Minimum of 2 Brambling in Beech trees near Burnt Edge today
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 25 8:48 PM, 2022
Highlights from Scout Road this morning included:
Male Ring Ouzel south
507 Chaffinch south in just half and hour
34 Brambling south
677 Woodpigeon over
Yesterday:
212 Chaffinch and 8 Brambling south and 12 Goosander also south.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 19 5:31 PM, 2022
Highlights from Higher Meadows this morning:
819 Pink-footed Geese SE in 7 skeins and 190 NW in 3 skeins
12,759 Woodpigeon S in 128 flocks, the largest flock of 1000+ and another of 700+
639 Fieldfare and 58 Redwing S
123 Brambling S including one flock of 100+
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 16 1:21 PM, 2022
Late highlights from Monday (14th) morning from Higher Meadows included 5000+ Woodpigeon ESE, 779 Fieldfare ESE and 333 Redwing ESE.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Nov 13 8:08 PM, 2022
This morning from Scout Road after mist had clearer around 8am:
1109 Woodpigeon S in 22 flocks
1206 Fieldfare SW in 21 flocks (largest of 350)
339 Redwing S
101 Chaffinch S
5 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 12 7:30 PM, 2022
This morning's highlights from Scout Road included:
20 Snipe N/NW in 1 and 2s
2623 Woodpigeon S
1419 Fieldfare SW
25 Brambling S
352 Chaffinch S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Nov 10 8:48 PM, 2022
Highlights from Scout Road this morning:
75 Pink-footed Geese SE in 2 skeins
380 Fieldfare S in 10 flocks
210 Chaffinch S
11 Brambling S
6 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 9 5:48 PM, 2022
Highlights from a fairly brief visit to Higher Meadows area this morning:
345 Pink-footed Geese SE in 4 skeins
469 Fieldfare W in 5 flocks
76 Brambling S including flocks of 40, 16 and 15
7 Crossbill S (one flock)
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Nov 6 9:35 PM, 2022
8 Whooper Swan (3 immature) over east at 08:15
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 5 6:10 PM, 2022
Late highlights for yesterday:
40,023 Woodpigeon with 39,794 S in 189 flocks and 229 N in 5 flocks
1147 Fieldfare and 321 Redwing N
Female type Merlin
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Nov 3 9:45 PM, 2022
This morning’s highlights from Scout Road:
3 Pintail NW (1 drake)
2 Goosander S
1 male type Ring Ouzel in the quarry then flew S
121 Fieldfare and 39 Redwing S
1045 Woodpigeon S
135 Chaffinch S
50 Lesser Redpoll S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 2 7:46 PM, 2022
Highlights from Scout Road this morning:
100 Pink-footed Geese SE
5077 Woodpigeon in 40 flocks
551 Redwing S in 33 small flocks
162 Chaffinch S
11 Brambling S
2 Snow Bunting SW over Horrocks Moor
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 1 6:31 PM, 2022
An hour from Scout Road this morning ahead of rain setting in produced highlights of:
3 Whooper Swans SE
315 Pink-footed Geese SE, 5 NW and 60 NE
2491 Woodpigeon S
265 Fieldfare S
265 Redwing S
7 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 31 10:23 PM, 2022
This morning’s moors highlights from Scout Road:
280 Pink footed Geese SE and 75 NW
9724 Woodpigeon S
138 Fieldfare S in 9 small flocks
118 Redwing S
1 male type Ring Ouzel NW
221 Chaffinch S
2 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 27 3:35 PM, 2022
Highlights from yesterday morning included:
2 Whooper Swan over N
82 Pink-footed Geese in two skeins of 15 and 67 low W
4 Goosander SW
1 Riing Ouzel (male type) S
371 Redwing S
427 Fieldfare S
185 Chaffinch S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 26 5:47 PM, 2022
Late news for yesterday morning:
Adult male Merlin S
2102 Woodpigeon S (including one flock of 650)
14 Stock Dover S
396 Fieldfare and 39 Redwing S
38 Siskin S
247 Chaffinch S
1 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Kristian Wade said
Tue Oct 25 12:05 PM, 2022
An hour at Scout Road/Horrocks Wood this morning produced a Merlin flying low west and a Ring-Necked Parakeet which was the biggest shock for us! Plenty finches, including Siskins, and about 100 each of Redwing and Fieldfare. Nice to meet two birders - not sure of your names!
