Eyes Lane - October

[John Frankland]

No sign this morning of the Shoveler, Gadwall or Barnacle Goose (or the White Goose).

Still 8 Wigeon and c200 Canada Goose/50 Greylag Goose.

[Paul Hodson]

11.00-12.30.
9 Buzzard circling over the woods were an impressive sight this morning.
Canada Goose 250-300. Greylag Goose 80-100. Mallard c50. Wigeon* 8. Gadwall 2-3. Teal. Grey Heron 3. Kestrel 2. Common Snipe.
House Martin 20+. Starling c80. Magpie 12.

c30 Lapwing and c40 Linnet were on Croston Finney.

*Wigeon takes my score to 125

[Neville Root]

Couple of visits today at lunchtime and evening. Lunchtime sitings as per Paul's, but by this evening the 8 wigeon had left, leaving 4 gadwall, multiple mallard and a single teal on main flood. Counted 65 greylag with the Canada and 4 hybrid types including 2 barnacle-like birds. A scan of several hundred gulls revealed only LBB, Herring and black-headed in various year plumages. No waders (snipe aside) yet, but the waters need to recede first.

Wigeon takes Chorley species total for the year to 135

[John Frankland]

Similar geese sightings to recently with nothing too unusual this morning but a Little Grebe, 5 Coot and 1 pair of Gadwall on the main flood were of note.

[John Frankland]

No sign of Paul’s earlier godwits or plovers early evening.

Of note, Greylags were up to c60 outnumbering the c30 Canadas.

Plenty of gulls and still some Coot. Couple of Buzzard and Jessy the Kestrel.

[Paul Hodson]

11.00 am visit.
14 Black-tailed Godwits flew in from the west and landed in the flooded field by the Yarrow.
6 Golden Plover flew in low from the same direction but I didn't see them land.
2 very small unidentifed waders circled high over the main flood, but also didn't land.

Gadwall 2. Mallard c30. Grey Heron 2. Pied Wagtail 5. Grey Wagtail. Buzzard 2. Kestrel 2 (including Jessy)
Geese numbers similar to John's

Black-tailed Godwit takes my score to 126

[Leonard Poxon]

Late morning visit

20 Canada Geese, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (Jessy), 6+ Mallard, hundreds of Gulls & 2 Mute Swans; 100+ Starling and more gulls in the field near the River Yarrow, put to flight by a Peregrine Falcon. 2 Skylark, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, 1 Moorhen on River Douglas.