08:30-12:00
Grey Heron, 1 on the bottom lodge,
Canada Goose, c30 inc several paired birds,
Mallard, c12,
Teal, 21 on the scrape near Deeply Vale,
Buzzard, 3 pairs and a single,
Kestrel, 3 singles,
Pheasant, 2 males,
Lapwing, c6 pairs,
Curlew, 2 pairs,
Oystercatcher, single bird up the valley,
B.H.Gull, c150 on pasture,
Herring Gull, c200 up and down the valley or to & from AMR,
L.B.B.Gull, c400 as above,
Stock Dove, flocks 4 & 2 with 2 on The Chimney,
Wood Pigeon, c30,
Skylark, c12, many in song,
Meadow Pipit, c30, several in display but some through north with flocks to 4 birds,
Grey Wagtail, 2 singles,
Pied Wagtail, c6,
Fieldfare, c12 in Ash Tree with Starlings,
L.T.Tit, 2 pairs,
Jay, pair & a single,
Starling, c30 in Ash Tree with Fieldfares,
House Sparrow, c6 at Salesis Farm,
Chaffinch, c12, several in song,
Greenfinch, 2 males in song / display,
Goldfinch, c6,
Redpoll, 2 & a single, singing near golf course,
Bullfinch, calling birds,
Reed Bunting, 2 singing males.
Regards,
David Nuttall.