2 appeared in my garden for 1st time this winter.

appeared again 12/2.

Grey Partridge at Bretherton 9/2

Grey Wagtail feeding on lawn whilst snow was falling.
3 Tree Sparrows daily on seed feeders but House Sparrow rarely seen.
Despite increasing amount of food put out over last few weeks due to cold snap there are less birds appearing ---hopefully not a sign of not surviving the cold

increased to 2m 10/1 & 3m 11/1

1m on seed feeder 7th & 9th Jan. not usually seen in garden. presumably visiting due to cold weather

Regular visits from Rooks--2 4/12, 3 6/12, 8 9/12, 3 10/12, 3 13/12, 4 26/12 with smaller numbers on other dates
Goldfinch--21 10/12, 12 13/12, 20 26/12, 11 31/12
Long-tailed tit--7 20/12, 5 25/12, 10 29/12
Mistle Thrush--1 on 23 & 24/12
Jackdaw--2 26/12
plus usual common garden birds

It is the area of waste land behind Runshaw College and the railway line.same side of road as Wolseley but at Euxton end--at roundabout at Barrats new builds turn down towards factorys and park on right in small parking bay. you will need to wander across the waste land which is riddled with pools o...

22/11 c80 geese flying SE over my house-only seen from lounge without bins so not able to identify 24/11 garden--2 Goldcrest,2 Greenfinch,4 Goldfinch,2 Chaffinch,3 Blue tit,1 Magpie,2 Dunnock,2 Collared Dove,4 House Sparrow,1 Robin,1 Wood Pigeon,1 Coal tit,4 Blackbird,2 Starling,2 Great tit, 1 Grey ...

thanks to David for showing me the Snipe 21/11--we saw c10 along with a few Sky Larks,2 Mallard and a Kestrel.
also possible Jack Snipes--at least 2 --unfortunately had got too dark--hopefully i will return in daylight to check

small flock consisting of 4 Redwing,1 Blackbird,1 Chaffinch and 1 Mistle Thrush
male GS Woodpecker again in my garden 21/11

my report 18/11 should have included 20+ Herring Gulls

m GS Woodpecker in my garden 19/11 & 20/11

c200 Black-headed Gulls,1 LBB,a few Mallard but no Goosander. a superb flock of birds just down path to Lead Mines Clough--female Gt Spotted Woodpecker,Nuthatch,2 Marsh tits,lots of Blue and Great tits,a few Coal tits,at least 2 Goldcrests possibly 4,Chaffinches,1 Jay and Robin c80 BH Gulls on Angle...

17/11Snipe not seen-maybe i was looking in wrong place--can you give more direction detail?
c75 gulls mainly black-headed but also 6 LBB
2 Kestrel and a few crows and magpies.

1m Gt spot woodpecker 30/10,1/11,3/11 Goldcrest-2 together 13/11 with 1 14/11 9 Long tailed tit 4/11 Chaffinches increased to 8+ daily male House Sparrows increasing but few females surprisingly with an increase in most birds there are days when no Dunnocks are seen--they are usually common in the g...

1st 2 long-tailed tits of autumn and 1 Goldcrest