Recent Sightings at Towneley Holmes
16th January 2026
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1, (By old school pond, then flew towards Woodgrove Rd)
9th January 2026
Dipper, 1, (Al Stott)
8th January 2026
Pink-footed Goose, 85, (Jen Coates)
Heading west
2nd January 2026
Tawny Owl, 2
Flew into oak tree in my back garden as dark was falling
1st January 2026
Canada Goose, 2
On Towneley School Pond
Wigeon, 2, pair
Mallard, 14
Domestic Mallard, 4
Feral Pigeon, 12
Woodpigeon, 2
In my garden
Moorhen, 3
On Towneley School Pond
Black-headed Gull, 20
Common Gull, 4
Herring Gull, 2
Magpie, 2
Jackdaw, 10
Rook, 2
Carrion Crow, 4
Coal Tit, 4
In my garden
Blue Tit, 4
Great Tit, 5
Long-tailed Tit, 8
Nuthatch, 1
Starling, 12
Blackbird, 2, 1M 1F
In my garden
Robin, 2
House Sparrow, 6
Dunnock, 3
In my garden
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
Chaffinch, 1
In my garden
Bullfinch, 5, 3M 2F
Greenfinch, 2
Lesser Redpoll, 4
Goldfinch, 8
20th December 2025
Wigeon, 2, (Al Stott)
19th December 2025
Barnacle Goose, 1, (Jen Coates)
On Towneley School Pond
Wigeon, 2, pair
16th December 2025
Canada Goose, 3
Unity College playing field
Pink-footed Goose, 1
With three Canada Geese on Unity College playing field
Wigeon, 3, 1 M 1 F I first winter M
On Towneley School Pond
13th December 2025
Coal Tit, 5
In my garden close to Towneley Woods
Blue Tit, 8
Great Tit, 4
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Blackcap, 1, F
Wren, 1
Nuthatch, 1
Robin, 2
Dunnock, 3
Chaffinch, 2, 1m 1f
Bullfinch, 4, 2m 2f
Greenfinch, 3
Lesser Redpoll, 3
Goldfinch, 12
10th December 2025
Black-headed Gull, 100
On Towneley School Pond - largest number I've ever seen on here
Common Gull, 4
On Towneley School Pond
Herring Gull, 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6
2nd December 2025
Wigeon, 2
Back on Towneley School Pond
19th November 2025
Sparrowhawk, 1, M
In my garden close to the edge of Towneley Woods
Coal Tit, 5
Blue Tit, 6
Great Tit, 4
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Blackcap, 1, M
Wren, 1
Blackbird, 9
Redwing, 1
Robin, 2
Dunnock, 3
Chaffinch, 2
Bullfinch, 4, 3M 1F
Greenfinch, 2
Goldfinch, 8