Late post from yesterday where there were 2 Grey Heron, 6 Shoveler, 10 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting and 56! Teal along the Long Causeway.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 30 4:25 PM, 2017
David Shallcross wrote:
it is technically Atherton Phil, the boundary is Hindsford Brook which runs alongside the store.
Phil only works on the most ancient of boundaries David (think Mesozoic era) and considers it all to be within Bolton (Greater) anyway
David Shallcross said
Sat Dec 30 3:56 PM, 2017
it is technically Atherton Phil, the boundary is Hindsford Brook which runs alongside the store.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 30 1:30 PM, 2017
Second winter Iceland Gull once again present on Poundstretchers roof at midday (note this, along with many other sightings of this bird on this thread is actually in Tyldesley).
The Iceland Gull still present this afternoon giving very good views sat on one of the lampposts next to the viridor site at c. 1.30-1.45 then flew and appeared to land on one of the nearby roofs.
pete berry said
Fri Dec 29 12:57 PM, 2017
The 2nd winter Iceland Gull was again around the Viridor waste transfer station this am along with a couple hundred large gulls
Andy Isherwood said
Wed Dec 27 1:23 PM, 2017
Raven over Tesco in Atherton this am.
Jeff Gorse said
Mon Dec 25 11:01 AM, 2017
Morning walk in bright and breezy conditions. Most sightings of note were in the stretch of Miller's Lane to the busway and included:-
6x reed bunting
Female sparrowhawk in unsuccessful pursuit of blackbird
11x rook in the field next to Lilford, I can't remember last time I saw rook on this patch.
Elsewhere small numbers of goldfinch, chaffinch and long-tailed tit and a grey heron on Bee Fold fishery
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Dec 10 3:16 PM, 2017
Afternoon walk in wintry conditions. Sightings included :-
Grey heron and cormorant on Bee Fold Fishery, a further grey heron later seen flying north over the busway at Coolin Lane.
Small flocks of redwing along Langley Platt and the flood embankment edge of Lilford Wood, three fieldfare along Langley Platt also
Female sparrowhawk flying low over the field Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt towards Atherton Wood
At least 40 goldfinch with a couple of greenfinch in trees along the busway. 3 x bullfinch along old train lines (Millers Lane - Bee Fold Lane stretch)
35 Canada geese in fields near Clough House Farm
Simon Johnson said
Sat Dec 9 12:01 PM, 2017
Seen doing that on telephone wires at Elton several occasions
pete berry said
Sat Dec 9 11:26 AM, 2017
I popped in at about 10am and no sign of Iceland ,very few gulls about ,probably as the Viridor recycling Centre had its gates shut and no fresh food coming in.Of interest was approx 200 Black Headed Gulls roosting on the pylon wires, It only seemed to be Black Headed Gulls .I've never seen this behaviour anywhere else with gulls,it only seemed to be the B.H.Gulls ,all the larger gulls were on the warehouse roofs.I was wondering if anyone else has noted this behaviour anywhere else?Picture attached
2nd Winter Iceland Gull again at Viridor recycling plant at c. 8.30 this am in with c.200 large gulls mainly herrings.
colin davies said
Thu Nov 30 2:38 PM, 2017
2nd winter Iceland gull still at Viridor Recycling Centre this afternoon. I wonder where it's roosting. I've seen it twice in the Pennington Flash roost but where is it the rest of the time?
A very tame / bold redwing in the grounds of Howe Bridge leisure centre this lunchtime, so tame I thought it might be sickly but it was foraging quite energetically. Made me wonder that whenever I see redwings or particularly fieldfare in the summer on the continent they can be approached quite closely but the flocks here in winter are very flighty. Probably an obvious answer but I does intrigue me.
pete berry said
Thu Nov 30 12:08 PM, 2017
The 2nd winter Iceland Gull again around the Viridor Recycling Centre this morning.
pete berry said
Mon Nov 20 11:29 AM, 2017
2nd.winter Iceland Gull at Viridor Recycling Centre,Chanters Ind. Estate with approx 200 large gulls.Almost undoubtedly the bird seen at Pennington last week.
