Afternoon dog walk wet and windy
C9-diggle flash didn't do a detailed count due to hard hailstone shower as I was walking round plenty of black headed gull possibly forced down by the hailstone, coot,tufted duck,mallard, at least 9 gadwall,1m GoldenEye,1 little grebe,3 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan,moorhen, 5 starling, 2 redwing, 14 goldfinch, 9 long tailed tit,blackbird, robin, very small numbers blue and great tit,wood pigeon,
C8- 3 kestrel,1 meadow pipit, 1 redwing, 3 jackdaw over, magpie,carrion crow.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Friday 19th of December 2014 04:33:48 PM

Morning dog walk
C8- at least 3 possibly 4 kestrel, 1 buzzard being harassed by 2 kestrel that were then harassed by carrion crow and magpie, 4 fieldfare in field plus 8 flying over, 6 meadow pipit, 1 stonechat,2 redwing, 2 blackbird,1 cormorant over,
C9-40+ tufted duck, 30+ coot and black headed gull, 11 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 2 mallard, 2 mute swan, 1 moorhen,20+ goldfinch, 20+ redwing, robin,blackbird,wood pigeon,

Morning dog walk, dry but a cold wind
C8- 2 kestrel,1 very dark buzzard poor light but looked almost black, 2 meadow pipit,1 redwing, carrion crow,magpie, 23 goldfinch,
C9- c30 each coot and tufted duck, 14 black headed gull, 3 pochard 2f 1m, 2 gadwall, 2 GoldenEye, 2 mallard,2 mute swan,1 cormorant,3 great crested grebe, 20+ goldfinch, 17 long tailed tit, mixed flock blue and great tit, 3 redwing, 11 blackbird,wood pigeon, robin.

09-20-- 13-15 just beating the rain
C9 30+ each tufted duck and coot, 19 black headed gull, 4 lesser black backed gull over, 8 gadwall, 6 mallard, 4 great crested grebe, 1 grey heron, 1 moorhen, 2 goldeneye, 2 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 40+ goldfinch, 12 redwing, 1 cormorant over, 7 long tailed tit, small numbers blue and great tit, 4 chaffinch, 9 blackbird, 6 robin, 1 dunnock, 1 treecreeper site first for me C8- 6 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, 1 buzzard, 2 redwing,
C6- 7 tufted duck, 5 coot, 2 mallard, 2 mute swan, 1 grey heron,
C4- several redwing, small flock long tailed tit,
C10 1 common snipe, 1 kestrel, 4 redwing.
normal carrion crow, magpie and wood pigeon throughout walk,
birds heard but not seen, water rail, stonechat, raven, great spotted woodpecker and pheasant.

Few birds to add to Bernards sightings,

1 LIttle grebe, Fir tree flash
1 Cormorant, Fir tree flash
5 Grey partridge, top of C6 flushed
1 Female sparrowhawk drifted over C4
1 Common Snipe, New water

Morning dog walk
1 pink footed goose nw then 35 se, 6 bullfinch, 7 long tailed tit, 12 goldfinch, 4 redwing,blackbird, robin, 2 raven, magpie wood pigeon,41 coot, 36 tufted duck, 14 black headed gull, 7 gadwall, 2 mute swan, 3 great crested grebe,4 moorhen, 2 GoldenEye, 6 mallard, 1 pochard,
C8- 3 pheasant, 2 kestrel,1buzzard, small numbers great and blue tit, carrion crow,30+ goldfinch.

Morning dog walk, quite warm but very wet
C9-43 tufted duck, 31 coot, 14 black headed gull, 7 gadwall, 1 GoldenEye,1 pochard,1 moorhen,2 mute swan, 4 great tit, 3 robin, 4 blackbird,1 reed bunting, 1 kestrel, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, raven heard but not seen.

