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Cheesden Valley, 29th March 2015
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14:00-17:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, c5 pairs and a flock of 8, Mallard, c4, Goosander, redhead on top lodge, Kestrel, 1 tucked away from the wind in a hedge, Pheasant, 1 called, Moorhen, 1 feeding on pasture, Curlew, 2 calling birds, Lapwing, c6 near Deeply Vale & 1 on Rossen...
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cowpe 290315
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quick walk up to Cowpe Reservoir early afternoon produced the followingCanada goose - 2 prs at Lench Lodges & 1pr at Kearn's Lodgecormorant - 2 at Cowpe Resperegrine - 1 over Boarsgreavemoorhen - sitting bird at Lench Lodgeskingfisher - 1 at Lench Lodgescommon gull - 30 over Gaghills appeared t...
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Holmes Terrace Lodge to EBSW 280.15
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little grebe - 1pr at Holmes Terrace LodgeCanada goose - 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodgetufted duck - 1 male at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1pr near EBSWpheasant - 1 calling near EBSWdipper - 1 at The Holmegrey wagtail - 1 male at K Steels & 2 at EBSWpied wagtail - c20 at EBSWmeadow pipit - 1 at EBSWking...
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CLOWBRIDGE 25-03-2015
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3 Wheatear 3 Goldcrest Goldfinch two flocks of 8 or 10 birds 2 Wren 4 Coal Tit 2 Blue Tit 1 Willow Warbler 7 Robin 2 House Sparrow 5 Dunnock 1 Greenfinch 11 Redpoll 3 Chaffinch 2m 1f Reed Bunting 1 Meadow Pipit 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Skylark Starling flock of 30+ 2 Blackbird Raven 6 calling birds mov...
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Eagle
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This afternoon sat at my home with my 2 year old daughter Haniya, she walks towards the window and after a brief moment points and said "Eagle". I am intrigued and walk to the window and see a fine Lesser Black Backed Gull in adult plumage eating from the feeding station . Last year we staye...
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Irwell valley Stubbins Bridge to Ewood Bridge.
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Noon to 1800 hrs 7 degrees sunny spells cold easterly. Blue Tit....good numbers lot of nest building, also in my boxes. Great Tit...again good numbers and same as above. Coal Tit...very good numbers several in full song. Long-tailed Tit...now in pairs and in good numbers, no nest sites found. Bullf...
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Chiff Chaff 22.3.15.
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Whinberry Wood Chiff Chaff 1 calling noon today
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Seat Naze, Edge Cote & Marl Pits 220315
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lapwing - min 11 at Edge Cote (3 seen at Seat Naze may have been part of the same flock)snipe - 4 at Edge Cotecommon gull - 2 at Edge Cotelesser black backed gull - 5 over Edge Cote and c30 flying down the Irwell Valleygoldcrest - 1 at Marl Pitsstarling - 25 in trees at higher Cloughfoldchaffinch - flock of 20...
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Warth to Brow Edge Quarry 22032015
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cormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell Valleylapwing - 3 at Whittaker Pasturewoodcock - 1 at Warth & 1 at Hurdles Quarry (possibly same bird)kestrel - 1 at Warthgreen woodpecker - 1 or 2 at Warth & Hurdles Quarry (1 also heard yesterday at Stubby Lee Park)skylark - 4 singing on Whittaker Pasturest...
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Grane, 22nd March 2015
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06:30-10:30 -1.5 degree C to start but warmed up nicely. Cormorant, 8 roosting trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 in Jamestones, Canada Goose, c60 in pairs and groups to c20 birds, Mallard, c12, Teal, pair on Holden Wood and 3 pair on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, pair in Jamestones, Buzzard, pair, Sparrowh...
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ilex mill
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Harriers
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Male imm Marsh Harrier flew past back of House, Syke side at moderate height heading west 16.30 hrs Friday 20 March Rang Jim Rostron. He saw it this morning Musbury at 09.30 Saturday 21 March Hen Harrier a female was near Pickup bank Just outside Rossendale this morning 21 March Neil
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Clough Bottom, 21st March 2015
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10:00-10:30 Canada Goose, pair, Mallard, pair, Goosander, Pair, Curlew, bird over the Brex "singing", Common Gull, immature on res, Meadow Pipit, birds moving north with flocks of 12, 2 & 2 going through. A couple down on the res bank. Grey Wagtail, 2, Pied Wagtail, 1, Coal Tit, 2 sin...
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Clowbridge, 21st March 2015
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07:00-08:30 G.C.Grebe, at least 1 possibly 2 on the res, Cormorant, 2 on the res, Canada Goose, 5 over south, Mallard, c8, Goosander, 8 redheads and a male, on the res, Kestrel, 2 over moorland, Pheasant, 1 called, Moorhen, 2 on the lagoon, Oystercatcher, 1 did a couple of circuits of the res calling, C...
