Sadly there were only 3 attendees for the ROC bird race today. A grand total of 67 species were recorded with the following of note
mute swan - 2 at Cowm Res
Canada goose - c45 adult and 11 goslings at Holden Wood, 1pr at Calf Hey, 2 birds with 7 goslings at Holmes Terrace & a pr with 3 goslings on the river at Alderbottom
goosander - 2 females at Alderbottom
pheasant - 3 calling birds at Holden Wood
grey heron - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Ogden
little grebe - adult and a juvenile at Holmes Terrace
great crested grebe - 1 at Calf Hey
sparrowhawk - 1 carrying prey at Calf Hey
buzzard - 1 near Calf Hey
kestrel - 1 near Heap Clough
moorhen - adult and 2 juvs at Troy Quarry
coot - 2 at Holden Wood
oystercatcher - 1pr at Holden Wood & 1pr at Calf Hey
little ringed plover - heard at 3 sites
lapwing - just 2 at Holden Wood
common sandpiper - 2pr and a single at Grane
black headed gull - 15 at Jamestone Quarry
lesser black backed gull - large numbers passing over EBSW and many over Whitworth
herring gull - 2 over EBSW and 1 over Whitworth
stock dove - 3 or 4 at Jamestone Quarry
tawny owl - 2 at Lumb Vale
kingfisher - 1 at Strongstry
great spotted woodpecker - 3 at Strongstry & 1 at Alderbottom
jay - 2 at Cowm & 1 at Holden Wood
goldcrest - singing birds at Troy Wood and Irwell Vale
sand martin - good numbers at Jamestone Quarry and Strongstry
chiffchaff - singing birds at Lumb Vale, Chatterton, Strongstry & K Steels
dipper - 1 at Ewood Bridge
stonechat - 1m at Heap Clough
wheatear - 3 birds near Jamestone Quarry
grey wagtail - 1 at Holden Wood
pied wagtail - several juvs at Holden Wood & Ogden
linnet - prs at Holden Wood & Jamestone Quarry
redpoll - 1 at Rossendale Golf Club
bullfinch - calling bird at Calf Hey & a pr at Groundwork
reed bunting - min 5 males at Holden Wood and several others around Grane.
notable misses were little owl, snipe, curlew, green woodpecker, raven,nuthatch, treecreeper, grasshopper warbler, whitethroat, spotted flycatcher & long tailed tit
