Cheers Len. Certainly an impressive number of lapwing.

Yarrow Reservoir Tufted Duck 8 Mandarin 8 Mallard 25-30 Lead Mines Highlight was a *Crossbill calling in trees where path emerges at Dead Forest and then seen flying & calling over the Dead Forest. Siskin 9. Nuthatch 2. Coal Tit 2. Chaffinch 10. Sparrowhawk 1. Buzzard 1. Anglezarke Reservoir Can...

Fabulous hour this morning especially with the birds of prey. *Oystercatcher 3 (1 on island and 2 on jetties) Kestrel 1m Barn Owl 1 Buzzard 1 being harassed by a Peregrine Highlight was a female *Merlin on the near bank before taking flight and giving great views as it zipped through the Lapwings (c...

Croston Sewage Works and Twin Lakes Green Sandpiper 1 on small flood by entrance to Sewage Works and onto River Yarrow Little Egret 1 Herring Gull 1 LBB Gull 1 Common Gull 4 BH Gull c100 Great Crested Grebe 6 (including 2 dancing) Mallard 4 Long Tailed Tit 2. Reed Bunting 5. Pied Wagtail c30. Blue T...

Decent start to the location of roost which was at the southern end this evening before drifting north to the middle. 7 species noted. GBB Gull 4 adults LBB Gull c75 Herring Gull c300 Yellow Legged Gull 1 adult Common Gull c50 Mediterranean Gull 1 adult with c80% black hood. BH Gull c1500 The gull r...

Yarrow Valley CP *Dipper 2 by the car park Belmont Reservoir Lapwing 48 Goosander 1f Siskin c20 GBB Gull 1 Canada Goose 2 Croston Sewage Works/Twin lakes Little Grebe 1 on the R Yarrow Goldcrest 1 Grey Wagtail 2+ Pied Wagtail 20-30 Great Crested Grebe 2 Long Tailed Tit 6 Linnet 3-400 including towar...

Arley Nature Reserve Little Egret 1. Sparrowhawk 1. Treecreeper 1-2. Eyes Lane Little Egret 1. Lapwing 4. BH Gull c50 Behind E Shaped Ponds Snipe 13. *Water Rail squealed loud and clear from reeds. Siskin 1 over. Croston Finney and Moss Little Egret 1 over. Snipe 9. Grey Partridge 3 plus others call...

Very lucky to see my first Chorley Red Kite at 1135am as it drifted over the motorway about 1 mile south of the M61 Hartwood junction at Chorley. Long wings and distinctive tail seen well as I passed by. Further OOA Red Kite sightings east of Leeds both ways. More common than Kestrels and Buzzards c...

19/1. M61 north of Rivington *Raven 1 flew over 20/1 Arley Nature Reserve Siskin 15-20. Grey Heron 1. Cormorant 10 over. Teal 3. Moorhen heard. *Grey Wagtail heard going over. Lower Rivington Reservoir Great Crested Grebe 2. Mute Swan 1. c20 Herring, few LBB Gull, c20 BH Gull Nickleton Brow Raven 1 ...

Arley NR Unfortunately the Water Rail eluded me. Couple of *Treecreeper. 1 Little Egret landed out of sight. 1 Grey Heron. 1 Moorhen did exactly what the Rail should have done and appeared briefly, walked along the edge and disappeared. 4 Teal. 1 *Kingfisher dropped in. Adlington Reservoir 1 Goldene...

Gareth - unfortunately the Rail eluded me on two visits early and late ! To add to the Webs sightings, a Mandarin flew out of Arley late afternoon and I saw 4 Teal. A Little Egret landed out of sight in Arley but a Kingfisher gave better views in Arley early morning. Also heard Fieldfare and saw 15 ...

Saw a minimum of 30 fabulous Black Grouse on 6/1/24. c20m/10f. Most giving good views from the car in roadside fields and all within 1/4 of a mile range of the Langdon Beck Hotel in all directions. Bit of a drive from Chorley (almost 2 hours) but well worth making the diversion if you are already he...

Holker Lane
*Greenfinch 2

Wymott
* Sparrowhawk 1
Pink footed Goose c110 over west
*Little Owl 1

Croston Finney/Moss 330-500
Buzzard 4 including 3 from Alma Wood heading NE to roost after sunset.
*Barn Owl 1 at 1645
Fieldfare/Skylark/Meadow Pipit

*4 more takes me to 86 species for the year

Stunning morning to be out and about after the recent wet weather. In addition to *GWE and the *Greylag, there there were 3 *Red legged Partridge and 30-40 Skylark before I met Gary. I reckon Fieldfare were over 300 in 4 different places and 7 Stonechat in 4 places. Flock of c30 *Corn Bunting in tre...

High Bullough Reservoir Late afternoon visit and the pairs of Goosander and *Goldeneye both showing well around 1555. Withnell Fold NR Multiple sightings of *Woodcock included one which I heard take off from within 20m near the reeds at 1646, one at 1650 and two together at 1652. A *Tawny Owl hooted...