07:30 - 10:30
G.C.Grebe, 1 on A.M.R,
Grey Heron, 2 on flooded pasture,
Canada Goose, pairs or more on most waters with c10 pairs in total,
Mallard, 3 pairs,
Teal, 1 pair on top lodge,
Goosander, 8, 4 males & 4 redheads, on A.M.R,
Kestrel, pair on previous nest site + 1 over Harden Moor,
Pheasant, c4 single males,
Lapwing, c12 pairs on lower pasture,
Curlew, 3 pairs,
Snipe, 1 over Harden Moor + 1 flushed off small pond,
Jack Snipe, 1 flushed on Harden Moor,
L.B.B.Gull, c8 heading north east,
Common Gull, 1 heading est,
B.H.Gull, c20 on pasture,
Wood Pigeon, c80 inc flock of c50 in a field & some carrying twigs,
Stock Dove, pair in Deeply Vale + 1 single on pasture,
Skylark, c12 singing birds,
Meadow Pipit, c20, some singing,
Pied Wagtail, 3 singles,
Stonechat, pair near Harden Moor in rushes,
Song Thrush, 4 singing birds,
Mistle Thrush, 1 singing bird,
Blackbird, c20,
Fieldfare, flock of c20,
Blue & Great Tit, in good numbers,
Coal Tit, 1,
L.T.Tit, 1 pair,
Goldcrest, 1 in song,
Jay, 1 going between copses,
Starling, c100 in small flocks,
House Sparrow, c6 at Salesis Farm,
Chaffinch, c12 sing males,
Greefinch, c20, many in song,
Bullfinch, pair in Deeply Vale,
Reed Bunting, 2 singing.
Regards,
David Nuttall.