2 January walk around Grane and Quarries and highlights were approx 30 Mallard on Holden Wood and 5 Goldeneye on Calf hey
4 January visit to Holden Wood early morning 5 Snipe, 27 Lapwing in 3 different flocks including 9 on the breeding field, 1 Woodcock, 80 plus Fieldfare in hedge with smaller number sof Redwing, Starling abd approx 20 Blackbird around, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, some Meadow Pipits
Approx 80 Pink Footed Geese going West over my house yesterday lunch time
Grane Reservoirs today 1 Coot, min 8 Goosander, 2 Teal and 7 Goldeneye on Holden Wood Res.....the Goldeneye must have flown off and on Ogden later a minimum of 9 Goldeneye.. one of the highest figures at Grane for a while
7 January Black headed Gull with almost full black head at Grane a bird that wasn't present recently so must have joined the regulars, Fieldfare singing at Holden Wood
17 January first "dawn chorus" of the year with Blackbird, Song Thrush, Wren and Robin singing at the back of my house
21 January 2 Swans over Calf hey westwards early morning were probably on Holden Wood as quite low but species could not be positively identified, Song Thrush at Holden Wood twice imitated Redshank
