Afternoon mooch, was foggy so probably missed a lot of birds,

1 Grey heron, Westleigh brook
3 Pied wagtail on football pitch
Mixed tit flock included 1 Goldcrest and another 2 seen
3 Redwing
1 Kestrel

Glad get home to be honest absolutely freezing especially out in the open.

08:00 till 10:00, Not as cold has it has been but still a bit chilly out in the open,

Plenty thrushes about mostly redwings, but a few Feildfare, Mistle thrushes and Song thrush seen.
1 Kingfisher flew under the bridge near Westleigh lane and a single Grey wagtail was also seen.
30+ Goldfinch
2 Reed bunting flew over as did 1 Cormorant and 4 Meadow Pipit
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
A mixed tit flock contained at least two Goldcrest
2 Siskin
3 Common Snipe
7 Blackbird
3 Robin
1 Wren
3 Chaffinch
Plenty woodpigeon and few corvids.

08:30 till 10:00, Pickley green and Abbey lane.

1 Common snipe
2 Kestrel
1 Goldcrest
1 Jay
1 Buzzard
3 Reed bunting
79 Redwing
7 Feildfare
11 Long tailed tits
2 Great crested grebes
1 Mute swan
3 Tufted duck
3 Wren
7 Blackbird
3 Robin
4 Great tits
5 Blue tits

Couple of hours early this morning,

1 Water rail
3 Goldcrest
4 Mistle thrush
34 Redwing
7 Feildfare
2 Grey wagtail
1 Willow tit
3 Tree sparrow

Plus all usual birds.

Early morning visit very cold,

65 redwing
17 feildfare
5 siskin
3 goldcrest
1 kestrel

plus all usuals

Early this afternoon:

130 Fieldfare and 60 Redwing over SW
4 Goldcrest
Snipe

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Couple of hours this morning with plenty of thrushes knocking about,

80 redwing
11 feildfare
3 mistle thrush
1 song thrush
1 female yellowhammer
Goldcrest and Treecreeper in mixed tit flock

Plus all usuals

2 Tree Sparrow over NW at 10:19am.
50 Goldfinch
Skylark south
2 Raven over NE

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Ring Ouzel again in hawthorns under telephone wires on the eastern side of the tracks by the football field at 11:35 today.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

A Ring Ouzel flew from the corner of the football pitch to the telegraph wire hedgerow at 11:30 today.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

07:00 till 09:00

Blue, great, long tailed and willow tit all seen this morning.
1 male bullfinch
2 greenfinch
3 reed bunting
5 redpoll
1 kestrel
2 buzzard
2 redwing
3 mistle thrush
1 goldcrest
2 Robin
4 blackbird
Plenty woodpigeon

Kingfisher on westleigh brook this morning
3 siskin
1 kestrel
11 goldfinch
1 willow tit
2 buzzard
1 snipe

plus all usuals

Delph and fields over Abbey lane, pretty quiet,

1 mute swan
2 great crested grebes
Pair of tufted duck
2 wren
3 reed bunting
1 skylark
2 meadow pipit
1 male blackcap
1 chiffchaff and 1 willow warbler
1 Jay
2 kestrel
1 goldcrest, with mixed tit flock

Tree Pipit at 10:44am today.

Also:

2 Whinchat on wire fence by reedbed at midday.
Nuthatch, 4 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Grey Wagtail, 3 Swallow.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

06:00am till 07:15, cloudy but dry,

Few birds to add to yesterday's sightings,

1 willow tit
3 skylark
2 reed bunting
1 male blackcap close to the gardens of Lawson ave

Quick hour, wet and miserable, highlights,

1 spotted flycatcher, near Howe bridge crematorium
2 bullfinch
1 willow tit
1 sedge warbler
1 female sparrowhawk
1 kestrel

Plus usual birds

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Saturday 6th of September 2014 01:10:45 PM

Spotted Flycatcher in the hawthorn hedge between the 2nd and 3rd telegraph poles at the north of site at midday and still dunning itself at 1pm.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Spotted Flycatcher present mid-morning yesterday.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

06:00am to 07:30am, clear and dry morning, bit chilly also

Single yellowhammer
3 reed bunting
Still a few willows warblers and chiffchaff about, with a single reed warbler
Plenty tits, robins and blackbirds
2 wren
1 willow tit
1 kestrel
Decent number of finches mainly goldfinches and a few chaffinches with 1 Greenfinch
Also 2 possible siskin, only got a quick glimpse before they flew off into cover, 90% sure
Plenty woodpigeon and magpie
1 bullfinch, female

Flood and Abbey lane

Small numbers of meadow pipit and skylark
1 reed bunting
2 great crested grebe
3 tufted duck
1 swan
Plenty mallard, couple of coot and moorhen
3 grey partridge
1 raven flew over







-- Edited by Scott robinson on Sunday 31st of August 2014 09:28:13 AM

Not much to add to Saturday's sightings other then,

1 common whitethroat, with 2 juveniles
1 willow tit
2 buzzards

Female Redstart in the hedge between Atherleigh Way and the Crematorium at 09:50 today.

Also 34 Swift feeding in the area.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Kingfisher on westleigh brook this morning, also kestrel was very active along the banks, other then the usual birds very quiet

Quick hour at dinnertime,

2 Redpoll
1 grasshopper warbler
2 sedge warbler
1 buzzard
1 kestrel

Plus all usual birds

Motorbikes tearing the place up again

Sedge and grasshopper warbler both seen this morning
2 reed bunting
Party of 5 long tailed tits all flirting about
2 bullfinch (pair)
1 kestrel
2 yellowhammer both males
blue and great tits
robin and blackbird

abbey lane,

3 great crested grebes
2 tufted duck
coot and moorhen
2 swans with 2 cygnets
skylark, meadow pipit and reed bunting