Recent Sightings
29th April 2024
Chiffchaff, 2, (Janet Bramhall)
Blackcap, 1, m, (Jan B)
singing by Bispham gala field
Greenfinch, 2, (Janet Bramhall)
Whimbrel, 4, (Paul Ellis)
on saltmarsh
Cuckoo, 1, (Paul Ellis)
calling in the wood at 0958 hrs. Possibly the one from N R Farm seen earlier?
Buzzard, 1
in wood
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Wheatear, 1
sea wall
Goldfinch, 10
flew off high to NE
Cuckoo, 1, (Paul Ellis)
flew east stopping on hedgerow, south of Fluke car park 0942 hrs
Lapwing, 20
two new broods of 3+ each (4 broods seen here so far)
Kestrel, 1, male
Whitethroat, 1
singing by Fluke car park
Wheatear, 1
White Wagtail, 2
Greenfinch, 10, (Kinta Beaver / Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Pink-footed Goose, 90, (Paul Ellis)
over high going NE
Common Sandpiper, 1, (Kinta Beaver / Paul Ellis)
on duck pond
Avocet, 2, (DS)
On pools
Mediterranean Gull, 3, 2 Adults and 1 2nd year ,
Flew south towards banks .
Peregrine, 1
Over the river.
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing behind land registry.
Grasshopper Warbler, 1
Singing behind BAE
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
28th April 2024
Greylag Goose, 9, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
brood of 5 goslings
Mallard, 6, female , 5 ducklings
pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Avocet, 8
Little Ringed Plover, 4
Black-tailed Godwit, 3
Spotted Redshank, 1
creek
Greenshank, 2
one pool, one creek
Common Tern, 1
pool
Tawny Owl, 1, (RED)
Mayfield New Lane.
Little Owl, 1
Moss Cottage Eagland Hill
Long-tailed Tit, 4
Calling behind Mayfield, New Lane
Blackcap, 1, M singing
In hedgerow behind Mayfield, New Lane.
Tree Sparrow, 10
Mayfield, New Lane.
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue mid morning
Willow Warbler, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue mid morning just passing through
Long-tailed Tit, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Chiffchaff, 2
Blackcap, 3
Goldcrest, 1
singing
Nuthatch, 2
Mistle Thrush, 1
singing Rose Cottage
Blackcap, 1, M singing, (RED)
Sandfield Cottage garden.
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, M singing
Greenfinch, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
song flighting
Bullfinch, 2, 1m, (Lee harris)
Stock Dove, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Green by west side of crossing path
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 3
2 in field south of Newton Hall, 1 on keepers yard roof
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing, west side
Gadwall, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Mere/SE field flood
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 4
Flew west over the mere
Buzzard, 2
1 over Gipsy Hole Wood, 1 barns area
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Singing
Sedge Warbler, 1
Singing, central east marsh
Reed Warbler, 5
Singing
Blackcap, 4, m
Avocet, 16, 2 fledgling on pool edge ., (DS)
Lapwing, 0, Several fledglings seen .
Black-tailed Godwit, 150
Spoonbill, 3
3 still near the old toll house 18.30.
Swift, 1, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
over east early am
Tawny Owl, 1, (Kinta Beaver / Paul Ellis)
calling during afternoon, Beach Road
Greenfinch, 2, (Paul Ellis)
singing on Beach Road
Shoveler, 2, males, (David Nuttall)
Gadwall, 2, Males
Stock Dove, 4
Collared Dove, 6
Coot, 4
Lapwing, 8
Curlew, 1
Cattle Egret, 21
In first field down Cartmell Lane. Flew further east later.
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 2
Buzzard, 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, Drumming male
off Peg's Lane
Kestrel, 1, male
Skylark, 3, singing males
Willow Warbler, 1, singing male
Chiffchaff, 2, singing males
Blackcap, 3, singing males
Whitethroat, 1, singing male
Chaffinch, 2, singing males
Tufted Duck, 4, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Common Gull, 5, 1st.w.
Flew west over The Plough
House Martin, 1
Flew NE over The Plough pub
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, east side of The Nook
Tawny Owl, 1, (RED)
Highgate Lane, Stalmine.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, female, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Jay, 2
Coal Tit, 3
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Chiffchaff, 2
Blackcap, 8, 6 m, 2 f
4+ singing
Nuthatch, 2
Treecreeper, 1
Pheasant, 5, 1M 1F, (CD)
Pair with three young under caravan feed station, Lytham Edge caravan
Mallard, 10, 1M 1F
Pair with 8 young under bird feeders
Sedge Warbler, 1, (Lee harris)
Singing
Reed Bunting, 4, 4m
1 singing
27th April 2024
Moorhen, 1, (Ellen Pemberton)
Sparrowhawk, 1
Kestrel, 1
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
singing opposite KEQMS
Linnet, 10
UU compound
Oystercatcher, 1, (Ellen Pemberton)
Common Sandpiper, 1
Swallow, 2
Chiffchaff, 2
Wheatear, 4, 2M + 2 F, (AC)
Off passage birds, been here for several days.
Coot, 6, 2 ads + 4 young, (Tony Sharples)
Pool east of zoo car park
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over NW corner
Swallow, 2
Over west side
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Shelduck, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
SE field
Gadwall, 2, m, f
SE field flood
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
SE field flood
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over north side scrubs
Buzzard, 2
Over Gipsy Hole Wood, barns area
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Flew west over north side scrubs
Sand Martin, 9
North over the embankment, a.m.
Swallow, 2
Whitethroat, 2
Brambles east of NW hide
House Sparrow, 3, 2m
Brambles by SW benches
Pied Wagtail, 1
SE field
Linnet, 4
North side
Canada Goose, 17, (HenryH)
Greylag Goose, 6
Mute Swan, 2
Woodpigeon, 11
Moorhen, 2
Coot, 3
Little Grebe, 1
Grey Heron, 1
Magpie, 7
Carrion Crow, 1
Blue Tit, 2
Great Tit, 1
Sand Martin, 4
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Chiffchaff, 3
Reed Warbler, 2
Blackcap, 6, M
Garden Warbler, 1, M
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, M
Singing, NW corner
Wren, 6
Blackbird, 11
Song Thrush, 3
Robin, 4
Dunnock, 2
Greenfinch, 1
Reed Bunting, 1
Wheatear, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Whinchat, 1, M, (AC)
1st of the year.
26th April 2024
Sedge Warbler, 1, (Paul Ellis)
singing west side of Seafield
Greylag Goose, 2, (Carol Johnston)
with 5 goslings
Tufted Duck, 5
Oystercatcher, 3
Avocet, 10
Black-tailed Godwit, 7
Redshank, 2
Greenshank, 3
Cattle Egret, 3
on pool
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 12.10 may be same as earlier or new?
Willow Warbler, 2
One in garden Ullswater Avenue at 07.45 joined by a second at 0815 left shortly after
Ringed Plover, 9, (Paul Ellis)
on beach
Whimbrel, 63
Sand Martin, 20
flew east (steady flow)
House Martin, 2
east over beach
Wheatear, 7
saltmarsh
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, ditch west of NW corner pond
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Pool east of practice field
Blackcap, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, NE corner
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, NE corner Hawthorn
Whinchat, 1, m
Marsh east of Wetlands field
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
SE field flood
Swift, 1
Over the mere
Stock Dove, 12
Barn roof
Lapwing, 2
SE field
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over inflow reeds
Buzzard, 2
Mainly barns area
Sand Martin, 4
Over north
Swallow, 2
House Martin, 2
Over NE scrub
Cetti's Warbler, 7
Singing
Reed Warbler, 9
Singing, 1 main dyke
Linnet, 4
2 east marsh, 2 NC scrub
Whimbrel, 3, (Paul Ellis)
flew over east
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
singing in hedge by Fluke Car Park
Whitethroat, 1
singing from brambles by track west of Fluke
Song Thrush, 1
singing by farm
White Wagtail, 1, m
field west of track to farm from Fluke
Golden Pheasant, 1, male
washed out yellow bird
Tufted Duck, 6, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Swallow, 2
Over flood by Newton Arms
Siskin, 2, m, f, (Kinta Beaver / Paul Ellis)
feeders Beach Road
Common Tern, 2, (Ashley Baines)
Lapwing, 14, (Paul Ellis)
pr with 4 small young + pair with 2+ small young near duck pond
Common Sandpiper, 1
duck pond
Redshank, 1
Kestrel, 1
White Wagtail, 1, m
by duck pond
Jay, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Mere View garden
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, Mere View Lane hedge
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, east side
Canada Goose, 4, (Len Blacow Ian Burly Stewart Conroy David Nuttall)
Pink-footed Goose, 252
North
Shelduck, 1
South
Eider, 2
Common Scoter, 123
9 South 114 North
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Grey Plover, 60
North
Whimbrel, 6
Knot, 3280
South
Sanderling, 10
Dunlin, 6
No
Sandwich Tern, 59
South
Guillemot, 1
North
Red-throated Diver, 4
Gannet, 3
Cormorant, 20
Sand Martin, 2
North
Swallow, 14
25th April 2024
Chiffchaff, 1, (Jan B)
Blackcap, 2, m
singing by north entrance
House Martin, 1, (andy myo)
Willow Warbler, 3
Blackcap, 2, m f
Whitethroat, 2
Bullfinch, 1, male
Mallard, 10, fem + 9 ducklings on dyke, (Paul Ellis)
Little Grebe, 2, (Tony Sharples)
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 1
Green 1
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (Tony Sharples)
East side of field east of barns
Shelduck, 2, m, f
SE field
Shoveler, 1, m
Swift, 2
Over the mere at 9.00
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Lapwing, 2
Flood by east end of main dyke
Wood Sandpiper, 1
SE field flood by main dyke, 9.15-25. Flew off north, calling
Common Gull, 6, 1st.w.
Flood, east end of main dyke
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Displaying over the mere
Buzzard, 2
Low around barns
Jay, 1
Sycamore by island path bench
Swallow, 2
Over field east of barns
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, half way down the main dyke
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, hedge at NE corner of field east of the barns
Pied Wagtail, 2
SE field
Little Ringed Plover, 2, m/f, (Frank Bird)
entrance pool
Black-tailed Godwit, 220
Ruff, 5
feeding with Godwits
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Swallow, 7, (Jan B)
Over field opposite community orchard
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Chiffchaff, 6, (Janet Bramhall)
Blackcap, 1, m
Greenfinch, 4, (Jan B)
Greylag Goose, 25, (RED)
On field near the Flashes.
Tufted Duck, 2, I pair
On the Big Hole.
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Raven, 1
1 flew NE past Big Hole calling.
Cetti's Warbler, 4
1 Big hole scrub, 3 round alkaline.
Long-tailed Tit, 6
4 sites round Flashes and Big Hole.
Willow Warbler, 2, M singing
Chiffchaff, 4, M, singing
Sedge Warbler, 2, M singing
Reedmace area and No 1 Reeds.
Blackcap, 3, 2 M singing 1 F
Alkaline tree's and Big Hole scrub.
Garden Warbler, 1, Singing
Seen and heard briefly in alkaline tree's. Could not relocate later.
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, M singing
First heard by Paul Ellis in scrub to S of Big hole.
Greenfinch, 1, M singing
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (G Coulburn)
Jay, 1
Goldcrest, 2, M/f
Nuthatch, 5
Tree Sparrow, 1
Browns Lane
Greenfinch, 3, 2 m 1f
Whimbrel, 4, (andy myo)
Black-tailed Godwit, 12
Sand Martin, 2
Swallow, 12
Pied Wagtail, 2
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, north end of Mere View Lane
Canada Goose, 2, (Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy)
Eider, 5
Common Scoter, 176
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Whimbrel, 3
North
Knot, 70
Kittiwake, 34
North
Sandwich Tern, 35
South
Arctic Skua, 1
South (pale morph)
Guillemot, 1
Red-throated Diver, 21
1 South 20 North
Manx Shearwater, 1
Gannet, 44
4 South 41 North
Cormorant, 16
Great White Egret, 1, (andy myo)
24th April 2024
Whimbrel, 130, (Paul Slade/Jol)
roosted on river edge
Dunlin, 3
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (DS)
Stock Dove, 10
Whimbrel, 136
Birds feeding together then flew to river roost .
Buzzard, 2
Whitethroat, 1
Singing
Little Ringed Plover, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Greenshank, 3
creek
Tree Sparrow, 2
pool hedge
Common Crane, 3, (Mark Prestwood)
flew north 16.42
Spotted Redshank, 1, (Paul Slade)
Greenshank, 1
Mediterranean Gull, 2, ads
Sparrowhawk, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (Chris Batty)
east end
Little Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Pool east of practice field
Swallow, 1
Over north
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Common Crane, 3, 3 adults, (Chris Batty)
circling to the east southeast
Shelduck, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
SE field
Gadwall, 7
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Grey Heron, 3
Circled over NW corner
Buzzard, 1
Barn field
Swallow, 2
Willow Warbler, 1
Singing, NE corner
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, main dyke by 2nd east field Hawthorns
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, south side of NW scrub
Whitethroat, 1
NE scrub
Pied Wagtail, 1
SE field
Great White Egret, 1, (Frank Bird)
flood west of railway
Ruff, 1, (andy myo)
entrance pool
Whitethroat, 1
Whimbrel, 1, (Dave McGrath)
N
Sandwich Tern, 4
N together
Swallow, 4
Singles N
Starling, 20
1st day of taking food back to nestlings
Wheatear, 7
Meadow Pipit, 1
N
Linnet, 1
Heard only going N over garden
Goldfinch, 2
N together
Common Sandpiper, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Sparrowhawk, 2, (Paul Ellis)
high over at 1630 hrs
Buzzard, 4
Pink-footed Goose, 250, (Paul Ellis)
Whimbrel, 68
Roost count of 39 flying in at dusk, plus 29 flew north at 1630 hrs
Wheatear, 1
Tufted Duck, 2, 1 pr, (RED)
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Sedge Warbler, 2, M, singing
Blackcap, 1, M
Kestrel, 1, (Chris Batty)
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, field to the south
Sand Martin, 6, (Paul Slade/Jol)
flew north
Swallow, 4
Chiffchaff, 1, male
singing
Blackcap, 2, one singing male
Pink-footed Goose, 43, (Stewart Conroy)
North
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
South
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Whimbrel, 4
North
Knot, 600
South
Sandwich Tern, 32
Guillemot, 2
Razorbill, 1
North
Red-throated Diver, 3
1 South 2 North
Gannet, 5
Swallow, 8
North
23rd April 2024
Gadwall, 2, a pair, (Malcolm Evans)
on pond
Buzzard, 5
Jay, 2
Willow Warbler, 8, singing males
Chiffchaff, 9, 7 singing males
Sedge Warbler, 2, singing males
Grasshopper Warbler, 1, singing male
Blackcap, 5, males
3 singing
Whitethroat, 5, 4 singing males
one carrying nest material
Bullfinch, 1
heard only
Reed Bunting, 10, 8m, 2f
Whinchat, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
field to east near Seafield
Kestrel, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
Goldcrest, 1
singing
Nuthatch, 3
Lesser Redpoll, 1
over calling
Siskin, 1
Golden Pheasant, 1
heard
White Wagtail, 3, (Paul Ellis)
fields north of road
Gadwall, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Pond south of waste compound
Common Sandpiper, 1
Practice field pool
Willow Warbler, 1
Singing, east side of zoo car park
Willow Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
SE field. Later flew north over Staining Nook
Gadwall, 3
Teal, 4, 2m
SE field flood
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 3
SE field
Buzzard, 3
Wide-ranging
Jay, 1
Trees behind NW platform
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Singing
Reed Warbler, 5
Blackcap, 5, m
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, north central scrub by the path
Whitethroat, 1
North end of east marsh
Tree Sparrow, 1
Bushes by south end of barns
Pied Wagtail, 2
Flood by east end of main dyke
Linnet, 2
Island bushes
Tufted Duck, 6, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Common Sandpiper, 1
Flood by Newton Arms
Whimbrel, 1, (Paul Ellis)
east over Beach Road calling
Sparrowhawk, 1
Siskin, 2
1+ over calling, 1 fem on feeders
Jay, 1, (RED)
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
1 in scrub near Big hole, 1 in scrub on No 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, female, (Paul Ellis)
Wheatear, 1
by buildings
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, Mere View Lane
22nd April 2024
Swallow, 1, (Dave McGrath)
N
Blackbird, 2, m
Foraging on N sided grass by shrubs
Wheatear, 4, 3m, f
Dunnock, 1
Singing from gardens of houses on other side of tram tracks
Linnet, 19
8 + 9 N + 2 feeding on dandelions with goldfinches
Goldfinch, 8
2 N + 6 feeding on dandelions
Wheatear, 4, (AC)
Shoveler, 2, m&f, (Barry Dyson)
Lapwing, 27, 14 adults, 13 juvs
Whimbrel, 47, (AC)
On Saltmarsh behind Lighthouse Cottage @ 1100
Wheatear, 6, (Ken Green)
Two in ploughed field and four on the shore
White Wagtail, 6
In wet area between hedges and the shore
Stock Dove, 1, (Ken Green)
Heard in the woodland
Chiffchaff, 2
Blackcap, 2
Golden Pheasant, 1, male
Along the side of the road just before the car park
Buzzard, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Flew north high over Greenfinch ourt
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Pond south of waste compound
Cuckoo, 1
Perched in tree, copse west of Staining Nook. Called non-stop for 3 minutes. Flew north at 18.20
Little Grebe, 1
Long west side pool
Grey Heron, 3
2 over SE, 1 over east
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond
Blackcap, 6, m
Singing
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, SSSI hedgerow west of slope path
Song Thrush, 3
Singing
Bullfinch, 1
Flew into SSSI hedgerow west of slope
Grasshopper Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
At 2 m. in NE corner Brambles
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing from NE corner Hawthorn
Shelduck, 1, (Tony Sharples)
SE field
Teal, 4, 2m
SE field flood
Tufted Duck, 10, 7m
Oystercatcher, 1
SE field
Common Sandpiper, 2
SE field floods. 1 by main dyke, 1 by Mythop Road
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Displaying over north scrubs
Buzzard, 1
Barn field
Jay, 1
North central scrub
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, scrub west of NW gate
Reed Bunting, 5, 3m
3 embankment reeds, pair main dyke
Cuckoo, 1, (Tom P)
Calling from west end on mere 18:00
Cattle Egret, 8
Flew over the mere at 19:00
Sparrowhawk, 1
Buzzard, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2
Jay, 1
Sand Martin, 14
Swallow, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Willow Warbler, 2
Chiffchaff, 10
Sedge Warbler, 2
Reed Warbler, 9
Grasshopper Warbler, 3
Blackcap, 3
Lesser Whitethroat, 2
Whitethroat, 1
Linnet, 8
Reed Bunting, 12
Kestrel, 1, (J C Wood)
Gannet, 4, (Dave McGrath)
N together
Carrion Crow, 16
On beach before tide rose
Wheatear, 2
Tufted Duck, 4, 2m, 2f, (J C Wood)
on pool
Cuckoo, 1, (J C Wood)
fence on marsh then flew into wood Fluke Hall
Sparrowhawk, 1
Swallow, 2
north
House Martin, 1
Wheatear, 1
Chiffchaff, 6, M, singing, (RED)
Sedge Warbler, 4, M, singing
Blackcap, 1, M, singing
Eider, 1, male, (David Nuttall)
North
Ringed Plover, 34
At roost
Turnstone, 5
Sanderling, 85
At roost
Dunlin, 120
Redshank, 2
Sandwich Tern, 4
North
Gannet, 21
20 North inc flock of 17, 1 south
Cormorant, 4
2 North, 2 South
Swallow, 3
North
Wheatear, 1, Female
Sat on groyne
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, hedge half way down Mere View Lane
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing in hedge half way down Mere View Lane
Linnet, 1, m
Perched on wire by Mere View
Shelduck, 2, (Frank Bird Len Blacow Stewart Conroy)
South
Teal, 2
Eider, 1
Common Scoter, 518
225 South 293 North
Red-breasted Merganser, 3
1 South 2 North
Whimbrel, 21
North
Curlew, 5
South
Knot, 295
Sandwich Tern, 70
64 South 6 North
Arctic Tern, 54
North
Guillemot, 1
South
Razorbill, 1
Red-throated Diver, 14
North
Manx Shearwater, 8
2 South 6 South
Gannet, 55
11 South 44 North
Cormorant, 11
3 South 8 North
Swallow, 6
North
21st April 2024
Wheatear, 1, m, (J C Wood)
Whimbrel, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
saltmarsh
Buzzard, 6
visible up together to south
Raven, 3
flew west
House Martin, 2, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
Willow Warbler, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
singing
Blackcap, 1
Song Thrush, 2
Lesser Redpoll, 2
over calling
Black-tailed Godwit, 4, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 1
flew north
Shoveler, 1, m, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
west field
Gadwall, 1, m
wet field
Lapwing, 30
Est min 12 pairs on just one field west of Slack Lane. Broods of 4, 1+ and 1+ seen
Golden Plover, 59
on field NE of Slack Lane
Whimbrel, 21
flew north
Avocet, 1, (AC)
flood in field by Slack Lane junction, never seen 1 here before
Black-tailed Godwit, 0, M
In full summer plumage with 30 Redshank
Redshank, 30
River behind Lighthouse Cottage, with Black tailed Godwit
Wigeon, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
pool
Teal, 4
Tufted Duck, 7
Oystercatcher, 32
Avocet, 9
Little Ringed Plover, 3
pool.
Knot, 98
pool
Common Sandpiper, 3
Greenshank, 2
creek
Mediterranean Gull, 1, first summer
pool
Cattle Egret, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 1
singing east end of pool area
Cuckoo, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
flew from New Ridge Farm to wood
Whimbrel, 2
on shore
Peregrine, 1
flew to wood and landed
Coal Tit, 1
Sand Martin, 8
flew north over beach
Chiffchaff, 7
Blackcap, 3
Nuthatch, 1
Treecreeper, 2
Rose Cottage
Golden Pheasant, 1, male
in wood. Calling at times
Willow Warbler, 2, males, (Paul Slade)
singing
Whimbrel, 11, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
on coastal fields and flying NE
Song Thrush, 1
Wheatear, 1
White Wagtail, 14
coastal fields
Meadow Pipit, 1
song flighting by sea wall
Twite, 47
coastal fields (3+ colour ringed)
Siskin, 4
over calling
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
by sea wall ditch
Peregrine, 1, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
landed in Fluke Hall wood
Blackcap, 1, male
singing
Lesser Redpoll, 1
over north
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Gadwall, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Stock Dove, 1
Over west
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Over SW area
Buzzard, 1
Circled over NW corner pond
Kestrel, 1, f
Central rough area
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing, west side
Canada Goose, 2, (Barry Dyson)
North (sea watch 7.40-9.40)
Pink-footed Goose, 230
2 skeins north.
Shelduck, 7
North
Eider, 16
Loafing
Common Scoter, 26
15 North, 11 south.
Whimbrel, 23
7,8,4,4 North
Sandwich Tern, 1
North
Guillemot, 1
On sea.
Red-throated Diver, 2
North
Cormorant, 7
Carrion Crow, 10
On the beach
Swallow, 14
North
Wheatear, 5
Shelduck, 20, 10 pairs, (David Nuttall)
Stock Dove, 4, 2 pairs
Collared Dove, 8
along division lane
Lapwing, 12
Little Egret, 2
feeding in stubble field
Kestrel, 1
Skylark, 6, singing males
Sand Martin, 2
Swallow, 3
Cetti's Warbler, 1, singing male
Moss Edge Lane
Willow Warbler, 1, singing male
Chiffchaff, 7, singing males
Sedge Warbler, 2, singing males
Moss Edge Lane
Grasshopper Warbler, 1, Reeling male
Blackcap, 3, singing males
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, singing male
Singing from hawthorn edge near Charnwood Cattery / Division Lane. Seen briefly.
Whitethroat, 6, singing males
Song Thrush, 4, singing males
Mistle Thrush, 1
Chaffinch, 5, singing males
Greenfinch, 4, singing males
Linnet, 8
pair building nest in bramble patch
Reed Bunting, 1, male
Moss Edge Lane
Pheasant, 1, F, (Joe and Archie Makepeace)
Canada Goose, 2
Greylag Goose, 4
1615-1830
Mute Swan, 2
Shoveler, 2, 1M
Mallard, 3, 2M
Teal, 3, 1M
Woodpigeon, 14
Collared Dove, 2
Moorhen, 1
Coot, 5
Oystercatcher, 3
Curlew, 1
Calling. Flew over headed east.
