On a walk from Brinscall to White Coppice via the top of the woods yesterday (0900 to 1025hrs), counted 15 singing Willow Warblers, 2 near home. Other birds, seen/heard: House Sparrow, Blackcap, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Wren, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Son...

Enjoyed seeing these photos, the creatures look other-worldly

Great to meet Pete again, and also to meet Rico. After Pete & Rico left I stayed in the area, observations as follows, in addition to Pete's post: Looked at Rookery at Littlewood Hall Farm, pair Shelduck and pair Oystercatchers in field to north. Treecreeper opposite the small coppice near the f...

Didn't hear the Grasshopper Warbler yesterday morning (Saturday) at 0930hrs, brief stop at White Coppice before surveying up Dean Black Brook

Brinscall-White Coppice-Anglezarke resr-LMC-Redmond's Edge-Gt Hill-Brinscall Brinscall Lodge- Moorhen (7), BH Gull (21), Mallard inc domestics (34), Muscovy Ducks (5), Canada Geese (2) Woods & near house - Greenfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Jackdaw, Wren,...

Friday's walk: Brinscall-Gt Hill Farm-Source of Yarrow down to Alance Bridge-return via Anglezarke res-White Coppice 0930hrs. Unusual to see 14 starlings in the large tree at Ratten Clough, these took off E. Later, I saw another 17 fly E over the col at the source of the R Yarrow. In the trees oppos...

Morning walk through Withnell LNR-Abbey Village-Roddlesworth-Gt Hill & return Oystercatcher seen/heard 8am flying W over Brinscall. Withnell LNR - Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie, Blue Tits, one inspecting and entering a nestbox near Abbey Village, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush ...

Yesterday afternoon wander in winter sunshine: Brinscall Lodge: partially frozen over. Moorhen (7), Canada Geese (8), Mallard - inc domestics (54), BH Gull (10), and Muscovy Ducks as usual (5) Woods & round about - House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Gt Tit, Blue Tit, family parti...

Listened to the singing birds after first light in the woods at Brinscall - Great Tits and Song Thrush know its well past the shortest day. 25 Redwing in a tree E of Edge Gate Lane, also heard Great Spotted Woodpecker. Quiet over the moors, a few Carrion Crows, disturbed a few Meadow Pipits. Lead Mi...

Saturday 1300-1630hrs. Not much wildlife - very busy with high number of dogs and people, including dogs chasing sheep near Solomon's Temple. Tups have been in fields since before Christmas. 1 Buzzard over the woods. 4 Redwing over Well Lane. Wren - 1 near the New Temple and 1 at Great Hill farm, ve...

Brinscall-White Coppice-Anglezarke/Yarrow Res-Old Rachel's-Spitler's Edge-Gt Hill-Brinscall 0815-1615hrs Brinscall Lodge - BH Gulls (14), Mallard (24), Moorhen (2), Muscovy Dicks (5). Starlings heard chattering near the Chippy. Woodland birds inc Jackdaw, Wren, Woodpigeon, Gt Tit, Blue Tit, LT Tit a...

Morning mooching about on the edge of the moors S of Brinscall, Quarry, Botany Bay, The Temples. Very misty/murky, calm and autumnal. Highlight was flushing a Woodcock just N of former Beardsworth's Farm east of Well Lane. It ghosted down N to a patch of thicker birch/gorse, nearer to Butterworth Br...

Dreich sums up today nicely. Walk from Brinscall, through the woods to White Coppice via middle path S of the Goit, up Dean Black Brook to summit Gt Hill, back via main path. 1145-1515hrs A pleasant walk - the rain didn't lash down and it wasn't so cold. Not a lot of wildlife out and about. The inte...

1130-1500hrs today in the woods in Brinscall, walking off the main paths mostly, taking pics of fungi (on to Len) and looking for anything spooky deep in the woods...anyone seen the Shoe Tree for instance? Birds seen/heard, trying to avoid double-counting: Long-tailed Tit - several family parties (1...

Yesterday's walk: Brinscall-Gt Hill Farm via straight fenceline-Redmonds Edge-Simms-LMC-Round Loaf-Drinkwaters-Brinscall 1200-1715hrs Kestrels: 1 at Solomon's Temple, 1 at GH farm, 2 near Simms/LMC Raven (3), Pair Stonechat at GH farm, 2 Jays at Simms plus several Magpies. c45 Fieldfare over S near ...