A red kite flew slowly west against strong winds over Lee Quarry this morning

Also seen

• Canada goose - c30, including 5 sitting birds across both quarries
• sparrowhawk - male flew across the track at Lee Quarry
• kestrel - 1 in each quarry
• great black-backed gull - 1 in Whitworth Quarry
• lesser black-backed gull - 2 in  Whitworth Quarry & c20 over the area
• herring gull - 1 over Whitworth Quarry
• snipe - 1
• little owl - 1 in east end of Lee Quarry
• skylark - only 4 seen
• meadow pipit - c10
• pied wagtail - 5
• wheatear - 7
• mistle thrush - 1pr at Lee Quarry
• linnet - min 10 in Whitworth Quarry

cheers Kevin