07:00-11:00 Cormorant, 3 flew in from the west down the valley, Grey Heron, 2, Canada Goose, 8, Mallard, 90 on Calf Hey, Teal, 4 on Calf Hey, Sparrowhawk, female over Calf Hey, Kestrel, 2 singles, Peregrine, male over, Merlin, female landed on a dry stone wall close to where I was climbing up onto Haslingden Moor. It then flew around me south towards Hog Lowe Pike. Lapwing, flock of 15 at Holden Wood Res, Snipe, 1 flew in and landed on Haslingden Moor, Golden Plover, flock of 4 above Haslingden Moor, B.H.Gull, c12 on Holden Wood, Wood Pigeon, c30 in small flocks, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling in quarry, G.S.Woodpecker, 2 calling, Skylark, 1 on Haslingden Moor, Meadow Pipit, steady flow south in small flocks, Pied Wagtail, c40 including 20 at Ogden dam, Black Redstart, juv / female at Hutch Bank, Stonechat, 2 at Calf Hey, Mistle Thrush, flock of 20 by Duke of Wellington, Chiffchaff, 1 singing at Calf Hey, L.T.Tit, flock of 9, Coal Tit, c8, Teecreeper, 1 with tits, Jay, flock of 5 plus single, Raven, pair at Calf Hey plus single, Carrion Crow, 1 with white wings made me look twice! Starling, c50 in two flocks, Goldfinch, c40 inc charm of 24, Linnet, flock of 3 males, Bullfinch, calling from cover! Regards, David Nuttall.
