• grey heron - 1 at EBSW
• cormorant - 3 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• Canada goose - prs at EBSW & Holmes Terrace Lodge
• mallard - 5 at EBSW & 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• goosander - 1 flying downstream over EBSW
• moorhen - 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• buzzard - 2 + 1 over EBSW
• black-headed gull - min 12 at EBSW
• common gull - 1 over the beds at EBSW
• herring gull - 1 over EBSW
• lesser black-backed gull - c14 over
• kingfisher - 1
• sand martin - 1 over EBSW and down the valley
• pied wagtail - 3 at EBSW
• grey wagtail - female at The Holme & a male at Groundwork
• dipper - pairs at EBSW & Townsendfold
• nuthatch - 3 at EBSW & 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• long-tailed tit - singles at 2 sites at EBSW, 1 at Ewood Bridge & 1pr at The Holme
• chiffchaff - 5 (4singing) around EBSW, 2 singing at Ewood Bridge, 1 singing at K Steels, 1 singing at The Holme & 2 singing at Groundwork.
• willow warbler - 1 feeding in riverside trees off Manchester Road at Ewood Bridge
• goldcrest - singing bird at Ewood Bridge
• house sparrow - 1pr carrying grass to nest site at the mill at The Holme
• greenfinch - 2 singing at Irwell Vale
• bullfinch - 1 male at The Holme

cheers Kevin