Explored some of the public footpaths south of the village, in the wedge between Bolton Rd and Turton Rd - plans to have a walk on to Holcombe Moor abandoned due to weather. 30 species, though this included 4 Greylag Geese on the lake at Two Brooks Lane, which I suspect had been released on there. Other species included a Buzzard (with matching white pairs of greater covert on each wing), male Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 47 Redwing, male Stonechat near the pond at Torrington Manor Farm, Nuthatch and Treecreeper along Two Brooks Lane.
-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 28th of December 2023 03:22:29 PM
David Lumb said
Thu Apr 28 6:44 PM, 2016
9.25am to 12.30pm. Not exactly typical late April weather. Hail shower as I crossed Jumbles on my way, snow covered cars passing me on the roads, and to top it all off a snowman in a garden at the top of Hawkshaw Lane ! Only a light wind though so good for birding.
Two Brooks Lane :- 6 Canada Geese, 5 Mallards, 5 Moorhens included a group of 4 being very aggressive with each other, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Redwing, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, & Bullfinches.
Two Brooks Lane :- 6 Canada Geese, 10 Mallards, pair of Tufted Ducks, 4 Moorhens. Not much about in the woodland.
A walk up the fields past Hawkshaw Wood & then down Hawkshaw Lane (lots of snow falling when I got to the top of Hawkshaw Lane) :- 1 Grey Heron, 1 Pheasant, 4 Lapwings, 1 Curlew, 1 Woodpigeon, a few Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins, 5 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, 2 Jays, 11 Magpies, 8 Carrion Crows, 1 Raven flew over from the top of Holcombe Moor, 7 Starlings, 1 Reed Bunting. Finches made up of Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, & Bullfinches.
David Lumb said
Thu Jan 14 8:52 PM, 2016
10.55 to 13.00.
2 Grey Herons on fields at the top of Hawkshaw Lane. Hardly any birds along the lane but as I was going into the village a Raven flew over very low being pursued by a Carrion Crow.
Only Mallards with the exotic ducks & the Whooper Swan on the lodge by Two Brooks Lane. Seemed to be nothing at all on the lodge further down until a Dipper flew across and landed on a branch over the lodge. Birds around the lodges included a Mistle Thrush, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, and a flock of 4 Bullfinches (2m & 2f).
3m & 3f Goosanders on Walves Reservoir.
David Lumb said
Tue Oct 20 7:25 PM, 2015
8.50am to 11.55am.
1 Grey Heron on the brook by Hawkshaw Wood. 2 Jays in the wood. Numerous Bullfinches with Chaffinches at the top end of the wood.
Hawkshaw Lane :- 3 Pheasants, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 Pied Wagtail, 14 Blackbirds, 1 Fieldfare, 35 Redwings (30 of them in one flock), 1 Mistle Thrush, a few Chaffinches & Goldfinches.
Just the usual garden birds in the village, a flock of 5 Greenfinches the best sighting.
Two Brooks Lane :- 1 Little Grebe, numerous Mallards, 5 Moorhens, 1 Coot.
David Lumb said
Fri Sep 4 7:45 PM, 2015
9.15am to 12.45pm. Not much about, more interesting sightings :-
Walk up the fields past Hawkshaw Wood. A strong wind blowing straight down the fields from the top of Holcombe Moor did not help. 2 Meadow Pipits 1 Pied Wagtail
4 Chiffchaffs in a small area of conifers.
I scanned the side of Holcombe Moor but could only see a few House Martins & Swallows.
1 Pied Wagtail and a few Siskins along Hawkshaw Lane.
Two Brooks Lane :- 3 Moorhens on the lodge with all the exotic birds. 1 Kingfisher on a lodge further down the lane.
2 Chiffchaffs by the main road between village & Walves Reservoir.
3 Moorhens including 2 juveniles on the ponds by Walves Reservoir. Dozens of Mallards on the ponds suggest introduced birds. Only Great Spotted Woodpecker of the day near the crossroads at Walves.
