Digley - 27/05/06

Chaffinch, Lapwing, Tufted Duck, Swallow, Curlew, Canada Geese, Mallard and brillant views of a Common Sandpiper (on the rocks by the road). Amazing how it never stops teatering.

Cley - 13th to 20th May 2006

We spent a week in Cley and came up with the follow moderate list that brought a first or two.
Cley (or Salthouse)...
Kestrel, Cuckoo, Avocet, Sand Martin, Ringed Plover (also saw young), Shelduck, Redshank, Mallard, Black Headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Greylag Geese (and goslings), Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lapwing (plus chick), Oyster Catcher, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier (male and female... even saw a food pass)., Gadwall, Wigeon Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Pochard, Swift, Shouveler, Common Tern, Black Swan, Ruddy Duck, Dabchick, Mute Swan, and Meadow Pipit. Great place for hares and rabbits too. There were plenty of young around... Greylag Geese, Egyptian Geese(2), Coot, Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Mallard and Wheatear.

Blakeney...
Cuckoo, Brent Geese (50), Oyster Catchers, Herring Gulls, Little Tern, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Artic Tern Greylad Geese, Wheatears Little Egret and Linnet. Lots of Hares too.

Titchwell...
Quite quiet but did see 3 Common Sandpiper and a fleeting glimpse of a Bearded Tit.

Wiveton Downs...
Yellow Hammer, Red Legged Partridge, Skylark and Linnet.

Broads...
Spotted Flycatcer (mouth full of flies heading to nest in old oak) and Blackcap. Also Common Term (fishing) Coot, Heron, Mallard, Canada Geese, Great Crested Grebes (2 nests), Moorhen and Egyptian Goose.

Birding Catch Up

Work had kept me so busy everytime I've sat at my desk recently I've not had any spare time to transfer my birding notes from scrawl to PC. So I thought I'd better put up one big post to get back up to date so I have a firm record of what I've been up to.

Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St Annes
Lots of waders around, but typically my wader skills are poor so I didn't really record all I saw... mostly Sanderling and Dunlin but that's unofficial. However, 2 nice ticks in the lake were Goldeneye and Red Breasted Merganser.

Llanfairfechan
Curlew, Redshank, Shelduck, Teal, Coot, Lapwing, Starlings and Oyster Catchers.

Pen-Sarn
Ringed Plover here feeding round the rocks. Nice tick for a busy beach.

Digley - 11/03/06
Pochard(2), Goldeneye (2) and heard Curlew

Macclesfield Forest - 05/04/06
Long Tailed Tits, Heron (9 nests), Dabchicks (4), Great Crested Grebe (2), Mallard, Coot, Tufted Duck, Canada Geese, Robin, Chaffinch, Tree Creeper, Kestrel, Cormorant (2 and diving plus 5 juveniles in a tree).

Blackmoorfoot - 08/04/06
Pair of Great Crested Grebe and first House Martins of the year.

Scout Dyke - 09/04/06
Great Crested Grebe, Sand Martins, Mallard, Coot and Tufted Ducks.

RSPB Conwy
Canada Geese, Redshank, Greylag Geese, Dabchick, Shelduck, Red Breasted Merganser, Tufted Duck, Coot, Blacked Backed Gull, Mute Swan, Lapwing, Moorhen, Mallard, House Martin, Great Crested Grebe, House Sparrow, Magpie, Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Oyster Catcher, Cormorant and Curlew. Just as we were leaving walking down the river a flock of Redshank flew right across us which was amazing.

Bronte Caravan Park
Canada Geese, Mandarin Duck (pair), Coot (nest building), Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Heron, Black Swan, Chaffinch, Wren, Great Tit, Mallard, Jays (5 in one tree), Blackbird, Goldcrest (actually in Haworth Park) and Housemartin. It's great for animals here too... we saw masses of frogs (much mating going on), deer, rabbits and bats.

Scammonden
Curlew, Willow Warbler, Blue Tits, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Wren, Robin and Sand Martin.