Monday, January 05, 2015

Luddenden Dean

Jerusalem Farm area with plenty birds about especially tits on the feeders along with a Nuthatch. Also Chaff's, Goldfinch and Bullfinch about.
Nearby a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers with the male "drumming"
2 Grey Herons
1 Jay
40+ Redwings - mostly in the Holly bushes
6 Lesser Redpolls in the Larch's

Upper Dean
The highlight was a flock of around 30 Redpoll and 12 Siskin feeding in a solitary Alder
2 Dippers together in the stream near the Lower Lodge
1 Treecreeper
1 Nuthatch
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Finches and tits on the feeders by 'The Lowe'

Castle Carr Road
2 pairs of Little Owls
c30 Fieldfare
A few Mistle Thrush and Blackbirds about today but no Song Thrush's
Not a sign of any Brambling.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A good list there Dave.