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Post Info TOPIC: Waterfoot to Horncliffe and back 21/02/2021


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  • grey heron - 10 at Warth & 1 over Townsendfold
  • Canada goose - 2pr at Holmes Terrace Lodge
  • mallard - min 17 in Waterfoot & 7 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
  • mandarin - female still in Waterfoot
  • woodcock - 1, probably 2, at Warth
  • buzzard - 2 over Edge Cote
  • sparrowhawk - female hunting Woodlea Road in Waterfoot & a male seen over Cribden
  • kestrel - male at Warth
  • black-headed gull - c50 in fields below Brow Edge Quarry, c200 at EBSW & c36 on lampposts in Rawtenstall
  • common gull - c12 in fields below Brow Edge Quarry
  • lesser black-backed gull - 1 over Townsendfold
  • herring gull - c 10 over Townsendfold
  • kingfisher - 1 at The Holme with small fish
  • skylark - c6 at Whinberry Pasture
  • collared dove - 1 on Woodlea Road
  • stock dove - 1pr at Warth & 1pr at Rossdale Farm near Balladen
  • woodpigeon - singles, pairs & small flocks throughout the walk
  • pied wagtail - 2 near Brow Edge Quarry
  • grey wagtail - 1 in Waterfoot, 2 at Warth & 1 near Ilex Mill
  • great spotted woodpecker - 1 in Staghills Woods
  • nuthatch - singing bird at Warth
  • robin - 17 at Warth
  • blackbird - several singing birds throughout the walk
  • song thrush - several singing birds throughout the walk 
  • mistle thrush - singing bird in Trickett's Memorial & 1 chasing blackbirds in Staghills Woods, which was a first for me
  • redwing - min 8 very vocal birds near Holly Farm at Warth 
  • dipper - 1 at Fallbarn
  • goldcrest - 1 in Lea Bank Wood
  • blue tit - min 10 at Warth
  • great tit - 12 at Warth
  • coal tit - just 1 at Warth & 2 in Staghills Woods
  • long tailed tit - 2pr at Warth included a pair high up at Higher Lench Farm, 4 at The Holme & 2prs in Staghills Woods
  • dunnock - 2prs & a single at Warth, with singing birds in all suitable locations on rest of walk
  • wren - only small numbers recorded
  • starling - flock of 30 near Brow Edge Quarry & 2prs in treetops at Higher Cloughfold
  • jay - 2 at Warth
  • magpie - only c10 seen 
  • jackdaw - c30 at Townsendfold, 20 in Lea Bank Wood & c150 across Waterfoot & Warth
  • carrion crow - c20 throughout the walk
  • house sparrow - usual flock at Gaghills, small flock near Rossdale Farm. Appears to have disappeared from The Holme
  • chaffinch - 4 females with a male at the feeders at Warth, with another 5 singing birds in the area. 2 singing birds at farms near Brow Edge Quarry  
  • goldfinch - 1pr plus a charm of 8 at Warth
  • bullfinch - 1 male at Warth & 2 males on Cloughfold Rec

cheers Kevin



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Where abouts is the Mandarin in Waterfoot Kevin, please?

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