Holker Lane
*Greenfinch 2

Wymott
* Sparrowhawk 1
Pink footed Goose c110 over west
*Little Owl 1

Croston Finney/Moss 330-500
Buzzard 4 including 3 from Alma Wood heading NE to roost after sunset.
*Barn Owl 1 at 1645
Fieldfare/Skylark/Meadow Pipit

*4 more takes me to 86 species for the year

Stunning morning to be out and about after the recent wet weather. In addition to *GWE and the *Greylag, there there were 3 *Red legged Partridge and 30-40 Skylark before I met Gary. I reckon Fieldfare were over 300 in 4 different places and 7 Stonechat in 4 places. Flock of c30 *Corn Bunting in tre...

High Bullough Reservoir Late afternoon visit and the pairs of Goosander and *Goldeneye both showing well around 1555. Withnell Fold NR Multiple sightings of *Woodcock included one which I heard take off from within 20m near the reeds at 1646, one at 1650 and two together at 1652. A *Tawny Owl hooted...

GBB Gull 2/1 Anglezarke.

Relatively small roost with c1500-2000 gulls which started near the castle and then drifted north joining a second smaller roost towards the north end. The light and conditions were good for viewing. Highlights were adults of *Yellow Legged Gull (bit of a beast of a gull) and *Mediterranean. Small n...

Eyes Lane Pair of *Wigeon. 1m Gadwall. c50 Teal. 7 Shelduck c100 Canada Geese. 1 Little Egret (no sign of Pintail or Green Sandpiper). Think I saw Len’s mystery duck on the river but looked very Mallard like. Back Lane 1*Dunnock. Highlight was a pair of *Shoveler :D feeding on the flood opposite the...

Happy New Year ! Adlington *Cormorant 4 over Travel *Woodpigeon, *Jackdaw, *C Crow, *Magpie, *House Sparrow Anglezarke Reservoir & High Bullogh *Buzzard 1, *Kestrel 1 *Pheasant 1 *Common Gull 3, *GBB Gull 1, *BH Gull 100 *Mandarin 3. *Goosander pair, *Mallard 10. Cormorant 1 *Wren 1. *Robin 1. *...

Waxwing still there 420pm when I left. Male Pochard this morning at Heapey No 3. Well done to Gary and Steve respectively for helping my year list to 143 species for the year ! OOA - 1 Barnacle and an orange footed Pink Foot amongst c5000 Pink Feet on Green Lane Sollom. c75 Whoopers and c50 Greylag ...

A *Merlin dashed low towards the maize cutting (& finches) earlier in morning. Couple of Meadow Pipit and a few Snipe too. Eyes Lane 5 Ruff and a Dunlin with the Lapwing and Gulls. 14 Red Legged Patridge towards the back of the rough fields. 2 Snipe. 3 Skylark. Golden Plover heard over but not s...

Lunchtime visit from the Rufford end to get the light for the geese on Great Close. I reckon there must have been c5000 Pink Footed Geese although ran out of time and didn’t pick out the weekend’s Barnacle or anything else unusual. Still, it was quite a spectacle. Loch Meadow area had 4 Skylark, c20...

Eyes Lane (part 1) 815-830 Ruff 3. Whooper Swan 2. Lapwing c100. Gulls. Fieldfare 10 Croston Finney (mainly Great Close Field) 835-1230 A single *Barnacle amongst c2500 Pink Feet. Snipe c15. Tree Sparrow 8. Skylark 10-15. Fieldfare c100. Redwing smaller numbers. Cormorant 4. Buzzard 2. Field on Ruff...

Little Egret at YVCP this morning per Andrew Lancaster photos on Facebook.

*Ruff at 830 too.

Common Sandpiper still on floods opposite E shaped Ponds with c100 Canada Geese.

*1 more takes me to 137 species for the year.

Flag Lane/Back Lane, Croston Wigeon 1m 830 only), c50 Mallard, c20 Canada Goose Common Sandpiper 1 flew from near the road to back of flood (830 and same again around 1230) Common Gull 2 amongst c200 mainly BH Gull with a couple of Herring Gull Croston Moss Lapwing 15-20 north of Alma Wood, 8-10 Loc...

Tried the roost this evening but much lower numbers than Neville last week with less than 500 to just before 7pm

c200 LBB. 30-40 Herring. c200 BH Gull.
1 GBB and 1 Common.

Otherwise, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Canada Goose, c15 Mallard, 1 GC Grebe and 2 Grey Heron.