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The following all seen in poor visibility today at Grane. 

Holden Wood (almost completely frozen except for marshy area at top end)

  • cormorant - at least 14 flew out of the trees when the fog lifted for a brief moment
  • grey heron - 1
  • Canada goose - 110 in the roadside field
  • teal - 4
  • snipe - 8
  • black headed gull - 23
  • common gull - 1
  • woodpigeon - 1
  • robin - 3
  • blackbird - 3
  • long tailed tit - 3 chasing in roadside hedgerow
  • wren - 3
  • goldfinch - 13

Ogden ( Appeared to be about 70% frozen, but I could only see half the res)

  • mallard - 10 including a free flying white mallard
  • teal - min 6
  • goldeneye - 1 pr
  • black headed gull - 31
  • tawny owl - 1 heard calling at midday
  • woodpigeon - 1
  • green woodpecker - 1 yaffling
  • great spotted woodpecker - 1 seen hammering pine cones against tree trunks
  • meadow pipit - 2
  • grey wagtail - 1

great tit - 2 singing

  • coal tit - 1 singing
  • wren - 2
  • treecreeper - heard calling
  • magpie - 1
  • carrion crow - 2 sounded like they were harassing a bird of prey which I didn't see 
  • goldfinch - 8

Calf Hey (appeared to be about 80% frozen, again visibility was so poor I couldn't see all the res)

  • teal - 9 (possibly the same birds that were on Ogden)
  • black headed gull - 6
  • great spotted woodpecker -  2
  • robin - 2
  • blackbird - 2
  • great tit - 1 singing
  • blue tit - 1
  • coal tit - 3 together and 4 others heard
  • goldcrest - 2 singing birds with another 2+ heard calling
  • wren - 1
  • treecreeper - 1 pr
  • bullfinch - 1 female

Crow Trees

  • 1 male sparrowhawk

Heap Clough

  • min 30 goldfinch

10 bramblings were at our feeders at Gaghills yesterday morning.  This morning there were at least 4 including the male with the ring on the right leg

cheers Kevin



-- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Sunday 8th of February 2015 04:57:22 PM

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