A few ‘highlights’ from a few hours doing the Winter bird Survey west of the Lune in SD45…
5 Grey Partridge
22 Twite
2 Tree Sparrow
Rock Pipit
Coal Tit
37 Blackbirds in one garden feeding on apples !
8 Fieldfare
1 Redwing
18 Black Tailed Godwit
385 Bar Tailed Godwit
Grey Wagtail
1840 Wigeon
will collate with WEBS counts mid Jan…
Elsewhere…
Barn Owl flying alongside me on the bike in Lyth Valley
Male Marsh Harrier – Foulshaw Moss (feeders frequented by double figures Trees Sparrows)
Water Rail – Foulshaw
Crossbills showing well just OOA at Helsington
