05:30 - 08:30
Heron, 1 stood in field,
Canada Goose, party of 3 over and party of 4 adults and 5 goslings,
Mallard, 2 + family of 4,
Grey Partridge, pair, my first of the year I think!
Pheasant, c4 calling,
Moorhen, 1,
Lapwing, c20 inc sev juvs,
Oystercatcher, 1,
Curlew, 2 pair,
Snipe, 1 drumming over Harden Moor,
B.H.Gull, 7 in fields,
L.B.B.Gull, c20 over in small groups,
Wood Pigeon, c20 in small groups,
Stock Dove, 2 pairs, 1 single, 1 party of five,
Collared Dove, pair,
Swift, c20,
Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffled,
Skylark, c20, many in song,
Swallow, c60, inc juvs being fed by adults,
Sand Martin, 6 going back and forth over Harden Moor?
Meadow Pipit, c30,
Mistle Thrush, 2 family parties of c6 birds each,
Song Thrush, c6 still singing well,
Whitethroat, 6 singing males,
Blackcap, 1 in song,
Willow Warbler, c20 mainly in song but some acrrying food,
Great Tit, family party of 5,
L.T.Tit, 2 family parties,
Stonechat, 2 single males,
Jay, 2 singles,
House Sparrow, c20 around Salesis Farm,
Starling, c200 inc many juvs,
Green, Gold and Chaffinch in good number with many young Greenfinch,
Bullfinch, 2 calling from cover,
Redpoll, 1 over singing,
Linnet, 4,
Reed Bunting, 3 males + pair.
Regards,
David Nuttall.