morning walk, dry but cold
C8 3 skylark 2 singing from high 1 hovering 4ft above ground, small numbers meadow pipit, wren, magpie, carrion crow, 5 jackdaw over, wood pigeon.
1 pheasant.
C9 2 goldeneye, 2 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 3 cormorant, 21 tufted duck, 16 coot, 7 mallard, 1 lesser black backed gull, 12 black headed gull, 1 willow tit, long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, mistle thrush, goldfinch, robin, blackbird, dunnock.

morning walk
C9 18 tufted duck, 13 coot, 40+ black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 6 mallard, 1 moorhen, 2 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 cormorant,1 moorhen, 1 jay, 3 chaffinch, goldfinch, blue tit, great tit, 2 mistle thrush, blackbird, wood pigeon, magpie, 1 raven over, robin, dunnock, wren,
C8 1 skylark high and singing, small numbers meadow pipit, wren, kestrel,
C6 32 pochard, 6 mallard, 6 coot, 3 tufted duck, 1 mute swan, 1 common snipe, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, goldfinch, 1 jackdaw.
C10 reed bunting, meadow pipit, 2 coot.pheasant heard only.

C6 and fir tree flash.
Very cold and wet.
20 mallard
1 female goosander
6 tufted duck
6 coot
2 moorhen

ever increasing numbers of pochard I counted 30.

Birds in the trees included, blue, great and long tailed tits, goldfinch, house sparrow, blackbird, robin.
3 redwing also feeding

morning walk, cold, wet and not many birds.
C8 3 meadow pipit, magpie, carrion crow. buzzard could be seen quite distant over C4
C9 3 great tit, 1 blue tit, 3 goldfinch, wood pigeon, robin, blackbird, 2 goldeneye, 2 gadwall, c20 black headed gull, 2 great crested grebe, 4 mallard, coot, tufted duck..

Just got back from evening walk with dog,pink footed geese could be heard in C10 field at bottom of rucks, didn't actually see any but would estimate at least 20 from what I could hear.

morning walk approx 3hrs, first hour+ in steady rain.
C9 2 gadwall, 2 goldeneye, 2 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 4 mallard, 2 moorhen, 12 coot, 19 tufted duck, 46 black headed gull, 2 raven circling over flash @ 09-50 before heading off east, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, goldfinch, blackbird, robin, wren, dunnock, 2 mistle thrush.
C8 kestrel, 3 cormorant over, small numbers meadow pipit,
C6 27 pochard 6 nr car park with 12 mallard rest down north side, 1 canada goose, 1 moorhen, 1f goosander, 11 coot, 6 tufted duck, usual blue and great tit, wren, robin,
C2 2 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, 1 mistle thrush, 3 gadwall over heading towards fir tree flash.
usual magpie, wood pigeon and carrion crow throughout walk.

morning stroll
C9 2 mistle thrush, blackbird, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, wood pigeon, collared dove, magpie, 2 goldeneye, 4 gadwall, 19 tufted duck, 13 coot, 9 mallard, 3 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 27 black headed gull, 2 moorhen. 1 pheasant.1 cormorant.
C8 1 kestrel, 1 buzzard, 40+ meadow pipit, 20+ carrion crow, wren, stonechat 1 definitely possibly 2,

very windy, very few small birds.
C9 36 black headed gulls, 1 common gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 2 goldeneye, 2 gadwall, 2 mallard,14 coot, 15 tufted duck, 1 cormorant, 3 great crested grebe, 1 wren, 3 great tit, 2 blue tit, 1pheasant.
C8 1 meadow pipit, 1 kestrel, 12 carrion crow, 6 wood pigeon, 5 magpie.
C6 27 pochard, 9 tufted duck, 11 coot, 1 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 4 mallard, 2 blue tit, 2 great tit, todays star bird was a goldcrest bobbing about ( or being blown about) in the trees near the waters edge.

morning stroll very windy
C9 2 willow tit,wren, robin, blue tit, great tit, wood pigeon,blackbird, 3 great crested grebe, 53 black headed gulls, 2 gadwall, coot, tufted duck, 4 mallard, 1 cormorant.
C8 2 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, 3 redwing. 2 carrion crow, 3 magpie.
C8 13 pochard, 23 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 1f goosander, 1 grey heron, 1 cormorant, 1 black headed gull,8 tufted duck, 12 coot, 5 goldfinch, 1 reed bunting, 2 long tailed tit,
very low corvid count today only 2 carrion crow and 3 magpie on a 2 hour walk.

