Old Hall Lane: 1 Meadow Pipit on the fence of the airfield. Redwing heard in the dense trees close to the car park. c280 Starlings on the fields around the aerodrome. c300 Woodpigeon 6 Stock Dove over
Old Hall Farm: 23 Mistle Thrush in the trees close to the farm house 6 Redwing 1 Sklark 2 Meadow Pipits 13 Reed Bunting (wondering where their maize has gone. All harvested now) 1 Common Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Jays Not a very common bird here for me, but there seem to be some in the area for the last few weeks, along with the national trend. Good flocks of Greenfinch, Chaffinch, and the Tit family. 85 Carrion Crow 45 Jackdaw 8 Mallards
A couple of groups of Redwings across Old Hall Farm with 16 birds in total. 1 female Bullfinch 3 Common Buzzard 1 Kestrel 5 Reed Bunting 7 Tree Sparrows 3 Linnets 350 Lapwings disturbed from the airport building roof by a Buzzard. Quite a site to see. 20 Black headed gulls on the runway. 100+ strong flock of Carrion crow and Jackdaws. Plenty of the ususals too.
Adam Jones said
Sun Oct 14 8:22 PM, 2012
Sunday 14th October 9am
A perfect morning for birding. Bright blue skies and a nice frost to bring the birds out to play.
Old Hall Farm My first Redwings (10) of the Autumn were found, which was a bonus for the second of my Winter Thrsh surveys. 2 Snipe overhead were a fantastic tick for me. I've been waiting for them to turn up for some time. 15 Reed Buntings in and around the maize. 10 Tree Sparrows with lots more heard in the hedges. 1 Grey Heron 3 Mallards 10 Greenfinch 1 Common Buzzard 45 Woodpigeon 50+ Carrion crow in the trees near the farm house.
Old Hall Lane: 12 Long taield Tits 10 4 Blackbirds 30 Lapwings 29 Black headed Gulls 1 Jay Plus lots of the usuals too.
Stock Dove 3 Swallow 3 House Martin 1 Buzzard 1 Skylark 1 Teal 1
Cheers, John
John Rayner said
Tue Oct 2 10:11 PM, 2012
Church Lane:
Canada Goose 128 (A feeding flock of 77 then a flock of 51 flew in to join them) Greylag Goose 2 (in with the flock of 51 Canadas) BH Gull 88 Jay 3 Buzzard 1 Meadow Pipit 7 (overflying south) Pied Wagtail 3 Lapwing 3 Swallow 2 (south) Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Old Hall Lane (with Adam Jones) 3 mistle thrushes 6 song thrushes Blackbirds 30 meadow pipits 3 skylarks Tits and finches Swallows, seen in a number of groups 2 buzzard Grey heron Carrion crow Rook Linnet Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Tree sparrow Starling Canada geese - numerous 2 greylag geese 12 mallard
The Church Lane flood is back! Not surprising really after the last few days weather. I stopped by on my way home from work, but nothing of real interest this afternoon. 6-8 Pied Wagtails, 2 Greylags and a huge herd of Canada Geese promenading up and down Woodford's Windermere.
Lynne Webster said
Mon Sep 17 5:28 PM, 2012
A flock of 60+ lapwing mixed with a few starling feeding in the ploughed field behind Blossoms Farm.
Adam Jones said
Sat Sep 15 9:04 PM, 2012
Saturday 15th September 8.15am
Old Hall Lane:
There seems to have been a rise in Blackbird numbers. Having not seen many at all recently, there were a group of 10 in the trees around the parking area. 32 Greenfinch in a single flock 9 Goldfinch 2 Meadow Pipits that were getting harassed by the Pied Wagtails 19 Pied Wagtails.
Lynne Webster said
Fri Sep 14 7:14 PM, 2012
Three skylarks feeding amongst the usual flock of about a dozen pied wagtails on the Church Lane cricket pitch. A site first for me.
Adam Jones said
Fri Sep 14 2:53 AM, 2012
Thursday 13th September 7.15pm
Church Lane: Some sheep seem to have appeared in the field formerly known as "The Flood" next to the cricket. About 20 in there this evening.
