06:30 - 10:00
Grey Heron, 1 flew over Rawtenstall town centre,
Mallard, 2 over Rawtenstall,
Sparrowhawk, female over Rawtenstall with 4 swifts in attendance,
Kestrel, male hunting Cribden Moor,
L.B.B.Gull, c200 moving through south in groups of up to 20 birds,
B.H.Gull, 3 through south,
Collared Dove, 1,
Stock Dove, 1,
Wood Pigeon, c20,
Skylark, c20 on Cribden Moor, some still in weak song,
Meadow Pipit, c40, some carrying food,
Grey Wagtail, 1,
Pied Wagtail, 2,
Swift, c20,
House Martin, 1,
Swallow, c60 inc many juvs,
Willow Warbler, 4, 2 in weak song 2 calling,
Blackcap, 3 still singing!
Stonechat, family party,
Jackdaw, c40, many on roof tops with c16 flocking over cribden,
Raven, pair harried by Carrion Crows towards Hameldon,
Goldfinch, 2,
Greenfinch, 6,
Chaffinch, c6,
Bullfinch, birds calling from conifer plantation,
Linnet, c12 in small flocks of up to 3 birds,
Redpoll, 1,
Reed Bunting, 3 singing males.
Regards,
David Nuttall