Fylde Bird Club - Sightings report

21st February

Bispham Marsh	Mute Swan	2	Chris Raby
	Canada Goose	2
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Mallard	29
	Tufted Duck	6
	Coot	5
	Moorhen	2

Preesall

Little Owl

1

On telegraph pole Burned House Lane

DFW

	Conder Green	Spotted Redshank	1		0830		DFW
		Grey Plover	1

Bispham Marsh	Common Pochard	1	f	SD
	Water Rail	1
	Tufted Duck	5	3m, 2f
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Eurasian Teal	12+

	Fairhaven	Twite	4		West of Fairhaven lake on tide line. Approached to within 3 metres. No ringed birds.		Barry Dyson
		Linnet	10		Foraging on the tide line.

Carleton

Peregrine

1

male

over then watched distantly hunting Lapwing towards Skippool

Jonny Scragg

Little Singleton

Shellduck

1

On pond area on Garstang Rd near Singleton traffic lights

Jol

Knott end ferry slip	Black redstart	1		seen at 9-30	AC
	eiders	34	14 m
	turnstones	11

Savick Park

Bullfinch

1

f

gg

20th February

Knott End

Kestrel

1

Knott End

Little Egret

1

Knott End

Reed Bunting

10

Head Dyke Lane

Shelduck

2

SD398473

	Cocker's Dyke	Mediterranean Gull	1	adult
		Little Egret	1

Cogie Hill

Fieldfare

90

Fleetwood marine lake

Red breasted merganser

11

8m/3f

B Wood.

Fairhaven Lake

Little egret

2

Roosting on tree'd island over high tide (10:30)

J Lees

19th February

	Jeremy Lane, Thurnham	Black Tailed Godwit	80				Paul Slade
		Golden Plover	40

	Lousanna Farm	Buzzard	3				Paul Slade
		Corn Bunting	150+

Eagland Hill

Stock Dove

10

Paul Slade

Cockerham Moss Edge

Skylark

60+

SD429488

Paul Slade

Thurnham Church Wood	Mistle Thrush	4	Paul Slade
	Jay	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2

	Horse Park Lane	Pink-footed Goose	1050			SD421488	Paul Slade
		Eurasian White-fronted Goose	1			SD421488

Pilling Lane Ends

Eurasian White-fronted Goose

4

Paul Slade

	Cockers Dyke	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads			Paul Slade
		Little Egret	1

Todderstaffe Hall

Tree Sparrow

8

	Cockerham Sands/Bank House Cottage	Whimbrel	1		In field off the lane at Bank House Cottage		MF/RSPB Group
		Teal	10		Flood in field

Cockerham Sands	Golden Plover	12	MF/RSPB Group
	Curlew	60
	Lapwing	300+
	Jack Snipe	1
	Snipe	1
	Ruff	1
	Dunlin	24
	Redshank	7
	Black Tail Godwit	7

Thurnham Hall-wood	Buzzard	6	MF/RSPB Group
	Raven	1
	Jay	1
	Woodcock	2

Picnic Site Lane Ends	Peregrine Falcon	1		MF/RSPB Group
	Brent Geese	5
	White Front Geese	2
	Pink Feet Geese	4,000
	Little Grebe	2	In Water Pool
	Tufted Duck	6	In Water Pool
	Goldeneye	4	In Water Pool by car park

Fluke Hall/Fluke Hall Lane	Grey Plover	2		MF/RSPB Group
	Sparrowhawk	1	male
	Reed Bunting	10
	Linnet	6
	Meadow Pipit	14
	Pink Foot Geese	400+
	Dunlin	40
	Redshank	60
	Lapwing	200
	Shelduck	30
	Mistle Thrush	3
	Song Thrush	1
	Collard Dove	3

Blackpool North	siskin	3	male	on garden feeders	SD3138	JS
	goldfinch	5
	song thrush	1
	greenfinch	2	2m
	robin	2
	chaffinch	4	2m / 2f
	blackbird	4	2m / 2f
	collared dove	3
	wood pigeon	1

Marton Mere	Iceland Gull	1	1st winter	circled over lake then flew SW	Ellen/Maurice
	Cetti's Warbler	1		seen from viewing platform
	Long-tailed Tit	3
	Coal Tit	1
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Water Rail	1		heard from viewing platform
	Snipe	9
	Goldeneye	7	4 males/3 females
	Cormorant	8
	Weasel	1		at feeding station

	Lawson's Field	Mistle Thrush	1				Ellen Pemberton
		Buzzard	1		flew west

	Staining	Buzzard	1		between Staining and Clinkum		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Roe Deer	4		between Staining and Clinkum

	Singleton	Hooded Crow	1		in field E of railway line and N of Station road at 15.30		DJP,KB,PE
		Buzzard	4

Marton Mere	Long eared Owl	1		viewed from inside LNR looking N from just east of track to NE hide	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Kestrel	2		east fields
	Buzzard	1		trees at south east end
	Stock Dove	5		on wires east fields
	Linnet	60		in trees at south east end
	Sparrowhawk	1	fem	over east fields
	Lapwing	40		west scrape
	Cormorant	6
	Teal	76		visible (more in reeds)
	Wigeon	10
	Goldeneye	6	3m, 3f
	Tufted Duck	30
	Shoveler	35
	Gadwall	15
	Pintail	4	2m, 2f
	Song Thrush	3		singing (one pumphouse, one feeding stn, one 'orchard' NE end)
	Mute Swan	2		east fields

	The Nook	Woodcock	1				Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Song Thrush	1		singing

Wesham

Kestrel

1

on wire Weeton Road, Stanley House Farm

Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver

	Todderstaffe Hall	Treecreeper	1		farm garden		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
		Teal	55		on main dyke

Singleton	Raven	1	over village mobbed by c. crow		Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Buzzard	3
	Stock Dove	12
	Hooded Crow	1	on field N of Station Road	SD365379

Preston Dock	Black headed Gull		two colour ringed white on blue: 2C28 & 2C50	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Lesser black backed Gull		colour ringed yellow on blue HHU
	Cormorant	4

Preston	Bullfinch	2	male & female	in bushes between railway and river east of the dock	Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Goosander	3	2male, 1 fem	on Ribble just south of A59
	Long tailed Tit	5		in bushes between railway and river east of the dock
	Teal	30		on Ribble just north of A59

Starr Gate	Velvet Scoter	2	males	picked up by FB flying N, both landed on sea 1030 hrs	PE / FB / MJ
	Common Scoter	2400		plus
	Eider	3	males
	Red breasted Merganser	1	fem	flew N
	Red throated Diver	7		seen in flight
	Harbour Porpoise	2		plus heading N quite close in

