6 Mistle thrush this morning on the football pitches, a couple were even perched on the goal posts giving good views.
47 Starling were also feeding on the pitches as were 18 Black headed gulls and 7 Redwing.
2 Coot right in the corner were it floods.

Kingfisher active this morning flying under railway bridge and up near Pataks.

24 Redwing this morning mainly in the far corner which floods.
6 Mistle thrush some perched on football posts.
23 Goldfinch all around trees
45 Starling
On the old colliery site usual small birds including 4 Meadow pipit which were flushed
Lots of blackbirds and House sparrows in brambles along Westleigh brook
Nothing interesting on the Brook itself though.
2 Pied wagtail and a Song thrush in the Horses paddocks

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Tuesday 27th of January 2015 01:51:38 PM

6 Redwing
3 mistle thrush
30 starling

All feeding on the football pitches.

15 mistle thrush on marsh playing fields this afternoon including youngsters, a few house martin also fly catching

Bullfinch chicks still in nest and looking healthy, 1 singing lesser whitethroat in the brambles down the side of pataks.
20+ swift
2 pied wagtail
2 blackcap
3 willow warbler
2 chiffchaff
4 long tailed tits
2 meadow pipit
4 mistle thrush on marsh playing feilds
2 house martin feeding low on the playings feilds
1 kestrel

20 plus swift this morning, high over the old colliery.
5 swallow
2 song thrush in the horses paddocks
1 pied wagtail also in the paddock
2 whitethroat singing from the brambles
1 blackcap
Robin, blackbird,blue tit and great tit
3 meadow pipit
kestrel hunting for food
20 starling on the playing feilds
3 mistle thrush
6 goldfinch

Quick hour, marsh playing feilds then over to where parsonage colliery used to be, and a quick mooch down westleigh brook to westleigh park.

First swift of the year for me high over the old parsonage colliery site.
3 whitethroat
2 robin
3 chaffinch
1 blackcap
2 meadow pipit
2 swallow
1 kestrel
30 plus starling
5 blackbird
At least 3 mistle thrush nests along the trees at the far end of the playing feilds.

No house martin at all this year, uaually fly catching on the playing feilds.
And normally they nest and breed under eaves on wigan road, not seen one single bird this year.

Mistle thrush, redwing, starling, common gull, black headed gull, goldfinch, robin, blackbird, wren, house sparrow, meadow pipit, Blue tit, great tit, carrion crow, wood pigeon, magpie, long tailed tit, kestrel, collared dove, dunnock.