08:30-12:00

Grey Heron, 2 singles over Marl Pits,

Buzzard, soaring bird over Limy Valley,

Sparrowhawk, a pair soaring over Limy Valley were being mobbed by a Carrion Crow,

Kestrel, distant bird hovering towards Cribden,

Pheasant, calling bird,

Lapwing, 8 near Seat Naze,

L.B.B.Gull, steady trickle down the Limy Valley with c30 birds,

Stock Dove, 4 at Edge Yate,

Little Owl, 1 at Edge Yate,

Green Woodpecker, 'yaffling' bird near Chapel Hill,

G.S.Woodpecker, drumming bird near Chapel Hill,

Skylark, c30 on the tops,

Swallow, 2 near Bonfire Hill,

Meadow Pipit, c25,

Pied Wagtail, 2 on local farms,

Song Thrush, 2 singing birds at Edge Cote,

Willow Warbler, c20, mainly Balladen Clough, Marl Pits & Bonfire Hill,

Blackcap, 2 singing birds,

Coal Tit, 4 singing birds,

Raven, 1 down Limy Valley,

Goldfinch, c12,

Chaffinch, c12,

Linnet, pair near Swinshaw Moor,

Reed Bunting, singing male.

Regards,

David.