Rawtenstall 45 redwing & c50 siskin in trees across the river from Ilex Mill.
Groundwork 2 lesser black back gulls & 4 herring gulls over, 1 dipper, 1 grey wagtail, 1 goldcrest, 2 long tailed tit, 2 siskin, 6 goldfinch & 1 bullfinch heard.
Holmes Terrace Lodge 5 heron, 79 mallard, 7 moorhen, 1 mistle thrush chased over by 2 smaller birds & 3 reed bunting. 1 dipper & 1 grey wagtail were on the river nearby.
Ewood Bridge Sewage Works 1pm 200 black headed gull, 2 meadow pipit, 15 pied wagtail, 1 grey wagtail, 80 carrion crow, 60 jackdaw & 400 starling. All birds flew off the beds at one point, but I couldn't see what caused the panic. Only the carrion crows settled back on the beds in the next 5 minutes everything else stayed in tight flocks for at least the next 20 minutes. 1 green woodpecker heard nearby.
Holden Wood 2 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 1pr mallard, 5 moorhen, 70 black headed gull, 5 great black back gulls & 1 herring gull over, 1 kestrel seen hunting over Hutch Bank, 1pr stonechat, 12 redwing & 7 long tailed tit.