18th February

Knott End

Kestrel

1

Blackleach

Buzzard

1

Elswick

Buzzard

2

SD405387

Paul Slade

Glasson

American Wigeon/Hybrid

1

Male

Seen at 14:45 at distance but seemed to have a grey tinge to back and flanks which made me assume a hybrid, however this may have been down to light/distance, unsure if below sighting is same bird

Jonny Scragg

Lune Estuary

American Wigeon

1

16.40 Scope from behind the bowling green

MF

Conder Estuary

Spotted Redshank

1

16.15

MF

Lancaster Rd/Crook Gate Lane

Kestrel

hunting at rd junction

SD422429

gg

Glasson	Goosander	3	2 male	Jonny Scragg
	Goldeneye	6	3 male
	Wigeon	c250

Conder Estuary	Common Sandpiper	1	Jonny Scragg
	Grey Plover	1
	Little Grebe	1

Marton Mere	Pintail	8			Jonny Scragg
	Wigeon	c60
	Goldeneye	4	males
	Snipe	3
	Skylark	1		SW over lake calling
	Linnet	c60		east fields
	Reed Bunting	12+		9 together on feeders (all males)

Todderstaffe Hall

Tree Sparrow

8

inc. TH46392 ringed at Todderstaffe 18-05-08

Paul Ellis

Mythop Grange	Black tailed Godwit	3		Paul Ellis
	Teal	50
	Lapwing	10
	Kestrel	1	fem

Mythop Main Dyke Food	Green Sandpiper	3	Paul Ellis
	Snipe	4
	Teal	84
	Lapwing	5

Todderstaffe Hall	Linnet	100	fields to east	Paul Ellis
	Buzzard	3	fields to east
	Hare	3	fields to east

Staining	Blackcap	1	m	in garden	Paul Ellis
	Reed Bunting	1	m	in garden
	Coat Tit	1		in garden

17th February

StAnnes

Mandarin Duck

1

male

Ashton Gardens

Paul Ellis

LUNE/CONDER EST. (from Bodie Hill & Glasson)	Lapwing	c 900	Low Water	JWB/BT
	Golden Plover	c 800	Visibility very poor
	Redshank	50+
	Curlew	30+
	Goldeneye	12
	Wigeon	400+

GLASSON MARINA	Mute Swan	2	M/F	Displaying	JWB/BT
	Coot	16		Numbers well down
	Pochard	3	2M/F
	Tufted Ducks	14		Again numbers well down

BANK HOUSE.THURNHAM	Teal	25	M/F	Flood area in fields some displaying	JWB/BT
	Redshanks	14		" " " "
	Little Owl	1		BANk HSE FARM. rear of farm calling & seen
	Grey Wagtail	1		" " "
	Greenfinch	8		Around the caravans.
	Swans	c 200		A large herd of in the the middle of nowhere difficult to seperate at distance

FLUKE HALL LANE.	Lapwings	c350	Wet area in stubble field.	JWB/BT
	Redshan	25	" " "
	Ruff	1	" " "

OUT RAWCLIFFE	PINKFEET	c 6000		Fields Jct L/caster Rd/Skitham Lane	JWB/BT
	Canada Geese	8		in with the pinks:
	Corn Buntings	225		LOUSANNA. On wires & dropping into stubble field.
	Kestrel	2	M/F	Displaying.
	Treesparrows	6		UNION LANE. In bush.
	Corn Buntings	15		Top of tree just the Coach garage.

EAGLAND HILL/NEW LANE.	Lapwings	c700		flooded stuble field	JWB/BT
	Starlings	c2000		" " "
	Buzzards	2		Being mobbed by Corvids
	Treesparrows	c20		Pumping Station 14 in hedgerow
	Yellowhammer	1	M	" "
	Skylarks	10		in the air some singing.

LANE ENDS	Pinkfeet	c2000	well out on the sands.	JWB/BT
	Shelduck	c500	" " " "
	Little Egret	2	on the marsh
	Curlew	98	BACK SANDS LANE
	Black T Godwits	10	Flood area in field.

GULF LANE	Little Owls	2	Pair??	On branch instead of box entrance	JWB/BT
	Whooper Swans	4		Field of lane leading to flying club
	Little Egret	1		Roadside ditch
	Kestrel	1	F	on telegraph pole.

Singleton

Hooded Crow

1

Adult

on pasture looking north from station road

SD366379

MF

Marton Mere

Gadwall

23

Frank Bird

Mythop	Green Sandpiper	2	on flood	SD367345	Frank Bird
	Black-tailed Godwit	7	Grange flood
	Pintail	7	"
	Teal	170	"
	RedShank	1	"

	Knott end ferry slip	Black redstart	1		showing well at 9-30		AC
		Black headed gulls	c30		feeding on bread at least 2 with rings

16th February

Todderstaffe Hall	Treecreeper	1		farm garden	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Roe Deer	3	1m, 2f	stubble to east
	Buzzard	4		fields to east
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Hare	4		fields to east

Rossall point

Whooper swan

1

Dead bird on high water line, groyne 55. No rings, one leg missing.

B Wood

Carleton Crematorium	Shelduck	1	Jonny Scragg
	Canada Goose	7
	Greylag Goose	8

W Singleton	Hooded Crow	1		Seen at 8.45 east of railway line, north of Station Rd	366377	Barry Dyson
	Mandarin Duck	2	1m 1f
	Woodcock	1
	Fieldfare	43

Skippool Creek	Black Tailed Godwit	32	Jonny Scragg
	Golden Plover	c400
	Knot	12
	Lapwing	c750
	Curlew	c100

15th February

Fleetwood Golf Course

Skylark

1

Male

Singing

Jol

wyre way@ knot end sewer works	Fieldfare	60+	feeding in stubble field	B Wood
	Wood pigeon	40+	" " " "
	Black tailed godwit	150+	flew west onto river bank @ 13.15

N Houses Lane/Lytham Moss

BT Godwits

c300

SD343298

gg

	Lodge Lane	Swans /Bewick and Whooper	78		inc juvs (hiding behind hedge too difficult to separate	SD389289	gg
		Greylag Geese	c20+

Acres lane Preesall	Great crested grebe	3		pair displaying	AC
	tufted ducks	4	3 m
	buzzard	1
	redwing	1		flying west
	chaffinchs	c20		feeding on stubble field+
	reed bunting	2
	shellducks	c80		feeding on rotting spuds

Singleton

Hooded Crow

1

on pasture looking north from Station Road 0745 hrs.

