07:30-11:00

G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood & 2 on Calf Hey,

Dabchick, 1 on Troy,

Cormorant, c8 on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden & 2 on Calf Hey,

Canada Goose, c30, many paired up,

Teal, 2 pairs & a single on Calf Hey & 1 pair on Calf Hey,

Mallard, c12,

Goldeneye, male & female on Calf Hey & 2 females on Jamestone,

Buzzard, 2 soaring birds,

Sparrowhawk, soaring pair, with male in display, and a single soaring bird being hassled by a crow,

Kestrel, 1 at Holden Wood,

Coot, at least 5 birds on Holden Wood,

Moorhen, singles on Holden Wood & Troy,

Lapwing, c10 birds at Holden Wood & a pair towards Hog Lowe Pike,

Snipe, 1 flushed off bank of Holden Wood,

Oystercatcher, pair in the valley,

Golden Plover, group containing minimum of 6 birds on the tops,

Curlew, 2 calling birds on the tops,

B.H.Gull, c30 especially Jamestones,

Herring Gull, 2 over,

L.B.B.Gull, c12 over,

Wood Pigeon, c30 in groups to 6,

Stock Dove, c10 in flocks to 3,

G.S.Woodpecker, 1 at Calf Hey,

Skylark, c12, many in song, on the tops,

Meadow Pipit, c30, many in display,

Pied Wagtail, c4 pairs,

Wheatear, 2 males, together on fence posts, at Jamestones Quarry,

Fieldfare, 2 at Calf hey,

Mistle Thrush, 1 singing at Heap Clough,

Song Thrush, 3 singing birds,

L.T.Tit, 2 pairs,

Coal Tit, c4,

Nuthatch, 1 at Calf Hey,

Raven, 1 over,

Chaffinch, c10, several in song,

Goldfinch, c8,

Siskin, c6 over, mainly in singles,

Reed Bunting, singing bird at Holden Wood Res.

Regards,

David Nuttall