Also present were: 200 Canada Geese 2 Greylag Gesse 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 30+ Jackdaw in the surrounding trees
Adam Jones said
Sun Sep 9 5:44 PM, 2012
Not a lot this morning.
Church Lane: 14 Canada Geese 1 Meadow Pipit over.
Adam Jones said
Thu Sep 6 4:02 AM, 2012
Wednesday 5th September 6pm
Old Hall Lane: 23 Pied Wagtails on the golf course and runway 12 Linnets 6 Greenfinch 11 Goldfinch
Old Hall Farm: 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Common Buzzard 2 Grey Heron on the river 1 Kingfisher heard by the green bridge 30 Swallows 2 Linnets
Church Lane: No water left, and little to no bird action either.
Adam Jones said
Tue Sep 4 3:23 AM, 2012
Monday 3rd September 6.30pm
Old Hall Lane: 22 Greenfinch by the parking area 18 Pied Wagtails on the golf course 4 Goldfinch 8 Linnets 1 Common Buzzard 1 Grey Heron on the river
2 Little Ringed Plovers 300+ Canada Geese 36 Pied Wagtail on the cricket pitch 18 around the flash 1 Sparrwohawk wizzed past me and along the ditch.
Old Hall Lane: 25 Pied Wagtails on the golf course 10 Linnets 1 Little Owl in the trees at the parking area 1 Red Legged Partridge in the cow field 2 Swift over the golf course 1 Willow Warbler in the trees around the golf course
Snipe 16 (a wisp circling Old Hall Farm and airfield) Wheatear 1 (golfcourse) Linnet 7 Pied wagtail 10 Lapwing 15
Cheers, John
Phil Hampson said
Tue Aug 28 3:02 PM, 2012
Church Lane 387 Canada geese 7 Greylag geese 2 little ringed plover 12 pied wagtails Jackdaw Swallows 4 house Martins
Cricket Pitch 27 pied wagtails
Phil
Adam Jones said
Mon Aug 27 3:43 PM, 2012
Monday 27th August
Church Lane: 300+ Canada Geese 43 Pied Wagtail on the cricket pitch 25 Black-headed gulls
Old Hall Lane: 18 Pied Wagtails on the golf course 1 Greenfinch 6 Swallows Not a lot else
Phil Hampson said
Sun Aug 26 3:47 PM, 2012
Early morning visit today, after yesterday's rain it has filled up a little and is covered in feathers :
2 Little Ringed Plovers 5 Pied Wagtails >70 Canada Geese Jackdaws 2 Carrion crow Numerous hirundines over the water Robin Blue tit 1 Black-headed gull Magpie
Cricket pitch 10 Pied Wagtails
Phil
John Rayner said
Sun Aug 19 1:07 AM, 2012
Church lane (mid-afternoon)
Bike riders picknicking in the field, dog walkers out in force, cricket match underway, dog sat in the middle of the 'puddle'. In other words disturbance at its maximum. Despite this:
Little Ringed Plover 3 (flew up from the drier areas at the back when disturbed by a dog) Swallows c35 (with up to 16 feeding on the ground at one time) Buzzard 10 (a kettle of 8 calling overhead were joined by 2 residents) Pied Wagtail 10 Little Owl (calling vigorously)
Cheers, John
Phil Hampson said
Sat Aug 18 6:49 PM, 2012
My first visit since the grass was cut! Last time it must have been over a foot high, nice to see it back to normal!
Sparrowhawk, male and female. Male was heavily moulting and looked very tatty. 2 little ringed plovers 3 pied wagtails 45 black-headed gulls 1 greater-spotted woodpecker Wood pigeons Corvids - many Hirundines - surprising few
Phil
John Rayner said
Fri Aug 17 11:26 PM, 2012
All 3 Little Ringed Plovers (1ad, 2 juv) were present this afternoon at 14.45.