SD366379

Paul Ellis

	Rawcliffe Moss	Hen Harrier	1	ringtail	seen flying west of Lancaster road at 15.50		DJP
		Corn Bunting	c100		on wires east of Lancaster rd

Gulf Lane

Bewicks Swan

9

DJP

Thurnham	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	6	in fields opposite entrance to Thurnham Hall	DJP
	Pink-footed Goose	c5000
	Black-tailed Godwit	c1000

Marton Mere	Goldeneye	11	5M/6F		MJ
	Pintail	18
	Gadwell	15
	Shoveler	30
	Tufted Duck	72
	Wigeon	40
	Teal	c200
	Pochard	29
	Cormorant	9		1 caught and swallowed 18" pike

14th February

Eagland Hill

Corn Bunting

100+

Jim Sheldon

Skippool Creek

Kingfisher

1

Jim Sheldon

north pier

common scoter

c300

SD

Marton Mere	Pintail	9	4 male	Jonny Scragg
	Goldeneye	6	4 male
	Wigeon	42
	Teal	c300
	Gadwall	4
	Cormorant	8
	Lesser Black Back Gull	2	adult, 3cy
	Great Black Back Gull	1	adult
	Herring Gull	c30
	Black Headed Gull	c200
	Reed Bunting	3
	Kestrel	2

Marton Mere	Pintail	9	4 male	Jonny Scragg
	Goldeneye	6	4 male
	Lesser Black Back Gull	1
	Great Black Back Gull	1

Todderstaffe Farm	Whooper Swan	6		SD370367	Jonny Scragg
	Mute Swan	2
	Teal	c20	in main dyke

Singleton	Hooded Crow	1	c1km NE of railway bridge in field on south side of Station Road at 13:35	SD375377	Jonny Scragg
	Raven	1
	Skylark	c10		SD364386
	Meadow Pipit	2
	Fieldfare	c40
	Redwing	c50	several small flocks
	Sparrowhawk	2
	Kestrel	3
	Buzzard	2
	Nuthatch	2
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	male drumming in village
	Coal Tit	1
	Long Tailed Tit	c10
	Shelduck	2
	Common Gull	38

Stanley park	Great spotted woodpecker	2		male heard drumming and a female joined	Ash B, Aaron C
	Nuthatch	3		1 heard calling, 2 seen
	Mute Swan	15	ads and juvs	around the lake
	Great crested grebe	2

13th February

Stanley Park	Nuthatch	4	http://www.craigbirding.blogspot.com/	C Brookes
	Great Spot	2	Drumming
	Greenfinch	2	Display flight
	Black-headed Gull	500+
	Common Gull	17
	Coot	112

Warton

Swan

80

spp. approx number still N of Lodge Lane (run by sighting)

SD389289

Paul Ellis

12th February

Esprick

Grey Heron

1

Mythop Grange	Wigeon	65	FB
	Teal	120
	Pintail	13
	Mallard	5
	Mute Swan	2
	Shelduck	7

Marton Mere	Gadwall	19	FB
	Mallard	45
	Mute Swan	2
	Coot	143
	Moorhen	15

Fairhaven

Little Egret

2

flew over Granny's Bay towards Lytham at dusk

Ribble Bird Tours

	Blackpool North Promenade	Purple Sandpiper	1		roosting on sea wall of go kart track near gynn at high tide		Ribble Bird Tours
		Common Scoter			2 on the sea

KNOTT END FERRY SLIP	BLACK REDSTART	1	SEEN AT 3-30	AC
	GREAT CRESTED GREBE	1
	SANDERLING	20

Acres lane Preesall	GREAT CRESTED GREBE	1		AC
	LITTLE GREBE	1
	POCHARD	3	1male
	TUFTED DUCKS	4	2 MALES

heads end of barnabys sand	Short eared Owl	1		hunted for 5mins at 1-30	AC
	Merlin		F	flew past twice 1-40
	long tailed tits	3+
	tree sparrows	2
	little egret	1

Stanley Park

Goldfinch

160

Roosting. http://craigbirding.blogspot.com

C Brookes

starr gate	greater scaup	8		SD
	common eider	2
	Common shelduck	5	South
	Sanderling	C400
	Bar-tailed Godwit	18
	Red knot	160
	Dunlin	C80
	Common ringed plover	13
	Grey plover	40
	Eurasian oystercatcher	120
	Linnet	9

Carr House Green Common

Short-eared Owl

1

SD474374

NG

	Cockers Dyke	Twite	7		plus on saltmarsh		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Mediterranean Gull	1	ad winter

	Pilling	Eurasian White-fronted Geese	7		off Backsands Lane opposite Lane Ends Amenity Area		Len Blacow
		Pink-footed Goose	400		off Backsands Lane.

Fluke Hall	Pink footed Goose	11	WeBS counting difficult due to fog.	Len Blacow
	Selduck	41
	Little Egret	4
	Oystercatcher	635
	Grey Plover	165
	Lapwing	76
	Dunlin	250
	Knot	210
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
	Curlew	476
	Redshank	15

Mythop	Stock Dove	7	Mythop Hall buildings	Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
	Fieldfare	60	on field opposite the Hall
	Teal	20	plus on bank of Main Dyke
	Lapwing	100	landed at flood on hill at Ream Hills

Marton Mere	Teal	530			Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver
	Wigeon	57
	Gadwall	18
	Pintail	8
	Tufted Duck	19
	Goldeneye	3	one m, two fem
	Water Rail	5		4 heard and one seen behind island
	Little Owl	1		east barn roof
	Kestrel	1
	Linnet	27		in trees on caravan park
	Greenfinch	4

Arm Hill	Teal	288	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Hare	1

Aggleby's	Shelduck	4	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Lapwing	190
	Fieldfare	24
	Redwing	1
	Song Thrush	2

Barnaby's Sands	Shelduck	33		P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Rock / Water Pipit	8	flying around calling
	Little Egret	1
	Heron	1
	Snipe	1
	Meadow Pipit	7
	Reed Bunting	2
	Skylark	1
	Pink footed Goose	5
	Curlew	9

Fleetwood Marsh	Lapwing	80	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Mallard	73
	Teal	10
	Wigeon	66

