HI ALLAN -KINGFISHERS ARE DEFINATELY HAVING A GREAT YEAR-SAW 7 IN ONE AREA AT PENNINGTON FLASH LAST WEEK

Two dippers on River Douglas this am, just south of bridge at bottom of Brock Mill Lane, off Wigan Lane. Later, in Lower Plantations, a kingfisher and a male grey wagtail on river 300 yards north of bridge on main track, where a narrow path goes off left. Never seen a kingfisher on the Douglas here for years.