Meadow Pipit - 482 counted flying south, probably a good number more.
Siskin - 37 south
Pied Wagtail - 7 south, 1 north
Chaffinch - 30 south and lots blogging
Redpoll - 12 south
Mistle thrush - 8 south
Grey Wagtail - 3 south
Swallow - 33 south
House martin - 3 small groups heard
Skylark - 2 south, 2 north
Goldfinch - 7 south
Greenfinch - 1 south
Also around the top plantation 1 mistle thrush singing, 2 chiffchaffs (1 singing), 2+ reed buntings, lots of tits (mainly coal) and finches (5+ bullfinches)
Walk round to Clowbridge via Limy valley
Around 50 more meadow pipits over plus 22 swallows and a few redpolls heard. 3 stonechats.
Spotted flycatcher just north of Limy lane and a willow warbler nearby
Clowbridge Reservoir
6 goosanders, 1 great-crested grebe. Most annoying bird of the day was a grebe which I first spotted in the south corner and initially assumed to be a little grebe owing to its size difference with the mallards and constant diving. Rather annoyingly the wretched thing took off north as I was approaching and revealed a white rearwing!! Didn't relocate it, unfortunately, so will have to go down as a possible black-necked (?) Frustrating!!!
Little on the return to Rawtenstall but 11 skylarks around Meadow Head, chiffchaffs on Hurst Lane and Waingate, lots of hirundines over Waingate (50+ swallows and a few house martins)