David Lumb said
Wed Mar 18 9:14 PM, 2015
Not much around farmland in Edgworth so I worked my way across to Hawkshaw farmland, following the brook down the hill past Hawkshaw Wood. 4 Lapwings 1 Curlew 6 Black-headed Gulls 1 Skylark A couple of Reed Buntings 1 Dipper. Flew over me from up the fields, and then over trees, heading towards The Red Lion.
Only Moorhens (7) and Mallards on Two Brooks Lane lodges
2 Grey Herons and 4 Mallards on Walves Reservoir
2 Pied Wagtails at India Gate restaurant
David Lumb said
Fri Mar 6 7:44 PM, 2015
9.20am to 12.20pm
Walves Reservoir :- 2 Mallards, 1m + 2f tufted Ducks, 1f Goosander, 1 Buzzard (perched in a tree between reservoir & village), 2 Collared Doves, 1 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tits, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, & 5 Bullfinches. 1 Grey Heron, 2 Canada Geese, Black-headed Gulls, & a Lesser Black-backed Gull flying over.
Two Brooks Lane & village :- 7 Mallards, 1 Pheasant, 2 Moorhens, Feral Pigeons, Woodpigeons, Stock Dove, Collared Doves, 2 Grey Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Nuthatches, Jay, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches (10+), Goldfinches, & Bullfinches (8).
Two Brooks Lane :- 1 Little Grebe, 8 Mallards, 3m + 3f Tufted Ducks, 1f Goosander, 6 Moorhens, 1 Kingfisher.
Other birds around the village :- 1 Kestrel, Feral Pigeons, Woodpigeons, Stock Doves, Collared Doves, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Mistle Thrushes, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, & Bullfinches.
Hawkshaw Lane birds included :- 3 Canada Geese, 16 Pheasants, 1 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 1 male Blackcap in roadside hedgerow.
David Lumb said
Wed May 14 7:11 PM, 2014
9.10 to 13.15
Walves Reservoir :- 1 Grey Heron, Pair of Canada Geese, 1 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gulls, pair of Collared Doves, Goldcrest, & a pair of Reed Buntings.
Farmland off Hawkshaw Wood & Hawkshaw Lane :- 1 Grey Heron, pair of Canada Geese, Pheasants, 2 Lapwings, 2 Curlews, 2 Black-headed Gulls, Woodpigeons, Green Woodpecker, Skylarks, Swallows, Meadow Pipits, pair of Tree Pipits where I saw one carrying nesting material on my last visit, Pied Wagtail, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Goldcrests, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Jay, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, & Reed Buntings.
Village & Two Brooks Lane :- 2 Moorhens, Pheasants, Woodpigeons, Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Martins, Swallows, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Garden Warbler showing well for a change, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, & Bullfinches.
David Lumb said
Wed Apr 30 6:23 PM, 2014
9.15 to 13.00. Walves - Hawkshaw Village - farmland.
Grey Herons over Walves, Canada Geese (pair on Walves + a few on farmland), Mallards, 1 Goosander flew off Walves and over Hawkshaw, 1 Sparrowhawk, Pheasants, Moorhens on Two Brooks Lane lodges, 2 Lapwings, 4 Curlews, Black-headed Gulls flying over, Woodpigeons, Collared Doves, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Skylarks, Swallows, a Tree Pipit carrying nesting material, Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, 2f Wheatears, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes (including one carrying caterpillars), 1 Mistle Thrush, Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Goldcrests, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, Reed Buntings.
David Lumb said
Thu Apr 3 7:24 PM, 2014
9.20am to 12.15pm. Nothing on Walves Reservoir, so all sightings are from around the village and fields either side of Hawkshaw Lane.
1 Grey Heron, 2 Mallards, 16 Canada Geese (most of them around the fields), 2 Moorhens (Two Brooks Lane ponds), Pheasants, 4 Lapwings, 5 Curlews, Black-headed Gulls & Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over, Woodpigeons, Collared Doves, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Fieldfares (c170 flying from Hawkshaw Wood & possibly the same flock seen later at the top of Hawkshaw Lane), Mistle Thrushes, Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, & a couple of Reed Buntings.
