10:00-12:00
Grey Heron, 1 in North Bay,
Canada Goose, 20 on res / shore,
Mallard, c6, plus female with 10 ducklings (doing well to evade the pike!),
Kestrel, 2 singles hunting the moors,
Curlew, calling bird,
Lapwing, at least 2 south of boat house,
L.B.B.Gull, 6 over,
B.H.Gull, 2 on res,
Stock Dove, 2 flew in and landed on res wall,
Swift, c4 over New Laithe,
Skylark, c12, some in song,
Swallow, c4,
House Martin, 1,
Meadow Pipit, c6,
Pied Wagtail, 2 on res shore,
Willow Warbler, 3 in song,
Blackcap, 2 in song from Old Wood,
House Sparrow, c12, cotton row and Beijing,
Redpoll, 1 over,
Goldfinch, charm of 4,
Chaffinch, c6, several in song,
Reed Bunting, 4 singing males.
Regards,
David Nuttall.