Paul Richardson said
Tue Oct 24 8:46 PM, 2017
4 Mistle Thrush and a Redwing, and a small flock of Linnet, with 6 or so Pied Wagtails all feeding on the newly ploughed fields at Miller's Lane, two Buzzards over Atherton Wood - around lunchtime today.
Paul Richardson said
Mon Oct 16 4:47 PM, 2017
Yesterday afternoon (Sunday 15th) at 2pm - a pair of Raven calling and seen mobbing a Buzzard - then all 3 alighted at different levels for a few minutes on the first pylon east of Bee Fold pond.
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Oct 15 3:46 PM, 2017
5 x redwing over Atherton Cemetery / Gadbury estate this morning. Also 2 x raven over Hamilton Street
Afternoon walk Bee Fold Lane - Langley Platt - Millers Lane and Lilford. Highlights :-
4 x jay along Langley Platt and edge of Lilford
Buzzard being mobbed by a crow over Langley Platt
Bullfinch seen and heard throughout, including Bee Fold Lane old orchard and edge of Lilford
2 x reed bunting Langley Platt
1 x great crested grebe on Bee Fold Fishery
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Oct 1 3:45 PM, 2017
Afternoon walk around Bee Fold Lane - Langley Platt - Millers Lane - Lilford and back. Windy but dry conditions. Sightings included :-
Great crested grebe on Bee Fold Fishery, been pretty much resident since start of the summer. Grey wagtail at the end field on Bee Fold Lane where there is also a return of the usual fly tipping unfortunately.
Jays plentiful throughout. Great spotted woodpecker on the dead tree near Lilford embankment.
Over 150 black-headed gulls on fields behind Atherton 6th Form School - a smattering of lesser black back and herring gull amongst them also. Mistle thrush in hawthorns here as well.
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Jun 4 8:52 PM, 2017
Evening walk along train lines - Millers Lane - Lilford. Highlights were :-
Very good views of a grasshopper warbler from the embankment in Lilford. Also 1 x nuthatch on the dead tree next to the embankment
1 x buzzard over Millers Lane, also good numbers of yellowhammer and 2x singing blackcap
Jeff Gorse said
Wed May 31 8:28 PM, 2017
Early evening - old train lines to Squires Lane, back along the bus route and Millers Lane. Highlights were :-
2 x blackcap singing in the woods behind Fred Longworth school
1 x grasshopper warbler reeling from Higher Folds Wood along the bus route
1 x kestrel hunting over Bee Fold Lane
Jeff Gorse said
Wed May 24 9:37 PM, 2017
Early evening
Single great crested grebe and common tern on / over the Bee Fold Fishery
Buzzard being mobbed by crow flying south over Langley Platt
Jeff Gorse said
Sun May 21 9:20 PM, 2017
Very pleasant evening walk along the old train lines - Millers Lane - Lilford and back. Lots of birdsong along Millers Lane in particular, 2 x yellowhammer, 1 x whitethroat, 4 x chiffchaff plus the usual robins, blackbirds, song thrush, wren, chaffinches. Two treecreepers foraging in the trees along Millers Lane, where they have been all week.
Great spotted woodpeckers calling in Lilford, also a nuthatch in the prominent dead tree near the embankment. Very few hirundines this evening but a handful of swallows over the embankment area.
Tawny owl being mobbed by blackbirds in the old orchard on Bee Fold Lane.
Jimmy Meadows said
Thu Apr 13 5:21 PM, 2017
11:30 today
2 Ravens over St Johns Church heading north
Jimmy
Paul Richardson said
Sun Apr 9 10:46 PM, 2017
3 superb Wheatear today at Ladies' Walk from the field south of the Academy which used to be Hesketh Fletcher School. Also 2 Skylark in the area, 3 Lapwing on flooded field. 7 Chiffchaff across the Bee Fold/Miller's Lane/Lilford patch. 2 Mistle Thrush 1 female Sparrowhawk 1 Blackcap edge of Atherton Wood
pete berry said
Fri Mar 3 12:15 PM, 2017
A juvenile Iceland Gull and adult Yellow Legged Gull at Viridor Recycling depot on Arley Way at Chanters Ind. Estate this morning perched on top of spoil heap.
