E.B.S.W - 18:00 hrs approx. Very few hirundines c6 Swallow, 1 House Martin c18 Pied Wagtails - big drop in numbers 2 Moorhen, on beds Many Willow Warblers around the curcuit Min. 4 Blackcap in song
Irwell Vale 1 Nuthatch calling as usual 1 SWIFT overhead (do they appear anywhere else?) - 1st this year. 1 F Mallard with 11 tiny young on river.