June 17th

Dovestones: as well as the Crossbills (inc. at least 5 juvs); Siskin; Redpoll; an early(late?) Tawny Owl and a fly-over adult Peregrine.

Walkerwood(Stalybridge) 28 adult Canada Geese & 3 goslings; 5 Mallard (all males) and 2 Common Buzzards

Castleshaw: 1 newly fledged Black-headed Gull; 80 (and counting) Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a token Herring Gull; 4 Great Crested Grebes; 51 Canada Geese & 6 goslings; 20 mallard; 4 Tufted duck; 47 Lapwings; 4 Grey Wagtails (2 adults & 2 juves);100+ starlings and at least 80(!) Mistle Thrushes in parties of adults and juveniles of up to 18 at a time, all heading west. We did check to make sure we weren't re-counting but, unless they were circling round the back of Oxhey Top, we didn't duplicate any.

With all the usual stuff a total of 60 species just between Castleshaw and Hollingworthhall Moor