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Grey Heron, 2,

Canada Goose, c20, mainly in pairs,

Mallard, c6,

Teal, pair on bottom lodge,

Buzzard, soaring pair,

Kestrel, pair,

Pheasant, calling birds,

Moorhen, pair on Deeply Pond,

Curlew, pair at Deeply Pond,

Lapwing, c12 scattered throughout the valley,

Snipe, 5 on Harden Moor,

Jack Snipe, 1 on Harden Moor,

L.B.B.Gull, c30 over,

Stock Dove, pair on the chimney plus 2 singles,

G.S.Woodpecker, female bird drumming on the metal cap of a telegraph post!

Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird,

Skylark, c12, many in song,

Swallow, 5 near Sale's Farm,

Sand Martin, c20 at the colony,

Meadow Pipit, c30, 

Pied Wagtail, 2,

Grey Wagtail, male collecting food,

Wheatear, group of 5 just off Croston Close Road,

Stonechat, male at Cheesden Bar Lodge,

Song Thrush, 2,

Dipper, a bird flew down stream from the top waterfall,

Willow Warbler, c30 singing birds,

Grasshopper Warbler, 2 reeling birds,

L.T.Tit, pair,

Treecreeper, 1 near The Chimney,

Starling, c10,

House Sparrow, c10,

Goldfinch, c12,

Greenfinch, c12, many in song,

Chaffinch, c15, many in song,

Bullfinch, calling birds near The Chimney,

Lesser Redpoll, calling bird over,

Linnet, c20, many in song,

Reed Bunting, single male.

Regards,

David.

-- Edited by David Nuttall on Sunday 24th of April 2022 05:43:40 PM