Am - Good winter Thrush movement again , bodes well for Waxwings locally soon .

of note

Fieldfare - 1700+ SW plus about 300 onsite

Redwing - 600 + plus about 100 onsite

Pink Footed Geese - 270 > NW in 4 flocks 

Stonechat-2

Grey Partridge- 3

Gadwall-7

Shoveler - 4

Pochard - 3

Grey Heron -2

Cormorant - 1

Kestrel - 3

Chaffinch -50

plus the usuals

Am of note

Whooper Swan - 7 > NW

Gadwall - 14

Pochard - 5

Shoveler - 5

Grey Heron - 2

Stonechat -2

Goldcrest - 6

AM/PM

Marsh Harrier - 1 Fem/ imm > NE

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel-2

Shoveler-5

Gadwall - 8

Pochard-6

Teal-2

Cormorant -5

Mute Swan-1

Godcrest-6

Redpoll-10

Linnet-130

Chaffinch- c50

Fieldfare-300

Pink Footed Geese - 40> NE

Long Tailed Tit- 25

Bullfich-5

Reed Bunting -14

Stonechat -4

AM/PM of note 4 mile 3.5 hour mooch same route as last 2 days .

Shoveler - 4

Gadwall- 2

Pochard-3

Kingfisher- 1

Meadow Pipit- 30

Reed Bunting -10

Stonechat - 4

Buzzard-3

Kestrel-3

Cormorant -2 imm 

Skylark -20

Grey Partridge-8

Long Tailed Tit - 30

Goldcrest -6 with the big LTT flock

Redpoll -2

Chaffinch-40

Linnet-20

Woodpigeon - c 1500

Lapwing- 30

plus the usuals

of note today

19 Grey Partridge

16 Teal 

5 Shoveler

5 Pochard 

lots of Fieldfare and redwing

Stonechat -2 

Golden Plover - 1 disturbed from landfill summit

AM-PM

West pool seems to be disturbed at the moment not sure if its being fished at night but there was very little on there today, even the Great Crested Grebe were missing, also the Motorway Service Station seems imminent as some tin buildings and the farm gate into the field at junc 11 have been removed, those tin buildings have probably been there since the 2nd WW, as they looked more like shelters than farm buildings some called them the maggot farm. 

of note 

Fieldfare - hard to count as many were over in all directions but 300+ around the area and similar numbers of Redwing

Pochard-1

Stonechat -4

Buzzard-4

Kestrel 3

Whinchat - 1 Juvenile  -- Nice to still have the Juvenile Whinchat present today on the patch which makes it the equal Latest ever sighting for me and most likely for the site . Amazing to think this would normally be in Africa now for the winter , so its a mega for the site so late in the year, and the only sight record of the species this year for me is this bird. Also amazing is the previous latest in 2019 was in exactly the same spot on the same date and was a Juvenile . 

plus the usuals 

Am of note

Great Black Backed Gull - decent passage NE 53 in total in small groups between 1 and 7 

Whinchat - 1 Juv still present but highly mobile .very late if it stays until tomorrow, it will be the equal latest ever for me.

Stonechat - 3

Fieldfare - 85 West

Peregrine - 1 Juv heading NE

Merlin - 1 Headed NE followed towards  LWM watched  through the bins

Shoveler -4

Little Grebe -9

Pochard -1 

Skylark -20

Redwing - 100+ 

Siskin -8 

Woodpigeon - 800+

Decent morning with one extra special bird

of note 

Shoveler- 5

Cormorant-2

Tufted Duck - 29

Pochard-2

Great Crested Grebe- 2

Peregrine - 1 Big Juvenile hunting Pigeons on the eastern arable

Buzzard-3

Siskin -6

Meadow Pipit - 60

Skylark- 30

Long Tailed Tit-23

Pink Footed Geese - 32 > west

Stonechat - 3

and the special bird 

Whinchat- 1 Juvenile Picture below , a very late bird found on my way back to the car on the east side of landfill, then after about 15 mins flew SW over the entrance pool and seemingly off over the landfill High in the same direction , could not relocate it after looking for another half hour. Not my latest here as I had one on the 18th of October a few years ago but a highlight as its the first I've seen at the site all year.

Of note pm

Fieldfare - 270 West and about 80 down in the area 

Redwing - 380 West and about 100 down in.the area

Shoveler - 3

Gadwall -3 

Stonechat -2

Buzzard - 4

Snipe -1 

Starling -500 On eastern arable

Am

A week after my first at Silver Lane the Redwings started to come through some landing of note this morning

Redwing- 360 West and 85 came down and landed in the SW valley area during low cloud and drizzle (see pic of flocks moving through)

Fieldfare- 4 in with the flock of 85 Redwing that landed

Hobby- 1 Juvenile South (im sure this is the latest I've ever seen )bit crazy on the day Redwings arrive

Siskin - 40 South

Skylark - 100 South + 40 onsite

Meadow Pipit- 55

Pink Footed Geese - 320 around the area in different size flocks , biggest flock about 160

Shoveler- 3

Gadwall-3

Wigeon-4

Grey Heron -2

Cormorant-1

Chiffchaff-1

Goldcrest - 9+

Woodpigeon - 700+ on eastern arable

Of note AM

Stonechat - 8 ( 2 groups of 4 today )

Kestrel-2

Great Created Grebe - 2

Pochard- 7

Gadwall-1

Swallow -1> s

Meadow Pipit - 80

Skylark -60

Buzzard-6

Am of note (a crackin' morning in the rain) Always seem to see more in bad weather 

