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Cormorant, 3 singles over but none on the reservoirs,

Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood,

Canada Goose, 65 in Jamestone Quarry,

Mallard, c12,

Teal, c8 on Calf Hey,

Buzzard, 1 soaring off the edge of Haslingden Moor above Clough Head,

Peregrine, male over Calf Hey,

kestrel, female at Clough Head / Haslingden Moor,

Snipe, 17 flushed off Haslingden Moor

Jack Snipe, 1 flushed off Haslingden Moor and 1 flushed from the rushes between Holden Wood and the old tramway,

B.H.gull, c12,

Herring Gull, 6,

G.B.B.Gull, 2 over south,

Wood Pigeon, c1200 in flocks up to 250. many flocks through northwest and many in the woods especially Fairy Glen,

Green Woodpecker, 1 in Hawthorn near Ogden,

G.S.Woodpecker, 1 calling near Heap Clough,

Grey Wagtail, female in overflow from Ogden,

Pied Wagtail, 2 at Holden Wood,

Fieldfare, flocks of 12, 10 &3,

Redwing, flocks of 4,3 &10,

Mistle Thrush, 1,

Coal Tit, c4,

Goldcrest, 1,

Raven, 1 being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows,

Jay, 2,

Brambling, male calling from tree top in Fairy Glen,

Bullfinch, calling near Fairy Glen,

Reed Bunting, 2 at Holden Wood.

Regards,

David Nuttall.