Recent sightings

Recent Sightings at Foulridge


9th March 2025

Stock Dove, 1, (Chris Pickup)
All seen around Moss Houses
Curlew, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
House Sparrow, 3
Dunnock, 1

8th March 2025

Lapwing, 6
On fields off Smithy Lane
Curlew, 1
On field off Smithy Lane

7th March 2025

Mandarin Duck, 1, M
All seen along the canal
Grey Heron, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Chiffchaff, 2
Goldcrest, 2
Nuthatch, 1
Redwing, 8
Chaffinch, 3

2nd March 2025

Curlew, 1
Feeding in field off Smithy Lane

1st March 2025

Curlew, 1
Little Egret, 1
All seen around Moss Houses
Buzzard, 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Drumming
Chaffinch, 2
Bullfinch, 1

24th February 2025

Grey Heron, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 9
Song Thrush, 2
All seen along the canal
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2
Meadow Pipit, 1
All seen at the sewage works by the canal

22nd February 2025

Curlew
Heard frequently around Moss Houses area
Chaffinch, 2
Bullfinch, 1
All seen around Moss Houses
Greenfinch, 1
Wheezing

10th February 2025

Canada Goose, 2
Curlew, 6
In field below canal
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
All seen along the canal
Wren, 1
Blackbird, 2
Redwing, 18
In field off Reedymoor Lane
Robin, 2
Stonechat, 1
All seen at the sewage works by the canal
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2
Chaffinch, 1

27th January 2025

Canada Goose, 2
Goosander, 5
Moorhen, 2
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 1
Redwing, 36
Mistle Thrush, 1
Bullfinch, 1
All seen along the canal between Foulridge tunnel and Salterforth
Goldfinch, 17

18th January 2025

Sparrowhawk, 1
Hunting in the quarry at Smithy Lane