Out and about 26/5

Discussion of sightings in and around the Chorley area.

Moderator: Neil Southworth

Post Reply
John Frankland
Peregrine
Posts: 1242
Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 6:18 pm
Location: Leyland

Out and about 26/5

Post by John Frankland »

Withnell Fold along the canal
Canada Goose 48 (25 adults plus 2 pairs with 19 young)
Lapwing c30 in fields
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Stock Dove 2
Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 1, Sedge Warbler 1
Coal Tit 1, Reed Bunting 2
Swift 1, Swallow 2, House Martin 2

North Anglezarke/Watermans Cottage/White Coppice/Heatherlea Woods
*Spotted Flycatcher 1 male singing and seen well
Wood Warbler 1 singing and seen well
Cuckoo 1-2 singing and seen in trees near cricket pitch and near Heatherlea
Stonechat 1m
Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff
Garden Warbler 1, Blackcap 5
Redpoll 1, Mistle Thrush 2

Croston Finney/Moss circular
Buzzard 2, Kestrel 1
Oystercatcher 4, Lapwing 10
Corvids included a pale brown crow
Whitethroat 4, Yellowhammer 5, Reed Bunting 2

* Spotted Flycatcher takes me to 137 species for the year
Post Reply

Return to “Recent Sightings”