Just fir tree flash, very windy. Good numbers of mallard and coot. Female goosander, 6 tufted duck, only counted 4 pochard aswell today unless the rest were in cover, moorhen, 1 cormorant. Not much in the trees around fir tree flash either today mainly great tit, little flock of long tailed tits, goldfinch.great crested grebe and reed bunting.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Saturday 8th of February 2014 12:46:10 PM

Raven over c1s while I was out running this morning.

C6 and fir tree flash. Robin, blackbird, blue, great and long tailed tits, goldfinch, wren. Great crested grebe, 5 tufted duck, 20 pochard, 1 mute swan, mallard, Coot, a pair of teals, didn't see the female goosander today so it might have moved on. C8. 50 meadow pipit, 1 linnet, carrion crow, robin, goldfinch. C10 2 snipe flushed, 1 buzzard, 5 redwing, robin, 2 mallard, wren. C5 meadow pipit, great tit, robin, House sparrow, redpoll. C8 1 corn bunting.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Friday 7th of February 2014 03:54:26 PM

morning stroll
C9 2 gadwall, 8 mallard, 2 goldeneye 1m,1f, coot, tufted duck, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 common gull, black headed gulls, 1 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, flock of 30+ goldfinch with 1 redpoll feeding in alders, mixed tit flock 2 long tailed tit, 12 great tit, 9 blue tit, 1 song thrush, 1 mistle thrush, blackbird, dunnock, robin,wren.2 cormorant 1 on water 1 over.
C8 1 stonechat, 1 kestrel, sparrowhawk over, flock of 40+ meadow pipit, 2 skylark on ground. blue tit, great tit, robin, wren, magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow.

12.00-17.00
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 1
Teal 1 - FTF
Mallard
Pochard 20 - FTF
Tufted Duck
Goldeneye 2 - DF
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Little Grebe 2
Great Crested Grebe 3
Buzzard 1
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 - C3
Magpie - 12 together in same tree C6
Carrion Crow
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Wren
Blackbird
Fieldfare 18 - C3
Robin
Meadow Pipit
Goldfinch
Chaffinch 1 - C3
Bullfinch 4 - C3

morning walk,
C8 50+ meadow pipit, 2 flocks 30+ and 14, and lots of 3-4s, 5 skylark 2 high and singing, wren, blue and great tit, blackbird, 1 mute swan over, 3 jackdaw over, 2 rook feeding in field don't see many rook here,
C9 7 gadwall on stock pond, 4 mallard, 1 moorhen, 10 tufted duck, 14 coot, 56 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebe, 1 raven over but pretty sure i could hear 2, carrion crow, magpie, wood pigeon, blue, great and long tailed tit, blackbird, mistle thrush, robin, wren, 9 house sparrow in brambles don't see many house sparrow on site, generally see them in the gardens just off site.

8:30 till 10:30. C6 robin, blackbird, great and blue titis, house sparrow, goldfinch. Fir tree flash. Mallard, coot, 1 female goosander, 5 tufted duck, 10 pochard, moorhen. C5 3 skylark 1 singing away, 1 singing song thrush. C4 6 snipe, meadow pipit, carrion crow. C3 wren, 1 buzzard, water rail from nevisons reedbed heard only. C10 5 Feildfare, long tailed Tits, 1 redwing, 2 snipe. C11 flock of goldfinch. C2 meadow pipit, skylark, robin, blackbird, blue tit

