Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 100+ Woodpigeon, 6 Common Snipe, 10+ Skylark including 5 singers, 2 Stonechat, 25 Fieldfare. 50+ Pheasant in and around the dead forest and Holts Flat plantation. 2 very lethargic Common Lizards, probably recently emerged from hibernation, near Redmonds Edge. 20240224_13...

The moors were covered in low cloud for much of the day so sightings were few and far between. c10 Skylark including 2 singers, Raven and Red Grouse heard, single Lapwing at Hordern Stoops. Looks like the shooters have released more Pheasant, 20+ seen with many more calling in the Holts Flat plantat...

41 Goosander, 8 Mandarin and 4 Tufted Duck on Yarrow reservoir at dusk.

Also a small bat, I'm guessing it was a Pipistrelle.

LOWER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Moorhen 2, Mallard 18, Mandarin 2, Goosander 3, Canada Goose 4, Great crested Grebe 1, Black-headed Gull 26, Herring Gull 14, Lesser black-backed Gull 19. Skylark over the Millstone embankment. UPPER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 9, Teal 4, Great crested Grebe 1, Cormorant ...

Queen Buff-tailed bumblebee in the garden this morning

52 Goosander on the roost this evening
7 Tufted Duck, 20+ Mandarin, 100+ Redwing roosting in the nearby woods

Minimum of 38 Goosander at dusk, 16 Mandarin, 4 Tufted Duck.
100+ Redwing flew in to roost near Alance bridge

Anglezarke Moors Kestrel at Drinkwaters, Raven, c10 Common Snipe and a single Reed Bunting on Spitlers Edge. Yarrow reservoir. 10 Tufted Duck, 15 Goosander, 2 Mandarin, c20 Mallard, 1 Cormorant. 10+ Chaffinch at Alance Bridge Anglezarke reservoir. 37 Mandarin, 2 Goosander, 1 Great crested grebe, 6 C...

LOWER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 12, Teal 1, Great crested Grebe 4, Black-headed gull 107, Herring gull 32, Great black-backed gull 1. UPPER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 9, Mandarin 6, Greylag goose 1, Moorhen 1, Black-headed gull 47, Common gull 1, Cormorant 9, Grey Heron 2. Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1....

A beautiful day on the moors but once again there was very little wildlife about. 1 Reed Bunting on Spitlers Edge, 3-4 Red Grouse calling, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Raven. 1 Wren Sparrowhawk over Lead Mines Clough. 100s of molehills at Hempshaws. 10 Tufted Duck, 12 Mandarin, 4 Goosander and 27 Common Gull o...

Mid-morning mooch around some the the reservoirs. Anglezarke reservoir, south end. c50 Black-headed gulls, 1 Lesser black-backed gull, 2 Canada geese. 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 5+ Long tailed Tit, 1 Great spotted woodpecker, 5+ Chaffinch and several Coal, Blue and Great Tits at the feeding st...

Deathly quiet on the moors today, apart from a small party of Carrion Crows the only birds seen were a couple of Coal Tit and a single Wren in the dead forest, a female Stonechat near Hempshaws. Red Grouse heard and a skein of 350-400 Pink-footed Geese headed north-west. Yarrow reservoir at sunset M...

Croston Finney. Large numbers of birds feeding on the field at Loch Meadow, 400+ Fieldfare, 200+ Linnet, 200+ Starling, 20+ Chaffinch, 12 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat, several Skylark, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk. River Douglas, Great Hanging Bridge to Red Bridge. c10 Teal, c50 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, Eyes...

Anglezarke reservoir south end. c250 Black headed Gulls, 7 Common Gull, 2 Lesser black backed Gull. Party of 5 Bullfinch. mixed group of c30 Blue, Great and Coal Tits, 2-3 Nuthatch and c5 Blackbird at the feeding station at the main car park Nothing on High Bullough reservoir. Yarrow reservoir at su...

Early afternoon visit.

300+ Starling, 400+ Woodpigeon, 10+ Fieldfare, 3 Buzzard.

3 Little Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail and c40 Black-headed Gulls were the only birds on the flooded fields.

On the River Douglas at Red Bridge, 200-250 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 50+ Mallard, 30+ Teal, 17 Moorhen.