Birds in wet fields.

Birds seen over the last two days on walk along the railway line between Endon and Hazelhurst Junction. The bird list is below the photos.

Disused railway line near Station Road, Endon.

Cables taking electricity from Sellafield.

Temporary pools with Dunwood in background.

Starlings.

Temporary pools form in depressions where the Endon Brook used to flow prior to canalisation. 

Meadow Pipit	2
Raven	Heard in the distance
Starlings	Flock of perhaps 120 or more
Redwings	Some amongst Starlings, about 20 seen
Black-headed Gulls	3 feeding alongside Lapwings
Lapwings	About 90 Feeding amongst pools on the flooded field
Fieldfares	Smallish flocks (20 or so birds) feeding and flying between trees
Carrion Crow	About 35 feeding in fields or perched in trees
Buzzard	1 Perched watching for prey
Mallard	About 30 mostly males on the seasonal pools
Blackbirds	About 5 feeding in Hawthorn trees
Pheasant	3 feeding in field
Wigeon	About 30 males and females
Great Tits	3 seen
Blue Tits	3 – 4 seen or heard
Green Woodpecker	1
Magpie	1
Jackdaws	About 30 flying over
Robin	2 singing winter song
Pied Wagtail	Flying over
Wren	3, two singing
Kestrel	1 perched – looking for prey
Goldfinches	Flock of about 10
Chaffinches	4, males and females
Sparrowhawk	Flying over
Reed Bunting	male
Woodpigeon	About 8 flying over
Jay	2 together
Bullfinches	Party of 5
Greenfinch	1
Dunnock	1 singing near Station Road
House Sparrows	Flock of perhaps 20 in garden hedge near Station Road