Afternoon stroll
2 pied wagtail,17 jackdaw over,1 great spotted woodpecker, c50 starling near Scrapyard's preparing to go to roost at Pennington resumably.

morning dog walk
3 skeins pink footed geese c400 birds ( 180-200, 120-140,80-100), 3 meadow pipit, 2 kestrel, 70+ goldfinch in 3 distinct flocks ( 40+, 23,11,) magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow, wren, robin,blackbird,
C9 32 coot, 4 tufted duck, 5 great crested grebe, 24 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 1 mute swan, 6 mallard, 1 chaffinch, small numbers blue,great and long tailed tit, blackbird, robin, wren,dunnock.

Morning walk in fog
C8 1 stonechat,5 meadow pipit,3 reed bunting,2 kestrel,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, small flock redwing heard but not seen.
C9 very little could be seen across water due to fog but 2 mute swan,black headed gull,great crested grebe and coot all present close in, 23 long tailed tit, small mixed great tit,blue tit with 2 coal tit.

C6 Fir tree flash + surrounds
1 little grebe, 1 mute swan, 2 mallard,6 coot, wren, 3 blackbird, robin, 2 small flocks mixed tits with a goldcrest, 2 pheasant,
C8 19 jackdaw over, 2 kestrel, 11 meadow pipit, wren, robin, carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, 12 long tailed tit,
C9 20+ coot, 20+ black headed gull, 9 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen, tufted duck, 3 mallard, no sign of the gadwall but with anglers on the stock pond they may be in the reeds,

morning dog walk
C8 4 skylark, 1 stonechat, 1 linnet, 16 meadow pipit, 20+ goldfinch, 1 jackdaw over, 2 kestrel, 1 buzzard being harassed by carrion crow and magpie with 1 of the kestrels joining in, at one point had linnet, stonechat and a meadow pipit in the same binocular view all sat in a small hawthorn.
C9 26 coot, 20+ black headed gull,11 tufted duck,9 great crested grebe,2 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 1 moorhen, 13 mallard, 2 gadwall 1m 1f the female was very shy and went straight into the reeds at the slightest noise so may have been present but hiding for the couple of days the male has been showing, blackbird,robin,wren, mixed tits,wood pigeon.

5 grey partridge and 1 very vociferous great spotted woodpecker behind scrapyyards.

C8 40+ goldfinch giving a single kestrel a hard time, small numbers meadow pipit, magpie, carrion crow, 1 jay, 1 wren.
C9 1m gadwall, 6 mallard, 1 mute swan, 1 little grebe, 9 great crested grebe, 7 tufted duck, 9 black headed gull, 28 coot,2 moorhen, 9 goldfinch, 1 wren, 2 robin, blackbird, 4 great tit, small flock long tailed tit, wood pigeon.

C3 and C4

2 redwing
3 mistle thrush
1 snipe
6 long tailed tits
3 reed bunting
1 wren
2 blue tits
4 great tits
1 robin
1 blackbird
1 kestrel
1 jay

Early evening
1 gadwall with 21 mallard on stock pond,2 jay,1 kestrel,2 skylark.

Morning dog walk
C8 1 stonechat,20+ meadow pipit flocks of 9 + 7 with a few 2s and 3s, 4 jackdaw over,1 grey heron over,3 kestrel being harassed by magpie and carrion crows,flock of 20+ goldfinch that also held 4 reed bunting an 5 or 6 linnet,
C9 wood pigeon,2 collared dove,8 starling,5 robin,blackbird,wren, small numbers great,blue and long tailed tit,28 black headed gull,17 coot,10 tufted duck,8 great crested grebe,2 grey heron,1 mute swan.

