morning dog walk first hour dry but windy after that wet and windy,
C8 1 stonechat, 7 meadow pipit, 1 reed bunting,1 kestrel,1 buzzard, small numbers blue and great tit,wren, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, flock of c60 goldfinch in field + 17 with a single goldcrest in trees at bottom of new road, water rail heard only from choked pond,
C9 2 goldeneye 1m, 1f, coot, tufted duck, great crested grebe, mallard, 1 pheasant, blackbird, dunnock.

Fairly sure I heard a Willow Tit in the trees next to Smiths Lane Car Park this morning 10.00am... same spot as a few weeks ago. tried playing calls off my phone but didn't get a reply :(

Mike

Wet and miserable, 3 birds to add to bernards sightings,

1 cormorant on fir tree flash
2 mistle thrush C5
3 pied wagtail over C5

Morning dog walk
C4 46 fieldfare,18 goldfinch,1 buzzard being harassed by carrion crows,1 common snipe,
C6 fir tree flash, 12 mallard,5 coot, 2 moorhen,11 goldfinch,
C8 2 stonechat,2 kestrel,a single redwing seen in 3 locations probably same bird, several small charms goldfinch, 25-30 meadow pipit,2 reed bunting,wood pigeon,carrion crow,magpie,
C9 41 tufted duck,47 coot,26 black headed gull,6 great crested grebe,5 mallard,2 goldeneye,blue tit,blackbird,wren,robin, 6 linnet.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Tuesday 11th of November 2014 10:58:26 PM

morning dog walk
superb views of kingfisher on stock ponds, 30+ coot,27 tufted duck, 2 mute swan, 5 great crested grebe, 1 pied wagtail, 9 black headed gull, 24 goldfinch, wren,robin,blackbird,dunnock, 1 chaffinch,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit, 2 starling,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,
C8 1 stonechat, newly mown meadow held at least 27 meadow pipit, 6 reed bunting and 1 skylark with plenty magpie, kestrel hunting over field,

08.00-12.30

Mute Swan 4
Pink-footed Goose 60 East
Gadwall 11 8 FTF + 3 DF
Mallard
Tufted Duck 30 +
Goldeneye 3 2M + 1 F DF
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 2
Little Grebe 3
Great Crested Grebe 8
Buzzard 1
Moorhen
Coot
Snipe 1
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Kingfisher 1 Stock Pond
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 3
Magpie
Jay
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Skylark 12
Long-tailed Tit
Wren
Blackbird
Fieldfare 19
Redwing 8
Mistle Thrush 2
Robin
Dunnock
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)
Meadow Pipit
Bullfinch 1 C6
Linnet 3 C6
Lesser Redpoll 15 C9
Goldfinch
Siskin 1 C10
Reed Bunting

2 raven heading north this pm

Morning dog walk
C9 diggle flash 1m GoldenEye,30+tufted duck and coot,20+ black headed gull,2 mute swan,2 moorhen,30+ goldfinch,1 pied wagtail,magpie,wood pigeon,robin,3 redwing,1 song thrush,blackbird,at least 6 wren around the walk,
C8 1 stonechat,14 meadow pipit,4 reed bunting,1 buzzard,1 kestrel, 5 jackdaw,carrion crow,usual mixed tits,grey heron,2 common snipe.

2 walks morning and late afternoon
C9 diggle flash 42 tufted duck,39 coot,15 black headed gull,9 great crested grebe,1 little grebe,8 mallard,2 mute swan,2 moorhen, 1 m GoldenEye am increased to 3, 2m. 1f in pm,1 grey heron, small numbers blue,great and long tailed tit,wood pigeon,robin,wren,dunnock,blackbird,
C8 2 stonechat,reed bunting,meadow pipit,buzzard,2 kestrel,cormorant over,2 teal over.carrion crow,magpie,
Pm walk small flock of 5 fieldfare 4 redwing and 2 blackbird,steady stream of black headed gulls and 3 lesser black backed gull heading to roost,7 jackdaw over, 3 common snipe in C10,

08.30-10.00
200+ Fieldfare - 150+ C3 then flew over Plank Lane towards Pennington Flash SW + 40+ S over C4
40+ Redwing - C11 plus others scattered about
20 Linnet - C11

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Saturday 8th of November 2014 12:26:47 PM

morning dog walk
2 stonechat, 6 linnet, 30+goldfinch, 40+ mixed tit flock probably 50% long tailed, robin, wren, dunnock, blackbird, magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, meadow pipit, reed bunting, 16 fieldfare just off site in garden of large house above diggle flash, coot, tufted duck, great crested grebe, black headed gull, lesser black backed gull,mallard, grey heron,2 mute swan, moorhen, buzzard over,

Quick half hour 1 kingfisher and 1 raven only additions to bernards sightings.

