08:30-10:30
Buzzard, soaring bird,
Kestrel, male on the hunt,
Curlew, feeding in rough grass,
Swift, 1 down the valley,
Skylark, 2 in song,
Swallow, just a single,
House Martin, 3 small colony's down the Whitewell Valley,
Song Thrush, singing bird,
Mistle Thrush, singing bird,
Willow Warbler, c12 several carrying food and many in song,
Blackcap, 2 singing birds,
Garden Warbler, 1 in good song,
Whitethroat, 2 in song,
Goldcrest, 1 in song,
Jay, 1,
Chaffinch, c6, several in song,
Lesser Redpoll, c8, many in song and buzzing around everywhere,
Goldfinch, c12,
Siskin, calling bird over 3 times,
Bullfinch, pir in conifers plus calling birds,
Crossbill, a flock of 7 flew into conifers but departed south 2 minutes later!
Regards,
David.