08:30-11:30
G.C.Grebe, 1 on A.M.Res,
Canada Goose, c12 pairs plus flock of 10,
Mallard, c12,
Teal, 2 males & 1 female on top lodge,
Goosander, 2 pairs on A.M.Res,
Sparrowhawk, female over mobbed by Carrion Crows,
Buzzard, 1 mobbed by Carrion Crows near Deeply Hill,
Kestrel, male & female,
Pheasant, 1 called,
Snipe, 10 flushed off Harden Moor,
Lapwing, c15 pairs in good display on pasture at Ridshaw & Deeply Vale,
Curlew, c10 birds calling / displaying including a flock of 4,
B.H.Gull, c20 south,
Herring Gull, c100, soaring over Deeply Vale,
L.B.B.Gull, c200, soaring over Deeply Vale,
G.B.B.Gull, 1 flew off A.M.R south,
Stock Dove, 1 at Deeply Vale,
Wood Pigeon, c60 in small flocks,
Skylark, c40 on pasture and Harden Moor,
Grey Wagtail, 2,
Pied Wagtail, 1,
Meadow Pipit, c20, mainly singles,
Song Thrush, 3 singing birds,
Fieldfare, c200 over Harden Moor heading east,
Long tailed Tit, 1,
Rook, c12,
Jackdaw, c70 feeding with Carrion Crows at Buckhurst,
Carrion Crow, c50 inc 30 with Jackdaws,
Jay, c4 singles, very vocal,
Starlings, c50,
House Sparrow, just 2 at Salesis Farm,
Chaffinch, c20, many singing,
Greenfinch, c6, some singing,
Goldfinch, c6, some singing,
Bullfinch, 2,
Siskin, 3 singles calling in flight plus male perched in Alder,
Reed Bunting, pair plus 3 males.
Regards,
David Nuttall.