Mixed corvids 66 BH Gull 41 Pied Wagtail 11 Starling 8 Wood Pigeon 32 Coal Tit 1 (first for me round here) Tawny Owl (heard) Swallows 20 gathered on wires. Autumn is just round the corner
Cheers, John
John Rayner said
Sun Aug 12 8:23 PM, 2012
Church Lane (10.15 - 11.40)
Little Ringed Plover 1
Many birds feeding amongst the grass stubble including:
Swallows 25 (frequently grounding - taking ants perhaps) BH Gull 97 Common Gull 1 Pied Wagtail 12 Mistle Thrush 4 Stock Dove 6 Jackdaw 93 Carrion Crow 10 Rook 18
Flyovers from:
House Martin 3 Swift 1 LBB Gull 3
Cheers, John
Adam Jones said
Sun Aug 12 1:17 AM, 2012
Saturday 11th August 2pm
Old Hall Farm: 35 Swallows. Many sitting on the barbed wire fences. 5 juvenile Pied Wagtail 23 Goldfinch (many juvenile) 1 Common Buzzard 2 Grey Herons 1 Reed Bunting 1 Stock Dove 9 Tree Sparrows 6 Lesser black-backed gulls 40 Lapwings on the runway.
Tony Darby said
Sat Aug 11 4:29 AM, 2012
Church Lane 8.45 am
Now that the hay bails have been taken away.. Of interest was a decent number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 14 in total. Plus a large number of corvids and a Buzzard cruising at height.
Adam Jones said
Fri Aug 10 3:41 AM, 2012
Thursday 9th August 7pm
Church Lane: Grass being bailed and removed, so nothing but corvids at the moment.
Old Hall Farm: 2 very active and noisy Common Buzzards 1 Kestrel 1 Grey Heron flushed close to the green bridge 5 Mallards also on the river 6 Swallows 3 squadrons of Lapwings heading North with a total of 93 birds. Just a few Tree Sparrows 5 Goldfinches (who have had their Thistles cut to the ground)
24 Lapwings on the runway No sign of Marsh Harrier
John Rayner said
Thu Aug 9 7:29 PM, 2012
Church Lane
Surrounding grass now mowed. Absolutely no birds on or around the remaining puddle of water. 7 Canada Geese flew over
Old Hall Lane
c150 Lapwing on runway A Marsh Harrier was reported quartering the airfield at 08.45 but not sure if it got into GM. (info from Jack Canovan)
Cheers, John
John Rayner said
Sun Aug 5 7:54 PM, 2012
Church Lane (09.45 - 10.15)
Very quiet and almost completely drained.
Canada Goose 16 Pied Wagtail 16 Swallow 2
Old Hall Lane (10.20 - 11.40)
Green Woodpecker 1 juv (Green Bridge) Lapwing 186 (on runway) Goldfinch 18 Buzzard 1-2 Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 4 Swift 4 House Martin 9
Other wildlife posted elsewhere
Cheers, John
Adam Jones said
Sun Aug 5 1:00 AM, 2012
Saturday 4th July 8.15am
150+ Lapwings on the runway thiis morning. At least another 40 around the fields nearby. Plenty of Goldfinches and Pied Wagtailsd once again.
Church Lane: 65 Canada Geese on what is left of the flood.
Adam Jones said
Sat Aug 4 4:25 AM, 2012
Friday 3rd August. 6pm
Church Lane: 1 Common Buzzard 1 Kestrel 25 Pied Wagtails 1 Black headed Gull 36 Canada Geese 53 Wood Pigeons (that I could see. Sure there were more hidden in the tall grass)
Old Hall Lane: 1 Common Buzzard 2 Song Thrush 6 Lapwings
Old Hall Farm: Highlight was a female Whitethroat. I think I only manage 1 or 2 a year here, and this was my first for 2012. 7 Pied Wagtails 1 Common Buzzard 3 juvenile Blackbirds together 25 Goldfinch, inclding lots of juveniles, feeding on the many thistles 1 juvenile Robin 6 Tree Sparrows seen, with more heard in the hedgerows.
John Rayner said
Fri Aug 3 1:51 PM, 2012
Church Lane to Hilltop Farm (09.10 - 10.50)
A remarkable number of Pied Wagtails was the highlight:
Pied Wagtail 31 (mostly juveniles) Lapwing 3 Curlew 1 Black-headed Gull 1 over Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 over House Martin 8 Sand Martin 1 Swallow 4 Wood Pigeon c200 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 1 (noisily chased by the Curlew) Mallard 4 Rook 11 Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Juveniles of Dunnock, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Robin and Moorhen
Cheers, John
-- Edited by John Rayner on Friday 3rd of August 2012 01:52:49 PM
John Rayner said
Wed Aug 1 4:09 PM, 2012
Church Lane (06.55 - 08.10)
Little change:
Best today was a calling and singing Willow Warbler.
