Top of Edge Gate Lane today 1715 hrs, watching c40 Fieldfare for 10 mins in and around the tree at Whittle’s. They circled above joined by c150 from the N, then all flew S. Redwings (8) dropped into the woods as light faded, a few more Fieldfare over too. Also 3 Whooper Swans flew over NW. Kestrel n...

Hadn't been up on Great Hill since Monday so walked up to Redmond's Edge & back to Brinscall 0645-10120hrs. Glorious morning, could see a lighthouse flashing from IOM and later could see outline of IOM through the bins. Very clear all round. The usual birds heard at dawn near the house/up Well L...

Brinscall-Great Hill summit via direct fenceline-Gt Hill Farm-Dean Black Brook-Coppice Stile-Path along top of bluff to Edge Gate Lane/Brinscall. 0630-1015hrs Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow heard at 0630 as it was just coming light. Buzzard heard mewing 0645 half an hour before sunrise. Flushed 2 Snipe S...

1800-1920 hrs, over to experience the massive roost, I’d been there last Wednesday without bins just watching and listening. What a noise! Tried counting the incoming Jackdaws but missed lots due to late arrival time and also walked through the wood so couldn’t see them properly then. Can’t hope to ...

Morning walk 0630-0945hrs to White Coppice via Goit & middle path, returning via Coppice Stile & top of bluff to top of woods On Lodge: Mallard (37 inc domestics), Canada Geese (14), Moorhen (3 inc 1 Juv), Muscovy Ducks (5 inc 2 Juvs) Through the woods: Wren, Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion ...

Early morning walk, up on Great Hill summit before sunrise for half an hour 0630-0700hrs. Several small flocks of Meadow Pipits moving south. There were two 1st winter Wheatears just S of the summit, first one, then another, walked, hopped and flew a few metres in front of me all the way on the flag...

Brinscall-Great Hill via Gt Hill Farm-return via Coppice Stile-higher route across top of bluff to the woods 0540-0820hrs Unidentified bat near top of Edge Gate Lane at dawn which was spectacular, the eastern sky on fire before the light rain set in. Kestrel (1) near Drinkwaters, Woodpigeons and Cro...

Apologies re late posting. Friday walk 1120-1800hrs. Brinscall/Gt Hill/Spitlers Edge/down the Yarrow to Alance Bridge/return via Reservoirs/Goit. Linnet (2), Wheatear (6), Stonechat (2) ca 20 mixed hirundines 50/50 Mouse Martins/Swallow top of Edge Gate Lane, plus unusual to see a Grey Wagtail here,...

Great photos Len, nice to meet up earlier. I was there 1100-1500hrs, no show Wryneck! From the hill behind the garden at lunchtime did a scan seeing 6 Kestrel concurrently (probably a record for me) although can't guarantee all were within Chorley airspace! One was eating a vole whilst flying, 4 hun...

Last year at Leighton Moss (Morecambe Hide) saw a Shelduck kill an Avocet chick. The Avocet parents were not very attentive, their chicks swimming away, a Shelduck swam over and killed one then swam off leaving the dead chick bobbing in the water.

I agree Ian, the wingspan is outrageous. I went yesterday (Mon 24 Aug) for the first time. Glorious weather, saw 2 flights and a long period when it sat preening. The flight feathers are immense, it was like watching some enormous beast putting on a coat when it shook itself. I was surprised how agi...

Morning walk up great Hill 0545-0815hrs. Notable for the numbers of Wheatear, seemed to be small family groups, probably on passage moving S. 16 Wheatear: 1 seen on the main path going up Great Hill 4 at Gt Hill farm 3 just N of Gt Hill summit 8 around New temple/Solomon's temple/Ratten Clough Also ...

Brinscall-woods-White coppice via middle path-Gt Hill Farm-Spitler's Edge-Gt Hill summit & return via straight fenceline. 0515-0900hrs 10-12 Wrens heard in the woods, similar number of Blackbirds. Gt Tit, Blue Tits, 1 Coal tit heard, Nuthatch becoming more vocal now (several), usual woodpigeons,...

Thanks for posting this Len, very interesting. A resilient bird indeed, always enjoy watching and listening to them for a while at White Coppice but not sure I have the patience to sit for hundreds of hours watching and photographing them!

Spent Fri (17th July) there. Spotted Redshank still present. 120 Avocet. The sounds of Linnets almost constant. 6 Black-tailed Godwit, in their spectacular breeding plumage. White Wagtail. Common Terns, as ever noisy. Small flock of Dublin. And lots more regulars, Little Egrets, Redshank, Oystercatc...