7.40am to 10.00am.

7 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant
10 Canada Geese
35+ Mallards
1 Kestrel
5 Moorhens
1 Coot
2 Curlews. On the other side of Bradshaw Road to Walsh Fold.
8 Black-headed Gulls
Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over throughout (largest flock of 9 birds), with just a couple landing on the reservoir
1 Common Gull
31 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
5 Pied Wagtails
14 Wrens
14 Dunnocks
24 Robins
18 Blackbirds
A mixed flock in a private area of farmland so I could not get close enough to count them. Seemed to be a few dozen Redwings and I could hear Fieldfares.
5 Song Thrushes
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Chiffchaff at the top end of Grange Park Road
6 Goldcrests
4 Long-tailed Tits
2 Coal Tits
15 Blue Tits
10 Great Tits
3 Nuthatches
1 Treecreeper
15 Magpies
5 Jackdaws
2 Rooks flying over
12 Carrion Crows
A few House Sparrows at Walsh Fold
13 Chaffinches
4 Greenfinches
9 Goldfinches
4 Siskins
4 Bullfinches

7.25am to 9.45am

10 Great Crested Grebes
7 Canada Geese
50+ Mallards
5 Moorhens
2 Coots
1 Curlew
30+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Common Gulls
1 Dipper. Flying around the top end of the reservoir.
55 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
3 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails
13 Wrens
13 Dunnocks
23 Robins
23 Blackbirds
1 Redwing
3 Song Thrushes
2 Mistle Thrushes
3 Goldcrests
14 Long-tailed Tits
2 Coal Tits
13 Blue Tits
14 Great Tits
4 Nuthatches
2 Treecreepers
1 Jay
10 Magpies
6 Jackdaws
9 Carrion Crows
5 Starlings
10 Chaffinches
8 Greenfinches
10 Goldfinches
4 Bullfinches

7.40am to 9.30am. Rained throughout, usual woodland birds, and not much different on the reservoir either.

10 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant flying over
3 Canada Geese
20+ Mallards
1 female Goldeneye, still on her own at the top end.
1 Buzzard
4 Moorhens
2 Coots
100+ Black-headed Gulls
Lesser Black-backed Gulls passing over
2 Common Gulls
33 Woodpigeons
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
10 Wrens
11 Dunnocks
25 Robins. You know there are lots when you get 4 together, with a couple more nearby.
21 Blackbirds
9 Song Thrushes
1 Mistle Thrush
4 Long-tailed Tits
1 Coal Tit
12 Blue Tits
14 Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
3 Jays
5 Magpies
10+ Jackdaws
No Rooks in CP, but I checked the rookery on Bradshaw Road. A dozen nests there.
6 Carrion Crows
7 Starlings
10 Chaffinches
2 Greenfinches
9 Goldfinches
2 Bullfinches

8.15am to 10.40am

9 Great Crested Grebes, including a pair having already rebuilt the successful nest from last year.
1 Grey Heron flying over
10 Canada Geese
40+ Mallards
1f Goldeneye
1 Buzzard
6 Moorhens
4 Coots
Curlews. 3 seen landing on a field at Walsh Fold and at least a couple more individuals seen in flight.
40+ Black-headed Gulls
3 Common Gulls
82 Woodpigeons
2 Collared Doves
5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
10 Wrens
10 Dunnocks
21 Robins
14 Blackbirds
2 Song Thrushes
2 Mistle Thrushes
1 Goldcrest
4 Long-tailed Tits
2 Coal Tits
c30 Blue Tits
8 Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
3 Jays
10 Magpies
20+ Jackdaws
8 Carrion Crows
4 Starlings
10 Chaffinches
6 Greenfinches
18 Goldfinches
2 Siskins
6 Bullfinches

Early visit this morning to check if the Pinkfoot was still there. No sign of it with the Canada Geese, so the good news is it must have been healthy and not an injured one dropping in. Great Crested Grebes up to nine, everything else as normal.

7.45am to 9.55am and a brief walk through early afternoon.

5 Great Crested Grebes
12 Canada Geese
Numerous Mallards
1 female Goldeneye
1 Buzzard circling low over the reservoir on my afternoon visit
4 Moorhens
1 Coot
50+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull in the morning
2 Great Black-backed Gulls in the afternoon
1 Common Gull
1 Stock Dove at the quarry end. Normally get one or two there around this time of year, but they never stay long.

I checked out Bradshaw Lodges and found that the Grey Herons (five today) were making use of the new lodges being closed to fishermen.

At 8.20am I saw 8 Grey Herons flying up from Bradshaw Lodges. A few flew over Jumbles Reservoir which I presumed to be heading for Entwistle. However, they headed back after about 15 minutes. Later on at Entwistle I only saw about a dozen birds in the heronry. Many years ago they nested in this area so in the next few days I will be checking this out.

