pink-footed goose - skeins of 26 flew south-east @ 16:25 & then skein of 52 flew east @ 16:29. At 16:15 I could hear birds to the south of the quarry but could not locate them. I also heard birds calling over Seat Naze this morning, but again couldn't locate them.
teal - 2 on quarry pond
goosander - 1 over
snipe - 15, 12 of which were together at one pond
jack snipe - my earliest ever returning bird in wet area on the moor
Kestrel - 1 hunting the moor
skylark - 1
meadow pipit - c70
swallow - 4
house martin - 6
wheatear - 1 in Whitworth Quarry & another 2 in Lee Quarry
stonechat - 2 males in ferns at Lee Quarry
willow tit - whilst clambering through a rock pile a small bird with a black head flew past me, then a willow tit flew from behind me and landed on a rock, 10 feet in front of me, before quickly moving on, so possibly 2 birds passed through. Not something I ever expected to see up here.
goldfinch - c25 feeding on thistles
linnet - 2
cheers Kevin
-- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Sunday 18th of September 2022 09:38:51 PM
