Like Neil my Blackcap has been around a few times today feeding on sunflower seeds and fat balls

A male has made 2 visits to my garden so far today.
Mistle Thrush next door yesterday. In the fields between Runshaw Lane and Chapel Brook there were 3 GS Peckers, 17 Lapwing and c25 Redwing

5/1 Almost fully ice bound. 10 Mute Swan, 52 Mallard, 1 Wood Pigeon(amazingly low figure-where had they all gone?), 134 BH Gull in a group on the ice, 3 Grey Heron,12 Coot , 4 Moorhen,2 Wren, 2 Long tailed Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Great tit, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 9 Robin, 1 Hous...

2/1 Runshaw Lane-- fields to Chapel Brook--Ransnap Wood. Highlights were 3 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 1 Dipper, 2 Nuthatch and 10 Robin. 3/1 GS Woodpecker heard in Ransnap Wood 4/1 Ransnap--Chapel Brook--fields to Runshaw Lane. 15 Wood Pigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Heron, 3 GS Pecker, 25+ Lapwing, 2 Herring Gu...

Early January highlights from my garden include-- 1st 8 Long tailed tits and 1 Song Thrush 2nd 2 Carrion Crow and 1 Mistle Thrush 4th 11 BH Gulls coming to bread within 2 minutes of putting it out.None seen in area beforehand. They are super alert. 5th Tawny Owl calling across road in Ransnap Wood a...

Mid to late pm visit. 50+ Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Meadow Pipit, 13 Carrion Crow,2 Long tailed tits and a few commoner species but fairly quiet overall. I had expected more activity despite the time of day following the morning rain. Only stayed to 4.15 so did not get full corvid activity...

Croston Moss 07.15 to 10.30 Fairly quiet. Most flooded areas had no birds at all. Compound had 3 Whoopers with 19 flying low over the mosses without landing-maybe on way to Bretherton. No Pinkfeet on the ground but 1603 counted in approx 30 smallish skeins flyingover. 86 Jackdaw leaving roost near L...

Wood Pigeon has bred again locally--one juv feeding in my garden.

C90 Pinkfeet SE over garden at 15.45 yesterday

Early morning walk from Runshaw Lane to Chapel Brook and back through fields. Mixed flock of c85 Redwing and Fieldfare of which there were 9 Fieldfare and 36 Redwing with the other 40 unidentified specifically.1 Sparrowhawk, 1Dipper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Treecreeper, 9 Rook plus ...

Fields off Runshaw Lane--large flock flying well over tree top height going rapidly SE consisted of c200 Wood Pigeons c80thrushes and c30 finches,
1 GS Woodpecker 6 Long tailed tit.
Chapel Brook--1 Grey Heron, 35 Wood Pigeon, 1 Dipper,1 Nuthatch 8 Robin

juv GC Grebe was still there 14/10

Mistle thrush in garden
Grey Wagtail -Chapel Brook
Primrose Hill--71 BH Gull,2LBB Gull, 3 Herring Gull,60 Jackdaw,6 Magpie,2 Carrion Crow, 49 Rook, 11 Starling, 7 Wood Pigeon
Euxton Villa football fields--4+Redwing, 5+Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 BH Gull, 1Jay,1 Wood Pigeon

1 yesterday at a pool in the woods off Dawbers Lane near the horse fields.

1 early afternoon 28/9 in cow field alongside M6 from track off Primrose Hill, Euxton

1 flew at house top height through the garden today