THE PLAN WAS A FULL WEEKEND SURVEY,BUT SUNDAY WAS A WASHOUT!!! THE FOLLOWING WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN FRIDAY LUNCH AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
HOUSE SPARROW 6+ DUNNOCK 8+ WREN 12+ ROBIN 12+ GR TIT 16+ BL TIT 10+ COAL TIT 4+ LT TIT 10+ GOLDCREST 0[LOOKED HARD,DID HAVE A SUMMER PAIR] GREENFINCH 2+ CHAFFINCH 3+ GOLDFINCH 2+ BULLFINCH 1FE NUTHATCH 2 TREECREEPER 0 [NONE ALL SUMMER] SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2[BEEN SAME PLACE FOR 4/5 DAYS] BLACKBIRD 8+ MISTLE THRUSH 2 [MANY MORE A FEW WEEKS AGO] SONG THRUSH 0 [ DITTO] CAR CROW 6+ ROOK 10+ STARLING ?[THEY FLY AROUND,BUT DONT LAND MUCH] MAGPIE 4+ JACKDAW 6+ COLLARD DOVE 3 WOOD PIGEON 10+ G S WOODPECKER 1[MUST HAVE MISSED SOME ?] JAY 3 SWALLOW 30+ HOUSE MARTIN 15+ HERON 1 KINGFISHER 1 DIPPER 2 PIED WAG 2 GREY WAG 0[COULD NOT FIND THEM IN USUAL SPOT] MALLARD 12+ TAWNY OWL 2+[OUR PAIR STILL FEEDING YOUNG THIS LATE] GOOSANDER 0[THERE WAS 2 FE EARLY LAST WEEK] WILLOW WARBLER [COULD NOT FIND ANY] CHIFF CHAFF [ DITTO] GULLS ? [MANY BH,HERR,LBB,PASS OVERHEAD EACH EVENING,NEVER LAND] NO BIRDS OF PREY
QICK NOTE~~~A VERY YOUNG COOT ON ROSSENDALE G C TONIGHT[3/9/7]
JIM, WILL CHECK THE YOUNG BIRD ON SUNDAY,BUT THERE HAVE BEEN COOTS ON THE LARGER POND ALL SUMMER,BUT I MUST ADMIT I WAS CONCENTRATING ON MY SECOND SHOT TO THE GREEN !!!!!!!