David Mason said
Tue Mar 25 3:52 PM, 2014
Two female Goosander on Walves Reservoir circa 12 noon were the first I have seen here this winter.
David Lumb said
Tue Feb 25 7:59 PM, 2014
10.25 to 13.15
1 Grey Heron & 2 Black-headed Gulls on Walves Reservoir. A Skylark was singing high up above the reservoir.
1 Little Grebe, a pair of Mallards, & 3 Moorhens on Two Brooks Lane Lodge. A Buzzard flew low over the lodge.
Probably the same pair of Buzzards that I saw earlier on Jumbles (I normally see them heading in this direction once they get going) were seen numerous times, quite often being mobbed by Crows. A Kestrel flew out of a bush as I headed up the fields from opposite the Red Lion, from where I heard a Curlew in the vicinity of the Army Centre. Two Treecreepers in Hawkshaw Wood & a Redwing on Hawkshaw Lane were amongst the more common species.
David Lumb said
Thu Feb 6 6:14 PM, 2014
11.15 to 14.00. Nothing on Walves Reservoir, not much on farmland, but not too bad around the village.
Two Brooks Lane :- 1 Little Grebe, pair of Canada Geese, 8 Mallards, & 3 Moorhens, mixed with all the feral species, including the Whooper Swan, Greylag Geese, Muscovy Ducks, and lots of species I do not know. I think the Canada Geese have flown in and are not introduced.
1 Pheasant at the top of Hawkshaw Lane, Woodpigeons & Collared Doves around the village. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, & Mistle Thrushes 20+ Redwings with some Starlings up Hawkshaw Lane. Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, & Nuthatches Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, & a Raven passing over 200+ Starlings on pylons House Sparrows in the village Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Bullfinches, & a Siskin
David Lumb said
Sun Jan 12 5:55 PM, 2014
10.45 to 13.20. Walves Reservoir-path from opposite Red Lion up the fields past Hawkshaw Wood- Hawkshaw Lane-Hawkshaw Village including Two Brooks Lane.
Grey Heron (the only bird on Walves Reservoir, probably the same bird seen earlier heading that way down the valley past Lower House) 7 Mallards on Two Brooks Lodge with all the ornamental species 1 Moorhen with the Mallards 2 Buzzards 1 Kestrel Woodpigeons, Collared Doves Great Spotted Woodpecker Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins A few Blackbirds 100+ Fieldfares in Hawkshaw Wood 3 flocks of Redwings (12, 3, & 35). Maybe more with the Fieldfare flock but could not be sure. 2 Mistle Thrushes Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, & a Treecreeper Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows House Sparrows at Walves & around the village Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Bullfinches
Sarfraz Hayat said
Mon Oct 7 5:33 AM, 2013
a Raven flying over the cross roads, a mile before Hawkshaw only 8-10metres above the ground heading south-east ish abt 6.30pm
David Lumb said
Tue Jun 4 2:22 AM, 2013
10.35 to 13.45. Walves Reservoir - Hawkshaw Village - Hawkshaw Wood/Hawkshaw Lane.
10.15am to 12.30pm. Walves Reservoir - Hawkshaw Village - farmland above the village.
1 Grey Heron at Walves Numerous Mallards The captive Whooper Swan 1 Coot at Walves 3 Pheasants 2 Curlews Black-headed Gulls 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying across Walves Woodpigeons Collared Doves 4 Swifts 2 House Martins 3 Swallows 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Skylark at Walves, but no Skylarks or Meadow Pipits seen on the farmland above Hawkshaw. Strong wind maybe kept them quiet. 1 Pied Wagtail Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, & Blackbirds 1 Mistle Thrush 2 Whitethroats 5 Blackcaps 1 Chiffchaff 10 Willow Warblers 2 Goldcrests Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits 3 Jays Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, & House Sparrows 20+ Chaffinches 3 Greenfinches 6 Goldfinches 1 Linnet 2 Bullfinches at Walves Reed Buntings at Walves & on farmland
David Lumb said
Fri May 3 1:53 AM, 2013
10.25 to 13.30. Walves Reservoir - Hawkshaw Village - walk up the fields past Hawkshaw Wood and down Hawkshaw Lane.
