Recent Sightings at Darwen Moor
5th May 2024
Cuckoo, 1, Singing male, (John Wright)
Little Owl, 1
Skylark, 10, Singing males
Whitethroat, 2, Singing males
Wheatear, 6, 3 males and 3 females
Linnet, 2, Pair
25th April 2024
Cuckoo, 1, Singing male
Grasshopper Warbler, 10, Singing males
22nd April 2024
Golden Plover, 2
Curlew, 8
4 pairs
Short-eared Owl, 2
Skylark, 6
3 pairs
Grasshopper Warbler, 5, Singing males
Wheatear, 6, 5 males and one female
20th April 2024
Red Grouse, 6
3 pairs
Snipe, 1
Displaying
Barn Owl, 2
Grasshopper Warbler, 2, Singing males
Stonechat, 12
6 pairs
12th April 2024
Sparrowhawk, 1
Willow Warbler, 17, Singing males
Ring Ouzel, 10, 7 males and 3 females
Wheatear, 13
29th March 2024
Lapwing, 24
12 pairs across 8 fields on the moorland edge
Snipe, 1
Calling
Skylark, 4
2 pairs
Mistle Thrush, 4
Meadow Pipit, 25
5 pairs and a light movement
Reed Bunting, 8
4 pairs on territory
16th March 2024
Woodpigeon, 175
Single flock
Lapwing, 10
5 pairs
Curlew, 2
Pair
Jack Snipe, 10
Snipe, 45
Starling, 45
Single flock
Fieldfare, 90
Meadow Pipit, 10
Siskin, 5
Reed Bunting, 8, 4 males and 4 females
Single flock