07:30-10:00
Clowbridge Res.
Canada Goose, Pair on res,
Mallard, 2,
Kestrel, 1 hunting over Heights Farm,
Lapwing, 1 juv on waters edge,
Curlew, calling birds,
B.H.Gull, c8,
L.B.B.Gull, 2 on water & c12 over south,
Swift, c40, hawking high over moors,
Skylark, 1 on res edge,
Swallow, c60 hawing low over moors,
Meadow Pipit, c12 around res shore,
Pied Wagtail, 2 family parties,
Wren, a couple in song,
Willow Warbler, 2/3 in weak song,
Grasshopper Warbler, reeling strongly at top end,
Raven, 4 over Nutshaw and in quarry,
Goldfinch, c12 in car park with many juvs,
Greenfinch, c4 in car park,
Reed Bunting, 3 inc singing male.
Clough Bottom Res.
Canada Goose 1 on res,
Mallard, 2 females with 3 very young ducklings,
Kestrel, male through and up past Windy Bank,
B.H.Gull, 2,
L.B.B.Gull, 8 on res shore,
Meadow Pipit, c12,
Swallow, c8 inc juvs,
Grey Wagtail, family party,
Pied Wagtail, family party,
Willow Warbler, 1 in weak song,
Coal Tit, adults feeding chicks in nest in res wall,
Reed Bunting, singing male.
Regards,
David Nuttall.