-- Edited by pete berry on Friday 3rd of March 2017 12:36:33 PM
Paul Richardson said
Thu Mar 2 8:46 PM, 2017
Had a brief walk from Lilford via Miller's Lane and Langley Platt to the Long Causeway. Sadly the early part of the walk was marred by some big bits of Fly Tipping - worst I've ever seen.
On a more positive note:
Miller's Lane - Redwing - about 70 in trees and feeding on stubble field, with a smattering of Starlings. Reed Bunting - 1 nice male in among the Redwing
Long Causeway flooded field - was TEEMING with birds - quite an amazing sight. Gadwall - 17 Teal - 10 Mallard - 6 Lapwing - 3 (highly unusual here before spring!) Stock Dove - 1 Woodpigeon - lots Grey Heron - 2 Mistle Thrush - 2 Song Thrush - 1 Redwing - circa 20 Fieldfare - 2 Jay - 1
Paul Richardson said
Tue Sep 27 10:16 PM, 2016
One of the most barren sessions around the Bee Fold/ Miller's Lane circuit.
Of note - very little! 17 Jackdaw 56 Black Headed Gulls in field, Ladies' Walk. 17 Mallard on marshy field bottom of Bee Fold Lane, 9 more on flood at Long Causeway. 6 Grey Herons in the field behind the houses on Old Hall Mill Lane. A few Robins in song. 2 Goldfinch over.
Maybe it was too breezy!
Paul Richardson said
Tue Sep 20 4:53 PM, 2016
Miller's Lane and Bee Fold this morning
2 Common Buzzard over Miller's lane being chased off by Carrion Crows 1 Chiffchaff calling 5 Jays 1 Nuthatch in the woods at the end of Long Causeway 1 Snipe flew into the rushes north of Bee Fold pond
Dave Wilson said
Fri Jul 29 11:39 AM, 2016
I don't know how the mental aberration in the previous post came to be - perhaps the recent sightings of Peregrine on pylons elsewhere. The post should read - " .... and presumed juvenile Willow Tits calling from .... " Apologies.
Dave Wilson said
Mon Jul 25 5:33 PM, 2016
Adult seen and presumed juvenile Peregrines calling from willow clump at Gibfield Park on morning of 23rd.
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Jul 24 4:15 PM, 2016
Flock of c.60 mixed Herring and Lesser Black-Backed Gulls on roofs of Viridor Waste buildings off Arley way in Hindsford this morning very quickly increased to over 250 during a very heavy shower. Nearly all adults but nothing else scarcer, yet!
Paul Richardson said
Sun Jul 24 8:44 AM, 2016
Now confirmed by Craig Bell that this is a female from this year's local brood. She is in great condition and seems to be thriving. Hope it lasts!
Paul Richardson said
Sat Jul 23 3:57 PM, 2016
Superb juvenile Peregrine on a pylon at around 10am today just off Bee Fold Lane. Very vocal and had a bit of an altercation with 4 magpies. Lovely markings and a red ring on the right leg.
Male Yellowhammer heard singing off Millers Lane whilst riding to work this morning.
Paul Richardson said
Tue Jun 28 6:47 PM, 2016
A couple of trips round my local patch of Lilford/Miller's Lane/Bee Fold lane in the last few days produced some interesting birding. Very striking how Robins and Great Tits are mostly no longer singing, meaning their recorded numbers are greatly reduced. Wrens still keeping it up (presumably still breeding) and totalled 42 across the patch. Good numbers of Common Whitethroat (13), Swallow, (30 approx) with a sprinkling of Swift and House Martin (6 and 15), one lone Yellowhammer heard only, a very nice Grey Wagtail at Bee Fold pond, and 5 Lapwing across the patch. Juveniles were seen of Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Reed Bunting, Robin and Goldfinch... so plenty of breeding going on. Small numbers of now less vocal Willow Warblers (3) Skylark (1) and Blackcap (4). A smattering of Lesser Black Backed Gulls around and over, (approx 7 - hard to be sure not double counting) but no Black Headed.
