grey heron 1 at Groundwork mandarin - 2 males & 3 females on the Irwell at K Steels mallard - 4 at Hareholme, 82 at Tesco, 22 at Groundwork, 40 at K Steels & 2 at Ewood Bridge goosander - 1 pr flying over Bocholt Way & 1 pr at Townsendfold sparrowhawk - 1 male seen over Hurdles Quarry, 1 male near Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1 in a failed attempt to take a blackbird at Ewood Bridge. kestrel - 1 seen hunting over Higher Lench moorhen - 1 at Groundwork & 1 in the field below Holmes Terrace Lodge snipe - 2 seen flying low over the Irwell at Cloughfold appeared to have been flushed from lower down the river. great black backed gull - 1 over Higher Lench kingfisher - 1 at The Holme great spotted woodpecker - 1 in Trickett's Memorial, 2 in Lea Bank & 1 at The Holme grey wagtail - 1 at Cloughfold & 1 at Groundwork dipper - 1 in Waterfoot, 1 at Tesco, 2 at Groundwork & 3 at Ewood Bridge wren - 2 in Staghills Woods, 1 at Lea Bank, 1 at K Steels & 1 at Townsendfold robin - just 3 seen on walk through Staghills Woods blackbird - 11 seen on walk through Staghills Woods song thrush - 1 at The Holme redwing - 1 in Trickett's Memorial & 1 in Staghills Woods mistle thrush - 1 at Bocholt Way & 2 at the train station in Rawtenstall goldcrest - 1 at Ewood Bridgelong tailed tit - 15 in Trickett's Memorial & 2 flocks of 10 in Stagills Woods coal tit - just 3 seen on walk through Staghills Woods blue tit - 12 seen on walk through Staghills Woods great tit - 9 seen on walk through Staghills Woods nuthatch - 1 heard in Trickett's Memorial treecreeper - 1pr in Staghills Woods magpie - 9 seen on walk through Staghills Woods jackdaw - 10 in Staghills Woods & 86 at bocholt Way jay - 2 at Lea Bank chaffinch - 6 in Trickett's Memorial brambling - male and female coming to feeders at Gaghills house sparrow - c30 at The Holme
