2 moorhen,2 little grebe,pair mute swan, 1 great crested grebe on stock pond first I've seen here since the ice,

Early morning dog walk
Diggle flash-c40 black headed gull on the water @06-30 gulls don't usually roost here and they moved off north as it was coming light, c50 coot,2 little grebe, 17 tufted duck,pair mute swan,1 moorhen,5 mallard,1 cormorant over, 1 reed bunting,2 chaffinch,1 mistle thrush, blackbird,robin,blue tit,great tit,goldfinch,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,

Afternoon walk- a few birds to add to morning sightings
38 starling in trees near haulage yard, 31 redwing in 2 flocks 19,12, 2 m bullfinch,1 dunnock,1 song thrush,1 grey partridge,2 kestrel,1 buzzard,1 sparrowhawk,

Early morning dog walk
Small numbers goldfinch,blue and great tit, 8 long tailed tit,robin,blackbird,wren,mistle thrush,meadow pipit,reed bunting,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
Diggle flash-38 coot, 26 tufted duck,34 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 2 gadwall,9 mallard,2 moorhen,pair mute swan,2 cormorant,1 grey heron,

Late afternoon dog walk- not much to add to morning sightings
5 long tailed tit,5 meadow pipit,1 kestrel,1 little grebe,

Early morning dog walk much of the walk in the dark,pretty quiet
Small numbers goldfinch,blue and great tits, robin and blackbird singing as well as a singing song thrush, 1 raven over,magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow,
Diggle flash-1f Goldeneye,coot,tufted duck,mallard,7 gadwall,moorhen,pair mute swan,1 grey heron, only 5 black headed gull on water, 1 great black backed gull perched on a street light on smiths lane,

morning dog walk pretty quiet
7 long tailed tit, 3 goldfinch, mixed tit flock of 18 pretty evenly split great and blue tit, 1 robin, 3 blackbird, 1 singing song thrush, usual magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon,
diggle flash, pair mute swan, coot, tufted duck, a single common gull amongst the black headed gulls,gadwall,mallard, moorhen, cormorant,1 f goldeneye, 2 little grebe having an argument, no sign of yesterdays wigeon,

Morning dog walk
Trees near haulage yard on smiths lane quite busy c40 starling, 30+ flock of mainly goldfinch but with 2 reed bunting and at least 3 chaffinch and 2 linnet amongst them, 3 dunnock, small numbers of blue and great tit,blackbird,robin and wren all seen from this area,
Diggle flash- 2 f wigeon,2 f goldeneye,gadwall, mute swan,coot,tufted duck,mallard,black headed, common, lesser black backed and herring gull on ice,moorhen, 1 willow tit with 5 blue tit near stock pond, usual magpie,carrion crow and wood pigeon, raven heard but not seen

09.00-11.15
foggy conditions not much to report
3 Grey Partridge - C5
1 Male Teal flew low over C6
2 Redwing - C6
2 Song Thrush - C3
1 Great-spotted Woodpecker - drumming C6

early signs of spring round the corner with a few catkins hanging from one or two trees

Afternoon dog walk
3 jackdaw over, 1 redwing,1 mistle thrush,8 goldfinch,7 long tailed tit, 23 meadow pipit, pair stonechat,1 reed bunting,bluentit,great tit,robin,wren,blackbird,wren,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 100+ gulls counted 103 before they were spooked mainly black headed but 1 herring gull, 3 lesser black backed and 1 common gull, 40+ coot,23 tufted duck,18 mallard,13 gadwall, 4 little grebe showing on water with 1 more heard from reedbed,3 moorhen,1 cormorant,2 mute swan, 1drake teal flew from reedbeds but no sign of the 2 shoveler,
Willow tit,great spotted woodpecker and pheasant all heard but not seen.

Afternoon walk not much to add to morning sightings
37 jackdaw over, 3 kestrel,1 buzzard,1 grey heron.

Early morning walk, very few small birds showing
2 great tit,2 blackbird,1 blue tit,1 robin, usual magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon including a flock of c25,
Stock pond still 100% frozen diggle flash back to 90% frozen from about 60% yesterday,pair of shoveler,12 gadwall,17 mallard,2 mute swan, 1 little grebe,3 !moorhen, 13 tufted duck. 50+ coot, 3 lesser black backed gull, 1 common gull, only 8 black headed gull when I walked round but as I was leaving a flock of c40 were arriving,

Late afternoon walk not much to add to morning sightingd
2 chaffinch,1 redwing,1 kestrel,3 meadow pipit, 1 common snipe and 1 grey heron feeding at diggle flash.

C3 only.

3 Reed bunting
2 Wren
1 Grey heron
1 Mistle thrush
1 Great spotted woodpecker
2 Coal tit

Early morning dog walk most of the walk done in darkness
2 raven over east,14 long tailed tit,small numbers blue and great tit,blackbird,robin,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,a pair of shoveler landed on diggle flash as I was walking round,2 mute swan,c20 mallard,c50 coot,8 gadwall,c20 tufted duck,3 moorhen,2 little grebe seen 1 other heard from reedbeds, only gull on the water was a single lesser black backed, but 30 or so black headed gull over field and many more passing over. 1 wren,

Afternoon dog walk
Small mixed tit flock, 7 long tailed, 6 great tit and 3 blue tit, 5 starling, 1 stonechat, 1 meadow pipit,1 reed bunting,1 dunnock,1 wren, 3 robin, 5 blackbird,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,2 kestrel,40+ coot, 12 mallard,20+ gulls mainly black headed only saw 1 each of lesser black backed and common gull, 12 mallard, 12 tufted duck, 4 gadwall, 3 moorhen, 2 mute swan, 1 little grebe seen 1 other heard,

Early morning dog walk, most of the walk done in darkness but just as the first light was coming through a kingfisher was seen briefly on the corner of diggle flash nr the stock pond, a song thrush was hitting top note from a small hawthorn bush.