Paul Richardson said
Tue May 24 10:35 PM, 2016
Stunning morning and lots going on over the patch today.
Of note:
Common Whitethroat 11 Willow Warbler 10 Mistle Thrush 9 Lapwing 7 Yellowhammer 2 males seen Swallow 17 House Martin 1 Grey Wagtail 1 (Hindsford Brook) Chiffchaff 5 singing Song Thrush 2 Blackcap 3 singing Reed Bunting 2m (around Bee Fold pond) Starling 18 inc juveniles Long Tailed Tit - 1 family apparently approx 7 in all, Miller's Lane.
Plus 27 Robins, 21 Wrens and the other usuals.
Dave Wilson said
Fri May 13 1:27 AM, 2016
Late afternoon (12th) flock of 100+ Starlings, predominantly juveniles, on grassland and in hedgerows at top end of Miller's Lane.
Kristian Wade said
Wed May 4 7:33 PM, 2016
Running round Atherton South this evening though I'll admit I was slightly distracted by all the bird song!
11 Robin 3 Wren 5 Carrion Crow 1 Jackdaw 5 Mallard 1 Moorhen 10 Black-Headed Gulls 2 Chaffinch 2 Chiffchaff 4 Blackcap 5 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush 1 Female Reed Bunting with nesting material 1 Sand Martin 20+ Magpie 5 Woodpigeon 2 Collared Dove 4 Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 1 Starling
Paul Richardson said
Mon May 2 12:24 PM, 2016
Atherton South (Miller's and Bee Fold Lanes, Long Causeway) 0830 - 10 today before the rain
Robin 18, Wren 9, Common Whitethroat 1, Carrion Crow 48 (2 large groups in fields - bad news for nesting Lapwing!) Grey Heron 1, Yellowhammer 1 male Swallow about 20, Swift 2 (first of the year for me) House Martin 2, Common Buzzard 3, Chiffchaff 3, Long Tailed Tit 2, Song Thrush 2, Lapwing 3.
Paul Richardson said
Tue Apr 19 10:17 PM, 2016
Atherton South today 4.30 - 6.30pm (Miller's Lane, Bee Fold Lane and Long Causeway)
Blackcap 1 singing Robin 14 Yellowhammer 2 (m/f) Carrion Crow 18 Willow Warbler 6 singing Long Tailed Tit 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush 1 Wren 3 Jay 2 Gadwall 2 (flooded field, Long Causeway) Lapwing 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull 3 Swallow 1 Chaffinch 6 Chiffchaff 1
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Tuesday 19th of April 2016 10:19:59 PM
Paul Richardson said
Tue Apr 12 5:53 PM, 2016
Nice round of Lilford and Atherton South (Bee Fold/Miller's Lane) 3pm-5.30pm
Of note
1 Wheatear (f) same field as the male last week 9 Meadow Pipit 1 Skylark 6 Lesser Black Backed Gulls
9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 1 Kestrel 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Wheatear (m) in field with footpaths east of Bee Fold Lane 2 Gadwall and 2 Shoveler at Long Causeway 1 Sparrowhawk over
plus Robin, Wren, Goldfinch, Song thrush, etc. and one Goldcrest on my way home near Lilford Park entrance.
Kristian Wade said
Tue Mar 29 11:25 PM, 2016
They did look pretty plump Paul but the ducklings could have been hiding. I could hear the Lapwing when I was at Bee Fold but couldn't see it despite searching for it.
