My first visit since 2010 when I saw the Shorelark. What a transformation. Great pathways throughout the country park. I didn't get all the way round due to lack of time. There must be at least 3 miles of pathway I didn't get down to the pool near the railway but still saw some interesting birds. As follows Pied wagtail x3 Wood Pigeon x6 Blue tit x3 House Sparrow x12 Tree Sparrow x2 in the hedge at the back of the farm near the Manchester Rd entrance Magpie x 4 Linnet x 12 Reed Bunting x 10 Skylark x10 Goosander x1 Pochard x6 all on the marshy pool behind the large warehouses. Meadow Pipit x 2 Blackbird x 3 Carrion Crow x 4 Black Headed Gull x lots Herring Gull x 3
Juvenile Spotted Redshank briefly before flying off NW at 11.20am 2 juvenile Ringed Plover 1 Green Sandpiper 4 Snipe 5 Teal 1 Shoveler 4 Tree Pipit in group over 100+ Meadow Pipit across whole site 50 Linnet 10+ Chiffchaff 2 Willow Tit
Late news from 3/9/2018 -
2 Green Sandpipers 1 Pintail Whinchat 3 Shoveler 2 Wigeon