Mallard 6 Canada Goose 7 Wood Pigeon c200 Swallow 9 House Martin 8 Sand Martin 1 Cormorant - 1 over LBB Gull - 15 over Black-headed Gull - 3 only Buzzard - juvenile heard Pied Wagtail 8
Cheers, John
John Rayner said
Tue Jul 31 3:27 PM, 2012
Church Lane (06.55 - 07.45)
Heavy rain but still not much around:
Mallard 11 ads, 4 young Wood Pigeon c200 eating their way through the grass seed Swallow 22 House Martin 2 Pied Wagtail 3 juvs
Cheers, John
Adam Jones said
Tue Jul 31 3:48 AM, 2012
Monday 30th July 7.30pm
8 juvenile Pied Wagtails around the edges of the flood. 45 Canada Geese 20 Swallows skimming the water.
Water levels are dropping again. We'll need more rain soon to keep this topped up. Surely we'll get some more waders dropping in soon.
Adam Jones said
Sat Jul 28 5:06 PM, 2012
Saturday 28th July 8am
1 Little Owl 5 Pied Wagtail 18 Canada Geese 40 Black headed Gulls 4 Lesser Black backed Gulls 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jul 28 1:32 AM, 2012
I've no real problem with BHGull/LBBGull and the like , just with BHG, LBBG etc etc. The old RNGrebe was okay, just not RNG
John Rayner said
Sat Jul 28 1:00 AM, 2012
Mark Rigby wrote:
John Rayner wrote:
BH Gull 83 LBB Gull 12
You will be in trouble! BH, LBB. Tut, tut
I would be if Ian knew what my abbreviations stood for
Bloody Horrible Gull 83 Little Bit Boring Gull 12
(Only kidding - I love Gulls really - Full names in future )
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jul 27 11:59 PM, 2012
John Rayner wrote:
BH Gull 83 LBB Gull 12
You will be in trouble! BH, LBB. Tut, tut
John Rayner said
Fri Jul 27 11:51 PM, 2012
Church Lane, 27 July (13.55 - 14.10)
A large number of gulls loafing
BH Gull 83 LBB Gull 12
Swallow c20 House Martin c6 Buzzard 1 juv
Cheers, John
John Rayner said
Fri Jul 27 3:43 PM, 2012
Church Lane (06.30 - 07.15)
Mallard 24 Canada Goose 17 Black-headed Gull 47 Wood Pigeon c200 Stock Dove 2 Cormorant 1 (overflying) Pied Wagtail 4 juvs on cricket pitch Little Owl 1
Old Hall Lane:
1 Meadow Pipit on the fence of the airfield.
Redwing heard in the dense trees close to the car park.
c280 Starlings on the fields around the aerodrome.
c300 Woodpigeon
6 Stock Dove over
Old Hall Farm:
23 Mistle Thrush in the trees close to the farm house
6 Redwing
1 Sklark
2 Meadow Pipits
13 Reed Bunting (wondering where their maize has gone. All harvested now)
1 Common Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Jays Not a very common bird here for me, but there seem to be some in the area for the last few weeks, along with the national trend.
Good flocks of Greenfinch, Chaffinch, and the Tit family.
85 Carrion Crow
45 Jackdaw
8 Mallards
2 Wigeon
117 Canada Geese
93 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
Cheers, John
A couple of groups of Redwings across Old Hall Farm with 16 birds in total.
1 female Bullfinch
3 Common Buzzard
1 Kestrel
5 Reed Bunting
7 Tree Sparrows
3 Linnets
350 Lapwings disturbed from the airport building roof by a Buzzard. Quite a site to see.
20 Black headed gulls on the runway.
100+ strong flock of Carrion crow and Jackdaws.
Plenty of the ususals too.
A perfect morning for birding. Bright blue skies and a nice frost to bring the birds out to play.
Old Hall Farm
My first Redwings (10) of the Autumn were found, which was a bonus for the second of my Winter Thrsh surveys.