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Herring Gull, 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Cormorant, 1
Grey Heron, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1
Buzzard, 2
Circling above NE Corner
Ring-necked Parakeet, 3
Jay, 2
Sycamores adjacent Pauline's Bench
Magpie, 2
Jackdaw, 1
Carrion Crow, 3
Blue Tit, 7
Great Tit, 5
Swallow, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Across entire site and Lawson Wetland
Willow Warbler, 3
Chiffchaff, 2
Reed Warbler, 3
Grasshopper Warbler, 1
Path between Lawson Wetland and LNR
Blackcap, 2, M
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Hawthorn between Wetland and LNR SD33653537
Starling, 3
Blackbird, 5
Song Thrush, 7
Birds singing across entire site
House Sparrow, 4
Chaffinch, 3, 2M
Bullfinch, 2, 1M
Greenfinch, 5
Singing
Linnet, 2
Goldfinch, 11
Reed Bunting, 2
Shelduck, 1, (Tony Sharples)
SE field
Gadwall, 2, m, f
SE field flood
Teal, 6
SE field flood to the mere
Stock Dove, 13
Barn roof
Sand Martin, 2
Over NE
Goldcrest, 1
SW planting
Great White Egret, 1, (Frank Bird)
still Dyke flood
Whitethroat, 1
Singing trees by Dyke food
Stock Dove, 4, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Lapwing, 20
broods of 3 and 2. Several more sitting and scraping
Sparrowhawk, 1, female
Kestrel, 2
Coal Tit, 1
moving west along coastal hedgerow
Sand Martin, 12
north over sea wall
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Grasshopper Warbler, 1
singing from hedge by sea wall
Whitethroat, 1
singing coastal hedge
Wheatear, 1
sea wall
White Wagtail, 11
coastal fields
Meadow Pipit, 20
Linnet, 25
Golden Pheasant, 1
washed out male
Wheatear, 4, 3 M 1 F, (AC)
White Wagtail, 2
Ruff, 1, (Lee Harris)
Wheatear, 4, (andy myo)
grass bank opp solar panels
Eider, 15, (Dave McGrath)
Together on sea
Swift, 1
N
Whimbrel, 8
N together
Swallow, 14
N. largest flock 8
Wheatear, 5
Lesser Redpoll, 3
N together
Siskin, 1
Over N, heard only
White Stork, 1, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
Circling high up. Watched distantly from Cockersand. Drifted east 1457 - 1510 hrs
Cuckoo, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
calling from Beach Road
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
east of Beach Road
Robin, 1, (Paul Ellis)
carrying food
Siskin, 3, (Kinta Beaver)
feeders Beach Road
Chiffchaff, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
singing
Blackcap, 3, males
Greylag Goose, 3, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
with pinkfeet on marsh
Pink-footed Goose, 1540
on saltmarsh
Whimbrel, 1
flew north
Goldcrest, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
Singing Moreton Drive
Mallard, 16, fem + 15 ducklings, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
ditch by duck pond
Stock Dove, 4
Lapwing, 12
brood of 4 plus three more sitting on field by duck pond
Redshank, 5
duck pond
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
flew over going west
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing west of bridge
Jay, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Mere View area
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View
Buzzard, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Raven, 1
over NW
Blackcap, 3, 2m, 1f, (J C Wood)
Wyre Way
Whitethroat, 4
in song along Wyre Way
Canada Goose, 2, (Len Blacow Stewart Conroy Joe Makepeace)
North
Pink-footed Goose, 552
Shelduck, 6
Eider, 7
Common Scoter, 652
337 south 275 north
Goosander, 1
North
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Whimbrel, 20
Curlew, 3
Knot, 200
South
Dunlin, 22
Sandwich Tern, 82
74 South 8 North
Guillemot, 4
North
Red-throated Diver, 24
9 South 15 North
Gannet, 12
8 South 4 North
Cormorant, 21
Peregrine, 1
North
Sand Martin, 1
Swallow, 36
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 2
Meadow Pipit, 1
Canada Goose, 1, (J C Wood)
Mute Swan, 2
Tufted Duck, 4, 2m, 2f
Moorhen, 1
Reed Bunting, 1, m
in song
Whimbrel, 21, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
on field south of Moss Lane
Wheatear, 1
Yellowhammer, 2, 1F, (Lee Harris)
1 singing, 1 female seen on hedgerow
Avocet, 10, (andy myo)
on marsh pools
Hen Harrier, 1, ringtail
Peregrine, 1
Swallow, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 1
heard only
Sand Martin, 2, (Lee Harris)
attempting to nest in large muck heap
Whinchat, 1, M, (Lee harris)
Top of gorse bush, near railway bridge between weeton road and whinbrick
20th April 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 100, (Dave McGrath)
Skein N well out to sea
Sandwich Tern, 2
Around grey buoy
Swallow, 2
N
Blackbird, 1, m
Singing from garden on N side of park
Meadow Pipit, 2
N
Linnet, 100
Lots of small flocks moving N
Goldfinch, 8
Flock N
Siskin, 10
Unseen calling over N
Buzzard, 3, (lou147)
All circling overhead
Magpie, 4
Great Tit, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Chiffchaff, 1
Grasshopper Warbler, 2
Two heard. One seen.
Whitethroat, 3
Blackbird, 3, Male
Stonechat, 1, Male
Reed Bunting, 2, Male
Eider, 30, (Maurice Wilby)
Lune estuary
Whimbrel, 15
E over Slack Lane, calling
Wheatear, 2, 1m, 1f
On foreshore by Lighthouse Cottage
Twite, 3
On foreshore near lighthouse cottage inc 1 colour-ringed bird.
Willow Warbler, 1, Singing, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 16
Yellowhammer, 6, 3 M
Wheatear, 1, F, (SueM)
Flitting around foreshore
Greylag Goose, 10, 5 pairs, (SueM)
x4 Goslings with parents (1 pair) +4 additional pairs on lake. Aggressive behaviour from Canadas.
Pink-footed Goose, 550, (Paul Ellis)
saltmarsh. flushed by Cessna but returned
Stock Dove, 8
Buzzard, 2
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Chiffchaff, 1
Blackcap, 3, males
Nuthatch, 2
Lesser Redpoll, 1
flew E over wood calling
Golden Pheasant, 1, male
in west end of wood
Redshank, 32, (Paul Ellis)
wet fields north of road
Wheatear, 1
White Wagtail, 28
Whimbrel, 17, (David Satterthwaite)
Swallow, 3, (DS)
Wheatear, 1, Male
Corn Bunting, 1
Stock Dove, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Near NW entrance
Oystercatcher, 1
Hotel roof
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, north side
Cuckoo, 1, (andy myo)
on fence posts near main dyke brays road
Wheatear, 3, 2m 1f
brays rd
Corn Bunting, 3
brays road
Shelduck, 2, (lou147)
Woodpigeon, 15
Oystercatcher, 1
Lapwing, 7
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 2
Kestrel, 1
Jackdaw, 2
Sedge Warbler, 1
Greenfinch, 5
Goldfinch, 8
Stock Dove, 2, (Ellen Pemberton)
barn roof
Buzzard, 3
together over east end of Mere
Sedge Warbler, 2
Reed Warbler, 6
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
singing west of Heron Hide 14.00
Whitethroat, 3
Song Thrush, 2
singing, north-west scrub
Pink-footed Goose, 65, (Tony Sharples)
Flew north over east fields
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over NW scrub
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, scrub west of NW gate
Wheatear, 1, f
Barn field
Whitethroat, 1, M, (Lee Harris)
cartmell lane, singing
Great White Egret, 1, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Willow Warbler, 2
trees by Dyke flood singing
Chiffchaff, 1
singing
Cuckoo, 1, (Paul Ellis)
calling from wooded track to north of farm
Lapwing, 10
ad with two small chicks
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Chiffchaff, 1
Ring Ouzel, 1, male
on fields just SE of farm
Song Thrush, 1
White Wagtail, 10
Golden Pheasant, 1, male
washed out bird
Whimbrel, 4, (Paul Ellis)
flew east over beach calling
Tawny Owl, 1, (Kinta Beaver / Paul Ellis)
calling in daytime Beach Road
Kestrel, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
over field east of Beach Road
Lesser Redpoll, 4
over Beach Road
Siskin, 4, 2m, 2f
feeders Beach Road
Goldcrest, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
Singing Moreton Drive
Oystercatcher, 2, On nest, (RED)
On field near the Flashes.
Common Sandpiper, 2
Together on the side of the flashes.
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing
No 1 scrub.
Willow Warbler, 1, Singing
Chiffchaff, 4, Singing
Treecreeper, 1, Singing
In No 2 scrub area
Lapwing, 6, (Paul Ellis)
three birds sitting
Redshank, 4
duck pond
White Wagtail, 2
Greylag Goose, 2, pair, (David Nuttall)
Shelduck, 10, 5 pairs
Shoveler, 1, male
Gadwall, 1, female
Stock Dove, 2, pair
Coot, 6, 3 pairs
Oystercatcher, 6, 3 pairs
Lapwing, 8, 4 pairs
Redshank, 1
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 1
Buzzard, 3
soaring birds
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, drumming male
from wood west of Peg's Lane
Kestrel, 1, male
Cartmell Lane
Raven, 2
2 soaring birds
Swallow, 4, 2 pairs
Chiffchaff, 5, singing males
Blackcap, 4, singing males
Whitethroat, 1, singing male
by railway bridge on Cartmell Lane
Pied Wagtail, 3
Chaffinch, 5, singing males
Reed Bunting, 2
singing males
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, hedge north of Mere View
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View
Goldcrest, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing
Gadwall, 4, (Ellen Pemberton)
Tufted Duck, 12
Common Sandpiper, 1
Flew round islands in lake, south-west of bridge
Ring-necked Parakeet, 3
stump circle
Nuthatch, 2
between Outdoor Revolution building and stump circle
Canada Goose, 12, (LGB; SC; DN; RJS; TP; AM; C; JM)
Seawatch 0600-1030 - Rising, High Tide
Pink-footed Goose, 1312
Shelduck, 35
Teal, 1
Eider, 1
Common Scoter, 558
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Grey Plover, 43
Whimbrel, 25
Knot, 97
Dunlin, 140
Sandwich Tern, 78
Guillemot, 2
Unidentified Guillemot / Razorbill species
Razorbill, 2
Red-throated Diver, 54
Manx Shearwater, 2
Gannet, 9
Shag, 1
Cormorant, 34
Swallow, 12
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 4
Meadow Pipit, 2
Lesser Redpoll, 1
Bar-headed Goose, 1
Mallard, 6, (CD)
Overhead
Stock Dove, 1
Woodpigeon, 3
Oystercatcher, 2
Overhead
Buzzard, 1
High over Land Registry
Barn Owl, 1
Hunting along ditch to rear of caravan
Kingfisher, 0
Flew upstream of ditch to rear of caravan
Magpie, 2
Under feeders
Jackdaw, 1
Rook, 6
On and under feeders
Coal Tit, 1
Blue Tit, 3
Great Tit, 3
Cetti's Warbler, 1
I Hawthorn to rear of caravan
Long-tailed Tit, 7
Wren, 1
Blackbird, 2, 1M 1F
Robin, 2
Tree Sparrow, 5
Dunnock, 2
Chaffinch, 5, 3M 1F
Greenfinch, 7
Feed station, Lytham Edge Caravan Park
Goldfinch, 6
Avocet, 6, (DS)
Buzzard, 2
Peregrine, 1
Jay, 1
Raven, 2
Mobbing peregrine
Willow Warbler, 0
Singing
Sedge Warbler, 3
Grasshopper Warbler, 2
Reeling
Blackcap, 4
Singing
Buzzard, 5, (andy myo)
Jay, 2
Willow Warbler, 4
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
railway embankment
Wheatear, 7
near railway footbridge
Sedge Warbler, 5, (Lee Harris)
minimum
Grasshopper Warbler, 1
heard early morning, silent from 7am
Reed Bunting, 12, 3F
minimum, mostly males perched and chasing each other around marsh
19th April 2024
Blackcap, 1, (Ashley Baines)
Mistle Thrush, 2
Feeding nest
Dipper, 1
Blackcap, 2, (Lee Harris)
Pair , and lone male seen presumed third bird
Whitethroat, 1
Treecreeper, 1
Wigeon, 1, (Paul Ellis)
pool
Avocet, 15
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Black-tailed Godwit, 1
Knot, 20
on back of island on pool
Greenshank, 1
creek
Buzzard, 1
Tree Sparrow, 52, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 10
Yellowhammer, 3, 2M
Greylag Goose, 6, 1M 1F 4 goslings, (SueM)
Four goslings well protected by parents on grass and in lake
Tufted Duck, 6, M2 F4
On lake
Buzzard, 3, (Tony Sharples)
Circled over the mere
Jay, 1
Mere View area
Willow Warbler, 1
Singing, NW scrub
Stock Dove, 4, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Little Grebe, 1, (J C Wood)
Jay, 1
Raven, 1
over SW
Reed Warbler, 1
singing
Blackcap, 2, pair
Goldcrest, 1
Treecreeper, 1
Dunnock, 1
singing
Chaffinch, 1
Shelduck, 3, (Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy,David Nutall)
North
Eider, 9
8 South 1 North
Common Scoter, 110
69 South 41North
Goosander, 3
South
Dunlin, 30
Sandwich Tern, 3
1 South 2 North
Red-throated Diver, 4
South
Gannet, 6
3 South 3 North
Cormorant, 6
4 South 2 North
18th April 2024
Barn Owl, 1, (RED)
Near Gulf Farm
Jackdaw, 6
Round Gulf Farm. Cockerham.
Osprey, 1, (Howard Stockdale, Mark Prestwood)
over pool
Avocet, 1, (AC)
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Spotted Redshank, 1
Stock Dove, 4, 1 Pr. With 2 young., (RED)
Birks Farm
Tawny Owl, 1
Near Birks Farm
Great Crested Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Jay, 1
Flew low over NE field
Sand Martin, 3
Swallow, 1
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Little Grebe, 1, (J C Wood)
Grey Heron, 1
Peregrine, 1
flew in direction of Fluke Hall
Long-tailed Tit, 1
Willow Warbler, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Blackcap, 2, pair
Treecreeper, 2, pair
possibly 3 birds
Linnet, 15
Pink-footed Goose, 600, (J C Wood)
Pink-footed Goose, 2635, (Frank Bird,Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy,Steve Swift.)
North
Shelduck, 7
1 South 6 North
Eider, 4
1South 3 North
Common Scoter, 52
North
Red-breasted Merganser, 4
2 South 2 North
Woodpigeon, 3
North
Whimbrel, 1
South
Sanderling, 8
North
Sandwich Tern, 44
South
Guillemot, 3
2 South 1 North
Red-throated Diver, 26
11 South 15 North
Manx Shearwater, 8
South
Gannet, 6
3 South 3 North
Cormorant, 23
2 South 21 North
Meadow Pipit, 2
North
17th April 2024
Kestrel, 2, M, F, (RED)
Near Sweeting's Farm, Cockerham.
Buzzard, 1, (Steven Swift)
Willow Warbler, 2
Chiffchaff, 4
Grasshopper Warbler, 1
Heard twice not seen
Wren, 1
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Guillemot, 1, (Paul Ellis)
on beach off Seafield
Cattle Egret, 1, (Paul Ellis)
pool
Stock Dove, 6, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Collared Dove, 11
Tree Sparrow, 63
Corn Bunting, 4, Singing
In hedgerow near Thompson's Fold feeding site.
Yellowhammer, 2, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue 09.15 and 12.40 less than 5 minuets each time
Blackcap, 1, female
In garden Ullswater Avenue 08.45 for 15 minuets
Whimbrel, 1, (Lee harris)
End of pool lane
Little Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over crossing path
Willow Warbler, 1, m
Singing, east side of crossing path
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Over south
Cormorant, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Singing
Reed Warbler, 3
Pied Wagtail, 1
Over NW
Linnet, 2, m, f
East marsh
Wheatear, 18, (Frank Bird)
fields west of railway
Common Sandpiper, 1, (andy myo)
entrance pool
Wheatear, 4
Swallow, 2, (andy myo)
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, singing thames street
Blackbird, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
carrying food
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, (Glen Jackson)
Third pole on right - singing and sighting at 11.30
Shelduck, 3, (Len Blacow,Ian Burley,Stewart Conroy.)
S1,N1
Wigeon, 3
South
Eider, 13
S5,N8
Common Scoter, 146
South
Whimbrel, 5
North
Knot, 100
Dunlin, 28
Sandwich Tern, 2
South
Red-throated Diver, 1
Gannet, 2
North
Cormorant, 7
Sand Martin, 1
Swallow, 3
Meadow Pipit, 14
Raven, 1, (andy myo)
Swallow, 2
Wheatear, 10
field next to railway footbridge
Swallow, 2, (andy myo)
Willow Warbler, 2
Chiffchaff, 2
Sedge Warbler, 1
Blackcap, 2, 1m 1f
Wheatear, 2, 1M. 1F, (DavidF)
16th April 2024
Little Owl, 1, (RED)
Moss Cottage, being harassed by female Blackcap.
Blackcap, 1, F
Moss Cottage, harassing Little Owl.
Tree Sparrow, 45
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 6, 2 M
Yellowhammer, 4, 2M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 09.15
Blackcap, 1, female
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 09.45
Wheatear, 1, (Paul Ellis)
sea wall
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Over green 1
Buzzard, 1
Circled over SE area
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, SE old High Nook A.C. pond
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Wheatear, 3, (Kinta Beaver)
sea wall
Buzzard, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Cetti's Warbler, 7
Singing between Bridge to NW gate via embankment
Reed Warbler, 6
Grasshopper Warbler, 1
N end of embankment
Bullfinch, 2, Pr
N scrub
Greenfinch, 4
2pr, NE scrub, NW scrub
Linnet, 2, Pr
NW gate
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Singing from ditch along E Field
Pink-footed Goose, 400, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Stock Dove, 12
Barn roof
Curlew, 1
Over NW
Arctic Tern, 1, ad
Over the west end of the mere at 9.10. Flew low NW just clearing the trees near the platform at 9.20
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Over west scrubs
Wheatear, 28, (Frank Bird)
fields west of railway
Linnet, 9, (Dave McGrath)
1 + 8, N
Common Sandpiper, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Redshank, 1
Sand Martin, 1
Over Four Seasons
Swallow, 1
Over flood by Newton Arms
House Martin, 3
Over Four Seasons Fisheries
Pied Wagtail, 1
Stock Dove, 1, (Tom P)
Returning to nesting site
Oystercatcher, 1
Grounded, field opposite community orchard. Infrequent around here.
Sparrowhawk, 1
Kestrel, 1
Swallow, 4
Horse fields
Willow Warbler, 4
Chiffchaff, 10
Blackcap, 4
Swallow, 2, (RED)
Over No. 1, Preesall Flash.
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Blackcap, 1, M, singing
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, Mere View Lane hedgerow
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing, Nook, Mere View Lane, SW of Mere View
15th April 2024
Kingfisher, 1, (Joe Makepeace)
Flew down Savick Brook when I was on the bridge
House Martin, 2
Over trees adjacent to the canal.
Tawny Owl, 1, (Martin Jump)
Pied Flycatcher, 1, Female
Little Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Over green 1
Jay, 1
West side of crossing path
Eider, 2, (Paul Ellis)
on Wyre
Sanderling, 186
off Esplanade on falling tide
Gannet, 2, adults
flew west high tide
Cattle Egret, 4, north of entrance drive, (Frank Bird)
Little Egret, 40
Gadwall, 3, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Arctic Tern, 1, ad
2.20-3.25
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Low over east marsh
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner reeds
Chiffchaff, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Found dead on promenade
Goosander, 2, m, f, (Paul Ellis)
flew west over Beach Road 1115 hrs
Tree Sparrow, 24
feeders Beach Road
Golden Pheasant, 1, male
in garden Beach road
Goldfinch, 12, (RED)
On feeders at Jubilee Avenue.
Great Crested Grebe, 2, (RED)
Buzzard, 1
Over No 5, Back Lane Preesall.
Swallow, 2
By
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
Willow Warbler, 1, M, singing
No 5 Back lane, Preesall.
Willow Warbler, 3, M, singing
Chiffchaff, 1, M, singing
No 5 Back lane Preesall
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Blackcap, 2, M, singing
Wren, 5, M, singing
Wren, 2, M, singing
No 5 Back Lane Preesall.
Tree Sparrow, 2
No 5, Back Lane, Preesall
Dunnock, 2, M, singing
Greenfinch, 1, M, singing
Greenfinch, 1, M, singing
No 5 Back Lane Preesall.
Goldfinch, 5, 1 M singing
In hedgerow at No 5, Back Lane, Preesall
Reed Bunting, 1, M, singing
Sandwich Tern, 1, (Dave McGrath)
N over houses along Marine Parade
14th April 2024
Willow Warbler, 9, males, (Malcolm Evans)
singing
Chiffchaff, 12
8 singing
Sedge Warbler, 1, male
singing
Blackcap, 3, males
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, male
Bullfinch, 1, male
Reed Bunting, 9
Song Thrush, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
one singing
Buzzard, 2, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Swallow, 4
Buzzard, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
over Hillam Lane
Mallard, 10, fem, 9 ducklings, (Paul Ellis)
on wet field
Eider, 5, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Linnet, 100
Whooper Swan, 11, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
south of Moss Lane
Avocet, 2
flooded field off Moss Lane
Wigeon, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
pool
Teal, 6, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Tufted Duck, 8
Pool
Avocet, 4
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Whimbrel, 2
Knot, 3
Redshank, 58
pool
Greenshank, 3
Tree Sparrow, 21, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 1
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 11
Yellowhammer, 5
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Ring Ouzel, 1, m, (J C Wood)
UU compound
Common Sandpiper, 1, (J C Wood)
Buzzard, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Chiffchaff, 5, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Blackcap, 3, 2 singing males
Wheatear, 6
on saltmarsh east of car park
Redshank, 21, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
flooded arable field
Sand Martin, 6, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
House Martin, 2
Wheatear, 1, male
White Wagtail, 25
Twite, 1
heard
Pintail, 2, pair, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
estuary
Eider, 24
Goosander, 1
Avocet, 11
Chiffchaff, 1, male
singing
Great Crested Grebe, 1, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Cormorant, 1
Sand Martin, 50, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Pied Flycatcher, 1, Female, (Andrew Bradley)
Photographed
Raven, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Flew low NW calling over Greenfinch Court at 9.00
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Pond SW of SW pit
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Kestrel, 1, f
Hunting central rough
Skylark, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
singing
Sparrowhawk, 2, male,fem, (Frank Bird)
male displaying
Sparrowhawk, 2, (Ellen Pemberton)
Jay, 1
north-east willows
Chiffchaff, 6
Reed Warbler, 3
Blackcap, 5
Pink-footed Goose, 350, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Gadwall, 3, 2m
Stock Dove, 8
Barn roof
Oystercatcher, 2
Over NW
Lapwing, 1
Displaying over SE field
Great Black-backed Gull, 2, ads
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Displaying over the mere
Buzzard, 1
East fields/barn roof
Kestrel, 1, f
Hunting NE area
Sand Martin, 4
Swallow, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 6
Singing
Reed Warbler, 2, m
Singing. By NW platform & embankment reeds
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, NE scrub
Linnet, 4
East end
Reed Bunting, 1, m
East marsh
Sand Martin, 80, (Frank Bird)
feeding over dyke flood
Stonechat, 2, male,fem
Wheatear, 17
west of railway
Golden Pheasant, 1, male, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
aberrant washed out plumage
Lapwing, 3, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
adult with 2 small young
Whimbrel, 1
Swallow, 4
Yellow Wagtail, 2, males
White Wagtail, 24
Twite, 1
heard
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by SW side of Newton Hall
Oystercatcher, 2
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, 2nd.w.
Flood by Newton Arms
Golden Pheasant, 1, male, (Kinta Beaver / Paul Ellis)
in garden Beach Road
Lesser Redpoll, 1, male, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
in garden Beach Road
Pink-footed Goose, 615, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Peregrine, 2
Shelduck, 6, 3 pairs, (Barry Dyson)
Valiants farm
Coot, 1
Valiants farm on one of his ponds
Little Egret, 2
Valiants farm
Jay, 1
Willow Warbler, 1
Blackcap, 1
Wheatear, 10
Pied Wagtail, 5
Linnet, 2
Linnet, 150, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, east side
Common Scoter, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Tufted Duck, 39, (Tony Sharples)
Shoveler, 1, m, (J C Wood)
Gadwall, 2, pair
Common Scoter, 1, f
Ring-necked Parakeet, 2
Coal Tit, 2
one entered potential nest hole
Willow Warbler, 1
Blackcap, 1, m
Nuthatch, 1
Song Thrush, 1
Mistle Thrush, 1
Barnacle Goose, 4, (Frank Bird)
north
Whimbrel, 3
Shelduck, 5, (Steven Swift)
North
Eider, 44
Seawatch 06:30 to 10:00 falling tide
Common Scoter, 146, (SC, JM, AS, SS)
South
Red-breasted Merganser, 1, (Steven Swift)
South
Oystercatcher, 50
On the beach
Turnstone, 9
7 south, 2 present
Kittiwake, 84
14 south, 70 north
Sandwich Tern, 1
South
Common Tern, 1
Arctic Tern, 3
Red-throated Diver, 2
North and South
Fulmar, 1, (SC, JM, AS, SS)
South
Manx Shearwater, 4, (Steven Swift)
South
Gannet, 5
Swallow, 1
North
Meadow Pipit, 14
Whooper Swan, 7, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
wet field Moss Lane
Buzzard, 2
White Wagtail, 18
wet field Moss Lane
Teal, 4, 2M 2F, (CD)
In channel Wrea Brook outlet
Snipe, 1
Edge of pool adjacent to Land Registry
Skylark, 4
Singing and displaying
Skylark, 0
Swallow, 2
Flying low over flood bank from marsh to field and back
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Inside land registry fence
Blackcap, 1
Singing in Hawthorn beside wooden swinging gate
Wheatear, 1, M
Moving between driftwood and fence, Wrea Brook outlet
Sparrowhawk, 1, (andy myo)
Sand Martin, 100
Swallow, 2
Willow Warbler, 2
Willow Warbler, 1, (DavidF)
13th April 2024
Raven, 2, (Carol Johnston)
Sand Martin, 40, (AC)
Ring Ouzel, 1, male, (Barry Dyson)
Inside UU compound
Greenfinch, 1, male
Linnet, 4
Swallow, 50, (AC)
Wheatear, 6, 5 M + F
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Dyke west of NW corner pond. Later on small flood in field NE of crossing path
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Pink-footed Goose, 450, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Shoveler, 2, m, f
SE field flood
Gadwall, 3
Little Grebe, 1
Singing, NW corner reeds
Oystercatcher, 2
Circled over
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Low past NW platform
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1
East over MW scrub
Swallow, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 7
Singing
Willow Warbler, 1
Singing, east side of NE field
Willow Warbler, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing Newhall Ave
Chiffchaff, 1, male
Blackcap, 1, male
Goldcrest, 1, male
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (J C Wood)
Blackcap, 1, m
Yellow Wagtail, 1, M, (AC)
Field by carpark area.
White Wagtail, 20
Linnet, 80
Peregrine, 1, (andy myo)
took black tailed godwit at entrance pool
Wheatear, 6, 4m 2f
Little Owl, 1, (Malcolm Evans)
Perched in tree. Viewed looking south from Thames Street at SD450305
Gannet, 1, (Dave McGrath)
S
Sparrowhawk, 1
Great Tit, 3
Rear gardens of houses along prom
Siskin, 5, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road feeders am
Stock Dove, 3, (Treerunner)
Beach Road
Grey Heron, 1, (Barry Dyson)
Valiants farm
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1, female
Blackbird, 14
Song Thrush, 1
Wheatear, 4
Pied Wagtail, 7
Meadow Pipit, 24
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing, (RED)
Willow Warbler, 1, Singing
Chiffchaff, 3, Singing
Reed Bunting, 1, M. calling
In Flashes reed bed.
Barn Owl, 1, (G Coulburn)
Browns Lane 6.30am
Wheatear, 1, M
At the top of Browns Lane on fence posts
Common Sandpiper, 1, (Stewart Conroy)
Common Scoter, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Common Sandpiper, 3
Canada Goose, 7, (SC, JM)
Seawatch 645-0845 falling, Low Tide
Pink-footed Goose, 71
Shelduck, 7
Eider, 3
Common Scoter, 272
Goosander, 2, 1M
Grey Plover, 6
Whimbrel, 1
Dunlin, 3
Little Gull, 1
1st Winter - On Beach and moved slowly south
Swallow, 3
Wheatear, 2
1 on sea wall and 1 on beach
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 2
Goldfinch, 13
Pheasant, 2, 1M 1F, (CD)
Under feeders
Shelduck, 7
Mallard, 2, 1M 1F
In ditch to rear of caravan (female sitting on eggs).
Moorhen, 1
Magpie, 3
Rook, 4
Blue Tit, 2
Great Tit, 3
Cetti's Warbler, 2
One in ditch to rear of caravan Lytham Edge, one in Land Registry
Long-tailed Tit, 3
On feeders
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing, Land Registry
Blackcap, 1
Singing in Hawthorn to rear of caravan
Blackbird, 3, 1M 2F
Robin, 2
Chaffinch, 2, 1M 1F
Greenfinch, 5, 3M 2F
Caravan feed station, Lytham Edge
Goldfinch, 3
Red-legged Partridge, 1, (CD)
Flew from bottom of cattle ramp to marsh in front of cottages
Pink-footed Goose, 1400
Large numbers grazing on marsh, fairly close in
Little Egret, 36
On marsh pools and ditch
Barn Owl, 1
Flew over LDWA car park onto marsh
Swallow, 1
Solitary bird in front of cattle ramp
Blackcap, 1
In Hawthorn close to car park, heard only.
Grey Wagtail, 2
Feeding around pool edge in front of cattle ramp
Willow Warbler, 1, (andy myo)
Wheatear, 6, 3m 3f
track opp radar tower weeton rd
Willow Warbler, 2, (andy myo)
Blackcap, 1, male
House Martin, 4, (DavidF)
12th April 2024
Collared Dove, 11, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 43
Greenfinch, 4, 1 M
Yellowhammer, 5, 3 M
Wheatear, 5, 4 M + 1 F, (AC)
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Singing. Scrub by road next to Heron Way SW corner houses
Stock Dove, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Over west
Collared Dove, 1
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Cormorant, 1
West side pool
Willow Warbler, 2, m
Singing, east and north of crossing path
Blackcap, 6, m
Singing
Reed Bunting, 1
Long west side pool
Pink-footed Goose, 450, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30, ads
East fields
Cormorant, 1
Main dyke
Buzzard, 1
Over east fields
Kestrel, 1, f
Hunting NE area
Swallow, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 6
Singing
Blackcap, 2, m
Reed Bunting, 4
East end
Pied Wagtail, 6, (RED)
On stubble field
White Wagtail, 21
On stubble field.
Linnet, 150
On stubble field moving between fields at each side of the road to the farm.
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Pair on Four Seasons flood, male on north lake
Stock Dove, 4, (Paul Ellis)
garden Beach Road
Kestrel, 1
field east of Beach Road
Swallow, 2
Beach Road
Willow Warbler, 1
singing Beach Road
Lesser Redpoll, 4
garden feeders Beach Road 3 at 0850 hrs, 1m at 1515 hrs
Siskin, 1, male
feeders Beach Road
Pink-footed Goose, 1400, (DS)
Russian White-fronted Goose, 1, Immature
Avocet, 12
On pools .
Peregrine, 1
Jay, 1
Swallow, 2
Yellow Wagtail, 1
Probable heard only .
11th April 2024
Avocet, 4, (AC)
Little Ringed Plover, 2
All mud islands under water + large tern raft
Spotted Redshank, 1
In rive
Cattle Egret, 2
Wheatear, 2, (J C Wood)
Ring Ouzel, 1, male, (andy myo)
u/u compound
Tufted Duck, 10, (J C Wood)
Willow Warbler, 1
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
Feeding in garden Ullswater Avenue from 17.25 till 18.00 when it appeared to roost in Mahonia bush
Willow Warbler, 2
In garden Ullswater Avenue together at first then left separately
Chiffchaff, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue moved through quickly
Blackcap, 1, male
In garden Ullswater Avenue only stayed for 5 minutes
Wheatear, 10, (AC)
Little Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over central area
Jay, 2
NW end
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing, west side
Treecreeper, 1
Path trees south of NW corner pond
Pink-footed Goose, 350, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Stock Dove, 10
Barn roof/wires
Common Gull, 54
Flew west over the mere, 9.15. Possibly all 1st. winters
Cormorant, 2
Over
Little Egret, 1
Flew SW over the mere
Sparrowhawk, 2, f
Over the mere/north side scrubs
Buzzard, 1
Over east fields
Swallow, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 7
Singing
Reed Bunting, 3, 2m
East end
Stonechat, 2, Male, fem., (Frank Bird)
horse field west of railway
Wheatear, 26
Mallard, 11, Adult + 10 well grown ducklings, (AC)
Lapwing, 10
Minimum 3 nests
White Wagtail, 23
Avocet, 19, (andy myo)
entrance pool
Swallow, 1
Wheatear, 4, 2m 2f
Raven, 2, (Dave McGrath)
N usual two
Chiffchaff, 1
Still singing in gardens behind prom
Greylag Goose, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Shelduck, 3
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 10
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4, ads
Buzzard, 1
Circled over the fields
Swallow, 2
Over the fields
Coal Tit, 1, (Paul Ellis)
feeders Beach Road
Willow Warbler, 1
singing Beach Road
Lesser Redpoll, 2
feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 12
Willow Warbler, 1, (Jol)
Singing at Poulton Swimming Baths
Gadwall, 2, 1m,1f, (Barry Dyson)
Valiants farm
Stock Dove, 3
Common Gull, 7, 5ad, 2 2cy
Wheatear, 7, 5m, 2f
Eider, 15, (Dave McGrath)
On King's scar at high tide
Grey Plover, 1
Greenfinch, 1, (J C Wood)
Eider, 12, (Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy,Steve Swift.)
Great Crested Grebe, 1, (Stewart Conroy)
Knot, 14
Kittiwake, 57
Little Gull, 1
South
Sandwich Tern, 4
Common Tern, 2
Red-throated Diver, 1
Fulmar, 3
South
Gannet, 23
Cormorant, 16
14 South,2 North
Swallow, 1
North
Kestrel, 1, (J C Wood)
side of M55
Swallow, 1, (DavidF)
10th April 2024
Ringed Plover, 60, (David Nuttall)
Roosting at high tide
Turnstone, 45
Dunlin, 70
Wheatear, 1, female
Feeding on shore at high tide
Meadow Pipit, 6
Little Ringed Plover, 1, (Steven Swift)
Water level extremely high, no islands left and one of the pontoons under water
Common Sandpiper, 1
Mediterranean Gull, 2
Tree Sparrow, 24, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 9, 5 M
Goldfinch, 3
Corn Bunting, 5, 1 singing
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 5
Yellowhammer, 7
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Sandwich Tern, 3, (David Nuttall)
flock of 3 very close to shore at high tide
Wheatear, 3, 2 males, 1 female
Feeding in the strand line
Meadow Pipit, 12
feeding in the strand line
Reed Bunting, 3, males
Feeding in the strand line
Little Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Central area
Shelduck, 8, 4 pairs, (David Nuttall)
Stock Dove, 3
Lapwing, 2
Buzzard, 2
Barn Owl, 1
Kestrel, 2, 2 males
Skylark, 3, singing males
Chiffchaff, 4, singing males
Stonechat, 3, pair, female
Greenfinch, 3, 2 males, 1 female
Linnet, 50
In stubble field
Pink-footed Goose, 350, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Oystercatcher, 1
East field
Buzzard, 1
Over barns area
Swallow, 2
Twite, 1, (AC)
In with Linnets
Linnet, 20
Swallow, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Willow Warbler, 1
garden Beach Road
Wheatear, 1
sea wall
Lesser Redpoll, 1
feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 7
Willow Warbler, 3, (Jol)
1 singing off Haworth Cres and 2 in Poulton Park
Swallow, 1, (RED)
On roadside wires, Sunnyside, Preesall.
Tufted Duck, 2, Pair., (RED)
Cetti's Warbler, 2, 2 singing
Big Hole dyke and peg 8
Willow Warbler, 1, M, singing briefly.
Pink-footed Goose, 1240, (Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy,Steve Swift.)
North
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
South
Knot, 93
Dunlin, 2
Gannet, 1
North
Cormorant, 10
7 South,3 North
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 2
South
Meadow Pipit, 8
9th April 2024
Sparrowhawk, 1, Female, (NikGrounds)
In flight at train station
Oystercatcher, 65, (AA)
Ringed Plover, 80
Knot, 15
High tide
Sanderling, 5
Wheatear, 4
Meadow Pipit, 7
Linnet, 11
Reed Bunting, 2
Chiffchaff, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 09.40 then moved on
Blackcap, 1, male
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 10.00 disappeared into hedge
Sparrowhawk, 1, Female, (Bob Stinger)
Marsh Harrier, 1, F/Imm
Sand Martin, 20
Swallow, 15
House Martin, 1
Red-rumped Swallow, 1
Flew West 14:35 , found by TS , seen by FB , RJS, LGB , AM
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm., (Tony Sharples)
All around the mere until 5.35 at least
Red-rumped Swallow, 1
Found at 1.40 low over the west end of the mere
Siskin, 5, (Paul Ellis)
feeders, Beach Road
Wheatear, 8, (Ashley Baines)
8th April 2024
Sand Martin, 3, (Ashley Baines)
Swallow, 1
Dipper, 1
Song Thrush, 2, (Paul Ellis)
singing
Wheatear, 2
on field
Oystercatcher, 0, (Barry Dyson)
Avocet, 20
Had to leave quickly as high tide was spilling on to the road.
Little Ringed Plover, 3
Bar-tailed Godwit, 0
Black-tailed Godwit, 0
Knot, 0
Redshank, 0
Spotted Redshank, 1
Greenshank, 1
Black-headed Gull, 0
Mediterranean Gull, 4
Little Ringed Plover, 1, (AC)
Pool
Spotted Redshank, 1
Creek
Mediterranean Gull, 5
Pool
Cattle Egret, 5
Tree Sparrow, 17, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 10
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 13
Greenfinch, 7
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 2
Yellowhammer, 2
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 21
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there again.
Brambling, 1, F, (AC)
NLFS Pilling.
Yellowhammer, 13
NLFS Pilling
Wheatear, 5, (Paul Ellis)
sea wall
Pink-footed Goose, 200, (J C Wood)
inland from car park
Curlew, 600
flew in from over Bay at high tide
Kestrel, 1, f
Willow Warbler, 1
in song
Pintail, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
field north of road
Curlew, 37
field north of road high tide
Wheatear, 1
Kestrel, 1, (RED)
On wires opp Green Dicks Lane.
Sparrowhawk, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
Low over green west of The Nook
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing
Pink-footed Goose, 450, (J C Wood)
north over Bay - viewed from Fluke Hall
Wheatear, 1, Male, (Frank Bird)
fields north of Anna's road
White Wagtail, 20
fields north of Anna's road.
Meadow Pipit, 50
fields north of Anna's road
Gadwall, 7, (Tony Sharples)
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Oystercatcher, 2
Over west
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over west end of mere
Jay, 3
I flew SW over the mere just before 2 perched together north central scrub
Cetti's Warbler, 4
Singing from NW corner to NE corner
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, NE corner
Bullfinch, 2
Flew off low through north central scrub
Reed Bunting, 2, 2m
NW corner reeds
Pink-footed Goose, 235, (Paul Ellis)
on stubble field
White Wagtail, 12
on wet stubble field
Pink-footed Goose, 97, (Barry Dyson)
Grazing
Shelduck, 8
Whimbrel, 1
Flew from field calling
Curlew, 650
Roosting at High tide
Merlin, 1
Swallow, 1
Tree Sparrow, 4
Yellow Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail, 2
White Wagtail, 9
Greenfinch, 1, male
Linnet, 60
Common Scoter, 1, Male, (DS)
Goosander, 1, Female
Avocet, 8
Black-tailed Godwit, 800
Swallow, 1
Pink-footed Goose, 75, (Dave McGrath)
N well out to sea
Eider, 1
S
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
Sandwich Tern, 1
Swallow, 7
4 N am, 3 S pm
Chiffchaff, 1
Still singing from garden behind prom
Pink-footed Goose, 300, (Paul Ellis)
flying very high heading NE
Eider, 11
on sea off Beach Road at high tide
Red-breasted Merganser, 2, m, f
Siskin, 21
garden feeders Beach Road (including flock of 15 at once)
Blackcap, 1, (Jol)
Singing near Moorland Tennis Club
Willow Warbler, 1, (J C Wood)
in song
Redwing, 1
Wheatear, 2
Canada Goose, 2, (Ashley Baines)
Shelduck, 2
Redwing, 1
7th April 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 13, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
stubble field by sea wall at Barnaby's Sands
Shelduck, 10
Mallard, 2
Moorhen, 1
Oystercatcher, 6
Lapwing, 10
Ringed Plover, 6
flooded field by sea wall at Barnaby's Sands
Little Ringed Plover, 1, male
Dunlin, 2
Redshank, 30
Chiffchaff, 1
singing
White Wagtail, 8, males
flooded field by sea wall at Barnaby's Sands
Meadow Pipit, 20
Linnet, 33
flooded field by sea wall at Barnaby's Sands
Reed Bunting, 1
Wigeon, 26, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Mallard, 3
Teal, 22
Oystercatcher, 510
Bar-tailed Godwit, 23
Knot, 500
Dunlin, 60
Common Sandpiper, 1
high tide
Redshank, 82
Herring Gull, 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
singing
Wheatear, 1, male
Greylag Goose, 2, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Pink-footed Goose, 460
on saltmarsh before high tide
Shelduck, 27
Mallard, 1
Eider, 12, 7m, 5f
Oystercatcher, 2
mating
Grey Plover, 1
Curlew, 15
Snipe, 3
Black-headed Gull, 2
Common Gull, 5
Great Black-backed Gull, 4
Herring Gull, 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14
Skylark, 1
singing
Wheatear, 2
Reed Bunting, 2
Sparrowhawk, 1, M, (Joe Makepeace)
SD 31262 33063 Armfield Academy / Arnold Avenue Sycamores - Success goldfinch hunt.
Goldfinch, 14
Armfield Academy / Arnold Avenue Only 13 flew away.
Wheatear, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Reed Bunting, 4
Long-tailed Tit, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Cocker's Dyke Houses
Wheatear, 8
sea wall
Canada Goose, 5, (Joe Makepeace)
1200-1330 SD457556 Conder Pools - High / Falling Tide
Greylag Goose, 3
Mute Swan, 2
1200-1330 SD 45802 55869 River Conder - High / Falling Tide
Teal, 9, 5M
Teal, 2, 1M
1200-1330 SD457556 Conder Pools - High / Falling Tide
Oystercatcher, 27
Avocet, 19
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Bar-tailed Godwit, 17
Knot, 190
Common Sandpiper, 1
1200-1330 River Conder / Creek SD 45802 55869 High / Falling tide - Flew through calling
Redshank, 305
1200-1330 SD457556 Conder Pools - High / Falling Tide
Spotted Redshank, 1
1200-1330 River Conder / Creek SD 45802 55869 High / Falling tide - road flooded
Black-headed Gull, 142
1200-1330 SD457556 Conder Pools - High / Falling Tide
Mediterranean Gull, 2
1200-1330 River Conder / Creek SD 45802 55869 High / Falling tide (Different birds to those on pool)
Mediterranean Gull, 2
1200-1330 SD457556 Conder Pools - High / Falling Tide - Different birds to those on River Conder
Cattle Egret, 0
1200-1330 River Conder / Creek SD 45802 55869 High / Falling tide - road flooded
Grey Heron, 1
SD 45802 55869
Little Egret, 5
1200-1330 SD 45802 55869 River Conder - High / Falling Tide
Pied Wagtail, 2
1200-1330 SD457556 Conder Pools - High / Falling Tide
Ring Ouzel, 1, Male, (DS)
UU compound
Jack Snipe, 1, (SueM)
One picked out amongst snipe - likely to be more
Snipe, 20
Flushed by high tide covering saltmarsh
Wheatear, 2, 1M 1F
Foreshore
Peregrine, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Sanderling, 250, (J C Wood)
shore - high tide
Buzzard, 1, (Ken Green)
Shelduck, 5, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Eider, 2, m, f
Dunlin, 20
Redshank, 84
Herring Gull, 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Pheasant, 5, 2M, (Joe Makepeace)
Greylag Goose, 3
Pink-footed Goose, 380
Shelduck, 45
Mallard, 3, 2M
Pintail, 2, M
Stock Dove, 1
Moorhen, 1
Oystercatcher, 74
Ringed Plover, 2
Flew through
Curlew, 8
Common Sandpiper, 1
On flooded field SD 40128 49522
Redshank, 40
Herring Gull, 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13
Cormorant, 3
WeBS Rising / High Tide
Little Egret, 1
Buzzard, 1
Jackdaw, 5
Carrion Crow, 4
Coal Tit, 3
Blue Tit, 6
Great Tit, 9
Skylark, 3
Singing / displaying
Long-tailed Tit, 3
Willow Warbler, 2
Chiffchaff, 2
Blackcap, 3
Goldcrest, 0
Tall pines adjacent car park
Wren, 3
Nuthatch, 2
Treecreeper, 4
Starling, 7
Song Thrush, 3
Robin, 1
House Sparrow, 2
Dunnock, 2
Tree Pipit, 1
Jonathan Platt found. Same bird
Chaffinch, 11
Linnet, 3
Goldfinch, 13
White Wagtail, 19, (AC)
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Green 1/central green
Peregrine, 1
Flew west over south end, 4.15
Blackcap, 5, 4m, 1f
Female near SW pit
Common Scoter, 3, Males, (Barry Dyson)
Close in on sea
Little Gull, 1, Adult
Sandwich Tern, 1
South
Gannet, 2
Cormorant, 16
South (Sea watch 7.50 - 9.55)
Wheatear, 5
Grounded
Ringed Plover, 9, (Frank Bird)
flooded field north of Anna's road
Wheatear, 11
fields north of Anna's road
White Wagtail, 13
fields north of Anna's road.
Canada Goose, 39, (Nigel Laing / WeBS)
22 in east fields
Greylag Goose, 6
Pink-footed Goose, 240
East fields
Mute Swan, 2
Shoveler, 3, 2m
Gadwall, 7, 4m
Mallard, 6, 3 pairs
Teal, 9
East fields flood
Tufted Duck, 5, 3m
Goldeneye, 2, m/f
Stock Dove, 4
East field barns
Moorhen, 5
Coot, 9
Black-headed Gull, 75
East fields flood
Herring Gull, 20
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1
Over south reedbed
Kestrel, 1
Over island
Coal Tit, 2
Woodland Watch
Blue Tit, 3
North scrub
Great Tit, 3
Sand Martin, 11
Swallow, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 7
Calling - various points
Chiffchaff, 4
Various points
Wren, 4
Various
Robin, 2
Pumping Station
Greenfinch, 2, Pair
North east scrub
Siskin, 3, 2m
SW alders
Reed Bunting, 3, 2m
Causeway
Arctic Tern, 1, ad, (Tony Sharples)
Mainly over west end of mere, 3.50-4.25+
Sand Martin, 25
Plus, over the mere, late afternoon
Swallow, 2
Over the mere, a.m.
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, NW scrub
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (Steven Swift)
Skylark, 14
Ring Ouzel, 2, 2m, (S Swift, F Bird, S Conroy, L Blacow)
South of radar station.
Wheatear, 9, (Steven Swift)
Greenfinch, 2
Pink-footed Goose, 270, (Paul Ellis)
on arable stubbles
Stock Dove, 14
on arable stubble fields
Chiffchaff, 2
in hedge
Ring Ouzel, 1, male
west of track to New Ridge Farm from coast
Redwing, 1
on field
Wheatear, 1
Yellow Wagtail, 1, male
with White Wagtails on wet stubbles
White Wagtail, 10
on wet stubbles
Mallard, 2, female, (andy myo)
two lots of ducklings with 11 each
Common Scoter, 1, male
entrance pool
Avocet, 18
Sand Martin, 1
Swallow, 2
Woodpigeon, 52, (Paul Ellis)
on pasture field by coast
Woodpigeon, 175
on field east of Hi Fly
Willow Warbler, 1
Beach Road
Goldcrest, 1
Redwing, 1
field east of Beach Road
Pheasant, 3, (Joe Makepeace)
Greylag Goose, 8
Pink-footed Goose, 3250
Shelduck, 206
Pintail, 3, M
Teal, 10, 6M
Eider, 6, 5M
Red-breasted Merganser, 2, 1M 1F
Stock Dove, 3
Oystercatcher, 315
Lapwing, 7
Grey Plover, 32
Ringed Plover, 3
Curlew, 14
Bar-tailed Godwit, 6
Knot, 965
WeBS Rising / High Tide
Sanderling, 7
Flew through with Knot
Dunlin, 74
Redshank, 256
Kittiwake, 7
Herring Gull, 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 24
Sandwich Tern, 4
Red-throated Diver, 2
Gannet, 1
Cormorant, 6
Little Egret, 1
Carrion Crow, 6
Raven, 1
Skylark, 17
Sand Martin, 3
Swallow, 7
Willow Warbler, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Wren, 2
Robin, 1
Wheatear, 6
Meadow Pipit, 23
Chaffinch, 4, 3M
Linnet, 15
Reed Bunting, 2
Little Grebe, 2, pair, (J C Wood)
pool
Rook, 25, (Jol)
Nests at the bottom of Little Poulton Lane Fields
Swallow, 1
Bottom of Little Poulton Lane
Chiffchaff, 1, (Jolyon Barlow)
Back of Little Poulton Lane
House Martin, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Coat Walls Farm
Greylag Goose, 24, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Mute Swan, 3, 2 ad, 1 2nd yr
pair building a nest
Shelduck, 5
Mallard, 7
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 3
Cormorant, 1
over
Swallow, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 2
singing
Chiffchaff, 6
Tree Sparrow, 4
Kestrel, 1, (RED)
Swallow, 3
Circled over Preesall Flashes.
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing from middle scrub area.
Long-tailed Tit, 4
Nest building.
Willow Warbler, 2, Singing
Chiffchaff, 8, 5 singing.
Blackcap, 1, M singing
Linnet, 16
Mixed flock on weedy field near the flashes.
Goldfinch, 26
On weedy field near the flashes.
Oystercatcher, 5, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Redshank, 65
Herring Gull, 1
Willow Warbler, 1, (Paul Ellis)
singing
Greylag Goose, 2, 1 pair, (David Nuttall)
Mute Swan, 2, 1 pair
Shelduck, 20
generally in pairs
Shoveler, 10, 7 males
Gadwall, 2, 1 pair
Teal, 50
Coot, 4, 2 pairs
Oystercatcher, 2
in stubble field
Lapwing, 20
generally in pairs, some sitting birds.
Curlew, 63
Peg's Lane
Snipe, 3
Redshank, 1
in stubble field
Little Egret, 3
Sparrowhawk, 1, female
Buzzard, 2, pair
circling over woodland
Raven, 1
Peg's Lane
Coal Tit, 2, singing males
Skylark, 10
singing males
Sand Martin, 4
feeding high over main pool
Swallow, 20
House Martin, 4
Willow Warbler, 1, singing male
Chiffchaff, 3, singing males
Blackcap, 1, singing male
Reed Bunting, 1, male
Sand Martin, 3, (DS)
Over marsh pool.
Swallow, 10
House Martin, 7
Shelduck, 2, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Mallard, 1
Oystercatcher, 7
Curlew, 1
Redshank, 23
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4
Cormorant, 1
Song Thrush, 2
one singing from each side
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (Jol)
Singleton Lodge
Jay, 2
Rook, 4
Nests at the back of Singleton Lodge
Rook, 18
Nests on Church Rd
Rook, 21
Visible nests looking at Singleton Wood
Rook, 0
Nests at Singleton Lodge
Rook, 30
Nests Singleton Church
Chiffchaff, 1
Singleton Lodge
Blackcap, 1
Singleton Church
Nuthatch, 1
Oystercatcher, 8, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Redshank, 66
Common Gull, 29
Herring Gull, 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10
Shoveler, 2, males, (Ellen Pemberton)
Gadwall, 2, males
Tufted Duck, 29
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Ring-necked Parakeet, 2
Willow Warbler, 5
Chiffchaff, 7
Blackcap, 5
Nuthatch, 2
stump circle/behind Outdoor Revolution building
Chiffchaff, 1, (Paul Ellis)
singing
Song Thrush, 1
Wheatear, 1
Shelduck, 4, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Mallard, 3
Moorhen, 2
Oystercatcher, 15
Turnstone, 7
Dunlin, 9
Redshank, 160
Common Gull, 3
Herring Gull, 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17
6th April 2024
Woodpigeon, 83, (Joe Makepeace)
All feeding on playing field at corner of Arnold / St Annes Road
Sparrowhawk, 1
Through garden around feeders on a failed hunt.
Willow Warbler, 3
On Sycamores on the school playing field - very mobile - followed down 2nd Avenue then lost to view.
Kestrel, 1, (RED)
Over Head Farm, Bradshaw lane, Pilling.
Grey Plover, 10, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver)
high tide roost
Bar-tailed Godwit, 60
Knot, 2000
Dunlin, 500
Willow Warbler, 1
singing Seafield
Song Thrush, 1
Redstart, 1, male
garden fence back of Cocker's Dyke Houses
Wheatear, 19
in one group on marsh off Seafield at 1100 hrs, all gone by 1220 hrs
Sand Martin, 15, (AC)
Little Ringed Plover, 4, (AC)
Great Tit, 9, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 92
Tree Sparrow, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 5
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 1, F
Brambling, 3, 1M, 2F
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 9, 2M
Goldfinch, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 1
Yellowhammer, 6, 2 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 7
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Swallow, 1, (Ken Green)
Over garden Ullswater Avenue at 16.40
Chiffchaff, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 18.10
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, male, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver)
drumming
Willow Warbler, 1
singing
Chiffchaff, 5
Blackcap, 2, males
Nuthatch, 2
one nest building
Song Thrush, 2
one singing
Pintail, 3, 2 M,, (RED)
On flooded field opp Wheel lane Pilling.
Tufted Duck, 4, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
2 pools
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by central pool
Swallow, 1
Over the field NE of crossing path
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing. 1 by practice field pool, 3 around perimeter
Little Ringed Plover, 2, (Frank Bird)
Anna's road
White Wagtail, 9
Sand Martin, 16, (Joe Makepeace)
Probably more but with the strong winds, difficult to get an accurate count.
Greenfinch, 3
Pink-footed Goose, 500, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Shoveler, 2, m
Gadwall, 6, 5m
Tufted Duck, 9, 6m
Goldeneye, 1, f
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 2
Sand Martin, 25
Plus, over the mere, 5.40
Swallow, 1
Over the mere
Pheasant, 9, 4M, (Joe Makepeace)
Shelduck, 3
Feral Pigeon, 6
Woodpigeon, 108
Lapwing, 1
Flying through with purpose.
Herring Gull, 31
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 27
Magpie, 7
Jackdaw, 5
Rook, 74
1815-1945
Carrion Crow, 6
Swallow, 1
Battling against the wind along the field edge.
Wren, 3
Ring Ouzel, 2, M
Flushed from SD3462130307 - Alarm calls, Circled then headed west then NW toward Division Lane
Blackbird, 4, 3M
Wheatear, 1, M
SD3399130780 - Edge of field.
Greenfinch, 2
Linnet, 23
Two flocks - one of 7 one of 16.
Goldfinch, 7
White Wagtail, 14, (Paul Ellis)
on stubble field between farm and sea wall
Linnet, 20
Skylark, 2, Singing, (RED)
Over midden field.
Goldfinch, 16
In tree at front of farm.
