These reports concentrate on key 'red data' species; wetland bird counts and unusual records/counts for the area.
All photographs copyright Jim Coyle.
Saturday 23 December 2006
20 Tree Sparrows, 16 House Sparrows, 68 Yellowhammers, 3 Reed Buntings and 40 Starlings at West Millichen Farm.
5 Tree Sparrows, c.30 House Sparrows, 50 Starlings and 1 Pheasant at East Milichen Farm.
9 Whooper Swans, 30 Greylag Geese, 239 Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 229 Lapwings, 5 Grey Herons,
c1500 Black-headed Gulls , 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, (plus Herring and Common Gulls), 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat,
and 2 Song Thrush at Millichen Flood.
In total 36 different species seen in the Millichen area in a 2.5 hour period.
Source: Jim Coyle, Peter Hodgson and Sandy McNeil.
Whooper Swan Jim Coyle Goldeneye Jim Coyle
Wednesday 20 December 2006
12 Whooper Swans, 2 Mute Swans, 1058 Greylag Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 27 Canada Geese, 192 Wigeon, 1 Teal,
2 Tufted Ducks, 1 Goldeneye, 117 Lapwings, 3 Grey Herons, 900 Black-headed Gulls , 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
6 Herring Gulls and 46 Common Gulls at Millichen Flood.
Source: GCC-Countryside Ranger Service.
Thursday 14 December 2006
A Barnacle Goose amongst 900 Greylag Geese at Millichen Flood.
Six Tree Sparrows at the West Millichen Farm feeding station.
Source: SOC Grapevine.
Saturday 9 December 2006
10 Tree Sparrows, c40 House Sparrows, 50 Starlings and 20 Collared Doves at East Millichen Farm. c500Geese
were also present before flying off to Millichen Flood.
c620 Greylag Geese (one with a red neck collar and one with a pale blue collar), 8 Pink-footed Geese,
28 Canada Geese, 4 Whooper Swans, 151 Lapwings, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, c30 Fieldfare and 70 Starlings
at Millichen Flood.
12 Tree Sparrows, 25 House Sparrows, 9 Yellowhammers and 20 Starlings at West Millichen Farm.
1 Reed Bunting at Millichen Steadings
In total 34 different species seen in the Millichen area.
Source: Jim Coyle, Frank Conn and Zul Bhatia.
Tree Sparrows at East Millichen Farm Jim Coyle Geese flying from East Millichen to Millichen Flood Jim Coyle
Canada Geese and Greylag Goose with Black-headed Gulls at Millichen Flood Jim Coyle
Saturday 25 November 2006
15 Tree Sparrows, 3 Yellowhammers, 10 Reed Buntings, 50+ House Sparrows, 4 Skylarks,
1 Whooper Swan, 494 Greylag Geese, 76 Lapwings, 500+ Black-headed Gulls , 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls,
8 Common Gulls, 1 Kestrel, 13 Stock Doves, 18 Collared Doves, and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
in the Millichen area.
Source: Agnes & Billy Gunn
Tuesday 21 November 2006
27 Tree Sparrows, 2 Yellowhammers, 3 Reed Buntings and 23 House Sparrows at West Millichen Farm.
c400 Greylag Geese, c200 Starlings, 90 Lapwings and 10 Pied Wagtails at Millichen Flood.
Source: Roger Adams
Monday 6 November 2006
23 Tree Sparrows at West Millichen Farm and a female Sparrowhawk at East Millichen.
Source: Janusz Turlewicz
Saturday 4 November 2006
At least 23 Tree Sparrows, 5 Yellowhammer and 28 House Sparrows at West Millichen Farm.
c380 Greylag Geese, 1 Pink-footed Goose and 20 Linnets at Millichen Flood.
Pair of Stonechat and 6 Long-tailed Tits along hedgerow at Millichen Steadings.
50+ House Sparrows at East Millichen Farm.
Source: Alan & Karen Hill
Wednesday 1 November 2006
485 Greylag Geese with 1 Pink-footed Goose at Millichen Flood.
Source: SOC Grapevine
Sunday 29 October 2006
12 Tree Sparrows, 15 House Sparrows, 1 Stonechat, c20 Stock Doves at West Millichen Farm.
179 Greylag Geese, 4 Canada Geese, 62 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 76 Lapwing, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Pheasant
at Millichen Flood.
In total 29 different species seen during a 2 hour period in the Millichen area.
Source: Jim Coyle
Some of the Greylag Geese at Millichen Flood on 29 October 2006 Jim Coyle
Sunday 22 October 2006
4 Tree Sparrows, 20 House Sparrows, c.40 Stock Doves at West Millichen Farm.
20 Greylag Geese, 38 Teal, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk (creating havoc) at Millichen Flood.
5 Tree Sparrows, 31 House Sparrows, 3 Skylarks, 1 Buzzard, 15 Collared Doves at East Millichen Farm.
In total 28 different species seen in the Millichen area.
Source: Jim Coyle & Janusz Turlewicz
Friday 20 October 2006
At least 26 Tree Sparrows at West Millichen Farm.
Source: SOC Grapevine.
Monday 9 October 2006
22 Greylag Geese at East Millichen Farm.
8 Tree Sparrows, 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Yellowhammers and a Peregrine, over at 1300 hrs, at West Millichen Farm.
Source: John Molloy's web site - see links.