Late morning/early afternoon in rain
C9 33 coot,21 black headed gull,1 moorhen,8 tufted duck,8 great crested grebe,6 mallard,small mixed tit flock,small flock long tailed tit,robin,wren,blackbird.
C8 flock/charm of c40 goldfinch,14 meadow pipit,carrion crow,magpie,wood pigeon,3 jackdaw over.

afternoon dog walk pretty quiet although my field craft left something to be desired wearing a bright orange waterproof jacket,
C8 small numbers meadow pipit and goldfinch, 1 wren, 4 kestrel, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie
C9 2 little grebe, 9 great crested grebe, 8 tufted duck, 12 mallard, 1 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 27 coot, 30+black headed gull,2 robin, small numbers blue, great and long tailed tit.

Evening stroll
2 common snipe,2 kestrel.

C9 diggle flash and surrounds
2 mute swan, 10 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 moorhen, 34 black headed gull, 23 coot, 4 tufted duck, 3 mallard, 1 jay, 1 chiffchaff, small numbers blue and great tit, flock of 20ish long tailed tit,
C8 5 meadow pipit, 2 kestrel, 14 goldfinch,2 wren, robin, wood pigeon,carrion crow, magpie, raven and jackdaw heard but i couldn't see them,

07.15-10.00
quiet again with no signs of migration
highlights
3 Chiffchaff
14 Linnet
1 Kingfisher
5 Grey Partridge
5 Skylark
Goldfinch - 30+,30+ & 40+(one group seeing off a Kestrel)

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Sunday 5th of October 2014 11:50:11 AM

`11.45-12.15
C3 only
1 Grey Wagtail - flew across PlankLane/Common Lane and landed in outflow ditch near entrance then continued along ditch toward Nevisons Flash
1 Snipe - flying over towards Penny Flash

Morning dog walk
C9 24 coot,14 black headed gull,8 tufted duck,8 great crested grebe,1 little grebe,3 mallard,small numbers of long tailed,great and blue tit,robin,wren,blackbird,wood pigeon, buzzard being harassed by carrion crows, magpies and a kestrel,
C8 23 goldfinch,26 meadow pipit,grey heron over harassed by gulls,1 jackdaw,

Tawny owl calling from behind stock pond @21-10

Morning dog walk
C6 fir tree flash + surrounds 2 mute swan,14 mallard,8 coot,1 grey heron,small mixed tit flock,1 wren,1 robin, 2 skylark including 1 high up singing,
C8 25+ meadow pipit,1 reed bunting,6 house sparrow unusual so far over,4 linnet, 1 raven over with 7 jackdaw,2 jay,green woodpecker heard but not seen,
C9 2 mute swan,29 coot,great crested grebe,24 black headed gull,5 tufted duck, 1 cormorant over,flock of 9 blue tit,mixed tit flock of 20ish long tailed and 10 great tit,

late afternoon/early evening
1f stonechat near bottom of new road, 1 jay over, c25 goldfinch, 3 kestrel, 2 mute swan back on diggle flash.

Morning dog
C9 1 willow tit,1 kestrel,flock of 14 great tit plus a few 2s + 3s, 5 blue tit no long tailed today,2 robin,3 blackbird,12 starling over,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,1m pochard,8 tufted duck,17 black headed gull,19 coot,2 little grebe,2 moorhen,9 great crested grebe,1 grey heron,
C8 c100 pink footed geese over,1 reed bunting,c20 meadow pipit,

morning dog walk pretty quiet
C9 2 mute swan at 7-45 but both had left by 9-30 presume 1 to be the resident and his days out are working, 15 tufted duck, 1 grey heron,17 coot,8 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen,20+ black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, wood pigeon, carrion crow,magpie, 3 house sparrow,3 robin, blackbird,
C8 7 meadow pipit, c25 great tit, 8 long tailed tit, 1 reed bunting,

30 pink footed geese on diggle flash @20-15,heard a couple of calls from road above and went down to look too dark to I'd by sight but the few calls I heard were pink foot.

