07:00-11:30
Cormorant, 1 at Holden Wood,
Grey Heron, 2,
Canada Goose, c50 inc many pairs, one with 5 goslings,
Greylag Goose, 1 at Holden Wood,
Teal, pair at Holden Wood,
Goldeneye, female at Calf Hey,
Buzzard, 4 soaring birds,
Sparrowhawk, 2,
Kestrel, pair plus 2 singles,
Pheasant, c6,
Curlew, 3 pairs on the tops,
Oystercatcher, c12,
Lapwing, single bird displaying near Ogden,
Stock Dove, c8, generally in pairs,
Skylark, c12, several in song,
Swallow, c20,
Sand Martin, c12,
Meadow Pipit, c20,
Pied Wagtail, c6,
Wheatear, 15, especially above Jamestones with a group of 11 birds,
Whinchat, male above Ogden,
Stonechat, 3 males,
Mistle Thrush, singing bird,
Song Thrush, 5 singing birds,
Willow Warbler, c15 singing birds,
Blackcap, 4 singing birds,
Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling above Holden Wood,
Blue Tit, c12,
Great Tit, c8,
Coal Tit, c6 singing birds,
L.T.Tit, 2,
Goldcrest, 2 singing birds,
Nuthatch, 1 at Calf Hey,
Jay, 1 at Calf Hey,
Goldfinch, c10,
Greenfinch, 4 at Duke of Wellington,
Chaffinch, c20, many in song,
Linnet, pair above Troy,
Siskin, c12 with a flock of 6 and several singing males.
Reed Bunting, 3.
Regards,
David.