Out and about 17/11 am

[John Frankland]

Super morning to be out and about.

Anglezarke Reservoir
Neil should have done the duck count this morning with a relative duckfest.

Mallard c30
Teal c10
Wigeon 4 (2m/2f)
Pochard 1m (the returning regular ?)
Shoveler 3 (1m/2f)
Tufted Duck 1m
Moorhen 6
Cormorant 1

Yarrow Reservoir
Common Gull 19

Lead Mine Clough
Crossbill 1m showing well in dead forest
Buzzard 1
Fieldfare 15
Redwing 4
Reed Bunting 2

Belmont Reservoir
Mallard c75
Teal c200
Snipe 8
Lapwing 55
Canada Goose c35
Sparrowhawk 1
Mid sized wader plain brown in flight was probably Ruff but distant

[Leonard Poxon]

No sign of Wigeon or Pochard 10 minutes ago, 2 Shoveler still there.

Did you see them at the north end John?

[John Frankland]

No just mallard & teal at northern end. Others were in the middle from the viewing area.

[Paul Hodson]

Had a ramble around Anglezarke today, as John said it was a super day to be out, the moors were especially lovely in the sunshine, with not a single cloud in the sky, unfortunately there wasn't a single bird either!
The only birds seen in Lead mine Clough were a Raven overhead, Coal tit and a couple of Chaffinch.

Yarrow Reservoir. Cormorant 9. Mallard 14

High Bullough Reservoir.. Mallard 5. Grey Wagtail.
UU are doing some work on the dam at the north end of the reservoir which may account for the lack of wildfowl.

Anglezarke Reservoir... Mallard c40. Teal 32. pair of Shoveler. Moorhen 5. Lesser black backed Gull. Black headed Gull c30.

White Coppice and Stronstrey Bank. Fieldfare c20. Goldfinch c15. Long tailed Tit 6. Goldcrest.
Grey Squirrel 2. Roe deer..