1 Grey Heron at Walves The captive Whooper Swan Numerous Mallards 3 Buzzards 1 Kestrel Pheasants 2 Moorhens at Walves + 4 down Two Brooks Lane including one sat on a nest. 2 Coots at Walves + one at Two Brooks Lane 3 Curlews 1 Black-headed Gull at Walves 1 Stock Dove 20+ Woodpigeons 1 Skylark 4 Swallows 3 Meadow Pipits 2 Pied Wagtails Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins 3 Wheatears 9 Blackbirds 4 Song Thrushes 1 Lesser Whitethroat. Less than annual sightings for me locally so this was a bonus bird today. Top end of Hawkshaw Lane. 2 Blackcaps 1 Chiffchaff 15 Willow Warblers Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits 2 Jays 6 Magpies 20+ Jackdaws 20+ Carrion Crows House Sparrows 14 Chaffinches 6 Greenfinches 9 Goldfinches 1 Lesser Redpoll 3 Linnets Pairs of Reed Buntings at Walves & along Hawkshaw Lane
David Lumb said
Sun Apr 14 11:10 PM, 2013
I managed to attract the attention of the chap with the allotments at Two Brooks Lane Lodge as I was dubious about the Whooper Swan which was here again. It was good to meet Fred for the first time as he told me that Betsy (I think that he was the name he gave me) has been with him for about 10 years, bought as a captive bird. She started on this lodge before he moved her elsewhere. She is now back but he is still worried about returning her, worrying that a fox might take her. Even last week I thought she might be a captive due to the location, and as he has Muscovys and various geese, and the date. Good lad is Fred. He gave me permission, without asking, to wander onto his land to get a better view of the lodge.
Not much else to report due to the weather. Grey Wagtail on the brook near the lodge, with a Chiffchaff nearby. Sparrowhawk & Kestrel on farmland with a few Meadow Pipits, and a Curlew.
David Lumb said
Fri Apr 12 12:39 AM, 2013
10.10am to 12.40am. Walves Reservoir - up the fields from opposite the Red Lion - down Hawkshaw Lane - Two Brooks Lane lodge. Lots of migrants, winter ones of course !
1 Grey Heron at Walves 1 Whooper Swan on Lodge at two Brooks Lane. Certainly did not expect that. 4 Mallards at the lodge & a pair on the fields 1 Moorhen at the lodge & 1 at Walves 1 Kestrel at Walves 8 Pheasants 3 Curlews 1 Black-headed Gull at Walves A steady stream of Lesser Black-backed Gulls passing over in ones & twos 10 Woodpigeons 2 Collared Doves 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 5 Skylarks 17 Meadow Pipits 2 Pied Wagtails 4 Wrens 4 Dunnocks 6 Robins 6 Blackbirds 50+ Fieldfares with 20+ Starlings at the top of Hawkshaw Lane 60+ Redwings with 10+ Starlings at the bottom of Hawkshaw Lane 2 Mistle Thrushes 2 Long-tailed Tits 1 Coal Tit Numerous Blue Tits & Great Tits 1 Nuthatch 4 Jays 15 Magpies 15 Jackdaws 11 Carrion Crows House Sparrows in the village 20+ Chaffinches 10+ Greenfinches 13 Goldfinches 3 Siskins 1 Reed Bunting at Walves
David Lumb said
Sun Mar 17 1:01 AM, 2013
8 Goosanders on Walves Reservoir. Very quiet around the village and heading up the fields.
David Lumb said
Tue Mar 12 2:38 AM, 2013
12.05 to 13.35. Numerous wintry showers, including a big one in the centre of Hawshaw. Luckily I was able to shelter in The Red Lion while it blew through.
Hawkshaw Lane :- 2 Curlews feeding together. At least a dozen Redwings with a Mistle Thrush & 20+ Starlings
Two Brooks Lane lodge :- 2 Canada Geese 12 Mallards 3 Moorhens
Walves Reservoir. Only one of the smaller pools is actually in Hawkshaw (Bury). The reservoir is split down the middle by the Bolton/Blackburn with Darwen boundary. A Coot was the only bird on the reservoir.