A "normal" Cormorant was at the sailing club on my morning visit. Early afternoon it had been replaced by a "white-headed" one.

4 Great Crested Grebes
20 Canada Geese
50+ Mallards
1m + 4f Goldeneyes
3 Moorhens
c75 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Common Gulls

8.15am to 10.15am. Reservoir almost 50% covered in ice when I got there. Melting as I walked around.

5 Great Crested Grebes
2 Cormorants
25 Canada Geese
50+ Mallards
Pair of Goldeneyes
Pair of Goosanders
1 female Sparrowhawk perched near the Information Centre
1 Kestrel
5 Moorhens
1 Coot
1 Lapwing
100+ Black-headed Gulls
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Common Gull
34 Woodpigeons
3 Collared Doves
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Pied Wagtails
7 Wrens
10 Dunnocks
15 Robins
8 Blackbirds
4 Song Thrushes
4 Mistle Thrushes
1 Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
2 Jays
7 Magpies
10 Jackdaws
2 Rooks
5 Carrion Crows
2 House Sparrows
9 Chaffinches
6 Greenfinches
3 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
2 Bullfinches

9am to 11am

6 Great Crested Grebes
25 Canada Geese
60+ Mallards
1f Goldeneye
1 Sparrowhawk
3 Moorhens
80+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Common Gulls
8 Feral Pigeons
17 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
7 Wrens
5 Dunnocks
19 Robins
12 Blackbirds
1 Song Thrush
2 Mistle Thrushes
2 Goldcrests
10+ Long-tailed Tits
2 Coal Tits
20+ Blue Tits
10+ Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
3 Jays
12 Magpies
30+ Jackdaws
7 Carrion Crows
10+ Rooks mixed with the Jackdaws
4 Starlings
8 House Sparrows
14 Chaffinches
4 Greenfinches
4 Goldfinches
6 Siskins
5 Bullfinches

Mid morning & early afternoon visits

4 Great Crested Grebes
17 Canada Geese
70+ Mallards
2m + 3f Goldeneyes
1f Goosander
6 Moorhens
90+ Black-headed Gulls
2 Lesser black-backed Gulls
5 Common Gulls
8 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
2 Pied Wagtails
2 Wrens
4 Dunncoks
14 Robins
11 Blackbirds
1 Mistle Thrush
2 Goldcrests
Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
1 Treecreeper
1 Jay
8 Magpies
30+ Jackdaws
4 Carrion Crows
5 House Sparrows
4 Chaffinches
12 Goldfinches
6 Bullfinches

8.30am to 10.25am. A thorough search now the ice has gone.

1 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron flying up from Bradshaw Lodges
1 Mute Swan. Unusual here, possibly the lone bird from Firwood Lodges down the valley
9 Canada Geese
65 Mallards
2 pair of Goldeneye together at the top end
1f Goosander
1 male Sparrowhawk flew across the car park and into trees near the Information Centre
1 Buzzard being mobbed by crows at Walsh Fold
6 Moorhens including two in a garden at Horrobin Fold, one of which went feeding on the bird table
70+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Common Gull
21 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers along Grange Road
1 Meadow Pipit on fields near Bradshaw Road
4 Wrens
6 Dunnocks
13 Robins
11 Blackbirds
40+ Redwings at Walsh Fold
2 Song Thrushes
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
1 Jay
4 Magpies
30+ Jackdaws
12 Rooks
7 Carrion Crows
1 Starling
2 House Sparrows
5 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
4 Goldfinches
1 Siskin
3 Bullfinches

Fairly quiet again this morning with more ice than on my last visit. Woodland birds as normal.

42 Mallards
4m + 8f Goosanders
100+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
5 Common Gulls

Late morning in a Winter Wondeland, lots of snow, main car park closed, so not many people about.

2 Cormorants
20 Canada Geese flew in low, but carried on through
60+ Mallards
1m Pochard
5m + 5f Goosanders
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Moorhens
30+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3 Common Gulls
20+ Fiedfares
Redwings heard bur unable to see
1 Song Thrush

12.15 to 14.25

2 Cormorants
1 Grey Heron
Skein of Pink-footed Geese flew from Affetside direction, heading over Bromley Cross. From where I was standing I was unable to count them.
69 Mallards
5m + 6f Goosanders
9 Moorhens
80 Black-headed Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5 Common Gulls
1 Feral Pigeon
8 Woodpigeons
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Wren
2 Dunnocks
3 Robins
6 Blackbirds
25 Redwings
2 Goldcrests
20+ Long-tailed Tits
Numerous Blue Tits & Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
2 Jays
7 Magpies
12 Jackdaws
10 Carrion Crows
1 Chaffinch
4 Goldfinches
2 Siskins
8 Bullfinches

12.15 to 13.45

1 Grey Heron
4 Canada Geese
78 Mallards
Pair of Teal
2m + 2f Goosanders
1 Kestrel
7 Moorhens
1 Coot
80+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Common Gulls

A skein of Pink-footed Geese flew over at 13.35. Heard only heading west as they were hidden in cloud & mist.