2 Snipe overhead were a fantastic tick for me. I've been waiting for them to turn up for some time.
15 Reed Buntings in and around the maize.
10 Tree Sparrows with lots more heard in the hedges.
1 Grey Heron
3 Mallards
10 Greenfinch
1 Common Buzzard
45 Woodpigeon
50+ Carrion crow in the trees near the farm house.
Old Hall Lane:
12 Long taield Tits
10 4 Blackbirds
30 Lapwings
29 Black headed Gulls
1 Jay
Plus lots of the usuals too.
Canada Goose 51
Black-headed Gull 144
Common Gull 1
Kestrel 1
Cheers, John
Canada Goose 68
Lapwing 84 (67 roosting, 17 overflying)
BH Gull 53
Common Gull 1
Jay 1
Buzzard 1
Pied Wagtail 2
Old Hall Lane:
Stock Dove 3
Swallow 3
House Martin 1
Buzzard 1
Skylark 1
Teal 1
Cheers, John
Canada Goose 128 (A feeding flock of 77 then a flock of 51 flew in to join them)
Greylag Goose 2 (in with the flock of 51 Canadas)
BH Gull 88
Jay 3
Buzzard 1
Meadow Pipit 7 (overflying south)
Pied Wagtail 3
Lapwing 3
Swallow 2 (south)
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Cheers, John
Canada Goose 188
Greylag Goose 1
Lapwing 6
Black-headed Gull 86
Pied Wagtail 10
Meadow Pipit 1
Old Hall Lane:
Pied Wagtail 16
Lapwing 14
Starling 64
Goldfinch 8
Tree Sparrow 3
Jay 1
Buzzard 2
Mistle Thrush 3
Swallow 2
Cheers, John
30 black-headed gulls
1 meadow pipit
1 pied wagtail
3 jays
14 lapwings
Canada geese - numerous
2 greylag geese
Old Hall Lane (with Adam Jones)
3 mistle thrushes
6 song thrushes
Blackbirds
30 meadow pipits
3 skylarks
Tits and finches
Swallows, seen in a number of groups
2 buzzard
Grey heron
Carrion crow
Rook
Linnet
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Tree sparrow
Starling
Canada geese - numerous
2 greylag geese
12 mallard
Phil
Canada Goose 168
Greylag Goose 2
Lapwing 15 roosting, 20 overflying
Black-headed Gull 22
Pied Wagtail 8
Swallow 1
House Martin 7
Mistle Thrush 4
Cheers, John
I stopped by on my way home from work, but nothing of real interest this afternoon.
6-8 Pied Wagtails, 2 Greylags and a huge herd of Canada Geese promenading up and down Woodford's Windermere.
Old Hall Lane:
There seems to have been a rise in Blackbird numbers. Having not seen many at all recently, there were a group of 10 in the trees around the parking area.
32 Greenfinch in a single flock
9 Goldfinch
2 Meadow Pipits that were getting harassed by the Pied Wagtails
19 Pied Wagtails.
Church Lane:
Some sheep seem to have appeared in the field formerly known as "The Flood" next to the cricket. About 20 in there this evening.
Also present were:
200 Canada Geese
2 Greylag Gesse
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
30+ Jackdaw in the surrounding trees
Church Lane:
14 Canada Geese
1 Meadow Pipit over.
Old Hall Lane:
23 Pied Wagtails on the golf course and runway
12 Linnets
6 Greenfinch
11 Goldfinch
Old Hall Farm:
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Common Buzzard
2 Grey Heron on the river
1 Kingfisher heard by the green bridge
30 Swallows
2 Linnets
Church Lane:
No water left, and little to no bird action either.
Old Hall Lane:
22 Greenfinch by the parking area
18 Pied Wagtails on the golf course
4 Goldfinch
8 Linnets
1 Common Buzzard
1 Grey Heron on the river
Church Lane:
6 Pied Wagtails
10 Canada Geese over
Church Lane:
2 Pied Wagtails
2 Greylag Geese
38 Canada Geese
Old Hall Lane:
Not 1 Pied Wagtail. Where have they all gone?
9 Swallows
Pretty devoid of birds this evening.
