06:30-11:00
Cormorant, 4 at Holden Wood,
Grey Heron, 1,
Greylag Goose, a pair plus a 3rd bird trying to muscle in!
Canada Goose, everywhere inc pairs on the moor tops & quarry ledges with c100 birds throughout,
Teal, pair on Holden Wood,
Buzzard, 2 soaring pairs plus several singles,
Sparrowhawk, soaring bird,
Kestrel, 3 singles,
Pheasant, 2 calling birds,
Coot, 1 on Holden Wood,
Moorhen, 2 on Holden Wood,
Curlew, pair over the moors plus a few singles,
Oystercatcher, c12 in several locations,
Lapwing, c8 at Holden Wood,
Snipe, 2 on the moors inc a 'chipping' bird,
Common Sandpiper, 2 on Holden Wood,
L.B.B.Gull, c6 over,
Herring Gull, c6 over,
B.H.Gull, c30 at Holden Wood,
Stock Dove, 4 at Jamestones plus several singles over,
Skylark, c40 on the tops, many in song,
Swallow, 4,
Sand Martin, c12 in Jamestones,
Meadow Pipit, c30,
Pied Wagtail, c6,
Wheatear, 7, mainly north side ov valley,
Stonechat, 5 males between Holden Wood & Calf Hey in 2 singing birds. Also 1 female,
Ring Ouzel, male near Clough Head,
Song Thrush, c6 singing birds,
Mistle Thrush, 2 singing birds plus two over,
Willow Warbler, c12 singing birds,
Blackcap, 1 singing bird,
Grasshopper Warbler, reeling bird at Holden Wood,
Coal Tit, c10 singing birds,
Goldcrest, singing birds at Clough Head & Heap Clough,
Nuthatch, 3 singing at Calf Hey,
Treecreeper, 1 at Calf Hey,
Jay, single in Heap Clough,
Raven, 2 singles over,
Goldfinch, c12,
Greenfinch, 2,
Chaffinch, c20,
Linnet, pair at Holden Wood plus calling birds near Heap Clough,
Siskin, pair plus 2 singles over,
Reed Bunting, c4.
Regards,
David.