06:00-16:00

A glorious day saw 3 teams of two taking place and a new record of 82 species was seen collectively throughout the day.

The results were as follows:

Team A (JH& KL).   74 species

Team B (RI & DN).  71 species

Team C (IB & PB).   68 species.

The highlights were as follows:

Grey Partridge, pair in rough pasture near Jack Lodge,

Dabchick, HTL,

Dunlin, 2 at Holden Wood Res,

Snipe, drumming bird,

Golden Plover, male in the cotton grass,

Cuckoo, bird flew over head at Grane,

Little Owl, on derelict factory,

L.E.O. 2 fledglings,

Kingfisher, 1 on Irwell,

Raven, several locations,

Sand Martin, good colony of c12 on The Irwell,

Whitethroat, 3 singing males,

Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling from fence in full view,

Garden Warbler, singing bird in Irwell Valley,

Nuthatch, many juvs now present in the woodlands,

Spotted Flycatcher, 1 in The Irwell Valley,

Whinchat, singing male,

Stonechat, family party plus male on moor top near Clowbridge,

Siskin, 2 in Grane,

Regards,

Rossendale Birders.