9.15am to 10.10am. Due to fog in Bromley Cross I headed through the Cox Green Farms instead of going to Jumbles. First Fieldfares of the winter, at regular annual site of Little Stanrose Farm, with Redwings and Blackbirds. Even in poor years I have always been able to rely on this line of Hawthorns.

2 Pheasants
3 Woodpigeons
23 Meadow Pipits
1 Pied Wagtail
3 Wrens
2 Dunnocks
4 Robins
3 Blackbirds
4 Fieldfares
6 Redwings
1 Mistle Thrush
2 Blue Tits
2 Magpies
9 Carrion Crows
4 Chaffinches
2 Greenfinches
5 Goldfinches
2 Lesser Redpolls

9.30am at Dimple.

15 House Martins still flying into nests
30 Swallows at Buffs Farm
1 Pied Wagtail

10.25am to 12.50pm. Cox Green Quarry/Clough & Farmland.

1 Kestrel
1 Black-headed Gull
15 Woodpigeons
1 Tawny Owl (Quarry)
11 House Martins
15+ Swallows
15 Meadow Pipits
Numerous Wrens and Robins
1 female Stonechat (Little Stanrose)
3 Blackbirds
1 Whitethroat (Between quarry & Last Drop Village)
3 Chiffchaffs (Quarry)
1 Willow Warbler (Dimple Hall)
Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits
2 Nuthatches (Clough & Dimple Hall)
1 Dipper (Small stream between Cox Green Road & Blackburn Road, behind Dimple Park. A regular site outside breeding season)
2 Jays (Quarry)
9 Magpies
10 Carrion Crows
30+ Jackdaws
4 Chaffinches
50+ Goldfinches (40 at New Butterworth)
3 Lesser Redpolls (Quarry)
2 Bullfinches (Quarry)

8.15am to 9.40am

2 Chiffchaffs were on Cox Green Road at the top of the quarry, one of them using the chiff-chaff call.

Dimple to Stones Bank (GM and mainly Lancs) :-
2 Grey Herons on Delph Reservoir, one perched in trees
7 Mallards on reservoir
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull on reservoir
6 Woodpigeons
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
12 House martins
50 Swallows on wires at Buffs Farm
3 Wrens
1 Dunnock
4 Robins
1 Willow Warbler
Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits
1 Dipper seen from bridge over brook to reservoir
1 Magpie
1 Carrion Crow
5 Starlings
7 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
17 Goldfinches

1 Roe Deer
1 Brown Hawker
Green-veined Whites, Meadow Brown, Speckled Woods

9.50am to 11.45am

Whittle Hill (Stone Circles) :-
1 Skylark
3 Meadow Pipits
6 Swallows
6 Wheatears (in Lancashire on the way up the hill from Chapeltown side)

Turton Heights & Horridges's Farm :-
5 Meadow Pipits
20+ Swallows
4 Woodpigeons
1 Goldfinch

New Butterworth's Farm :-
Steady rain seemed to have put a real dampener on things and I was thinking of calling it a day before birds seemed to be everywere.
Along the hedges behind the farm I heard Long-tailed Tits. Watching them move along I estimated at least 40, with Blue Tits and Great Tits following behind. A couple of Wrens called, and I picked out a Whitethroat also.
The tit flock moved past the farm towards the water tank, where they joined a large flock of Goldfinches (75+), at least 10 Chaffinches, 2 Siskins, at least one Willow Warbler,
adult and juvenile Robins. I would probably have added more if I had been dressed better for this forecast fine day !
A few Swallows were around the farm, as well as 6 Woodpigeons and 13 Jackdaws on the field in front. 8 Meadow Pipits were between here and Little Stanrose.

Looking for somewhere to put this little report, came up with "Egerton Area".....

Sunday 27th at about 3pm was walking over Turton Heights and on the SW side of the escarpment on the track to Horridge's Farm - had a great view of a Green Woodpecker flying across the open fields just NW of the farm, and alighting on a fence post for a bit.

Very windy night before - maybe it was a bit off its normal habitat? I would have thought it's a bit unusual in such open country.

Mark.

lovely display of swallows and swifts this morning inthe quarry.

Had waik round Wayoh res, very nice.
8xtufted duck
3xgoosander
3xgoldcrest
1xtree creeper
1xgoldeneye
plenty canada geese

Very windy and not much to see this morning but 15 redpoll off Cox Green Rd, and frogs active in the ponds.

5 brambling, 1 reed bunting, chaffinch, greenfinch, pair bullfinch, blue tits, great tits, 1 nuthatch,

3 buzzards circling above the quarry then headed over to Dunscar bridge at lunch time.

7 Wawings, pair Bramblings, Nuthatch, Reed Bunting, lots of finches and tits. Made up for a soggy walk.

Female bullfinch
Siskin
Chaffinch
goldfinch
greenfinch
Raven
flock of longtailed tits near Turton towers

I think that's in Lancashire. not Greater Manchester.

Barn Owl seen Wed. 10 November 2010 at 15.45.

Hunting over fields on right (North) of Longworth Road, Egerton after passing Delph Reservoir and coniferous plantation.

Buzzard over Chetham Hill, Bull finch in Cox Green Few red wings flying around lots of berries near the Turton golf course