F Goosander at Leabrook on R Limy - struggling to eat a frog - only 2 Mallard here, + 2 Dipper - inc. 1 in song

5 male Bullfinch in scrub between Cribden Clough and Twin Lodges along w/ 4 Chaffinch & 4 Goldfinch

50+ Starling in fields and on wires

Flock of c20 Goldfinch along Oakenhead Wood Rd w/ 4 Chaffinch & 3 Blue Tit

1 Kestrel at Oakenhead Wood Rd

1f Sparrowhawk flew low though Twin Lodges area

Complete lack of thrushes, just a single Blackbird at Sunnyside park.

Observation - by comparison with last year the berry & mast crop is very poor.

Bob.