Mixenden area

 I went in the search of returning migrants this morning. Not many migrants ...but good enough...

Mixenden Reservoir - 2 Sand Martins, 10 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtails. Chiffchaff in the woodland and a Common Buzzard over >SW. 

Lower Brockholes - male Siskin in the top of a Spruce in one of the gardens there.

Hunter Hill - 4 Wheatear (2adults and 2 juvs together) Green Woodpecker, Jay and Mistle Thrush's scoffing rowan berries. Best of the day was a Tree Pipit - heard the call and it came over and dropped into the woodland at Slaughter Gap. Searched for it till it flew out again and moved further up the clough.

Carrs Beck - 2 Sand Martins at the lower end of the golf course still ! I had a search in the heath-land area and checking the fence line came across male and female Redstarts.  both were very wary and very reluctant to show again after the initial sightings.

Kestrel was getting plenty of aggravation from the local Jackdaws until this Raven went over and diverted their attention. It went off high >NE