2 pairs of Goldeneye still present on High Bullough reservoir. Apart from a couple of gulls and a single Cormorant the south end of Anglezarke and both Rivington reservoirs were devoid of wildfowl. A small flock of Long tailed Tits, 2-3 Nuthatch, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker by Upper Rivington reservo...

A misty morning on the moors with very few sightings although a brief appearance by a male Hen Harrier made the day, Red Grouse heard calling, a single Reed Bunting, 2 Raven and several Carrion Crows were the only other birds. 10 Goosander, 9 Tufted Duck, 6 Mandarin and c30 Mallard were on Yarrow re...

LOWER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 18, Teal 5, Goosander 2, Moorhen 1, Great crested Grebe 1, Lesser black backed gull 2, Black headed gull 3, Pied Wagtail 1. UPPER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 7, Teal 2, Greylag Goose 2, Cormorant 6, Black headed gull 4, Grey Heron 3. YARROW RESERVOIR. Mallard 63, ...

Yarrow Reservoir.
30+ Mallard, 25 Mandarin, 13 Tufted Duck, 9 Goosander, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel.

High Bullough Reservoir.
4 Goosander, pair of Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron.

Upper Rivington Reservoir.
16 Mandarin, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron.

c30 Chaffinch and a sizable flock of mixed Tits at the Alance Bridge 'feeding station' this morning. Sparrowhawk, c30 Starling and a Great spotted Woodpecker at Lead Mines Clough. Crossbill and Siskin both calling in the Holts Flat plantation. Very quiet on the moors though it was good to bump into ...

Alance Bridge - Lead Mines Clough - Holts Flat - Hempshaws. 10+ Chaffinch, 5+ Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch feeding on the birdseed at Alance Bridge. Sparrowhawk in the dead forest. Red Grouse calling on Anglezarke moor. 2 Raven, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 3 Wren, 1 Common Snipe on Holts Flat. several Cros...

LOWER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 17, Teal 2, Moorhen 1, Great crested Grebe 3, Black-headed Gull 67, Herring Gull 2, Lesser black-backed Gull 3, Common Gull 8, Cormorant 2, Grey Heron 1. Skein of c80 Pink-footed Geese headed eastwards. UPPER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 9, Cormorant 3. YARROW RESE...

A flock of 18 Crossbill plus several smaller groups flying to and fro between LMC and the plantation. Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush and 2 Lesser Redpoll in the plantation. c10 Reed Bunting in the dead forest. c10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Common Snipe on the mo...

Late afternoon visit Several Coal/Blue and Great Tits and a few Chaffinch were feeding on the birdseed left at Alance Bridge. LMC was deathly quiet, a male Stonechat and 12 Stock Dove were near the dead forest, a single Redpoll and a small flock of c10 Fieldfare passed overhead. c50 Mallard, 27 Goos...

A single Dunlin and 5 Ruff were with 314 Lapwing on the flooded field this morning. 400+ Black-headed Gull, 37 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser black-backed Gull, c20 Stock Dove, 4 Grey Heron, 100+ Linnet, c20 Skylark, c20 Chaffinch, c30 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel. 50+ Mallard, 16 Teal and 6 Moorhen on...

Walk from Alance Bridge to Winter Hill via Lead Mines Clough and Holts Flat. 50+ Carrion Crow, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 8 Stock Dove, c10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, Red Grouse heard. c20 Chaffinch and a similar number of Reed Bunting in the dead forest. 10 Crossbill and 6 Siskin in the conifers at...

Alance Bridge - Holts Flat - Anglezarke moor. Highlight was a male Hen Harrier hunting over the moor this morning. c30 Carrion Crow, c20 Reed Bunting, c10 Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, 3 Wren and several Blue Tit in the dead forest . 7 Stonechat, c10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Skylark, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, skein of c50...

Alance Bridge - Lead Mines Clough - Holts Flat - Redmonds Edge - Round Loaf. What seemed a to be a good number of both Crossbill and Siskin were heard but not seen in the conifers at the top of LMC, otherwise the Clough was deathly quiet. A small party of Long-tailed Tits and 4 Jay were in the dead ...

Early afternoon mooch around some the reservoirs, Anglezarke south end. 16 Lesser black-backed gull, 95 Black-headed gulls, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great black-backed gull, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker. 9 Grey Squirrels. High Bullough. 1 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron. Upper Rivington Nothing. Yarrow. c10 Mallard, 13...

Sightings from yesterdays walk, White Coppice - Great Hill - Hollinshead Hall - Roddlesworth - Brinscall. 3 Red Grouse in Dean Black Brook. 2 Stonechat and 4 Meadow Pipit near Great Hill. 100+ Redwing and a similar number of Fieldfare southbound over the moors The woodland at Tockholes and Roddleswo...