late afternoon dog walk, covered C3 only due to noise and disturbance from about 10 4x4 vehicles and loads of bikes in and around New Water, the situation is getting ridiculous the amount of rubbish that was left last week was horrendous.
bird wise
1 Grey Wagtail perched on bridge over outflow ditch from Nevisons Flash
1 Water Rail making a right racket
3 Mistle Thrush
2 Chiffchaff

12:00 till 13:45

Not a lot to add to Gordon's sightings,

Female Stonechat in C8
Female Kestrel C8
5 Jay C6 and C8
1 Kingfisher, Fir Tree Flash


Also had two flocks of Redwing over 29 and c50.

morning dog walk
kestrel hunting over field close to top of new road before being mobbed by magpies and a single jackdaw, sparrowhawk over heading NE, 11 meadow pipit, 2 reed bunting, 3 wren, several blackbird, 2 robin, 9 long tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, 1 jay, carrion crow, wood pigeon including a flock of c70 just off site in fields at Owens farm,
diggle flash- 39 coot, 27 tufted duck, 24 black headed gull, 4 moorhen, 2 adult + 3 juvenile great crested grebe, 2 gadwall, 4 mallard, 1 grey heron, 1 little grebe,

08.15 - 11.00
2 Stonechat
20 Linnet
Siskin and Lesser Redpoll flying over calling
1 Kingfisher
1 Swallow south
5 Chiffchaff - two chasing each other round a bush
abundance of Jay flying around

7 gadwall on stock pond

stock pond 2 gadwall and no sign of wigeon yesterday evening 2 wigeon and 8 gadwall although today there were a couple of anglers so ducks possibly in reed beds,
diggle flash 40+ coot, 14 tufted duck, 11 mallard, 8 moorhen, 2 adult + 4 juvenile great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 2 mute swan, 2 black headed gull, 1 grey heron.
21 long tailed tit in 2 flocks of 13 + 8, small numbers blue tit and great tit, 5 dunnock, 2 wren, 2 robin, 6 blackbird, 1 pheasant, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 grey heron over,

stock pond 4 gadwall, 2 wigeon, 1 grey heron.
diggle flash- 15 tufted duck, 31 coot, 8 black headed gull, 7 mallard, 2 adult + 4 juvenile great crested grebe, 3 little grebe, 2 mute swan,6 moorhen,
2 meadow pipit, small numbers blue tit, great tit and long tailed tit, dunnock, robin,blackbird, 2 jackdaw, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,

11.30 - 15.00
1 Wheatear - edge of New Water
1 Siskin - flew over C10 calling
1 possibly 2 Kingfisher - 1 on Fir Tree Flash then 1 seen fishing on Nevisons Flash 45mins later that could of been same bird that had flown along the ditch between the two
4 Common Snipe - 3 C10 & 1 New Water
30+ Swallow
4 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
3 Buzzard
Water Rail calling in C10

morning dog walk
diggle flash 1 juvenile grey heron, 6 moorhen, 29 coot, 5 mallard, 3 lesser black backed gull, 14 black headed gull, 2 adult 1 cygnet mute swan, 2 adult 4 juvenile great crested grebe, 3 little grebe seen 2 more heard, 2 willow warbler and 2 wren in reed beds,
blackbird, dunnock, robin, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, meadow pipit, reed bunting,

Mooch this morning,

1 Water Rail, Nevisons
6 Snipe
1 Willow Tit, C9
2 Stonechat, C8
Kingfisher on Stock Pond

Plus all usuals.

08.45 - 10.00, FTF - 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe, Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler, pair of Mute Swan + 5 cygnet, 3 Jay, 20+ Long-tailed Tit. C3 - 8 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Starling, 40+ Goldfinch, 2 family parties Chiffchaff at least 2 singing.

male stonechat with 1 juvenile nr road leading to diggle flash from new road. c30 long tailed tit in 2 flocks

kingfisher on SW corner of diggle flash, 2 adult great crested grebe with 4 juveniles.

morning dog walk
6 goldfinch, decent mixed tit flock c20 long tailed tit, 5 blue tit, c15 great tit, 3 robin, wren, 1 jay, blackbird, 2 reed bunting, 4 willow warbler, 6 lesser black backed gull over, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 kestrel,
diggle flash- 2 grey heron on stock pond, 2 adult great crested grebe with 4 juveniles, c25 coot, 5 mallard, 4 tufted duck, 2 adult and 1 cygnet mute swan, 7 moorhen, 5 black headed gull, little grebe heard only,

kingfisher on stock pond @08-30

10.15 - 12.30
couple of things in addition to Bernard's post
1 Grasshopper Warbler giving good views reeling from a Blackthorn in C5
2 Whitethroat.
hundreds of Swallow with half a dozen Swift and a couple of House Martin.
no sign of Whinchat that Bernard saw earlier.

morning dog walk
diggle flash- kingfisher on stock pond, 5 mallard, 5 moorhen, c20 coot, 12 lesser black backed gull 1 on water 11 over nearby field, 4 swallow, 2 adult and 1 cygnet mute swan, 8 black headed gull, 1 grey heron over,
6 long tailed tit, c20 goldfinch, 7 dunnock, blackbird, great tit, blue tit, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon, 1 jay.

male stonechat with at least 1 juvenile i think more but they were difficult to see, well hidden i only saw them by accident watching a family party of whitethroat.

08.50 -09.20 , C3 only. 1 Common Tern .,40+ Swift , 10 House Martin , 30 + Swallow , 1 Great spotted Woodpecker.

morning dog walk
plenty of blue and great tit including juveniles, whitethroat, family party of reed bunting, 2 swallow, 4 swift, blackbird, dunnock, wren, robin, 7 lesser black backed gull over, magpie, carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 2 adult little grebe with at least 2 possibly 3 juveniles, 1 great crested grebe, 2 adult mute swan 1 cygnet, 7 moorhen, 12 black headed gull, 14 coot, 1 willow tit around stock pond,

morning dog walk
1 greenfinch don't see many here i actually see more greenfinch on my garden feeders than here, 2 collared dove, 12 starling, willow warbler, whitethroat, dunnock, blackbird, 2 juvenile robin, 2 juvenile skylark, 4 swift, meadow pipit, reed bunting, 1 sedge warbler, 11 lesser black backed gull, magpie,carrion crow, wood pigeon,
diggle flash- 3 grey heron on stock pond 2 perched on posts that the kingfisher uses, 1 willow tit around stock pond, 28 coot, 17 black headed gull, 7 moorhen, 2 great crested grebe, 4 mallard,

morning dog walk pretty quiet birdwise
family party whitethroat, juvenile robin, juvenile skylark, great tit, blue tit, dunnock, meadow pipit, reed bunting, willow warbler, magpie, blackbird, wood pigeon, carrion crow, 11 very noisy lesser black backed gull over,
diggle flash, coot, tufted duck, moorhen, 2 great crested grebe, 2 adult mute swan 1 cygnet, 3 mallard, black headed gull,

one of the anglers told me there was a little egret on the flash yesterday late afternoon/early evening.

kingfisher on stock pond @06-25, family parties of willow warbler, great tit, blue tit and long tailed tit, 2 juvenile robins, mistle thrush singing.

250+ Black headed Gull on New Water with many more coming and going , presumably high insect pickings available.