• little grebe - 1pr at Lodge Farm Lodge
• grey heron - 1 on the Irwell at Bocholt Way
• Canada goose - 7 at Townsendfold, 1pr at E.B.S.W., 2prs at Lumb Vale & 2prs & a group of 3 at Lodge Farm Lodge
• goosander - prs at Cloughfold, E.B.S.W. & Alderbottom
• common sandpiper - 1 at Townsendfold
• buzzard - 11 over Hardsough/ Edenfield
• sparrowhawk - 1 at Gaghills, 1 over Townsendfold & 1 over Horncliffe
• lesser black-backed gull - c80 over E.B.S.W. in flocks of up to 14 
• herring gull - 2
• black-headed gull - 8 at E.B.S.W.
• moorhen - 1 at Lumb Vale & 1pr at Lodge Farm Lodge
• swift - 2 over E.B.S.W. on the way down & 1 on the way back
• great spotted woodpecker - 1 at E.B.S.W.
• grey wagtail - singles at Waterfoot, The Holme, Ewood Bridge & a pair at Lumb Wood
• swallow - c150 at E.B.S.W.
• sand martin - 2 over Lodge Farm Lodge & at least 6 at the colony near K Steels
• house martin - 3 at Victoria Arcade in Waterfoot & c80 at E.B.S.W.
• kingfisher - 1
• robin - recently fledged juv eating a large grub at K Steels
• song thrush - c15 along the way 
• mistle thrush - singing birds at Cow Lane & Horncliffe
• dipper - birds at Groundwork, The Holme, E.B.S.W. & Irwell Vale
• treecreeper - 1 near the bypass bridge
• whitethroat - singing birds at Groundwork & between K Steels & the bypass bridge
• blackcap - min 8
• chiffchaff - min 10
• willow warbler - min 10
• long-tailed tit - 2 at K Steels & 3 near the bypass bridge
• blue tit - 1 carrying grass at The Holme & 1 carrying animal hair at Lumb Vale
• raven - 1 flew on to the chimney at New Hall Hey
• greenfinch 2 at Warth, 1 at the Fire station in Rawtenstall & min 3 at Lumb Vale
• bullfinch - 1pr at Cow Lane & a male at The Holme
• reed bunting - 1pr at Lodge Farm Lodge

cheers Kevin