Geez its February already! What a beautiful day though. I was just about to go up to stocks reservoir when Jills dad needed some chainsaw oil delivering to Preston. So I took the bins and scope and stopped off at Brockholes quarry on the way. Brockholes was a working quarry until the end of '06 but now its been bought by the Lancashire wildlife trust. Heres a link showing LWT plans and a great ariel photo of the site.
(You'll need adobe reader to view, its a PDF.)

I was hoping for a water rail for this years list but no luck.

Heres a list of todays species

BH gull - 500 min
LBB gull
Cormorant
Coot - fighting
Moorhen
Mallard
Gadwall
Teal
Wigeon
Shoveller
Goldeneye
Shelduck
Pochard
Tufted duck
Mute swan
Canada goose - 150 min
Pink footed goose - approx 20 with the Canadas
Buzzard - 1 over
Kestrel - 2 males
Grey Heron
Lapwing - 100 min
Curlew
Magpie
Carrion crow
Robin
Wren
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Pied wagtail
Blackbird
Blue tit
Great tit
Coal tit
Collared dove
Wood pigeon
Song thrush
Dunnock
Starling

Also 1 brown hare seen at pit 1.

Another skein of approx 100 PF geese over the house approx 4pm, on their way back north and a surprise Siskin today in the Alder tree next to the Tawny owls favourite tree. Still havent seen the tawny this year....dont know where its gone.


Heres a pic I got of him at the end of '06.

Anyway, that brings todays total species to 39.