06:30-09:00
Canada Goose, 2 pairs on the moor tops and c20 around the quarries on the way up,
Kestrel, 1 over the moor,
Pheasant, calling bird,
Moorhen, 1 in Troy,
Common Sandpiper, pair,
LRP, Pair,
Snipe, at least 2 and probably 3 displaying males both 'drumming' and 'chipping'.
Lapwing, at least 2 pairs on the tops,
Oystercatcher, pair,
Curlew, 2 pairs,
B.H.Gull, 2 in the quarries,
L.B.B.Gull, c6 over,
Stock Dove, 2 pair,
Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird,
Skylark, best numbers of the year to date with c20 singing birds,
Swallow, c4 plus 3 through north,
Sand Martin, c12,
Pied Wagtail, 2 pairs,
Meadow Pipit, c30,
Wheatear, group of 9 above Jamestones and a single bird on the tops,
Mistle Thrush, 1 singing bird,
Coal Tit, 1 in Troy Clough,
Goldcrest, 3 singing in Troy Clough,
Goldfinch, c6,
Chaffinch, c10,
Linnet, male in Deep Clough,
Reed Bunting, 2 singing males.
Regards,
David Nuttall.