Tawny owl calling @21-03

Only additions to Bernards sightings were,

5 Common Snipe 3 C4 2 C10
2 Great crested grebe Fir tree flash
1 Female Yellowhammer C8

Morning dog walk 5 chaffinch,1 mistle thrush,4 blackbird,1 dunnock,1 wren, 3 robin,3 reed bunting,1 kestrel, flock of c35 mixed tits bout 8:each blue and long tailed the rest great tit with a single bullfinch,usual magpie,wood pigeon and carrion crow, Stock pond frozen diggle 85% frozen- 144 gulls on the ice mainly black headed but at least 7 common and 2 lesser black backed, 40+ coot, 13 gadwall,12 mallard,5 tufted duck, 2 mute swan, 1 cormorant over, 2 little grebe heard only.

500+ Starling roosted again in Nevison's Flash dropping into reed bed in unison at 17.12, 1 Water Rail calling from reeds

Late morning/early afternoon 2 stonechat, 4 meadow pipit,1 kestrel, 3 chaffinch, small numbers blue and great tit, 2 robin, 1 wren, 3 blackbird, 6 long tailed tit, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, Stock pond 100% frozen, diggle flash 85% frozen 112 gulls on ice mainly black headed but at least 5 common and 3 lesser black backed gull, 53 coot, 26 tufted duck, 21 mallard, 11 gadwall,2 mute swan,2 moorhen,2 little grebe,

500 Starling pre roost over Nevisons Flash

1 Common Gull on football pitch is the only bird i can add to Bernard's list

Morning dog walk dry with an icy wind
6 chaffinch,3 robin,2 redwing,5 meadow pipit,flock of c40 goldfinch,2 kestrel,1 buzzard, small numbers blue and great tit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
Diggle flash- 40+black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull,40+coot,20+ tufted duck,7 mallard,2 moorhen,1 grey heron,2 mute swan, 1f goldeneye no sign of the male from yesterday and no sign of any gadwall although they could have been in the reedbeds,

Afternoon dog walk not much to add to morning sightings
2 bullfinch,17 goldfinch,1 buzzard,1 common snipe, pair Goldeneye on diggle flash,

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Saturday 31st of January 2015 07:31:37 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 31st of January 2015 07:46:41 PM

Morning dog walk
1kingfisher active between corner of diggle flash and stock pond,1 reed bunting,1wren, 41coot,25 tufted duck,18 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull,10 mallard,2 gadwall,2 mute swan,1 moorhen,1cormorant,1 grey heron,
7 chaffinch,1 goldcrest,3 robin,1 dunnock,19 meadow pipit,14 long tailed tit,small numbers blue and great tit,wood pigeon,kestrel,blackbird,1 raven with 5 jackdaw over causing panic in the local carrion crow and magpies,

morning dog walk
7 chaffinch, 1 reed bunting, 3 robin, 3 goldfinch, 4 great tit, 3 redwing, 5 blackbird, 2 blue tit, 2 meadow pipit, 1 pheasant, 2 grey partridge i suspect there were more but i could only see 2, 2 kestrel, 1 buzzard, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
48 coot, 34 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 23 tufted duck, 15 gadwall, 2 mute swan, 8 mallard, 1 little grebe, 1 moorhen,

morning dog walk in the snow
7 bullfinch feeding on ground with 4 goldfinch, robin,blackbird,1 kestrel, small numbers great and blue tit, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
coot, tufted duck, black headed gull, 1 herring gull, 6 gadwall, 8 mallard, 5 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 2 grey heron, 2 mute swan, 2 little grebe heard only.

Again not much to add to Bernards sightings other then, Skylark, Kestrel and a Cormorant

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Wednesday 28th of January 2015 12:27:50 PM

Morning dog walk icy wind with wintery showers
5 redwing, 20+ goldfinch feeding on floor beneath alders,3 chaffinch,2 robin,1 wren, 2 blackbird,small numbers blue and great tit,3 meadow pipit,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
Stock pond pretty busy 7 gadwall,1 great crested grebe,2 moorhen, 11 coot,3 tufted duck and 4 black headed gull,
Diggle flash- 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen,5 mallard,30+ coot,21black headed gull,18 tufted duck,very brief glimpse of a little grebe before it entered the reed beds,

Not a lot to add to bernards sightings but did manage see a decent number of Feildfare in C3 and 2 Raven over and a single Goldcrest C6.
There was also 2 Pied wagtails on Heath playing feilds and 2 Song thrush.

morning dog walk
some early signs of spring approaching 1 skylark high and singing, pair kestrel with some nice interplay and fancy aerobatics and the magpies are still doing renovation work on the nests, 4 robin and 4 chaffinch eating seed, 11 goldfinch, numerous blue and great tit, 3 long tailed tit, 2 collared dove, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 1 buzzard, 5 meadow pipit, 3 redwing, 47 coot, 19 tufted duck, 17 black headed gull, 9 mallard, 7 gadwall, 1 cormorant, 1 great crested grebe,1 moorhen,1 mute swan,
i missed the water birds off yesterdays post but the only birds not also seen today were 2 little grebe,

Morning dog walk
C10-1 green woodpecker and 1 common snipe inadvertently flushed by dog chasing a rabbit,
11 meadow pipit,2 kestrel,carrion crow,magpie,wood pigeon,blackbird,mistle thrush,4 bullfinch,
I have been leaving seed on a couple of flat rocks nr old anglers car park seen in that area today 1 brambling( site first for me) with 7 chaffinch,2 goldcrest,4 robin,numerous great and blue tit,2 dunnock,1 wren,1 long tailed tit,