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Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood and 2 on Ogden,

Grey Heron, 1 over,

Canada Goose, c10 pairs,

Mallard, c12,

Tufted Duck, male in Jamestone West,

Goldeneye, 2 males & 1 female on Calf Hey,

Buzzard, soaring pair,

Sparrowhawk, female over pursued by crows and male over later,

Kestrel, 1 perched up,

Pheasant, calling birds,

Moorhen, 2 on Holden Wood,

Curlew, 2 pairs,

Oystercatcher, c5 pairs,

Golden Plover, flock of 4 on the tops,

Lapwing, c8,

Snipe, chipping bird on the tops,

L.B.B.Gull, c4,

B.H.Gull, c6,

Stock Dove, c8,

G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird in Heap Clough,

Skylark, c12 mainly in song,

Meadow Pipit, c20,

Pied Wagtail, c10,

Grey Wagtail, pair in Heap Clough,

Wheatear, c8,

Stonechat, 3 males,

Ring Ouzel, female on slopes above Troy,

Song Thrush, 3 in song,

Mistle Thrush, 2 in song,

Willow Warbler, c15, mainly in song,

Whitethroat, singing bird in clearfell at Calf Hey,

Grasshopper Warbler, 3 reeling birds,

Coal Tit, c12, many in song,

Nuthatch, 2 at Calf Hey,

Raven, pair over the moors being chased by pair of Curlew and 4 Lapwings! Several singles,

Goldfinch, c12,

Greenfinch, c4,

Chaffinch, c12,

Linnet, 1 above Troy,

Siskin, 2 over calling,

Reed Bunting, c6.

Regards,

David.