Swallow, 1, (Dave McGrath)
S
Chiffchaff, 1
Singing in rear garden of houses along prom
Wheatear, 1
N along seawall
Wheatear, 2
Early afternoon
Mute Swan, 1, ad, (Tony Sharples)
Shelduck, 1
Flood by Newton Arms
Sand Martin, 14, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver)
east over beach
Swallow, 7
east along sea wall
Tree Pipit, 1
heard calling over sea wall heading east
Lesser Redpoll, 1, male
under feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 2, males
feeders Beach Road
Pink-footed Goose, 1700, (J C Wood)
Swallow, 1
west towards Fluke Hall
Wheatear, 26
east of Fluke Hall 15.30hrs
Swallow, 1, (AC)
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, west side.
Canada Goose, 2, (LGB, SC, SS, DN, JM)
Seawatch 0600-1000 Rising / Hight tide
Pink-footed Goose, 216
Teal, 6
Tufted Duck, 1, M
Eider, 6
Common Scoter, 3000
Inshore
Red-breasted Merganser, 5
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Grey Plover, 32
Knot, 495
Dunlin, 40
Kittiwake, 4
Sandwich Tern, 4
Red-throated Diver, 1
Gannet, 1
Cormorant, 16
Sand Martin, 2
Redstart, 1, M
Wheatear, 11, 6M
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 2
Meadow Pipit, 23
Great White Egret, 1, (andy myo)
Short-eared Owl, 1
over marsh at high tide
Swallow, 1
Barn Owl, 1, (andy myo)
hunting marsh at 8;30 hrs
5th April 2024
Pheasant, 5, 2 M, 3 F, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Coal Tit, 1
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Blue Tit, 3
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chiffchaff, 1, M, singing
Wren, 1
House Sparrow, 1, M
Tree Sparrow, 5
Tree Sparrow, 22
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Dunnock, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 6
Brambling, 1, F
Greenfinch, 5, 2M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 1
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 5, 3 M
Yellowhammer, 3
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chiffchaff, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue early morning left at 0840
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by central pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over NW corner
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond north side Brambles
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Siskin, 1, male, (Frank Bird)
Garden feeders am
Gadwall, 11, (Tony Sharples)
Goldeneye, 4, 2 ad.m, 2 imm.m.
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Over north side scrubs
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
Over the island area, 2.50-3.10+
Buzzard, 2
Over east fields
Sand Martin, 5
At 2.45
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (DS)
Common Scoter, 1, Male
Stock Dove, 10
Black-tailed Godwit, 1000
Swallow, 1
1 over pool .
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Siskin, 2, m, f, (Paul Ellis)
feeders Beach Road
Greylag Goose, 23, Mainly in pairs, (RED)
On field at side of flashes
Mute Swan, 5, 2 pr, + cygnet.
Shelduck, 4, 2pr
On field near the flashes.
Mallard, 5, 4 M
Stock Dove, 3
On field near the flashes
Woodpigeon, 34
On field near the flashes.
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
On field near the flashes.
Lapwing, 4
2 displaying Over field near the flashes.
Cormorant, 1, 1st winter
On pump frame in the flashes
Magpie, 2
2 nests near the flashes
Jackdaw, 12
On field near the flashes.
Blue Tit, 8
Great Tit, 6
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing from middle scrub.
Long-tailed Tit, 4
Willow Warbler, 2
In tree's at North side of Flash
Chiffchaff, 4, M, singing
Blackcap, 2, M, singing
Wren, 6, M, singing
Blackbird, 10, M, singing
All round the flashes.
Robin, 8, M
Singing round the flashes
Tree Sparrow, 4
In feeding area at No 2
Dunnock, 3, M
Singing round the flashes
Chaffinch, 6
Goldfinch, 5
Siskin, 1, F, (SueM)
Ringed R leg but unable to identify. Visiting feeder in garden/Newbury Road.
Wheatear, 1, Male, (SueM)
Flying low across reedbed - white rump evident
Meadow Pipit, 6
Flitting about on foreshore/reedbed
Rock Pipit, 1
? Not 100% sure - but darker legs and rufous head than meadow pipit
Linnet, 8
On foreshore/reedbed
Reed Bunting, 4, Male
Perching/calling in reed bed
Blue Tit, 5, (Carol Johnston)
Great Tit, 3
Swallow, 1
Chiffchaff, 2
Wren, 4
all singing
Robin, 2
Greenfinch, 2
Reed Bunting, 1
Shoveler, 4, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 5, 3m
Tufted Duck, 58
Stock Dove, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Cormorant, 3
At 12.30
Ring-necked Parakeet, 2
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing
Nuthatch, 2
Canada Goose, 6, (L.B,S.C,T.P,S.S.)
North
Pink-footed Goose, 124
Shelduck, 1
South
Wigeon, 12
Eider, 14
Red-breasted Merganser, 5
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Sandwich Tern, 18
South
Guillemot, 1
Red-throated Diver, 63
58 South,7 North
Gannet, 15
South
Cormorant, 18
4th April 2024
Raven, 2, (Dave McGrath)
Usual 2 N
Swallow, 2
N
Linnet, 4
Siskin, 7
Flock of 5 N, then others heard only
Stock Dove, 2, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Collared Dove, 10
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Collared Dove, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Tree Sparrow, 13
Tree Sparrow, 44
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 14
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 2, F
Greenfinch, 7, 2M
Linnet, 2, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 2
Yellowhammer, 5, 2M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 14
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there.
Reed Bunting, 1, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Shelduck, 7, (Tom P)
Teal, 8
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Little Grebe, 3
3 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Hotel roof
Sparrowhawk, 1
Low over central area
Buzzard, 4
Circled over the south end
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Over SE corner
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
Collared Dove, 2, (Colin Mairs)
Coal Tit, 1
Blue Tit, 2
Great Tit, 2
Blackcap, 1, 1m
Starling, 4
Blackbird, 2, 1m 1f
House Sparrow, 4, 3m 1f
Dunnock, 2
Chaffinch, 1, 1m
Bullfinch, 1, 1m
Greenfinch, 2
Lesser Redpoll, 1
Goldfinch, 3
Pink-footed Goose, 600, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Shelduck, 1
SE field
Shoveler, 2, m
Gadwall, 13, 11m
11 on mere. Male and fem. SE field flood
Tufted Duck, 1, m
Goldeneye, 3, ad.m, 2 imm.m
Great Black-backed Gull, 2, ads
Cormorant, 1
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
Glided east over the mere, quartered island reeds and down, 2.50
Jay, 2
NW scrub
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Singing
Sand Martin, 35, (Frank Bird)
Ream Hills Lake
Swallow, 3
Canada Goose, 38, (NJL CH)
Shelduck, 22
Shoveler, 27
Wigeon, 18
Mallard, 8
Teal, 15
Moorhen, 2
Coot, 2
Oystercatcher, 2
Avocet, 5
Lapwing, 60
Black-tailed Godwit, 650
Redshank, 11
Black-headed Gull, 35
Little Egret, 1
Pied Wagtail, 2
Shelduck, 8, (Tom P)
Wigeon, 12
Teal, 17
Common Scoter, 1
Drake
Avocet, 11
Lapwing, 23
Black-tailed Godwit, 200
Redshank, 23
Little Egret, 2
Pied Wagtail, 2
Shelduck, 5, (Dave McGrath)
1N, 4S
Eider, 12, 9m, 3f
Small gruops
Common Scoter, 45
All S except 1 N
Oystercatcher, 1
N
Redshank, 3
On beach as tide dropped off wall
Sandwich Tern, 4
2 on yellow buoy, 2von Anchorsholme green buoy
Cormorant, 1
On sea
Marsh Harrier, 2, f/imm
N together over outer bay towards Piel Castle
Great Tit, 1
Singing from rear gardens of houses along prom
Linnet, 4
Grounded early morning
Linnet, 1
N
Goldfinch, 1
Teal, 6, 3m, 3f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Stock Dove, 3, (Paul Ellis)
garden Beach Road
Swallow, 1
flew east over Beach Road
Siskin, 3, 1m, 2f
garden feeders Beach Road
Tawny Owl, 1, F, (Jol)
Heard calling 3.30am Moorland Gardens
House Sparrow, 2, 1 M, 1 F, (RED)
On sunflower feeders, Jubilee Avenue Preesall
Greenfinch, 5
Goldfinch, 18
Siskin, 3, 1 M, 2 F
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing, old scrap yard scrub next to Keep Out sign, (Tony Sharples)
Whooper Swan, 5, (Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy)
3 South 2 North
Wigeon, 8
South
Eider, 21
South 17,North 4
Red-breasted Merganser, 2
South
Woodpigeon, 4
Knot, 287
Sandwich Tern, 66
Guillemot, 5
Red-throated Diver, 92
Manx Shearwater, 17
North
Gannet, 3
2 South,1 North
Shag, 1
North
Cormorant, 33
18 South,15 North
Great White Egret, 2, (Tom P)
Buzzard, 2
Kestrel, 1
Water Pipit, 1
3rd April 2024
Coal Tit, 1, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Tree Sparrow, 32
Tree Sparrow, 10
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 6
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 10
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 2, F
Greenfinch, 4
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Linnet, 14
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Goldfinch, 2
Goldfinch, 3
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Siskin, 2, M, F
Corn Bunting, 2, 1 singing
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 11
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there
Yellowhammer, 2
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Peregrine, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue moved through quickly
Chiffchaff, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue at 12.40 moved through quickly
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Blackcap, 5, m
Singing. 4 between Newton Hall and The Nook
Wheatear, 1, male, (andy myo)
brays road
Shoveler, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 3, 3m
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Buzzard, 1
Over east fields
Sand Martin, 4
Cetti's Warbler, 4
Singing
Tawny Owl, 1, (Kinta Beaver)
calling after dark, Beach Road
Brambling, 1, (Paul Ellis)
under feeders Beach Road 0920 hrs
Lesser Redpoll, 3
feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 6
Beach Road
Greenfinch, 5, (RED)
Jubilee Avenue Preesall.
Goldfinch, 8
Jubilee Avenue, Preesall
Cormorant, 2, (RED)
On Preesall Flash
Greylag Goose, 2, pair, (David Nuttall)
Shoveler, 10, 7 males
main pool
Teal, 16
main drain
Lapwing, 5
2 mobbing Marsh Harrier
Curlew, 26
in stubble field
Little Egret, 3
over north
Marsh Harrier, 1, female
slowly north, mobbed by lapwings
Raven, 1
near Peg's Lane
Barn Owl, 1, (andy myo)
2nd April 2024
Meadow Pipit, 83, (AC)
Feeding on the Saltmarsh
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (Paul Ellis)
drumming
Chiffchaff, 1
singing
Song Thrush, 1
Wheatear, 5
sea wall
Sparrowhawk, 1, (J C Wood)
Shelduck, 6, (Tom P)
Teal, 6
Little Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 8
Little Ringed Plover, 3
2 showing breeding behaviour
Black-tailed Godwit, 8
Redshank, 7
Spotted Redshank, 1
Creek
Red-legged Partridge, 5, (Tom P)
Stock Dove, 13
Oystercatcher, 3
Lapwing, 4
Redshank, 1
On flood next to New Lane feeding station
Little Egret, 1
Buzzard, 3
Kestrel, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Tree Sparrow, 21
Chaffinch, 11
Brambling, 1, Female
Corn Bunting, 15
Yellowhammer, 13
Reed Bunting, 4
Goldcrest, 1, 3m 3f, (Brian Wood)
transient garden Dronsfield rd
Siskin, 6, 3m 3f
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue from 9am for five minuets
Chiffchaff, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue 09.05 and again 12.45
Siskin, 1, male
On feeders Ullswater Avenue 9am for 10 minuets
Tufted Duck, 6, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
2 pools
Collared Dove, 2
Over west
Buzzard, 1
Perched by old High Nook A.C. pond
Kestrel, 1, f
Perched by Stone Banked pool
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, NW end. Also Peacock butterfly by NW corner pond
Pheasant, 1, f, (Nigel Laing)
Rosefinch Way garden and feeders
Moorhen, 1
Buzzard, 2
Over to Mere
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2, m/f
Rosefinch Way garden and feeders
Ring-necked Parakeet, 2, m/f
Ring-necked Parakeet, 7
Flew over to Mere
Blue Tit, 4
Rosefinch Way garden and feeders
Great Tit, 3
Long-tailed Tit, 5
Chiffchaff, 1
Wren, 1
Robin, 2
Goldfinch, 4
Reed Bunting, 6, 4m
Pink-footed Goose, 300, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Shoveler, 5, 3m
Gadwall, 10
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over the mere
Buzzard, 2
Over Gipsy Hole Wood
Cetti's Warbler, 4
Singing
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, NE corner
Pied Wagtail, 1
Barn field
Little Ringed Plover, 1, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Little Egret, 1, (Dave McGrath)
N along tide line
Raven, 2
Broken foot and friend N. Not seen them for a few weeks
Wheatear, 4
Quickly moved on after rain eased
Meadow Pipit, 3
Over N, heard only
Meadow Pipit, 50
Single flock N low over cliffs in heavy drizzle
Siskin, 1
Over N, heard only
Shoveler, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 5, 3m
Tufted Duck, 6, 4m
Four Seasons north lake
Buzzard, 3
Circled over The Newton Arms
Pied Wagtail, 1
Tawny Owl, 1, (Kinta Beaver)
calling Beach Road 9 am
Meadow Pipit, 17, (Paul Ellis)
flew east in 25 mins
Chaffinch, 7
Beach Road under feeders
Greenfinch, 11
Beach Road
Goldfinch, 15
Siskin, 22
Beach Road feeders (including flock of 13 together)
Pink-footed Goose, 2500, (J C Wood)
Rook, 11, (Jol)
Nests in St Chads Churchyard
Goldfinch, 6, (RED)
On feeders at Jubilee Avenue.
Siskin, 2, M,F
Osprey, 1, (Katherine Penswick)
flew north just to west
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, hedge by Mere View
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, west side
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View. Also Fox on the road by Mere View
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Mere View
Cattle Egret, 4, (g w)
west end of marsh
Raven, 1, (andy myo)
Sand Martin, 5
1st April 2024
Corn Bunting, 4, (RED)
On roadside wires pole 17 - 19
Oystercatcher, 60, (David Nuttall)
Ringed Plover, 40
Curlew, 3
Turnstone, 18
Knot, 140
Dunlin, 160
Redshank, 300
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 1
Sand Martin, 13
Over north
Canada Goose, 8, (Joe Makepeace)
Conder Pools - 1400-1600
Greylag Goose, 4
Greylag Goose, 3
1400-1600 - Conder Creek
Mute Swan, 2
Shelduck, 9
Conder Pools - 1400-1600
Mallard, 4, 2m
Mallard, 11, 5M
1400-1600 - Conder Creek
Teal, 82
Teal, 5, 3M
Conder Pools - 1400-1600
Tufted Duck, 12, 7M
Little Grebe, 2
Oystercatcher, 8
Avocet, 4
Little Ringed Plover, 3, 2M 1F
2 Initially - copulation seen. Joined by 3rd bird at 16:00 further display / copulation.
Black-tailed Godwit, 1
Conder Pools - 1400-1600
Snipe, 2
1400-1600 - Conder Creek
Redshank, 29
Spotted Redshank, 1
Black-headed Gull, 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4
Magpie, 2
Conder Pools - 1400-1600
Carrion Crow, 3
1400-1600 - Conder Creek
Swallow, 1
Conder Pools - 1400-1600 - Over hide and towards main road 16:00
Wheatear, 2, 1M 1 F/J
Conder Pools - 1400-1600
Pied Wagtail, 2
Stock Dove, 3, 2 ad, 1 juv., (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Collared Dove, 10
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 16
Dunnock, 4
Chaffinch, 13
Chaffinch, 16
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 1, F
Greenfinch, 7, 3 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Linnet, 9
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 13
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 1
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 15, 5 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there.
Yellowhammer, 5, 3 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 1, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2, M&F, (Pauline Clark)
Daily garden visitors
Long-tailed Tit, 2, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue
Willow Warbler, 1
Feeding in the garden Ullswater Avenue from mid morning for most of day
Blackcap, 1, male
Arrived in garden Ullswater Avenue at 16.40 stayed for 5 minutes
Goldfinch, 16
In garden Ullswater Avenue and on feeders
Siskin, 4, 3male 1female
Arrived in garden Ullswater Avenue at 17.35 fed on feeders for 30 minuets
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Central pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Egret, 1
Dyke west of NW corner pond
Long-tailed Tit, 2
West side
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
Central pool
Teal, 20, (David Nuttall)
Eider, 6, 4 males
Oystercatcher, 30
Redshank, 80
Pied Wagtail, 8
around flood pools
White Wagtail, 3
Meadow Pipit, 10
1 in display
Shoveler, 4, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 11
Goldeneye, 0
Stock Dove, 14
Barn roof
Oystercatcher, 2
Over NW
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16, ads
SE field
Sparrowhawk, 1
Low, north side
Buzzard, 1
Barn field
Jay, 1
NE scrub
Sand Martin, 30
Circled over east at 18.10
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Pied Wagtail, 1
South bank grass
Bullfinch, 1, m
Near NW hide
Greenfinch, 3
North side
Linnet, 2
NC scrub
Wheatear, 1, m, (Dave McGrath)
Tawny Owl, 1, (Paul Ellis)
calling at dawn, Beach Road
Siskin, 9
Beach Road
Rook, 4, (Jol)
Nests at Library
Willow Warbler, 1, (Jol)
Singing
Blackcap, 2
31st March 2024
Little Egret, 4, (Dave McGrath)
Flushed from beach by dog walkers
Meadow Pipit, 100
Small flocks all N
Linnet, 50
Singles and small groups N
Goldfinch, 10
Siskin, 20
Grey Partridge, 2, (DS)
Blackleach lane
Chiffchaff, 4, (DS)
Singing
Blackcap, 1, Male
Rook, 0, (Ian Walker)
25 nests at Dobbies Garden Centre
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
drumming
Willow Warbler, 1
singing hedge by Seafield
Wigeon, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
pool
Teal, 21
13 creek, 8 pool
Tufted Duck, 6
pool
Little Grebe, 1
Avocet, 4
Little Ringed Plover, 2, m, f
Bar-tailed Godwit, 2
Black-tailed Godwit, 63
Knot, 80
Spotted Redshank, 1
creek
Mediterranean Gull, 2, ad & 2nd summer
pool
Red Kite, 3
flew south over the pool just after 1400 hrs
Tree Sparrow, 58, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 14
Chaffinch, 11
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 1, F
Greenfinch, 8, 3 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 7, 2 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Wheatear, 2, 1M 1F, (SueM)
Seaward edge of saltmarsh
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
drumming
Willow Warbler, 2
singing
Chiffchaff, 4
Blackcap, 2
Wheatear, 4
on sea wall and field
Brambling, 1, female
in trees
Pintail, 2, m, f, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
on wet field
Meadow Pipit, 10
on wet fields
Reed Bunting, 1
Wheatear, 1, M, (RED)
On midden on field opp. Wheel Lane end.
White Wagtail, 1, M
On midden on field opp Wheel Lane end Pilling.
Buzzard, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Kestrel, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
singing
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Little Grebe, 1
Central pool
Oystercatcher, 2
By central pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over SW area
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1
Flew east over central pool
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond east side scrub
Chiffchaff, 6
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing, SE corner & east side of crossing path
Wheatear, 1, m
By central pool
Bullfinch, 1, m
East side of NW corner pond
Grey Heron, 26, (Ian Walker)
11 nests
Lesser Redpoll, 1, fem, (Frank Bird)
Garden feeders for 5 mins then flew north
Siskin, 1, male
Pink-footed Goose, 600, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Gadwall, 3, 2m
Goldeneye, 8, 5 ad.m, imm.m, 2f
Stock Dove, 7
Barn roof
Cormorant, 1
Buzzard, 2
Over east fields
Sand Martin, 3
Meadow Pipit, 2
Flew east over embankment
Linnet, 3
East end
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
East marsh. Also 1 Small Tortoiseshell
Wigeon, 7, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Teal, 145
Little Ringed Plover, 1
Black-tailed Godwit, 7
Little Egret, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Singing trees by Dyke food
Pink-footed Goose, 60, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
on arable south of Fluke car park
Golden Plover, 2
on fields the flew north
Sparrowhawk, 1
Kestrel, 1
Ring Ouzel, 1, Male
Fields between farm and sea wall
Stonechat, 1, female
Tree Sparrow, 4
White Wagtail, 1, male
Linnet, 20
Lesser Redpoll, 6
over in one flock, headed East calling
Lapwing, 19, (RED)
On stubble field, at least 6 sitting.
Kestrel, 1
Chased Meadow Pipits over stubble field
White Wagtail, 1, M
On stubble field
Meadow Pipit, 60
Linnet, 16
Golden Pheasant, 1, M
Far side of field East of farm.
Little Egret, 1, (Dave McGrath)
On beach, 1st of year here
Kestrel, 1, f
N over garden
Lesser Redpoll, 10
Over garden
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by SW side of Newton Hall
Shoveler, 11, 7m
Flood by Newton Arms
Oystercatcher, 1
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 1
Woodpigeon, 40, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
east over sea wall. High
Sand Martin, 12
east over sea wall and beach
Swallow, 1
east over sea wall
Chiffchaff, 1
Beach Road
Meadow Pipit, 53
east over sea wall
Brambling, 1
flew east over sea wall calling. High
Goldfinch, 10
east over sea wall
Siskin, 32
over sea wall heading east (4 visited feeders Beach Road)
White Wagtail, 2, (DS)
On flood edge .
Willow Warbler, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
singing
Canada Goose, 2, (David Nuttall)
Peg's Lane
Greylag Goose, 2
On main pool
Mute Swan, 2, Pair
Whooper Swan, 1
Peg's Lane
Shelduck, 15
Many in pairs
Shoveler, 7, 5 males
Main Pool
Gadwall, 2, pair
Peg's Lane
Teal, 20
On main drain
Coot, 1
Main Pool
Oystercatcher, 6, 3 pairs
Lapwing, 6, 3 Pairs
Curlew, 43
Peg's Lane
Snipe, 1
Redshank, 3
Grey Heron, 3
Little Egret, 1
Feeding in main pool
Buzzard, 3
Soaring birds
Kestrel, 1, male
Cartmell Lane
Raven, 1
Single bird over several times
Skylark, 10, Singing Males
Chiffchaff, 6, Singing Males
Blackcap, 2, Singing Males
Song Thrush, 2, Singing Males
Chaffinch, 2
Singing males
Reed Bunting, 1, Singing Male
Peg's Lane
Swallow, 2, (SueM)
20 mins apart flying low across beach towards saltmarsh
Pink-footed Goose, 1, (LGB, SC, JM)
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide
Shelduck, 1
Shoveler, 2, 1M
Teal, 6
Eider, 29
Common Scoter, 413
Grey Plover, 8
Knot, 98
Sanderling, 23
Dunlin, 5
Sandwich Tern, 1
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide - 1st of Year this location
Red-throated Diver, 13
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide
Gannet, 1
Cormorant, 11
Carrion Crow, 8
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide - All birds far offshore.
Swallow, 1
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide - 1st of the year at this location
Wheatear, 1, Juv/Fem
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide - 1st of year this location
Meadow Pipit, 219
Seawatch 0645-1000 Falling / Low Tide - First decent passage of year - Easterly breeze
Barn Owl, 1, (Paul Slade)
Carr Lane at first light
Greylag Goose, 1, (A.Myo, G.Wilby, I&M Walker)
Remained with the Pink Feet
Pink-footed Goose, 500
Russian White-fronted Goose, 1, 2CY
Great White Egret, 2
Two birds suggesting a pair very close to the Bank, behaviour unlike wintering individuals
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Male
Behind Land Registry
Water Pipit, 2, Summer Plumage
2 stunning birds showing well at the end of Bank Lane
Swallow, 1, (a myo g w)
first of the year for me
Rook, 0, (Ian Walker)
66 nests
Curlew, 106, (DS)
On flood .
30th March 2024
Chiffchaff, 1, (Dave McGrath)
In Rosa rugosa patch at south end of park
Meadow Pipit, 2
Heard only
Linnet, 1
Siskin, 1
Canada Goose, 2, (Joe Makepeace)
Calling, flying low over back garden at 0620 - Garden tick!
Willow Warbler, 1, (Gary Coulburn)
Buzzard, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Barn Owl, 1, (AC)
Willow Warbler, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue for 5 minuets o9.00
Siskin, 3, 2male 1female
In garden Ullswater Avenue on feeders 08.30
Wheatear, 1, (Bigstench)
Nuthatch, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Wheatear, 2
Sea wall
Tawny Owl, 1, (RED)
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Nuthatch, 1, Singing
Buzzard, 2, (Paul Slade)
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
2 pools
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, f
West side of crossing path
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, SE corner path trees
Siskin, 1, male, (Frank Bird)
Garden feeders on and off all day
Shelduck, 4, (HenryH)
Mallard, 4, 3 M, 1F
Woodpigeon, 90
Two flocks in fields either side of the road
Little Egret, 3
Barn Owl, 1
Anna’s Road - 3:45 pm, chased off by Pied Wagtail
Magpie, 9
Carrion Crow, 2
Skylark, 3
Willow Warbler, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Blackbird, 2
Pied Wagtail, 7
Meadow Pipit, 1
Willow Warbler, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing Webster Avenue
Skylark, 3, (Joe Makepeace)
Displaying / Singing over island / embankment.
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Singing
Chiffchaff, 10
Blackcap, 3
singing
Shoveler, 2, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 10
Pintail, 1, fem.
Teal, 50
Plus, SE field flood
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m
Goldeneye, 7, 4 ad.m, imm.m, 2f
Stock Dove, 7
Barn roof
Great Black-backed Gull, 2, ads
Buzzard, 3
Over east fields
Long-tailed Tit, 3
NE scrub
Pied Wagtail, 2
Flew over overflow
Linnet, 2
East end
Reed Bunting, 1, m
East marsh
Mallard, 1, M, (JAStinger)
On pond
Woodpigeon, 20
In fields/trees along Chapel Road
Buzzard, 3
2 on pylon near Paddock, 1 flying over tip area/Chapel Rd north
Tawny Owl, 1, M
Calling 12.50am Chapel Rd in trees opp end Eastbank
Magpie, 18
In fields/trees along Chapel Road
Jackdaw, 2, Pair
In field by pond
Carrion Crow, 2
Flew over rough field left Chapel Rd
Blue Tit, 2, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Rd
Great Tit, 6, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Road
Long-tailed Tit, 6, mf
3 lots x2 in hedges along Chapel Rd
Chiffchaff, 6, M
Calling in trees along Chapel Road
Goldcrest, 1
In Conifers Chapel Rd North by house
Wren, 7, M
Singing in hedges/trees/fields along Chapel Road
Blackbird, 2, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Rd
Robin, 7, M
Singing in hedges/trees along Chapel Rd
Dunnock, 1, M
Singing on hedge near paddock
Pied Wagtail, 1
Heard flying over Chapel Rd/Cropper Rd
Meadow Pipit, 1
Heard sip sip over
Greenfinch, 2, M
In trees back of fields along Chapel Rd
Goldfinch, 2
Near Chapel Rd/Cropper Rd Crossroad
Water Rail, 1, (andy myo)
first for this site but only brief flight view
Sparrowhawk, 1
Marsh Harrier, 2
Buzzard, 3
Kestrel, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 1
heard only first for this site
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing
Buzzard, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Kestrel, 1
Tree Sparrow, 2
in next box in wood
Meadow Pipit, 50
on field
Linnet, 20
with Twite
Reed Bunting, 1
Twite, 7, (AC)
No colour rings seen
Avocet, 16, (Ian Walker)
Yellow flagged bird but too distant to read
Curlew, 12
Colour ringed bird from Mid Wales Ringing Group
Wheatear, 1, Female
Shoveler, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 12
Common Scoter, 1, fem.
