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G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey,

Cormorant, 2 on Ogden,

Grey Heron, 2 singles,

Canada Goose, c100 with additional 40 goslings minimum!

Buzzard, 2 singles & a pair,

Kestrel, male with small mammal prey plus another single,

Pheasant, male,

Moorhen, adult with 2 young at Holden Wood,

Lapwing, c12 at Holden Wood,

Oystercatcher, min 4,

Curlew, calling bird on the moors,

B.H.Gull, c12,

Cuckoo, 1 perched in Hawthorn at Calf Hey, calling intermittently with a distinct 'gruff' call!

Tawny Owl, 1 in the woods,

Swift, c12 over feeding,

Green Woodpecker, 'yaffled' twice, 

G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird in Heap Clough,

Swallow, c12,

Sand Martin, 2,

Stonechat, male with 2 juvs, male with 4 juvs plus male carrying food,

Song Thrush, c5 singing birds,

Mistle Thrush, singing bird at Calf Hey,

Willow Warbler, c12 in song,

Chiffchaff, 3 in song inc 2 at Calf Hey,

Blackcap, 7 in song inc 5 at Calf Hey

Coal Tit, c4 singing birds,

Nuthatch, 1 at Calf Hey,

Treecreeper, 1 at Calf Hey,

Chaffinch, c12,

Goldfinch, 2,

Bullfinch, 2 at Calf Hey,

Reed Bunting, 4 singing males plus female carrying food.

Regards,

David Nuttall.