07:30-11:00

G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey,

Cormorant, min 3 on Holden Wood, 10 on Ogden with birds coming and going most of the morning,

Grey Heron, 1 feeding along the bank of Holden Wood,

Canada Goose, 50 on Holden Wood and 12 flew from Ogden towards Troy,

Teal, 8 on Holden Wood, 2 on Ogden and 6 on Calf Hey,

Mallard, c20,

Kestrel, hunting over most moors with perhaps 8 birds involved,

Sparrowhawk, 2 soaring near Troy,

Moorhen, 1 on Holden Wood,

Snipe, 1 flew in off Haslingden Moor with 8 Lapwings and dropped  into Valley,

Lapwing, min 4 on Holden Wood, c40 on Ogden , 1 on Calf Hey and 8 off Haslingden Moor,

Golden Plover, 12 on Haslingden Moor,

B.H.Gull, c12 on Holden Wood and c30 on Calf Hey,

L.B.B.Gull, c12 over,

Wood Pigeon, c70 including a flock of c40 at Holden Wood,

Green Woodpecker, yaffling at Calf Hey and a juv on a dry stone wall on moorland edge near Clough Head,

G.S.Woodpecker, 3 calling birds,

Skylark, 2 on Haslingden Moor,

Meadow Pipit, c40 over Haslingden moor with biggest group being 7 birds,

Pied Wagtail, c6,

Grey Wagtail, 2 at Holden Wood /  Ogden,

Stonechat, 1 at Holden Wood and party of 4 at Calf Hey,

Mistle Thrush, 2,

Song Thrush, 1 at Calf Hey,

Chiffchaff, singing bird at Clough Head,

Coal Tit, c20 in plantations,

Nuthatch, 2 at Calf Hey,

Goldcrest, c15 in plantations,

Jay, c12 with largest group a flock of 5 that dropped in from the north,

Lesser Redpoll, 1 over,

Greenfinch, flock of 8 at Heap Clough,

Goldfinch, c12,

Bullfinch, calling birds near Clough Head,

Chaffinch, c30,

Reed Bunting, c4,

Regards,

David Nuttall.