Today was 'trudge' day and as normal there is plenty to tell ....I started the day at Edderthorpe Flash, a common whitethroat was a welcome start along with a reed bunting and a yellowhammer. A skylark sang overhead and a reed warbler was spotted in the reedbed beside the water's edge, a sedge warbler could also be heard. Willow warblers were in the trees beside the river and chiffchaffs were ..'chiffing' ..too !On the water were Canada geese, greylag geese, mallards, tufted ducks, shovelers, gadwalls, teals, coots, moorhens, mute swans, a great crested grebe, little grebes, lapwings, redshanks, 2 grey herons and black-headed gulls. A good number of swifts, swallows, house martins and sand martins were feeding over the water.Also present were 2 jays and a green woodpecker. A phonecall from 'Warden Dave' alerted me to the fact that a red kite was heading in my direction and after a short wait it appeared in the distance. Not brilliant views admittedly but good enough to be able to tell what it was, so that was a great start to the day !Then it was off to Bolton Ings, I began by heading along Warbler Way .. Willow warblers, chiffchaffs, a blackcap, both common and lesser whitethroats, 2 grey partridges and another jay were all seen here. On Bolton itself were a little gull, black-headed gulls, coots, moorhens, mallards, gadwalls, shovelers, tufted ducks, great-crested grebes, little grebes, Canada geese, greylag geese, lapwings, redshanks, 4 oystercatchers flew overhead, a cormorant, jackdaws, mute swans, pheasants, a blackcap and 2 common whitethroats. Swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins were skimming the water.Next was Wombwell Ings, present here were shelducks, mallards, shovelers, tufted ducks, gadwalls, coots, moorhens, lapwings, greenshanks, redshanks, dunlins, both ringed and little ringed plovers, 2 common sandpipers, a black-tailed godwit, Canada and greylag geese, a skylark, jackdaws and linnets. Again swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins were all feeding over the water.I then made my way back to Old Moor..Having missed out on the wood sandpiper earlier in the week I was happy to see that one on the Wader Scrape had kindly waited for me to turn up ... Also here were a common tern, black-headed gulls, ringed plovers, lapwings, oystercatchers, common sandpipers, redshanks, gadwalls, tufted ducks, mallards, shovelers, coots, moorhens, Canada geese, swifts and swallows.Wath Ings had mallards, gadwalls, a pochard, tufted ducks, little grebes, coots, moorhens, Canada geese, lapwings, swifts, swallows, house martins and sand martins.The Mere was fairly quiet .. well .. when I say quiet .. thats if you can discount the hundreds of screaming gulls of course .. Canada geese, greylag geese, a cormorant, mallards, tufted ducks, coots, moorhens, lapwings, mute swans and a lesser black-backed gull were all here.The talking barn owl was 'lurking' in the doorway of his penthouse over the far side .. He likes to lurk ..The Field Pool had greylag geese, Canada geese, moorhens, coots, tufted ducks, teals, gadwalls, mute swans, redshanks, a ringed plover, lapwings, a pied wagtail and a 'handsome hare' were all seen here.Again there were no reports of the marsh harrier !!So .. a very good day was had today ..Something in the region of 50 species and that isn't counting the magpies, carrion crows,chaffinches, blackbirds, starlings etc etc .. Probably nearer to 60 in all !!The highlights today had to be the wood sandpiper and the handsome red kite of course ...