COWPE AREA 09:00 - 10:45

NO SIGN OF THE BLACK REDSTARTS IN CRAGG QUARRY BETWEEN 09:30 & 10:30.  2 RAVEN FLYING TOWARDS LEE QUARRY OVER COWPE RES. 2 TWITE FLEW SOUTH OVER CRAGG QUARRY & 1 WAS HEARD ON BRAND WOOD MOOR.  80 CARRION CROWS CRAGG QUARRY.  1 PEREGRINE SAT ON QUARRY FACE IN THE VALLEY ABOVE COWPE RES.  1 KESTREL CRAGG QUARRY.  30 BLACK HEADED GULLS IN THE AREA.  SKYLARK AT LEAST 2 ON WAY UP TO CRAGG QUARRY FROM COWPE RES.  COMMON SNIPE 3 ON WAY UP TO CRAGG QUARRY FROM COWPE RES.  GOOSANDER 1 FLEW OVERCOWPE RES TOWARDS COWM.  UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR NOTED FROM A GROUP OF 4 JACKDAWS WHICH CHASED A STARLING. 3 LOST INTEREST QUITE QUICKLY BUT ONE PERSUED THE STARLING FOR 3 OR 4 MINUTES IN THE SAME WAY A SPARROWHAWK WOULD.

KEVIN LISTER, JOHN HALLSWORTH & PETER FYLDES

RAKEHEAD/ NUNHILLS QUARRY

1 COMMON SNIPE.  1 MALE RING OUZEL( POSSIBLY THE LATEST EVE RECORD FOR ROSSENDALE).  CIRCA 40 MEADOW PIPIT

KEVIN LISTER JOHN HALLSWORTH

LENCH 08:30

40 REDWING, 80 WOOD PIGEON, 1 DIPPER IN SONG

KEVIN LISTER

HOLMES TERRACE LODGE 14:15 HRS

4 GREY HERON, 65 MALLARD, 6 MOORHEN, 1 COOT & 8 LONG TAILED TIT

EWOOD BRIDGE SEWAGE WORKS 15:15

40 BLACK HEADED GULLS.  15 PIED WAGTAILS.  3 MEADOW PIPITS.  6 STOCK DOVE.  1 GREY HERON & 3 NEARBY IN IRWELL VALE.  20 REDWINGS.

KEVIN LISTER

GAGHILLS

1 SPARROWHAWK SEEN WITH PREY AT THE FEEDERS

MAXINE MASSEY