cormorant - 1 flying down the Limy Valley over Crawshawbooth & 2 on a pylon at Clowbridge Res
Canada goose - c40 in field behind Point Wood at Clowbridge Res
mallard - 14 at Tip Lodge, 18 at Clowbridge Res & 7 at Clough Bottom Res
goosander - 1pr at Tip Lodge & 7 at Clough Bottom Res
moorhen - 1 at Shortclough Res
buzzard - 1 at Seat Naze & 2 over Edge Cote
lapwing - min 90 at Clough Bottom Res
snipe - 70 at Edge Cote, was the highest count I remember having in January
black-headed gull - 32 at seat Naze, 8 at Tip Lodge, c20 at Clowbridge Res & c90 at Clough Bottom Res
common gull - min 38 at Edge Cote, c6 at Clowbridge Res & c20 at Clough Bottom Res
herring gull - 8 over Edge Cote, 6 juvs at Clowbridge & c30 at Clough Bottom Res
lesser black-backed gull - 1 at Tip Lodge & min 3 at Clough Bottom Res
great black-backed gull - 2 singles over Edge Cote
great spotted woodpecker - female in Trickett's Memorial Ground
kingfisher - 1 at Shortclough Res & 1 on the Irwell at Warth
woodpigeon - 1pr appeared to have a part-built nest at Constable Lee. many prs & small groups throughout the walk. At least 17 flew in to roost at Clough Bottom & 11 roosting across Gaghills & Thornfield Ave in Waterfoot
stock dove - 1pr near the golf range at Marl Pits & 1 over Clough Bottom Res
collared dove - 5 on the housing estate near Tip Lodge & 1 at Loveclough
grey wagtail - 1 at Crawshawbooth
blackbird - min 12 seen on quick walk through Trickett's Memorial Ground
song thrush - singing birds at Trickett's Memorial Ground (2), Ashlands on Turn Pike & Piercy (2)
mistle thrush - singing bird at Chapel Hill
redwing - min 27 at Bolton's Wood, 30 at Clowbridge & 50 at Graver Weir
fieldfare - min 2 at Bolton's Wood & c80 at Edge Cote
starling - c80 at Edge Cote & c200 at Bonfire Hill
nuthatch - singing bird at Trickett's Memorial Ground & 2 calling birds at Brook's Wood
treecreeper - 1 at Warth
long-tailed tit - 1pr at Ashlands, Turn Pike, 8 at Seat Naze, 4 at Clowbridge Res & 7 at Warth
goldcrest - 1 at Clowbridge, singing bird at Clough Bottom & 1 at Warth
jay 3 flying out of Brook's Wood
magpie - 1pr repairing nest on Old St, Newchurch & 1pr appear to have started nest building again on Thornfield Ave in Waterfoot
chaffinch - male in sub-song at Trickett's Memorial Ground
greenfinch - calling bird at Shortclough Res
goldfinch - 7 near Chapel Hill Farm & 10 at Clowbridge
lesser redpoll - 1 at Clowbridge near the feeder
bullfinch - flock of 3 near Marl Pits & calling birds near the scout hut near Shortclough Res
