Recent Sightings at Rishton, 64 Petre Crescent
6th May 2024
Lesser Redpoll, 3, (David Bickerton)
Unringed birds visiting feeders
19th April 2024
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, Male
Swallow, 1
House Martin, 1
Siskin, 11
7 more birds ringed - 52 in the last month
16th April 2024
Canada Goose, 27
Greylag Goose, 1
Mute Swan, 4
Mallard, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 5
Oystercatcher, 6
Buzzard, 1
Willow Warbler, 2
14th April 2024
Bullfinch, 3
Lesser Redpoll, 2
Siskin, 2
13th April 2024
Common Sandpiper, 4
Four separate registrations on overnight sound recordings
6th April 2024
Blackcap, 2, Singing males
Goldcrest, 1, Singing male
Dunnock, 2, Singing males
Greenfinch, 4
Lesser Redpoll, 2
4th April 2024
Buzzard, 2
Blackcap, 1
Redwing, 2
Lesser Redpoll, 2
26th March 2024
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing
Blackcap, 1
Singing
Goldcrest, 1
Wren, 2, Singing males
Chaffinch, 4
Brambling, 1, Male
Greenfinch, 3
Lesser Redpoll, 2
Siskin, 4
24th March 2024
Tawny Owl, 1
Screech call logged on noc-mig recorder
Jay, 1
Jackdaw, 2, Tentatively feeding from fat-balls
Lesser Redpoll, 3, 1 retrap from Jan 23 and two new birds ringed
Siskin, 22
22 ringed and processed early afternoon.
23rd March 2024
Lesser Redpoll, 6, 2 males, 4 females
Five of the birds are already ringed. Returning birds probably.
Siskin, 5, 2 males 3 females
22nd March 2024
Chiffchaff, 2, Singing
Goldcrest, 1, Singing
Grey Wagtail, 1, Male
Chaffinch, 5
Bullfinch, 6
Common Redpoll, 1, Adult male
Lesser Redpoll, 2, Adult male and female
Goldfinch, 10
Siskin, 4
Reed Bunting, 2, Males
20th March 2024
Common Scoter
NOC mig record over house
Little Grebe, 1
Flight call logged on noc-mig recorder
Redwing
Six separate noc mig records overnight.
17th March 2024
Reed Bunting, 2, Pair in garden
13th March 2024
Chiffchaff, 1
First singing bird of the year.