Afternoon ramble

Pr Long-tailed Tits at Rushbed + pr at Forest Bank.

Single Mistle Thrushes at Rushbed, Heightside Lane and a singing bird at Folly Clough.

Shortclough res.

10 Canada Goose

c/4 Mallard

Pr Teal

2f Goosander

4 Moorhen

2 Little Grebe

Raven over Crawshawbooth calling.

1 L.B.B. Gull moving up the valley.

Greenfold

Pr Mallard

8pr Lapwing

40 Golden Plover counted on pasture.

c/150 flock of Starling

1pr Stonechat on territory + 1 male some distance away.

1m Reed Bunting

Pheasant calling

Curlew called just once.

10 Common Gull on pasture.

c/3 Meadow Pipit low numbers so far.

Few Skylark singing, c/4 but 2 low flying silent pairs.

Bob.