driving  down grave road to m65 t 1.40pm

still a lot of swallows  and martens around. 
female kestrel on the rossendale/hyndburn boundary - easy to forget how large the female can be - i thought i had seen a hen harrier

heres 2 pics not very clear sadly of a female mallard with young at holden wood from july

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/1361793603/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/1361793589/have upload them for a few days - dont plan to keep them as they rnot good pics but i guess they can serve as documented proof of breeding at holden wood this year..