8pm
2 Buzzard
4 Swallows
I Kestrel

pm 27th

Lone Buzzard circled and landed on a pylon over the river

7.30pm

Buzzard
Kestrel
Heron in Tree

Yes, Near Marple Geoff - see "all the bumph" I have sent you

geoff, just had look on the maps for your fav spot,is it chadkirk near marple,or can you give us an ordance survey ref so i can call in if passing

cheers geoff

7.30pm
2 Heron in tree
Greenfinch
Female Goosander on River

8.30pm

5 herons roosting in trees over the river

pm
Herons in flight and in trees
Buzzard
Pair Grey Wagtails and Dipper on Weir

8pm

4 Herons and young in trees on the other side of the river. Looks like they may be nesting. will pursue.

Two swallows and a greenfinch on a power cable

AM

3 Heron on and above river
Lone swallow
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Juvenile Tits of some kind
GS Woodpecker seems to have fledged

10-10.15pm
Two young tawny Owls on top of a telephone pylon angle-ion behind the farm. Must have been half a dozen calling around the area

Bins pretty good at low light Dean.

Geoff

AM

Female GS Woodpecker feeding male juvenile
Goldcrest
Nurhatch
Dunnock
Swifts
Robins
Grasshopper Warbler - we think

PM

Juvenile GS Woodpecker making a continuos racket, and peeping out of nest hole. Adult coming and going.

Nuthatch again at nest box.

Nothing much else. It started to rain so put my bis away, and a "green/yellow thing" flew by. Assume a Greenfinch"?

Geoff.

-- Edited by geoff at 16:21, 2007-05-31

pm

Two GS Woodpeckers nesting in a dead tree in the woods
Nuthatch in a nesting box
Loads of swifts

-- Edited by geoff at 16:41, 2007-05-30