18/12.

Blackbird- goup of 4 at the bottom of Cribbden Clough +3 nr St Marys primary school + 1 at Tesco

Reed Bunting- 3 nr Twin Lodges

Stonechat- 1 juv M nr Twin Lodges,1st for this area (for me), probable cold weather movement

1 Jay calling- Cribden Clough

Magpie- group of 10 at Twin Lodges

Jackdaw- group of c30 at Twin Lodges

Long tailed Tit- 3 nr St Marys primary school

Blue Tit- 2 nr St Marys primary school

Mallard- c25 on R.Irwell at Tesco, numbers well down on past years.

Song Thrush- 1 with blackbird at Tesco on pyracantha

19/12.

8 Blackbirds feeding on grass on roundabout at Rawtenstall - adjacent to the fire station

10 Long-tailed Tit in tree at Lidl car park

7 Starling in tree tops at Grange Rd

3 Pied Wagtail- Rawtenstall town centre

1 Dipper at Leabrook

Bob.