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Oystercatcher, 1
Teal, 2, m, f, (Paul Ellis)
on sea on tideline
Eider, 2, m, f
flew east over sea
Sparrowhawk, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
Moreton Drive
Goldcrest, 1, male
Singing Moreton Drive
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing, (RED)
Chiffchaff, 2, Singing
Song Thrush, 1, Singing
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Pond east of Mere View Lane
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, east side
Blackcap, 1, m
East side
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Meadow Pipit, 6
Field east of Mere View Lane
Canada Goose, 6, (LGB, SC, DN, JM)
Low, rising Tide, SSW Wind
Greylag Goose, 1
Pink-footed Goose, 212
Whooper Swan, 19
Shelduck, 5
Teal, 3
Eider, 10
Goosander, 1, M
Woodpigeon, 5
Grey Plover, 46
Curlew, 2
Knot, 389
Sanderling, 64
Dunlin, 11
Kittiwake, 21
Red-throated Diver, 7
Gannet, 2
Cormorant, 12
Peregrine, 1
Meadow Pipit, 11
Sparrowhawk, 1, (Lee harris)
Jay, 7
Minimum , vocal group Westby wood
Raven, 2
Displaying and calling over Westby wood
Coal Tit, 1
Chiffchaff, 4
Singing
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing
Goldcrest, 1, male
Yellowhammer, 1, male, (andy myo)
at feeding station
Willow Warbler, 1, (G Coulburn)
Singing Corka Lane
29th March 2024
Osprey, 1, (Bob Stinger)
north 09.58
Chaffinch, 23, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 1, F
Corn Bunting, 1
Yellowhammer, 6, 3 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling , leucisistic bird there.
Reed Bunting, 1, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Stock Dove, 2, (J C Wood)
Coal Tit, 2
in song
Chiffchaff, 9
Goldcrest, 1
Nuthatch, 1
Treecreeper, 1
Song Thrush, 1
in song
Mistle Thrush, 3
Chaffinch, 2
Pink-footed Goose, 1500, (Paul Ellis)
on saltmarsh. Flushed by parachute plane but returned
Stock Dove, 2
two singing in wood
Coal Tit, 1
Chiffchaff, 6
singing
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 6, 5m
Central pool
Little Grebe, 2
2 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
By central pool
Chiffchaff, 7
Between NW entrance and The Nook NW corner
Blackcap, 1, m
Path trees west of The Nook NW corner.
Collared Dove, 1, (Ellen Pemberton)
Saltmarsh at high tide
Oystercatcher, 155
beach opposite Clarence Ave
Ringed Plover, 5
Sanderling, 40
Little Egret, 1
Saltmarsh
Rook, 3
Saltmarsh at high tide
Rook, 4, (Jol)
Nests top of Mains Lane
Rook, 17
Nests on Occupational Lane
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing
Canada Goose, 2, (David Nuttall)
In stubble field
Lapwing, 2
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 1
Buzzard, 1
On landing light
Barn Owl, 1
Chiffchaff, 2, Singing males
Song Thrush, 2, Singing males
Mistle Thrush, 1
Division Lane
Stonechat, 1, Male
Chaffinch, 2, Singing males
Greenfinch, 3, Singing males
Goldfinch, 25
single charm on Division Lane
Reed Bunting, 2, Pair
Pink-footed Goose, 600, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Gadwall, 12
Teal, 60
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 8, 5 ad.m, imm.m, 2f
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Great Black-backed Gull, 2, ads
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20, ads
Cormorant, 2
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over NE area
Buzzard, 1
Wide-ranging
Kestrel, 1, f
Over NE area
Sand Martin, 14
Quite low over the mere, 2.30-40
Cetti's Warbler, 4
Singing
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, north central scrub
Sand Martin, 25, (Frank Bird)
appeared to leave to north late morning Ream Hills lake
Swallow, 1
Stock Dove, 5, (Paul Ellis)
Buzzard, 1
Pied Wagtail, 6
with 3+ Whites
White Wagtail, 3, males
with Pieds on coastal field
Meadow Pipit, 90
on field
Twite, 11
on hedge at seaward side. Two colour ringed
Linnet, 20
coastal field
Reed Bunting, 1
Tawny Owl, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road. calling after dark
House Sparrow, 40
Garden feeders Beach Road
Tree Sparrow, 38
Greenfinch, 8
Beach Road
Twite, 2
Garden feeders Beach Road. Both unringed
Lesser Redpoll, 1, male
feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 1
over calling
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing Park Lane
Barn Owl, 1, (Joe Makepeace)
16:50 flew across the road and into field to the North
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Field to the SE
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, Mere View Lane hedgerow
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, old scrap yard scrub
Tree Sparrow, 4
Hedge by Mere View
Meadow Pipit, 1
Field to the SE
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Mere View
Goldcrest, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing Smithy Lane
Canada Goose, 9, (LGB, SC, SS, DN, JM)
Seawatch 0600-1000 Low, rising tide.
Pink-footed Goose, 41
Whooper Swan, 26
Shelduck, 8
Eider, 16
Common Scoter, 350
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Grey Plover, 67
Curlew, 2
Bar-tailed Godwit, 7
Knot, 842
Sanderling, 23
Dunlin, 25
Red-throated Diver, 1
Cormorant, 14
Carrion Crow, 4
Meadow Pipit, 15
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
singing Burrow's Lane
Whooper Swan, 13, (DS)
On river bank .
Stock Dove, 0
Singing .
Stock Dove, 6
Avocet, 2
Over marsh .
Hen Harrier, 1
Ringtail mobbed by crows .
Kestrel, 1
Peregrine, 1
Chasing stock dove .
Jay, 1
Heard
Raven, 2
Over marsh .
Wheatear, 1, Male
Stoat along timeline.
Tree Sparrow, 6
Orchard
Water Pipit, 3
2 birds summer plumage.
28th March 2024
Whooper Swan, 72, (NJL CH)
Pasture Norbreck Farm
Shelduck, 14
Eider, 7, 4m
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Oystercatcher, 400
Curlew, 4
Knot, 45
Dunlin, 50
Redshank, 120
Rising - high tide
Cormorant, 2
Great White Egret, 1
Little Egret, 3
Pied Wagtail, 8
Water Pipit, 2
Whooper Swan, 54, (NJL CH)
Lapwing, 2
Buzzard, 2
Skylark, 6
Pied Wagtail, 1
Meadow Pipit, 3
Shelduck, 2, (NJL CH)
Eider, 24, 17m
Oystercatcher, 24
Lapwing, 60
Ringed Plover, 4
Curlew, 5
Turnstone, 34
Dunlin, 80
Redshank, 25
Cormorant, 2
Little Egret, 1
Wheatear, 3
Plover Scar
Pied Wagtail, 3
Greylag Goose, 6, (NJL CH)
Pool
Shelduck, 2
River
Mallard, 8
Teal, 22
Tufted Duck, 8
Pool
Oystercatcher, 10
Oystercatcher, 12
River
Avocet, 25
Pool
Black-tailed Godwit, 30
Knot, 150
Snipe, 5
Redshank, 6
River
Spotted Redshank, 1
Black-headed Gull, 110
Pool
Mediterranean Gull, 2
Jay, 1, (Steven Swift)
Maxy Farm
Yellowhammer, 19, (AC)
Inc stand out Leucistic bird
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Chiffchaff, 10
Singing around the perimeter, not including south side path
Bullfinch, 1
Calling, SW pit
Sparrowhawk, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
SE field
Shoveler, 11, 8m
Gadwall, 13
Goldeneye, 4, 2 ad.m, 2f
Stock Dove, 9
Barn roof
Little Grebe, 1
East end
Oystercatcher, 6
Circled over the mere
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Male low over north reeds, fem. over west end
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
Low over reeds all around the mere from 2.25 to 3.20 at least
Buzzard, 3
2 over Gipsy Hole Wood, 1 over east field
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Low over SW corner
Jay, 1
Low in trees and on the path by NE gate
Sand Martin, 2
High over SE field
Cetti's Warbler, 4
Singing
Mistle Thrush, 1
Singing, east caravan park trees, then flew west
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
NW scrub
Greenfinch, 3
NC scrub. Male display flight
Linnet, 4
Embankment
Reed Bunting, 3
Plus, east end
Wigeon, 41, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Teal, 200
Raven, 1
Sand Martin, 50
Ream hills lake
Swallow, 1
ream Hills lake
Stonechat, 2
Wheatear, 9
mole field west of railway
Little Owl, 1, (andy myo)
thames street
Kestrel, 2
Chiffchaff, 1
Sandwich Tern, 1, (Dave McGrath)
N mid morning
Greylag Goose, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Shoveler, 6, 3m
Teal, 16, 8m
Sparrowhawk, 1, female, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Kestrel, 1
east of Beach Road
Greenfinch, 9
Beach Road
Rook, 30, (Jol)
Nests Farnholme
Rook, 1
1 Nest at Queensway
Rook, 19
Nests Little Poulton Lane
Goldcrest, 1
Calling off Haworth Crescent
Nuthatch, 1
Calling in the park
Siskin, 1
Flying over north calling, Moorland Gardens
Shelduck, 2, (NJL CH)
Oystercatcher, 2
Low tide
Curlew, 4
Redshank, 14
Black-headed Gull, 150
Little Egret, 1
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1
Sanderling, 500, (Steven Swift)
Barnacle Goose, 1, (Frank Bird)
possible feral not with main flock pinks
Pink-footed Goose, 700
west of Chain Lane, viewed also from the Mere
Stock Dove, 1, (andy myo)
at feeding station looking smart with iridescent neck patch
Yellowhammer, 1, male
at feeding station
27th March 2024
Chiffchaff, 1, (Paul Ellis)
singing Seafield
Song Thrush, 2
Greenfinch, 4
two singing
Collared Dove, 8, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 36
Chaffinch, 34
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 16
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, M
Brambling, 1, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 2
Yellowhammer, 12, 4 M,
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there again.
Yellowhammer, 8, 4 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 3, 1 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Canada Goose, 30, (SueM)
Edge of saltmarsh/receding tide
Little Egret, 8
Feeding in saltmarsh - tide receding
Wheatear, 6, M
Flitting about in the washed up debris on foreshore
Meadow Pipit, 2
On foreshore
Linnet, 8
Wheatear, 1, M, (AC)
On seawall rocks
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Field west of Newton Drive Health Centre
Sparrowhawk, 1
Circled over
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Green by central pool
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Greenfinch, 3
Around NW corner pond
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Practice field pool
Lapwing, 4, 2 pairs, (David Nuttall)
Curlew, 7
Single flock feeding in stubble field
Herring Gull, 30
Feeding in stubble field
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16
Barn Owl, 2
Hunting the moss. One bird being mobbed by 2 Herring Gulls.
Kestrel, 1, Female
Skylark, 1, Singing male
Pink-footed Goose, 500, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, 2nd. east field
Mute Swan, 6, ads
2 main dyke
Gadwall, 10, 10m
Teal, 50
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 11, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Snipe, 1
Down to west end reeds
Cormorant, 1
Buzzard, 2
Over east fields
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Raven, 1, (Frank Bird)
Sand Martin, 80
feeding over Ream Hills Lake late morning
Sand Martin, 2, entrance pool First for me this year, (andy myo)
Shelduck, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 2, m, f
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, 2nd.w.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 1
Probable Alba
Siskin, 2, males, (Paul Ellis)
feeders Beach Road
Goldcrest, 1, male, singing The Manor, (Paul Slade/Jol)
Goldcrest, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
Singing Moreton Drive
Great Crested Grebe, 11, (Joe Makepeace)
0900 - at least 2 pairs displaying
Ringed Plover, 9, (Dave McGrath)
West of sea defence works. Plenty of calling and displaying
Sanderling, 53
West of sea defence works
Wheatear, 4
Barn Owl, 1, (Barry Dyson)
Flew across Garstang road at 16.35pm
Sand Martin, 4, (archie)
Chiffchaff, 1, (andy myo)
Nuthatch, 2
mowbreck lane
Treecreeper, 1
Wheatear, 2, m f, (andy myo)
farm track east of marsh
26th March 2024
Corn Bunting, 2, M, (RED)
Singing from roadside wires, pole 18
Pheasant, 4, (Colin Mairs)
Woodpigeon, 2
Curlew, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3
Osprey, 1
Flew North 10:33
Sparrowhawk, 1
Buzzard, 3
Magpie, 2
Jackdaw, 5
Carrion Crow, 2
Blue Tit, 3
Great Tit, 4
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Chiffchaff, 7
Wren, 2
Blackbird, 4
Song Thrush, 1
Robin, 2
Tree Sparrow, 15
Dunnock, 2
Chaffinch, 3
Reed Bunting, 6
Little Ringed Plover, 1, (Stewart Conroy,Steve Oddie)
LRP sighted on Conder pool
Spotted Redshank, 1
Mediterranean Gull, 1
Pheasant, 6, 1M, 5 F, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Pheasant, 6, 2 M, 4 F.
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Stock Dove, 4
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Buzzard, 1
Over New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Rook, 0
Min 37 nests In copse East of Thompson's Fold
Tree Sparrow, 4
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Tree Sparrow, 56
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 14
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 19
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Greenfinch, 11, 3 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 66
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 1
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 10, 4 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 8
New Lane feeding site, Pilling leucisistic bird there again.
Reed Bunting, 2, M, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Reed Bunting, 1, F
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Pheasant, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
East side of crossing path
Gadwall, 2, m, f
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Collared Dove, 2
Over west
Cormorant, 1
Long west side pool
Buzzard, 1
Circled over central area
Jay, 1
SW pit
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Waste compound
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Mallard, 2, (Ashley Baines)
Teal, 2
Moorhen, 2
Coot, 1
Snipe, 4
Short-eared Owl, 1
N toward airport
Pink-footed Goose, 600, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, east fields
Gadwall, 13, 12m
Teal, 35
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 11, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Stock Dove, 12
Barn roof
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Snipe, 1
Over the mere
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40, ads
Plus, 35+ SE field
Buzzard, 3
Over east end of mere/east field
Jay, 1
Flew south quite high over the embankment
Sand Martin, 3
High over the mere at 3.40. 2 from 3.05
Reed Bunting, 1, m
East end
Canada Goose, 25, (HenryH)
Greylag Goose, 10
Mute Swan, 2
Whooper Swan, 15
Over, heading NW
Gadwall, 4, 3M, 1F
In front of FBC hide
Goldeneye, 2
Woodpigeon, 14
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 2
Magpie, 6
Blue Tit, 2
Great Tit, 3
Cetti's Warbler, 7, M
Singing
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Willow Warbler, 1, M
Singing near FBC hide
Chiffchaff, 5
Wren, 4
Blackbird, 9
Song Thrush, 3
Robin, 3
Greenfinch, 2, M
Pheasant, 1, M, (JAStinger)
Heard back of paddock area
Woodpigeon, 14
In fields left Chapel Road
Herring Gull, 40
Flying over back pond field nr tip
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17
Flying over fields calling
Grey Heron, 1
On Pond on Chapel Rd
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Heard calling near Runnell Villas
Magpie, 11
In fields along Chapel Road
Jackdaw, 4
2 flying over, 2 in pond field
Carrion Crow, 7
1 on nest, others in paddock and pond area
Chiffchaff, 3, M, (Janet Stinger)
Singing from trees along Chapel Rd
Blackcap, 1, M, (JAStinger)
Singing end Eastbank/Chapel Road
Wren, 9, M
Singing along Chapel Road
Robin, 6, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Road
Wheatear, 1, M
On field by pond left Chapel Rd
Dunnock, 6, M
Singing in fields/hedges along Chapel Rd
Meadow Pipit, 1
Flew over paddock calling
Chaffinch, 1, M
Singing near houses on Chapel Rd
Chaffinch, 3
Male & pair
Greenfinch, 4, M
Singing along Chapel Rd in trees
Goldfinch, 3
Calling flying over
Raven, 1, (Frank Bird)
Stonechat, 2
Pied Wagtail, 22
Dyke flood
Raven, 1, (Paul Ellis)
flew south
Twite, 3
plus in linnet flock field south of Fluke Car Park
Shelduck, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Shoveler, 6, 3m
Teal, 10
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Oystercatcher, 2
Pied Wagtail, 4
Whooper Swan, 12, (Paul Ellis)
flew north over Beach Road at 1700 hrs
Buzzard, 2
over Hi Fly
Buzzard, 1
over Beach Road
Tawny Owl, 1
garden Beach Road
Kestrel, 1
field east of Beach Road
Chiffchaff, 1
singing Beach Road
House Sparrow, 38
feeders Beach Road
Tree Sparrow, 34
Meadow Pipit, 155
50 moved east in one hour plus 105 on coastal fields
Pink-footed Goose, 2600, (J C Wood)
Curlew, 1062
HT roost many arrived from west along coast
Wheatear, 4, 3m 1f
Meadow Pipit, 348
NE vis mig 10.00 - 11.30hrs largest flock 140
Ruddy Shelduck, 1
with pinks
Common Gull, 34, (Barry Dyson)
Valiants farm
Buzzard, 2
Valiants farm. Above T wood
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Drumming in Brockholes wood, Valiants farm.
Kestrel, 1, female
Valiants farm
Carrion Crow, 13
Raven, 1
Valiants farm. Over.
Blackbird, 4, males
Valiants farm
Song Thrush, 2
Valiants farm. Both singing.
Meadow Pipit, 120
Grounded on Valiants farm pasture and turnip field
Linnet, 1, female
Valiants farm
Reed Bunting, 6, 2m, 4f
Greylag Goose, 2, (David Nuttall)
In stubble field
Pink-footed Goose, 2
Over west
Mute Swan, 2, pair
Shelduck, 2, pair
In stubble field
Shoveler, 10, 6 males
Gadwall, 3, 2 males
Mallard, 4, 2 pairs
Teal, 70
Stock Dove, 2
In stubble field
Buzzard, 1
Soaring bird
Barn Owl, 1
Raven, 1
Over north with food item in bill
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing male
Oystercatcher, 4, (David Nuttall)
Flying south
Ringed Plover, 8
On the beach
Sanderling, 180
On the tide line
Dunlin, 4
on the tide line
Cormorant, 5
Flying north
Kestrel, 1
Hunting over the dunes
Meadow Pipit, 2
Over north calling
Linnet, 4
In the dunes
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Field to the SE
Kestrel, 1
Over NW corner
Chiffchaff, 2
1 singing
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, showing well by west side path
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Reed Bunting, 3, 3m
Water Pipit, 2, (a myo g w)
smart looking birds in summer plumage
Buzzard, 3, (andy myo)
Kestrel, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Wheatear, 4, 2f 2m
near railway footbridge
Bullfinch, 2, 1m 1f
Wheatear, 1, male, (andy myo)
farm track east of marsh
25th March 2024
Barn Owl, 1, (AC)
Hunting by Bradshaw Lane Farm.
Corn Bunting, 1
Singing on the wires
Spotted Redshank, 1, (AC)
In creek opposite the pool
Yellowhammer, 8, 2M, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, F, (AC)
NLFS, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 11
Buzzard, 2, (RED)
Sat side by side in tree in copse, Fold House Farm, Pilling
Jay, 2, (Steven Swift)
Feeding on scraps under bird feeders
Whooper Swan, 11, ads, (Tony Sharples)
SE field. Possibly more as some were going out of sight in a dip
Gadwall, 12, 11m
Teal, 40
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 11, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Cormorant, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Pied Wagtail, 7, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Wren, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Only one I've ever seen along the seawall
Wheatear, 1, m
Meadow Pipit, 2
N
Linnet, 2
Singles N
Shoveler, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Wigeon, 1, f
Teal, 8, 4m
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Oystercatcher, 1
Redshank, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2, ads
Pied Wagtail, 1
Siskin, 1, female, (Paul Ellis)
feeder Beach Road
Shoveler, 6, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Black-headed Gull, 100, (J C Wood)
field to south east of Thurnham Hall SD468543
Mediterranean Gull, 1, 2nd summer
Common Gull, 75
Herring Gull, 2, ad
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 110
Grey Heron, 1
over field to south east of Thurnham Hall SD468543
Buzzard, 1
field to south east of Thurnham Hall SD468543
Mallard, 2, pair, (J C Wood)
Buzzard, 1
Tawny Owl, 1
hooting
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 1
Chiffchaff, 2
singing
Goldcrest, 1
Treecreeper, 2
pair - close together
Song Thrush, 1
singing
Mistle Thrush, 1
Chaffinch, 2
singing
Goldfinch, 1
Yellowhammer, 3, 2m 1f, (andy myo)
at feeding station
24th March 2024
Red-throated Diver, 1, (per Facebook)
Taken in to care South Shore Academy
Stock Dove, 6, (RED)
On stubble field at top Plantation Corner, Bradshaw lane Pilling
Kestrel, 1
Top Plantation Corner Bradshaw lane Pilling
Kestrel, 2, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Stock Dove, 4, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Sand Martin, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Whooper Swan, 104, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
On pasture
Whooper Swan, 179
(Total of 614 between Sand Villa and Jeremy Lane today). On pasture
Swallow, 1
flew north early afternoon
Linnet, 100
Tufted Duck, 5, (on Conder Pool)
Conder Pool
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1
Avocet, 21, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Pool
Black-tailed Godwit, 410
Knot, 510
Spotted Redshank, 1
estuary at high tide
Greenshank, 2
estuary
Mediterranean Gull, 2, 2nd summers
Pool
Stock Dove, 25, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Buzzard, 1
Barn Owl, 1
hunting around village in morning
Tree Sparrow, 6, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Thompson's Fold
Chaffinch, 6
Yellowhammer, 2
Pheasant, 4, 1 M, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Pheasant, 6, 1 M, 5 F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Stock Dove, 3
Collared Dove, 2
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 4
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 13
Chaffinch, 17
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 4, 2M
Yellowhammer, 7, 3 M
Yellowhammer, 9, 4 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there again.
Red-legged Partridge, 1, (J C Wood)
Mute Swan, 1, ad m
Lancaster canal
Sparrowhawk, 1
Buzzard, 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Kestrel, 1
Coal Tit, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Chiffchaff, 4
in song
Nuthatch, 2
Starling, 5
Fieldfare, 1
Song Thrush, 1
in song
Mistle Thrush, 4
Grey Wagtail, 2, pair
Lancaster canal
Pied Wagtail, 6
one flock
Chaffinch, 2
in song
Goldfinch, 1
Nuthatch, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
singing
Twite, 42, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
arable field north of road
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
singing
Coal Tit, 2, (DS)
On feeder
Tree Sparrow, 6, M/F
On feeder, Lytham road.
Siskin, 1
On feeder Lytham road .
Rook, 8, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
four nests in small copse
Pink-footed Goose, 363, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
On pasture
Stock Dove, 1
Kestrel, 1
Little Grebe, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Stone banked pool
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, SW pit
Chiffchaff, 3
Singing
Whooper Swan, 110, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
east side. (no model flying)
Whooper Swan, 38, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
west side (no model flying)
Cattle Egret, 4
field on west side, north end
Lapwing, 2, (David Nuttall)
pair on territory
Curlew, 1
over
Grey Heron, 1
Barn Owl, 1
Hunting over the moss; later into Blackpool Airport
Jackdaw, 700
Over East at dusk
Song Thrush, 3, Singing Males
Mistle Thrush, 1
Stonechat, 2, pair
Reed Bunting, 2, pair
Shoveler, 3, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 9
Teal, 50
Plus, SE field flood
Tufted Duck, 2, 2m
Goldeneye, 8, 4 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Buzzard, 2
Over Gipsy Hole Wood. Later around east fields/barns
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Chiffchaff, 4
Woodpigeon, 6, (JAStinger)
In trees in fields left Chapel Road
Sparrowhawk, 1, M
Hunting over fields down Chapel Rd
Jackdaw, 1, In Paddock
Blue Tit, 3
In trees along Chapel Road
Great Tit, 4, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Road
Long-tailed Tit, 3
In trees down Chapel Road
Chiffchaff, 3, M
Singing at various spots down lanes
Wren, 4, M
Singing along Chapel Road
Blackbird, 2, (Janet Stinger)
In trees singing on Chapel Road
Song Thrush, 1, M, (JAStinger)
Singing at back of the paddock
Robin, 5, M
5 females singing along Chapel Rd
Meadow Pipit, 7
In field cnr Chapel/Cropper Road
Chaffinch, 4, 3m 1f
I pair & 2m in trees along Chapel Road
Greenfinch, 3, M, (Janet Stinger)
Singing along Chapel Road
Stock Dove, 6, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Lapwing, 1
sitting
Golden Plover, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Pied Wagtail, 6
Meadow Pipit, 15
Rock Pipit, 1
Scandinavian moulting to sum plum
Linnet, 60
Canada Goose, 18, (CD)
Shoveler, 14
Wigeon, 80
Teal, 36
Oystercatcher, 13
Avocet, 12
Lapwing, 32
Snipe, 3
Redshank, 21
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 2
Raven, 1
Mobbed by lapwings
Skylark, 5
Chiffchaff, 1
Opposite tip entrance
Pied Wagtail, 1
On small island
Bullfinch, 1, M
Opposite tip entrance
Canada Goose, 10, (SueM)
Shoveler, 4, 2M 2F
Gadwall, 2, 1M 1F
Wigeon, 30
Mallard, 4, 2M 2F
Teal, 20
Coot, 2
Avocet, 8
Lapwing, 30
Redshank, 6
Kestrel, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
Low over flood by Newton Arms
Pied Wagtail, 2
Meadow Pipit, 10
Flushed by the Kestrel
Meadow Pipit, 20, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
over north
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
singing
Pink-footed Goose, 400, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Stock Dove, 3, (RED/AJ)
Behind the treatment works.
Chiffchaff, 2
In hedgerow behind the treatment works
Reed Bunting, 11, 8 M min.
