• cormorant - 1 flew off Holmes Terrace Lodge
• grey heron - 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• Canada goose - 3 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• mallard - 1pr on the Irwell at Tesco & 4m & 1f at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• goosander - 1 redhead on river bank at Townsendfold
• moorhen - min 4 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• black-headed gull - 10 at Seat Naze, 37 at Marl Pits & 13 at Townsendfold
• common gull - 1 at Seat Naze & c50 at Edge Cote
• lesser black-backed gull - adult over Seat Naze
• snipe - min 52 at Edge Cote
• jack snipe - 1 at Edge Cote
• woodcock - 1 near Edge Cote flew to the top end of Marl Pits & 1 at Townsendfold
• tawny owl -  at least 1pr flying and calling noisily around Mill End in Waterfoot this morning
• skylark - 1 singing in the wind and rain at Seat Naze
• meadow pipit - 2 singles at Edge
• dipper - 1 on the riverside at The Holme
• goldcrest - singing bird at Park Road, Waterfoot
• song thrush - min 7 singing in Waterfoot at dawn
• mistle thrush - 1 at Edge Cote
• blackbird - 4 singing birds in Waterfoot at dawn
• nuthatch - 1 in Trickett's Memorial & 1 on Naze Road
• bullfinch - 1 male at Groundwork

cheers Kevin