14:30-17:00

Grey Heron, 1 flew down the valley,

Canada Goose, flock of 9,

Buzzard, bird circling & calling,

Kestrel, 3 singles,

Pheasant, 2 calling,

Lapwing, flock of c12 feeding on pasture with Curlews and starlings,

Curlew, 3 feeding with lapwings,

Oystercatcher, a pair flew over the valley twice,

B.H.Gull, c6 over,

L.B.B.Gull, c100 over generally west,

Swift, c80 feeding high over the valley,

Skylark, 4 singing,

Swallow, c20 feeding over farmlands,

Meadow Pipit, c6,

Pied Wagtail, 2,

Mistle Thrush, family party of 4,

Willow Warbler, c8 singing birds,

Chiffchaff, 1 singing,

Blackcap, 4 singing,

Whitethroat, 4 singing birds, 1 juv seen,

Blue Tit, c20 with lots of juvs,

Great Tit, c20 with lots of juvs,

Coal Tit, c8 with several juvs, 

Goldcrest, 2,

Starling, c40 feeding on pasture with many juvs,

Chaffinch, c12 with many in song,

Greenfinch, c6 with several "wheezing",

Goldfinch, c8 with many in song,

Bullfinch, male sat on top of conifer calling,

Linnet, c12 in 1's & 2's up and down the valley,

Reed Bunting, 3 singing males.

Regards,

David Nuttall.