Walk up around Middle Bank this morning. 3 Wheatear, circa 20 Curlew, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, one Blackcap heard, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Redpoll (2), Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk over.
11/11/2023 Some sightings from 8,30 to 11 this morning
Flock of c8 Crossbill near Landslow Green A few Brambling with c25 Chaffinch beyond Hollingworth Hall Farm. 2 Green Woodpecker heard, one at the top of Cow Lane and one on the edge of Swallows Wood at Lower Bank Plenty of Long-tailed Tits, 2 Mistle Thrush 2 Treecreeper 5 Nuthatch Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Kestrel
2 Brambling with 18 Chaffinch near Hollingworth Hall Farm at 9am. Also 27 Meadow Pipit, Peregrine Falcon, 2 Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Bullfinch, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Stock Dove.
7 Rook feeding in the field at side of lay-by at the fork.
Around a dozen finches were feeding at the lay-by under the first Beech trees on way up but were flushed by a passing car before I got bins on them ..... as I said at the time "Dear Me" !
Roger.
-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Tuesday 18th of October 2022 10:53:35 PM
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Yes beautiful on Hobson Moor Road this morning, some great birds, 1 Ring Ouzel male at Hobson Moor and even better a Red Kite over heading north, at about 830 am. 4 more Ring Ouzel at Middle Bank, 10+ Wheatears and 2 Red-legged Partridge. Also 22 and 2 Golden Plover over Hobson Moor and a House Martin at Hall Farm
Beautiful weather this morning if a little chilly! Highlights 5 Wheatear at Middle Bank plus a single Swallow over there. Also Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk annoying a mixed tit flock in some gorse.
Green Woodpecker, 5 Red Grouse, 100+ flock of Redwing and mostly Fieldfare, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, Common Buzzard, Raven, 30 Rook.
Cuckoo again this morning. Also Green Woodpecker, Raven, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Lapwing.
Attached 2 'bin photos' of Cuckoo and Green Woodpecker
-- Edited by Chris Harper on Saturday 2nd of May 2020 02:13:18 PM
Cuckoo near Higher Bank at 19.20. Also Green Woodpecker, 2 Curlew, 2 Red Legged Partridge, 3 Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff.
Male Wheatear was my first of the year. Also 2 Curlew, 2 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat, Swallow, Skylark, Stock Dove, Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Nuthatch, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff.
Thursday 23rd January 2020, 9.30 - 11.00am. Misty.
Around Moorside Farm.
Mixed flock containing:
4 Reed Bunting 20+ Great Tits 2 Redwing 6+ Chaffinch
Landslow Green.
10+ Brambling, a couple of males starting to brighten up 20+ Chaffinch 20+ Great Tits 3 Mistle Thrush, one singing Several Rooks in the fields Nuthatch calling
Walk along Hobson Moor Road and back,dry and cloudy;-
Several chaffinches,robins,two nuthatches. Large flock of jackdaws with some rooks. One willow'marsh tit on former Hollingworth hall site and other tits. Small flock of fieldfare,redwings and more starlings near Cow Lane. One buzzard soaring.
12+ Brambling in with a mixed flock of Tits and Chaffinch near to the quarry Nuthatch calling from Moorside Farm, Landslow Green, and Hobson Moor Road No sign of any winter Thrushes today
A very large flock of winter thrushes and Starling in the fields between Hobson Moor Road and Hobson Moor, containing (approximately): 300+ Fieldfare 100+ Starling 50+ Redwing 1 Buzzard over Hobson Moor
Moorside Farm.
1 Reed Bunting 10 Fieldfare 9 Redwing 3 Blackbirds There was a small mixed Tit and finch flock behind Landslow Green, with a couple of Bullfinch and around 15 Chaffinch. Too distant to pick out anything else.
-- Edited by David Walsh on Sunday 8th of December 2019 08:54:17 PM
-- Edited by David Walsh on Sunday 8th of December 2019 08:56:11 PM
Large finch flock mostly Chaffinch, but picked out a few Brambling. Flock was mobile around area of Landslow Green. Also flock of 30+ Fieldfare in fields above Hobson Moor Road.