Eshaped ponds at dawn , arrived a bit late ( all birds already in song 6.10am ) song thrush , blackbird , 2 cettis warbler , 1 woodcock flushed , mallard , canada goose and coot . Eyes lane , 15 shelduck on main flood , 1 cormorant , spotted a female mallard in distress the problem being a weasel it...

Brief visit at dusk ,20+ magpie going to roost along the railway line , 1 snipe , 2 skylark , several mallard , pair of kestrel .

Yv park ,1 dipper seen in flight along the river. Common bank lodge 3 goosander. Eccleston/heskin area , 1 fem stonechat along bannister green , several goldcrest , large flock of around 1000 starling feeding on wet fields near to parkhall woods , 1 yellowhammer singing along red lane . Garden birds...

4 oystercatchers flying together , 1 kestrel hunting , tree sparrow heard in flight , 1 grey wagtail , 1 heron , a fox ran across the road near to the services this evening .

From the rufford end , 10+ corn bunting , 10 tree sparrow , 2 yellowhammer , 1 reed bunting ( little meadow lane ) , 2 little egret , 2 heron , plenty of displaying lapwing , curlew heard , 2 possible golden plover , 1 shelduck , 1 cormorant , 1 1mm mute swan on the river and an adult seen in flight...

A visit after the rain , lots of birds on the great close field area 100 pinkfoot , several hundred each of linnet and starling , 70 lapwing , pair of stonechat , elsewhere 2 snipe , 4 buzzard , 1 sparrowhawk , 9 oystercatcher , 4 curlew were on the flooded fields along little meadow lane . oysterca...

Lots of standing water on the fields , 5 pintail were the highlight along with 50+ pinkfoot , 10 mallard , 4 teal , 6 shelduck , 30 lapwing , bh gulls , lbb gull , kestrel sheltering in a nest box , the pintail were still present when i left at 10.00am .

Early morning visit , 3 goosander on the river , 1 barn owl, 9 oystercatcher , buzzard , kestrel , sparrowhawk ,20 lapwing , 100 fieldfare , 100 linnet , 2 little egret , 2 grey partridge , 3 heron . Wymott brook area , lots of water 3 gadwall , 2 mallard , 3 teal , sparrowhawk ,yellowhammer , lapwi...

The annual pigeon shoot was well underway ( every saturday in feb) on the mosses which had caused plenty of birds to disperse , a female hen harrier was hunting along the double hedgerow on the croston side and an amazing 3 great white egret were seen ( 2 heading towards alma wood and 1 along meadow...

Several frogs seen in Eccleston this evening .

Late afternoon visit , 3 goosander , several mallard , 2 teal and a heron along the river , single barn owl with prey item , 1 snipe , merlin spotted in flight carrying prey item , 1 fem stonechat , 15 fieldfare , bullfinch heard , several reed bunting , song thrush and blackbird singing , sparrowha...

Park hall lake , 12 mallard , 2 teal , 1 moorhen. Twin lakes , 7 gc grebes ( 6 adults 1 imm ) , 5 mallard , 2 moorhen , 2 cormorant , 70 bh gulls and 2 oystercatcher on the floods . E shaped ponds , pair of gc grebe , 2 coot , 2 canada geese , 2 mallard , pair of bullfinch , pair of goldcrest , 1 ce...

A female goosander is a rare bird for the water , 5 teal , 2 moorhen and the usual mallards .

Well done John .

Arrived at dawn , grey partridge were vocal , 2 little egret , 200 woodpigeon had roosted at caunces wood , 2 buzzard , 1 kestrel , 20 moorhen , 15 teal , 4 shelduck , 100+ linnet , 40 lapwing ,2 song thrush in song , had a walk along the yarrow opposite meadow lane , which follows the large setasid...