Irwell Vale/Ewood Bridge 10:45hrs
Pr Moorhen on river
Chiffchaff singing at rear of old beds - 1st of the year.
Kingfisher flew downstream
Goldcrest calling
Few Pied Wags on beds
c25 B.H.Gull

Heap Clough
11 Canada Geese +1pr in adjacent flooded quarry
1 Moorhen calling
1f Goosander
1pr Pied Wagtail
2pr Lawing in fields
1 Wheatear on track onto moor
Party of 4 Mistle Thrush in same area
1 Skylark on moor
3 single M.Pipits
Party of 8 Raven very high flew W.
Curlew calling
Pr Lapwing n Jamestones quarry
Bullfinch at Heap Clough carpark

Holden Wood res
Same group of Canadas as 17/3/11
+ similar numbers of Lapwings
1 Curlew flew from Lapwing fields
1 Oystercatcher flew over
1 Meadow Pipit
A single wader call at Jamestones quarry may well have been LRP but couldn't locate bird.

Bob & Archie
P.S. what chance Swallow, Sand Martin or Osprey this next week?