Morning dog walk
C9 14 goldfinch, 1 chaffinch and 2 linnet drinking from a rainwater puddle,decent flock of mixed tits,4 redwing,1 song thrush,at least 12 blackbird,robin,wren,dunnock,wood pigeon,magpie,coot,mallard,tufted duck,great crested grebe,2 moorhen,2mute swan,
C8 7 grey partridge,meadow pipit,reed bunting,1 pheasant,2 stonechat,1 kestrel,

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Thursday 6th of November 2014 11:09:31 AM

Very little to add to bernards sightings other then,

8 redwing and 1 song thrush both in C3
1 Snipe C4
1 Water rail C3 Nevisons flash
3 Linnet over C3

Pleasing to see Stonechats around the site, seen 2 possibly 3 early this morning.

morning dog walk
C9 diggle flash and surrounds, 4f goldeneye, 25 tufted duck, 41 coot, 2 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 17 black headed gull, 7 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 5 mallard, flock of 40-50 fieldfare over difficult to count looking into the sun, small charm 9 goldfinch, 26 long tailed tit plus a few smaller flocks 3s and 4s,great tit, blue tit, robin, wren, blackbird,dunnock,magpie,wood pigeon,
C8 a few raptors this morning, 2 kestrel,1 buzzard, 1 sparrowhawk, 2 stonechat,18 meadow pipit, 5 reed bunting, 1 grey partridge possibly more in longer grass but only saw 1, 3 jackdaw over,5 redwing,carrion crow,

4 chaffinch and 2 greenfinch amongst a mixed tit flock,1 great spotted woodpecker, c40+ meadow pipit flocks of 26 and 11 plus 2s and 3s,3 reed bunting,
1 f goldeneye amongst coot on diggle flash, usual tufted duck, 2 mute swan, great crested grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull amongst black headed gulls.
2 visits but no sign of yesterdays short eared owl.

short eared owl giving good views from road to nowhere ,quartering field before heading off low but out of sight north west,, not sure of exact time but approx 16-00,
1 raven and 15 jackdaw over,

Few birds to add to bernards sightings,

3 buzzards all up high over new water
1 stonechat C10
1 snipe around edges of new water
1 goldcrest C6
13 redwing and 3 mistle thrush C3
3 teal, fir tree flash
1 jay C6

Morning dog walk
Small numbers redwing, 2 stonechat,4 reed bunting,several meadow pipit,charm of 18 goldfinch, 1 kestrel,plus usual tits etc

morning dog walk 09-40--12-30
260+ fieldfare flock of c220 followed by 37 heading west, 5 amongst a flock of 29 redwing beside choked pond, other redwing a flock of 12, 2x3, 2 and 3 singles around site, 2 stonechat in c6 plus 2 in c8, 3 skylark, flock of 34 jackdaw over, 1 raven north east @ 11-40, 1 greenfinch amongst a mixed goldfinch/tit flock, 2 buzzard,2 kestrel,, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, meadow pipit,reed bunting,wren,robin,blackbird,dunnock,
diggle flash 59 black headed gull, 17 tufted duck, 7 great crested grebe, 31 coot, 2 mute swan, 7 mallard,
water rail heard only from choke pond.

07.15-09.00
C4
Woodpigeon - 847 SW
Fieldfare - 189 S
Pink-footed Goose - 12 W + 55 E

other sightings throughout a.m
Grey Wagtail - New Water
Water Rail - 1 showing very well in central ditch before heading back into reeds
Raven - 1 in tree in C4 before flying North
Common Gull - 1 on football pitch
Redwing - 28 with no visible migration
Fieldfare - 40 in C10
Linnet - 20 15 in C4 + 2 C8 & 3 C6
plus usuals

nice to catch up with you too Bernard , should of mentioned in earlier post ,2 Shoveler M+F and 6 Gadwall on Fir Tree Flash.
16.15-17.00
200+ Redwing mainly South with some roosting in trees by Nevisons Flash
40+ Fieldfare South

little to add to Gordon and Scotts sightings, nice to bump into Dave Shallcross and later Gordon,
2 jay, 1m 1f stonechat C8, 4 kestrel and a buzzard all in view at same time at 13-50 2 kestrel were hunting above C8 when a buzzard flew in being harassed by 2 more kestrel, small numbers redwing, reed bunting plus usuals.
Diggle flash, 2 mute swan, 5 great crested grebe, 39 coot, 28 tufted duck, 25 black headed gull, 2 moorhen, 6 mallard. 8 jackdaw over,

150 Fieldfare S 12.25 (seen 5 mins later flying over Pennington Flash)
otherwise quiet
a few Dragonfly still about not close enough to ID

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 1st of November 2014 04:44:23 PM

Early morning nice and sunny highlights,

3 snipe C10
4 linnet C8
1 male stonechat C10
7 Feildfare in trees near scrapyard
2 kestrel C6 and C9
1 Jay C6
3 Lapwing over
2 redwing C10


Plus all usual suspects.