Arm Hill	Black tailed Godwit	523	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Bar tailed Godwit	1
	Oystercatcher	457
	Knot	182
	Dunlin	1040
	Redshank	26
	Grey Plover	1
	Golden Plover	19
	Lapwing	466
	Turnstone	30
	Heron	1
	Cormorant	1
	Great crested Grebe	1
	Red breasted Merganser	7
	Eider	5
	Common Gull	1
	Great black backed Gull	2
	Lesser black backed Gull	3
	Herring Gull	15
	Black headed Gull	40

Wardleys	Redshank	27	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Turnstone	6
	Oystercatcher	14
	Curlew	7
	Lapwing	340
	Mallard	14
	Cormorant	1
	Lesser black backed Gull	8
	Herring Gull	14
	Black headed Gull	1

Shard Bridge	Mute Swan	6	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Mallard	68
	Teal	8
	Shelduck	7
	Lapwing	20
	Redshank	11
	Curlew	13
	Oystercatcher	2

Skippool Creek	Lapwing	198			P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Golden Plover	60
	Curlew	28
	Redshank	14
	Teal	46
	Mallard	52
	Shelduck	2
	Wigeon	2
	Red breasted Merganser	1	drake
	Mediterranean Gull	1	ad winter	green darvic ring R14T
	Common Gull	6
	Black headed Gull	68
	Lesser black backed Gull	15
	Herring Gull	18
	Great black backed Gull	1
	Hybrid Lesser black backed x Herring Gull	1	adult
	Cormorant	2
	Heron	1

Ramper Pot	Dunlin	340	P Ellis / P Slade / WeBS
	Curlew	7
	Redshank	6
	Golden Plover	262
	Lapwing	21
	Lesser black backed Gull	4
	Black headed Gull	3

Marton Mere	Lapwing	250+		on ice	Ellen Pemberton
	Curlew	7		flew west
	Snipe	2		" "
	Cetti's Warbler	1		heard from Container Hide
	Water Rail	2		seen from Bird Club Hide
	Coot	120+
	Moorhen	11
	Teal	100+
	Tufted Duck	12
	Shelduck	6
	Pintail	3
	Goldeneye	2	male/female
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Herring Gull	52
	Black-headed Gull	200+
	Common Gull	15
	Sparrowhawk	1

	Light Ash Farm	Dipper	1
		Teal	1	female

Churchtown Sewage Works

Grey Wagtail

1

11th February

	Knott End	Reed Bunting	15
		Little Egret	1

Warton Marsh	Eurasian White fronted Goose	15		Ribble Bird Tours
	Little Egret	6+
	Merlin	1	female
	Black Swan	3
	Whooper Swan	50+

	Lodge Lane, Warton	Bewick's Swan	8				Ribble Bird Tours
		Whooper Swan	78

	Carr Brook, Kirkham	Little Egret	1			SD426325	NG
		Grey Heron	1

Bradshaw Lane Feeding station	Yellowhammer	12		J Fry
	Tree Sparrow	14
	Chaffinch	Many
	Red legged partridge	3
	Starling	20
	Collared Dove	3
	Woodpigeon	1
	Blackbird	1
	Robin	1
	Grey Heron	1	On stream next to feeding station

Pilling Lane Ends	Tundra Bean Goose	2		With small numbers of pink feet, near car park along marsh side of sea wall.	J Fry
	Pale Bellied Brent Goose	3
	Greenshank	1
	Peregrine	1
	Red Breasted Merganser	6	4m, 2f

Granny's Bay	Eider	2000+		flew south	Ellen Pemberton
	Pintail	2	male/female
	Shelduck	2
	Knot	180+
	Sanderling	1
	Turnstone	25+
	Redshank	250+
	Oystercatcher	3000+
	Great Black-backed Gull	1
	Linnet	50+
	Rock Pipit	1

Starr Gate	Velvet Scoter	1	ad drake	South reasonably close 1105, as with others landed in scoter flock off Starr Hills	SD
	Greater Scaup	8		Disturbed to Starr Hills but drifted back on tide
	Red-throated Loon	3		south

Maxwells / go kart track

Purple Sandpiper

1

Entering fourth month of stay

SD

	New lane feeding station, Eagland Hill	Corn Bunting	25				Barry Dyson/Bob Danson
		Barn Owl	1

Salwick station

Great Spotted Woodpecker

1

SD4633

Jon McLeod

Rawcliffe moss	Corn Bunting	241	Seen east of Lancaster road. 2nd best count this century, only beaten by 294 at Eagland Hill in Jan 2004. 209 were on the telegraph wires and a further 32 in a bush.	414454	Barry Dyson/Bob Danson
	Reed Bunting	32		414454
	Yellowhammer	15	Single figure numbers of Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Linnet also present.	414454
	Grey Partridge	2		414454

	Salwick (Dagger Lane nr canal)	Fieldfare	1			SD4633	Jon McLeod
		Redwing	20			SD4633

Mythop	Eurasian White fronted Goose	5	adults	with pinkfeet on pasture N of Mythop Rd	SD363350	Paul Ellis
	Pink footed Goose	2000		on pasture N of Mythop Rd	SD363350
	Kestrel	1
	Lapwing	145		on field	SD371347

Carr House Green Common

Short-eared Owl

2

Pilling	Eurasian White-fronted goose	1		marsh	Nick Green
	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	7		Backsands Lane
	Pink-footed Goose	600		N of Broadfleet Bridge
	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	2	ad	"
	Pale bellied Brent Goose	3	1w	"

Bank End

Black Redstart

1

f/imm

Nick Green

Conder/Lune Est.	Goldeneye	59			Nick Green
	Dunlin	60
	Red-breasted Merganser	3	1m
	Little Grebe	3		5 On Conder pool

the heads.hambleton.12-45. pm.

shorteared owl.

1.

hunting out onestuary side seadyke.caravan site end.

a.d.sutherland.

	weeton rd.small layby.before wake park rt. sd 11-45 am.	snipe.	12+		flew up field,by the dyke.		a.d.sutherland.
		kestrel.	2.	m.+f.	opposite side,perched on tree.

