0800 hrs to 1200 hrs Misty start then sunny 12 degrees.
Canada geese 40+.
lapwing 23.
Grey Heron 2 one with large eel on Holden wood.
Teal 11.
Mallard 14.
Kestrel 1 carrying small rodent.
Black-headed Gull and immature Herring Gulls over.
Mistle Thrush 3 feeding on Rowen.
Reed Bunting 3 females.
Snipe 2,4, and 5 around Huctch Bank.
Little Greebe 1 on Troy.
Green Woodpecker calling.
Raven 2 over Heap Clough.
Goldfinch two large charms, one at Holden Wood on thistle 35+. Another at Troy 28+.
Medow Pipits all round the route, very mobile an estimated total would be 90+.
Stonechat still in pairs all round 7 pair.
BEST REGARDS B A KIRKWOOD.