Canada goose - just singles at Holden Wood & Jamestone Quarry
grey heron - 1 at Holden Wood
mallard - 161 at Holden Wood, 1 at Ogden & 23 on Calf Hey
teal - 10 at Holden Wood & 1 at Calf Hey
tufted duck - 1 male at Jamestone Quarry
sparrowhawk - 1 over Holden Wood, 1 over Haslingden Moor, 1 over Heap Clough & 1 over Holden Vale
kestrel - 1 at Holden Wood, 1 near Haslingden Moor & 1 at Jamestone Quarry
lapwing - 12 flew north east over Deep Clough
snipe - 79 on Haslingden Moor
moorhen - 3 at Holden Wood
red grouse - 10 on Haslingden Moor
black-headed gull - min 40
great black backed gull - 1 at Ogden & 1 flying up the valley
lesser-black backed gull - c5
skylark - 1 at Jamestone Quarry
stock dove 13 at Heap Clough
woodpigeon - 22 at Holden Wood
green woodpecker - 1 flew low over Haslingden Moor into conifers near Clough Head & 2 at Picker Hill
great spotted woodpecker - 1 at Heap Clough
grey wagtail - 1 at Holden Wood
pied wagtail - 3 at Holden Wood
meadow pipit - 15 at Holden Wood & 8 on Haslingden Moor
stonechat - 2 in Deep clough
redwing - 2 at Holden Wood (12 over Waterfoot yesterday)
mistle thrush - 1 at Heap Clough
coal tit - c10 at Calf Hey & c10 at Clough Head
dipper - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Calf Hey
nuthatch - 4 at Calf Hey & 1 at Clough Head
chaffinch - c20
goldfinch- c12
bullfinch - calling birds at Holden Wood
reed bunting 1 at Holden Wood
Possible Lapland bunting on Haslingden Moor. A small brown bird flew away from me, without giving good views, but appeared to be bigger than a meadow pipit, but not as big as a skylark. It's flight call was something I have never encountered before. Call was similar to calls on xeno-canto website. Alas I cannot be certain, so it will have to go down as a possible only.
Also on Haslingden Moor' I thought I could here a small party of crossbills flying towards Clough Head/ Calf Hey. Calls were distant, so I couldn't be certain, but it might be worth checking any conifers with cones if anybody is in the area
last house martins in Waterfoot, were 2 on Tuesday 9th October
