Morning dog walk pretty quiet
C9 coot,tufted duck,mute swan,mallard,moorhen,4 great crested grebe, 1 grey heron, 1 lesser black backed gull, black headed gulls, wood pigeon,jay,magpie,carrion crow,blackbird,robin,great tit,blue tit,
C8 3 meadow pipit,1 reed bunting,long tailed tits,5 goldfinch.

Evening stroll only birds to add to morning sightings willow tit nr stock pond, little grebe on diggle flash, 3 swallow over field.

08.00-11.45
2 Kingfisher - FTF
5 Chiffchaff - all singing
A few Willow Warbler here and there with one particually showy
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Buzzard
2 Skylark singing
A few Meadow Pipit scattered about



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:06:58 PM

Morning dog walk
A few raptors this morning, 2 buzzard, 3 kestrel, sparrowhawk + a falconer with a goshawk, 1 willow warbler,blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,dunnock,robin,blackbird,wren,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,4 meadow pipit, raven could be heard cronking but couldn't spot it, 20+ coot, 9 tufted duck,4 great crested grebe, 1 mute swan,1 moorhen,5 mallard.

05:30 to 07:15, Clear and dry, highlights,

2 lapwing C10, both flew off towards penny
3 snipe C10
1 whitethroat C10
5 reed bunting C4
2 linnet C8
2 kestrel C2,C8

Plus all usuals

C6 and C4, really quiet this morning highlights,

1 kingfisher, fir tree flash
2 willow tit C6
2 yellowhammer C4
1 kestrel with prey C6

Plus all usuals

Pm dog walk
c40 lapwing over, 4 swallow,1 chiffchaff 1 kestrel,

Morning dog walk
C9 1 little grebe, 6 great crested grebe, 7 tufted duck,1 mute swan,1 mallard, 2 moorhen, 24 coot, 1 lesser black backed gull, 4 black headed gull, 1 willow tit, 2 reed bunting, robin, 3 willow warbler, 7 goldfinch, blue tit,great tit,long tailed tit,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,blackbird,

Covey of grey partridge in same area as yesterday, difficult to count I got 9 but again I know I didn't get them all.great spotted woodpecker, jay usual tits and goldfinch etc,

covey of grey partridge near old concrete road behind scrap yards counted 12 but i know i missed some, coming back 2 hours later about 500yds from original sighting scramble bikes put up 11 partridge plus another 5 100yds further on so presume same covey.
7 jay, 3 pheasant, goldfinch,great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, robin, blackbird,wren, dunnock, magpie,wood pigeon, carrion crow,2 collared dove,chaffinch,5 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 mute swan, mallard, coot, moorhen,tufted duck,10 black headed gull, grey heron over, steady stream of gulls over mainly black headed with some lesser black backed, 3 jackdaw over, 3 kestrel

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Wednesday 3rd of September 2014 08:06:01 PM

Morning dog walk
C9 6 great crested grebe, 8 tufted duck,5 mallard, 1 grey heron, 2 moorhen,10 black headed gull, 4 lesser black backed gull over, 1 mute swan, 12 coot, 11 goldfinch,7blue tit,5 robin, 4 blackbird.
C8 2 kestrel, small flock long tailed tit,wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow, wren.

Morning dog walk
C9 2 little grebe,4 great crested grebe, 1 mute swan, 14 mallard, 6 tufted duck, 17 coot, 2 moorhen, 8 black headed gull, smallish numbers goldfinch,long tailed, blue and great tit, 1m bullfinch, wren, 2 robin, 4 dunnock, 8 blackbird, 1 kestrel,wood pigeon.
Evening dog walk mainly the same as morning walk minus the bullfinch and little grebe, but of note was a commotion from the forbids 20+ magpie and a dozen or so carrion crow flying around C7 and making an hell of a racket I presumed a predator was around but couldn't spot anything.

