Out and About 9/1

[John Frankland]

White Coppice
*Grey Heron 1
*Treecreeper 1
*Dipper 2
Goldcrest 1
Redwing 4
Long-tailed Tit 6
*Little Egret 1 (about 3/4 of a mile upstream from cricket pitch)
*Coal Tit 2
** Redpoll 8 (feeding in trees behind holly bushes 1/4 mile from cricket pitch)
*Great Spotted Woodpecker 1

Morrisons Tower
*Peregrine 1

Yarrow Valley CP
Long-tailed Tit 10
*Grey Wagtail 2
Great Crested Grebe 2
Coal Tit 1
** Ring-necked Parakeet 3 (heard and then seen flying towards Lower Burgh Way)

Common Bank Lodge
*Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 1
Goosander 1m
Goldcrest 1

Hic Bibi
*Willow Tit 1 (feeders in garden of 1st house on right from the road)
Tree Sparrow 2 (ditto)
Coal Tit 1 (ditto)

*12 new species for me takes me to 78 species for the year. This includes **2 new one for the overall Chorley year list (Grey Partridge from yesterday also needs adding).

[Neil Southworth]

Glad to see you're fully recovered, John!

[John Frankland]

Doctor’s orders, Neil !!

Lots of short walks followed by rest.

It’s good to be back out again and definitely on the mend though, thanks.