9.45am to 10.30am

11 Canada Geese
50+ Mallards
6 Moorhens
c75 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodland birds similar to New Year's day apart from a couple of singing Mistle Thrushes

Not much again as I walked through this morning.
12 Canada Geese
49 Mallards
2 Moorhens
60+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Seemed even quieter on my way back home at lunchtime until I saw a couple of Grey Herons flying around. They soon increased to six birds circling around together. Normally a sign of birds grouping together before heading to Entwistle Reservoir ready to start nesting.

Very quiet on morning and afternoon visits.

1 Canada Goose
35 Mallards
2 Moorhens
60+ Black-headed Gulls
2 Common Gulls

9.30am to 10.40am

2 Cormorants
40+ Mallards
1 male Pochard
3f Goosanders on the reservoir + a pair in the unlikely area on Bradshaw Brook at the overflow, between the footbridge and the overflow.
2 Moorhens
1 Coot
40+ Black-headed Gulls
2 Common Gulls

Usual woodland birds + a Redwing.

8.20am to 10am.

3 Canada Geese
60 Mallards
2 Goosanders
7 Moorhens
1 Buzzard high above
60 Black-headed Gulls
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
24 Woodpigeons
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
6 Wrens
1 Dunnock
14 Robins
11 Blackbirds
7 Redwings
2 Song Thrushes
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
2 Jays
7 Magpies
3 Jackdaws
7 Carrion Crows
7 Chaffinches
1 Greenfinch
2 Goldfinches
3 Siskins
4 Bullfinches

9.15am to 9am & 11.30am to noon. Very windy which meant hardly any woodland birds were heard or seen. A calling Sparrowhawk was the only bird worth noting. Not much on the reservoir either.
1 Cormorant
1 Canada Goose
40+ Mallards
5 Moorhens
20+ Black-headed Gulls

Passing Herring Gulls were worth counting though. I saw my first ones as I walked along Grange Road, a flock of seven, which was already unusual for here. Along the reservoir lots more passed, giving me a total of 65. One large flock contained over 50% of this total. Whilst on Wayoh I saw another eight following the same route heading south towards Jumbles, and another three passed during my later visit.

8.15am to 10.10am

1 Cormorant flying over
1 Grey Heron
56 Mallards
6 Moorhens
12 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull on a buoy + 21 passing through (largest group 12, one of 7, & two single birds)
2 Sparrowhawks. One at the reservoir & one very high up
6 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Meadow Pipit
8 Wrens
2 Dunnocks
15 Robins
5 Blackbirds
1 Mistle Thrush
2 Goldcrests
3 flocks of Long-tailed Tits
Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
3 Nuthatches
1 Treecreeper
3 Jays
8 Magpies
10 Jackdaws
2 Rooks
9 Carrion Crows
2 House Sparrows
12 Chaffinches
8 Greenfinches
3 Goldfinches
A few Siskins heard but out of sight over the trees
4 Bullfinches

7.55am to 9.45am

2 Cormorants
2 Grey Herons
3 Canada Geese
59 Mallards
5 Moorhens
15 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Green Woodpecker, my first here since mid April
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Grey Wagtail
14 Wrens
3 Dunnocks
15 Robins
20 Blackbirds
12 Fieldfares
1 Redwing
2 Mistle Thrushes
3 Goldcrests
4 flocks of Long-tailed Tits
Numerous Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
3 Jays
10 Magpies
7 Jackdaws
1 Rook
6 Carrion Crows
6 Chaffinches
19 Greenfinches
5 Goldfinches
12 Siskins
2 Bullfinches

8.10am to 10.25am. Misty start & then very wet.

1 Great Crested Grebe
2 Cormorants
1 Canada Goose
36 Mallards
8 Moorhens
16 Black-headed Gulls
9 Woodpigeons
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Meadow Pipit
5 Wrens
3 Dunnocks
13 Robins
12 Blackbirds
40+ Redwings
2 Mistle Thrushes
2 Goldcrests
Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
1 Treecreeper
4 Jays
8 Magpies
13 Jackdaws
4 Rooks
11 Carrion Crows
5 House Sparrows
13 Starlings
3 Chaffinches
11 Greenfinches
7 Goldfinches
20+ Siskins in one flock
3 Bullfinches