07:30-09:00
Canada Goose, 2 flew in,
Mallard, c10 inc group of 5 males that flew in over The Waggoners,
Tufted Duck, pair feeding,
Curlew, pair on the moors,
B.H.Gull, 2 on the res and 10 over north in two flocks,
L.B.B.Gull, c10 over,
Swift, 6 feeding over boathouse,
Skylark, c5, all in song,
Swallow, c6,
House Martin, c10 feeding over boathouse,
Meadow Pipit, c8,
Pied Wagtail, 2,
Grey Wagtail, 1,
Song Thrush, 1 in song,
Willow Warbler, c10, mainly in song,
Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling at top end,
Coal Tit, 1 singing,
Goldcrest, 2 singing,
Starling, c6,
Goldfinch, c6,
Greenfinch, 2 singing,
Chaffinch, c8, many singing,
Redpoll, c8 over in flocks to 2,
Reed Bunting, male & female.
Regards,
David Nuttall.
Evening count, numbers pretty similar but can add -
1m Pheasant
Pr Common Sandpiper
2 Wheatear - on slope off Limy Lane
Min of 125 L.B.B.Gull passing N. from 19:30 hrs
Flock of c40 Jackdaw passing S. down the valley to roost, of which there was no sign when I arrived there at 20:40 hrs.
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling.
No sign of tufties
Bob.