Superb views of kingfisher on stock pond @11-20,coot,tufted duck,moorhen,mallard,great crested grebe,black headed gull,lesser black backed gull,reed bunting,meadow pipit,magpie,jay,2 jackdaw over,carrion crow,goldfinch,7-8 linnet,wood pigeon,2 feral pigeon,kestrel,1common snipe,blue, great and long tailed tit,blackbird,robin,wren,dunnock,2 stonechat,buzzard.

dinner time walk 11:15-1:15

1 buzzard
2 kestrel
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 jay
loads of goldfinch, meadow pipit and reed bunting

water rail heard on choke pond

big flock of lapwing flying round the rucks and the 'black hills' round about 50+
moorhen. coot, tufted duck and blackheaded, lesser black backed gulls and herring gull
couple redwing flying about

no pink feet

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 29th of October 2014 10:13:07 PM

organised walk with red rose led by Dave Wilson
stonechat,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,meadow pipit,kestrel,buzzard,jackdaw,magpie,carrion crow,raven,jay,wood pigeon,blackbird,redwing,robin,goldfinch,herring gull, black headed gull,lesser black backed gull, cormorant,wren,dunnock,lapwing,water rail heard only,
Diggle flash coot,tufted duck,mute swan,little grebe,great crested grebe, mallard,
on my way home a single rook which aren't often seen here,

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Wednesday 29th of October 2014 06:51:43 PM

09.30-11.45
C3 over to FTF and back

Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 9 - FTF
Tufted Duck 2
Sparrowhawk 1 - C3
Buzzard 1 - C3 - seen Buzzard hover before but this bird does an amazing impression of a Kestrel
Moorhen
Coot
Snipe 2 - New Water
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 - C3
Kestrel 2
Magpie 12 - mobbing Buzzad
Jay
Jackdaw 10 - C3
Carrion Crow
Goldcrest 1 - C6
Blue Tit
Skylark 2
Long-tailed Tit
Wren
Blackbird
Redwing 19 - C3
Mistle Thrush 1
Robin
Stonechat 1 - edge of New Water
Dunnock
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1
Meadow Pipit
Chaffinch
Goldfinch 20 - C6
Reed Bunting 2 - C6

afternoon walk
2 stonechat,2 kestrel,1 buzzard,flock of 40ish long tailed tit plus a similar sized flock of mixed tit that had long tailed, great and blue tit + 1 reed bunting,c30 goldfinch, c20 meadow pipit, 1 hen pheasant,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, several robin and blackbirds, 4 wren, 2 dunnock, 23 tufted duck,3 moorhen, 5 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, 13 mallard, c30 each coot and black headed gull.

Morning dog walk very windy pretty quiet bird wise
3 stonechat,2 kestrel,6 meadow pipit,9 long tailed tit,7 goldfinch,2 robin,4 blackbird,4 carrion crow,magpie,wood pigeon, 28 coot,32 black headed gull,23 tufted duck,21 mallard,2 mute swan,1 moorhen,3 great crested grebe seen but others heard in reeds.

late afternoon/early evening
500+ pink footed geese over se between 16-45 and 17-00, 1m stonechat, 16 redwing over nr scrapyards flock of 13 followed by 3 stragglers 5mins later, flock of 30ish goldfinch usual tits, corvids etc, usual water birds on diggle, 21 jackdaw over.

morning walk highlights, a single whooper swan flew up from direction of penny flash turned full circle and flew back towards pennington @ 08-10, 1 redwing feeding with a blackbird, 1 willow tit.

late afternoon/early evening
2 raven over east @15-30, 15 jackdaw over, 1 grey heron over, steady stream of gulls heading to Penny flash roost mainly black headed and lesser black backed but did pick out a couple of common and 1 herring gull,7 grey partridge, 1 cock pheasant, 3 common snipe, 18 goldfinch, 9 meadow pipit, 1m stonechat,blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, blackbird, robin,wren, dunnock, wood pigeon,carrion crow,magpie, 29 coot, 21 tufted duck, 8 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 mallard, 2 mute swan, 1 moorhen,

early evening
7 grey partridge, 3 pheasant 2 cock 1 hen,

Morning dog walk
2 raven 1 north @08-30 1 east @10-06, 2 stonachat,2 jay,2 kestrel, 3 reed bunting,7 goldfinch,15 meadow pipit,flock 17 long tailed tit,blue tit,great tit,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,blackbird,robin,wren,dunnock, 20ish each of coot, tufted duck and black headed gull,1 moorhen,1 grey heron,6 great crested grebe,6 mallard, 3 mute swan including 1 cygnet not from the pair of adults.