Paul Richardson said
Tue Mar 29 8:51 PM, 2016
Similar mooch in reverse to Kristian's this afternoon. Very similar results with only the addition of:
Kestrel 1 (near football field at top of Bee Fold Lane - first time I have seen a Kestrel on the patch for several weeks) Mistle Thrush 1 1 pair Gadwall on flood at Long Causeway Single Lapwing seen on the field at corner of Long Causeway and Bee Fold Lane.
Only 7 Ducklings this afternoon - were the Lesser Black Backed Gulls looking well-fed perhaps?
Kristian Wade said
Tue Mar 29 12:35 PM, 2016
Amble around Miller's and Bee Fold Lanes this morning and then along the Long Causeway, finishing off at Lilford Flood Basin. Species seen:
Lapwing, Wren heard and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming from Lilford Woods.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 29th of March 2016 02:48:46 PM
Dave Wilson said
Sun Mar 13 3:37 PM, 2016
Gibfield Park, late a.m. - posse of a dozen Jays at the southern end and 3 Ravens overhead. Reed Buntings and Skylarks in song and 20+ Lapwings on pasture field at Daisy Hill side.
Kristian Wade said
Fri Feb 12 8:58 PM, 2016
4 Waterbirds in 4 days around Atherton this week:
Tue - Grey Heron (in horse fields near Douglas Park) Wed - Moorhen (Chanter's Pond) Thu - Cormorant (Overhead) Fri - Grey Wagtail (Chanter's Brook)
Scott robinson said
Sun Feb 7 10:13 AM, 2016
Running this morning around Millers Lane and Bee Fold,
Nowt much about really but a few singing Mistle and Song Thrush, a Jay and a single Buzzard. Nothing on Bee Fold pond other then a pair of Tufted Duck, which flew off as a few fishermen turned up. 1 Grey Heron over.
Phil only works on the most ancient of boundaries David (think Mesozoic era) and considers it all to be within Bolton (Greater) anyway
it is technically Atherton Phil, the boundary is Hindsford Brook which runs alongside the store.
Second winter Iceland Gull once again present on Poundstretchers roof at midday (note this, along with many other sightings of this bird on this thread is actually in Tyldesley).
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Afternoon walk in wintry conditions. Sightings included :-
Grey heron and cormorant on Bee Fold Fishery, a further grey heron later seen flying north over the busway at Coolin Lane.
Small flocks of redwing along Langley Platt and the flood embankment edge of Lilford Wood, three fieldfare along Langley Platt also
Female sparrowhawk flying low over the field Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt towards Atherton Wood
At least 40 goldfinch with a couple of greenfinch in trees along the busway. 3 x bullfinch along old train lines (Millers Lane - Bee Fold Lane stretch)
35 Canada geese in fields near Clough House Farm
2nd winter Iceland gull still at Viridor Recycling Centre this afternoon. I wonder where it's roosting. I've seen it twice in the Pennington Flash roost but where is it the rest of the time?
5 x redwing over Atherton Cemetery / Gadbury estate this morning. Also 2 x raven over Hamilton Street
Afternoon walk Bee Fold Lane - Langley Platt - Millers Lane and Lilford. Highlights :-
4 x jay along Langley Platt and edge of Lilford
Buzzard being mobbed by a crow over Langley Platt
Bullfinch seen and heard throughout, including Bee Fold Lane old orchard and edge of Lilford
2 x reed bunting Langley Platt
1 x great crested grebe on Bee Fold Fishery
Afternoon walk around Bee Fold Lane - Langley Platt - Millers Lane - Lilford and back. Windy but dry conditions. Sightings included :-
Great crested grebe on Bee Fold Fishery, been pretty much resident since start of the summer. Grey wagtail at the end field on Bee Fold Lane where there is also a return of the usual fly tipping unfortunately.
Jays plentiful throughout. Great spotted woodpecker on the dead tree near Lilford embankment.
Over 150 black-headed gulls on fields behind Atherton 6th Form School - a smattering of lesser black back and herring gull amongst them also. Mistle thrush in hawthorns here as well.