Warton Marsh	Eurasian White Fronted Goose	15		JS, AB, MB, AC
	Ruff	1	with Lapwings
	Peregrine	2
	Merlin	1
	Little Egret	c10
	Water Rail	2
	Whooper Swan	c40
	Black Swan	3
	Meadow Pipit	c30	one flock but out of view when landed

Bispham Marsh	Grey Heron	1	Chris Raby
	Mallard	14
	Coot	10
	Moorhen	2
	Black-headed Gull	c50

10th February

Newton Marsh	Great Black Backed Gull	1	gg
	Mute Swan	1
	Coot	23

Grange Flood Mythop	Pintail	2	Frank Bird
	Widgeon	85
	Teal	70

Mythop	Tundra Bean Goose	2	Frank Bird Len Blacow
	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	10
	Pink footed Goose	3000

New South Promenade

Oystercatcher

584

including the leucistic bird - also 1000+ on St Anne's beach

DJM

	Stanley park	Oystercatcher	1		on ice with gulls		DJM
		Kestrel	1

Warbreck Hill

Peregrine

1

DJM

A584 Lea Gate

Sparrowhawk

1

f

Hedgerow hopping

gg

Elswick	Song Thrush	2			Pauline Clark
	Coal Tit	2
	Long Tailed Tit	8
	Greater Spotted Woodpecker	1	Male	Fighting off the starlings on fat feeder
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Chaffinch	10
	Greenfinch	2

Newton Marsh	Wigeon	850	Len Blacow
	Teal	75
	Shoveler	34
	Lapwing	94
	Golden Plover	21
	Black-tailed Godwit	230

Warton Marsh	Little Egret	9			Len Blacow, Les Ward, A.N
	White-fronted Goose	11
	Whooper Swan	47
	Marsh Harrier	1	imm M
	Peregrine	2	1m 1f
	Water Pipit	1		found by A.N.Other

Blackpool Promenade	Purple Sandpiper	1	On sea wall of go kart track 200m north of Gynn	Ribble Bird Tours
	Knot	7
	Turnstone	c30
	Redshank	c70

Rawcliffe Moss	Hen Harrier	1	female/juvenile
	Green Sandpiper	1		on flood
	Little Egret	1
	Lesser Redpoll	1		flew over
	Barn Owl	1
	Jackdaw	c800
	Golden Plover	c40

Marton Mere

Great White Egret

Ashley Baines

Heads	SPARROW HAWK	1	F	AC
	KESTREL	1
	TWITE	C35
	GOLDEN PLOVER	12

Wrea Green

Kestrel

1

N of village

Paul Ellis

Warton	Kestrel	1	Carr Lane	Paul Ellis
	Swan	60	plus off Lodge Lane still. (run by sighting)
	Fieldfare	13	Lodge Lane

Carleton

Grey Wagtail

1

Taking scraps under feeders in garden

PGuy

9th February

Fairhaven Lake

Med Gull

1

Full Ad.

http://www.craigbirding.blogspot.com/

C Brookes

Galgate

Goldcrest

1

knottend,ferry slade.	eider.	15+	males.	at high tide.opp.carpark.	a.d.sutherland.
	eider.	18+	females	as above.
	blackredstart.	1.		on the unfinished flats.

Mythop Grange Flood

Pink footed Goose

2000

at N end on ground 730 am

SD358353

Paul Ellis

Warton	Bewicks Swan	13	on pasture N of Lodge Lane	SD389289	Paul Ellis
	Whooper Swan	67	on pasture N of Lodge Lane	SD389289
	Mute Swan	3	on pasture N of Lodge Lane	SD389289
	Black Swan	1	on pasture N of Lodge Lane	SD389289
	Golden Plover	30	on pasture N of Lodge Lane	SD395287

8th February

Savick Park

Sparrowhawk

1

attacking bird feeders

gg

Warton

Grey Wagtail

1

Lodge Lane

Paul Ellis

Knott End

Black Redstart

1

on building site 11am

HLP

	West side[seawall by Rossall hospital].	Peregrine	1		attacked BH gulls then flew north towards Rossall point @ 11.15		B Wood
		Linnet	4	1m,3f/imm.	on fencing by old school baths.

	Fleetwood coastguard	Linnet	3	1m,2f/imm	on beach by seawall		B Wood
		Pied wagtail	2		flew over onto golfcourse

Stanley Park	Gadwall	4	Len Blacow
	Shoveler	43
	Tufted Duck	58
	Pochard	18
	Mute Swan	14
	Gt. Crested Grebe	2
	Little Grebe	1
	Nuhatch	2
	Treecreeper	1

Marton Mere	Mallard	45		Len Blacow
	Gadwall	12
	Pintail	11
	Wigeon	82
	Teal	320
	Coot	102
	Grey Heron	1
	Buzzard	1
	Kestrel	1	m

South Promenade	Scaup	8	1m 7f/imms	Len Blacow
	Common Scoter	660
	Red-breasted Merganser	1	m
	Gt. Crested Grebe	22

	Martonmere	Pintail	11	6m 5f			DJP
		Cettis Warbler	1		SW corner

Galgate

Kingfisher

1

Robins Lane	Teal	33	private access to flood	Jonny Scragg
	Mute Swan	2
	Coot	7
	Sparrowhawk	1
	Long Tailed Tit	6

Bispham Marsh	Shoveler	1	male	Jonny Scragg
	Teal	c25
	Grey Heron	1
	Canada Goose	2
	Coot	16
	Moorhen	7
	Mallard	35
	Long Tailed TIt	c10
	Goldfinch	c30

Carleton Crematorium	Greylag Goose	29	Jonny Scragg
	Canada Goose	7
	Coot	2
	Moorhen	1
	Mallard	32
	Song Thrush	1

7th February

Staining

Little Owl

1

calling at 11pm N of Staining Rise

Paul Ellis

Staining

Kestrel

1

Chain Lane

Paul Ellis

Mythop Main Dyke Flood

Kestrel

1

Paul Ellis

North Pier	Red-throated Loon	2			SD
	Common Eider	2	m, f	south
	Common Scoter	c150
	(Grey Seal)	1

Lea Lane/Lancaster Canal

Kestrel

1

Hunting

SD478316

gg

Peel	Corn Bunting	62	SD361319	Frank Bird
	Skylark	150+	"
	Stock Dove	22	"
	Mertin	1	"
	Peregrine	1	"
	Buzzard	3	"
	Kestrel	2	"
	Jackdaw	1000+	"
	Rook	400+	"

Carr House Green Common

Short Eared Owl

1

quartered east and central section then disappeared south over B5269 about 17.15

SD472372

gg

	Marton Mere	Ruff	1		On ice with Teal 15.40 hrs		M Jones
		Cetti's Warbler	1		South West Bay

cockerham sands	Black redstart	1	1st winter	showing around sheep fold	AC
	Black swan	1		in fields to the south of the mainroad
	mute swans	c90
	whopper swans	c90

Knott end ferry slip	Black redstart	1	showing around B/S at 11-15	AC +mike + jim
	sanderling	1	with lots of knot and dunlin
	eider ducks	27