Morning dog walk
C9 3 little grebe,9 great crested grebe,11 tufted duck,16 coot,c30 black headed gull,2 moorhen,8 mallard,small numbers blue, great and long tailed tit,blackbird,robin,
C8 5 jackdaw over,14 pink footed geese over,3 kestrel,2 pheasant,5 meadow pipit,1 jay,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon.

morning dog walk light frost early on, 7-30--10-00
C8 17 meadow pipit, 2 skylark,2 reed warbler,2 pheasant,2 kestrel,1m blackcap,blackbird,robin,wren,stonechat heard but i couldn't spot it,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,12 long tailed tit, flock of 20+ mainly great tit but at least 3 blue tit.
C9 3 little grebe,9 great crested grebe, 24 black headed gull,2 moorhen,11 tufted duck,19 coot,7 mallard,1 mute swan left on another day trip at 8-05, 1 great spotted woodpecker,4 jackdaw over, small flock mixed tits,2 chiffchaff.

morning dog walk managed to beat the rain but very windy and pretty quiet birdwise
usual blue great and long tailed tits but in smaller numbers than usual, 7 goldfinch, 1 jay, 1 kestrel, robin, blackbird, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon.
usual water birds 1 mute swan back from it's day out
coot, great crested grebe, tufted duck,mallard,moorhen,black headed gulls, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 wren.

Few birds to add to bernards sightings,

1 kestrel, cracking views of it hunting in C8
2 linnet C8
1 snipe C10
1 kingfisher, fir tree flash
1 raven over

Morning dog walk
C8 1 great spotted woodpecker,7 mistle thrush,3 reed bunting,2 meadow pipit,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,2 kestrel, 2 small charms goldfinch 8 and 7,
C9 16 jackdaw over,blackbird,robin,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,1little grebe,coot,great crested grebe,2 grey heron,mallard,tufted duck,moorhen,black headed gull,1resident mute swan flew off towards fir tree flash.

Morning dog walk
C8 c120 lapwing over in 3 flocks c60, 30+ x2, flock of c20 mistlethrush could be seen towards bottom of rucks, 1 stonechat, 5 reed bunting,kestrel,8 meadow pipit,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,2 jay, pheasant heard only,
C9 10 great crested grebe,mallard,mute swan,tufted duck,coot,2 moorhen,black headed gulls,blackbird,robin,long tailed,blue and great tits,dunnock.

Quick half hour, nowt much to add to bernards sightings,

1 snipe, New water
1 reed warbler

morning dog walk
C9 23 tufted duck no sign of yesterdays pochard, 17 coot, 1 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 7 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 3 little grebe, 10 great crested grebe 4 adult 6 juv,9 mallard,blackbird,robin,wren,magpie,wood pigeon,
C8 1 stonechat, 3 meadow pipit, 30+ goldfinch, flock of c40 mixed tits mainly long tailed, 2 kestrel,grey heron over, carrion crow,
C10 raven over, 2 jackdaw over, jay.

late afternoon early evening
C8 12 meadow pipit, 3 linnet, 2 bullfinch, 2 kestrel,2 jay,30-40 goldfinch, blackbird, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, pheasant, on my second circuit it was very quiet probably due to a falconer flying a goshawk in middle of field.
C9 1m pochard amongst 18 tufted duck, 17 coot, 36 black headed gull,11 mallard, 2 moorhen, 10 great crested grebe 4 adult 6 juv, 1 reed bunting, small numbers long tailed,blue and great tits, 3 robin,1 wren, sparrowhawk.

06.15-11.30
C8
2 Stonechat
2 Snipe
3 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
6 Reed Bunting
12 Swallow

C4
2 Raven
25+ Mistle Thrush
1 Buzzard
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler

C6 & DF
1 Kingfisher
5 Grey Partridge
25+House Martin
25+ Swallow
Chiffchaff

C7
a Willow Tit,Willow Warbler & a Reed Bunting chasing each other round a small bush (Reed Bunting won the battle)
Chiffchaff

again no visible migration but Meadow Pipit numbers building up

07.15-09.30
1 Green Woodpecker - in top of tree on edge of C2 & C4, called a couple of times before flying towards C11
a large mixed tit group in C10 with at least 2 Willow Tit, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff in it
60+ Goldfinch - C8
25+ Mistle Thrush - C2 & C6 were probably the same group of birds as they were very mobile
plenty of Meadow Pipit activity particularly near new water (no visible migration though)
2 Magpie having a right go at two Kestrel, then likewise with two passing Jackdaw

