cormorant - 9 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden in the morning. 17 in trees at Holden Wood at 4pm
mallard - 8 on Holden wood, 1pr on Ogden, 11 on Calf Hey & 1pr in Jamestone Quarry
teal - 1pr on Calf Hey
goosander - 1 female at Holden wood
goldeneye - 2 males & a female at Holden Wood, 1 male, 1 female & a first winter bird on Calf Hey
coot - 1 at Holden Wood
moorhen - 2 at Holden Wood
oystercatcher - 2 at Holden Wood & 10 at Ogden
lapwing - 18 at Holden Wood
golden plover - 18 on Haslingden Moor
snipe - 1 at Holden Wood & 1on Haslingden Moor
jack snipe - 1 on Haslingden Moor
black-headed gull - 90 at Holden Wood, 20 at Ogden, 3 at Calf Hey & 14 at Heap Clough
common gull - 2 at Holden Wood & 2 at Heap Clough
lesser black-backed gull - 3 flying north over Haslingden Moor & 2 juveniles at Holden Wood
buzzard - 1 over Ogden
peregrine - chased a woodpigeon low over Holden Wood and then tried to catch 2 other birds towards Grane Road
kestrel - 1 at Ogden & 1 at Heap Clough
woodpigeon - c80
stock dove - 1 at Ogden with woodpigeons & 2 at Heap Clough
grey wagtail - 2 at Ogden
pied wagtail - 1 at Heap Clough
meadow pipit - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Ogden
stonechat - 1m below the dam at Ogden
robin - c8
blackbird - c7
mistle thrush - singing bird at Ogden
fieldfare - c12 at Calf Hey & 4 at Heap Clough
redwing - c10 at Calf Hey & 11 at Heap Clough
starling - 3 at Holden Wood, 20 at Ogden & c250 at Calf Hey
nuthatch - 3 in the woods and 1 near the car park at Calf Hey
treecreeper - 1 at Calf Hey
wren - just 3
dunnock - singing birds at Holden Wood & Heap Clough
great tit - c10 at Calf Hey & 2 at Clough Head
blue tit - just 2 at Calf Hey & 2 at Heap Clough
coal tit - min 25 at Calf Hey & c6 other birds around the valley
long-tailed tit - min 2 at Clough Head
magpie - c20
carrion crow - c20
raven - 1 on Haslingden Moor
jackdaw - c40
chaffinch - c15 at Calf Hey & 2 at Clough Head
brambling - at least 1 in the woods with chaffinches and 1 near the house below the car park at Calf Hey
greenfinch - 2 at the cemetery near Holden Wood & 1 male at Calf Hey
goldfinch - c30 at Calf Hey & c30 over Haslingden town centre
siskin - male on feeder at Calf Hey
away from Grane - goldcrest singing at Gaghills this morning and great spotted woodpecker (seems scarce at present to me) in Trickett's Memorial Grounds this morning
1 of the black-headed gulls at Holden Wood was a possible hybrid with a Mediterranean gull. Photo attached. Any comments welcome. The hood shape is unusual and appears to be a cross between both birds.
