Birds seen/heard - 1 Bullfinch* (Heapey Road), 1 Mistle Thrush* (Coppice Lane), 60+ Mallard, 2 Raven, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 6+ Goldfinch, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, coal Tit heard, 3 Cormorant over, 1 Great Black-backed & 4 Black-headed Gulls Gull on Anglezarke Reser...

Some photos added.

Red Grouse
Red Grouse
Brambling (f)
Brambling (m)

On Saturday morning (18.01.20) I visited Marshide to see the Dowitcher. Due to heavy rain flooding the marsh it was not as close as it had been previously, however it was actively feeding and close enough for some good photographs. Following this I visited Eagland Hill to view the Purple Heron. I go...

Adlington Reservoir am - Mallard, Teal heard, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, 1 Grey Heron & several woodpigeon. Hic Bibi Nature Reserve am - House Sparrow, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, 10+ Fieldfare in field next to nursery. (did not have time to do a full walk through the r...

Eyes Lane, Bretherton am - 7 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Skylark*, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Raven*, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Pheasant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Teal, Mallard, 2 Moorhen, approx 1500 Pink Footed Geese, approx 150 Whooper Swan, 20 Shelduck, BH Gulls, 100+ Lapwing. Flock of 2 to 300 Woodp...

Thanks Jed, that was the fourth photo I have had published on Birdguides, but I have yet to achieve photo of the week.

Ian,

I admire your tenacity, the call I heard was similar in pitch, but at a faster rate.

Hi Ian,

I heard it when I was near the first 'bridge' from high in the canopy towards the houses, but it never repeated the call and I did not see it. I did not hear any GSW this morning.

Len

Gary, What was your New Species? I was there at 11:30 this morning and heard what I thought was a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. I also saw 1 Mute Swan; 6 Moorhen; 2 Coot; 1 Mallard; 1 Little Grebe*; several Blue Tit, Great Tit & Coal Tit; heard 3 Nuthatch & a Willow Tit*; 2 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 2 ...

Also male Hen Harrier and female Sparrowhawk which takes my species total to 67.

Birds seen/heard - 2 Wren in dead forest & 1 in the Clough, 1 Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, flock of 50+ Starling with a flock of 80 to 100 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Mammals - 1 Grey Squirrel. Other - Devil's Matchstick (o...

Thanks Ian, I will add it to my list.

Chorley Nats area species list now 65.

Re-processed photo of YLG

Belmont Reservoir - 5 Teal, 91 Mallard on the reservoirs, around 20 Pheasant in the in-bye fields, 97 Lapwing on the pontoons, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird and 1 Chaffinch (heard) on the wooded areas adjacent the reservoir. 2 Gulls over. Chorley Cemetery - at least 6 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2+ Coal Tit, 2 Goldcr...

Great shots Peter, particularly the Lesser Redpoll.