Redwing- 7 > South ( early for me)

Hobby- 1 Juvenile > South (probably latest I've seen)

Peregrine - 1 Juvenile hunting Woodpigeons on the eastern arable

Merlin - 1 Female hunting Starlings on the eastern arable

Kestrel-4

Buzzard-8

Lapwing - 73 eastern arable

Great Crested Grebe - 2

Little Grebe  - 7

Reed Bunting -4

Shoveler - 4 Adults 1 Juvenile on west pool

Pochard - 28 on west pool

Swallow - 28 > south

House Martin - 2 > S

Chiffchaff- 3

Blackcap - 4

Siskin- 18 > South

Redpoll -2

Grey Heron -2

Teal -2

Meadow pipit - still piling through in between rain storms at average about 20 per min (1200 per hour) were the eck are all these coming from nearly 2 weeks of constant large movement , it amazing really

Skylark - c 300 > South in 2 hours

Pink Footed Geese - 8 > East

Canada Geese - 680 on Northern arable feeding then as usual onto the west pool at 11am before heading off east in dribs and drabs

Greylag Geese - 6 + 2 hybrids

Of note AM

Marsh Harrier - 1 Male flying South showing very heavy moult giving a forked tail when circling , so beware of this bird locally before kite claims . (pic attached)

Siskin - 35 > South

Buzzard - 18- South and 8 across the site

Sparrowhawk- 1 Pair

Kestrel -4

Shoveler - 4 

Good movement of Meadow Pipit and Skylark ,plenty on landfill also

House Martin - 15 > South

Swallow- 30+ South

Kingfisher-2

Grey Heron -2

Pink Footed Goose - 1 with Canadas on west pool

This  morning there was a massive movement over the summit of the landfill of Meadow Pipit and other birds with constant movement south from 9 - 12 ,they were moving approx 20 per min. Full movement must have comprised of 3000+ Meadow pipits. Also in same movement all South

Swallow - 120+

Yellow Wagtail- 1

House Martin -10

Skylark-200+

Pink Footed Geese - 15

Siskin- 10

Buzzard - 10

Others sightings on the pools etc

Meadow Pipit- c60 on summit. 

Wigeon - 2 (first of winter at SL for me ) Pic attached

Canada Geese- same as previous few weeks 500+ moving through west pool in the morning then off SE also 6 Greylag and 2 hybrid.

Shoveler-5

Great Crested Grebe - 2

Pochard - 18

Tufted Duck - 25

Little Grebe - 8

Chiffchaff - 5 

Willow Warbler -1 

Coal Tit -4

Goldfinch -60

Sparrowhawk-1

Kestrel - 5

Long tailed Tit-18

Crackin' Morning of bird movement South today highlights below 

Meadow Pipit - 700+> South in Constant movement low over Landfill summit all morning, still moving through at 12.30 when I left

Tree Pipit- 5 > South

Reed Bunting - 20 > South plus 10 onsite 

Yellow Wagtail - 3 > S

Buzzard - 20+ > S

House Martin - 2 > S

Swallow - 100+ S

Raven - 2 > S

Hobby - Juvenile Hunting high over summit of Landfill then headed off SW(pic attached)

other sightings 

Canada Geese - Again the strange Gathering early on the west pool of 500+ hard to keep any real count as some leave , some arrive all seemingly head off east in dribs and drabs all morning , A dozen Greylag in with the flock and a couple of Hybrids. 

Pochard-14

Shoveler-2

Kingfisher - 2 

Nuthatch -1 

Little Grebe - 10

Great Crested Grebe-2

Skylark - 20 onsite many others over south

Kestrel- 4 Hunting across the site

Sparrowhawk- 3 

Willow Warbler-2

Chiffchaff-8

Blackcap-4

Goldfinch - 100 onsite

Linnet - 15

Stonechat - 1 Pair

plus the usuals

This morning pretty much as yesterday apart from a Female Stonechat on the bales on the eastern arable land(pic below) . 60 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer also on the set aside on the eastern arable .Trail bikers on the landfill so no chance of anything up there for me today .4 Teal up on yesterday, and a Nuthatch.

Am of note

Canada Geese - 530 on west pool

Greylag Geese - 8 on west pool

Hybrid Greylag x Canada -1 on west pool

House Martin- 10

Shoveler - 2 Juvenile + 2 adult west pool (possibly from Woolston)

Pochard - 12 West pool

Tufted Duck - 30

Little Grebe - 6

Great Crested Grebe - 1 Pair west pool

Goldfinch - 30

Willow Warbler- 2

Chiffchaff -8

Golden Plover 1 > east

2 Tree pipit off summit south

Meadow Pipit-8

Whitethroat - 1

Blackcap - 2

Firstly of note this morning Pochard -12 Tufted Duck - 38 Willow Warbler-1 Grey Heron -2 3 broods of Little Grebe ,the only birds that are seemingly doing well one pair on its 3rd brood of the year. Like Lwm post, it seems a real dearth of small birds on site .The mile by a mile landfill Criss crossed this morning produced not a single bird, which is crazy in perfect whinchat, stonechat and every other small bird you can think of habitat, something is drastically wrong with small bird numbers. As most local patchers of note will already know.

        Finally the Motorway Service Station has seemingly started with big drainage systems being dropped off (see picture)on site this morning so the end of the SE arable land where Hen Harrier wintered a few years ago ,also 22 acre of the landfill will disappear under solar panels and restrictions to access very soon. Parking will no longer be allowed at Junction 11.