• grey heron - 1 flying down the Whitewell valley at dusk
• mallard - just 1pr at Jack Lodge & 1pr at Peer's Clough
• lapwing - c60 seen flying on to Smallshaw Height
• snipe - 5 on Swinshaw Moor
• buzzard - 2 seen near Edge Cote from across the valley
• peregrine - 1 over The Brex
• tawny owl - calling birds at Bridleway & Mill End, may have been the same bird
• common gull - c65 near Jack Lodge & c60 flying over Bank Top to roost at Clowbridge Res at 15:55hrs
• black-headed gull - c90 flying over Bank Top to roost at Clowbridge Res at 15:55hrs
• great spotted woodpecker - 1 in the plantation off Shawclough Road
• stock dove - 7 at Jack Lodge
• grey wagtail - 2 at Lumb Corner
• nuthatch - 1pr in Edgeside Park
• mistle thrush - 4 at Peer's Clough
• fieldfare - c60 at Shadlock Cote
• redwing - c40 at Lumb Corner & 3 at Peer's Clough
• starling - c50 on the Brex & c80 at Peer's Clough

cheers & happy new year to everybody

Kevin