Evening walk along train lines - Millers Lane - Lilford. Highlights were :-
Very good views of a grasshopper warbler from the embankment in Lilford. Also 1 x nuthatch on the dead tree next to the embankment
1 x buzzard over Millers Lane, also good numbers of yellowhammer and 2x singing blackcap
Early evening - old train lines to Squires Lane, back along the bus route and Millers Lane. Highlights were :-
2 x blackcap singing in the woods behind Fred Longworth school
1 x grasshopper warbler reeling from Higher Folds Wood along the bus route
1 x kestrel hunting over Bee Fold Lane
Early evening
Single great crested grebe and common tern on / over the Bee Fold Fishery
Buzzard being mobbed by crow flying south over Langley Platt
Very pleasant evening walk along the old train lines - Millers Lane - Lilford and back. Lots of birdsong along Millers Lane in particular, 2 x yellowhammer, 1 x whitethroat, 4 x chiffchaff plus the usual robins, blackbirds, song thrush, wren, chaffinches. Two treecreepers foraging in the trees along Millers Lane, where they have been all week.
Great spotted woodpeckers calling in Lilford, also a nuthatch in the prominent dead tree near the embankment. Very few hirundines this evening but a handful of swallows over the embankment area.
Tawny owl being mobbed by blackbirds in the old orchard on Bee Fold Lane.
11:30 today
2 Ravens over St Johns Church heading north
Jimmy
Also 2 Skylark in the area,
3 Lapwing on flooded field.
7 Chiffchaff across the Bee Fold/Miller's Lane/Lilford patch.
2 Mistle Thrush
1 female Sparrowhawk
1 Blackcap edge of Atherton Wood
-- Edited by pete berry on Friday 3rd of March 2017 12:36:33 PM
On a more positive note:
Miller's Lane -
Redwing - about 70 in trees and feeding on stubble field, with a smattering of Starlings.
Reed Bunting - 1 nice male in among the Redwing
Long Causeway flooded field - was TEEMING with birds - quite an amazing sight.
Gadwall - 17
Teal - 10
Mallard - 6
Lapwing - 3 (highly unusual here before spring!)
Stock Dove - 1
Woodpigeon - lots
Grey Heron - 2
Mistle Thrush - 2
Song Thrush - 1
Redwing - circa 20
Fieldfare - 2
Jay - 1
Of note - very little!
17 Jackdaw
56 Black Headed Gulls in field, Ladies' Walk.
17 Mallard on marshy field bottom of Bee Fold Lane, 9 more on flood at Long Causeway.
6 Grey Herons in the field behind the houses on Old Hall Mill Lane.
A few Robins in song.
2 Goldfinch over.
Maybe it was too breezy!
2 Common Buzzard over Miller's lane being chased off by Carrion Crows
1 Chiffchaff calling
5 Jays
1 Nuthatch in the woods at the end of Long Causeway
1 Snipe flew into the rushes north of Bee Fold pond
I don't know how the mental aberration in the previous post came to be - perhaps the recent sightings of Peregrine on pylons elsewhere. The post should read - " .... and presumed juvenile Willow Tits calling from .... " Apologies.
Very striking how Robins and Great Tits are mostly no longer singing, meaning their recorded numbers are greatly reduced.
Wrens still keeping it up (presumably still breeding) and totalled 42 across the patch.
Good numbers of Common Whitethroat (13), Swallow, (30 approx) with a sprinkling of Swift and House Martin (6 and 15), one lone Yellowhammer heard only, a very nice Grey Wagtail at Bee Fold pond, and 5 Lapwing across the patch.
Juveniles were seen of Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Reed Bunting, Robin and Goldfinch... so plenty of breeding going on.
Small numbers of now less vocal Willow Warblers (3) Skylark (1) and Blackcap (4).
A smattering of Lesser Black Backed Gulls around and over, (approx 7 - hard to be sure not double counting) but no Black Headed.
