10:30-12:00

Buzzard, 2 soaring together,

Kestrel, 2 hunting the hillsides,

B.H.Gull, c20 up the Irwell Valley,

L.B.B.Gull, c80 up the Irwell Valley,

Wood Pigeon, c10,

Skylark, 1 on Edge Cote,

Swallow, c12,

Meadow Pipit, c50 over south in flocks to 10 birds,

Song Thrush, 1 at Marl Pits,

Chiffchaff, 1 at Marl Pits,

Coal Tit, calling birds in Balladen Clough,

Starling, c20 on Newchurch Road,

Goldfinch, c20 in charms to 8,

Bullfinch, 2 at Marl Pits.

Regards,

David Nuttall.