Afternoon dog walk
Quite a few birds going to various roosts including 27 jackdaw, 40+ starling, c60 redwing and a steady stream of gulls mainly black headed with at least 12 lesser black backed and 4 common,
C9- 48 tufted duck,36 coot, 9 black headed gull, 11 gadwall,5 mallard, 3 GoldenEye,2 mute swan, 1 pochard, 17 long tailed tit, 20ish goldfinch, 5 wren, 4 robin, 8 blackbird, 4 dunnock, wood pigeon, magpie,
C8- 3 kestrel,1 buzzard,1m stonechat,4 fieldfare, 1 reed bunting, 8 meadow pipit,

morning dog walk
C9- 34 tufted duck, 29 coot, 8 black headed gull, 7 gadwall, 3 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 1 moorhen,1 pochard, 3 goldeneye, 40+ goldfinch, 14 great tit, 4 blue tit, 29 redwing, 6 blackbird, 4 dunnock, 2 wren, unusually only a single wood pigeon seen this morning,
C8- 2 kestrel, 1 buzzard, 5 fieldfare, 8 grey partridge, 3 common snipe, 7 meadow pipit, 20+ goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow,

afternoon dog walk very windy with heavy showers
C8- 1f stonechat, 1 greenfinch with c30 goldfinch, 3 kestrel, 1 raven over, 1 meadow pipit, carrion crow, magpie, 3 blackbird.
C9- 33 coot, 31 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 5 gadwall, 4 goldeneye 2m,2f, 1 pochard, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 mute swan, wood pigeon, robin, wren, 2 great tit, 5 blackbird.

Morning dog walk very windy with heavy showers
C8- raven over being harassed by 2 kestrel and a carrion crow,meadow pipit, reed bunting, wood pigeon,magpie,2 mistle thrush,1 redwing,
C9- 50+ black headed gull, 3 lesser black backed gull,c30 each coot and tufted duck, 5 gadwall, 1 pochard,1 goldeneye,3 great crested grebe,5 mallard, 2 resident mute swan successfully chased off 2 other mute swan, 8 fieldfare, robin,blackbird,buzzard,great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,7 goldfinch.

only addition to Bernard and Scott's posts during half hour visit @ lunchtime was 1 Common Gull on football field

Couple of hours this afternoon,

Only birds to add to Bernards sightings were,

1 Water rail, New water
2 Bullfinch C6
2 Goosander flew over towards Penny
1 Willow tit C4

Morning dog walk
C9- 37 coot,26 tufted duck, 19 black headed gull,2 lesser black backed gull,3 great crested grebe,2 mute swan,3 gadwall,2 goldeneye,1m pochard,9 mallard,2 moorhen,1 grey heron, 1 raven, 23 long tailed tit, 8 goldfinch, 9 great tit,4 blue tit, wood pigeon,magpie, 3 robin, 2 wren, 5 blackbird,
C8-2 kestrel,1 buzzard,7 meadow pipit,

Afternoon dog walk
C8- 1 kestrel,1buzzard,2 meadow pipit,1 reed bunting,1 common snipe,1 grey heron over,2 cormorant over,
C9- c30 each coot and black headed gull, c20 tufted duck, 5 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 GoldenEye, 1 lesser black backed gull, small winter thrush flock 8 fieldfare,5 redwing, 6 blackbird and 2 mistle thrush, small numbers goldfinch, long tailed,great and blue tit, 3 bullfinch, 1great spotted woodpecker,

Morning dog walk, icy wind with a few hailstone showers,
C9- c50 black headed gulls,2 common and 2 lesser black backed gulls,c20 each coot and tufted duck, 3 great crested grebe,2 mute swan, 32 redwing flocks of 9 and 23, several blackbirds, robin, great tit, blue tit,wood pigeon,
C8- 2 stonechat,magpie,carrion crow,kestrel,buzzard.

Afternoon stroll
C9- 41 tufted duck, 39 coot,21 black headed gull,13 mallard,4 great crested grebe,2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 1f GoldenEye,small flock mixed tits,wood pigeon,magpie,wren,robin, 14 blackbird,
C8-meadow pipit,reed bunting,kestrel,carrion crow,
C10- 5 common snipe, 1 great spotted woodpecker.

Morning dog walk
C9- 30+ coot,20+ tufted duck, 6 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull,3 great crested grebe, 9 mallard,2 GoldenEye, 4 gadwall on stock pond, 1 grey heron, 30+ goldfinch, small numbers long tailed, blue and great tit, dunnock, robin, wren,jay,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
C8- 2 redwing,meadow pipit, kestrel,reed bunting,

Late morning/early afternoon
C9- 1 willow tit amongst a mixed tit flock of 16 great tit,9 long tailed tit,7 blue tit, c40 goldfinch in small groups,2 reed bunting, wood pigeon,magpie, 6 blackbird, 1 dunnock, 43 coot, 25 tufted duck,23 black headed gull, 11 mallard,5 gadwall 3 on stock pond 2 main flash, 3 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 2 GoldenEye, 2 mute swan,2 moorhen, 1 grey heron,
C8- 7 grey partridge, 9 meadow pipit,2 kestrel, 1 wren,carrion crow,1 common snipe,