David Lumb said
Sun Mar 3 4:54 AM, 2013
9.10am to 11.50am
Walves Reservoir was mostly frozen but 2 Grey Herons & 5 Goosanders were at the Hawkshaw end. Birds are not entertained by the fishermen with ropes put across most of the reservoir many years ago.
Hawkshaw Village birds (no moorland birds back on the fields yet on a venture across the lower fields towards Holcombe Moor, and the birds I did see were flying up from the village) 1 Little Grebe 1 Grey Heron 2 Canada Geese 7 Mallards 4 Moorhens Woodpigeons & Collared Doves 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins 8 Blackbirds 2 Mistle Thrushes Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits 2 Nuthatches Magpies, 20+ Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, & House Sparrows Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Siskins, & Lesser Redpolls
30 species, though this included 4 Greylag Geese on the lake at Two Brooks Lane, which I suspect had been released on there.
Other species included a Buzzard (with matching white pairs of greater covert on each wing), male Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 47 Redwing, male Stonechat near the pond at Torrington Manor Farm, Nuthatch and Treecreeper along Two Brooks Lane.
-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 28th of December 2023 03:22:29 PM
Walves Reservoir :-
1 Grey Heron, 2 Canada Geese, 9 Mallards, 5 Coots, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Skylarks, 2 Swallows, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warblers.
Grey Wagtail & a Blackcap by the Red Lion car park. 1 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warblers, 1 Nuthatch, & 3 Jays were in the woodland across the road.
A Tawny Owl called from Top of Quarlton.
Fields past Hawkshaw Wood + Hawkshaw Lane :-
4 Canada Geese, 3 Lapwings, 4 Curlews, 2 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Swallow, a male Redstart was bird of the day, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warblers, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Ravens, a few Chaffinches, Greenfinches, & Goldfinches, 5 Reed Buntings.
Two Brooks Lane :-
2 Canada Geese, 2 Mallards, 3 Moorhens, 1 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warblers.
Plus all the commoner stuff around the above areas.
Walves Reservoir :-
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 19 Mallards, 6m + 8f Goosanders, 1 Coot, 1 Skylark.
Hawkshaw Wood & Hawkshaw Lane :-
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Lapwings, 4 Curlews, 2 Stock Doves, 2 Skylarks, 2 Pied Wagtails, 5 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrushes.
Numerous Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Siskins, Lesser Redpolls, & Bullfinches.
Two Brooks Lane :-
6 Canada Geese, 5 Mallards, 5 Moorhens included a group of 4 being very aggressive with each other, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Redwing, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, & Bullfinches.
Walves Reservoir :-
2m + 1f Goosanders, 1 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel.
Two Brooks Lane :-
6 Canada Geese, 10 Mallards, pair of Tufted Ducks, 4 Moorhens.
Not much about in the woodland.
A walk up the fields past Hawkshaw Wood & then down Hawkshaw Lane (lots of snow falling when I got to the top of Hawkshaw Lane) :-
1 Grey Heron, 1 Pheasant, 4 Lapwings, 1 Curlew, 1 Woodpigeon, a few Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins, 5 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, 2 Jays, 11 Magpies, 8 Carrion Crows, 1 Raven flew over from the top of Holcombe Moor, 7 Starlings, 1 Reed Bunting.
Finches made up of Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, & Bullfinches.
2 Grey Herons on fields at the top of Hawkshaw Lane. Hardly any birds along the lane but as I was going into the village a Raven flew over very low being pursued by a Carrion Crow.
Only Mallards with the exotic ducks & the Whooper Swan on the lodge by Two Brooks Lane. Seemed to be nothing at all on the lodge further down until a Dipper flew across and landed on a branch over the lodge.
Birds around the lodges included a Mistle Thrush, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, and a flock of 4 Bullfinches (2m & 2f).
3m & 3f Goosanders on Walves Reservoir.
