same as dean just a pity  about the ring ouzels  

 
 I was up there early this morning. No sign of Ring Ouzels.
 I did bump into Jimmy Meadows though, nice to have met you Jimmy.

 Dean.

earrly doors at smithill moor and around horwich strip searched every blackbird but no ouzels found.would have been 4 lifers in a week
ah well
cheers geoff

 
 Thanks Ian. An early start tomorrow i think, back to work on monday. Would be a great way to round off the week.

 Dean.

Hi Dean, They are passing through, but today was their second day in the area (although not seen from mid-morning onwards). It`s worth a punt if you`ve never seen them before - you can keep Geoff company while you`re there !

 Are these Ring Ouzels likely to still be around or are they passing through?
 I've never seen one and didn't realise we had them locally.
 
 Dean.

ian i.m not counting woosey,someone with a little more time than me could go back and analise your postings to see what your up to ,or you could just grass yourself up, come on give us a number.anyway thanks for the call and i,ll have a butchers in the morning.
cheers geoff

5 Ring Ouzel (3 males) this morning at Burnt Edge, Horwich.
I first picked up a female chattering away in Holden`s Plantation, which then flew towards the farm, then came back with 2 males, and joined up with another pair. By this time Ian Mckerchar had `ambled` over from Two Lads, but they`d flown off high over Adam Hill. Paul Hammond joined us and we walked towards the quarry with no luck. We left Paul to his vigil and Ian and myself took off but managed to pick three up in the field next to Newfields farm as we drove past. 

Sorry for this long drawn-out account, but it was quite a morning for me ! 
(Hope you see `em Paul ! )