morning dog walk
pair stonechat, 2 long tailed tit, 2 blue tit, decent numbers great tit, 2 mistle thrush, 5 chaffinch, blackbird,dunnock,wren, robin,magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 3 gadewall, 1m shoveler, 1m pochard, 2 mute swan, black headed gull, coot, tufted duck, 3 moorhen, 1 cormorant,1 great crested grebe.

morning dog walk
7 reed bunting all in a hawthorn bush, 17 goldfinch, 5 long tailed tit, brief glimpse of male stonechat, great tit, blue tit, wren, robin, blackbird, 2 mistle thrush, 2 pheasant, 1 jay, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2 gadwall, 1m pochard, 1m shoveler, 1m goldeneye, 2 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 cormorant,1 lesser black backed gull, 2 moorhen, c20 black headed gull, c40 each tufted duck and coot.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Wednesday 8th of February 2017 03:48:46 PM

early morning walk in darkness but still plenty of singing birds 2 mistle thrush singing loudly from 06-10, plenty of robin and blackbird singing but these tended to be close to the road with street lights. canada geese heard but not seen. at least 4 little grebe calling,

small numbers of winter thrushes this morning, 1 mistle thrush singing from a tree top, 1 song thrush grubbing around with blackbirds, 4 redwing over, 2 cormorant over, small numbers great tit, 1 reed bunting, 3 robin, 1 wren,carrion crow,magpie, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 grey heron, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 2 little grebe, coot, tufted duck, black headed gull,

early morning walk still dark and raining so not much seen

12 jackdaw over,7 canada geese over, 1 mistle thrush singing in the dark and rain, several blackbird and robin heard singing,

morning dog walk
1 kestrel, 4 long tailed tit, several great tit, blackbird and robin, 2 wren, wood pigeon, magpie, carrion crow,
diggle flash- 1 cormorant, 2 m pochard, 3 gadwall, 2 goldeneye 1 m 1 f, 2 mute swan, 1 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 2 moorhen, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 8 black headed gull.

pair of stonechat nr top of new road, pair goldeneye on diggle flash.

Morning dog walk
C170 pink footed geese over SE followed 10mins later by 6 stragglers, also heard a skein but couldn't see them but Gordon saw a skein of 50 @ the southern end of the site at approx the same time so probably same birds,
2 stonechat male and female just off new road, plenty of great tit with a few blue tit and long tailed tit mixed in, 5 goldfinch, blackbird, robin, wren, 1 collared dove, 1 mistle thrush, 2 greenfinch, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1f wigeon, 1 mallard, 2 gadwall, c40 each coot and tufted duck, 21 black headed gull, 2 mute swan,3 moorhen, 2 little grebe heard only,

morning dog walk
2 goldeneye 1m 1f, 4 gadwall, 6 mallard, 11 canada geese, 2 mute swan, 4 moorhen, tufted duck, coot, black headed gulls, 2 lesser black backed gulls,
robin, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, blackbird, reed bunting, wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,

3 goldeneye 1m 2f on diggle flash this morning

morning dog walk very windy
mixed flock of long tailed tit and goldfinch with approx 10 of each very flighty, 2 flocks of great tit 6 and 9, 5 blackbird, 2 robin and 2 dunnock foraging in undergrowth, 2 blue tit, 1 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon.
diggle flash- 2 pochard 1m 1f, 6 gadwall, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 grey heron, 2 mute swan, 19 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, tufted duck, coot,

morning dog walk
2 siskin, 5 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 3 blackbird, 2 reed bunting, 7 long tailed tit seen but more could be heard in deeper cover, great tit, blue tit, goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1 drake goldeneye first i've seen here this Autumn/winter later than usual, 3 wigeon 1m 2f, 3 pochard 2m 1f., 5 gadwall, 2 mute swan, 2 moorhen, 31 black headed gull, 2 lesser blackbacked gull, 2 common gull, coot, tufted duck, 3 mallard,

morning dog walk
4 long tailed tit, 2 small mixed great tit and blue tit flocks, robin,wren, blackbird, 4 chaffinch, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 collared dove,1 grey heron over, 1 kestrel,
diggle flash- 3 pochard 2m 1f, 5 gadwall, 3 mallard, 2 mute swan, 4 moorhen, 7 black headed gull, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 1 cormorant, tufted duck, coot,

morning dog walk
5 redwing and 3 blackbird feeding together, 7 goldfinch, small numbers great and blue tit, robin,wren, 1 cock pheasant,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 7 canada geese, 3 mute swan, 9 gadwall, 1 moorhen, 8 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull, 4 mallard, coot, tufted duck,

morning dog walk
14 redwing, 1 mistle thrush and 3 blackbird feeding opn hawthorns, robin, wren, great tit, blue tit, reed bunting, 1 cock pheasant, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 8 goldfinch,
diggle flash- 3 mute swan, 7 gadwall, 5 mallard, 1 cormorant, 14 black headed gull, 1 little grebe, tufted duck, coot, 2 moorhen,

morning dog walk
11 chaffinch, 4 redwing, 5 goldfinch, blackbird,robin, wren, dunnock, great tit, blue tit, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 3 pochard 1m 2f, 3 gadwall, 5 mallard, 1 cormorant, 1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 3 mute swan, 3 moorhen, 12 black headed gull, tufted duck, coot,

morning dog walk
8 goldfinch, 4 blackbird, 2 robin, 2 wren, small mixed flock of great and blue tit with 1 chaffinch, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- c 80 black headed gull, 3 common gull, 3 lesser black backed gull and 1 herring gull i presume an overnight roost as it was just coming light as i walked round and even before i had walked all round the flash most of the gulls had moved on, 3 gadwall, 1m pochard, 4 mallard, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 3 mute swan the 2 residents on the main flash with another adult on the stock pond all 3 present yesterday as well, c60 coot, c40 tufted duck,2 moorhen,

a nice mixed flock yesterday with 2 greenfinch, 5 redpoll and 6 siskin feeding on alders with goldfinch and great tits,

diggle flash- 2 pochard 1m 1f, 6 gadwall, 5 mallard, 2 little grebe, 2 moorhen,2 mute swan, 4 black headed gull, 2 cormorant, c40 tufted duck, c60 coot,
wren, robin, dunnock, reed bunting, great tit, blackbird, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,

45 minute quick spell, while visiting my dads.

1 Water Rail, Fir Tree Flash.
1 Willow Tit, C6
3 Snipe, C4
6 Linnet over C8
1 Little Grebe, Fir Tree Flash
4 Greenfinch, C6. Don't see many Greenfinch on this site.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker C6

11.15 - 12.30
3 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black backed Gull & 28 Black headed Gull on football field.
1 Kingfisher, 3 Snipe - FTF

45 mins mid morning C3 only - 1 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 18 Redwing, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

morning dog walk very quiet birdwise
5 great tit, 4 goldfinch, 4 blackbird, 3 wrens, 3 robins, even the magpie and carrion crow were only present in small numbers,c30 wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2m pochard, 14 gadwall, 3 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 cormorant, 1 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, tufted duck, coot, black headed gulls,

skein of c60 pink footed geese SE @ 09-45, 8 goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit, 2 chaffinch, 1 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, blackbird,robin,wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1m pochard, 1 cormorant, 1 grey heron, 1 great crested grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 gadwall, 11 mallard, 8 black headed gulls, coot, tufted duck, 3 moorhen,

pair stonechat nr top of new road

morning dog walk
20+ flock of mixed great tit and long tailed tit, 16 goldfinch, 2 chaffinch, 2 wren getting frisky the male actually trying to mount, several blackbird, 4 robin, 1 reed bunting, 1 blue tit, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 1m pochard, 11 mallard, 8 gadwall, 2 mute swan, c30 tufted duck, c60 coot, 4 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 8 black headed gull,

a few additions to Bernard's sightings
10.30 - 14.30
3 Stonechat, male, female & first winter female -C7
1 Raven - C7
12 Linnet in one group in C3 with 1 & 2's elsewhere
5 Lesser Redpoll - C6
1 Willow Tit - C6
2 Kestrel
7 Mistle Thrush - C3
pair of Mute Swan on FTF seem to be missing one of their cygnets only 4 present today

morning dog walk pretty quiet birdwise
8 long tailed tit, 2 goldfinch, 2 chaffinch, 6 great tit, 2 blue tit, 3 blackbird, 2 robin, 1 dunnock, 2 wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood piugeon, 3 reed bunting, 2 lesser black backed gull
diggle flash- c40 each of tufted duck and coot, 21 gadwall, 5 mallard, 9 black headed gull, 2 mute swan, 2 little grebe, 1 great crested grebe, 4 moorhen,

mixed tit flock 4 great tit, 1 blue tit and 18 long tailed tit, mixed flock of 2 chaffinch, 11 goldfinch and 9 long tailed tit, blackbird, robin,wren, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 2 reed bunting, 1 cock pheasant strolling up new road,
diggle flash- no sign of scaup this morning, c50 coot, c60 tufted duck, 14 gadwall, 12 mallard, 3 moorhen, 2 lesser black backed gull, 1 herring gull, 13 black headed gull, 2 mute swan,

13.50 - dusk
1 Drake Mandarin -FTF first I have seen here
1 Kingfisher - FTF
2 Common Gull on football field
3 Teal - C10
single Common Snipe - FTF
Water Rail calling at dusk from Nevisons
2 Kestrel
45 Redwing
my estimation might be a bit high but I reckon on 5 to 7000 Starling in tonights roost, which is by far the largest roost I have seen here. they flew in from all directions, 3/4 roosted in central ditch and the rest in Nevisons.

no sign of drake Scaup seen early morning

morning dog walk
diggle flash- when i first walked round about 8am a single drake scaup was showing well but i couldn't relocate it when i walked back about 9-30ish, c40 tufted duck, c40 coot, 2 mute swan, 1 little grebe, 3 mallard, 4 gadwall, 6 black headed gull, 2 moorhen,
14 goldfinch, 8 long tailed tit, 6 great tit and 4 blue tit all in alders, blackbird, dunnock,wren, robin, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon.

morning dog walk
diggle flash- 64 tufted duck, 52 coot, 9 gadwall, 6 mallard, 8 black headed gull, 3 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 2 adult mute swan no sign of the cygnet thats been on the stock pond the past couple of days,
several goldfinch flocks of 17, 7, 5 and 2 x 3s, 8 long tailed tit, 1 chaffinch, blackbird, robin,wren, dunnock, 1 reed bunting, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
5 meadow pipit in C7 where the promised cattle have finally been moved in although not the longhorns they originally said we would be getting i think these are a highland cattle breed black wooly cattle i saw 12 closely grouped together.

morning dog walk
small numbers great tit,blue tit and long tailed tit, blackbird, robin,wren, dunnock, 2 chaffinch, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 3 mute swan 2 resident adults on main flash cygnet on stock pond, c50 coot, not as many tufted duck as yesterday but still c60, 2m pochard, 7 gadwall, 4 mallard, c30 black headed gull, 1 great crested grebe, 1 moorhen,

late morning/early afternoon
c60 long tailed tit in various flocks around walk biggest flock 20+ smallest 8, 16 goldfinch, 3 reed bunting, 3 meadow pipit, 1 common gull on new water, blackbird,great tit,blue tit, dunnock,wren,robin, 2 chaffinch, 1m bullfinch, 3 jay, 1 grey heron over, 32 jackdaw over NW @ 11-30 ish 1 jackdaw SE about 10 mins later, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 5 black headed and 3 lesser black backed gulls over,
diggle flash- c80 tufted duck C10 floods were frozen so some probably moved from there as i saw nothing at all on floods, c50 coot, 14 gadwall, 2m pochard, 2 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe seen 2 more heard only, 6 mallard, 2 moorhen, 17 black headed gull, 3 mute swan 2 residents on main flash 1 cygnet on stock pond talking to one gentleman who seems to think it may be the cygnet from the resident pair we had both heard stories the cygnet had died but this gentleman also heard it had been taken by the rspa unwell and thinks it may have been nursed back to health and returned ?

morning dog walk pretty quiet birdwise
5 goldfinch and 7 long tailed tit in alders, small numbers blue and great tit, 1 meadow pipit, blackbird,robin,wren, dunnock,magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2m pochard, pair gadwall, c40 each of tufted duck and coot, 1 great crested grebe, 2 moorhen, 4 mallard, 3 mute swan 2 residents on water with a flyover heading NE, 7 black headed gulls,

morning dog walk- rain very heavy at times also turning to hailstone at times

1 reed bunting, blackbird,robin,wren,5 goldfinch, small numbers blue, great and long tailed tit, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 3 lesser black backed gulls,
diggle flasah- 3 m pochard, 2 gadwall, 2 great crested grebe, 2 mallard, 2 mute swan, c50 tufted duck, c40 coot, 8 black headed gull,

morning dog walk just beating the heavy rain
6 redwing around old car park, 5 goldfinch, approx 12 long tailed tit very active constantly on the move, small flock of great tit with 2 blue tit, blackbird,robin,wren, 2 meadow pipit, 5 house sparrow close to haulage yard nr top of new road, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 cock pheasant,
diggle flash- 2m pochard, 9 gadwall, 7 mallard, 2 mute swan, 1 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 5 black headed gull, c50 tufted duck, c30 coot,1 moorhen,

