cormorant - 7 at Holden Wood grey heron - 1 over Holden Wood Canada goose - c170, with c110 at Holden Wood mallard - c15 teal -3 at Holden Wood (seen by Sarfraz) goosander - redhead on Holden Wood ( Sarfraz later had 2 redheads & a drake) goldeneye - 1m & 1f (Sarfraz had 2fs here) on Calf Hey, 1m & 1f on Jamestone West & a duck on Jamestone East coot - 3 at Holden Wood moorhen - 1 at Holden Wood Oystercatcher - 3 at Holden Wood & 9 at Ogden lapwing - 8 at Holden Wood & 1 flying on to Thirteen Stone Hill Dunlin - 2 at Holden Wood Curlew - 1pr over Holden Wood Snipe - 2 at Holden Wood & 1 in Jamestone Quarry (Sarfraz only) kestrel - 1pr pheasant - calling birds at Holden Wood, Calf Hey & Troy black-headed gull - 5 lesser black-backed gull - 2 on Holden Wood & c8 over herring gull - 1 at Holden Wood skylark - 1 over Holden Wood plus singing birds from moor tops stock dove - 1pr near Calf Hey & 3pr in Jamestone West woodpigeon - flock of 25 near Hutch Bank meadow pipit - c150 seen around the valley pied wagtail - c7 swallow - min 8 at Holden Wood & at least 2 in Jamestone West sand martin - 2 at Holden Wood stonechat - 1pr Holden Wood & 1pr Ogden wheatear - 1m above Jamestone west & 3 or 4 on Picker Hill Ring ouzel - 3 males on Picker Hill mistle thrush - 1 near Todd Hall treecreeper - 1 at Calf Hey nuthatch - sing at Calf Hey willow warbler - 2 singing at Holden Wood goldcrest - singing bird at Calf Hey long-tailed tit - min 2 at Calf Hey greenfinch - 1 at Calf Hey & 1 at Crow Trees siskin - 1m at Calf Hey feeders plus others calling from treetops reed bunting - 3 at Holden Wood & 1 at Ogden
Nice to meet Arlene & Steve at Jamestone Quarry today
