Recent News - Blackburn Meadows

01 August 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Sand Martin - 30+ - left the reedbed at 5 am

25 July 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Reed Bunting - 1 - Singing male ; Reed Warbler - 5 - singing males ; Common Gull - 1 - west ; Lapwing - 12 ; Mute Swan - 2 - 2 adults 2 young

07 June 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Coot - 5 - Coot pair with 3 young on Ferham Lake ; Mute Swan - 7 - 2 adult mute swans with 5 young on Ferham Lake in the reserve

13 May 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Greylag Goose - 2 - arrived from the south

09 May 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Whitethroat - 6 - singing males ; Greylag Goose - 4 ; Garden Warbler - 1 - singing male ; Blackcap - 5 - singing males ; Reed Warbler - 5 - singing males ; Reed Bunting - 5 - 3 singing males ; Sedge Warbler - 3 - singing males ; Lapwing - 3 - east

02 May 2010

Tinsley Locks: Common Sandpiper - 1 - At the side of the canal near the bridge at the arena. ; Garden Warbler - 1 - In song

01 May 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Chiffchaff - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 3 - 2 male 1 female ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sedge Warbler - 3 ;

30 April 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Sedge Warbler - 4 - singing males ; Gadwall - 2 - Pair ; Mallard - 4 ; Little Grebe - 3 - trilling ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Snipe - 3+ ; Oystercatcher - 2 - Flying around the reserve at 09.00 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Pair ; Kestrel - 1 ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing male ; Blackcap - 6+ - singing males ; Willow Warbler - 6+ - singing males ; Chiffchaff - 3 - singing males ; Reed Bunting - 5 - 3 singing males ; Reed Warbler - 2 - singing males ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - female

18 April 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Snipe - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Sand Martin - 3 - north ; Black-headed Gull - 6 ; Mallard - 3 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Coot - 3 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Blackcap - 8 ; Chiffchaff - 7 ; Willow Warbler - 11 ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Moorhen - 3

16 April 2010

Tinsley Marshalling Yard: Little Owl - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 2

11 April 2010

Tinsley Park: Blackcap - 3 - 3 singing males ; Chiffchaff - 11 - 11 singing males

11 March 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Bullfinch - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - pair ; Water Rail - 1 - calling ; Snipe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 4 - 2 pairs singing

01 March 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Pink-footed Goose - c80 - flew NW at 0940h

25 February 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Bullfinch - 4 ; Pochard - 3 ; Snipe - 3 ; Goosander - 2 - pair ; Reed Bunting - 1

20 February 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Blue Tit - 15 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Pair. ; Goosander - 7 ; Water Rail - 2 - calling ; Long-tailed Tit - 20+ ; Great Tit - 6 ; Reed Bunting - 9 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Greenfinch - 40+ - pre roost gathering ; Magpie - 60+ - coming in to roost ; Woodpigeon - 40+ - coming in to roost ; Willow Tit - 1

13 February 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Reed Bunting - 15+ ; Pink-footed Goose - 100+ - NW ; Snipe - 5+ ; Water Rail - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Lapwing - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 - SW

12 February 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Jack Snipe - 1 ; Green Sandpiper - 1 - calling ; Kestrel - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Water Rail - 1 - calling ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Tufted Duck - 7 ; Snipe - 6

10 February 2010

Tinsley Marshalling Yard: Little Owl - 1 - Resident bird

30 January 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Sparrowhawk - 1 - imm male ; Reed Bunting - 6+ ; Water Rail - 1 - calling ; Goosander - 4 - 2 male + 2 redheads ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ - washing at day break ; Cormorant - 2 - adult and imm landed on canal ; Snipe - 3

24 January 2010

Blackburn: Common Buzzard - 1 - flew over M1 towards Woolley Woods

16 January 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Peregrine - 1 - Male flew over at 15.05 ; Goosander - 8 - Flew east ; Woodcock - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Reed Bunting - at least 3 ; Water Rail - 1 - calling

10 January 2010

Tinsley Golf Course: Woodcock - 1 - flushed from rough on 8th hole

09 January 2010

Blackburn Meadows NR: Yellowhammer - 1 - Flying east calling

30 December 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Finch sp - 100+ - mixed flock of Greenfinch,Goldfinch,Linnet and Redpoll.Very mobile.

23 December 2009

Tinsley: Lapwing - 3 - Flew over viaduct west.

18 December 2009

Tinsley Marshalling Yard: Redwing - 10 ; Fieldfare - 10 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Little Owl - 1

15 November 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Jay - 1 ; Snipe - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 35+ - North in 4 flocks between 0915-1100 ; Brambling - 1 - calling ; Goldfinch - 25 ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 90+ - north east at 09.10 ; Lesser Redpoll - 4

10 November 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Green Sandpiper - 1m

07 November 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Snipe - 1 ; CETTI'S WARBLER - 1 - Another photo ; , CETTI'S WARBLER - 1 - caught and ringed ; , Woodcock - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 5 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 3

22 October 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Black-headed Gull - 120+ - dropped in from roost on sewage works at 7.15 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Jack Snipe - 1

10 October 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Redwing - 30 - including 25 that left the willows and flew west ; Cormorant - 4 - east ; Bullfinch - 5 - single flock ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male ; Kestrel - 1 ; Snipe - 5 ; Linnet - 1 ; Blackbird - 20+ ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - flew south calling ; Mute Swan - 6 - including 4 juvs
Tinsley Golf Course: Woodcock - 2 - Heading for top of 70 Acre Hill

05 October 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Gadwall - 3 ; Lapwing - 4 ; Mute Swan - 6 - 2 adults + 4 cygnets ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Snipe - 6

17 September 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Greenfinch - 5 ; Mute Swan - 6 - 2ad+4juv ; Wigeon - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Bullfinch - 8 ; Goldfinch - 15 ; Little Grebe - 2 - ad+juv ; Jay - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 3 - With tit flocks, 1 singing.

09 September 2009

Blackburn Meadows NR: Green Sandpiper - 1 - on Farham Lake