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 24 7:04 PM, 2022
Highlights from this morning from Scout Road included:
270 Pink-footed Geese SE
1 ringtail Hen Harrier E though possibly one of the recent lingering birds
1628 Woodpigeon SW
1 Green Woodpecker
1 male Ring Ouzel high SSE
32 Song Thrush including 26 in one flock
1151 Fieldfare S in 29 flocks
370 Redwing in 21 flocks
275 Chaffinch S
45 Siskin S
1 Tree Sparrow S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Oct 23 8:58 PM, 2022
Late highlights for yesterday morning from Scout Road:
27 Whooper Swan with 17 E and 10 SE
17 Goosander S in three flocks and a single
Usual adult male Hen Harrier hunting during morning
1 female Marsh Harrier moving high E
2 single Swallows fast S
306 Redwing S
1646 Fieldfare S
1 male Ring Ouzel S
3 Tree Sparrow together over S
11 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Oct 21 10:03 PM, 2022
Highlights from this morning included:
4 Red-breasted Merganser (1 male) south over Horrocks Moor
1 Jack snipe low south over Edge Lane
2 Hen Harrier, with a male and ringtail
1760 Woodpigeon S
1365 Fieldfare, with 1193 S and 172 N
1665 Redwing, with 1433 S and 232 N
5 Ring Ouzel with 2 over Scout Road, a male briefly near the Walker Fold car park and 2 south over Edge Lane
8727 Starling SW including some massive flocks
6 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 20 4:47 PM, 2022
Today's moors highlights included:
11518 Redwing S in 172 flocks
1584 Fieldfare s in 42 flocks
5 Brambling S
196 Siskin S
3 Crossbill S
15 Twite (in one flock) low S
1 Tree Sparrow low overhead
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 19 9:20 PM, 2022
Impressive visible migration highlights from today on the GM moors 07:30 to 15:15:
63962 Redwing S/SE in 449 flocks (largest flock of 2000!)
8957 Fieldfare S/SE in 166 flocks
9 Ring Ouzel S with 3 singles and 2 and 4 together
271 Siskin S
1 Yellowhammer S
4 Hen Harrier, with a male through south and 3 ringtails, one through south and 2 hunting over the moors most of the day
Female Marsh Harrier
4050 Woodpigeon
5 Golden Plover SW
2 Swallow S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Lez Fairclough said
Wed Oct 19 12:21 AM, 2022
Tuesday 18th October 2:30 to 4:30pm - Burnt Edge & Holdens Farm circuit including farm at end of Matchmoor Lane.
5 buzzards, 4 of which were together rising on thermals; Grey Heron over Holden's Farm
M & F Stonechat; 10 Meadow Pipits on telegraph wires; 12 Redwing; Kestrel; Goldfinch; Chaffinch; Long-Tailed Tit; Nuthatch
& I'm pretty certain there was 2 Juvenile Ring Ouzel moving along the grassy & fern slope off Burnt Edge Lane but couldn't get close enough to be absolutely sure.
Osprey headed SW from Belmont towards the mast on Winter Hill at 1pm
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 20 8:18 PM, 2022
This morning, 70 Pink-footed Geese flew SE and a further 19 directly E. Also present were 35 swallow S, 1 Wheatear, 19 Chiffchaff and a Spotted Flycatcher by Holdens Plantation.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Sep 18 9:30 AM, 2022
Late news for yesterday morning:
2648 Pink-footed Geese in 38 skeins moved SE
330 Swallow and 140 House Martin
1-2 Merlin chasing the hirundines
1 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Steven Heywood said
Sat Sep 17 10:01 PM, 2022
Hole Bottom 1600 - 16:35 overhead: two yellow wagtails, 4 kestrels, 84 pink-footed geese.
