Male Stonechat still present mid afternoon when I think it became prey to a Kestrel that caught something in the same vicinity , it ate whatever it was with it's back to me in a distant tree. I didn't see the Stonechat again although it could have moved on through the undergrowth.

also
1 Chiffchaff
3 Grey Partridge
7 Snipe
Fieldfare & Redwing present in small numbers

10.30-11.45
1 Greenshank heard only due to the fog
Pink footed Geese flew over in fog
3 Cetti's Warbler singing one of which took me by surprise suddenly bursting into song probably 5ft away in cover almost deafening me
3 Chiffchaff
Didn't come across any expected Redwing just 3 Mistle Thrush.

9.45 - 11.15
1 Hobby
2 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
1 Cetti's Warbler
1 Water Rail
3 Chiffchaff

09.00 - 10.15
Plank Lane/Common Lane as far as New Water and back

1 Willow Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
1 Cetti's Warbler
1 Raven
5 Pink-footed Geese W
4 Willow Tit

09.00-10.30
1 Siskin
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Reed Warbler
1 Willow Warbler
1 Raven
7 Swallow SW
2 Sand Martin
20+ House Martin
Juvenile Buzzard very vocal as always

Unfortunately dead Sparrowhawk presumably flew into railings at rear of former Nissan Firsway opposite the Rest home.

Mid morning as far as Nevison's Flash
Of note
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
7 species of Warbler
Willow Tit

Garden Warbler singing midday

05.45 - 09.00
2 Cuckoo M+F
Plus usual warblers etc

08.30 - 10.30
1 male Cuckoo - flew across playing field and over Nevison's Flash then heard later by Fir Tree Flash
2 Common Tern
1 Oystercatcher

08.30 - 10.30
After a number of attempts managed to see and photograph one of the Garden Warbler albeit a poor photo took 45 minutes though. Other things of note this morning
1 Greenshank
2 new Sedge Warbler
Plus usuals

a.m walk
1 Cuckoo calling
3 Sedge Warbler
4 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Redshank
1 Goldcrest (don't see them here that often)
3 Cetti's Warbler 2 seen briefly but not quick enough to get a photo

Mid morning highlights
1 Garden Warbler
2 Raven
1 Sedge Warbler

Late morning walk
Female Cuckoo flew across the cow fields (previous posts relate to male)
9 Swift
Plus usual warblers

Had a walk this morning for a couple of hours

Heard Cetti's warbler

Willow Warbler

Chiffchaff

linnet 2

Blackcap

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush 1

Great Crested Grebes 2

Reed Bunting 

Reed Warbler

 

 

 

a.m
Single Garden Warbler only thing new in this morning

Had my exercise walks here (Northern Trail) yesterday and today

Grasshopper Warbler

Whitethroat

Willow Warbler 

Goldfinch

Blue Tit

Great Crested Grebe

Tufted Duck

Mallard

All with 10 minutes of entrance

 

Very enjoyable a.m walk with some new arrivals

2 Sedge Warbler.
1 Whitethroat.
2 Reed Warbler.
4 Grasshopper Warbler reeling .
4 Cetti's Warbler (have decided that there is not a 5th bird on site just that the 4th is very mobile since it's arrival the other week, today it was singing opposite side of road to no where showing briefly before heading back to choke pond).
A very agile Willow Warbler flycatching from one tree catching the fly before landing in another some distance away.
2 Raven very vocal.
Female Kestrel was constantly flying from metal fencing by the allotment to the ground eating perhaps beetles? not sure what and back for a good 5 mins or so before being disturbed by a passer-by.
Still not seen any Swallows yet, this time last year they were on site virtually 2 weeks ago (read this week there is a high mortality rate this year in Greece?)

Late morning early afternoon walk
1 Reed Warbler chatting away.
2 Raven.
Blackcap /Willow Warbler /Chiffchaff all present numbers not recorded.
Was stood at bottom of a ruck @1pmish, watching a Buzzard on edge the ruck, listening to slight commotion coming from Gulls. As the Buzzard moved away I turned round to look at the Gulls, disappearing over rucks in a WNW direction I had a very brief glimpse of a possible White Stork. I tried to grab a quick snapshot but missed. Would be interesting to hear if one is reported in the NW in the near future.

Mid morning walk, got caught in the downpour
of note
10 Willow Warbler
3 Raven

Today's highlights

2 Raven
4 Cetti's Warbler (the new bird now singing from the Choke Pond)

A. M Highlights
Single Willow Warbler
25+ Redwing

Single Little ringed Plover present this morning
20+ Chiffchaff

10.00-12.30
5 Redwing NE
8 Chiffchaff
3 Cetti's Warbler
2 Greylag Geese
5 Lapwing

Ian McKerchar wrote:

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No flocks of Starling passing through Pennington Flash heading towards the roost here at all this evening and no murmuration seen either. Is the roost still active?

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A flock of maybe a thousand or so flew over Lightshaw Hall Flash on Sunday evening during the storm, came from Pennington / Bickershaw direction, heading towards Abram. Maybe heading for a Wigan Flashes roost?