06:00-08:30

Canada Goose, 2 sitting pairs and 2 pairs over,

Mallard, 3 over,

Buzzard, 1 over towards the moors,

Curlew, calling bird on the moors,

L.B.B.Gull, c20 over,

Collared Dove, 4 singles,

Stock Dove, 2 singles,

Swift, single bird above EBSW,

Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird at ewood Bridge,

G.S.Woodpecker, 1 on old railway line,

Swallow, 3 pair plus c40 at EBSW,

House Martin, c20 at EBSW,

Sand Martin, 2 at EBSW,

Pied Wagtail, 2,

Song Thrush, c6 singing birds,

Mistle Thrush, 1 singing bird at Lumb,

Willow Warbler, c10 singing birds,

Blackcap, c8 singing birds,

Chiffchaff, 5 singing birds,

Coal Tit, c4,

Goldcrest, singing bird at Irwell Vale,

Nuthatch, c6,

Treecreeper, pair near Lumb,

Starling, c6 pairs,

Goldfinch, c4 pairs,

Chaffinch, c10,

Bullfinch, 2 pairs.

Regards,

David Nuttall.