Morning dog walk
C9- 33 coot,27 black headed gull,21 tufted duck,7 mallard,4 great crested grebe,3 gadwall,2 mute swan, 1 each of GoldenEye,cormorant,grey heron,moorhen and little grebe,12 long tailed tit,9 goldfinch,blackbird,robin,wren,2 dunnock,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,
C8- 1 stonechat,4 reed bunting,12 meadow pipit,2 kestrel,1 buzzard,small flock mixed blue and great tit,

morning dog walk - very sunny but wiyh a cold wind especially in the open fields,
C8- 6 grey partridge, 1m stonechat, 1 kestrel, 1 buzzard, 1 redwing, 2 swan high and quite distant over i think mute swan, water rail heard only from choked pond,first time for quite a while no meadow pipit seen.
C9- 5 gadwall 2m, 3f, 23 mallard, 21 tufted duck, 34 black headed gull, 41 coot, 4 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 1 grey heron, 1f goldeneye, 9 goldfinch, 6 great tit, 4 robin, 1 wren, 3 blackbird, 1 dunnock, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, raven heard but not seen,

2 kestrel
1 buzzard
30+ goldfinch
25 fieldfare near black hills
Female stonechat(day before male)
1 male goldeneye(main flash)
5 redwing
Big mixed tit flock(long tailed,blue,great)
20 tufted duck




-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 2nd of December 2014 09:20:22 AM

Morning dog walk C9-8 whooper swan over south @09-48,2 mistlertrush, 16 goldfinch + 1 greenfinch, 6 robin, 4 blackbird, 1 wren, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, Stock pond 17 mallard,4 gadwall, 1 kingfisher, diggle flash 5 great crested grebe,2m pochard, 2 GoldenEye,37 black headed gull, 29 tufted duck, 33 coot, 3 moorhen,2 resident mute swan + 2 young mute swan landed at 08-50 but were quickly chased off by the resident swans, C8- 3 long tailed tit,2 blue tit,8 great tit, 4 meadow pipit, carrion crow,

kingfisher flew across corner of diggle flash mid afternoon

Only birds to add to Bernard's are.. 2 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 30 Black-headed Gull on football field & Water Rail squeeling from Nevisons Flash

morning dog walk
C9- 34 pink footed geese over n-nw, 40+ coot, c35 tufted duck, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 54 black headed gull, 2 mallard, 2 mute swan, 5 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 2 cormorant, 2 smallish flocks goldfinch, 18 + 11, great tit, blue tit, flock of 20+ long tailed tit,blackbird, robin,wren, magpie, wood pigeon,
C8- 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 bullfinch, 1 stonechat, 8 meadow pipit, 4 reed bunting, 2 kestrel,

Afternoon stroll
Only birds to add to morning sightings 1 buzzard,1 jay, 40 + starling heading to roost.

13.15-15.00
C3 & C4 only
1 Goosander - over C4 SE
1 Common Gull - on football pitch
2 Bullfinch - C3
20 Fieldfare - C4
plus usuals

morning dog walk pretty quiet birdwise all the usuals were present but in small numbers
C8- 1 stonechat, 2 kestrel, meadow pipit, wren, magpie,carrion crow, cormorant over,
C9- tufted duck,coot, black headed gull, lesser black backed gull, moorhen, 2 mute swan, great crested grebe, 1 goldeneye, wood pigeon, long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, robin, blackbird,

morning dog walk
C8- 1m stonechat, 1 raven over south, 1 buzzard, 2 kestrel, 12 meadow pipit, 5 reed bunting, 2 linnet, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, 1 short eared owl,
C9- 43 coot, 39 tufted duck, 8 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 5 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen, 2 mute swan, 3 mallard, 1f goldeneye,1 cormorant,1 grey heron, 17 long tailed tit, good numbers of great tit,14 blue tit, robin, wren, dunnock, blackbird,

