Great shots Peter.

Thanks Peter, got my hopes up there for a while, I have never seen a Mealy(Common) or an Arctic Redpoll in the flesh.

Pete,

I note you have recorded the Redpoll as Common Redpoll and not Lesser Redpoll, if so that would be an extremely good record for the Chorley area.

Nice shots Peter.

Cheers Paul.

Thanks Peter.

Birds seen/heard - 43 Mallard on the Whittle Branch & 3 in the locks; 1 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose and 1 Kingfisher on the Whittle Branch; 2 Canada Geese & 1 Grey Heron in the locks. 2 BH Gulls & 1 Common Buzzard over. 2 Blackbirds, 1 Chaffinch & 1 Great Tit in the adjacent...

Paul,

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There is a very nice photo on facebook of a Short-eared Owl (quite a pale looking one compared to ones I have seen before), taken yesterday somewhere in Rivington (although it is captioned as being a Long-eared Owl).

Birds seen/heard - 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Blue Tit, Great Tit heard, Coal Tit heard, 1 Blackbird, 10+ Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Jay heard, Bullfinch heard, 5 Greenfinch over. Mammals - 1 Grey Squirrel. Fungi - Jelly Ear, emerging Sulphur Tuft, Turkeyta...

Birds seen/heard - 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Blackbird, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Robin heard, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit heard, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Jackdaw and 3 Herring Gull over. A large Sparrowhawk (presumeably a female) was soaring over the Cemetery before drifting off over the cricket ground. Ma...

Thanks Peter.

A few photos from my walk:

- Willow Tit
- Goosander (note fishing line dangling from the males beak)
- Goosander (m & f)
- Wigeon (m)

Nice shots Ian. If its feeding in the lodge it may indicate that the oil smell has not caused too much of a problem.

Birds seen/heard: Tanhouse Brook Woods - 4 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 possibly 2 Willow Tit (1 seen & another heard in a different area of the woods), 3 Robin, 3+ Nuthatch heard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers heard, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Bullfinch (m), 6 Goldf...