Winter Hill 16:35 - 16:55 overhead: single house martin, 76 pink-footed geese.
Hole Bottom to Burnt Edge 17:00 - 17:25, single snipe, six swallows, 50+ goldfinches.
Burnt Edge: spotted flycatcher in small walled plantation.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Sep 16 8:03 PM, 2022
Today's highlights this morning from Scout Road included:
2479 Pink-footed Geese in 32 skeins SE and 38 in one skein NW
Osprey south at 08:45
247 Swallow and 130 House Martin S
1 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 15 8:54 PM, 2022
Today's highlights 07:30 - 13:00
1657 Pink-footed Geese SE in 15 skeins and 65 NW in 1skein
2 Merlin hunting pipits
189 Swallow and 507 House Martin S
219 Meadow Pipit S
1 Spotted Flycatcher briefly at Scout Road then flew off south
320 Goldfinch in two flocks of 120 on Smithills Moor and 200+ at Walker Fold
5 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Sep 14 9:57 PM, 2022
Today’s moors highlights 07:20 - 09:30 included:
120 Pink-footed Geese E at 07:20
125 Swallow and 154 House Martin S
11 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Sep 14 6:24 PM, 2022
Late news from yesterday's bumper migration day, with observation made from 07:30am to 4:30pm.
56 Buzzard S, some extremely high
1 Merlin SW
4 Sparrowhawk S
16 raven N in several high flocks
13 Wheatear
242 Meadow Pipit SE
1 Yellow Wagtail S
5766 Swallow S
15282 House Martin S
2 Sand Martin S
3 Spotted Flycatcher in pines above Walker Fold
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Lez Fairclough said
Tue Sep 13 6:37 PM, 2022
Couple of hours mid afternoon - Georges Lane & Higher Meadows
Jay x 2, Cronking Raven x 2, Kestrel, Goldcrest x 5, Willow Warbler x 2, Stonechat x 5, Goldfinch - Unusually quiet.
Highlights from Scout Road this morning included:
Male Ring Ouzel south
507 Chaffinch south in just half and hour
34 Brambling south
677 Woodpigeon over
Yesterday:
212 Chaffinch and 8 Brambling south and 12 Goosander also south.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from Higher Meadows this morning:
819 Pink-footed Geese SE in 7 skeins and 190 NW in 3 skeins
12,759 Woodpigeon S in 128 flocks, the largest flock of 1000+ and another of 700+
639 Fieldfare and 58 Redwing S
123 Brambling S including one flock of 100+
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late highlights from Monday (14th) morning from Higher Meadows included 5000+ Woodpigeon ESE, 779 Fieldfare ESE and 333 Redwing ESE.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning from Scout Road after mist had clearer around 8am:
1109 Woodpigeon S in 22 flocks
1206 Fieldfare SW in 21 flocks (largest of 350)
339 Redwing S
101 Chaffinch S
5 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning's highlights from Scout Road included:
20 Snipe N/NW in 1 and 2s
2623 Woodpigeon S
1419 Fieldfare SW
25 Brambling S
352 Chaffinch S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from Scout Road this morning:
75 Pink-footed Geese SE in 2 skeins
380 Fieldfare S in 10 flocks
210 Chaffinch S
11 Brambling S
6 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from a fairly brief visit to Higher Meadows area this morning:
345 Pink-footed Geese SE in 4 skeins
469 Fieldfare W in 5 flocks
76 Brambling S including flocks of 40, 16 and 15
7 Crossbill S (one flock)
Info thanks to Andy Makin
8 Whooper Swan (3 immature) over east at 08:15
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late highlights for yesterday:
40,023 Woodpigeon with 39,794 S in 189 flocks and 229 N in 5 flocks
1147 Fieldfare and 321 Redwing N
Female type Merlin
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning’s highlights from Scout Road:
3 Pintail NW (1 drake)
2 Goosander S
1 male type Ring Ouzel in the quarry then flew S
121 Fieldfare and 39 Redwing S