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Grane
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7.30-12 brilliant morning frosty and ground solid, mist over the water Holden wood:- 3-4 moorhens 3 coot 12 teal 1 snipe 1 jack snipe - flew landed a metre away, had a smaller bill than common snipe in fact I thought it may have been that water rail.....anyway can jacn snipe be identified just off b...
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Grane, Sat 14 & sun 15 March
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Holden wood res Sat evening 26 Cormorants roosting Calf hey res Sun morning 2 Mediterranean Gulls on water 9 Teal Neil & Susan
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Plunge - 15/3/15
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09:00hrs Song Thrush singing from woodland 1 Grey Partridge c4 Skylark in song 1 Meadow Pipit displaying + c4 other individuals c16 Lapwing at Sand Beds with some pairs on territory + singing Skylark and silent meadow pipit. E.B.S.W - Strongstry 6 Rook nests at Irwell Vale 1 Grey Heron 3 Song Thrush s...
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Warth to Rawtenstall Via Plunge 150315
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Canada goose - 3 over Warth and 1pr at EBSW mallard - 1pr at Warth, 4pr at EBSW & 6 at Holmes Terrace Lodge grey partridge - 1pr near Hurdles Quarry cormorant - 1 over Warth and 1 over Hurdles Quarry grey heron - 11 nests at Warth with much toing and froing and 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodge sparrowhawk - 1 over...
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Holden Wood Res, 15th March 2015
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09:00-11:00 G.C.Grebe, adult & Immature, Cormorant, c9 with much coming and going, Canada Goose, 40 on pasture, Teal, 2 pairs, Kestrel, male and female, Sparrowhawk, 3 soaring birds, Moorhen, pair plus a single, Coot, pair, Oystercatcher, 3 on pasture, Lapwing, 17 on pasture, Common Gull, 4...
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Swans.
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Thirty Whooper Swans in "V" formation heading north over Strongstry at 1000 hrs this morning. Regards Brian.
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Holden wood
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From 9.30 to 11 approx
No med gulls but 2 calls from different areas that can only be water rail. None seen and no chance the bird could have crossed from one side to the other without me seeing it.
1 kestrel
14-16 cormorants
3 teal 2 pied wags
1 meadow pipit
1 stone chat alarming
1 raven coming dow...
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cown
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2oytercatchers 3 tufted ducks green woodpecker 1mute swan 5 goldfinch wallback lodge 3 mute swans 1 male tufted duck nuthatch calling bacup park 1 nuthatch brandwood 1pair of partridge 1 heron 5 goldfinch 1 meadow pipit 8march
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Med Gulls at Holden Wood
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2 adults first seen 7 ish flying over H wood up the valley but not seen at ogde or calf hey, 2 adults again present at holden wood 11ish........maybe 2 may have been 4...
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Curlew calling 9 March
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Curlew heard 9 March 09.30 from the direction of Hambledon hill. Just before the sleet started! Bob
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Grane 080315
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Holden Wood Resgreat crested grebe - 2grey heron - 1cormorant - 13Canada goose - 50mallard - 4 prteal - 1 proystercatcher - 1lapwing - 7coot - 1moorhen - 1snipe - 1black headed gull - 42common gull - 3lesser black backed gull - 4 overgreat black backed gull - 1st winter bird overpied wagtail - 1meadow pi...
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Whitewell Valley, 7th March 2015
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08:30-10:00 Canada Goose, 1 on Clough Bottom associating with the Mallards, Mallard, 7 on Clough Bottom, 2 at Jack Lodge, Kestrel, male at Clough Bottom, 1 on The Hile, Common Gull, c12 at Clough Bottom and 10 on pasture on The Hile, B.H.Gull, c20 on Clough Bottom, Wood Pigeon, c20 in small flocks to 8,...
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Grane
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9.20-12.45 Holden Wood:- about 6 Mallards 1 Moorhen min 17 b H GUlls 2 stonechat - pair 3 wren 2 reed buntings 1 blackbird- briefly in song usual tits, robin in song crows, magpies, 13 woodpigeons in a flock of 6 and 7 min 10 jackdaws 1 chaffinch over 1 great crested grebe 3 buzzard - pair oppo...
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Chiffchaff.
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A Chiffchaff was feeding and singing around the feeding station opposite my house most of today, there has also been a Green Woodpecker showing an interest in a dead tree at the back of my house for the last couple of days.
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Lee Mill garden 1.3.15
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In the garden this week-end, blue tits, great tits, coal tits, pr bullfinch, 4 greenfinch, male chaffinch, male blackbird, dunnock, pr wood pigeons, 4 house sparrow and for the first time in years a song thrush (came on Saturday and Sunday)
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Coal Pit Lane, 1st March 2015
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16:30-17:15 Grey Heron, 1 on Jack Lodge, Mallard, pr flew from The Hile onto Jack lodge, Goosander, Redhead on Jack lodge, Moorhen, 1 on Jack Lodge, Common Gull, 4 over, Wood Pigeon, flock of 6 on pasture, Mistle Thrush, singing bird in the gloom! Dipper, 1 near The Chimneys. Raven, 1 being hassled by c...
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