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Thursday 6th of February 2014 12:43:18 PM

morning walk 09-30- 11-30 very windy and last 30mins in heavy rain, not many small birds,
C6 Fir Tree flash + surrounds
1f goosander, 10 pochard, 17 mallard, 5 tufted duck, 1 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen, 9 coot, mixed tit flock, 12 great tit, 7 long tailed tit, 6 blue tit,
C8 kestrel, 2 meadow pipit, 3 redwing over,
C9 Diggle flash + surrounds, 7 gadwall, 3 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, 10 tufted duck, 21 coot, 29 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 2 wren, 1 robin, 1 blackbird, usual magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon around but also in smaller numbers than usual.

morning walk 10-10---13-45
magpie, wood pigeon, carrion crow, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, robin,blackbird all present in good numbers throughout the walk
C9 goldeneye, 3 great crested grebe, 7 gadwall, 26 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 5 mallard, 15 coot, 13 tufted duck, 1 little grebe, 1 moorhen, wren, 2 chaffinch, 3 goldfinch,mistle thrush
C7 2 pheasant,
C6 3 skylark 1 high and singing full belt, 8 meadow pipit, 12 pochard, 2f goosander, 23 mallard, 6 coot, 4 tufted duck, 3 moorhen, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 reed bunting, 11 goldfinch, 1 wren,
C4 kestrel, 1 mistle thrush.2 common snipe,
C5 2 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, 1 raven over heading North,
C8 1 cormorant over, 1 grey heron over, 1 buzzard, meadow pipit,

C3,C4,C5,C6. C3 1 buzzard, reed bunting, meadow pipit. C4 3 snipe, reed bunting, carrion crow. C5 trees around C5 buzzing with birds mainly tits, robin, blackbird, tree sparrow, flock of 15 goldfinch, 2 skylark, meadow pipit. C6 robin, blackbird, great, blue and long tailed tits, jay, 1 singing skylark which made my day and wren. Fir tree flash. Mallard, coot, moorhen, 4 tufted duck, 12 pochard.

45 minutes before dark
C3 only

Grey Heron 1
Water Rail 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Magpie
Great Tit
Wren
Fieldfare 25
Robin
Kestrel 1
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Blackbird
Song Thrush 1
Reed Bunting 4
Total number of species 16

morning stroll
C9 9 gadwall on stock pond, 2 goldeneye, 1m, 1f, coot, tufted duck, mallard, moorhen, 1 lesser black backed gull, black headed gull, 1 grey heron over, 1 cormorant over, long tailed tit, goldfinch, blue tit, wren, great tit, mistle thrush, blackbird, dunnock, robin, magpie, collared dove, wood pigeon, carrion crow,
C8 1 stonechat, 1 kestrel, 1 skylark, numerous meadow pipit, small flock long tailed tit.

morning stroll
C9 blue tit, great tit, flock of 16 long tailed tit, blackbird, mistlethrush, wood pigeon, magpie, dunnock, wren,2 reed bunting, 9 gadwall on stock pond, 2 goldeneye 1m,1f, mallard, moorhen, 14 tufted duck, 11 coot, 107 black headed gulls had a scan through but couldn't pick any other gulls out,
C8 12 meadow pipit and a robin feeding in mud, kestrel
C10 7 fieldfare, 1 mistle thrush, 1 common snipe, numerous carrion crow, 1 jay.

a.m
in addition to Bernard's post
1 Goldcrest -C3
1 Goosander (female) - FTF
1 Buzzard - C10

morning stroll rather hurried due to rugby commitments
C8 1f stonechat, 1 kestrel, 7 meadow pipit, 3 jackdaw over, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie.
C9 8 gadwall on stock pond, at least 2 commomn gull amongst black headed gulls, coot, little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, tufted duck, mallard,2 goldeneye 1m,1f, trees above flash great tit, 2 chaffinch, blue tit, dunnock, wren, robin, blackbird, mistle thrush, goldfinch,

very cold and very quiet bird wise this morning, but at least i beat the rain, getting home just before it started.
C8 roe deer being chased by a dog scared up 2 common snipe and a few meadow pipit.
C9 3 great tit, 2 blue tit, 1 robin, 2 blackbird. coot, moorhen, mallard, tufted duck, c40 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 2 cormorant, 1 grey heron over.

