Friday 1 December 2017

Low Moor Circular

Queensbury to Low Moor and back via Shelf Moor. It's the old story: drop below the heights of the parish and you will get birds.


Low Moor Dams: 30 Tufted Duck, 11 Goosander, (26 & 8 at Harold Park respectively. 2 Herring Gull and numerous smaller varmints.




1 each Cormorant, Grey Heron & Grey t Crested Grebe 😏😀. 2 Little Grebe, c50 Canadas, 8 Mute Swan, c8 Moorhen & an epidemic of Coot. 2 Chaffinch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackbird.



Shelf Moor: c22 Lapwing, c18 Meadow Pipit, 1 each Pied & Grey Wagtail, 3 Blackbird ditto Fieldfare - my first local of the winter.