-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Saturday 20th of September 2014 10:36:17 AM

At least 3 jays this morning 2 in C6 and 1 in C10
2 snipe C10
1 coal tit C10
1 kingfisher, fir tree flash only a quick flash
3 linnet flushed from C8

Plus all usuals

Morning dog walk
C8 1 stunning male wheatear,1 male stonechat,7 grey partridge,5 meadow pipit,1 jay,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,5 goldfinch.
C9 coot,tufted duck,mute swan,great crested grebe, mallard, black headed gulls,lesser black backed gull, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 5 wren possible family party,small numbers long tailed,great and blue tit,robin,blackbird

2 raven heading south @19-21, 2 juv mistlethrush thought they were fieldfare at first glance,

morning dog walk
C8 2 whinchat near copse of trees in middle of field, 5-6 meadow pipit, 16 goldfinch, 1 jay, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow, 1 kestrel,
C9 great crested grebe usual pair with 2 juvs plus the other pair now have 4 juvs today is the first time iv'e seen them on the water quite a late brood,mallard,1 mute swan, coot,tufted duck,moorhen,black headed gull, 3 chiffchaff amongst a flock of mixed tits,blackbird,robin.

morning dog walk
Diggle flash 17 tufted duck, 24 coot, 15 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, 4 great crested grebe, 19 mallard all on stock pond, 2 moorhen on stock pond, 1 grey heron, 1 kestrel, blackbird, great, blue and long tailed tits,magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow, 4 meadow pipit, 1 raven over.

1 Reed Warbler still present this evening,also 50+ Swallow,1 Chiffchaff,
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Snipe


-- Edited by Gordon Newman on Monday 15th of September 2014 08:16:45 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 15th of September 2014 08:36:00 PM

Little grebe showing well on diggle flash no sign of yesterday's wigeon.

Evening dog walk
Covey of 11 grey partridge,3 swallow, 1 linnet the only additions to morning sightings.

Morning dog walk
4 raven 3 seen over 1heard in trees,1 willow tit,small numbers great,blue and long tailed tit, 3 small charms goldfinch,4 meadow pipit,1 mistlethrush,34 lapwing over,carrion crow,magpie,kestrel,wood pigeon,several feral pigeon,2 stock dove,
Diggle flash 2 wigeon,13 black headed gull,12 tufted duck,17 coot,4 moorhen,4 great crested grebe,1 mute swan, 3 jackdaw over,1 grey heron over.

1 jackdaw over,3 meadow pipit,1 skylark,1 reed bunting plus usuals.

morning dog walk
C9 diggle flash 1 grey heron, 11 tufted duck, 14 coot, 18 mallard, 2 moorhen, 1 mute swan, 3 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 5 great crested grebe, 1 willow tit, 5 robin, 2 wren, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie, 2 willow warbler, 1 chiffchaff, goldfinch, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, blackbird.kestrel.

pm walk many of the same birds but far higher numbers of tits and much more mobile a couple of bonus birds were a goldcrest that was tagging on to a small flock of blue tit, a redstart in the trees beside the road leading from new road to diggle flash my first definite sighting on this site alt hough i have thought i have seen them 3 times over the past couple of weeks without being able to be 100% sure, 1 little grebe on flash, 2 jay in trees above flash,
unfortunately it seems an idiot with an air gun seems to have been about a dead squirrel and a wood pigeon within 200yds of each other both having pellet holes.

10.15-13.00
1 Reed Warbler
2 Snipe
2 Grey Partridge
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
2 House Martin
5 Chiffchafff

43 lapwing over @06-25, 3 cormorant over + usuals

5 jackdaw over, @ 08-40 1 redshank over, kestrel hunting plus usuals.

1 Reed Warbler in central ditch this evening

@18-50 flushed a covey of 14 grey partridge from field behind stock pond, kestrel being mobbed by carrion crows, 2 jay.