08:00-10:15
Cormorant, 1 fishing the res,
Canada Goose, 13 on the back pond,
Teal, 4 in south bay,
Mallard, c12,
Tufted Duck, 2 males,
Goosander, 5 redheads,
Harrier sp, a bird seen flying south mobbed by 2 crows gave poor distant views but looked like a Hen Harrier,
Kestrel, c5 hunting the moors,
Pheasant, 1 calling,
B.H.Gull, c20,
Skylark, 4 small parties through south,
Swallow, a flock of 4 and a single through south,
Meadow Pipit, lots through south with c350 in flocks to 25,
Blackbird, 6 in car park,
Song Thrush, 2 in car park,
Pied Wagtail, 2 through south,
Blue Tit, c4 at Compston's,
Great Tit, 2 at Compston's,
Coal Tit, 2 in plantations,
Goldcrest, c6 calling from plantations,
Jay, 1 behind boat house,
Starling, 6 through west,
House Sparrow, c4 in car park,
Chaffinch, c60 through south,
Greenfinch, a flock of 6 south and 8 in the car park,
Goldfinch, several flocks south to 12 birds and c20 in car park,
Bullfinch, 2 calling from plantations & a flock of 4 over Compston's south,
Siskin, 2 flocks over calling but not seen,
Reed Bunting, c20 in willows at Compston's.
Regards,
David Nuttall
Compston's cross 09:45 - 11:25
Meadow pipit - 50 all S. in small parties but c30 blogging over plantings.
Chaffinch - 33
Goldfinch - 26 in 5 parties
Bullfinch - 17 in 3 parties, largest 11 birds!
Redpoll - 5 - 1 party
Rook - 2 N.
G.S.W. - 1
Pied Wagtail - 1
Skylark - 1
Jay - 1 flew in from Whitewell valley.
Mistle Thrush - 11
Reed Bunting - in planting, numbers difficult to define.
Tit flock in planting inc. min. 5 Long tailed, 1 Coal, 4 Blue + 1 phyllo. warbler - prob chiffchaff.
1 Harrier sp, distant, mobbed by crows flew S. presumed f/juv hen h. - seen independantly of David.
1 Raven
1 Kestrel
Greenfold
c25 flock Meadow Pipit mobbing fox - Greenfold + c40 at Gib Hill lane around stables.
Group of 5 Skylark
1 Mistle Thrush
2 Kestrel - Folly Clough
1 Pied Wagtail - Folly Clough
Bob.
