06:30-09:30
G.C.Grebe, pair displaying on Calf Hey and a single on Holden Wood,
Grey Heron, 1 flew onto Holden Wood,
Canada Goose, many pairs, several with young with flocks of 2,3,4,5x2 & 6 goslings being seen,
Mallard, pair with 6 newly hatched ducklings on Holden Wood,
Buzzard, 1 soaring over high and 1 on a fence post,
Kestrel, female on telegraph pole,
Pheasant, 2 calling birds,
Coot, at least 6 on Holden Wood,
Lapwing, c5 pair at Holden Wood, 2 week old chicks present and a pair near Jamestones,
Oystercatcher, pair and a single,
Curlew, calling bird near Clough Head,
B.H.Gull, c24,
Stock Dove, c8 especially Jamestones,
Swift, 6 over Holden Wood first thing,
Green Woodpecker, calling bird at Calf Hey,
G.S.Woodpecker, female near Clough Head,
Swallow, c12 at Holden Wood,
Sand Martin, c6 at Holden Wood and several singles near Jamestones,
Meadow Pipit, c20,
Grey Wagtail, 2,
Pied Wagtail, 1,
Wheatear, male at Jamestones,
Stonechat, 2 males along side Ogden,
Song Thrush, 3 singing birds,
Mistle Thrush, 1 singing bird,
Willow Warbler, c20 singing birds,
Chiffchaff, singing bird at Calf Hey,
Blackcap, singing bird at Clough Head,
Grasshopper Warbler, reeling bird between Ogden / Calf Hey,
Sedge Warbler, singing bird from large gorse bushes at the bottom of Troy Clough,
L.T.Tit, c6 in Troy Clough,
Coal Tit, adult feeding juv at Calf Hey and c12 others present,
Jay, 1 ay Calf Hey,
Jackdaw, flock of c20,
Starling, flocks of 6 & 4,
Goldfinch, c6,
Chaffinch, c30, many in song,
Siskin, 4 singles over calling especially near Calf Hey,
Linnet, singing bird near Ogden,
Reed Bunting, singing birds at Holden Wood, Ogden & Calf Hey.
Regards,
David Nuttall.