Recent Sightings at Ribchester
15th March 2025
Oystercatcher, 2, (Phil Larkin)
Pair on the gravel bank.
Buzzard, 1
Sand Martin, 1
Over the Ribble at the fisherman’s car park.
Grey Wagtail, 2
Banks of the Ribble
8th March 2025
Lapwing, 13
Talbots farm
Snipe, 23
House Sparrow, 8
Dunnock, 5
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
25th February 2025
Oystercatcher, 2
Pair on gravel bank
Lapwing, 11
Talbot’s Farm - returning to traditional breeding area, all on territory
Curlew, 1
Talbot’s Farm - my first local bird this year
Snipe, 16
Talbot’s Farm - 2 group 9+7 in the corner of the maize field.
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 6
Talbot’s Farm
5th February 2025
Black-headed Gull, 750
On newly slurried field at Talbot’s Farm
Common Gull, 3
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 6
1st February 2025
Buzzard, 3
Raven, 2
18th January 2025
Buzzard, 1
Fieldfare, 6
Redwing, 70
Dispersed by nearby shooting activities