2 Oystercatcher, House Sparrow, 12 Lapwing in surrounding field, Goldcrest, Long-tailed tit and coal Tit and two Great Crested Grebe.

Went for a walk round and picnic breakfast with the kids yesterday.

Nothing unusual but species included:
Willow warbler
Goldfinch
Great crested grebe
1 Common tern
House sparrow
Blackbird
Robin
Crow
3 oystercatchers circled but never landed.

White headed blackbird, 2 Heron, Swallow, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, Long TailedTits, Goldfinches House Sparrows, most away from the lodges along the brook. Only thing on the lodge was red headed chap shouting, waving his arms about, whilst running around the lodge with four dogs.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 30th of April 2013 05:20:10 PM

starmount lodgesand feeder brook

2 swallows chiffchaff, blackcap, sedge warbler, flock of long tailed tits, gold finches

Large flock of house Sparrows around feeders
Green Gold and Chaffinches
Bullfinch
LT Tits
2 Moorhens
Redwings
Fly over Lapwing
not much else other than usuals

AM along blackshaw brook belowe lodges
Blackcap Willow Warbler Pied Wag Goldfinches Greenfinches Dunnock ETC
Starmount Lodges not very much but
2 Broods Canada Geese
1 brood mallard
1 Coot chick shouting for mum or dad

quick shufty
along the brook
several willow warbler , one blackcap, singing wren, chaffinch gold finch great tit blue tit lt tit robin magpie Etc
on the lodges
2 GC Grebe 3 Canada Goose 2 mute swans several mallard

-- Edited by Ian Boote on Friday 23rd of April 2010 09:27:42 AM

Thats the lodges I walked around but the sign from Bury Parks Dept states Blackshaw Brook which is the brook that runs down from Ainsworth.

-- Edited by Ian Boote on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 12:38:02 AM

Do you mean Starmount Lodges (off Brown's Rd) at SD756087)?

Early morning vist Great Crested Grebe Over 12 Coot, Mallard, C. Goose, BH Gull Very large bruiser feral cross mallard Over 6 Moorhen, Robin, Magpie. Dunnock Wren Blue Tits, GreaT Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch Carrion Crow, Connorant Flying Over, They have been clearing the bank of the large Res so not much cover.