A walk around Holden Wood just before dark c.1610 hours. Ian has already mentioned most of the birds here.

I did not see any stonechat or meadow pipits, but I did see 1 pair of mallard on the water. Away from the reservoir in surrounding grassland fields were 4 parties of Canada geese, which when also scoping the birds (outside the antique shop field) in the distance numbered minimum of 160. They were well spread out and also a couple of pairs on the water. There could have been other parties here.

Interestingly this would be one of the largest  flocks in Lancashire(at least from the Lancashire Bird Report 2025: only 4 larger assemblies noted in November last year -with the Ribble estuary/Marshside area 3,800 + much the largest. The wild fluctuations in numbers suggestive of these birds moving about a lot for better feeding, and of course the "moult migration" to Lake Windermere in mid-summer.

1ve seen at least this number of Canadas at Ashworth Moor reservoir in summer, but that comes under the Greater Manchester region.

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