Of note:
Common Whitethroat 11
Willow Warbler 10
Mistle Thrush 9
Lapwing 7
Yellowhammer 2 males seen
Swallow 17
House Martin 1
Grey Wagtail 1 (Hindsford Brook)
Chiffchaff 5 singing
Song Thrush 2
Blackcap 3 singing
Reed Bunting 2m (around Bee Fold pond)
Starling 18 inc juveniles
Long Tailed Tit - 1 family apparently approx 7 in all, Miller's Lane.
Plus 27 Robins, 21 Wrens and the other usuals.
11 Robin
3 Wren
5 Carrion Crow
1 Jackdaw
5 Mallard
1 Moorhen
10 Black-Headed Gulls
2 Chaffinch
2 Chiffchaff
4 Blackcap
5 Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
1 Female Reed Bunting with nesting material
1 Sand Martin
20+ Magpie
5 Woodpigeon
2 Collared Dove
4 Great Tit
2 Blue Tit
1 Starling
Robin 18,
Wren 9,
Common Whitethroat 1,
Carrion Crow 48 (2 large groups in fields - bad news for nesting Lapwing!)
Grey Heron 1,
Yellowhammer 1 male
Swallow about 20,
Swift 2 (first of the year for me)
House Martin 2,
Common Buzzard 3,
Chiffchaff 3,
Long Tailed Tit 2,
Song Thrush 2,
Lapwing 3.
Blackcap 1 singing
Robin 14
Yellowhammer 2 (m/f)
Carrion Crow 18
Willow Warbler 6 singing
Long Tailed Tit 2
Mistle Thrush 1
Song Thrush 1
Wren 3
Jay 2
Gadwall 2 (flooded field, Long Causeway)
Lapwing 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Swallow 1
Chaffinch 6
Chiffchaff 1
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Tuesday 19th of April 2016 10:19:59 PM
Of note
1 Wheatear (f) same field as the male last week
9 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
6 Lesser Black Backed Gulls
all in same field
1 pair Reed Bunting
1 Pair Willow Tit
1 Willow Warbler
all at the Bee Fold pond
9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Kestrel
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Wheatear (m) in field with footpaths east of Bee Fold Lane
2 Gadwall and 2 Shoveler at Long Causeway
1 Sparrowhawk over
plus Robin, Wren, Goldfinch, Song thrush, etc. and one Goldcrest on my way home near Lilford Park entrance.
Kestrel 1 (near football field at top of Bee Fold Lane - first time I have seen a Kestrel on the patch for several weeks)
Mistle Thrush 1
1 pair Gadwall on flood at Long Causeway
Single Lapwing seen on the field at corner of Long Causeway and Bee Fold Lane.
Only 7 Ducklings this afternoon - were the Lesser Black Backed Gulls looking well-fed perhaps?
-16 Mallard (including 9 tiny juveniles on Bee Fold Pond)
-14 Teal
-3 Moorhen
-2 Coot
-4 Grey Heron
-Black-Headed Gulls
-Lesser Black-Backed Gulls
-5 Buzzards
-2 Pheasants (both male)
-5 Blue Tit
-4 Great Tit
-1 Long-Tailed Tit
-5 Chaffinch (4 singing)
-30+ Goldfinch
-2 Starling
-12 Blackbird (8 singing)
-14 Robin (11 singing)
-3 Dunnock (1 singing)
-2 Feral Pigeon
-40+ Woodpigeon
-2 Carrion Crow
-5 Jackdaw
-25+ Magpie
-2 Chiffchaff (singing)
-1 Pied Wagtail
-2 Grey Wagtail
-4 Fieldfare (overhead)
-1 Redwing
-3 House Sparrow
Lapwing, Wren heard and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming from Lilford Woods.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 29th of March 2016 02:48:46 PM
Tue - Grey Heron (in horse fields near Douglas Park)
Wed - Moorhen (Chanter's Pond)
Thu - Cormorant (Overhead)
Fri - Grey Wagtail (Chanter's Brook)
Nowt much about really but a few singing Mistle and Song Thrush, a Jay and a single Buzzard.
Nothing on Bee Fold pond other then a pair of Tufted Duck, which flew off as a few fishermen turned up.
1 Grey Heron over.