Birds to add to bernards and Gordons sightings,

1 snipe, new water
1 water rail,heard only,new water
1 buzzard over C6
3 mistle thrush C3

Only additions to Bernards list are
1 Lesser Redpoll - C 12
2 Willow Tit - C3

morning dog walk pretty quiet bird wise
small flock of 11 long tailed tit, 8 goldfinch similar number great tit, 2 blue tit, 2 robin, several blackbird 1 blackbird chased a bird from a low hawthorn that i think was possibly a redstart but i didn't see ( nor hear) enough to be sure i hung around for a while but didn't see it again. 1 kestrel, 1 grey heron over, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie, i didn't walk around diggle flash but most of the usual birds could be seen from the new road including coot, tufted duck, mute swan, great crested grebe, mallard and black headed gull.

evening dog walk
C9 2 raven heading north @18-40, 4 greylag geese over, 8 swallow near scrapyards, 6 blackbird, 3 dunnock, 1 robin, decent flock of long tailed tit approx 30 birds, 12 mallard, 4 great crested grebe, 1 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 11 tufted duck, 17 coot, 7 black headed gull,
C8 1 kestrel, c40 starling over presumably heading to roost at pennington flash, small numbers great tit and goldfinch, usual magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow.

Morning dog walk
C9 1 spotted flycatcher first l've seen on this site although there are some areas that look likely habitats, plenty long tailed, great and blue tits, 2 willow warbler, c30 goldfinch, 4 great crested grebe, 11 tufted duck, 14 coot, 6 mallard,1 little grebe,1 mute swan,3 lesser black backed gull,8 black headed gull.
C8 3 swallow, pheasant, wood pigeon, carrion crow,magpie.

19.30
84 Lapwing over
1 Teal - New Water

Late afternoon/early evening
3 kestrel, 1 grey partridge, 9 lapwing over, whitethroat singing and showing well.

Kingfisher also on fir tree flash this morning, 3 linnet in C6, only birds to add to Bernards sightings.

morning dog walk
C9 kingfisher around diggle flash first i've seen here for a while although a couple of the anglers tell me they see one pretty often, 7 tufted duck, 13 coot, 2 little grebe, 4 great crested grebe 2 adult 2 juv, 8 black headed gull, 1 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 1 grey heron on stock pond, trees and road above diggle flash were very busy, 2 whitethroat, 3 robin, 3 blackbird and decent numbers of goldfinch blue, great and long tailed tit, 3 dunnock. trees along road between flash and new road also held plenty tits mainly blue and long tailed with a few great and a single robin.
C8 1 kestrel, 2 swallow, trees at bottom of new road held a few mixed tits, 4 blackbird, 8 goldfinch in fields, 5 lesser black backed gull over 4 adult 1 juv, usual magpie, wood pigeon and carrion crow.

Morning dog walk very breezy
C8 raven over seemed to be being harassed by 4 swallow, 3 meadow pipit, 2 skylark, 1 reed bunting, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie, great tit,
C9 mixed flock of c30 tits roughly 2/3 being long tailed, 2 blue tit the rest being great tit, small charm of 8 goldfinch, kestrel, small numbers of coot and tufted duck, 1 great crested grebe on main flash coot could be heard in the reeds sheltering from the wind probably, slightly more sheltered stock pond 1 mute swan, 5 mallard 7 coot, cormorant over, black headed and lesser black backed gulls just off site over fields near Owens farm.

Not much to add to Bernards sightings,

2 skylark C6
1 snipe C10
1 goldcrest C2

Morning dog walk pretty quiet
C9 diggle flash 6 great crested grebe 4 adult 2 juv, usual coot, mallard and tufted duck, 1 lesser black backed gull amongst black headed gulls, 1 kestrel, blackbird, robin, blue and great tit, wood pigeon, magpie.
C8 3 meadow pipit, carrion crow, great tit, wren.
C6 fir tree flash 2 mute swan, 6 coot, 4 mallard, small flock long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, robin, pheasant.

