3 Oystercatcher, 3 Stonechat, Red Grouse, Common Whitethroat, 20 House Martin, 20 Swift, 4 Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 2 Linnet, Cormorant, Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail.
Possible Willow Tit between Walkerwood reservoir and Oakgates car park. With mixed roving flock. Glimpsed without binoculars then went deep into cover. No call either but worth looking out for maybe?
Wood Warbler showed really well and sung non stop this p.m. at the co-ordinates Pete H gives. I had 3 lots of spinning coin then a chee, chee etc, then repeat.
Wood Warbler still present, in the area as described by Paul Dewey (see below). Quite mobile around a small area and mostly only doing the 'spinning coin' part of the song. Of note- wall-nesting Coal Tit carrying food.
Had a walk up to see the wood warbler reported on Birdguides. Decent views, bird singing in trees at 13.15 between Brushes road and Brushes reservoir, just before the treeline ends.
Also a county first for me in the shape of a cuckoo. Was calling above the road and then flew across the valley to other side of reservoir.
Walk over Harridge to swineshaw and back (10-1pm)
4 skylark
9 curlew, two of them were chasing off 2 oystercatcher
1 wheatear
5 stonechat
6 Reed bunting
1 ring ouzel
2 pied wagtail
2 linnet
3 red grouse
4 swallow
1 common buzzard
Lots meadow pipits
Little walk up to Harridge via the dam and sun green
male and female goosander on Millbrook dam
2 bullfinch
4 greenfinch
4 kestrel
2 buzzard
1 wren
2 dunnock
Plus lots of usuals
New Year yomp around Wild Bank, Walkerwood, upto Swineshaw and Harridge and back. A few Redwing arguing with a couple of Mistle Thrush, a female Bullfinch, six Nuthatch, about ten Red Grouse at the top, and a Sparrowhawk were the highlights.
4 Goosander on the reservoir (1 drake, 3 redhead) - my first of the autumn c35 Fieldfare down the valley and into the Country Park, followed 15 minutes later by c60 Redwing.
Country park up lower Hyde green, then to Harridge, upper swineshaw then back down to walkerwood up to wild bank to farms and back (got sore legs this eve!)
10-2.45
2 cormorant, 6 Reed bunting, 4 red grouse, 10 meadow pipits, 6 stonechat, 2 wheatear, 2 kestrel, 4 bullfinch, 3 pied wagtails c50 black headed gulls, 1 common buzzard, 42 goldfinch, 16 swallows plus usuals
Walk up round Harridge to swineshaw and back through country park yesterday morning 1 tufted duck 4 lapwing and young 8 stonechat 6 curlew 15 black headed gulls 4 chiffchaff 5 common sandpiper 1 sparrowhawk 3 Jays 2 grey wagtail 1 pied wagtail 1 cormorant 2 linnet
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 17th of June 2021 08:39:01 PM
Lots of walks over the past week - one of which has got me and a few others flummoxed. I have attached pics below, the bird was bigger than a robin, round belly and very yellow, at first glance i thought a Siskin, but its not. It is ringed but a green ring.
Suggestions so far have been Serin, yellowhammer, or an escaped bird... any suggestions most welcome!
todays wet and windy walk through country park up to swineshaw and back
2 grey wagtail
1 cormorant
1 pied wagtail
2 great spotted woodpecker
4 common sandpiper
2 reed bunting
10 meadow pipit
1 kestrel
1 common buzzard
1 kestrel
2 curlew
6 chaffinch
2 chiffchaff
2 greenfinch
C30 black headed gulls on lower swineshaw
-- Edited by Isaac Heath on Thursday 20th of May 2021 02:32:30 PM