River Ribble at Penwortham Bridge	Goldeneye	1	Male	Ciaran Hatsell
	Goosander	3	1 Male, 2 female
	Grey Wagtail	2
	Teal	46

Mythop	Tundra Bean Goose	5	Frank Bird
	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	5
	Pink Footed Goose	2000

Starr Gate	Greater Scaup	8	On the sea off Starr Gate	Frank Bird
	Red-throated Diver	3
	Great Crested Grebe	30
	Common Scoter	700

Knott End	Reed Bunting	9	9 males
	Great Crested Grebe	9
	Red-breasted Merganser	2	male and female
	Golden Plover	4

6th February

Newton Marsh

Song Thrush

1

In hedgerow, SE corner

SD455288

gg

Knott End

Sparrowhawk

1

female

Knott end ferry slip

Black redstart

1

showing at 1-30pm in B/S

AC + Alan

Rossall School

Eider

100+

in several rafts about half mile offshore

B Wood

	Abingdon Street, Blackpool	Grey Wagtail	1				SD
		Feral Pigeon	260

River Ribble - Between Penwortham Bridge and Lea Marsh (Millenium Link)	Pink-footed Goose	6		West over River	Ciaran Hatsell
	Wigeon	240		On River
	Teal	320
	Goosander	2		Pair
	Cormorant	11		Inc. six breeding plumage adults on River
	Grey Heron	2
	Buzzard	6		over Lea Marshes
	Sparrowhawk	1	Male	Hunting Starlings
	Kestrel	5
	Peregrine	1		Hunting Lapwing over River
	Oystercatcher	1
	Lapwing	260		over Lea Marsh and river
	Redshank	4
	Curlew	7		west
	Skylark	1
	Meadow Pipit	3
	Chiffchaff	1		Near A59 Penwortham Bridge along riverbank
	Treecreeper	1
	Bullfinch	4	3 Male 1 Female	Inc. 1 singing male, near railway opposite Docks
	Reed Bunting	1

River Ribble - Between Penwortham Bridge and Lea Marsh (Millenium Link)

Whooper Swan

16

All Adults

Ciaran Hatsell

Gynn Square

Purple Sandpiper

1

HT with turnstones on kart track wall

DFW

Knott end river wyre	turnstone	8		AC
	knot	32
	red breasted mergansers	7	all 9-30ish

5th February

	heads	little egret	1		on saltmarsh		AC
		golden plover	15+		feeding with lapwings+starlings

Acres lane	mistle thrush	4			AC
	fieldfare	20		all feeding together on grassland
	chaffinches	c25
	tree sparrow	5		feeding together on stubble field
	reed bunting	3	2males
	kestrel	1
	tufted ducks	6	3 males
	pochard	2	females

Sand Villa

Pink-footed Goose

1500+

SD432503

Paul Slade

Cockers Dyke	Iceland Gull	1	2w	Paul Slade
	Mediterranean Gull	2	ads
	Little Owl	1
	Little Egret	1

Crimbles Lane

Coal Tit

1

SD458497

Paul Slade

Thurnam Church Wood	Woodcock	1	Paul Slade
	Nuthatch	1
	Coal Tit	1

Crimbles Lane

Little Owl

1

SD455506

Paul Slade

Stakepool

Jackdaw

150

inc one 'Nordic' type in field opp Taylors Lane

SD414483

Paul Slade

Backsands Lane, Pilling

Eurasian White-fronted Goose

7

SD412492

Paul Slade

Union Lane

Little Owl

1

SD404454

Paul Slade

Thornton ICI Res

Ring Necked Duck

1

ad male

Paul Slade

	Starr Gate	Scaup	1	female			Paul Slade
		Common Scoter	100+

Bispham Marsh	Grey Heron	1	Chris Raby
	Mute Swan	3
	Teal	19
	Mallard	34
	Coot	13
	Moorhen	3

Stanley Park	Northern Shoveler	74	SD
	Common Pochard	15
	Little Grebe	1
	Great Crested Grebe	1

Bank End

Merlin

SD439527

Birdguides

Marton Mere	Wigeon	53		L.G.B. M.McG.M.J. D.J.McG
	Teal	558
	Gadwall	14
	Shoveler	6
	Mallard	50
	Coot	108
	Water Rail	6
	Lapwing	31
	Iceland Gull	1	1w
	Common Gull	32
	Sparrowhawk	1	m
	Kestrel	1	m
	Cetti`s Warbler	4
	Blackbird	19
	Reed Bunting	10

Woodland Gardens	Water Rail	1	on pond by golf course	Jonny Scragg, Ash Baines
	Goldcrest	2
	Treecreeper	1
	Coal Tit	5

Stanley Park	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	Jonny Scragg, Ash Baines
	Nuthatch	2
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Shoveler	c40
	Tufted Duck	c60
	Pochard	c10
	Kestrel	1

Catforth

Buzzard

1

Carr House Green Common

Short-eared Owl

1

south shore

Grey Wagtail

1

in garden

Ash Baines

	Fleetwood marine lake	Goldeneye	3	1 m/1f/1juv.			B Wood
		Tufted duck	6	3m/3f.

Mythop	Tundra Bean Goose	3		SD
	Common Buzzard	1+
	Eurasian Teal	c100	Mythop Grange Flood

4th February

Out Rawcliffe

Redwing

20

Castle Hill Wood off Crook Lane

Paul Ellis / Paul Slade

	Pilling Moss	Buzzard	2		N of Lousanna, Lancaster Road		Paul Ellis / Paul Slade
		Kestrel	1		S of Lousanna Lancaster Road

Cocker's Dyke

Iceland Gull

1

2nd winter

Ash Baines

	Warton	Whimbrel	30		over		DW
		Pheasant	3	female

Stanley Park	Little Grebe	2	H McGinty, C Brookes
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Pochard	6
	Teal	2
	Cormorant	3
	Shoveler	48
	Coot	150+
	Moorhen	24+
	Siskin	1

Thornton ICI Reservoir

Shoveler

3

male, 2 females

Knott End

Black Redstart

1

1st-winter

	Preston Dock	Bullfinch	1	female
		Goldcrest	2

Carr House Green Common

Sparrowhawk

1

Carleton	Woodcock	1	flushed by dog walker	Jonny Scragg
	Snipe	4
	Little Egret	1
	Pheasant	2	female in garden

North Shore - Maxwells	Purple Sandpiper	1	SD
	Common Redshank	c210
	Ruddy Turnstone	c30
	Common Eider	4
	Red-throated Loon	1
	Meadow Pipit	1

