Afternoon mooch around.
1pr Little Ringed Plover
1 Cormorant
1m Mallard
2pr Canada Geese
1pr + 2f Goosander
2 L.B.B. Gull
4 singing Skylark
Loose flock of 6+ Meadow Pipit, big insect hatch on - pipits and wagtails all feeding along shoreline.
2 Pied Wagtail
Min. 3 White Wagtail poss.6 birds
3 separate Swallows
12+ Willow Warbler
3 Redpoll
2m Reed Bunting
Good numbers of Chaffinch,Wren and Robin in song.
The micro rookery at Goodshaw has now increased to 3 nests and my latest count for Crawshawbooth is 38 nests.
Bob.