evening dog walk
C9 diggle flash and surrounds 6 great crested grebe 4 adult 2 juv, 13 tufted duck, 16 coot, 4 mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 grey heron, 1 little grebe, 10 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 common gull, 1 reed warbler, 1 whitethroat, willow warbler, blackbird, robin, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit,
C8 3 swallow, 1 kestrel, 1 wren, 1 linnet, 3 whitethroat juvs in brambles, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie, 1 jay, great spotted woodpecker heard but not seen.

c40 swallow and 2 sand martin over C7 horse field this evening,

Morning dog walk
3 swallow on phone wires plus 5 swallow and 6 house martin over flash, mixed tit flock of 30ish birds 2 blue tit with an even mix of great and long tailed tits,blackbird,robin,wood pigeon,carrion crow,magpie, 1 mute swan, 7 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull, 4 mallard,11 tufted duck,16 coot, 5 great crested grebe 3 adult 2 juv,1 moorhen, 1 water rail sneaking into reed bed the first I have seen on diggle flash although I have heard them here occasionally.

evening stroll
30+ hirundine ( counted 31 but i know i didn't get them all) mainly swallow but at least 4 sand martin and the distinctive white rump of a single house martin, 2 kestrel.

not much to add to Scotts sightings,
3 swallow over diggle flash, 5 great crested grebe 3 adult 2 juv, single kestrel in trees around flash.

Brief visit before work this morning of note, C3 and C4

1 female sparrowhawk
2 kestrel
6 reed bunting
11 long tailed tits
2 mistle thrush
1 snipe around new water

Plus all usuals

Morning dog walk
C4 mixed tit flock of c60 birds mainly long tailed tit, with blue and great tit,plus 6 linnet, buzzard perched in small tree,
C6 fir tree flash 5 swift, sparrowhawk over, 1 Canada goose,2 mute swan, several coot,
C8 wren, meadow pipit,wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow,
C9 16 coot, 5 tufted duck, 1 mute swan, 4 mallard, 4 great crested grebe 2 adult 2 juv,robin,blackbird,jay,great tit,blue tit.

First visit for nearly three weeks been working away and glad to be back,
C6 and C4, pretty quiet to be honest, highlights being,

3 great crested grebes
1 little grebe
1 great spotted woodpecker
Loads of juvenile house sparrows down the side of Edna road labour club
Great views of snipe around the edges of new water
1 perched buzzard giving good views

Plus all usual's

30+ swallow over C7 horse field @20-00, 2 kestrel still hunting over C8.

Midday

1 Swift - C3

morning dog walk
C8 2 kestrel, trees at bottom of new road pretty busy with a whitethroat family party, 2 robin, 2 meadow pipit, 2 wren, a mixed tit flock with great, blue and long tailed tit, 5 goldfinch, 3 blackbird, usual wood pigeon, magpie and carrion crow, pheasant heard, buzzard could be seen quite distant.
C9 6 great crested grebe 4 adult 2 juv one riding on mums back, 11 tufted duck, 1 mute swan, 20+ coot, 5 black headed gull, 3 goldfinch, several great tit, 1 robin.

Morning dog walk
2 buzzard and a kestrel over rucks being mobbed by magpies,single swallow over meadow,blackbird,2 meadow pipit,
6 great crested grebe 4 adult 2 juv 1 adult still seems to be sitting on nest, 21 coot, 18 tufted duck, 1 black headed gull, 1 mute swan,4 lesser black backed gull over, no sign of gadwall or any mallard. 2 goldfinch, 1 willow warbler,

Evening dog stroll
C8 2 kestrel, 1 pheasant, 2 flocks/charms goldfinch 12-15 birds in each, wood pigeon,magpie,carrion crow, 60 plus gulls heading towards pennington roost mainly black headed with a few lesser black backed,
C9 3 adult great crested grebe at least 2 juv possibly 3, 1 gadwall amongst several mallard, usual coot and tufted duck, 1 mute swan, 2 swallow, 2 blackbird.
Missed off this mornings post raven over @11-45am.

