Birds seen in or round fields between thornham old road and thornham new road,stock dove 70 feeding in field and 15 in flight.,2 buzzards , greater black backed gull 2 AD low over field,,redwing 35,and 1 fieldfare with them,, common gull 40+, house sparrows a good 60 plus round blue Pitts Fram thornham old RD,grey wagtail 1 calling in-flight,,,,ps seeing 70 plus stock dove in 1 flock in Rochdale,is by a long way my highest count for is bird species,in Rochdale in 43 years birding.

Buzzards 7-9 , lapwing 200, fieldfare 35,redwing 15,pied wagtail 1, chaffinch 5,and 1 brambling F, mistle thrush 2,stock dove 5, woodpigeon 70+, starling 45+, blackbird 7, goosander 1 RH on Dunlop lodge,M kestrel,b h gull 30,1 common gull.on lodge,robin,wren, dunnock blue tit, great tit,h sparrow, goldcrest, long tailed tit,

7 buzzards stood in one field just before M62/J20 along thoraham new road of Oldham road.

9 buzzards in air.all seen at same time 12 sept 11.45am.on 13 sept 9 buzzards all seen at same time over same site as yesterday.along throaham new RD.3 Melanistic pheasant and 1 white pheasant today john

Late news for 5 April. Walk along thornham new RD...red-legged partridge 2...swallow 1(first for year)...fieldfare 3...redwing 25+...c.buzzing 1...skylark 2...goldfinch 12...linnet 2...h sparrow 40+....john