On the Pit Tip Top two male Skylark were singing, and a female Green Woodpecker was feeding in the grass. A flock of around thirty Lesser Redpoll were near the Pit Tip Plantation.
At the Mill Lakes a single Little Grebe was opposite the Dipping Ponds Viewpoint, and a group of six Pochard were near Tern Island, with two more near the Peninsula. Gulls were represented by 59 Black-headed Gull on the water, a single adult Common Gull circling over the lake, a several juvenile Herring Gull passing over both the Pit Tip and Mill Lakes in the early morning. Nine Teal were present on the lake, as was a Great Crested Grebe, a Grey Heron and two Cormorant in the usual tree. At least eleven Common Snipe were on Mud Island with a probable Jack Snipe briefly seen amongst them.
A Coot, feeding on the Peninsula, bore a metal ring on its right leg. Two flocks of fifty and twenty Siskin were around the lake and Leen Pastures, and another Grey Heron was fishing in the Leen. Five Song Thrush were declaring their territories.
At Broad Valley Stables, a large flock of at least 150 Fieldfare were feeding in the Paddock nearest to the Quarry, with about twenty Redwing and a single Mistle Thrush amongst them.
Two Yellowhammer were seen in the hedgerows at Broad Valley, and a Wren was feeding along the brickwork at Alexandra Lodge. A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming at the Triangle, and a Nuthatch was also seen nearby.
At the Mill Lakes a single Little Grebe was opposite the Dipping Ponds Viewpoint, and a group of six Pochard were near Tern Island, with two more near the Peninsula. Gulls were represented by 59 Black-headed Gull on the water, a single adult Common Gull circling over the lake, a several juvenile Herring Gull passing over both the Pit Tip and Mill Lakes in the early morning. Nine Teal were present on the lake, as was a Great Crested Grebe, a Grey Heron and two Cormorant in the usual tree. At least eleven Common Snipe were on Mud Island with a probable Jack Snipe briefly seen amongst them.
A Coot, feeding on the Peninsula, bore a metal ring on its right leg. Two flocks of fifty and twenty Siskin were around the lake and Leen Pastures, and another Grey Heron was fishing in the Leen. Five Song Thrush were declaring their territories.
At Broad Valley Stables, a large flock of at least 150 Fieldfare were feeding in the Paddock nearest to the Quarry, with about twenty Redwing and a single Mistle Thrush amongst them.
Two Yellowhammer were seen in the hedgerows at Broad Valley, and a Wren was feeding along the brickwork at Alexandra Lodge. A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming at the Triangle, and a Nuthatch was also seen nearby.
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