great crested grebe - there was another bird on Ogden in the morning. This bird was still in winter plumage and was on Holden Wood in the afternoon. The other 4 birds on Holden Wood appeared to be 2 pairs, with both pairs in courtship.
cormorant - at 9am there were 14 on Holden Wood & 4 on Ogden. When I revisited Holden Wood at 3:50 pm there were 45 in the trees at Holden Wood, which must be a site record. More birds probably arrived after I left.
teal - 11 on Calf Hey
kestrel - 2 at Jamestones Quarry
coot - 4 on Holden Wood
curlew - calling bird at Holden Wood
woodcock - 1 at Calf Hey
redshank - 1 at Ogden
lapwing - 18 at Holden Wood in the afternoon
oystercatcher - 1pr in Jamestones Quarry, were probably the same birds seen at Holden Wood, but were joined by a third bird at Holden Wood, which they promptly chased off
stock dove - flock of 7 in field across the road from the Duke of Wellington
woodpigeon - flock of 49 at Ogden
robin - min 10 at Calf Hey
stonechat - 2 males & a female in the field behind the sand martin colony at Jamestones Quarry
fieldfare - c20 at Ogden
redwing c10 at Ogden
treecreeper - 1 very vocal bird at Calf Hey. Unusually for a treecreeper, the bird flew onto a twig and perched briefly, before flying onto a tree trunk and creeping up the tree
goldcrest - 1 singing at Ogden & 4 singing at Calf Hey
wren - very vocal today. At least 15 heard around Calf Hey
jackdaw - 2 birds seen fighting near the small industrial estate on Grane Road. 3 pairs were on chimney pots. Two birds, presumably males, flew at each other and locked feet, tumbling towards the road, before breaking off and flying back to their respective chimneys. I have never seen jackdaws show aggression to each other like this before
carrion crow - flock of 20 on Haslingden Moor
starling - flocks of 9 and 5 at Holden Wood & 3 at Ogden
house sparrow - 5 in bushes near the Holden Arms
reed bunting - 5 at Holden Wood
cheers Kevin
-- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Sunday 13th of March 2016 08:17:08 PM
-- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Sunday 13th of March 2016 08:17:52 PM