08:15 - 11:00

G.C.Grebe, pair on Ogden,

Cormorant, 1 on Ogden,

Grey Heron, 2 on Calf Hey,

Canada Goose, c20 in small groups,

Teal, pair on Calf Hey,

Mallard, c20,

Goldeneye, pair in Jamestones Quarry,

Goosander, male on Calf Hey,

Sparrowhawk, soaring pair x 2 plus female perched in a tree at Calf Hey being harried by 6 B.H.Gulls, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Magpies and a Carrion Crow!

Kestrel, 1,

Red Grouse, 1 flushed off the moor top,

Pheasant, 2 males near Holden Wood,

Lapwing, c20 at Holden Wood Plus a few pairs near quarries,

Golden Plover, at least 12 on the moor top,

Curlew, 2/3 calling birds plus 1 near Ogden,

Snipe, calling bird at Holden Wood later seen flying into rushes,

Oystercatcher, pair flew up the valley calling,

B.H.Gull, 12 in quarries and 12 on reservoirs,

G.B.B.Gull, 1 over east calling,

Stock Dove, 3 in quarries,

Skylark, c12 on the tops,

Pied Wagtail, c6,

Song Thrush, c5 singing birds,

Stonechat, pair near Ogden,

Wheatear, male sat on tussock on the moor top plus pair near Jamestone Quarry,

Chaffinch, c40 singing birds,

Greenfinch, 1 singing near Duke of Wellington,

Goldfinch, 2 at Calf Hey,

Bullfinch, 2 males & 2 females near Clough Head,

Linnet, 8 at Holden Wood Res,

Reed Bunting, 2 at Holden Wood Res.

Regards,

David Nuttall.