Hi Pete

I was up at Sow Clough and Huttock Top this morning and can add the following

• sparrowhawk - 2
• skylark - 4
• woodpigeon - 22
• meadow pipit - c30
• pied wagtail - 1
• rook - 6
• goldcrest - party calling from conifers at Bacup Golf Club
• twite - flock of 17
• linnet - c50
• goldfinch - c20
• redpoll - 2 at Bacup Golf Club
• bullfinch - calling at Bacup Golf Club
• reed bunting 1 calling at Bacup Golf Club

I walked up to Whitworth Quarry after that and saw the following

• Canada goose - 7 at New Line Res
• mallard 32 - at New Line Res
• teal - 5 at Whitworth Quarry
• moorhen - 6 at New Line Res
• kestrel - 1 mobbed by a carrion crow over New Line Res
• snipe - 2 near Whitworth Quarry
• skylark - 5 near Whitworth Quarry
• meadow pipit 40 at Whitworth Quarry
• house martin - at least 2 nests on the new houses near Lancashire Sock, New Line.
• chiffchaff - 1 at New Line Res
• stonechat - 3 on the hillside off Deansgreave Road, New Line (never seen them here before. I assume these are migrants rather than local breeding)
• goldfinch - 11 in Whitworth Quarry
• house sparrow - 60 on Cobden Street, New Line
• reed bunting - 1 off Deansgreave Road and 1 near Whitworth Quarry

cheers Kevin