Bispham Marsh	Great Crested Grebe	1	SD
	Grey Heron	1
	Eurasian Teal	31

ICI reservoir	Ring-necked Duck	1	still present @ 3.40	Nick Green
	Shoveler	1
	Pochard	3
	Goldeneye	2
	Tufted Duck	12
	Little Grebe	3

Marton Mere	Iceland Gull	1	juv	still present at 1.15	Nick Green
	Herring Gull	2	ad	Colour-ringed birds black on left leg W4ZZ & WC00
	Snipe	10		8+2 over
	Sparrowhawk

Mythop	Tundra Bean Goose	4		Nick Green
	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	2
	Pink-footed Goose	c1000	400 more dropped in at midday
	Black-tailed Godwit	4	feeding in field
	Golden Plover	5	"
	Fieldfare	15	"

3rd February

River Ribble near Lea Marsh	Whooper Swan	16	All Adults	On River	Ciaran Hatsell
	Wigeon	300
	Teal	350
	Common Sandpiper	1

Pilling

Snipe

6

453449

B Dyson/ M Sutcliffe

Wood lane

Grey Partridge

2

453449

B Dyson/ M Sutcliffe

Nateby Lodge

Nuthatch

1

B Dyson/ M Sutcliffe

Greenlands

Fieldfare

8

Feeding on apples

463440

B Dyson/M Sutcliffe

Humblescough	Pied Wagtail	16	471436	B Dyson/ M Sutcliffe
	Meadow pipit	15	471436
	Kestrel	1	471436

Stanley Park	Shoveler	93
	Little Grebe	2
	Pochard	24

	Fairhaven	Long tailed Tit	5		roadside trees		Paul Ellis
		Snipe	2		saltmarsh

Mythop Main Dyke Food	Tundra Bean Goose	4	with pinkfeet on pasture	SD366348	Paul Ellis
	Pink footed Goose	1000	flock beween the two grid refs	SD367346
	Black tailed Godwit	54	feeding in field with geese
	Snipe	10	feeding in field with geese
	Fieldfare	20	feeding in field with geese
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	1

Marton Mere	Iceland Gull	1	juv	late afternoon		Paul Ellis
	Cettis Warbler	2		one calling east of FBC hide & one calling below the dam
	Linnet	44		on wire in east field
	Stock Dove	7		east field
	Little Owl	1		east barn roof at dusk
	Kestrel	1
	Buzzard	1		in tree betwen outflow and Mythop Road
	Mute Swan	6
	Mallard	71
	Gadwall	10
	Shoveler	26
	Wigeon	58
	Hybrid Red crested Pochard	1
	Teal	980		in huddle standing on the ice
	Coot	150
	Moorhen	11		plus
	Snipe	2
	Fox	1		on island
	Roe Deer	5		seen crossing field to south of Mythop Road	SD352345
	Water Rail	5		plus calling at east end

Warton	Fieldfare	1		Feeding on apples	DW
	Redwing	2
	Whimbrel	20		Over. Roosting locally
	Stock Dove	1
	Jackdaw	2
	Pheasant	1	male

LUNE EST. (from Glasson & Bodie Hill)	Goldeneye	50+	M/F	All at low water	JWB/BT.
	Wigeon	c500	M/F
	Cormorants	3
	Redshanks	95
	Golden Plovers	125
	Bl T Godwits	21

GLASSON MARINA	Tufted Duck	21	M/F	All in one small area of open water.	JWB/BT
	Coot	30		" " "
	Mute Swan	2		" " "
	Bl T Gwits	23		O/head flying toward the river
	Black Swan	1		With the Mutes/Whoopers.

COCKERSAND/COCKERHAM SANDS	Linnets	12	set aside nr lighthouse Cottage.	JWB/BT.
	Snipe	6	fling up from marsh C/ham Sands
	Wigeon	c200	edge of the Channel.
	Mallard	c150	" " "
	Treesparrow	4	Bank Hse.

THURNHAM	Curlews	c1000	Moss lane/Jeremy Lane.	JWB/BT
	Dunlin	75	In fields in the thawed areas
	Bl T Godwits	55	" " "
	Golden Plover	200	" " "
	Redshanks	100+	" " "
	Common Gulls	c250	" " "
	Mute Swans	85	Gardners Farm (viewed from wooden brdg
	Whooper Swans	21	nr road just past farm)

	SAND VILLA/BEECHFIELD.	Pinkfeet	c10,000		Fields along the main road		JWB/BT
		Whitefronts	2		managed to pick out with bins.

OUTER RAWCLIFFE	Fieldfares	30+	Union Lane.	JWB/BT
	Buzzards	3	Displaying o/head
	Barn Owl	1	hunting hedgerow in the distant.

PILLING	Fieldfares	c35	fields nr pens Bradshaw Lane.	JWB/BT
	Chaffinch	c30	Feeding Station.
	Treesparrow	c10
	Dunnock	2
	Grey Partridge	1
	Jackdaws	300+	Eagland Hill. in single flock.
	Stock Doves	7	fields nr Pumping Station New Lane.
	Peregrine	1	Lane Ends. (sat on edge of marsh).
	Pinkfeet	c750	on marsh
	PBBrent Geese	2	on marsh
	Redshanks	50+	Scattered over the marsh.
	Curlews.	c100	Scattered across the marsh.

COCKERHAM	Golden Plover	3	field Crimbles Lane.	JWB/BT
	Little Owl	2	Moss Edge Usual trees.
	Skylarks	50+	Flock in stubble field Moss Edge very nice to see.
	Meadow Pipits	10	in stubble field.

Stanley Park	Little Grebe	3			C Brookes
	Great Crested Grebe	2
	Shoveler	25
	Redwing	6
	Pink-footed Goose	1	Adult	Ringed.

