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G.C.Grebe, singles on Ogden & Calf Hey,

Cormorant, min 10 birds on Ogden / Holden Wood,

Grey Heron, 3 singles,

Mallard, 3,

Buzzard, one soaring, calling, over the valley was my last bird of the morning and only BOP,

Grey Partridge, group of 3 near Ogden,

G.B.B.Gull, single over Ogden,

B.H.Gull, 4 on Calf Hey,

G.S.Woodpecker, 3 calling birds,

Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling bird,

Skylark, single bird flushed on Haslingden Moor,

Swallow, Good numbers, especially over conifers at Calf Hey & over Holden Wood with perhaps 100 birds,

House Martin, c20 especially over Heap Clough,

Meadow Pipit, c40 inc 30 at top end of Holden Wood,

Pied Wagtail, c12 inc many juvs,

Grey Wagtail, family parties at Holden Wood & Calf Hey,

Coal Tit, family party in Heap Clough,

Goldcrest, calling birds in Heap Clough & Clough Head,

Nuthatch, singing bird in trees at bottom Heap Clough / Grane Road,

Jay, 2 in Heap Clough,

Siskin, calling bird over Calf Hey,

Redpoll, 2 calling birds over Heap Clough,

Linnet, family groups at Holden Wood, Jamestones & Troy,

Greenfinch, single on wires at Holden Wood,

Goldfinch, c40 inc charm of 25 near Holden Wood,

Chaffinch, c12,

Bullfinch, calling bird near Holden Wood,

Reed Bunting, 2 at Holden Wood.

Regards,

David Nuttall.