female sparrowhawk perched in trees near bottom of new road early afternoon,

family party of at least 5 whitethroat in hawthorns near bottom of new road ( probably 2nd brood) 12 swallow near scrapyards, great crested grebe with at least 2 small juveniles on diggle flash, 1 little grebe plus usuals

09.00-12.00
6 Grey Partridge - C4
1 Whitethroat - choke pond
2 Kestrel - C6
1 Sedge Warbler - C3
1 Great-spotted Woodpecker - choke pond

Two short visits a.m & p.m
C3 only
Highlights
1 Water Rail - NF
7 Swift
Juvenile Tawny Owl
6 Reed Warbler
Chiffchaff + 2 juvenile
10+ Willow Warbler

morning dog walk heavy showers, pretty quiet birdwise
C9 diggle flash usual coot, tufted duck and mallard, 1 mute swan, 1 moorhen, 1 willow tit close to stock pond, several goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, willow warbler, blackbird, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, several lesser black backed gull just off site over Owens farm, 4 house martin and 7 swallow over field between showers.

7 Swift midday otherwise quiet

Morning dog walk 06-35--08-20
C6 fir tree flash and surrounds 2 kingfisher chasing each other across the water before settling on perches and then repeating the process numerous times, 2 mute swan, 9 mallard, 5 coot, 2 juv muscovey duck on Sunday no sign this morning, great spotted woodpecker,sparrowhawk,wren,usual blue,great and long tailed tit,
C5 30+wood pigeon feeding in meadow,
C4 2grey partridge,3 reed warbler, numerous carrion crow and magpie,
C8 2 skylark, small numbers meadow pipit and reed bunting, pheasant,kestrel
C9 diggle flash and surrounds 1 mute swan,6 tufted duck, several coot and mallard, 3 great crested grebe, decent sized mixed tit flock with at least 3 coal tit,long tailed,great and blue tit, 1 whitethroat,1 willow warbler,robin,blackbird,jay,collared dove,goldfinch.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Tuesday 12th of August 2014 04:14:25 PM

Morning dog walk
C8 pheasant,kestrel, family party of at least 5 whitethroat, a very aggressive blackbird dive bombed me and my dog Charlie, reed warbler flew 6-7 times between the same 2 points about 30yds apart, 1skylark, small numbers reed bunting and meadow pipit,
C9 didn't walk around diggle flash but could see usual coot,tufted duck, mute swan,mallard,great crested grebe and black headed gull from new road, 7 lesser black backed gull over field, good numbers long tailed tit, small numbers blue and great tit, goldfinch,robin,wren,jay,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,2 willow warbler.

Evening stroll
3 kestrel over field, 30+ starling + 4 mistle thrush feeding in field,9 lesser black backed gulls over, grey heron over, goldfinch,robin,blackbird,great,blue and long tailed tits, 1 willow warbler,2 jay, magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow.
Diggle flash 23 tufted duck, 20+ coot,3 great crested grebe,5 mallard, 3 moorhen, several black headed gull, 1 mute swan.

Very quiet this morning highlights being a nuthatch near steps to diggle flash, good views of a kestrel first on the ground and then on a fence post.

Mash harrier flew over @09-42 heading north west, a single swallow low over field, usual great tit, blue tit, goldfinch etc,

morning dog walk
C8 7 linnet, meadow pipit, reed bunting, 1 skylark,1 whitethroat,1 song thrush,3 small flocks/charms of goldfinch approx 8 in each,trees at bottom of new road quite busy with 4 bullfinch, 5 chaffinch, 2 willow warbler,small flock of long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, 1 adult robin + 3 juv, blackbird, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 2 grasshopper warbler and 1 pheasant heard only,
C9 diggle flash 1 mute swan, mallard, coot, tufted duck, black headed gull, 1 great crested grebe, 3 moorhen, 8 lesser black backed gull over adjoining field 6 adult 2 juv.

Little to add to what others have seen recently, apart from Buzzard and Green Woodpecker calls from top (northern end) of concrete road and Willow Warbler in full song for a few minutes near choked pond.