Morning dog walk
2 jay,2 kestrel,3 jackdaw,2 stonechat,11 goldfinch,20+ meadow pipit, 14 long tailed tit,4 great tit,3 blue tit,robin,wren,dunnock,wood pigeon,carrion crow,magpie,8 redwing over,31 coot,25 black headed gull,14 tufted duck,6 mallard,6 great crested grebe,2 little grebe.

wet and very windy not much showing birdwise the main highlight being a grey wagtail on the path above diggle flash, common snipe flushed, jay, 3 meadow pipit,long tailed tit, robin, blackbird,diggle flash had the usual coot, tufted duck, black headed gull, great crested grebe, mallard and 2 mute swan, even the magpie and wood pigeon were very low numbers and i didn't see any carrion crow.

Afternoon dog walk
C8 at least 4 possibly 5 stonechat,meadow pipit and reed bunting in small numbers,2 kestrel,2 cock pheasant having abdisagreement plenty of squawking and jumping but never actually got within a yard of each other,magpie, carrion crow,8 goldfinch,
C9 2 raven, blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,dunnock,wren,robin,blackbird,wood pigeon,36 coot,29 black headed gull,21 tufted duck,8 great crested grebe,1 little grebe,1m pochard,

Pink footed geese 43 se, 38 nw,
C8 large buzzard,1 redwing seen others heard, usual tits,corvids etc,
C9 didn't do a proper count but c30 each of coot and black headed gull,c20 tufted duck,7 great crested grebe,8 mallard,

Morning dog walk
Similar to Gordon pretty quiet all round, raven over diggle flash and a large buzzard over field being highlights, 2 little grebe on flash plus usuals.

08.00-08.30
120 Redwing South
30 Mistle Thrush
Nothing in the hour beforehand

16.15-18.00
2 male Stonechat - on fencing between C1N & C2
Green Woodpecker called briefly on edge of C4/C2 but was unable to locate it

Kingfisher on stock pond@16-45, 8 jackdaw amongst a steady stream of gulls heading to Pennington roost, 7 redwing, green woodpecker heard only,

10.15-13-15
highlights

3 Redshank - New Water
2 Kingfisher - FTF - very vocal giving a series of 2 note calls from trees, unlike the usual single note flight call
2 Little Grebe - FTF
single Goldcrest - C6
2 Buzzard
6 Skylark
plus usuals

Morning dog walk
Pink footed geese est170 @07-51, Est 350 @09-30 all heading south- south east,
C8 1 m stonechat,5 reed bunting, a single redwing eating berries with blackbirds third morning on trot,20+meadow pipit,1 kestrel,1 jackdaw over,raven nw @ 09-45, magpie,carrion crow,7 goldfinch,
C9 31 coot,14 tufted duck, 5 great crested grebe,1 little grebe,7 black headed gull, 5 mallard,1 mute swan, kingfisher flew over flash,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,robin,wren,dunnock.

C400 pink footed geese south east @16-33, green woodpecker.

morning dog walk
C9- 3 raven 1 nr top of new road with a bun in its mouth being harassed by carrion crow and black headed gulls @07-40, 2 flew sw @ 08-23, 25-30 long tailed tit, small numbers blue and great tit, wood pigeon, 3 dunnock, 3 robin, wren,1 willow tit, 17 tufted duck, 22 black headed gull, 24 coot, 3 little grebe, 7 mallard, 5 great crested grebe, 1 mute swan,1moorhen,
C8 male stonechat within inches of a wren on a dead log, 4 reed bunting 1 skylark and 4 meadow pipit on new road picking up grit i think,several more meadow pipit around field, 1 redwing with 2 blackbird, 1 great spotted woodpecker, robin, 1 kestrel.magpie,

kingfisher on stock pond@16-55

Morning dog walk
C8 raven over west @08-03,7 jackdaw over,2 kestrel,13 meadow pipit,2 reed bunting,4 goldfinch,1 redwing,3 blackbird,dunnock,robin,wren,
C9 26 black headed gull,19 tufted duck,13 mallard,2 little grebe,24 coot,7 great crested grebe,1 mute swan,long tailed tit, blue tit,great tit,wren,robin,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,1 collared dove.

morning dog walk
C8 2 grey partridge,1 cock pheasant, 11 meadow pipit, carrion crow,magpie, blackbird, robin, wren, 1 reed bunting, 1 kestrel,
C9 29 coot, 26 black headed gull, 22 tufted duck, 19 mallard, 1 moorhen, 7 great crested grebe, 1 mute swan, 1 willow tit, 7 goldfinch, small numbers long tailed,blue and great tit, blackbird,robin,wren,wood pigeon.