Whooper Swan, 15, (Lee harris)
Pegs lane
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Whooper Swan, 166, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
On pasture
Barn Owl, 1, (Barry Dyson)
Hunting at 16.45pm
Linnet, 22
Reed Bunting, 1, male
Buzzard, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Circled over
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing in hedge next to Mere View
Tree Sparrow, 4
Mere View
Greenfinch, 1, m
Shelduck, 1, (David Nuttall, Joe Makepeace)
Seawatch 0645-1000 Rising Tide - Strong NW Wind
Eider, 12
Common Scoter, 300
Inshore and little movement. Majority seem to have departed.
Oystercatcher, 84
Golden Plover, 35
Knot, 25
Sanderling, 31
Kittiwake, 4
Common Gull, 11
On beach / mobile.
Gannet, 1
Shag, 1
Very close passage North - 40m from sea wall
Cormorant, 5
Sparrowhawk, 1, M
Moving North over sea from Starr gate to observation point. Mobbed by gulls and headed inland.
Meadow Pipit, 7
Whooper Swan, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
east end of Moss Lane, south side
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
singing Moss Lane
Barn Owl, 1, (CD)
Hunting along ditch to rear of caravan. Lytham Edge Lodge park.
23rd March 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 500, (RED)
On fallow field near Black Barn, Bradshaw lane Pilling
Green Sandpiper, 1, (DS)
On flood
Red-legged Partridge, 1, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Pheasant, 4, 2 M, 2 F
Mallard, 4, 1 M
Stock Dove, 3
Stock Dove, 2
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Collared Dove, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Collared Dove, 17
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Moorhen, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Magpie, 2
Jackdaw, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling in nearby trees.
Wren, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, in nearby scrub.
Tree Sparrow, 34
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 11
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 23
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 1, F
Linnet, 1
Corn Bunting, 30
In hedgerow at Thompson's Fold Eagland Hill.
Yellowhammer, 8, 4 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 11
New Lane feeding site, Pilling leucisistic bird there again.
Reed Bunting, 2, M,F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Reed Bunting, 1, F
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Turnstone, 210, (Ian Walker)
High Tide Roost
Wheatear, 1, M, (AC)
Twite, 56, (RED)
In mixed flock on short grass/weedy field opp, Wheel Lane end, Pilling.
Linnet, 12
In mixed flock on short grass/weedy field opp. Wheel Lane end, Pilling.
Cattle Egret, 4, (DS)
Entrance Drive .
Little Egret, 19
Gadwall, 3, (Tony Sharples)
Tufted Duck, 2, 2m
Goldeneye, 5, 3 ad.m, 2f
Common Gull, 5, 3 ads, 2 1st.w.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10, ads
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Marsh Harrier, 1, (CD)
Seen from duel carriageway
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by SW side of Newton Hall
Oystercatcher, 2
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Green Sandpiper, 1
Flood by Newton Arms
Stock Dove, 4, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Sparrowhawk, 1, female
Kestrel, 1
field east of Beach Road
Tree Sparrow, 38
garden feeders Beach Road
Kittiwake, 42, (Ian Walker)
two flocks between 0930 - 1030 moving north
Great Skua, 1
0945hrs close due to strong WNW and high tide and then went north
Gannet, 11, All Adults
Grey Heron, 1, 2cy, (Tony Sharples)
Dyke
Little Egret, 1
Dyke at the north end of NE golf course
Eider, 6, 3 pairs, (David Nuttall)
South
Knot, 265
Kittiwake, 6
1 North, 5 South
Razorbill, 1
North
Gannet, 26
12 North, 14 South
Cormorant, 3
North
Meadow Pipit, 2
22nd March 2024
Corn Bunting, 1, (RED)
Singing from wires at side of road.
Wheatear, 1, male, (Tony Hes)
Plover Scar
Shoveler, 3, 2 M + F, (AC)
Pool
Avocet, 11
On Pool
Greenshank, 1
Creek
Sparrowhawk, 1, M, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Tree Sparrow, 55
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 27
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 2, F
Yellowhammer, 7, 2M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill , leucisistic bird there again..
Yellowhammer, 8, 3 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Wheatear, 3, Males, (AC)
On Saltmarsh
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Green 1
Cormorant, 2
1 central pool, 1 over west
Buzzard, 1
Circled over central area
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing, NW end
Avocet, 2, (Lee Harris)
Flood near sowerby hall farm
Gadwall, 3, (Tony Sharples)
Wigeon, 2, m, f
Teal, 50
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 10, 6 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1
Low over the inflow
Buzzard, 2
Low over the barns
Kestrel, 1, f
Around the barns
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Chiffchaff, 2
Linnet, 2
North central scrub
Sand Martin, 1, (B Smith)
at 14-45
Sand Martin, 1
Over Embankment
Sand Martin, 1
Embankment at 14-45
Woodpigeon, 2, (JAStinger)
In paddock field left Chapel Road
Buzzard, 1
Flying over paddock area harrassed by LBB Gulls & H Fylls
Magpie, 5
In paddock left Chapel Road
Jackdaw, 3
In paddock area
Great Tit, 3, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Road
Chiffchaff, 2, m
Singing along Chapel Road
Wren, 6, M
Singing along Chapel Road in hedges
Blackbird, 5, M
Singing along Chapel Road
Robin, 2, M
Dunnock, 3
Singing on hedges, brambles along Chapel Road
Pied Wagtail, 1, Flew over paddock area
Greenfinch, 3, M
Singing in trees along Chapel Road
Goldfinch, 4
Calling flying over Chapel Road
Long-tailed Tit, 2, (andy myo)
Chiffchaff, 1
Blackcap, 1, male
feeding on blackthorn flowers in copse opp tip entrace
Bullfinch, 1, male
Shelduck, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
Newton Arms flood
Shoveler, 1, m
Teal, 6
Tufted Duck, 9, 6m
Four Seasons north lake
Oystercatcher, 2
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Green Sandpiper, 1
Flood by Newton Arms
Cormorant, 3
North Lake
Pied Wagtail, 4
By Newton Arms
Siskin, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Mute Swan, 3, 2 ad, 1 syg., (RED)
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
Shoveler, 11, 8 males, (David Nuttall)
Gadwall, 9, 4 males
Mallard, 2, pair
Teal, 60
Coot, 1
Lapwing, 13
Little Egret, 2
over north
Kestrel, 1, male
Chiffchaff, 1
singing male
Song Thrush, 1
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Field to the SE
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Shelduck, 4, (F.B,L.B,I.B,S.C.)
South
Eider, 8
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Knot, 160
Kittiwake, 17
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4
North
Red-throated Diver, 1
South
Gannet, 31
18 South,13 North
Cormorant, 10
South
Peregrine, 1
North
Meadow Pipit, 14
Buzzard, 2, (G Coulburn)
Moorside
Chiffchaff, 1
Moss Lane West
Tree Sparrow, 2
Moorside
Yellowhammer, 3
Jacobs lane
Marsh Harrier, 1, (andy myo)
Buzzard, 2
Kestrel, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
21st March 2024
Whooper Swan, 22, (NJL CH)
Pied Wagtail, 13
Whooper Swan, 89, (NJL CH)
Shelduck, 2
Avocet, 12, (Al)
Great White Egret, 1
Marsh Harrier, 1
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (NJL CH)
Whooper Swan, 22
Shelduck, 17
Wigeon, 250
Eider, 18
Moorhen, 3
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 50
Lapwing, 43
Curlew, 113
Falling Tide
Knot, 500
Dunlin, 25
Redshank, 140
Falling tide
Great Black-backed Gull, 3
Cormorant, 6
Pied Wagtail, 3
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1, (Jonathan Platt)
Spotted Redshank, 1
Greenshank, 1
Mediterranean Gull, 1, ad
Kingfisher, 1
Canada Goose, 12, (NJL CH)
River
Shelduck, 9
Pool
Teal, 8
Tufted Duck, 7
Little Grebe, 3
Oystercatcher, 5
Bar-tailed Godwit, 10
Black-tailed Godwit, 300
Redshank, 5
Greenshank, 1
River
Black-headed Gull, 120
Pool
Pheasant, 2, m/f, (NJL CH)
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Mallard, 3
New Lane flood
Collared Dove, 3
New Lane feeders
Collared Dove, 9
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Lapwing, 6
New Lane flood
Black-headed Gull, 20
Sparrowhawk, 1
Swooped unsuccessfully at birds on New Lane ground feeders
Blue Tit, 5
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Blue Tit, 2
New Lane feeders
Great Tit, 4
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Blackbird, 1
Tree Sparrow, 8
New Lane feeders
Tree Sparrow, 22
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Chaffinch, 15
New Lane feeders
Chaffinch, 6
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Brambling, 1
New Lane feeders
Greenfinch, 5
Thompson’s Fold feeders
Corn Bunting, 1
Yellowhammer, 2
Yellowhammer, 7
New Lane feeders
Wheatear, 1, (John S)
Sparrowhawk, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
Over SE corner
Chiffchaff, 4
Singing. 3 NW end
Goldcrest, 1
SE corner path trees
Mute Swan, 22, (NJL CH)
Whooper Swan, 88
Gadwall, 6, (Tony Sharples)
Teal, 50
Plus, SE field flood
Tufted Duck, 1, m
Goldeneye, 10, 6 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Water Rail, 2
Called, NW corner and near FBC hide
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Reed Bunting, 1, m
West end reeds
Raven, 2, (Frank Bird)
field west of railway then flew north
Whooper Swan, 35, (Dave McGrath)
N along prom
Wren, 1
Garden, 1st of year
Shelduck, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Shoveler, 4, 2m
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 15
Plus, by Newton Arms
Oystercatcher, 1
By Newton Arms
Green Sandpiper, 1
Flood by Newton Arms, p.m.
Grey Heron, 1
Low north over Newton Arms mobbed by Gulls
Pied Wagtail, 4
Plus, flood by Newton Arms
Brambling, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
on feeders Beach Road 1110 hrs
Siskin, 3
Beach Road
Greylag Goose, 11, (NJL CH)
Shelduck, 8
Black-tailed Godwit, 21
Cormorant, 1
Little Egret, 7
Whooper Swan, 58, (NJL CH)
Cetti's Warbler, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Singing. 1 in hedgerow near Mere View. 1 in scrub by the junction of Broad Oak Lane and Lodge Court
Little Egret, 2, (Tony Sharples)
By the dyke at the north end of NE golf course
Whooper Swan, 195, (NJL CH)
Fields Moss Lane
20th March 2024
Spotted Redshank, 1, (J C Wood)
creek
Stock Dove, 2, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Kestrel, 1, M
Flew over road near Birks Farm.
Skylark, 1, Singing
Near water Well No 14, New Lane, Pilling.
Tree Sparrow, 29
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 8
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Dunnock, 2
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 23
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 16
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 2, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Greenfinch, 8, 4 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Linnet, 1
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Goldfinch, 1
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 37
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 6, 2 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 7, 4 M,
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill, leucisistic bird there.
Reed Bunting, 1, F
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 1, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Peregrine, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Goosander, 2, m&f, (J C Wood)
Redshank, 350
Greenshank, 1
estuary - low tide
Whooper Swan, 101, (J C Wood)
Hen Harrier, 1, Ringtail
Meadow Pipit, 35
Chiffchaff, 2, (SueM)
Singing top of trees
Gadwall, 4, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Wigeon, 15, 3m
Circled high over the mere
Goldeneye, 11, 6 ad.m, imm.m, 4f
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
ad
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over SW corner
Wheatear, 2, (Dave McGrath)
Dunes
Budgerigar, 1
Dunes then NE inland by hotel
Green Sandpiper, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Flood by Newton Arms
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Coal Tit, 1
Chiffchaff, 1, (Jol)
Calling at the back off the Manor
19th March 2024
Goosander, 2, ad m & f, (J C Wood)
Pied Wagtail, 31
Meadow Pipit, 3
Kingfisher, 2, (Ashley Baines)
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Mistle Thrush, 1
Dipper, 1
Singing
Siskin, 3
Golden Plover, 1000, (J C Wood)
shore - low tide
Snipe, 3
flushed from saltmarsh by Ringtail
Hen Harrier, 1, Ringtail
near south car park then towards Bank End
Barn Owl, 1
Merlin, 1
over saltmarsh near south car park
Brambling, 2, (AC)
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing, (RED)
Pear Tree Grove, Pilling
Song Thrush, 1, Singing
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 4, 3m
2 west side pools
Little Grebe, 5
3 pools
Buzzard, 2
Circled over field NE of crossing path
Chiffchaff, 3
Singing
Greenfinch, 3, 2m
By NW entrance. Female collecting nesting material
Rook, 40, (Paul Ellis)
20 nests by Library
Lapwing, 2, (David Nuttall)
Grey Heron, 1
Barn Owl, 1
sat on fence post
Kestrel, 1, male
sat on telegraph post
Jackdaw, 300
over heading north
Rook, 150
Song Thrush, 2
singing males
Reed Bunting, 1, male
Sparrowhawk, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Jay, 1
North scrub from W
Pink-footed Goose, 80, (Tony Sharples)
Plus. 2 skeins flew south over the mere?
Mute Swan, 6, ads
2 main dyke
Gadwall, 10
Teal, 60
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 11, 6 ad.m, imm.m, 4f
Stock Dove, 11
Barn roof
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Lapwing, 4
Displaying over SE field
Common Gull, 2, 1st.w.
Flew west over the mere
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over north scrubs
Buzzard, 6
2 low around the barns. 1 over Gipsy Hole Wood, a.m. 3 singles north over the mere, p.m.
Cetti's Warbler, 4
Singing
Chiffchaff, 3
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
Inflow area
Pheasant, 1, M, (JAStinger)
In field back of paddock
Woodpigeon, 8
In trees back fields left Chapel Road
Oystercatcher, 1
Flew over pond left Chapel Rd, calling
Herring Gull, 120
Flying over back of pond field
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6
Flew over paddock
Buzzard, 1
Flying over back fields left Chapel Road
Ring-necked Parakeet, 2
Flying calling over trees/fields off Chapel Road
Jackdaw, 4
Along Chapel Road 1 on chimney, 3 in Fields
Carrion Crow, 3
One in paddock, 2 on pond field
Coal Tit, 1, M
Singing in tree cnr Chapel/Stockydale Rd
Blue Tit, 3
In trees along Chapel Road
Great Tit, 4, M
In trees along Chapel Road Singing
Long-tailed Tit, 2
In hedge along Chapel Road
Chiffchaff, 3, M, (Janet Stinger)
Singing in trees along Chapel Road
Blackcap, 1, M, (JAStinger)
In tree along Chapel Road
Wren, 6, M, (Janet Stinger)
Singing in hedges along Chapel Road
Blackbird, 5, M
Singing along Chapel Road
Song Thrush, 2, M, (JAStinger)
Singing back paddock & back pond field
Robin, 6, M, (Janet Stinger)
Singing in hedges/trees along Chapel Road
House Sparrow, 2, M
In hedges along Chapel Road
Grey Wagtail, 1, (JAStinger)
In field back paddock
Greenfinch, 6, M
Calling in trees along Chapel Road
Linnet, 1
Flew over pond field
Goldfinch, 3, (Janet Stinger)
In trees along Chapel Road
Black-tailed Godwit, 740, (Ian Walker)
Inc. GNG-GYG ringed in 19.10.15 River Alde Suffolk. Seen previously at Newton Marsh 2018&2020
Great White Egret, 1
Chiffchaff, 1, (andy myo)
Bullfinch, 1, male
copse opp landfill entrance
Shoveler, 4, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
By Newton Arms
Teal, 15
Plus, by Newton Arms
Oystercatcher, 2
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Green Sandpiper, 1
Flood by Newton Arms
Pied Wagtail, 3
Flood by Four Seasons
Teal, 36, (RED)
On pool in field near Newers Wood.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, Calling
Newers Wood, Pilling.
Kestrel, 1, M. calling
At end of Newers Wood.
Tawny Owl, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Chiffchaff, 1
Goldcrest, 1
Siskin, 2, females
Grey Heron, 1, (RED)
At pool at No 5, Five Lane Ends, Back Lane,Preesall.
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
No 5, Preesall
Song Thrush, 1, Singing
Stonechat, 3, 1 M + 2 F, (AC)
Field by Monk's Lane.
Cetti's Warbler, 3, (Dave McGrath)
Singing
Chiffchaff, 6
Bullfinch, 1
Heard only
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, Mere View Lane hedgerow
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Tree Sparrow, 6
Hedge by Mere View
Sparrowhawk, 1, (andy myo)
Buzzard, 6
Chiffchaff, 1
Goldcrest, 2
mowbreck lane
Nuthatch, 2
Shoveler, 6, 3M 3F, (DavidF)
Field Pond off Whitters Lane
Wigeon, 2, 1M 1F
Tufted Duck, 2, 1M 1F
Lapwing, 22
Grey Heron, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1
Barn Owl, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Chaffinch, 2, 1M 1F
18th March 2024
Pheasant, 2, (Colin Mairs)
Wigeon, 40
Mallard, 2
Teal, 10
Woodpigeon, 6
Moorhen, 1
Lapwing, 20
Curlew, 12
Black-tailed Godwit, 1000
Flew from flooded fields to N of CHGC
Common Gull, 30
Flooded fields to N of CHGC
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1
Jackdaw, 20
Rook, 1
Carrion Crow, 3
Great Tit, 4
Chiffchaff, 10
Wren, 4
Blackbird, 3
Robin, 2
Tree Sparrow, 10
Around feeders
Chaffinch, 3
Bullfinch, 1, 1m
Reed Bunting, 3, 3m
Greenshank, 1, (J C Wood)
pool
Grey Partridge, 1, m, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, feeding on ground table.
Pheasant, 6, 2 M, 4 F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Pheasant, 5, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Pink-footed Goose, 2800
On pasture to North of Moss Cottage Eagland Hill.
Stock Dove, 6
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Collared Dove, 6
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
In tree's at side of New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Starling, 34
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
House Sparrow, 1, M
Tree Sparrow, 24
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 12
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 35
Chaffinch, 26
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 2, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Greenfinch, 10, 8 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 1
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 87
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 12, 5 M min
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 5, 1 M,
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill, leucisistic bird there again..
Reed Bunting, 1, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Stonechat, 1, F, (AC)
Wheatear, 2, Males
1st of the year
Redwing, 11, (AC)
Woodpigeon, 120, (DS)
Sparrowhawk, 2, Male /Female
Displaying
Buzzard, 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Drumming
Jay, 2
Raven, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Chiffchaff, 10
Between boat yard and point .
Goldcrest, 2
Mistle Thrush, 1
Wigeon, 60, (DS)
Coot, 4
Avocet, 2
Buzzard, 2
Chiffchaff, 1, (J C Wood)
Greenfinch, 3, 2m, 1f
male in song
Tufted Duck, 6, (J C Wood)
Great Crested Grebe, 1, ad
Cormorant, 3
Chiffchaff, 1
Shoveler, 2, 2 m, (J C Wood)
Goldeneye, 3, ad m, imm m, ad f
Lune est.
Common Gull, 110
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 6, 3m
2 west side pools
Little Grebe, 4
3 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Central green
Cormorant, 1
Central pool
Grey Heron, 2, ad, 1st.w.
NW corner pond
Long-tailed Tit, 3
By NW corner pond
Chaffinch, 2, m, f
By SW pit
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
SW pit to mere NW scrub
Greenfinch, 1, m
SW pit
Goldfinch, 4
Near SW pit
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Long west side pool bushes
Pink-footed Goose, 600, (J C Wood)
Cattle Egret, 3
SD447546. A 4th bird flew off without def. id
Merlin, 1, f
Reed Bunting, 1, m
ditch side of road
Cattle Egret, 2, (DS)
In fields off entrance drive .
Little Egret, 10
Gadwall, 14, (Tony Sharples)
Goldeneye, 12, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 4f
Herring Gull, 20
Spooked by an Otter
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2, 2f
Clashed over the island
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner reeds
Chiffchaff, 1
NW corner reeds
Pheasant, 1, M, (JAStinger)
Back paddock field
Woodpigeon, 20
In trees back pond field
Herring Gull, 100
100 mix Herring Gull & LBB over tip hard to count separately from distance
Buzzard, 5
Flying over fields left Chapel Road
Magpie, 16
In fields/trees left Chapel Road
Jackdaw, 2, MF
On chimney of house near paddock
Blue Tit, 3
In trees along Chapel Road
Great Tit, 3
Long-tailed Tit, 3
In hedges near pond field
Chiffchaff, 3, M
Singing - one right Chapel Rd in trees opp Eastbank, 2 others along Chapel Rd
Wren, 4, M
Singing along Chapel Road
Song Thrush, 1, M
1 singing back rough field left Chapel Rd
Mistle Thrush, 1
On paddock field
Meadow Pipit, 1
In pond field
Avocet, 4, (DS)
Bird’s displaying.
Black-tailed Godwit, 816
2 bird’s displaying
Little Owl, 2, (andy myo)
thames street
Shelduck, 1, f, (Tony Sharples)
By Newton Arms
Shoveler, 6, 3m
1 pair by Newton Arms, 2 pairs by Four Seasons
Teal, 40
Plus, by Newton Arms
Oystercatcher, 1
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Green Sandpiper, 1
Flood by Newton Arms
Tawny Owl, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road garden after dark
Chiffchaff, 1
Beach Road
Goldcrest, 2
Siskin, 10
together, feeders Beach Road
Chiffchaff, 1, (Jol)
Calling off Civic Centre Car Park
Whooper Swan, 16, (DS)
Pegs lane .
Buzzard, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Clashed with a Kestrel, low near Mere View
Barn Owl, 1
Perched behind Mere View
Kestrel, 1, f
Tree Sparrow, 6
Hedge by Mere View
Reed Bunting, 3, 2m
Mere View
Little Egret, 1, (Tony Sharples)
By the dyke at the north end of NE golf course
Hen Harrier, 1, (Ian Walker)
Ringtail showing well 1645hrs
Yellowhammer, 2, m f, (andy myo)
at feeding station
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (Malcolm Evans)
Westby Hall Farm
Teal, 60
Westby Hall Farm - 100 Acre east pond
Jack Snipe, 1
Westby Hall Farm - flushed by 100 Acre east pond
Barn Owl, 1
Westby Hall Farm - 100 Acre western boundary trees
Jay, 1
Westby Hall Farm - Humber Wood
Chiffchaff, 2, males
singing - Westby Hall Farm
Tree Sparrow, 4
on hedge north of Meadow Bottoms - Westby Hall Farm
Chaffinch, 29
3 singing males - Westby Hall farm
Linnet, 270
Westby Hall Farm - Sand Hole
Corn Bunting, 12
on wires above Meadow Bottoms - Westby Hall Farm
Yellowhammer, 3, m, 2f
Westby Hall Farm - Meadow Bottoms eastern hedgerow
Reed Bunting, 25
3 singing males - Westby Hall Farm
17th March 2024
Blackcap, 1, Female, (Archie Makepeace)
Pink-footed Goose, 543, (RED)
On potato field Bradshaw lane Pilling.
Sparrowhawk, 1, F
Flew over road near Black Barn, Bradshaw lane Pilling.
Coot, 2, (SteveSwift)
On flooded field north of wood lane
Buzzard, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Chiffchaff, 6
300 frogs in the tank trap ditch, a few toads.
Wren, 1
Blackbird, 1
Tree Sparrow, 16
Chaffinch, 2, m,f
Stock Dove, 2, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
both singing
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Cocker's Dyke Houses
Chiffchaff, 2
singing
Song Thrush, 1
Stonechat, 2, males, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
late afternoon (one male previously early morning)
Little Gull, 1, first winter, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
feeding on small flies over field north of Backsands Lane
Stock Dove, 28, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Collared Dove, 21
Thompson's Fold
Buzzard, 7
up together from New Lane
Chiffchaff, 2
singing around village
Fieldfare, 30
New Lane
Tree Sparrow, 20
Thompson's Fold
Chaffinch, 40
20 New Lane, 20 Thompson's Fold
Linnet, 30
New Lane
Corn Bunting, 5
near village
Corn Bunting, 10
two singing. North of Woods Lane - New Lane junction
Yellowhammer, 7
(6 New Lane, 1 Thompson's Fold)
Reed Bunting, 4
near Thompson's Fold
Stock Dove, 2, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 24
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 13
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 3, 1 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Siskin, 6, 5male 1female, (Ken Green)
Male and female early morning 4 males mid morning all only stayed for ten mins
Pink-footed Goose, 60, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
on arable south of car park
Chiffchaff, 1
Tufted Duck, 8, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
3 pools
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 3
Circled over. 2 to green 1
Cormorant, 2
Over SE
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over SW area
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Over green 1
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, overgrown ditch north of east side of crossing path
Chiffchaff, 1
Singing, east side of crossing path
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Central pool
Grey Heron, 20, (Ian Walker)
10 nests - best number for several years
Greylag Goose, 2, (Joe Makepeace)
Mute Swan, 4
Peg's Lane
Whooper Swan, 16, 2 Juvenile
Shelduck, 3
Mallard, 1, M
Oystercatcher, 9
Lapwing, 16
Curlew, 42
Shelduck, 6, (David Nuttall)
3 pairs
Woodpigeon, 350
Single flock
Lapwing, 8
Curlew, 46
Snipe, 1
Buzzard, 3
Soaring birds
Barn Owl, 1
Merlin, 1, Male
Near radar station
Rook, 200
Skylark, 2
Singing Males
Chiffchaff, 2
1 singing, 1 calling
Song Thrush, 4
4 Singing Males
Chaffinch, 5
Singing Males
Greenfinch, 12
Goldfinch, 5
Reed Bunting, 1
On telegraph wire
Mute Swan, 6, ads, (Tony Sharples)
2 main dyke
Gadwall, 16
Teal, 55
Mere to SE field flood
Goldeneye, 12, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 4f
Stock Dove, 8
Barn roof
Oystercatcher, 1
SE field
Snipe, 1
Over east end
Common Gull, 20, 6 1st.w.
Plus, east fields
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 35, ads
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over the mere
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
All around the mere from 9.20
Buzzard, 1
Over east field
Jay, 1
NW scrub/north central scrub
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Greenfinch, 2, m, f
NE scrub
Reed Bunting, 6
Over east end
Pheasant, 3, (Joe Makepeace)
All male
Canada Goose, 38
Shelduck, 38
27 in field to East on opposite side of the road.
Shoveler, 32
Gadwall, 2, 1M 1F
Wigeon, 549
Mallard, 4, 2 Male
Teal, 17
Goosander, 0, 1M 1F
On back edge of far left hand scrape
Woodpigeon, 2
Coot, 3
Avocet, 8
Lapwing, 47
Black-tailed Godwit, 463
Many coming into breeding plumage
Redshank, 31
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 1
Jay, 1
Low over field opposite side of road towards main road.
