I am away next weekend so won't be able to do the Wildfowl Count. Would anyone visiting Grane on the Saturday or Sunday please post any sightings on the forum.
13/06/2009 11:00 - 13:30 Holden Wood 13 Canada Geese + 3 Goslings 1 Black headed Gull 10 Lapwings on meadow by road + 2 Juvs (some bird seem to be sitting) 5 birds on opposite side 1 Oystercatcher which moved to Ogden 5 male Reed Buntings singing 1 female carrying food 1 Sedge Warbler singing
Ogden 2 Black headed Gulls 1 Sparrowhawk flew over mobbed by Swallows Good numbers of Meadow Pipits
Calf Hey 6 Canada Geese 2 Mallards 1 male Stonechat singing 1 Redpoll flew over 1 Great spotted Woodpecker calling
John and I weere up at Grane today and can add the following
great crested grebe - 1 on Ogden Canada goose - there were 18 adults at Holden Wood with 4 goslings as well as the 6 on Calf Hey. heron - 1 at Holden Wood mallard - 3 at Holden Wood lapwings - at least 20 adults either side of the res and at least 6 juvs in the field by the road oystercatcher - we had 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Ogden sparrowhawk - 1 female seen twice at Calf Hey stock dove - 2 flew over Holden Wood from the direction of Jamestones Quarry pied wagtail - 2 at Holden Wood grey wagtail - 2 at Ogden blackcap - 1 at Calf Hey
away from the reservoirs a buzzard flew over Deep Clough towards Thirteen Stone Hill