Church Lane:
1 Little Ringe Plover
150 Canada Geese
8 Pied Wagtail
Old Hall Lane:
1 Red Legged Partridge
1 Grey Heron on the river
4 Lapwings over
2 Linnets
Just a few Swallows tonight.
13 Canada geese plus 2 fly overs
2 little ringed plover
Usual corvids
Many swallows low flying over the water
Cricket Pitch
41 pied wagtails
49 starlings
2 black-headed gulls
Phil
Church Lane:
2 Little Ringed Plovers
300+ Canada Geese
36 Pied Wagtail on the cricket pitch
18 around the flash
1 Sparrwohawk wizzed past me and along the ditch.
Old Hall Lane:
25 Pied Wagtails on the golf course
10 Linnets
1 Little Owl in the trees at the parking area
1 Red Legged Partridge in the cow field
2 Swift over the golf course
1 Willow Warbler in the trees around the golf course
Even more Canada Geese today
Canada Goose 417
Greylag Goose 2
Mallard 9
Little Ringed Plover 1
Pied Wagtail 37 (cricket pitch)
House Sparrow 6
Goldfinch 5
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Old Hall Lane:
Snipe 16 (a wisp circling Old Hall Farm and airfield)
Wheatear 1 (golfcourse)
Linnet 7
Pied wagtail 10
Lapwing 15
Cheers, John
387 Canada geese
7 Greylag geese
2 little ringed plover
12 pied wagtails
Jackdaw
Swallows
4 house Martins
Cricket Pitch
27 pied wagtails
Phil
Church Lane:
300+ Canada Geese
43 Pied Wagtail on the cricket pitch
25 Black-headed gulls
Old Hall Lane:
18 Pied Wagtails on the golf course
1 Greenfinch
6 Swallows
Not a lot else
2 Little Ringed Plovers
5 Pied Wagtails
>70 Canada Geese
Jackdaws
2 Carrion crow
Numerous hirundines over the water
Robin
Blue tit
1 Black-headed gull
Magpie
Cricket pitch
10 Pied Wagtails
Phil
Bike riders picknicking in the field, dog walkers out in force, cricket match underway, dog sat in the middle of the 'puddle'. In other words disturbance at its maximum. Despite this:
Little Ringed Plover 3 (flew up from the drier areas at the back when disturbed by a dog)
Swallows c35 (with up to 16 feeding on the ground at one time)
Buzzard 10 (a kettle of 8 calling overhead were joined by 2 residents)
Pied Wagtail 10
Little Owl (calling vigorously)
Cheers, John
Sparrowhawk, male and female. Male was heavily moulting and looked very tatty.
2 little ringed plovers
3 pied wagtails
45 black-headed gulls
1 greater-spotted woodpecker
Wood pigeons
Corvids - many
Hirundines - surprising few
Phil
Cheers, John
Little Ringed Plover 3 (1 adult and 2 juvs)
Canada Goose 6
Black-headed Gull 31
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Pied Wagtail 9
Starling 87
Mistle Thrush 2
Cheers, John
Mixed corvids 66
BH Gull 41
Pied Wagtail 11
Starling 8
Wood Pigeon 32
Coal Tit 1 (first for me round here)
Tawny Owl (heard)
Swallows 20 gathered on wires. Autumn is just round the corner
Cheers, John
Little Ringed Plover 1
Many birds feeding amongst the grass stubble including:
Swallows 25 (frequently grounding - taking ants perhaps)
BH Gull 97
Common Gull 1
Pied Wagtail 12
Mistle Thrush 4
Stock Dove 6
Jackdaw 93
Carrion Crow 10
Rook 18
Flyovers from:
House Martin 3
Swift 1
LBB Gull 3
Cheers, John
Old Hall Farm:
35 Swallows. Many sitting on the barbed wire fences.
5 juvenile Pied Wagtail
23 Goldfinch (many juvenile)
1 Common Buzzard
2 Grey Herons
1 Reed Bunting
1 Stock Dove
9 Tree Sparrows
6 Lesser black-backed gulls
40 Lapwings on the runway.
Now that the hay bails have been taken away..
Of interest was a decent number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 14 in total.
Plus a large number of corvids and a Buzzard cruising at height.
