• great crested grebe - 1 at Cowm & 1 at Spring Mill
• cormorant - 1 flew up the Irwell valley & over Lee Quarry, 1 at Cowm & 1 at Spring Mill
• Canada goose - 3prs in Whitworth Quarry & 40 in fields off the quarry Rd at Cowm
• mallard - c12 at Cowm & a pair at Spring Mill
• goldeneye - 1 at Spring Mill
• oystercatcher - 2 in fields off the quarry road at Cowm
• snipe - 1 at Whitworth Quarry
• jack snipe - 1 at Whitworth Quarry
• black-headed gull - c70 at Cowm
• common gull - 6 at Cowm
• lesser black-backed gull - 1 at Cowm & 1 over Spring Mill
• buzzard - 1pr
• little owl - 2pr at Lee Quarry & 1 at Spring Mill
• green woodpecker - yaffling bird at Cowm
• stock dove - min 7 in Lee Quarry
• woodpigeon - 33 at Cowm & 28 at Spring Mill
• skylark - singing bird at Lee Quarry & 5 at Whitworth Quarry
• meadow pipit - just a single bird at Whitworth Quarry
• pied wagtail - 2 at Lee Quarry
• stonechat - female at Whitworth Quarry & a pair at Spring Mill
• mistle thrush - 1pr at Spring Mill
• fieldfare - 3 at Spring Mill

A few bits from yesterday

• 150 fieldfare west of Calf Hey
• kingfisher on the River Whitewell off Thornfield Ave, Waterfoot
• 68 carrion crow emerged from roost at Baron Fold/ Rough Lea in 3 flocks of 25, 23 & 20

cheers Kevin