10:30-12:30 Cormorant, 1 dropped onto Shortclough, Sparrowhawk, soaring bird over Crawshawbooth, Snipe, 2 flushed off Swinshaw Moor, Herring Gull, as with Bob's report for yesterday big numbers still heading north up the Limy Valley with c600 in flocks to 50, L.B.B.Gull, several in with the Herrings and maybe 60 through, G.B.B.Gull, just 1 north and another south down The Whitewell Valley, Common Gull, 2 over, B.H.Gull, c50 on pasture, Stock Dove, 2 near Chapel Hill, Meadow Pipit, 1 near Chapel Hill, Mistle Thrush, 2 pairs, Redwing, flock of 4 over Swinshaw Moor, Coal Tit, 3 in Balladen Clough, Starling, flock of c60 on pasture at Twenty Penneth, Greenfinch, 3 singles, Goldfinch, charm of c12 in Balladen Clough & c8 at Marl Pits, Chaffinch, 2. Regards, David Nuttall.