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KEVIN LISTER


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  • Canada goose - 26 at Ogden
  • teal - 5 at Holden Wood & 8 at Calf Hey
  • mallard - 7 at Calf Hey, 5 at Troy Quarry and 14 at Holden Wood
  • pheasant - 1m at Holden Wood
  • cormorant - 4 at Holden Wood and 2 at Ogden at 10am then 14 in the roost at Holden Wood at 3:45 pm
  • grey heron - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Ogden
  • kestrel - birds at all 3 reservoirs and also at Jamestones Quarry and Heap Clough
  • WATER RAIL -1 calling at Holden Wood
  • moorhen - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Troy Quarry
  • coot - 1 at Holden Wood
  • golden plover - 33 on Haslingden Moor
  • snipe - just 1 at Holden Wood
  • black headed gull - 14 at Holden wood, 41 at Ogden and 18 at Calf Hey
  • common gull - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Ogden
  • woodpigeon - c200 at Calf Hey
  • green woodpecker - 1 at Ogden, 1 at Jamestones Quarry and 1 at Heap Clough
  • great spotted woodpecker - 1 at Ogden, 1 at Calf Hey and 2 at Troy
  • magpie - flock of 10 at Holden Wood, 4 at Ogden and 1 or 2 elsewhere
  • jay - 1 at Heap Clough
  • jackdaw - 6 at Holden Wood
  • rook - 1 over Calf Hey and 2 + 1 flying over Heap Clough, probably only the second time I've recorded rooks at Grane
  • carrion crow - 2 to 4 at each reservoir
  • raven - heard near Troy
  • goldcrest - at least 3 in 2 mixed species flocks at Calf Hey and a minimum of 12 at Troy Quarry
  • blue tit - flocks of 10 at Calf Hey and 13 at Clough Head
  • great tit - small numbers in mixed flocks at Calf Hey and Clough Head
  • coal tit - small numbers in mixed flocks at Calf Hey, Clough Head and Troy
  • long tailed tit - 6 near the Holden Arms
  • treecreeper - 1 at Calf Hey and 1 at Heap Clough
  • wren - 3 at Holden Wood, 3 at Ogden, 5 at Calf Hey, 1 on the dry stone wall on the edge of Haslingden Moor and 1 at Troy Quarry
  • starling - min 13 at Holden Wood
  • blackbird - just 1 at Holden Wood and 3 at Calf Hey
  • fieldfare - flocks of 18 and 12 at Heap Clough
  • song thrush - 2 at Calf Hey
  • redwing - flock of 18 at Holden Wood
  • mistle thrush - singing bird at Calf Hey
  • robin - 4 at Holden Wood and 4 at Calf Hey
  • stonechat - 1m at Ogden
  • dunnock - just 1 at Calf Hey
  • grey wagtail - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Ogden
  • meadow pipit - 2 at Holden Wood and 2 at Ogden
  • chaffinch - min 10 in mixed species flock at Calf Hey and c12 at Troy
  • brambling - min 12 in mixed species flock at Calf Hey
  • goldfinch - 10 at Heap Clough and 26 at Holden Wood
  • siskin - flock of 6 at Heap Clough
  • redpoll - 4 at Holden Wood
  • crossbill - flock of 10 flying to Troy
  • reed bunting - just 1 calling at Holden Wood

cheers Kevin



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Ian Brady


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Looks like a good Bird Race list!!
I wonder if Water Rail has been recorded at Holden Wood before?
Good Stuff
Ian

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Hi

Never heard or seen Water Rail there before myself.

Went for a look today from 10am-11am on Grey Friday and 1 coot, 1 moorhen, 2 teal.

No sound let alone sight of a Water Rail sadly.

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