6th January 2009

Barden Fell - Rough-legged Buzzard

Small Private Lake (95% frozen)
~25 teal, 2 wigeon

Knotford Nook (60% frozen)
39 wigeon (including 26 males), 6 goldeneye (including 4 males),
1 male goosander, 174 coots

Manor Bends, Burley (1545)
75 curlew in tight flock with more drifting in all time

Shipley Glen & Glovershaw
42 Golden Plover were feeding on the fields beyond Golcar Farm and 250 Common Gulls were following the muck-spreader. About 15 Lapwings had returned to the high-level fields and a pair of Nuthatch and 4 Jays were active in the Glen

Heights Lane - 6 Stock Dove

High Moor Plantation - 2 Stock Dove, Kestrel & GSW

Bradup - Snipe flying off moor towards Aire Valley

Near Five Rise Locks - about 30 Waxwings on apple tree.


JLTopham, J Flood, P King, S Radcliffe