Canada goose - 2pr on Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1 pr on the river at Irwell Vale
mallard - 32 at Tesco in Rawtenstall, 2pr at The Holme, 1pr at Townsendfold & 23 on the river at EBSW
tufted duck - 1 pr on Holmes Terrace Lodge
oystercatcher - 1pr at EBSW
coot - 2 on Holmes Terrace Lodge
moorhen - 2 on Holmes Terrace Lodge
kestrel - 1 at Townsendfold
black headed gull - 4 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & c 200 at EBSW
common gull - 2 at EBSW
lesser black backed gull - c 950 passed eastwards over the Irwell vallet between 10 & 14:30
herring gull - c50 passed eastwards over the Irwell vallet between 10 & 14:30
great spotted woodpecker - 1 at EBSW
skylark - flock of 10 in muckspread field by the river at Townsendfold (first time I've ever seen them here)
pied wagtail - 1 at New Hall Hey cricket ground & 30+ at EBSW
grey wagtail - 1pr at The Holme
meadow pipit - 1 at EBSW
wood pigeon - flock of 20 at Holmes Terrace Lodge and 3 at EBSW
collarde dove - 1 at EBSW
robin - 3 at EBSW and 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
blackbird - 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 2 at EBSW
fieldfare - 1 at New Hall Hey cricket ground & 6 at K Steels
mistle thrush - 1 at New Hall Hey cricket ground
redwing - 50 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
song thrush - flock of 4 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1pr and a single at EBSW
wren - just 1 at EBSW
dunnock - just 1 at EBSW
great tit - 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1 at EBSW
blue tit - 3 at EBSW
long tailed tit - 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodge & flocks of 4 & 6 at EBSW
carrion crow - c 40 at EBSW
jackdaw - c40 at EBSW
magpie - 4 at EBSW and 5 at Ewood Bridge
chaffinch - 3 at EBSW
goldfinch - charm of 4 at Groundwork and 1pr and a charm of 25 at EBSW
greenfinch - 3 at EBSW
bullfinch - 1pr at EBSW
the cold weather has attracted 2 redwings and a brambling to our feeding station at Gaghills in Waterfoot. 1 or 2 treecreepers have been coming everyday this year and have taken to using the fat squares we have put out, despite Chris Packham's assertion on winterwatch that treecreepers do not use bird feeders
