Eastern end of Clayton Vale in last few days.

Great Tits
Blue Tits
Coal Tits
Long-tailed Tits
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Bullfinch
Chiffchaff
Dunnock
Wren
Starling
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Heron
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Magpie
Crow
Jackdaw
Jay
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Feral Pigeon
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lots of Blackcaps and Willow Warblers. A few Chiffchaff and Whitethroats. Swallows, Carrion Crow, Woodpigion, 3 Bullfinch, and a Kingfisher along the River Medlock.

Between Medlock vale and Daisy Nook were a few Lapwings, a Jay destroying a Long Tailed Tit nest Long tailed Tits, Chaffinch, Whitethroat and Swallows.

Large numbers of Willow Warblers, and Blackcaps, with quite a few Chiffchaffs thrown in. An unringed Dipper on the River Medlock too.

Lots of fledged Long Tailed Tits and Blue Tits too and wild flowers all in bloom!

quite a few Whitethroats around now and a Garden Warbler skulking about!

A Mooch last night. And it was noticable that there were less birds than last week.

The main bird of note was an unringed Dipper on the Medlock.

A few more Willow Warblers, less Blackcaps and a bird call that I couldnt ID!! I have had Spotted Flycathers here before, but it wasnt one of those. It gave up calling and I frustratedly mooched off.

I will go back and try and ID it!

Swallow numbers still on the increase though!

-- Edited by Matt Potter on Tuesday 27th of April 2010 11:43:20 AM

The area was alive with bird song tonight!

Birds seen and heard-

Kingfisher - 1 flying up river.
Blackcap - several males and one pair
Woodpigeon
Sparrowhawk
Wren
Dunnock
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Grey Heron
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Long Tailed Tit - Seem to be everywhere
Blue Tit
Great tit
Swallow - Numbers Increasing
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Mallard
Canada Goose
Crow
Magpie
Wheatear - in fields between Medlock Vales and Daisy Nook. 2 females in one field and 3 stunning males in another. Males may have been Greenland race as they had very pinky buff breasts but could have been the sunset! Never seen wheatear around these parts before.

-- Edited by Matt Potter on Monday 19th of April 2010 10:44:20 PM

-- Edited by Matt Potter on Monday 19th of April 2010 10:49:45 PM

27/3/10

First Chiffchaff of the year singing away!

A quick walk around tonight produced the following: Pheasant Blackbird Song Thrush Blue tit Great Tit Long Tailed Tit Mallard Canada Goose Moorhen Dipper - Whizzed past on the river Wren Dunnock Woodpigion Crow Magpie Goldfinch Greenfinch