Today's birds

Redwing 1
Treecreeper 1
Coal Tit 1
Grey Wagtail 1 flew over
Jay 2+

Single Greylag Goose flew over east calling at first light yesterday taking my total list here to 79 species in 6 months.

Sadly, this could possibly my last entry for this post as I leave the club today.

A tightly packed flock of what looked like waders, best guess Dunlin, about 200 of them flew over course east with the wind at 8am. Also a single Buzzard battling the elements.

6 Brambling & 150+ Redwing flew over this morn. Also Crossbill & Treecreeper heard

Highlights this week. Raven 1 flew north 27th. Skylark 2 down and c120 Redwing in small groups heading north on 28th - a fraction of total as I can't do a full count whilst working. Also Kestrel discovered regularly roosting overnight in small hole in wall of greenkeepers sheds/old barn leaving at first light.

Female Sparrowhawk took a Blackbird this morning and mounted it under a pine plantation. Plenty of shrieking before it was carried away.

3 Crossbill in Larch and Pine plantation on the course. Also single Brambling, several Siskin and Lesser Redpoll, 30 Chaffinch and 20 Redwing. Jays also active ferrying acorns. Green Woodpecker by the public bridleway yesterday.

Single Brambling and Green Woodpecker this morning

1 Brambling calling frequently at first light. Also 4 Crossbill flew west at 8.15am

At least 1 Brambling heard at first light. 1 Crossbill seen but suspect more. 1 Buzzard c250 Fieldfare flying over west in 2 large flocks.

Single Brambling heard flying over. Several Fieldfare also noted arriving with the many Redwing

Great passage of Redwing early am. 500+ heading southwest in groups of 50 or so. Also 1 Green Woodpecker and 2 Buzzard

2 Redwing & 2 Fieldfare over south at 7.30am and Pink-footed Geese heard

16 Snipe circled over this morning before landing just north of course.

Spotted Flycatcher 1 feeding from hedgerow by the 18th hole. May have been 2

Looked to be a good passage of migrants this morning with 16 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Pied Wagtail and a single Grey Wagtail all moving south

Antony

Nice bird for Old Links

I'm off to Hilbre tomorrow for an over tide but if the Jack Snipe is about tomorrow will have a go on Sunday so if you see it let me know

Jack Snipe 1 on public bridleway at 6am in my headlights in the dark on my way to work. Great view of bird on the ground!!

60 species here at least since starting work here 2 months ago. Highlights include a good passage of Wheatear, regular Crossbills, Green Woodpecker and Peregrine

4 Crossbill regular in Pines on west side of course included 2 male, 1 female and 1 juvenile.

There are public footpaths through the course where they can be seen and heard

-- Edited by Antony Wainwright on Wednesday 24th of July 2013 07:05:39 PM

45 species recorded during the first two weeks of July. Highlights include:

All confirmed breeding - Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Mistle Thrush, Blue Tit, Great Tit,Magpie, Starling, Blackbird.

All probable breeding - Meadow Pipit, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Jay, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting.

Crossbill - up to 3 seen regularly
Grey Heron - regular flyovers
Stock Dove - 1 pair regular
Lapwing - group of 20 regular

Used to play there Alan before I realised golf wound me up more than it calmed me down and birding is by far a better hobby. That said saw some good birds including Green Woodpecker, Spotted Flycatcher. as this is even more on my doorstep than Turton another Greenish Warbler ( or similar) would be good. Good luck with the new job and reaching the 100, and if there's anything rare give me a shout I'm only 5 minutes away

First day at my new job at Old Links today. Highlights follow:

Crossbill 3 all day feeding in pines by greenkeepers sheds
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 immature
Whitethroat 2 singing males
Blackcap 1 singing male
Reed Bunting 1 singing male
Skylark several singing
Curlew 1 displaying nearby

Lets see if I can get to 100 species, got to 99 at Turton Golf Course in 7 years

-- Edited by Antony Wainwright on Monday 1st of July 2013 04:05:40 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 1st of July 2013 04:38:00 PM