Morning stroll C9 GoldenEye,mallard,coot,moorhen,tufted duck,black headed gull, lesser black backed gull, wren, robin,great tit, blue tit, blackbird, mistle thrush,dunnock. C8 kestrel, meadow pipit,20+ goldfinch, C6 9 pochard, 12 mallard, 14 coot, 9 tufted duck,moorhen,magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,collared dove.

morning stroll a bit hurried this morning as i had a mid morning appointment so probably missed more than i saw.
C8 meadow pipit, cormorant over, grey heron over.
C9 4 mistle thrush 2 either side of path on west of Diggle flash singing and claiming territory, great tit, blue tit, 1 song thrush, robin, wren, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow,long tailed tit,1m goldeneye, 1 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull, 8 black headed gull, 4 mallard, coot, tufted duck

3 hours this morning mostly dry
C9 mistle thrush, blackbird, robin,wren,great and blue tit, small flock long tailed tit, 3 chaffinch,kestrel, great crested grebe 3, gadwall 2, goldeneye 1m, coot 19, tufted duck 14, black headed gull 12, lesser black backed gull 1. little grebe, comorant 1.
C8 kestrel, 15 long tailed tit, small numbers meadow pipit, great tit, blue tit, robin, blackbird, heron over,
C6 pochard 3, mallard 20+, coot 11, tufted duck 6, moorhen, reed bunting, blue and great tit, wren, Pheasant flew low over water.
C2 raven over hassling a buzzard,
C4 sparrowhawk put a common snipe up and chased it through the trees where i lost sight of them, jay,
usual magpie, wood pigeon and carrion crow throughout walk.
peregrine falcon could be seen over the new marina near to plank lane swing bridge.

Been out running today 3 laps around fir tree flash. 1 male Merlin flew straight across the flash it was after some blue tits which it never got.1 raven, 2 carrion crow, 24 mallards In total, coot, moorhen, still a decent little number of pochard I counted 10, redwing, wren, blackbird, Great crested grebe, cormorant, meadow pipit. Didn't see or hear any robins today which is unusual or goldfinches for that matter. Funny probably most I've seen around fir tree flash for a couple of months and I had no binoculars.

morning stroll 09-00--10-35
C9 plenty of bird activity in trees above Diggle flash, 1 kestrel, 2 mistle thrush, 6 blackbird, 15 long tailed tit, 4 wren, 5 dunnock, 4 robin, good numbers great tit, 8 blue tit, 2 chaffinch, magpie, wood pigeon,2 goldeneye 1m,1f, 2 gadwall 1m,1f, 5 mallard, 1 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe, c20 each coot and black headed gull, 25+ tufted duck,
C8 1 stonechat, 2 jackdaw over, small numbers meadow pipit,

morning walk cold,wet and windy
very quiet birdwise C8 40+ meadow pipit, 3 grey heron over,
C9 1m goldeneye, tufted duck, mallard, coot, moorhen,black headed gull, wren, robin, blackbird, magpie, very small numbers blue and great tit.

Late afternoon/early evening 20+ jackdaw over, 2 mute swan landed on Diggle flash @ 16-20 flying off north at 16-45, I would like to think it was AV6 with a new mate but couldn't see any rings as they stayed in the centre of the flash.

9.30-12.15
1 Buzzard C9
1 Kestrel C3
30+ Fieldfare C10
15 Redwing C10
5 Song Thrush C10
1 Common Snipe C4

C9 2 goldeneye, 3 great crested grebe, coot, tufted duck, mallard, 2 moorhen, not seen any gadwall since tuesday so probably moved on, goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, mistle thrush, blackbird, dunnock,
C8 kestrel, meadow pipit, robin, wren, wood pigeon, carrion crow, magpie.

Dismal weather and bad light. 12 till 2. C9 great crested grebe, little grebe, tufted duck, coot, mallard, 1 cormorant fishing on diggle flash , goldfinch. C8 15 meadow pipit. C6 tufted duck, mallard, coot, redwing, blue, great and long tailed tits, robin, blackbird, goldfinch, redpoll, 1 jay, chaffinch that's about all really very quiet bird wise and who can blame them weathers been shocking roll on spring!!

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 24th of January 2014 04:27:37 PM

C9 2 GoldenEye, at leastn1 common gull amongst 48 black headed gull, 3 lesser black backed gull, 5 mallard, coot 19, tufted duck 17, moorhen 1, great crested grebe 3, collared dove,reed bunting, blue tit, great tit, dunnock, robin, wren, goldfinch,blackbird,1 cormorant, C8 1 skylark, meadow pipit, magpie, wood pigeon,carrion crow. C6 17 mallard, 9 coot, 5 tufted duck, 1 grey heron, reed bunting, blue tit, great tit, 20+ goldfinch, C4 15-20 linnet

Morning stroll C8 stonechat showing well seemed to be enjoying light rain shower but disappeared as rain got heavier, kestrel, small numbers meadow pipit. C9 2 GoldenEye, 2 cormorant, 4 mallard, 2 moorhen, c30 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, c 20 each,coot and tufted duck, 3 great crested grebe, mistle thrush,blue tit, blackbird,great tit, goldfinch,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,dunnock.

Morning stroll C8 stonechat showing well seemed to be enjoying light rain shower but disappeared as rain got heavier, kestrel, small numbers meadow pipit. C9 2 GoldenEye, 2 cormorant, 4 mallard, 2 moorhen, c30 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, c 20 each,coot and tufted duck, 3 great crested grebe, mistle thrush,blue tit, blackbird,great tit, goldfinch,magpie,wood pigeon,carrion crow,dunnock.

morning stroll
C9 8 redwing, goldfinch, long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, blackbird, robin, wren, dunnock,mistle thrush now seems to have reclaimed his territory happily singing from highest tree, mallard 4, coot,11, tufted duck, 17, black headed gulls 22, 1 common gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1 moorhen, 3 great crested grebe,
C8 1 stonechat, 1 buzzard,small numbers meadow pipit,
C6 1 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, great tit, robin, wren, 1 cormorant, 1 pochard,1 moorhen, 6 tufted duck,9 coot, 1 great crested grebe, 19 mallard, 1 canada goose, 2 mute swan,
C5 song thrush in full song,
usual magpie and wood pigeon but unusually didn't see any carrion crow.

41 jackdaw over@16-10, 4 gadwall and a grey heron on stock pond, male and female GoldenEye, kestrel showing well in small tree.

10.50-12.30
Peaceful walk in lovely weather , plenty of bird song and no bikes

Highlights

2 Raven - C5 brief courtship display before drifting off SSE
8 Grey Partridge - C5
1 Pochard - FTF

morning stroll
C9 1f goldeneye, 3 great crested grebe as Gordon saw yesterday 2 performing courtship dance, coot, tufted duck and black headed gull all in smaller numbers than usual, 2 cormorant, 3 moorhen, 5 mallard, 3 mute swan flew over. plenty of great tit, smaller numbers of long tailed and blue tit, 2 chaffinch, 2 mistle thrush seemed to be reclaiming their neighbouring patches, 1 song thrush, plenty robin singing, small flock of 7 redpoll, blackbird, goldfinch, dunnock, wren.
C8 1 kestrel, small numbers meadow pipit, usual magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon.

14.30-17.00
Highlights

1 Male Sparrowhawk - C3 perched in trees watching the Great Tit closely
50+ Fieldfare - C3 & 40+ Redwing - C10 (this is the largest number I have seen here since Autumn )
pair of Great-crested Grebe C9 engaging in full courtship display (almost felt like Spring)