Carrion Crow, 3
Skylark, 5
All Singing / Display flight
Starling, 145
Grey Wagtail, 2
Flew over low, calling
Tufted Duck, 6, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Four Seasons Fisheries
Cormorant, 1
Whooper Swan, 11, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
flew in from SW and landed far out on tideline
Shoveler, 3
flew east over beach
Sparrowhawk, 1, female
Beach Road
Chiffchaff, 1
Beach Road singing
Meadow Pipit, 39
flew east along sea wall
Chiffchaff, 1, (Jol)
Calling off Haworth Crescent
Chiffchaff, 1, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
singing
Shoveler, 16, (Joe Makepeace)
Gadwall, 8, 4M
Mallard, 2, 1M
Teal, 65
Woodpigeon, 11
9 flying over at dusk
Collared Dove, 1
Coot, 5
Lapwing, 3
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 2
Blue Tit, 1
Great Tit, 2
Blackbird, 1, M
Grey Wagtail, 1
On muck pile.
Grey Heron, 2, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
on flood
Raven, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
singing
Redwing, 100, (Ian Walker)
Water Pipit, 1
Coming into breeding plumage
Barn Owl, 2, both hunting marsh at 08;00 hrs, (andy myo)
Jay, 1
Chiffchaff, 2, male
farm track east of marsh
Fieldfare, 30
Wheatear, 1, male
farm track east of marsh
Sparrowhawk, 1, (andy myo)
Jay, 1
Wren, 2
Chaffinch, 28
Brambling, 1, female
set aside behind westby hall farm
Linnet, 200
Goldfinch, 6
Corn Bunting, 7
Yellowhammer, 2, m f
Reed Bunting, 18
16th March 2024
Mute Swan, 82, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Whooper Swan, 116
Pasture. N of Moss Lane
Whooper Swan, 1
with Mutes on pasture. Total of 571 Whoopers seen between Glasson and Sand Villa today
Raven, 2, (J C Wood)
Pied Wagtail, 16
Peregrine, 2, M & F, (Allan Taylor)
On the roof of St John's Church, Blackpool Town Centre (Viewed from 2nd Floor Offices of Winter Gard
Whooper Swan, 78, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
on pasture
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Chiffchaff, 2
one Cocker's Dyke Houses, one Seafield
Stonechat, 1, male
Meadow Pipit, 10
fields between Cocker's Dyke and Beach Road
Whooper Swan, 56, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Pasture N of Moss Lane - Slack Lane junction
Whooper Swan, 192
Pasture north of Cockerham Sands Caravan Park
Whooper Swan, 25
Pasture south of Moss Lane
Whooper Swan, 17
Pasture. N of Moss Lane
Golden Plover, 200
pasture near Abbey
Black-tailed Godwit, 10
wet pasture
Fieldfare, 140
fields off Moss Lane
Teal, 40, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
pool
Tufted Duck, 11
Avocet, 2
Black-tailed Godwit, 200
Snipe, 2
Shoveler, 1, m, (J C Wood)
Avocet, 6
pool
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1
Black-tailed Godwit, 151
Buzzard, 1, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, female
Kestrel, 2
Raven, 3
over saltmarsh, one displaying
Coal Tit, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 4
one nest building
Nuthatch, 1
Redwing, 11
on field
Tree Sparrow, 2
Grey Wagtail, 1
flew east
Pied Wagtail, 7
on field
Brambling, 1, female
in wood
Sparrowhawk, 1, male, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 11, 6m
3 pools
Coot, 7
4 pools
Little Grebe, 2
2 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by long west side pool
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing, SW path trees & near east side of crossing path
Pink-footed Goose, 2760, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Pasture. No model flying
Whooper Swan, 7
Black-tailed Godwit, 65
On wet pasture
Sparrowhawk, 1, F, (Howard Phillips)
12 noon pursued, caught and ate male blackbird on salt marsh
Snipe, 2, (LGB, SW, jM)
Flushed from reed bed by Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk, 2, 1M 1F
Display flight, High and Repeated circling.
Marsh Harrier, 1
North reed bed - moving east towards embankment
Chiffchaff, 1
Shoveler, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 11
Goldeneye, 14, 10m, 4f
Stock Dove, 7
Barn roof
Cormorant, 2
1 mere, 1 SE field flood
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
Over the east end of north reeds and the island at 10.30
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Pink-footed Goose, 650, (Frank Bird)
Wigeon, 166
Dyke flood
Teal, 240
Golden Plover, 4
Black-tailed Godwit, 3
Stonechat, 2, male
Mute Swan, 2, ads, (Tony Sharples)
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Four Seasons Fisheries
Coot, 1
On early nest
Common Gull, 1, ad
Field by Fisheries
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing, (RED)
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
Whooper Swan, 79, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
on pasture
Chiffchaff, 1, (Ashley Baines)
Singing am in Highbury road garden
Buzzard, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Circled over field NE of Mere View
Redwing, 1
Mere View Lane
Song Thrush, 1
Singing
Bullfinch, 3, m, f, + 1
Around old scrap yard area
Goldfinch, 4
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Mere View
Jay, 1, (Paul Slade)
Fieldfare, 200
In field south of entrance road early morning
Buzzard, 2, (G Coulburn)
Cross Lane
Chiffchaff, 3
Jacobs lane
Yellowhammer, 2
Sparrowhawk, 1, (DS)
Marsh Harrier, 2
Either side of river.
Buzzard, 4
Kestrel, 2
Raven, 2
Skylark, 20
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Behind BAE
Chiffchaff, 8
5 behind BAE and 3 at the land registry
Meadow Pipit, 15
Water Pipit, 2
On the marsh .
Bullfinch, 1
Heard only
Linnet, 20
Siskin, 2
Overhead
Magpie, 3, (Joe Makepeace)
Carrion Crow, 2
Mistle Thrush, 2
Dunnock, 2
Greenfinch, 3
Goldfinch, 21
15th March 2024
Stonechat, 2, M+F, (AC)
Stonechat, 1, M, (AC)
Moorhen, 2, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Coal Tit, 1
Blue Tit, 11
Great Tit, 8
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Tree Sparrow, 23
Chaffinch, 19, 14 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 36
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 5, 3 M
Corn Bunting, 25
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 4, 1 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 7, 2 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 1, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Coal Tit, 1, (Ken Green)
On feeders Ullswater Avenue
Reed Bunting, 1, male
On feeders Ullswater Avenue same or another bird 2hrs later
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 11, 5m
2 pools
Little Grebe, 2
Central pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Singing, SE corner path trees
Gadwall, 13, (Tony Sharples)
Teal, 60
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 11, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Cormorant, 1
Buzzard, 4
3 over Gipsy Hole Wood, 1 low around the barns
Kestrel, 1, f
Barn ledge
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Avocet, 15, (Frank Bird)
Entrance pool 10:00
Shoveler, 2, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Wigeon, 5, 3m
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 19
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2, ads
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
Edge of flood
Stock Dove, 3, (Paul Ellis)
garden Beach Road
Coal Tit, 1
Beach Road
Chiffchaff, 1
garden Beach Road. Also hirundine sp flew N at 1730 hrs
Tree Sparrow, 20
feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 4
Chiffchaff, 2, (AC)
1 singing
Great Crested Grebe, 1, (RED)
Kingfisher, 1
Flew over flash No. 1
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing in scrub near peg 26 and peg 35.
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Chiffchaff, 1
Oystercatcher, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Field to the SE
Cormorant, 2
Circled over and landed on pond in field to the SE
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1, f
Laurel tree area by road
Tree Sparrow, 3
Mere View
14th March 2024
Chiffchaff, 1, (Ashley Baines)
Singing
Dipper, 1
Siskin, 4
Coal Tit, 3, (Ken Green)
On feeders Ullswater Avenue
Goldcrest, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue
Chaffinch, 8, 4 male 4 female
In garden Ullswater Avenue and on feeders. Most we have had in garden.
Goldfinch, 10
On feeders Ullswater Avenue
Siskin, 5, 3 male 2 female
On feeders Ullswater Avenue. 2m 1f early morning then left. 3m 2f lunch time 3 of same birds?
Stonechat, 1, M, (AC)
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 8, 4m
2 pools
Little Grebe, 2
Stone banked pool, practice field pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Curlew, 1
Heard over SW area
Sparrowhawk, 1, m
Perched by NW corner pond
Treecreeper, 1
Path trees north of keepers yard
Gadwall, 4, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m
Goldeneye, 12, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 4f
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 25
Plus, SE field
Cormorant, 2
1 mere, 1 SE field flood
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Stonechat, 3, (AC)
Pied Wagtail, 30
Sparrowhawk, 1, female, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Wheatear, 1, (Martin)
sea wall west Beach Road
Tree Sparrow, 16, (Paul Ellis)
feeders Beach Road
Chaffinch, 10, 6m, 4f
Beach Road
Siskin, 6, males
garden feeders Beach Road am
Oystercatcher, 50, (Ken Green)
On golf course and flying over
Ringed Plover, 10
On beach facing the stile at high tide
Turnstone, 127
Sanderling, 243
Dunlin, 1
Stonechat, 5, 2 male 3 female
Yellowhammer, 2, m f, (andy myo)
at feeding station
13th March 2024
Pheasant, 3, F, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Collared Dove, 10
Coal Tit, 1
Blue Tit, 8
Robin, 2
Tree Sparrow, 76
Chaffinch, 32
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 33
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, F
Greenfinch, 8, 3 M
Yellowhammer, 6, 2M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there again.
Yellowhammer, 6, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 1, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Coal Tit, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Goldcrest, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue feeding in shrubs late afternoon
Goldfinch, 10
On feeders Ullswater Avenue
Teal, 48, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Newton Arms
Tree Sparrow, 20, (Motley Crue)
Purple Sandpiper, 2, (Dave McGrath)
On sea defence rocks at W end of golf course
Stonechat, 4, 2 pr
Linnet, 3
Canada Goose, 2, (David Nuttall)
Greylag Goose, 8
Pink-footed Goose, 29
Feeding in a field south of Peg's lane
Mute Swan, 6
3 pairs
Shelduck, 4
Peg's lane
Shoveler, 6
6 males
Gadwall, 18
Mallard, 4
2 pairs
Teal, 100
Stock Dove, 1
over
Coot, 6
3 pairs
Lapwing, 44
pool opposite Peg's lane
Curlew, 1
pool opposite Peg's Lane
Redshank, 1
pool opposite Peg's lane
Buzzard, 2
sat on fence posts
Barn Owl, 1
feeding on farmland south of Peg's lane
Kestrel, 1, male
on telegraph pole
Raven, 1
over
Goldcrest, 1
feeding in hedgerow
Chaffinch, 1
Singing male on Cartmell Lane
Greenfinch, 3
sat in a tree near cemetery
Goldfinch, 15
12th March 2024
Snow Goose, 2, (DB)
With Pink Feet
Pink-footed Goose, 85, (J C Wood)
south west
Buzzard, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2
probable pair
Jackdaw, 50
Coal Tit, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 4, 2 pair
Goldcrest, 1
Starling, 12
Fieldfare, 3
Mistle Thrush, 3
one in song
Water Rail, 1, (AA)
Skylark, 2
Stonechat, 1, F
Meadow Pipit, 7
Linnet, 17
Reed Bunting, 9, All males
Water Rail, 1, (SueM)
Incoming high tide (over 9m) flushed bird onto foreshore. Ran for cover in remaining saltmarsh.
Tufted Duck, 9, 7m 2f, (AA)
Buzzard, 1, (J C Wood)
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Redwing, 150
Song Thrush, 1
singing
Gadwall, 10, 7m, (Tony Sharples)
2 west side pools
Teal, 1, m
Ditch
Tufted Duck, 15, 8m
3 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by long west side pool
Cormorant, 1
Over east
Little Egret, 1
Ditch west of NW corner pond
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Failed dive at a Wood Pigeon near SW pit
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, m
Path trees south of NW corner pond
Long-tailed Tit, 2
East of crossing path
Chiffchaff, 1
East side of crossing path
Goldcrest, 2
Trees near east side of crossing path
Canada Goose, 8, (Joe Makepeace)
Barnacle Goose, 1
with 3000+ Pink Footed Geese
Pink-footed Goose, 3000
Eventually flushed off the marsh by incoming tide. Moved off over the estuary.
Jack Snipe, 3
Flushed off Marsh onto bank on Quays side
Little Egret, 7
Short-eared Owl, 0
Several missing tail feathers.
Skylark, 13
Meadow Pipit, 5
Water Pipit, 0
On bank in front of observation point
Shelduck, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Circled over the mere
Shoveler, 3, 2m
Gadwall, 5, 4m
Goldeneye, 8, 5 ad.m, imm.m, 2f
Common Gull, 1, 2nd.w.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9, 8 ads, 2nd.w.
Cormorant, 2
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Over west end of mere
Buzzard, 2
Low around the barns
Kestrel, 1
Barn area
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner reeds
Tawny Owl, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road after dark
Chiffchaff, 1
Garden Beach Road
Siskin, 7
all arrived at garden feeders at 1112 hrs
Little Gull, 2, Adult & 1st winter, (AC + JP)
Feeding over hightide
Rock Pipit, 1
Scandinavian, in partial summer plumage
Pheasant, 12, 5 M, (RED)
Greylag Goose, 49
Shelduck, 4, 2 pr.
Mallard, 14, 9 M
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 8
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Snipe, 1
Common Gull, 1
Buzzard, 1
Over Big Hole scrub.
Magpie, 1
Jackdaw, 12
On wires at side of Flash
Blue Tit, 5
Great Tit, 3
Cetti's Warbler, 2
1 singing near peg 26, 1 singing N, willow dyke.
Chiffchaff, 1
Wren, 8
Blackbird, 13, 11 M
Robin, 10
All singing
Tree Sparrow, 2
Dunnock, 3
Chaffinch, 18
Goldfinch, 4
Shelduck, 2, (David Nuttall)
Peg's Lane
Shoveler, 7, 6 males, 1 female
Gadwall, 6, 3 pairs
Mallard, 8
Teal, 80
Coot, 4, 2 pairs
Lapwing, 30
Peg's Lane
Redshank, 2
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 2
Canada Goose, 15, (Anna Chapman)
Greylag Goose, 2
Mute Swan, 25
Tufted Duck, 14
Feral Pigeon, 100
Woodpigeon, 10
Moorhen, 12
Coot, 12
Black-headed Gull, 30
Herring Gull, 40
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Cormorant, 8
Grey Heron, 1
Ring-necked Parakeet, 4
Magpie, 10
Carrion Crow, 2
Blue Tit, 2
Great Tit, 1
Nuthatch, 1
Near rose garden by drive in gate
Blackbird, 2
Robin, 2
Velvet Scoter, 2, (S.Conroy)
South
Common Scoter, 4200
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Red-throated Diver, 6
Cormorant, 14
Water Pipit, 5, (Frank Bird)
by Wrea Brook Tidal outfall. 2 moulting to summer at High Tide
Fieldfare, 250, (Frank Bird)
Shorrocks, Westby Hall Farm
Corn Bunting, 25
on wires over Meadow Bottoms, Westby Hall Farm
11th March 2024
Pied Wagtail, 30, (DS)
On flood cuddy hill
White Wagtail, 10
On flood cuddy hill .
Brambling, 1
At least one with chaffinch
Kestrel, 1, M, (RED)
On wires,
Mallard, 2, 1 pr, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Mallard, 2, 1 pr.
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Stock Dove, 3
Stock Dove, 3
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Collared Dove, 16
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Moorhen, 2
Little Egret, 1
On flood near New Lane feeding site, Pilling.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill, drumming.
Peregrine, 1
On pylon at New Lane, Pilling.
Carrion Crow, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Blackbird, 5, 4 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
House Sparrow, 3, M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Tree Sparrow, 19
Tree Sparrow, 32
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 46
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 29
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, F
Greenfinch, 4, 1 M
Goldfinch, 1
Corn Bunting, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Corn Bunting, 46
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 11, 4 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling, leucisistic bird there..
Yellowhammer, 4, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 3, 2 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Eider, 8, (RobertPinkus)
Estuary
Water Rail, 1
Height of Tide
Short-eared Owl, 1
mobbed by gulls
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2, pr, (Ken Green)
On roof of house and adjacent houses for some time now taking up territory
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Flew through garden Ullswater Avenue
Goldcrest, 1
In garden Ullswater Avenue
Goldfinch, 12
Most in garden for a few weeks
Siskin, 1, male
On feeders Ullswater Avenue
Reed Bunting, 1, male
On feeders Ullswater Avenue mid-afternoon
Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1, (Barry Dyson)
Flew east together with 2 Shelducks
Ring-necked Parakeet, 4, (Steven Swift)
2 Roe deer on wetlands
Goldcrest, 1
Grey Wagtail, 1
Savick brook
Gadwall, 7, 5m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Teal, 1, m
Ditch west of NW corner pond
Tufted Duck, 11, 6m
2 west side pools
Collared Dove, 1
Over SW
Long-tailed Tit, 4
SW pit
Chiffchaff, 1
Reeds by practice field pool. Silent
Greenfinch, 2, m, f
SW pit
Eider, 3, 2 males, 1 female, (David Nuttall)
Oystercatcher, 50
Avocet, 8
Feeding in river channel
Curlew, 15
Redshank, 40
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 2
Pied Wagtail, 4
Meadow Pipit, 3
Pink-footed Goose, 150, (Tony Sharples)
Plus. 2 skeins north over east fields
Shoveler, 9, 6m
Gadwall, 3, 2m
Teal, 60
Plus, SE field flood
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Goldeneye, 11, 7 ad.m, imm.m, 3f
Stock Dove, 17
Barn roof
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Lapwing, 5
Circled over the mere and back east
Snipe, 1
Circled over the mere
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11, ads
Mere/SE field
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2, 2f
Clashed over west end of mere
Buzzard, 1
On telegraph pole by the barns
Jay, 1
NW scrub
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Behind NW platform
Song Thrush, 6
4 singing
Stonechat, 6, 2 ad.m
South end of east marsh
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
NE scrub
Greenfinch, 2, m, f
Reed Bunting, 1, m
NW corner reeds
Tawny Owl, 1, M, (JAStinger)
Calling right Chapel Rd/opp Eastbank
Wigeon, 76, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Teal, 130
Lapwing, 90
Golden Plover, 53
Black-tailed Godwit, 7
Little Egret, 1
Gadwall, 6, (andy myo)
Goosander, 2, m f
on entrance pool
Avocet, 8
Black-tailed Godwit, 100
Marsh Harrier, 1
Barnacle Goose, 21, (Tony Sharples)
Zoo birds in field east of Palatine Close
Shelduck, 2, m, f
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Shoveler, 13, 9m
Teal, 20
Snipe, 2
Edge of flood
Shoveler, 6, 3pr, (RED)
On flood at Ivy Farm, Union Lane.
Mallard, 6, 3pr.
Teal, 20, 10 M,
Moorhen, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 48
Black-tailed Godwit, 6
Redshank, 7
Siskin, 1, (Paul Ellis)
heard over Beach Road
Stonechat, 2, Males, (AC)
Migrants SD 36478 46699
Tawny Owl, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Raven, 1
Flew SW over Mere View
Reed Bunting, 2, 2m
Mere View
Stonechat, 2, F, (AC)
Migrants
Cattle Egret, 3, (AC)
N of Moss Lane
Water Rail, 1, (andy myo)
forced very close by high tide
Avocet, 22
0ver 40 seen by f bird
Marsh Harrier, 2
Hen Harrier, 1, ringtail
southside
Short-eared Owl, 1, flushed by high tide
Merlin, 1
Peregrine, 1
Water Pipit, 1
Rock Pipit, 3
found by frank bird
Pink-footed Goose, 5000, (FBird, a myo.)
Water Rail, 1
Avocet, 42
Water Pipit, 1
west of coal yard foot path
Rock Pipit, 3
Stonechat, 4, 3 M and a F, (AC)
Migrants
10th March 2024
Greylag Goose, 5, (PE/PGS webs)
Pink-footed Goose, 460
on arable
Shelduck, 25
Mallard, 13
Teal, 7
Moorhen, 3
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 3
Golden Plover, 80
Curlew, 2
Redshank, 5
Black-headed Gull, 1
Skylark, 8
Cetti's Warbler, 1
singing from small reedbed in Hackensall outflow by sea wall, first for site
Rock Pipit, 1
Reed Bunting, 1, male
Whooper Swan, 22, (PE/PGS webs)
flew north
Shelduck, 16
Wigeon, 86
Teal, 104
Eider, 3, 2 m, f
Oystercatcher, 695
Curlew, 5
Bar-tailed Godwit, 23
Black-tailed Godwit, 6
Knot, 50
Dunlin, 162
Snipe, 18
Redshank, 75
Black-headed Gull, 17
Herring Gull, 5
Cormorant, 3
Chiffchaff, 1, male
singing
Grey Wagtail, 2
Reed Bunting, 1, male
Pink-footed Goose, 359, (PE/PGS webs)
Shelduck, 44
Mallard, 2
Snipe, 9
Little Egret, 1
Skylark, 1, male
singing
Rock Pipit, 2
Reed Bunting, 5
Raven, 2, (Bob Stinger)
North 10:05
Skylark, 9
Stonechat, 2, Males
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pink-footed Goose, 350, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Kestrel, 2
Bewick's Swan, 6, 4 ads, 2 x juvs, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
On pasture
Whooper Swan, 235
Shelduck, 8, (Paul Slade/webs)
Wigeon, 135
Teal, 4
Lapwing, 1
Curlew, 4
Black-tailed Godwit, 1
Snipe, 20
Redshank, 95
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Skylark, 6
Meadow Pipit, 10
Rock Pipit, 2
Reed Bunting, 3
Eider, 1, Male, (David Nuttall)
Turnstone, 87
Dunlin, 2
Red Kite, 1, (Lee Harris)
Over Clifton, mobbed by jackdaws. Drifted south 11:40
Greylag Goose, 2, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
With Pinks between Hillam Lane & Thursland Hill
Pink-footed Goose, 3000, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
Norbreck Farm, Between Hillam Lane & Thursland Hill
Whooper Swan, 13
Hillam Lane
Stonechat, 1, F, (AC)
Yellowhammer, 5, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
New Lane Feeding Station
Canada Goose, 2, (David Nuttall)
Shelduck, 4
Oystercatcher, 780
Grey Plover, 82
Curlew, 50
Bar-tailed Godwit, 40
Knot, 500
Dunlin, 500
Jack Snipe, 3
Snipe, 34
Redshank, 300
Little Egret, 5
Skylark, 8
Stonechat, 6, 4 males , 2 females
Meadow Pipit, 12
Reed Bunting, 3, 2 males, 1 female
Goldcrest, 1, (Ken Green)
1 in garden early morning then same or another mid-afternoon
Mallard, 2, (PE/PGS webs)
Oystercatcher, 3
Redshank, 4
Herring Gull, 64
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5
Wigeon, 2, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Tufted Duck, 5
Continental Cormorant, 4
Gadwall, 7, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
2 west side pools
Tufted Duck, 12, 7m
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Jay, 2, (Steven Swift)
Near garden feeders
Coal Tit, 2
Bullfinch, 1, 1m
Feeding on mixed seed
Whooper Swan, 28, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Pheasant, 2, m, (NJL WeBS)
East fields
Canada Goose, 16
Greylag Goose, 2
Mute Swan, 3
Shoveler, 3, 2m
Gadwall, 5, 3m
Wigeon, 25
Flood east fields
Mallard, 10
Mallard, 7, 4m
Teal, 18
Teal, 50
Flood east fields
Goldeneye, 9, 6m
Water Rail, 1
Calling Pauline’s bench
Moorhen, 7
Coot, 21
Little Grebe, 1
Black-headed Gull, 70
East fields
Herring Gull, 40
Grey Heron, 1
Marsh Harrier, 1, f
Skirting NE reedbed - 10.10
Buzzard, 1
Over east fields
Magpie, 21
East fields
Blue Tit, 5
Woodland Watch
Great Tit, 3
Cetti's Warbler, 5
Calling - various locations
Long-tailed Tit, 7
Bittern View
Wren, 1
North scrub
Blackbird, 3, m
Robin, 1
Woodland Watch
Grey Wagtail, 1
Slipway
Pied Wagtail, 2
East fields
Greenfinch, 2, Pair
North scrub
Siskin, 7
SW alders
Reed Bunting, 3, 2m
Causeway
Pied Wagtail, 40, 36 male 4 fem, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Goosander, 2, M/F, (LH/AM)
Golden Plover, 9
Snipe, 2
Showing well feeding
Great White Egret, 1
Peregrine, 1
Tried to take a godwit
Siskin, 1, female, (Paul Ellis)
garden feeders Beach Road
Greylag Goose, 80, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
inc. 2 white birds
Pink-footed Goose, 1
with greylags on adjacent field
Shelduck, 2
Mallard, 12
Moorhen, 6
Coot, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 3
Black-headed Gull, 16
Common Gull, 1
Herring Gull, 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Grey Heron, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 1
seen and singing
Oystercatcher, 2, (Paul Slade/webs)
Curlew, 2
Redshank, 9
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Reed Bunting, 1
Black-tailed Godwit, 220, (Frank Bird)
wet field opposite east end of Pegs lane
Shoveler, 9, all males, (David Nuttall)
Gadwall, 6, 4 males, 2 females
Mallard, 2, pair
Teal, 60
Lapwing, 4
Buzzard, 1
Greenfinch, 4
in single flock
Whooper Swan, 33, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
On pasture
Barn Owl, 1, (Paul Slade / Paul Ellis)
Mallard, 8, (PE / PS / WeBS)
Moorhen, 1, (PE/PGS webs)
Oystercatcher, 7
Lapwing, 1
Curlew, 28
Turnstone, 4
Redshank, 60
Black-headed Gull, 18
Common Gull, 23
Herring Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7
Cormorant, 1
Cormorant, 0
Little Egret, 1
Song Thrush, 1, male
singing
Mallard, 12, (Paul Slade/webs)
Curlew, 3
Redshank, 17
Black-headed Gull, 31
Common Gull, 89
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Herring Gull, 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 23
Little Egret, 5
Wren, 1, male
singing
Common Scoter, 20000, (Bob Stinger)
3 miles WSW out to sea from air
Song Thrush, 1, (Paul Ellis)
singing
Curlew, 49, (PE/PGS webs)
Starling, 500
Whooper Swan, 118, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
West of Astley Farm
Greylag Goose, 1, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
low tide
Shelduck, 2
Wigeon, 115
Mallard, 1
Teal, 2
Oystercatcher, 35
low tide
Curlew, 9
Black-tailed Godwit, 140
Turnstone, 1
Dunlin, 450
Redshank, 138
Greenshank, 1
Black-headed Gull, 27
Common Gull, 8
Herring Gull, 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11
Grey Heron, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
drumming
Raven, 1
heard
Song Thrush, 1
singing
Barnacle Goose, 1, (Frank Bird)
with pinks
Pink-footed Goose, 6500
spread over marsh Warton bank to the Quays
Whooper Swan, 42
Short-eared Owl, 1
9th March 2024
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (J C Wood)
Pheasant, 1, m
Whooper Swan, 420
north of farm
Goosander, 1, f
Stock Dove, 60
just north of farm
Marsh Harrier, 1, f/imm
over marsh south of estuary
Hen Harrier, 1, Ringtail
Pied Wagtail, 39
Meadow Pipit, 1
Pheasant, 17, M, (RED)
On cultivated fields near Top Plantation, Pilling.