Church Lane:
Grass being bailed and removed, so nothing but corvids at the moment.
Old Hall Farm:
2 very active and noisy Common Buzzards
1 Kestrel
1 Grey Heron flushed close to the green bridge
5 Mallards also on the river
6 Swallows
3 squadrons of Lapwings heading North with a total of 93 birds.
Just a few Tree Sparrows
5 Goldfinches (who have had their Thistles cut to the ground)
24 Lapwings on the runway
No sign of Marsh Harrier
Surrounding grass now mowed.
Absolutely no birds on or around the remaining puddle of water.
7 Canada Geese flew over
Old Hall Lane
c150 Lapwing on runway
A Marsh Harrier was reported quartering the airfield at 08.45 but not sure if it got into GM. (info from Jack Canovan)
Cheers, John
Very quiet and almost completely drained.
Canada Goose 16
Pied Wagtail 16
Swallow 2
Old Hall Lane (10.20 - 11.40)
Green Woodpecker 1 juv (Green Bridge)
Lapwing 186 (on runway)
Goldfinch 18
Buzzard 1-2
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 4
Swift 4
House Martin 9
Other wildlife posted elsewhere
Cheers, John
150+ Lapwings on the runway thiis morning.
At least another 40 around the fields nearby.
Plenty of Goldfinches and Pied Wagtailsd once again.
Church Lane:
65 Canada Geese on what is left of the flood.
Church Lane:
1 Common Buzzard
1 Kestrel
25 Pied Wagtails
1 Black headed Gull
36 Canada Geese
53 Wood Pigeons (that I could see. Sure there were more hidden in the tall grass)
Old Hall Lane:
1 Common Buzzard
2 Song Thrush
6 Lapwings
Old Hall Farm:
Highlight was a female Whitethroat. I think I only manage 1 or 2 a year here, and this was my first for 2012.
7 Pied Wagtails
1 Common Buzzard
3 juvenile Blackbirds together
25 Goldfinch, inclding lots of juveniles, feeding on the many thistles
1 juvenile Robin
6 Tree Sparrows seen, with more heard in the hedgerows.
A remarkable number of Pied Wagtails was the highlight:
Pied Wagtail 31 (mostly juveniles)
Lapwing 3
Curlew 1
Black-headed Gull 1 over
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 over
House Martin 8
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 4
Wood Pigeon c200
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 1 (noisily chased by the Curlew)
Mallard 4
Rook 11
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Juveniles of Dunnock, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Robin and Moorhen
Cheers, John
-- Edited by John Rayner on Friday 3rd of August 2012 01:52:49 PM
Little change:
Best today was a calling and singing Willow Warbler.
Mallard 6
Canada Goose 7
Wood Pigeon c200
Swallow 9
House Martin 8
Sand Martin 1
Cormorant - 1 over
LBB Gull - 15 over
Black-headed Gull - 3 only
Buzzard - juvenile heard
Pied Wagtail 8
Cheers, John
Heavy rain but still not much around:
Mallard 11 ads, 4 young
Wood Pigeon c200 eating their way through the grass seed
Swallow 22
House Martin 2
Pied Wagtail 3 juvs
Cheers, John
8 juvenile Pied Wagtails around the edges of the flood.
45 Canada Geese
20 Swallows skimming the water.
Water levels are dropping again. We'll need more rain soon to keep this topped up.
Surely we'll get some more waders dropping in soon.
1 Little Owl
5 Pied Wagtail
18 Canada Geese
40 Black headed Gulls
4 Lesser Black backed Gulls
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
I would be if Ian knew what my abbreviations stood for
Bloody Horrible Gull 83
Little Bit Boring Gull 12
(Only kidding - I love Gulls really - Full names in future
You will be in trouble! BH, LBB. Tut, tut
A large number of gulls loafing
BH Gull 83
LBB Gull 12
Swallow c20
House Martin c6
Buzzard 1 juv
Cheers, John
Mallard 24
Canada Goose 17
Black-headed Gull 47
Wood Pigeon c200
Stock Dove 2
Cormorant 1 (overflying)
Pied Wagtail 4 juvs on cricket pitch
Little Owl 1
Cheers, John