08:00-11:30
Cormorant, 4 drying off on the bank of Ogden and one fishing the res,
Grey Heron, 2 at Ogden,
Canada Goose, c50 at Holden Wood,
Mallard, c12,
Teal, 5 on Calf Hey,
Tufted Duck, 2 on Calf Hey,
Goldeneye, 2 females in Jamestones,
Goosander, male over north,
Buzzard, 1 soaring over Calf Hey,
Peregrine, male over,
Kestrel, 3 jostling over Troy and 2 singles up the valley,
Snipe, 7 on Haslingden Moor,
Woodcock, 1 flushed in Troy Clough,
B.H.Gull, c40 on Calf Hey,
G.B.B.Gull, adult on Ogden,
Stock Dove, 1 in Jamestones,
Grey Wagtail, 1 at Ogden,
Pied Wagtail, 2,
Stonechat, male on fence at Ogden plus male at Calf Hey,
Redwing, c30 near Duke,
Chiffchaff, 1 in tit flock at Calf Hey,
Coal Tit, c20, especially Calf Hey,
L.T.Tit, flock in car park at Calf Hey,
Goldcrest, c12, especially Calf Hey,
Nuthatch, 1 calling at Calf Hey plus one at feeder at Clough Head,
Treecreeper, 2 in Tit flock at Calf Hey,
Rook, single heading up the valley unusual here,
Starling, c500 in flocks to c160 heading west or north,
Goldfinch, c12 at Calf Hey,
Chaffinch, c20 especially Heap Clough,
Bullfinch, calling birds at Calf Hey and Clough Head,
Redpoll, 1 over Calf Hey calling.
Regards,
David Nuttall.