08-55--13-10
blackbird( at least 16) robin (at least 12) great tit,blue tit, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow all seen in all areas throughout the walk.
C4- 1 common snipe, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 6 goldfinch, 2 linnet, 17 fieldfare, 9 redwing, 1 mistle thrush,
C6- fir tree flash and surrounds, 5 mallard, 7 coot, 1 tufted duck, 2 mute swan, 3 moorhen, 1 cormorant, 1 black headed gull, 3 wren,1 jay, 5 redwing, 7 fieldfare,1 collared dove, 3 chaffinch,1 kestrel,1 reed bunting,
C8- 1 stonechat, 1 kestrel, c30 meadow pipit, 3 reed bunting,1 cormorant over,c25 goldfinch,
C9- 35+ tufted duck, 30+ coot, 26 black headed gull, 5 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 mute swan,1 moorhen, 3 mallard, 1 goldeneye,9 long tailed tit, 1 willow tit, 2 dunnock, 1 wren, 1 kestrel,

Morning dog walk
C9- 36 coot,31 tufted duck,21 black headed gull,7 great crested grebe,2 mute swan, 2 mallard,1 GoldenEye,1grey heron,1 moorhen, 30+ goldfinch,11 redwing,1 jay,1 great spotted woodpecker,wood pigeon,magpie, several blackbird,5 robin,2 wren,
C8-2 stonechat,14 meadow pipit,1 kestrel,4 fieldfare,carrion crow,3 small flocks of long tailed tit, small flock mixed great and blue tit with 2 dunnock tagging along,

late morning/early afternoon
C9- 41 coot, 33 tufted duck, 5 great crested grebe, 27 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, 2 goldeneye, 2 mute swan, 1 cormorant, 1 moorhen, wood pigeon, blackbird, robin, wren, 1 kestrel, blue tit, great tit,
C8- 1 buzzard, 2 stonechat, flock of 16 meadow pipit with as many again seen in 2s + 3s,carrion crow, magpie, long tailed tit, goldfinch, pheasant.

Tawny owl calling from close to new road this evening.

Kingfisher @ stock pond late morning.

morning dog walk
C8- 8 whooper swan s-se @10-41, 48 pink footed geese sw @ 11-02, 1 kestrel, 1 stonechat, 2 reed bunting, 7 meadow pipit, 1 redwing, 1 cormorant over,carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, raven heard quite distant but i couldn't see it,
C9- stock pond 2 gadwall 1m,1f, kingfisher flew across, main flash coot, tufted duck, 2 mute swan, 3 moorhen, black headed gulls, 5 mallard, 5 great crested grebe, 2 goldeneye 1m,1f, mixed flock contained 15 goldfinch, 6 great tit, 1 blue tit and 2 linnet, 1 jay, several robin and blackbird,

1pm to 2-15pm.........Location the road to nowhere about 3 parts down from Smiths Lane

...a quick visit just to see if i could find the Stonechats i photographed a couple of weeks ago, yes they were there.

2 Stonechats 1 male 1 female.
4 wrens
31 Lapwings
1 Buzzard
3 Kestrels
2 Meadow Pipits
6 Magpies
1 Short-eared owl, a dark coloured bird flew in to view for a few seconds.

Morning dog walk
C9- 42 coot,31 tufted duck,11 black headed gull, 6 great crested grebe,1 moorhen,1 grey heron,2 mute swan, 40+ goldfinch,great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,wren,robin,blackbird,2 redwing,1 mistle thrush,wood pigeon,
C8-1 stonechat,meadow pipit,reed bunting,kestrel,magpie,carrion crow,4 fieldfare,1 cormorant over,1 grey heron over,1 great spotted woodpecker,40+ goldfinch probably same flock as seen near diggle flash,

C9- 40+ coot,30+ tufted duck, 19 black headed gull,5 great crested grebe,3 mallard,2 moorhen,2 mute swan,1 GoldenEye,1grey heron, small numbers great tit, blue tit and long tailed tit,robin,wren,blackbird,wood pigeon,1 sparrowhawk,
C8- 1 siskin,1 buzzard,2 kestrel,2 goldfinch,5 meadow pipit, 1 cormorant over,

C9- diggle flash 41 coot, 37 tufted duck, 26 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 6 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 1 cormorant, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 goldeneye, small numbers great, blue and long tailed tit, robin, wren, dunnock, blackbird,wood pigeon,
C8- 1 stonechat, 30ish meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting,1 buzzard, 1 kestrel, grey heron in middle of field,

morning dog walk
C9- diggle flash usual coot,tufted duck,black headed gull, moorhen,mallard, great crested grebe, 2m goldeneye couldn't spot the female this morning, 2 mute swan, 1 great spotted woodpecker, usual mixed tits, blackbird,robin,wren, dunnock,wood pigeon, jay, magpie,
C8- 1 stonechat, 1 kestrel, 5 redwing over, 3 mute swan over, 1 grey heron over, carrion crow, 4 linnet mixed in with a goldfinch flock, 5 reed bunting, 1 skylark, several meadow pipit.