1045 Woodpigeon S
135 Chaffinch S
50 Lesser Redpoll S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from Scout Road this morning:
100 Pink-footed Geese SE
5077 Woodpigeon in 40 flocks
551 Redwing S in 33 small flocks
162 Chaffinch S
11 Brambling S
2 Snow Bunting SW over Horrocks Moor
Info thanks to Andy Makin
An hour from Scout Road this morning ahead of rain setting in produced highlights of:
3 Whooper Swans SE
315 Pink-footed Geese SE, 5 NW and 60 NE
2491 Woodpigeon S
265 Fieldfare S
265 Redwing S
7 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning’s moors highlights from Scout Road:
280 Pink footed Geese SE and 75 NW
9724 Woodpigeon S
138 Fieldfare S in 9 small flocks
118 Redwing S
1 male type Ring Ouzel NW
221 Chaffinch S
2 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from yesterday morning included:
2 Whooper Swan over N
82 Pink-footed Geese in two skeins of 15 and 67 low W
4 Goosander SW
1 Riing Ouzel (male type) S
371 Redwing S
427 Fieldfare S
185 Chaffinch S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late news for yesterday morning:
Adult male Merlin S
2102 Woodpigeon S (including one flock of 650)
14 Stock Dover S
396 Fieldfare and 39 Redwing S
38 Siskin S
247 Chaffinch S
1 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from this morning from Scout Road included:
270 Pink-footed Geese SE
1 ringtail Hen Harrier E though possibly one of the recent lingering birds
1628 Woodpigeon SW
1 Green Woodpecker
1 male Ring Ouzel high SSE
32 Song Thrush including 26 in one flock
1151 Fieldfare S in 29 flocks
370 Redwing in 21 flocks
275 Chaffinch S
45 Siskin S
1 Tree Sparrow S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late highlights for yesterday morning from Scout Road:
27 Whooper Swan with 17 E and 10 SE
17 Goosander S in three flocks and a single
Usual adult male Hen Harrier hunting during morning
1 female Marsh Harrier moving high E
2 single Swallows fast S
306 Redwing S
1646 Fieldfare S
1 male Ring Ouzel S
3 Tree Sparrow together over S
11 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from this morning included:
4 Red-breasted Merganser (1 male) south over Horrocks Moor
1 Jack snipe low south over Edge Lane
2 Hen Harrier, with a male and ringtail
1760 Woodpigeon S
1365 Fieldfare, with 1193 S and 172 N
1665 Redwing, with 1433 S and 232 N
5 Ring Ouzel with 2 over Scout Road, a male briefly near the Walker Fold car park and 2 south over Edge Lane
8727 Starling SW including some massive flocks
6 Brambling S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Today's moors highlights included:
11518 Redwing S in 172 flocks
1584 Fieldfare s in 42 flocks
5 Brambling S
196 Siskin S
3 Crossbill S
15 Twite (in one flock) low S
1 Tree Sparrow low overhead
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Impressive visible migration highlights from today on the GM moors 07:30 to 15:15:
63962 Redwing S/SE in 449 flocks (largest flock of 2000!)
8957 Fieldfare S/SE in 166 flocks
9 Ring Ouzel S with 3 singles and 2 and 4 together
271 Siskin S
1 Yellowhammer S
4 Hen Harrier, with a male through south and 3 ringtails, one through south and 2 hunting over the moors most of the day
Female Marsh Harrier
4050 Woodpigeon
5 Golden Plover SW
2 Swallow S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Tuesday 18th October 2:30 to 4:30pm - Burnt Edge & Holdens Farm circuit including farm at end of Matchmoor Lane.
5 buzzards, 4 of which were together rising on thermals; Grey Heron over Holden's Farm
M & F Stonechat; 10 Meadow Pipits on telegraph wires; 12 Redwing; Kestrel; Goldfinch; Chaffinch; Long-Tailed Tit; Nuthatch
& I'm pretty certain there was 2 Juvenile Ring Ouzel moving along the grassy & fern slope off Burnt Edge Lane but couldn't get close enough to be absolutely sure.
