7.30 Start met up with Sarfraz at Holden Wood for a quick look around

BIRDS SEEN

1 Raven

5 Swallow

5 Lapwing

3 Coot

7 Cormorant

3 Great Crested Grebe

3 Teal

Mallard

1 Goldeneye

Canada geese

2 Black Headed gull

1 juvenile lesser black-backed gull

1Little Grebe

Then it was off to Holcombe for a circular walk starting at Redisher Wood up to Pilgrims Cross over to Bull Hill

down to Peel Tower back to Redisher Wood

BIRDS SEEN

1 Kestrel

Pheasant calling

G-S-Woodpecker drumming

Green woodpecker yaffing

3 Long-Tailed Tit

1 Wren

Coal-Blue and Great Tit

2 Tree creepers

1 Nuthatch

Willow Warbler seen and heard

Chiffchaff calling birds

Blackcap seen and heard

Linnet

Chaffinch

1 Grey Wagtail

5 Pied Wagtail

1 Dipper

Blackbird

1 Jay

Magpie

ON MOOR

Wheatear m/f 8 in all

Skylark and Meadow Pipit in good number

1 Mistle Thrush

1 Curlew and two calling birds

3 Ring Ouzel

Carrion Crow

At Holcombe Church on chapel lane

Rookery good number Rooks and nests

Cheers Craggy