1 Grey Heron on the brook by Hawkshaw Wood. 2 Jays in the wood.
Numerous Bullfinches with Chaffinches at the top end of the wood.
Hawkshaw Lane :-
3 Pheasants, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 Pied Wagtail, 14 Blackbirds, 1 Fieldfare, 35 Redwings (30 of them in one flock), 1 Mistle Thrush, a few Chaffinches & Goldfinches.
Just the usual garden birds in the village, a flock of 5 Greenfinches the best sighting.
Two Brooks Lane :-
1 Little Grebe, numerous Mallards, 5 Moorhens, 1 Coot.
Not much about, more interesting sightings :-
Walk up the fields past Hawkshaw Wood. A strong wind blowing straight down the fields from the top of Holcombe Moor did not help.
2 Meadow Pipits
1 Pied Wagtail
4 Chiffchaffs in a small area of conifers.
I scanned the side of Holcombe Moor but could only see a few House Martins & Swallows.
1 Pied Wagtail and a few Siskins along Hawkshaw Lane.
Two Brooks Lane :-
3 Moorhens on the lodge with all the exotic birds.
1 Kingfisher on a lodge further down the lane.
2 Chiffchaffs by the main road between village & Walves Reservoir.
3 Moorhens including 2 juveniles on the ponds by Walves Reservoir.
Dozens of Mallards on the ponds suggest introduced birds.
Only Great Spotted Woodpecker of the day near the crossroads at Walves.
4 Lapwings
1 Curlew
6 Black-headed Gulls
1 Skylark
A couple of Reed Buntings
1 Dipper. Flew over me from up the fields, and then over trees, heading towards The Red Lion.
Only Moorhens (7) and Mallards on Two Brooks Lane lodges
2 Grey Herons and 4 Mallards on Walves Reservoir
2 Pied Wagtails at India Gate restaurant
Walves Reservoir :-
2 Mallards, 1m + 2f tufted Ducks, 1f Goosander, 1 Buzzard (perched in a tree between reservoir & village), 2 Collared Doves, 1 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tits, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, & 5 Bullfinches.
1 Grey Heron, 2 Canada Geese, Black-headed Gulls, & a Lesser Black-backed Gull flying over.
Two Brooks Lane & village :-
7 Mallards, 1 Pheasant, 2 Moorhens, Feral Pigeons, Woodpigeons, Stock Dove, Collared Doves, 2 Grey Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Nuthatches, Jay, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches (10+), Goldfinches, & Bullfinches (8).
Hawkshaw Lane & moorland :-
2 Kestrels, 2 Pheasants, 4 Lapwings, 1 Curlew, Woodpigeons, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Jay, Magpies, Carrion Crows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, & Lesser Redpolls.
Two Brooks Lane :-
1 Little Grebe, 8 Mallards, 3m + 3f Tufted Ducks, 1f Goosander, 6 Moorhens, 1 Kingfisher.
Other birds around the village :-
1 Kestrel, Feral Pigeons, Woodpigeons, Stock Doves, Collared Doves, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Mistle Thrushes, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, & Bullfinches.
Hawkshaw Lane birds included :-
3 Canada Geese, 16 Pheasants, 1 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 1 male Blackcap in roadside hedgerow.
Walves Reservoir :-
1 Grey Heron, Pair of Canada Geese, 1 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gulls, pair of Collared Doves, Goldcrest, & a pair of Reed Buntings.
Farmland off Hawkshaw Wood & Hawkshaw Lane :-
1 Grey Heron, pair of Canada Geese, Pheasants, 2 Lapwings, 2 Curlews, 2 Black-headed Gulls, Woodpigeons, Green Woodpecker, Skylarks, Swallows, Meadow Pipits, pair of Tree Pipits where I saw one carrying nesting material on my last visit, Pied Wagtail, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Goldcrests, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Jay, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, & Reed Buntings.
Village & Two Brooks Lane :-
2 Moorhens, Pheasants, Woodpigeons, Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Martins, Swallows, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Garden Warbler showing well for a change, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, & Bullfinches.
