Late morning visit

1 Pheasant calling

2 Canada Goose on the pond

1m Ring Ouzel chased off by a Wheatear into a bush.

7 Wheatear on sheep pasture.

c/150 flock of Golden Plover flighting over for 10 minutes or so. 13 birds seen previously on pasture.

Pr Curlew.

Lapwing numbers remaining constant at c/8 pairs.

Few singing Skylarks or pipits probably due to wind.

1 Stock Dove at Bottomley Bank farm.

3 Little Grebe at Shortclough res. + 1 Moorhen + 1 Mistle Thrush singing.

Nuthatches calling at Crawshawbooth and Rushbed.

Coal Tits vocal over last week or so.

Bob