• cormorant - 5
• Canada goose - c130
• mallard - min 72
• teal - min 10
• goldeneye - a male flew down the res
• lapwing - a flock of 102 flew over the res from the Burnley area
• black-headed gull - 16
• common gull - 5
• great black-backed gull - 1
• buzzard - 1 over Hameldon
• sparrowhawk - 1 over Dunnockshaw
• stock dove - 2 near Nutshaw & a flock of 3 on wires behind The Beijing
• meadow pipit - 2 singles & a flock of 3
• pied wagtail - 1 flew down the Limy Valley as I arrived
• starling - c35
• raven - 1 over towards New Laithe, then later 1 soaring over New Laithe & then a flock of 3 chasing each other around from Clowbridge to New Laithe
• chaffinch - 5
• goldfinch - charm of 27 feeding on res bank, at least 9 in the car park & 8 across the road
• greenfinch - 4 in the car park

Nice to see Andy Young today, who added a green woodpecker to the above

a couple of other bits from today and Sunday 18th

• mallard - 46 at Tesco in Rawtenstall & 26 in Waterfoot on Sunday
• goosander - 1pr at Bocholt Way on Sunday
• peregrine - 1pr on Hardman Mill today
• treecreeper - 1 on Thornfield Avenue, Waterfoot on Sunday
• greenfinch - 3 at Cow Lane, Rawtenstall today
• bullfinch - flock of 4 at Warth on Sunday & a pair at Cow Lane today

cheers Kevin