08:40-11:10
G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood,
Cormorant, 1 on Ogden,
Heron, 2 on Holden Wood,
Goldeneye, female on Calf Hey,
Sparrowhawk, female flew over Holden Wood pursued by a crow!
Peregrine, female flew low over Haslingden moor and perched on fence post
Kestrel, 3 or 4 singles,
Golden Plover, 15 on Haslingden Moor,
Snipe, 6 singles flushed off Haslingden Moor,
Herring Gull, 4 west up the valley,
B.H.Gull, c 30 on Holden Wood and farmland,
G.S.Woodpecker, 3 singles,
Meadow Pipit, 1 in Deep Clough,
Dunnock, 1 singing,
Mistle Thrush, 3 singing + 2/3 others,
Coal Tit, c6,
L.T.Tit, c8,
Goldcrest, c12 in small groups,
Raven, 2xpair + 1 single (probably same pair),
Siskin, 7 at Calf Hey + single at Clough Head,
Brambling, female at Calf Hey Car Park.
Regards,
David Nuttall.