2 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, flock of c25 mixed tits with 2 willow tit amongst them 3 blue tit and approx 10 each great tit and long tailed tit, 2 jackdaw, 1 jay, blackbird, robin, dunnock,wren, magpie,carrion crow,wood pigeon,
Diggle flash- kingfisher on stock pond, 9 mallard with one cream coloured seemed smaller than others so possibly a call duck, could only see 1m pochard today and didn't see any gadwall although they often take cover in the reed beds, c40 tufted duck, c40 coot, 2 mute swan, 3 moorhen, 2 great crested grebe, 1 little grebe, 8 black headed gull, 1 lesser black backed gull.

couple of hours late morning/early afternoon, very quiet the best I could find was:
2 Shoveler - FTF
4 Pochard - DF
12 Gadwall - DF
40 Tufted Duck -DF
1 Common Snipe - C10

morning dog walk cold and icy
5 goldfinch, 2 blue tit in a flock of 9 great tit, 6 long tailed tit, 1m stonechat nr top of new road, 2 meadow pipit, blackbird, robin, 2 chaffinch, dunnock,wren, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2m pochard, 2 gadwall 1m 1f, 2 mute swan, 1 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 11 black headed gull, 27 tufted duck, 4 mallard, 47 coot, 2 moorhen,

Watched a roost of 1000+ starling this afternoon on nevison flash

morning dog walk
diggle flash- 6 gadwall 4 on stock pond 2 on main flash, 2 pochard 1m 1f amongst 30+ tufted duck, 40+ coot, 2 great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 4 moorhen, 26 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gull,
6 long tailed tit,1 kestrel, flock of 14 goldfinch with 1 siskin and 2 redpoll tagging along, usual blue tit, great tit, blackbird, dunnock,robin,wren, magpie, carrion crow and wood pigeon,

male stonechat nr top of new road

12.30 -13.30
C3 & C5 only
1 female/1st winter Stonechat - flycatching above reeds in ditch between C5 & C4
1 female Sparrowhawk - C3
1 Siskin - C3

morning dog walk
8 redwing, c60 starling over, 5 jackdaw, 3 jay, flock of c40 wood pigeon over,17 long tailed tit, usual blue tit, great tit, dunnock, robin,wren, blackbird, magpie and carrion crow,
diggle flash- 7 gadwall and 12 mallard on stock pond, 1 grey heron, 4 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 7 moorhen, 26 black headed gull, c50 coot, c40 tufted duck.

Couple of hours this afternoon,

46 Redwing C3 and C6
5 Snipe C4 and C10
1 Goldcrest C6
5 Reed Bunting C6 and C8
4 Meadow Pipit C8
1 Skylark C8
1 Bullfinch C6
2 Linnet C8
1 Kestrel C8
1 Water Rail, heard only. Choked Pond.
5 Jay, C6,8 and 10
1 Grey Wagtail, Fir Tree Flash.
1 Stonechat, End of New Road.
2 Teal, Fir Tree Flash
6 Tufted Duck, Fir Tree Flash
1 Pochard, Fir Tree Flash

diggle flash- 1m pochard amongst c40 tufted duck, c40 coot, 24 black headed gull, 2 lesser black backed gulls, 1 common gull, 17 mallard, 5 gadwall, 6 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2mute swan, 8 moorhen, 1 grey heron,
flock of 16 long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, blackbird,dunnock,wren,robin, 1m stonechat, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,

12.00 - 14.30
3 Stonechat - C8
3 Snipe - C8
1 Chiffchaff - C10
3 Teal = FTF

otherwise very quiet

a few additions to Bernard's sightings 10.15 - 13.00
1 Kingfisher - FTF
1 Grey Wagtail on bridge as yesterday
1 Lesser Redpoll - C4
1 Water Rail calling from ditch between C5 & C6
8 Redwing - C6
2 Chiffchaff - C3 & C6
1 Kestrel

morning dog walk
3 jay, 7 long tailed tit, 3 meadow pipit, 1 reed bunting, great tit,blue tit, robin, wren, dunnock, blackbird, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon
diggle flash- 4 gadwall, 13 mallard, 7 moorhen, 14 tufted duck, 5 great crested grebe, 2 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 1 grey heron, 40+ coot, 40+ black headed gull,