Pink-footed Goose, 1100
On pasture near Top Plantation, Pilling
Stock Dove, 17
On potato field near Top Plantation, Pilling.
Stock Dove, 4, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Collared Dove, 14
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Tree Sparrow, 36
Chaffinch, 34
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 25
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 53
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 9, 3 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 4, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Pink-footed Goose, 23, (Tony Sharples)
Over NE
Gadwall, 8, 5m
2 west side pools
Tufted Duck, 17, 8m
Cormorant, 1
Central pool
Oystercatcher, 95, (CD)
In flooded field
Curlew, 110
Cattle Egret, 2
With Little Egrets
Little Egret, 14
In flooded field
Raven, 2
Woodland walk
Raven, 0
Goldcrest, 3
Woodland walk
Feral Pigeon, 5, (Nigel Laing)
Rosefinch Way garden and feeders
Woodpigeon, 1
Moorhen, 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Kestrel, 1
Over
Magpie, 2
Rosefinch Way garden and feeders
Coal Tit, 2
Blue Tit, 5
Great Tit, 6
Blackbird, 1, m
Robin, 1
Dunnock, 2
Goldfinch, 3
Reed Bunting, 7, 4m
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
SE field flood
Shoveler, 15
12 in from the NW
Goldeneye, 8, 5 ad.m, 3f
Common Gull, 2, ads
Cormorant, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1, ad, (Dave McGrath)
1st on beach here
Cormorant, 1
On beach
Starling, 50
Stonechat, 1, f
Siskin, 9, 7 m, 2 f, (Paul Ellis)
3 briefly in morning then 6 briefly at 1440 hrs on garden feeders Beach Road
Greenfinch, 1, male, (Paul Slade)
Singing Moreton Drive
Greylag Goose, 48, (RED)
On pasture near the Flashes.
Moorhen, 4
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Black-tailed Godwit, 17
Flew from edge of Flash No1
Whooper Swan, 28, (Frank Bird)
Pegs Lane
White-fronted Goose, 1, 1st w, (J C Wood)
Russian - north side of Hillam Lane with pinkfeet
8th March 2024
Buzzard, 1, (RED)
Over Bradshaw lane nursery, Pilling
Raven, 1, (Steven Swift)
Chaffinch, 0
Chaffinch, 20
Linnet, 150
Stock Dove, 2, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Little Egret, 1
In water course near New Lane feeding site, Pilling.
Sparrowhawk, 1, M
Flew through Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill.
Kestrel, 1, F
Near Mayfield, New Lane, Eagland Hill.
Carrion Crow, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Robin, 2
Tree Sparrow, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Tree Sparrow, 32
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 24
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 34
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Brambling, 1, F
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 1, F
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Greenfinch, 7, 2 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 5, 2 M
Yellowhammer, 9, 3 M
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Gadwall, 5, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 15, 7m
3 pools
Coot, 6
3 west side pools
Little Grebe, 4
3 pools. 2 - practice field pool
Barnacle Goose, 1, (Steven Swift)
Pink-footed Goose, 4000
Spread across the whole marsh to warton bank end.
Whooper Swan, 33
Goldeneye, 10, 6 ad.m, imm.m, 3f, (Tony Sharples)
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 1
Buzzard, 1
Barn field
Avocet, 8, (Lee Harris)
Golden Plover, 125
Dunlin, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Shelduck, 1, m, (Tony Sharples)
Flew north over the fields east of Shaftesbury Avenue
Whooper Swan, 23, (Paul Ellis)
Flew west over the bay
Tawny Owl, 1
in low tree Beach Road after dark
Siskin, 2, m, f
feeders Beach Road
Siskin, 2, Male, (Jackie Jones)
On bird feeders, garden, Highcross Road
Marsh Harrier, 1, (Frank Bird)
hunting field opposite recycling centre
Whooper Swan, 30, (Jan Bramhall,Stewart Conroy and Steve Swift)
North
Shelduck, 2
Eider, 6
2 South 4 North
Great Crested Grebe, 4
South
Red-throated Diver, 27
Shag, 1
Cormorant, 28
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 1
North
Pink-footed Goose, 5000, (Ian Walker)
Russian White-fronted Goose, 1, 2CY
Marsh Harrier, 2, (andy myo)
7th March 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 2000, (NJL CH)
Shelduck, 70
Curlew, 1
Snipe, 22
Redshank, 40
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1, F, (RED)
Near Head Farm, Bradshaw Lane, Pilling.
Pink-footed Goose, 400, (NJL CH)
Oystercatcher, 5
Lapwing, 2
Curlew, 23
Redshank, 9
Buzzard, 1
Skylark, 2
Tufted Duck, 8, (Paul Ellis)
pool
Little Grebe, 2
Avocet, 23
Black-tailed Godwit, 500
Grey Wagtail, 1, male
Avocet, 18, (Steven Swift)
Long-tailed Tit, 2, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 62
Tree Sparrow, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 16
Chaffinch, 28
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Brambling, 1, m
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Yellowhammer, 8, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 5
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Reed Bunting, 1, F
Goldcrest, 1, (SueM)
Flew into UU compound. Striking crown.
Tufted Duck, 2, males, (Paul Ellis)
Goldeneye, 1, female
Goosander, 1, female
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Continental Cormorant, 4, adults
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Bridge Farm
Raven, 1
near Bridge Farm
Goldcrest, 1
singing at Bridge Farm
Raven, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Cutts Lane
Gadwall, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 20, 11m
3 pools. 16 (9m) - pool east of zoo car park
Stock Dove, 2
Over SE
Little Grebe, 2
West side pool
Raven, 2
Over NE
Shelduck, 2, (NJL CH)
Curlew, 1
Redshank, 33
Pied Wagtail, 2
Shoveler, 5, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 5, 3m
Teal, 95
Plus, on the mere
Goldeneye, 7, 4 ad.m, 3f
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Low past NW platform
Tree Sparrow, 4
Hedge by Mere View
Woodcock, 1, Past mere view, (B smith)
Peregrine, 0, (brengwp63@gmail.com)
Peregrine, 1
Over mere and hunting teal east field
Stonechat, 3, 2 male / 1 f, (B smith)
East embankment
Goldfinch, 25
Goldfinch, 0
Wigeon, 58, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Teal, 250
Lapwing, 130
Black-tailed Godwit, 82
Stonechat, 2
field west of railway
Woodpigeon, 1, (Dave McGrath)
In-off then NE
Stonechat, 1
Meadow Pipit, 10
Singles and small groups N
Linnet, 1
Heard only going n over dunes
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Teal, 4, 2m
Reed Bunting, 1, (Paul Ellis)
singing
Barnacle Goose, 1, (Paul Ellis)
with pinkfeet
Pink-footed Goose, 2300
many very close to parking area
Rock Pipit, 1
Coal Tit, 1, (Jol)
Derby Rd
Nuthatch, 1
Poulton Park
Greenfinch, 3
Moorland Rd, Poulton Park and Vicarage Rd
Barn Owl, 1, (Barry Dyson)
Flew south over Garstang road at 16.15pm
Greylag Goose, 1, (FB,SC.)
South
Pink-footed Goose, 130
North
Mute Swan, 2
South
Shelduck, 8
2 south 6 North
Great Crested Grebe, 3
South
Curlew, 2
North
Knot, 49
South
Guillemot, 2
Guillemot, 0
Red-throated Diver, 21
South
Cormorant, 48
34 south 14 North
Cormorant, 0
Sparrowhawk, 1, (Paul Slade)
Red Marsh Ind Est
Greylag Goose, 2, (NJL CH)
Mallard, 11
Teal, 40
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 50
Black-tailed Godwit, 350
Over flying NE
Snipe, 2
Grey Heron, 2
Marsh Harrier, 3
Hen Harrier, 1, F
Buzzard, 3
Kestrel, 1
Stonechat, 4, 2 pairs
Meadow Pipit, 6
6th March 2024
Chiffchaff, 1, male, (Malcolm Evans)
singing
Treecreeper, 1
feeding in ivy at south end of the common
Fieldfare, 5
in trees, then flew north
Redwing, 11
in trees, then feeding on pasture at south end of the common
Stonechat, 1, female
Tree Sparrow, 23
on and around feeders
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
Reed Bunting, 10, 9m, 1f
six singing
Scaup, 1, M, (AC +PW)
Gadwall, 1, Male, (Ashley Baines)
Tufted Duck, 5
Chiffchaff, 1, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue late afternoon
Gadwall, 5, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 16, 8m
3 pools
Coot, 6
3 west side pools
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Goldcrest, 2
Scrub by practice field pool
Greenfinch, 5
With the Goldfinch
Goldfinch, 10
With the Siskin
Siskin, 1, f
Poplars at north end of green 2
Cattle Egret, 2, (Jeff Butcher)
Meadow near entrance road.
Tawny Owl, 1
2 crows mobbing top of tree brought call of tawny owl, after which they flew off chasing it,
Shoveler, 7, 5m, (Tony Sharples)
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Teal, 95
Flushed from SE field flood to the mere
Goldeneye, 9, 6 ad.m, 3 f
Stock Dove, 9
Barn roof
Water Rail, 1
Called, embankment reeds
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
SE field
Common Gull, 1, 2nd. w.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15, ads
SE field
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Over the mere, not together
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
All around the mere from 10.20 or before
Buzzard, 2
On carrion, barn field
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Gadwall, 4, 2M, (Lee harris)
Avocet, 5
Black-tailed Godwit, 173
Nuthatch, 1, (Jol)
Calling, Moorland Gardens
Whooper Swan, 9, (David Nuttall)
Peg's Lane
Shoveler, 10, 7 males
Gadwall, 6, 3 males
Teal, 50
Coot, 6
3 pairs
Little Egret, 4
Over north
Golden Plover, 45, (Tom P)
Mediterranean Gull, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Barn Owl, 1
Flew out from near the cricket club over estuary, then south towards Mains Lane.
Grey Wagtail, 1, (Paul Slade)
Red Marsh Ind Est
Marsh Harrier, 1, (Paul Slade)
Nuthatch, 1, (Lee Harris)
Mowbreck caravan park
Song Thrush, 1, (Steven Swift)
Siskin, 1, f
5th March 2024
Turnstone, 12, (Dave McGrath)
Beach
Sanderling, 22, Beach
Stonechat, 2, Females, (AC)
Migrants
Stonechat, 1, F, (AC)
Yesterday's bird
Gadwall, 5, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 16, 8m
4 pools
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, m
Perched by NW corner pond
Buzzard, 1
Over NW corner
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Drumming near west side of crossing path
Gadwall, 3, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
Teal, 50
Plus, SE field flood
Goldeneye, 5, 3 ad.m, 2f
Stock Dove, 16
13 barn roof, 3 SE field
Water Rail, 3
Called
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Snipe, 1
Over the mere
Common Gull, 3, ads
Great Black-backed Gull, 3, ads
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9, ads
Sparrowhawk, 1
Over west end
Buzzard, 2
Over Gipsy Hole Wood
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Avocet, 6, (Ian Walker)
Roosting this evening
Black-tailed Godwit, 425
Including Montrose ringed bird
Eider, 11, 7m, 4f, (Dave McGrath)
On sea at low tide
Common Scoter, 35
Small flocks all S
Red-breasted Merganser, 2, m,f
On sea at low tide
Common Gull, 5
Sat on sea about 1 mile out at low tide
Cormorant, 2
Singles S
Kestrel, 1, m
Briely hunting dunes
Blue Tit, 2
Gardens behind houses along prom
Meadow Pipit, 1
Shoveler, 5, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Shoveler, 4, 3m
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Wigeon, 1, m
Flood by Newton Arms
Teal, 60
Plus
Oystercatcher, 2
Field by Newton Arms
Common Gull, 2, ads
Barnacle Goose, 1, (AC)
Pink-footed Goose, 4000
Raven, 2
Snipe, 60, (Jol)
Fields at the back of garden on Little Poulton Lane
Red-legged Partridge, 2, (Barry Dyson)
Valiants farm
Stock Dove, 3
Common Gull, 405
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6
Sparrowhawk, 1, female
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1, female
Blackbird, 4, males
Fieldfare, 41
Song Thrush, 1
Valiants farm. Singing.
Pied Wagtail, 44
Valiants farm. In turnip field among sheep.
Meadow Pipit, 6
Valiants farm
Chaffinch, 12, males
Reed Bunting, 9
Canada Goose, 1, (RED)
Greylag Goose, 165
Woodpigeon, 8
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Common Gull, 1
Magpie, 2
Tree Sparrow, 1
Pied Wagtail, 1, m
On field near Flash.
Reed Bunting, 2, M, F
Oystercatcher, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Field to the SE
Kestrel, 1
Perched, west side
Long-tailed Tit, 3
Mere View
Tree Sparrow, 2
Reed Bunting, 4, 2m
Cattle Egret, 4, (AC)
2 by School Villas, 2 by Haresnape Farm, Moss Lane
Fieldfare, 33
Great White Egret, 1, (andy myo)
Marsh Harrier, 1
Hen Harrier, 1, ringtail
Buzzard, 1
Raven, 1
Stonechat, 3, 2m 1f
Water Rail, 1, (andy myo)
heard only
Marsh Harrier, 1
Buzzard, 1
Yellowhammer, 2, 2m
at feeding station
Buzzard, 1, (G Coulburn)
Browns Lane
Kestrel, 0
15 Brown Hare
Kestrel, 1
Browns lane
Raven, 2
Over fields in Browns Lane
4th March 2024
Golden Plover, 80, (andy myo)
Black-tailed Godwit, 4
Mediterranean Gull, 1
ballam road fields next to main dyke
Siskin, 6, (Gartyelder)
In alder dinosaur area
Stock Dove, 2, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Moorhen, 2
Tree Sparrow, 33
Chaffinch, 18
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Chaffinch, 17
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Greenfinch, 3, 1 M
Yellowhammer, 5, 2 M
Yellowhammer, 9
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Reed Bunting, 1, M
Yellowhammer, 11, 4 M, (AC)
Including the pale yellow bird
Siskin, 1, male, (Ken Green)
On feeders Ullswater Avenue
Stonechat, 2, pair, (J C Wood)
inland of sea wall
Gadwall, 8, 5m, (Tony Sharples)
2 west side pools
Tufted Duck, 14, 7m
2 pools. 11 - pool east of zoo car park
Little Grebe, 1
Practice field pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
Scrub by practice field pool
Greenfinch, 2, m, f
Waste compound area
Curlew, 110, (Frank Bird)
north of entrance drive
Black-tailed Godwit, 9
Cattle Egret, 2
Little Egret, 15
Siskin, 10
lily pond alders
Pheasant, 5, 4M 1F, (HenryH)
Canada Goose, 6
Mute Swan, 1
Mallard, 1
Woodpigeon, 11
Curlew, 3
Grey Heron, 1
Barn Owl, 2
Fields near radar / main dyke
Kestrel, 3
Jackdaw, 3
Rook, 30
Skylark, 4, M
Singing
Wren, 2, M
Starling, 27
Song Thrush, 1, M
Singing
Stonechat, 3, 2M 1F
Reed Bunting, 3, M
Pink-footed Goose, 110, (Tony Sharples)
Plus, flew north over east fields
Shoveler, 2, m, f
Goldeneye, 5, 3 ad.m, 2f
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Curlew, 1
Flew west over north side
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6, ads
East fields
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over the mere
Buzzard, 2
Over east fields
Ring-necked Parakeet, 3
SW scrub
Jay, 2
North central scrub
Cetti's Warbler, 3
Singing
Nuthatch, 1
Singing and showing well in trees by NW marsh, before flying west along path trees towards Hotel
Skylark, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Over, heard only
Siskin, 1
N
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Shoveler, 6, 4m
By 4 Seasons
Mallard, 4, 2m
Teal, 43
Newton Arms flood
Teal, 4, 2m
4 Seasons
Pied Wagtail, 1
By Newton Arms flood
Sparrowhawk, 1, male, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Long-tailed Tit, 4
Stonechat, 1, female
on fence by sea wall just east of Beach Road
Canada Goose, 1, (J C Wood)
with pink-footed geese
Pink-footed Goose, 2000
Shoveler, 5, 3 males, 2 females, (David Nuttall)
Gadwall, 8, 4 males, 4 females
Teal, 30
Coot, 2
Great White Egret, 1
Flew off to the south at dusk
Collared Dove, 2, (Tony Sharples)
Mere View
Kestrel, 1, f
Hunting fields south of Mere View Lane
Reed Bunting, 3, 2m
Mere View
Whooper Swan, 44, (Len Blacow,Stewart Conroy)
North
Shelduck, 5
South
Eider, 5
South 3,North 2
Goosander, 2
North
Woodpigeon, 4
Black-headed Gull, 6
North
Guillemot, 1
Red-throated Diver, 16
South 14,North 2
Cormorant, 92
South 70,North 22.
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 1
North
3rd March 2024
Rock Pipit, 1, (J C Wood)
In flight song at go-kart track
Fieldfare, 122, (RED)
On wires opp. Head Farm, Bradshaw lane Pilling
Stonechat, 2, M+ F, (AC)
Migrants
Meadow Pipit, 50
In 2 flocks.
Long-tailed Tit, 2, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Corn Bunting, 67
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 2
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 2
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2, (Ken Green)
In garden Ullswater Avenue
Reed Bunting, 2, male
One early morning and two mid afternoon on feeders
Stonechat, 3, M+ 2 F, (AC)
Migrants
Gadwall, 4, 2m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 18, 9m
4 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Central green
Cormorant, 1
West side pool
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
West side of crossing path
Grey Heron, 13, (Ian Walker)
6 Nests - which is an improvement from previous years
Moorhen, 2, (David Nuttall)
Lapwing, 4
Curlew, 2
Feeding in stubble field
Common Gull, 250
Over west
Grey Heron, 4
Little Egret, 2
feeding in flooded field
Buzzard, 1
sat on landing light
Kestrel, 2, male, female
male mobbing Buzzard
Skylark, 3
Stonechat, 3, 2 males & 1 female
pair & single male
Grey Wagtail, 1, male
Chaffinch, 2, Singing Males
Greenfinch, 38
Includes flock of 27 in tree on Division Lane
Goldfinch, 15
single flock
Water Rail, 2, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Calling by Pauline's bench
Little Grebe, 1
Calling east end
Stonechat, 1, male
north west corner by hide
Gadwall, 4, 3m, (Tony Sharples)
Teal, 65
Plus, on the mere
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Goldeneye, 6, 4 ad.m, 2f
Water Rail, 1
Called, inflow reeds
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
Circled over
Snipe, 5
Circled over the mere
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over NE corner, later over west end of mere
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
From 10.00, TS / FB
Buzzard, 5
Circled quite low over the barns area at 10.10
Jay, 2
Flew low south over west end of mere
Cetti's Warbler, 4
3 singing. One showed well singing by the NW platform
Goldcrest, 1
Trees behind NW platform
Stonechat, 1, male
East marsh
Mallard, 2, MF, (JAStinger)
On fishing pond left Chapel Road
Grey Heron, 1
Flying over fields left Chapel Road
Buzzard, 2
In field by pond left Chapel Road
Magpie, 12
5 in paddock fields, 7 in pond field
Carrion Crow, 1
Flew over pond
Great Tit, 5, Male
In trees along Chapel Road
Long-tailed Tit, 2
In hedges along Chapel Road
Wren, 4
Along Chapel Rd in hedges
Blackbird, 3, M
In trees/hedges along Chapel Road
Song Thrush, 2
One in fields back Paddock, one back pond field
Robin, 5
In trees/hedges along Chapel Road
Dunnock, 1
Flicking near paddock
Chaffinch, 1, M
Calling near pond field
Greenfinch, 2, Male singing
One by house back paddock, one back pond field
Goldfinch, 1
Flew over paddock
Shoveler, 13, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Gadwall, 4
Lapwing, 60
Golden Plover, 1
Little Egret, 4
Skylark, 1
singing
Wigeon, 500, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Buzzard, 2
Merlin, 1
Avocet, 2, (Ian Walker)
Black-tailed Godwit, 130
First notable spring movement
Redshank, 30
Peregrine, 1, (Tom P)
Pylon
Kestrel, 1, F, (RED)
Pasture House Farm, Pilling
Pink-footed Goose, 3500, (Lee Harris)
Cattle Egret, 2
Associating with little egret
Stock Dove, 4, (RED)
Mill yard, Pilling sewage works.
Buzzard, 1
Over field near treatment works, Pilling
Raven, 1
Calling behind treatment works.
Chiffchaff, 1
In hedgerow behind the treatment works
Reed Bunting, 9, 7 M
Great Crested Grebe, 6, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Black-headed Gull, 215
Cormorant, 2
Continental Cormorant, 1
Woodpigeon, 500, (Jackie Jones)
In field near Singleton village
Shelduck, 2, m, f, (Tony Sharples)
Flood by Four Seasons Fisheries
Marsh Harrier, 1, fem/imm.
Circled over the fields NE of Mere View, then drifted NE at 1.25
Tree Sparrow, 4
Hedge by Mere View
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Tawny Owl, 1, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Shoveler, 16, (Tom P)
Gadwall, 11
Tufted Duck, 12
Cormorant, 9
Grey Heron, 13
Little Egret, 1
In with heron roost
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Ring-necked Parakeet, 7
Nuthatch, 3
Treecreeper, 2
Bar-tailed Godwit, 25, (Ian Walker)
First notable spring movement also Knot and Grey Plover in mixed wader flock
Hen Harrier, 1, Ad Female
Barn Owl, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Two different males given distance between location and time
Redwing, 10
Mixed thrush group inc. Mistle Thrush moving east
Stonechat, 1
Meadow Pipit, 50
First notable spring movement
Stock Dove, 2, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Sand Hole, Westby Hall Farm
Common Gull, 240
Crown Hill, Westby Hall Farm
Sparrowhawk, 1
Sand Hole, Westby Hall Farm
Buzzard, 4
Westby Hall Farm
Barn Owl, 1
100 Acre, trees at west side, Westby Hall Farm
Tree Sparrow, 20
Meadow Bottoms to Back of Wood, Westby Hall Farm
Chaffinch, 20
Westby Hall Farm
Greenfinch, 3
Meadow Bottoms, Westby Hall Farm
Linnet, 80
Corn Bunting, 1
Back of Wood, Westby Hall Farm
Yellowhammer, 2
Sand Hole, Westby Hall Farm
Reed Bunting, 15
Meadow Bottoms, Westby Hall Farm
2nd March 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 90, (David Nuttall)
over.
Shelduck, 4
Teal, 4
Oystercatcher, 40
Turnstone, 8
Knot, 250
Dunlin, 25
Redshank, 60
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 1
Peregrine, 1, male,
Took a Redshank.
Kestrel, 1, m, (J C Wood)
Tree Sparrow, 52, (RED)
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Chaffinch, 35
Greenfinch, 3, 1 M
Corn Bunting, 44
In tree down lane near Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 3, 2 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Reed Bunting, 1, Adult male
Reed Bunting, 1, male, (Ken Green)
In garden and on feeder Ullswater Avenue
Tufted Duck, 5, Male, (Bob Stinger)
Lesser Scaup, 2, Male and female
Found by Tony Sharples still present 14:00
Grey Heron, 1
Goldcrest, 1
Calling in car park
Siskin, 1
Gadwall, 6, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 14, 8m
4 pools
Oystercatcher, 4
2 by central pool, 2 by long west side pool
Buzzard, 1
Low east over south end mobbed by 5 Crows
Mediterranean Gull, 2, (Lee harris)
Flood bottom of carr lane
Treecreeper, 1, (Geoff Speight)
The Coppice
Siskin, 24, (Frank Bird)
alders in caravan park
Mute Swan, 7, 6 ads, (Tony Sharples)
1st.w. on main dyke
Goldeneye, 5, 3 ad.m, 2f
Stock Dove, 11
Barn roof
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
Circled over
Snipe, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5, ads
SE field
Cormorant, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Swooped at a Snipe in the north reeds which flew off
Buzzard, 1
Low over east field
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing
Song Thrush, 5
Stonechat, 1, male
East marsh
Greenfinch, 5
Caravan park trees
Shoveler, 6, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
Teal, 50
Plus
Redshank, 2
Flood by Newton Arms
Coal Tit, 2, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Canada Goose, 2, (J C Wood)
Little Grebe, 1
Reed Bunting, 9, (J C Wood)
Goldcrest, 1, (Paul Slade)
Singing Moreton Drive
Shoveler, 2, pair, (David Nuttall)
Gadwall, 4, 2 pairs
Mallard, 6
Teal, 80
Coot, 4
Snipe, 2
Flushed by Harrier
Marsh Harrier, 1, Female / Juv
Hunting marsh
Skylark, 1
Reed Bunting, 1, male
1st March 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 56, (RED)
On pasture near Head Farm, Pilling.
Stock Dove, 2, (RED)
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Collared Dove, 9
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Blue Tit, 17
Great Tit, 12
T
Blackbird, 16, 7 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Tree Sparrow, 32
Chaffinch, 48
Chaffinch, 14
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Greenfinch, 3, 1 M
Thompson's Fold feeding site Eagland Hill
Yellowhammer, 14, 5 M
Yellowhammer, 6
New Lane feeding site, Pilling
Reed Bunting, 1, F
Gadwall, 6, 4m, (Tony Sharples)
3 pools
Tufted Duck, 15, 8m
5 pools
Oystercatcher, 4
2 by central pool, 2 by long west side pool
Mute Swan, 2, (Dave McGrath)
Collared Dove, 1
Grey Heron, 6
At least 3 active nests
Lesser Redpoll, 2
Feeding in Alders SE corner, possibly same flock as at Percival & Lockwood earlier as siskins also p
Pheasant, 5, M&F, (willfisher154@gmail.com)
Shelduck, 1
Curlew, 21
Saw 3 on the ground until a helicopter flew over and an entire flock erupted.
Kestrel, 1, male
Magpie, 12
Rook, 30
Carrion Crow, 6
Blue Tit, 1
Great Tit, 1
Skylark, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Goldcrest, 1
Wren, 3
Robin, 1
Meadow Pipit, 2
Linnet, 22
Goldeneye, 4, 2 ad.m, 2f, (Tony Sharples)
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Ring-necked Parakeet, 7
SW feeders, then flew west
Bullfinch, 1, m
By island path bench
Wigeon, 100, (Frank Bird)
Dyke flood
Teal, 280
Black-tailed Godwit, 14
Song Thrush, 1, (Dave McGrath)
Singing from iCare pond area
Siskin, 10
Feeding in alder tree at Percival & Lockwoood, Kincraig Rd
Stock Dove, 4, (Paul Ellis)
Beach Road
Snipe, 50, (Jol)
End of a garden in the field, Little Poulton Lane
Brambling, 1, (Jackie Jones)
With chaffinches eating sunflower hearts in garden on Highcross Road.
Curlew, 1, (Lee harris)
Black-tailed Godwit, 17
Pegs lane
Redshank, 21