Catforth

Woodcock

1

North Shore

Grey Wagtail

1

SD

Bispham

Common Eider

20

18 m, 2 f

SD

Backsands Lane	Eurasian White-fronted goose	7		Nick Green
	Black-tailed Godwit	58	feeding in field south of Lane Ends car park
	Dunlin	4	with blackwits
	Snipe	6+	" "

Clifton Marsh

Black Redstart

1

On fenceposts adjacent road to UU plant and onto adjacent embankment

SD456284

gg

	Glasson	Merlin	1
		Turnstone	1

Sand Villa	Tundra Bean Goose	4	adults	in field behind Beechfield with Pink-footed Geese	Rare Bird Alert
	Eurasian White-fronted Geese	3
	Merlin	1

Revoe School

Grey Wagtail

1

heard only

Ash Baines, Aaron Cregan

Stanley Park	Mute swan	13		Ash Baines, Aaron Cregan
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Redwing	3
	Great Spotted woodpecker	1	Heard Drumming

Kincraig lake

Lapwing

9

flew over NW

Ash Baines

South shore heath centre

Grey Wagtail

1

Landed on roof

Ash Baines

Robins Lane	Teal	44+			Jonny Scragg
	Mute Swan	2
	Pheasant	1	female	patch tick
	Long Tailed Tit	c15

Bispham Marsh	Teal	52+		Jonny Scragg
	Mute Swan	3	2 adult, 1st winter
	Canada Goose	2
	Great Crested Grebe	1
	Coot	12
	Moorhen	3
	Mallard	48
	Long Tailed Tit	c10
	Goldfinch	c20

Carleton Crematorium	Greylag Goose	21		Jonny Scragg
	Canada Goose	7
	Coot	6	1 colour ringed
	Moorhen	1
	Mallard	32
	Grey Heron	1	south
	Goldfinch	11

Knott end ferry slip

Black redstart

1

showing at 1-30ish in building site

AC

Acres lane

woodcock

1

desturbed by dog

AC

Acres lane	tree sparrow	5		AC
	little grebe	1
	tufted ducks	9	4 males
	pochard	2	males

Carleton Crematorium	Greylag Goose	21	roosted in south fields	Jonny Scragg
	Coot	6
	Mallard	32
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1

2nd February

Gulf lane

Little Owl

2

In usual tree by nestbox

Barry Dyson

Bradshaw lane feeding station	Yellowhammer	8	Barry Dyson
	Tree sparrow	20
	Chaffinch	15
	Reed Bunting	2

	Stanley Park	Tufted Duck	107
		Pochard	24

Myerscough college	Jay	2	Ash Baines
	Dipper	1
	Grey Wagtail	1
	Fieldfare	50+
	Redwing	4
	Buzzard	2

Jubilee quay

Black tailed godwits

30

feeding on mudflats @ 14.00

B Wood

River Ribble on footpath near go cart track 4pm

short eared owl

1

sd 486 290

les ward

knottend sands.

peregrine.

1.

ad.fem.

quarter mile out,resting on sand.11-15am.

a.d.sutherland.

cockers dyke	little egret	2		AC
	twite	c30	odd linnet with flock
	pinkfeet geese	320	counted on the beach
	song thrush	1

Acres lane	pochard	10	7 males	AC
	shoveler	1	male
	tufted ducks	6	3males

Bispham Marsh	Grey Heron	1	Chris Raby
	Mute Swan	3
	Canada Goose	3
	Greylag Goose	1
	Mallard	42
	Teal	63
	Coot	10
	Moorhen	3

Fairhaven Lake	Mute Swan	2		JD, FW
	Canada Goose	1
	Mallard	69
	Shoveler	1	male
	Tufted Duck	16
	Pochard	6	5 male, 1 female
	Coot	11
	Moorhen	3

Thornton ICI Reservoir

Ring-necked Duck

1

adult male

Knott End

Jack Snipe

1

1st February

River Ribble / Savick Brook	Common Sandpiper	1	SD482288	Peter Bainbridge
	Redwing	7
	Linnet	12
	Wigeon	c150
	Buzzard	1

Hackensall hall	great spotted woodpecker	2	1 drumming	AC
	tree sparrow	1
	chaffinchs	9+
	gold finches	11+
	great tits	7+
	blue tits	11+

Acres lane	great spotted woodpecker	2	AC
	redwing	13
	kestrel
	long tailed tits	9+

Knott end ferry slip

Black redstart

1

L/H corner of slipway at 10-45

AC

carr green common

short eared owl

1

at dusk north side of road

sd 474375

les ward

marton mere

long eared owl

2

north of mere close to path junction h

les ward

	Mythop	Tundra Bean Goose	6			SD366347	Frank Bird
		Pink-footed Goose	800			SD366347

Knott End

Little Egret

1

Cocker's Dyke

Mediterranean Gull

1

adult

Pilling Lane Ends	Curlew	300	field east of car park
	Black-tailed Godwit	2	field northeast of car park
	Greylag Goose	23
	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	7	field southwest of car park

	Cocker's Dyke	Little Egret	1
		Teal	1	male

Wrampool	Eurasian White-fronted Goose	1	adult	SD427502
	Pink-footed Goose	2500		SD427502
	Mute Swan	4	2 adults and 2 juvs	SD427502
	Golden Plover	20

Head Dyke Lane

Barn Owl

1

SD398473

Myerscough college	Fieldfare	50+	Around the colleges estate	Ash Baines
	Snipe	15	Around the colleges estate
	Long tailed tit	5

Oldfield Carr

Fieldfare

31

356383

Barry Dyson

Singleton

Hooded Crow

1

In muck-spread field, seen from footpath leading from Holts Lane to Fairfield at 16.15pm

366377

Barry Dyson

Todderstaffe Hall	Chiffchaff	1	Near the footpath on south side of the wood	366366	Barry Dyson
	Pied Wagtail	2		366366
	Grey Wagtail	1		366366
	Woodpigeon	300+		364366

	Staining	Redwing	16			357360	Barry Dyson
		Mistle Thrush	4			357360

Thornton ICI Reservoir

Ring-necked Duck

1

adult male

From derelict offices on B5268 Fleetwood Road follow Burglar's Alley footpath east for 1/2ml then south

SD340446

Ian Gardner

	Warton	Redwings	21				DW
		Pheasant	1	female

Bank Lane Ends Warton	Mute Swan	2	JD, FW
	Whooper Swan	108
	Bewick's Swan	9
	Black Swan	1
	Greylag Goose	62
	Canada Goose	1
	Little Egret	1

Fairhaven Lake	Mute Swan	2			JD, FW
	Canada Goose	2
	Mallard	n/c
	Shoveler	1	male adult
	Tufted Duck	1	adult male
	Pochard	12	9male 3female
	Coot	10
	Moorhen	7
	Black-headed Gull	c30		1 Norwegeian ringed
	Herring Gull	c15
	Common Gull	3
	Pied Wagtail	1
	Greenfinch	3

	Cockers Dyke	Iceland Gull	1				Pete R
		Mediterranean Gull	1	Adult

	Knott End	Black-tailed Godwit	60		flew east
		Rock Pipit	1

Sightings for February 2012