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24 April 2024
Scholes Ground: Grey Heron - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 2 - 1 pair ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Greylag Goose - 9 ; Canada Goose - 3 ; Red-legged Partridge - 8Soughley Lane, Redmires: Swallow - 2+
Tankersley - Black Lane: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - Singing ; Coot - 10 ; Gadwall - 10 ; Buzzard - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Both males, one singing, one on territory. ; House Martin - 1 ; Linnet - 6 - Several prospecting nest sites, one collecting nest materials.
Wentworth Park: Woodpigeon - 70+ - up from field,W of Roman Ridge
Wentworth Park, Wood@ Deer Shed: Green Woodpecker - 1 - yaffle ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - feeding on adjacent verge along with 2 Blackbirds ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing
Wharncliffe Chase: Willow Warbler - 11+ - All singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Redstart - 4 - 2 singing males plus a pair feeding together ;
, Redstart - 4 - Pic of female ; 
, Curlew - 2 ; Wheatear - 11 - Incl. a poss. Greenland type. ; 
, Skylark - 20+ ; Meadow Pipit - 20+ ; Linnet - 10 ; Stonechat - 2 - Separate male, one singing/display flight ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Male ; Tree Pipit - 9 - At least 9 singing males ; 
, Tree Pipit - 9 - Another pic ; 
, Raven - 2 - Pair ; Stock Dove - 1 - Singing ; Swallow - 2-3 ; Crossbill - 2 ; Buzzard - 2 Wharncliffe Side: Rook - 11+ - Small rookery next to A6102. 11 nests visible. Young calling.
White Lee Moor: Cuckoo - 1 - Calling in the plantation ; Crossbill - 15+ - Mobile flock in the plantation ; Peregrine - 1 ; Red Kite - 1 - Over plantation then flew NW ; Buzzard - 2 ; Siskin - 4 ; Willow Warbler - 2
Woodhouse Washlands: Lapwing - 1 - Displaying. ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - pair ; Yellow Wagtail - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 7 - + 1 White Wagtail. ; Gadwall - 8 ; Mallard - 6 ; Teal - 1 - male ; Little Egret - 2 ; Blackcap - 2 - singing males ; Chiffchaff - 4 - Singing males ; Willow Warbler - 2 - singing males ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing male