• whooper swan - flock of c16 birds seen to south of Whitworth Quarry were probably whoopers.
• pink-footed goose - birds heard calling over Lee Quarry area heading east. Sadly couldn't see them, so no idea of numbers
• buzzard - 3
• sparrowhawk - male over Deansgreave Road, New Line
• kestrel - 1
• snipe - 6
• herring gull - 4 over
• lesser black-backed gull - 1 over
• little owl - 5 in 4 different areas of Lee Quarry
• skylark - 4 singles
• great spotted woodpecker - 1 that flew into the main quarry area in Lee Quarry was a bit of a surprise
• pied wagtail - 1 at each quarry
• meadow pipit - 76 in singles to a flock of 24 in Whitworth Quarry & a flock of c40 in Lee Quarry
• wheatear - 1 in Lee & 1 in Whitworth Quarry
• fieldfare - flocks of 13, 120, 60, 24, 60 & 80 either south or east through Whitworth Quarry area
• chaffinch - bird in full song on Deansgreave Road, New Line. Probably the first time I've heard 1 sing in in October
• linnet - flock of 13 in Whitworth Quarry
• redpoll - 1 heard on Deansgreave Road
• siskin - 2 heard over Whitworth Quarry
• bullfinch - female on Deansgreave Road
• reed bunting - calling bird on the moor near Whitworth Quarry

cheers Kevin