otherwise pretty much the same as Bernard's sightings

morning stroll very peaceful until the scramble bikes arrived
C9 2 goldeneye 1m,1f, 5 gadwall 3f,2m, 4 great crested grebe, 24 black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 3 moorhen, coot, tufted duck, collared dove, wood pigeon, mistle thrush, blackbird, dunnock, willow tit, great tit, long tailed tit, blue tit, loads of robin mostly singing, wren, flock of goldfinch in alders with 1 siskin,
C8 46 meadow pipit flocks of 31,7,5,3, 1 kestrel,
C10 1 jay,1 buzzard, 1 kestrel. magpie, carrion crow,wood pigeon, great and blue tit throughout walk.
was intending a full tour but turned back when the motor bikes arrived gave me a headache even from a distance, do they think they are going faster because they are making a lot of noise? half the time the engine was crying out for a gear change

morning stroll
C9 5 gadwall 3f,2m on stock pond, 2 goldeneye 1m,1f, c20 each tufted duck and coot, 3 moorhen, 4 great crested grebe, 1 lesser black backed gull, c30 black headed gull,7 mallard, 1 mute swan landed @09-40, flew off at 10-15, and circled the flash 10mins later didn't see any signs of a ring when it was flying off, dunnock, great, blue and long tailed tit, robin, wren, blackbird, chaffinch.
C8 great views of kestrel perched low in a tree watching long tailed tits although it didn't try to take any it probably could have done, 1 skylark, small numbers of meadow pipit.

morning stroll
28 pink footed geese over heading SE @ 09-43am,1 grey heron, c30 lapwing over, otherwise minus the goldcrest and fieldfare pretty similar to Scotts sightings,
late afternoon stroll only 7 jackdaw and c130 starling over to add to the morning totals.

2-00 till 3-45. C6 pochard,mallard,tufted duck,coot,moorhen,1 swan,robin,blackbird,great and blue tits,chaffinch,1 redwing C5 1 kestrel hunting. C4 reed bunting,6 snipe. 4 jays two in c6,c11,c8. 4 fieldfare in c11. C9 goldeneye,tufted duck,great crested grebe,gadwall,willow tit,long tailed tit,goldfinch and 1 Goldcrest. Also good numbers of magpies, gulls and meadow pipit.

morning stroll approx 10-00--12-15
C9 2 gadwall, 3 great crested grebe, 21 tufted duck, 1f goldeneye no sign of male( both were feeding together @16-00 yesterday) 7 mallard, 2 moorhen, 14 coot, when i first walked round 18 black headed gull when i returned 53 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull and at least 1 common gull, plenty of goldfinch, long tailed, blue and great tit, robin, wren, blackbird, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, showing in both C8 and C9,
small flock of starling and house sparrow in trees near haulage yard.
C8 2 skylark, 1 buzzard, 20+ meadow pipit,
C10 8 common snipe, 1 woodcock.

morning stroll 09-30--11-45
C9 Diggle flash + stock pond not many birds on the water, 8 black headed gulls, 1 lesser black backed gull, 1f goldeneye, 2 mallard, 1 grey heron, 10 coot, 12 tufted duck, moorhen 2, 2 canada geese over, looked a bit busier when i walked back a couple of hours later but i didn't walk back around,
C8 trees between C8 + C7 alive with birds many long tailed tit, goldfinch, 1 linnet, 3 chaffinch, blue tit, good numbers great tit, 3 wren, 5 robin, 5 blackbird, when i walked back a couple of hours later only 2 robin, 1 blackbird and a jay in the same area, in fields 2 skylark, flock of 30+ meadow pipit + a few smaller groups,
C6 Fir Tree flash + surrounds, 1 canada goose, 1 pochard, 16 mallard, 12 coot, 8 tufted duck, 2 teal flew up from the water and headed in direction of Pennington Flash, 31 lapwing over, long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, goldfinch, wren, robin,blackbird, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, collared dove, great spotted woodpecker heard but i couldn't locate it.

Half 9 till half 10. Only c3 c4 c5 c6 covered Reed bunting c3,c4,c5,c6. Long tailed tits c4, also in c4 were 32 snipe and 1 snipe in c3 good numbers of blue, great tits, robins and goldfinches around c6. On fir tree flash one lone Canada goose 3 female tufted duck. 1 song thrush singing in c5,2 skylark in c5 aswell. 1 swan flew over towards diggle flash.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 15th of January 2014 06:07:00 PM