Highlights from this morning, with fog rolling in early on preventing further viewing on the lower slopes:
735 Woodpigeon S
60 Pink-footed Geese NW
Male Hen Harrier on Smithills Moor
Male Merlin off Mast Road
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from this morning included 110 Redwing S in 13 small flocks and 426 Woodpigeon S in 21 flocks
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning‘s highlights from Scout Road:
21 Redwing S
3 Swallow S
337 Meadow Pipit S
296 Siskin S including flocks of 80 and 50
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Yesterday morning's moors highlights included:
27 Pink-footed Goose NW
888 Woodpigeon
931 Meadow Pipit through
244 Redwing NW/SW
187 Linnet S
16 Stonechat around the mast compounds on the Lancs/GM border
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Today's main highlights from Scout Road included:
1 ringtail Hen Harrier Hen Harrier near Gale Brook Plantation
721 Woodpigeon S
10 Swallow and 2 House Martin S
163 Linnet, 279 Goldfinch, 291 Siskin 291 and 55 Lesser Redpoll all S
5 Tree Sparrow S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late news for yesterday morning, with highlights from Scout Road of:
1 Merlin
1 ringtail Hen Harrier high south
Grey Plover over south
1593 Meadow Pipits S
47 Swallow and 4 House Martin S
1 Tree Sparrow S
164 Linnet S
62 Siskin S
175 Goldfinch S
4 male Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning's highlights from Scout Road included:
Male Snow Bunting over SW
375 Pink-footed geese E/SE in 3 skeins
2 Redwing and 3 Fieldfare SW
244 Meadow Pipit 244 S
10 Swallow and 6 House Martin S
73 Pied Wagtail 138 Linnet S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from Scout Road this morning included:
Male and female Merlin S
40 Swallow and 7 House Martin S
20 Redwing S
70 Siskin S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Highlights from this morning at Scout Road:
675 Meadow Pipit S
133 Redwing SW in 12 small flocks
89 Chaffinch, 49 Greenfinch, 167 Linnet, 173 Goldfinch, 91 Lesser Redpoll, 29 Siskin and 3 Crossbill south
2 Tree Sparrow S
118 Swallow and 63 House Martin S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This mornings's highlights from Scout Rod included:
845 Pink-footed Geese ESE in 9 skeins and 39 NW
Merlin perched in conifers at Gale Brook
Hobby S
Grey Plover NW
3 Redwing S
26 Swallow and 2 House Martin N
2 Brambling S
52 Lesser Redpoll S
4 Crossbill S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning's highlights included:
546 Pink-footed Geese, with 300 SE in 7 skeins, 242 E in 3 skeins and 4 NW with 3 Greylags
206 Meadow Pipit S
5 House Martin and 6 Swallow S
11 Redwing SW
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning's highlights included:
1732 Pink-footed Goose with 1554 SE in 16 skeins, 27 NW in 1 skein and 151 E in 2 skeins
3 Hen Harrier; 2 ringtails and 1 adult male
1 Merlin S
23 House Martin and 35 Swallow S
1 Wheatear
103 Redwing in 7 mainly NW apart from the largest flock of 42 SW
115 Siskin S
178 Linnet
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Yesterday morning's highlights included:
8 Redwing in flocks of 5 and 3
218 Pink-footed Geese in 3 skeins NW, 77 ESE in 2 skeins and 60 SW in 1 skein
20 House Martin and 6 Swallow S
This morning's highlights included:
1802 Pink-footed Geese with 1633 SE in 23 skeins, 89 E in 3 skeins and 80 NW in 1 skein
3 ringtail Hen Harriers
1 immature female Marsh Harrier
2 Merlins
16 Golden Plover SW
99 House Martin and 90 Swallow S
79 Linner S
14 Siskin S
1 Wheatear
10 Redwing SW in 3 flocks
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Georges Lane : 9 Swallows (Flying NW), 7 Stonechats, 1f Kestrel and 4 Ravens.
