Lancashire Wildlife and Birding Blogs

As many of us try and adapt to spring birding through glass or with limited travel, I thought I’d carry on the blog with a few garden sightings posts. Weekends might have a few updates from nearby Longton Marsh.

It’s been interesting watching people get excited about common stuff new to their house lists, so I’ve picked my dummy back up and started giving it a go. I’m only really getting an hour in the morning, an hour at night and a few breaks from work during the day, but the morning shift is the most productive and is a lovely way to start the day rather than driving to Chorley! Longton Bird Observatory (LBO) is basic, but comfortable!

The list as it stands from 2 day’s worth of effort in sightings order is as follows:

1	Great Tit	26	LBB Gull	51		76
2	Blue Tit	27	Robin	52		77
3	Jay	28	Kestrel	53		78
4	Starling	29	Sparrowhawk	54		79
5	Woodpigeon	30	Feral Pigeon	55		80
6	Goldfinch	31	Coal Tit	56		81
7	Chaffinch	32	Grey Heron	57		82
8	Chiffchaff	33	Redwing	58		83
9	Pied Wagtail	34	Cormorant	59		84
10	Blackbird	35		60		85
11	Magpie	36		61		86
12	Carrion Crow	37		62		87
13	Dunnock	38		63		88
14	Black-headed Gull	39		64		89
15	Herring Gull	40		65		90
16	Greenfinch	41		66		91
17	Jackdaw	42		67		92
18	Buzzard	43		68		93
19	Pheasant	44		69		94
20	Collared Dove	45		70		95
21	House Sparrow	46		71		96
22	Blackbird	47		72		97
23	Moorhen	48		73		98
24	Mallard	49		74		99
25	Reed Bunting	50		75		100

Pretty predictable so far, but do you like the optimism?

Highlights have been 2 latish Redwings in the distant Hawthorns, a pair of mating Buzzard, a pair of Reed Buntings demolishing the Reedmace, and my favourite so far a pair of Coal Tits – one of them giving that great Yellow-browed like call as I struggled to get a picture – a few poor pics below:

Be good to develop some local competition – maybe between us we can find a goody…….