A.m C3 1 Common Gull 5 Lesser-black baked Gull 20 Black-headed Gull 3 Mistle Thrush 23 Redwing Plus usual

C9- 36 tufted duck, 31 coot,29 black headed gull,3 GoldenEye 2m-1f, 6 great crested grebe,4 mallard,2 mute swan,3 moorhen,2 gadwall on stock pond,kingfisher heard but not seen, 4 redpoll,1willow tit with 2 long tailed tit, magpie,5 jackdaw over,wood pigeon,blackbird,robin,dunnock,great tit,3 raven over,
C8- 1 stonechat,2 flocks of 20+ goldfinch 1 flock exclusively goldfinch 1 flock with 3 reed bunting,3 long tailed tit and 2 blue tit,kestrel,buzzard,1 mistle thrush,meadow pipit,carrion crow,

brief views of kingfisher on stock pond late afternoon, sparrowhawk flew low over main flash.

Morning dog walk
C9- 34 tufted duck, c40 coot,6 great crested grebe, 4 mallard,2 moorhen,2 mute swan,2 GoldenEye,c30 black headed gull, 5 robin, great tit,blue tit,long tailed tit,1 mistle thrush,wood pigeon,magpie,blackbird,
C8- 1 stonechat,2 reed bunting,meadow pipit,goldfinch,carrion crow,1 kestrel.

Late morning/early afternoon
C9- kingfisher showing well at stock pond, 45 coot,33 tufted duck,29 black headed gull with a further 20+ at top of new road, 2 drake pochard,1moorhen,2 GoldenEye,2 mute swan,7 great crested greb,6 mallard, wren,robin,blackbird,dunnock,3 redwing,1 chaffinch.
C8- 21 redwing,15 fieldfare,2 stonechat, flock of 27 meadow pipit + a few 2s and 3s,6 grey partridge,3 reed bunting,1 kestrel, 9 starling,blue tit,goldfinch,great tit,long tailed tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,1 jay, 3 mute swan over.

Morning dog walk
C9- green woodpecker in trees above diggle flash giving good views from old road,flocks of 18 and 11 goldfinch,6 blackbird,2 GoldenEye,2 gadwall,40+ coot,25+tufted duck,19 black headed gull,6 great crested grebe,1 cormorant,2 mute swan,1 moorhen,
C8- 2 stonechat,9 meadow pipit,2 mistle thrush,5 redwing,grey heron over,2 good flocks of goldfinch 60-70 and c40, 14 long tailed tit, mixed blue tit,great tit flock c20,

14.45-16.15
2 Water Rail calling from Nevison's Flash
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - C3
35 Fieldfare - C6
10 Redwing - C6
2 Mistle Thrush - C5
4 Gadwall - FTF
18 Starling going to roost on Nevisons Flash (not the Pennington Flash numbers but still nice to watch)

morning dog walk 07-35--09-10 wet and windy
C9 3 raven 1 over east @07-58, then 2 on grass verge near top of new road along with 23 black headed gull, 9 carrion crow and 2 jackdaw,
diggle flash 2 goldeneye,2 mute swan, coot, great crested grebe, tufted duck, moorhen, mallard, magpie, 1 reed bunting, 3 long tailed tit, blackbird.
C8 1 meadow pipit, 1 kestrel, 1 buzzard, cormorant over, grey heron over,wren.

morning dog walk very windy not many small birds
C9 43 coot, 39 tufted duck, 34 black headed gull,2 goldeneye 1m,1f, 2 mute swan, 6 great crested grebe, 1 reed bunting, 3 great tit, 1 blue tit, robin, wren, wood pigeon,magpie,
C4 5 linnet, 1 common snipe, carrion crow,
C8 1 pheasant, 2 kestrel, 2 stonechat, 11 goldfinch,17 meadow pipit, 1 buzzard i know Gordon has commented on this buzzards hovering skills but they are amazing like Gordon i have seen buzzard hovering before but never as often nor for as long as this one,