Visited Holden Wood,Ogden and Calf Hey Reservoirs this afternoon and saw the following species:-GC Grebe,Little Egret(feeding at the far western end of Ogden Reservoir for over 2 hours) Grey Heron, Greylag Goose,Canada Goose,Mallard, Buzzard,Kestrel (watched 4 birds hunting together) Lapwing,Common Sandpiper, B H Gull,LBB Gull,Woodpigeon,Collared Dove,Swift,Swallow,House Martin,Meadow Pipit,Grey Wagtail,Pied Wagtail,Wren,Redstart(juvenile in small bushes at western end of Holden Wood Reservoir,firstly at 3pm and again at 5pm) Stonechat,Blackbird,Mistle Thrush,Willow Warbler,Blue Tit,Magpie,Jackdaw,Carrion Crow,House Sparrow,Chaffinch,Greenfinch,Goldfinch,Reed Bunting.
The young Redstart is a great spot, would you think it was recently fledged, if so it would be worth a look round for other young or adults. It is some time since there has been a sighting in Rossendale, it would be nice to think they have bred there. I started a nest box scheme for them and Pied flycatcher around Strongstry some years ago but with no results.
Yes Brian the bird was a recently fledged juvenile.Above Calf Hey Reservoir there are plenty of places in the woods for Redstart to breed and probably remain undetected,so I had a walk around those woods and had no success in finding much at all!
