Recent Sightings at Gawthorpe Woods
11th May 2026
Tawny Owl, 1, (Gary Patefield)
Perched quite low on mature tree attracting irate Blackbird !
5th May 2026
Swift, 20, (David Bickerton)
Large screaming flock with Swallows and House Martins plus ones and twos over through the day
Ring-necked Parakeet, 2
Raven, 3
Blue Tit, 30
30/100 nestboxes occupied, most with eggs but 2 with newly hatched young.
Great Tit, 26
26/100 boxes occupied by Great Tits, 15 other nests made by Tit sp. 3 one-week broods.
Swallow, 4
House Martin, 2
Willow Warbler, 1
Chiffchaff, 2
Blackcap, 6, Singing males
Goldcrest, 2, Singing males
Nuthatch, 10
10 boxes occupied (out of 100). Several had young.
Treecreeper, 3, Singing males
24th April 2026
Blackcap, 5, m, (Russell Carter)
22nd April 2026
Blackcap, 4, Male