2 Redshank of note this morning,  rest as yesterday 

Sunny but sharp easterly wind

Mute Swan - 2,

Pochard - 21, gathering before they go?

Tufted Duck - 14

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Lesser black backed Gull - 12

Herring Gull - 6

Black headed Gull - 30

Heron - 2

Cormorant - 2

Great crested Grebe - 2

Chiffchaff - 9

Blackcap - 1

Raven - 1, over north again

Bullfinch - 1 pair

More or less same as Wednesday today with the addition of 2 Wigeon, and a pair of Greenfinch , but Pochard down to 7. Also of note about 20 Skylark ,500 Woodpigeon and 150 Lapwing. 

Of note this morning 

Pochard-14

Oystercatcher - 2 but possibly 4 as seen in 2 places

Nuthatch- 1 

Chiffchaff-1

Great Crested Grebe- 1 Pair

Lapwing - 60 

Teal -2 

Stonechat- 1 first winter Male 

Goldcrest -2 

Unfortunately the fishing den has appeared again

On the western side of the west pool ,so looks

Like we have night visitors again .

Of note this morning 

Pochard - 9 

Wigeon - 4

Oystercatcher- pair displaying

Cormorant- 4 

Great Crested Grebe - 1 pair 

Skylark - 8 

Apart from that same as its been all winter quiet.

Of note this morning

Pochard - 9 (8m,1f) pic below 

Goosander - Pair 

Wigeon -1 Male 

Teal - 1 Pair

Great Crested Grebe - 1 

Cormorant - 4 ( all sinensis race , which now seems to be the norm here ) pic below 

Grey Heron -2 

Gadwall -6

Tufted Duck -21 

Very quick lunchtime circuit from the motorway junction round the pools over the landfill. Generally very quiet, two Skylark, one Kestrel, few Goldfinch, single numbers of Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits. Black-headed Gull, Canada Geese, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Cormorant and Oystercatcher looked to be the highlights.

Nothing on the Capped Tip.

Dropped down from the Tip summit on the zig-zag path towards the gas plant and came across the best finch flock in the Alders I have ever seen. 40-45 Siskin, two Greenfinch, male Brambling, 40+ Redpoll (no large or pale ones, not that they'd stay still long enough for a full look at the flock), two Nuthatch, one Chaffinch, 3-4 Linnet, 50+ Goldfinch. Very flighty. One of the better lunchbreaks I have had in my life .

Single male Bullfinch on Silver Lane back to the motorway.

Nice today to see the Male Great Crested Grebe return early for the hopefully another sucessful breeding season , apart from that pretty quiet on the pools , with 5 Gadwall and 4 Teal only other things of real note .

In the last week there have been irratic Redpoll numbers ,up to 60 one day then 6 the day after and none today , the odd Marsh Harrier passing through from Woolston to Little Wooldon moss . Siskin also noted most days up to 20 but again down to 2 today. Mute Swans have moved on after spending the last few weeks in a 20 foot bit of unfrozen water, maybe they will be back later in the week . 

Today as Yesterday , but Peregrine on eastern arable and 30 Redpoll present along with 10 snipe, 10 Yellowhammer and some of the most frozen landscapes ive seen since 2011.

Usual at Silver Lane last few days of note 20 Wigeon, Mute Swan Pair still present and good numbers of winter Thrushes about ,apart from that most of the pools frozen with the odd redpoll small flock around the site and a chiffchaff heard once.

39 Wigeon of note this morning plus noted from the summit 

C1000 Pink Footed Geese circled over Little Wooldon Moss and Irlam Moss then came west and landed west of LWM and slightly east of Holcroft Lane at 12pm 

01.01.2025 - As flooded as I've ever seen the area today but that helped to bring a few unusual visitors in the for of the big gulls down on the eastern side 

Of note 

Great Black-Backed Gull - 3 (shot of 1 below )

Herring Gull - 5 

Common Gull - 1 

Lesser Black Backed Gull -3 

Black Headed Gull - 100+

Wigeon - 13

Tufted Duck - 16

Little Grebe -6

Gadwall - 1 Pair

Teal -12

Shoveler - 1 imm Male

Mute Swan- 1 Pair 

Meadow Pipit - 8 

Yellowhammer -6 

Redpoll - 16 (pic below )

This morning little change only things of note

Redpoll -10 

Siskin - 10

Teal -12

Lapwing - 150 about the area usually regularly flushed by Peregrine 

Stonechat -2 

Ive never seen so few birds on the landfill - almost completely bird less 

of note this morning

Goosander - 6 (2 M , 4 f)

Wigeon-4

Teal - 17

Buzzard -3

Little Grebe - 6

Tufted Duck - 17

Coot - 28

Mute Swan - 1 Pair

Skylark - 6 

Goldfinch -40

Redpoll - 10

5 Goosander and 7 Wigeon of note this morning,  also 11 Teal .

Today more or less sane as yesterday apart from Wigeon had dropped to 15 and a pair of  stonechat extra. 

No real Change today been Deja Vu most of the Autumn and Winter so far , pools have the lowest population of Waterfowl ive seen here , the big west pool 

the most noticeable with about 7 Cormorant and 6 Tufted Ducks the only birds on there today , which is shocking really compared to the norm at this time of 

year. 

others 

Shoveler- 1 

Teal -7

Tufted Duck - 11

Coot - 21

Grey Heron-1 

Chiffchaff - 1 

Lapwing -19

redpoll - 8

Goldfinch - c100

Raven - 1 > West

Goldcrest - 1

Bullfinch -6

Redwing - 50

Blackbird - 30+

of note this morning - Pools quieter than I have ever seen them 

Mute Swan - 1 pair

Shoveler-3

Teal -7

Cormorant-7

Grey Heron-1

Siskin-10

Redpoll- 12

Chiffchaff-1

Stonechat - 1 Pair

woodpigeon- 500+ 

Lapwing - 40

plus the regular bits and bobs