11:50 hrs - just caught the tail end of a skein of Pink footed geese heading W. over Brookes' wood, min. of 30 birds.
Bob.
Another skein of c140 over the same area heading N - NW at 13:30 hrs approx.
Following seen around the area -
1 G.S.W.
4+2 Long - tailed Tit
1 Jay
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
100+ Wood Pigeon - then 31+51 flew down valley to Rawtenstall + c60 in hawthorns.
1 Song Thrush
2 Cormorant flew down valley then turned W.
14 Herring Gull > N.
3 Collared Dove at Higher Constablelee + 1 at Woodcroft + 2 over Holland Ave.
Small numbers of Blackbirds and Redwings at Cribden Clough despite huge berry crop.
Finch numbers not worth mentioning, total lack of starlings and fieldfares.