Burnt Edge area : 4 Linnets, 1 Red Grouse, a charm of 120+ Goldfinches, 1 Stonechat and 3 Kestrels.
One of the Kestrels, a female, was seen to make an attack on the Goldfinches, but not seen to catch one.
Meadow Pipits were seen in small groups throughout.
Highlights from yesterday morning:
379 Pink-footed Geese SE in 8 skeins and 58 NW in a single skein
23 Swallow and 24 House Martin S
112 Meadow Pipit S
114 Linnet S
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Today's highlights, spanning pretty much the whole day, included:
Red Kite over Scout Road at 3:30pm, headed off S/SE
239 Pink-footed Geese in four skeins SE
24 Buzzard S
721 Swallow and 68 House Martin S
224 Meadow Pipit S
15 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Yesterday morning to mid-afternoon:
800+ Pink-footed Geese heading east in 5 skeins
38 Stonechat around the whole moors
5 Wheatear
Whinchat
638 Swallow and 52 House Martin south
This morning:
95+ Pink-footed Geese SE
496 Meadow Pipit S
394 Swallow S
14 Siskin S
Info thank to Andy Makin
Georges Lane : 11 Stonechats, a flock of 7 Snipe flew South past the kennels, 2 Ravens,
2 Kestrels and a charm of around 80 Goldfinches.
Burnt Edge area: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Ravens, 4 Linnets, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrels,
3 Reed Buntings, 1 Sparrowhawk and a charm of 30+ Goldfinches. Small groups of Meadow Pipits seen throughout.
Red Grouse heard calling near the plantation on top of Burnt Edge.
The flycatcher was seen carrying out numerous aerial sorties from the rowan on Burnt Edge bank, near overhead power line.
4 Chiffchaffs used the same tree to carry out a few aerial sorties too, but nowhere near as frequently as the flycatcher.
12+ Stonechats frequented the area too, but when I last looked for the flycatcher a male Sparrowhawk was sat at the very spot
where the little migrant had last been seen. I'm sure I glimpsed the flycatcher escaping and heading towards Holdens Farm.
The hawk did not appear to catch anything, he just sat in the rowan for several minutes being boldly mobbed by a Chiffchaff.
Osprey headed SW from Belmont towards the mast on Winter Hill at 1pm
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This morning, 70 Pink-footed Geese flew SE and a further 19 directly E. Also present were 35 swallow S, 1 Wheatear, 19 Chiffchaff and a Spotted Flycatcher by Holdens Plantation.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late news for yesterday morning:
2648 Pink-footed Geese in 38 skeins moved SE
330 Swallow and 140 House Martin
1-2 Merlin chasing the hirundines
1 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Today's highlights this morning from Scout Road included:
2479 Pink-footed Geese in 32 skeins SE and 38 in one skein NW
Osprey south at 08:45
247 Swallow and 130 House Martin S
1 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Today's highlights 07:30 - 13:00
1657 Pink-footed Geese SE in 15 skeins and 65 NW in 1skein
2 Merlin hunting pipits
189 Swallow and 507 House Martin S
219 Meadow Pipit S
1 Spotted Flycatcher briefly at Scout Road then flew off south
320 Goldfinch in two flocks of 120 on Smithills Moor and 200+ at Walker Fold
5 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Today’s moors highlights 07:20 - 09:30 included:
120 Pink-footed Geese E at 07:20
125 Swallow and 154 House Martin S
11 Wheatear
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Late news from yesterday's bumper migration day, with observation made from 07:30am to 4:30pm.
56 Buzzard S, some extremely high
1 Merlin SW
4 Sparrowhawk S
16 raven N in several high flocks
13 Wheatear
242 Meadow Pipit SE
1 Yellow Wagtail S
5766 Swallow S
15282 House Martin S
2 Sand Martin S
3 Spotted Flycatcher in pines above Walker Fold
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Couple of hours mid afternoon - Georges Lane & Higher Meadows
Jay x 2, Cronking Raven x 2, Kestrel, Goldcrest x 5, Willow Warbler x 2, Stonechat x 5, Goldfinch - Unusually quiet.