At tip from 6.15pm-6.30pm - 1 kestrel, robin with beak full of food,
1 raven harassed by crows being chased back west
a big gull flock mainly lessers but 2-3 great black backeds, less than 10 herring.....and 1 glauc-ish gull....many juvenile large gulls in there appearing to be herring lesser complexes.....many stop to landing and have a quick feed on something to on farm to the north of the tip
2 mistle thrush in memorial gardens 2 in the last week
at least 4 old house martin nests being re-occupied and repaired
today...
just 2-3 swift over haslingden......and a few house martins.....
from 5.30-6.45 1000 plus gulls over heading north.................less than 20 heading south................mainly lesser black-backed gulls.................
at least 15 herring gulls in the flock of which 4-5 adults...rest appeared to be juveniles........
4-6 great black backed gulls in there...4 adults and 2 juveniles................
a number of lesser black juveniles in there too....
also many unidentifiable ie a very large gull which appeared to be a great black in size....but appeared pale backed above...unless it was a 2nd summer bird?
Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing at back of house...............Chiffchaff song heard from 3 different locations in last couple of weeks in Haslingden...........a range extension .....or me being more aware?
a Lesser Black Back sat on lamp post on Beaconsfield Street chasing Pigeons...they were in a fluster....was it trying to access young?
Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Chaffinch heard singing still ...Blackbird heard yesterday about 4.15am.........no birds singing at 2.30am when I start my fast, sensible things!
Lots of Swift and House Martin activity over the last week. Looks like some have fledged. 2-3 weeks ago numbers appeared lower. Number of House martins appear lower in general compared to other years at some times in appears Swifts are more numerous. Surprise last Tuesday in the form of a Hobby passing over my house southward bound about 8.20 pm Tuesday 22 July. Mistle Thrush seen in the trees of Haslingden County Primary School. Song Thrush heard singing on Sunday morning about 4.30 am - quite distant! First one I have actually heard in Haslingden for a long time.
Lesser Black Backs with juveniles passing over the town on Sunday just gone and today. One juvenile circling above my house may have landed on the chimney on my road, another circling around the round-about near tesco.
Lots of Lesser Black Backed Gull families flying over this week - the juveniles ca be heard begging for food as they fly over although some juveniles appear to have become independent from their parents already.
Had 2 Swift over Haslingden today - looked like locals but they appear to have vanished this week.
Mixed flock of Tits with treecreepers in memorial gardens haslingden today around 3pm
The treecreepers have been present a couple of days this week.
-- Edited by sarfraz on Monday 11th of August 2014 12:23:02 AM
another garden first ......yesterday afternoon minimum of 50 Starlings.....they used to visit last address very regularly but new house no...sadly.....missed their squabbling, calls and attitude....
5 grey wags on my roof about 6.50 Saturday evening. 2 passed over on Monday morning. Min. Of 50 starlings visiting nearly every day. Cormorant flew over from rawtenstall heading to Grane on Monday too. Tuesday just gone some meadow pipits flying southward over the town.
Still 50 approx starlings visiting for food, is there a grey wagtail roost around Grane Mill area, I have heard a few recently. Cormorants seen quite often in morning flying here and there. min of 6 Herring Gulls a few adults and a G BB Gull around Brookside Farm on way to Blackburn today. Goldcrest's calling in Memorial Gardens. Yesterday in excess if 200 plus corvids heading south east mainly Jackdaws. 5-6 rooks at Acre rookery last weekm
Around 50 Starlings visit our house and a minimum were present around Haslingden Police station but due to work they must have moved. A couple of weeks back seen heading south-ish at dusk - to a roost somewhere as discussed with Bob Ives!
Last Tuesday 9 December min 100 Fieldfares over Grane heading West about 9.,30am
Old record from mid October a single Rook heading south over haslingden - last one I have seen in Rossendale
