Croston finney /moss.

[gary lilley]

Lots of birds about on this stunning morning ,i arrived just before 8.00am straight away the noise of pinkfoot were everywhere ( hundreds) there was birds dropping down in several areas with the potatoe field being popular again , moving up the track towards the double hedgerow i spotted a single mute swan on the drainage ditch , around 70 linnet were feeding on the weed seeds , and a female stonechat gave great views , lots of birds were in the double hedgerow linnets , reed buntings , yellowhammers , chaffinch , greenfinch , goldfinch but no brambling ( still need brambling for year list) , as i was watching the hedgerow 3 whooper swans dropped onto the potato field , it was in this area were i found a dead buzzard under the electric wires ( on close inspection both leg bones appeared to be shattered ) , 10 lapwing flew by , had a quick look at the feeding station were there was at least 1 willow tit feeding from the table also several tree sparrow, blue tit and chaffinch present , 1 stoat ran across the track nearby , 10 collard dove were near the feeding station , 1 sparrowhawk , 1 buzzard ,1 little grebe on the drainage ditch , good to see Len Poxen on my travels ( spotted the female stonechat again near to my van Len ) as i was leaving there was still geese coming , one of the best mornings ive had on the finney .

[gary lilley]

Just had a second visit of the day this time coming from the mawdesley side and checking a few different places , still hundreds of pinkfoot and woodpigeon , 5 kestrel , 2 sparrowhawk , 2 buzzard (one showing rough legged type plumage) , willow tit still feeding at the bird table , 10+ l t tits , flushed 6 snipe from a boggy area , plenty of skylark , redwing and fieldfare on the double hedgerow ( some birds drinking and bathing in a puddle) , 6 goosander along the douglas .

[Leonard Poxon]

Nice to meet Gary there this morning (I was also looking for Brambling for my year list, to no avail!). In addition to those birds seen by Gary, I saw, Merlin (f), 2 Grey Partridge, Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), House Sparrow, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush and a flock of 40 Fieldfare that landed on Drinkwater Lane, some of them literally and others in the trees alongside and several of them commenced to drink water from a puddle in the lane (which was kind of appropriate).

Merlin (f)

Pink Footed Geese

Pink Footed Goose

Pink Footed Goose

Fieldfare on Drinkwater Lanr