Grey Herons over Walves, Canada Geese (pair on Walves + a few on farmland), Mallards, 1 Goosander flew off Walves and over Hawkshaw, 1 Sparrowhawk, Pheasants, Moorhens on Two Brooks Lane lodges, 2 Lapwings, 4 Curlews, Black-headed Gulls flying over, Woodpigeons, Collared Doves, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Skylarks, Swallows, a Tree Pipit carrying nesting material, Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, 2f Wheatears, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes (including one carrying caterpillars), 1 Mistle Thrush, Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Goldcrests, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, Reed Buntings.
1 Grey Heron, 2 Mallards, 16 Canada Geese (most of them around the fields), 2 Moorhens (Two Brooks Lane ponds), Pheasants, 4 Lapwings, 5 Curlews, Black-headed Gulls & Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over, Woodpigeons, Collared Doves, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Fieldfares (c170 flying from Hawkshaw Wood & possibly the same flock seen later at the top of Hawkshaw Lane), Mistle Thrushes, Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Lesser Redpolls, Bullfinches, & a couple of Reed Buntings.
1 Grey Heron & 2 Black-headed Gulls on Walves Reservoir. A Skylark was singing high up above the reservoir.
1 Little Grebe, a pair of Mallards, & 3 Moorhens on Two Brooks Lane Lodge. A Buzzard flew low over the lodge.
Probably the same pair of Buzzards that I saw earlier on Jumbles (I normally see them heading in this direction once they get going) were seen numerous times, quite often being mobbed by Crows. A Kestrel flew out of a bush as I headed up the fields from opposite the Red Lion, from where I heard a Curlew in the vicinity of the Army Centre.
Two Treecreepers in Hawkshaw Wood & a Redwing on Hawkshaw Lane were amongst the more common species.
Two Brooks Lane :-
1 Little Grebe, pair of Canada Geese, 8 Mallards, & 3 Moorhens, mixed with all the feral species, including the Whooper Swan, Greylag Geese, Muscovy Ducks, and lots of species I do not know. I think the Canada Geese have flown in and are not introduced.
1 Pheasant at the top of Hawkshaw Lane, Woodpigeons & Collared Doves around the village.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, & Mistle Thrushes
20+ Redwings with some Starlings up Hawkshaw Lane.
Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, & Nuthatches
Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, & a Raven passing over
200+ Starlings on pylons
House Sparrows in the village
Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Bullfinches, & a Siskin
Grey Heron (the only bird on Walves Reservoir, probably the same bird seen earlier heading that way down the valley past Lower House)
7 Mallards on Two Brooks Lodge with all the ornamental species
1 Moorhen with the Mallards
2 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
Woodpigeons, Collared Doves
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins
A few Blackbirds
100+ Fieldfares in Hawkshaw Wood
3 flocks of Redwings (12, 3, & 35). Maybe more with the Fieldfare flock but could not be sure.
2 Mistle Thrushes
Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Nuthatches, & a Treecreeper
Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows
House Sparrows at Walves & around the village
Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Bullfinches
2 Grey Herons
Mallards
1 Buzzard
Pheasants
2 Moorhens
1 Coot
3 Curlews
Black-headed Gulls
Woodpigeons
Collared Doves
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylarks
Meadow Pipits
House Martins
Swallows
Pied Wagtails
Wrens
Dunnocks
Robins
Blackbirds
7 Whitethroats
6 Blackcaps
1 Chiffchaff
12 Willow Warblers
Long-tailed Tits
Coal Tits
Blue Tits
Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
Treecreepers nest building
1 Jay
Magpies
100+ Jackdaws
Carrion Crows
House Sparrows
Starlings
Chaffinches
Greenfinches
Goldfinches
Lesser Redpolls
Linnets
Bullfinches
Reed Buntings
1 Grey Heron at Walves
Numerous Mallards
The captive Whooper Swan
1 Coot at Walves
3 Pheasants
2 Curlews
Black-headed Gulls
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying across Walves
Woodpigeons
Collared Doves
4 Swifts
2 House Martins
3 Swallows
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Skylark at Walves, but no Skylarks or Meadow Pipits seen on the farmland above Hawkshaw. Strong wind maybe kept them quiet.
