Blue tit Lots of young,second brood in one box Great tit Doing well Coal tit Numbers still down L t tit Very elusive, one family party seen regular Bullfinch Commonest finch,still feeding young Chaffinch Numbers still increasing Greenfinch Numbers much better now Goldfinch Only odd ones Mistle thrush One nest with three young,not many more Song thrush Odd ones Blackbird Lots with young Robin Plenty with young Dunnock Steady numbers Nuthatch Still doing well,young seen regulary Tree creeper Very iregular sightings,no nest site found Blackcap Several pair with young Willow warbler Done well, several young in evidence Chiffchaff One definate pair feeding young Spotted flycatcher Two seen today Wren Recovered well after the cold spell Whitethroat One here mid july for a few days Pied wagtail Odd ones Grey wagtail Three young seen regular on river Dipper Two pair both produced young Kingfisher A young male has been here all this week Heron One young today Moorhen Female and one young at Irwell vale Mallard Good numbers after a slow start Goosander 4/5 redheads regular G s woodpecker Numbers steady Green woodpecker Pair seen, no young seen Jay Done well, several young seen Jackdaw Good numbers Crow Several over Rook A few in sheep fields Swift Good numbers,especially in the evenings Swallow Some young on wires,but not big numbers House martin 20 + feeding along river this evening Sand martin Odd ones Starling Unusual here,odd ones Woodpigeon Large numbers Collard dove One pair House sparrow Two small flocks about 8/10 strong
