buzzard - 3 sightings of singles between K Steels & EBSW, involved at least 2 birds
kestrel - 1 at Ewood Bridge
snipe - 2 in the field across from K Steels
herring gull - 2 north & 17 south over Ewood Bridge
great black-backed gull - 5 heading north over Ewood Bridge
common gull - 2 singles over Rawtenstall
black-headed gull - c50 at Tesco & c200 at EBSW
feral pigeon - 3 over Ewood Bridge, 8 at Tesco & 14 in Waterfoot
woodpigeon - small numbers throughout, with displaying birds noted at several sites
collared dove - 1pr over Irwell Vale
meadow pipit - 3 at EBSW
pied wagtail - c30 at EBSW
grey wagtail - 1 at Warth, 1 at Rawtenstall & 1 at EBSW
dipper - min 8, included singing birds at Irwell Vale & Townsendfold
wren - c10
dunnock - c5
goldcrest - 2 at EBSW
blue tit - small groups of up to 4 birds at several sites
great tit - ditto
coal tit - c5
long tailed tit - a couple of small flocks in Waterfoot & a small flock at Townsendfold
robin - c25
blackbird - c20
song thrush - 3
fieldfare - 2 at Groundwork
Jay - 1 at Ewood Bridge
magpie - 6 in a hawthorn at Dam Top plus many singles along the way
carrion crow - c40 at EBSW and several pairs and singles along the way
jackdaw - 40 in the same hawthorn as the 6 magpies at Dam Top, c30 at Warth, but hardly any at EBSW
starling - just 3 on a pylon at Groundwork
house sparrow - flock at Parkinson Fold
chaffinch - just 1pr at Warth
greenfinch - 3 at Warth
goldfinch - c6
bullfinch - calling bird at Park Rd Waterfoot, male at Ewood Bridge by the riverside, a flock of 1 male & 4 females off Manchester Road & a calling bird across the river from EBSW