1 Pied Wagtail
Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, & Blackbirds
1 Mistle Thrush
2 Whitethroats
5 Blackcaps
1 Chiffchaff
10 Willow Warblers
2 Goldcrests
Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
3 Jays
Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, & House Sparrows
20+ Chaffinches
3 Greenfinches
6 Goldfinches
1 Linnet
2 Bullfinches at Walves
Reed Buntings at Walves & on farmland
1 Grey Heron at Walves
The captive Whooper Swan
Numerous Mallards
3 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
Pheasants
2 Moorhens at Walves + 4 down Two Brooks Lane including one sat on a nest.
2 Coots at Walves + one at Two Brooks Lane
3 Curlews
1 Black-headed Gull at Walves
1 Stock Dove
20+ Woodpigeons
1 Skylark
4 Swallows
3 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails
Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins
3 Wheatears
9 Blackbirds
4 Song Thrushes
1 Lesser Whitethroat. Less than annual sightings for me locally so this was a bonus bird today. Top end of Hawkshaw Lane.
2 Blackcaps
1 Chiffchaff
15 Willow Warblers
Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Jays
6 Magpies
20+ Jackdaws
20+ Carrion Crows
House Sparrows
14 Chaffinches
6 Greenfinches
9 Goldfinches
1 Lesser Redpoll
3 Linnets
Pairs of Reed Buntings at Walves & along Hawkshaw Lane
Good lad is Fred. He gave me permission, without asking, to wander onto his land to get a better view of the lodge.
Not much else to report due to the weather.
Grey Wagtail on the brook near the lodge, with a Chiffchaff nearby.
Sparrowhawk & Kestrel on farmland with a few Meadow Pipits, and a Curlew.
1 Grey Heron at Walves
1 Whooper Swan on Lodge at two Brooks Lane. Certainly did not expect that.
4 Mallards at the lodge & a pair on the fields
1 Moorhen at the lodge & 1 at Walves
1 Kestrel at Walves
8 Pheasants
3 Curlews
1 Black-headed Gull at Walves
A steady stream of Lesser Black-backed Gulls passing over in ones & twos
10 Woodpigeons
2 Collared Doves
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
5 Skylarks
17 Meadow Pipits
2 Pied Wagtails
4 Wrens
4 Dunnocks
6 Robins
6 Blackbirds
50+ Fieldfares with 20+ Starlings at the top of Hawkshaw Lane
60+ Redwings with 10+ Starlings at the bottom of Hawkshaw Lane
2 Mistle Thrushes
2 Long-tailed Tits
1 Coal Tit
Numerous Blue Tits & Great Tits
1 Nuthatch
4 Jays
15 Magpies
15 Jackdaws
11 Carrion Crows
House Sparrows in the village
20+ Chaffinches
10+ Greenfinches
13 Goldfinches
3 Siskins
1 Reed Bunting at Walves
Hawkshaw Lane :-
2 Curlews feeding together.
At least a dozen Redwings with a Mistle Thrush & 20+ Starlings
Two Brooks Lane lodge :-
2 Canada Geese
12 Mallards
3 Moorhens
Walves Reservoir. Only one of the smaller pools is actually in Hawkshaw (Bury). The reservoir is split down the middle by the Bolton/Blackburn with Darwen boundary.
A Coot was the only bird on the reservoir.
Walves Reservoir was mostly frozen but 2 Grey Herons & 5 Goosanders were at the Hawkshaw end. Birds are not entertained by the fishermen with ropes put across most of the reservoir many years ago.
Hawkshaw Village birds (no moorland birds back on the fields yet on a venture across the lower fields towards Holcombe Moor, and the birds I did see were flying up from the village)
1 Little Grebe
1 Grey Heron
2 Canada Geese
7 Mallards
4 Moorhens
Woodpigeons & Collared Doves
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins
8 Blackbirds
2 Mistle Thrushes
Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, & Great Tits
2 Nuthatches
Magpies, 20+ Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, & House Sparrows
Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Siskins, & Lesser Redpolls