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Clowbridge, 3rd May 2015
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09:00-10:00 I could only spare an hour but good birding following the heavy rain! G.C.Grebe, 1 fishing the res, Cormorant, 1 on the "U Boat" Canada Goose, sitting pair, Mallard, c6, Pheasant, 1 calling, Moorhen, sitting bird, Dunlin, 1 feeding on res shore, Common Sandpiper, 1 feeding o...
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Glen Garden
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Robins 12 Blackbird 3m 2f Great tit Coal tit Blue tit Mistle thrush Wren Jackdaw 20+ Feral Pigeon 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Long Tailed Tit 6 Pied Wagtail (Unusual visitor to my garden probably due to weather) Chaffinch (Scaly legs and feet)m Dunnock 2 Goldfinch 2 on Niger seed Kestrel hovering in adjacent field...
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Sand Martins
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At last light this evening along the river Irwell between Alderbottom and Stubbins were at least 500 Sand Martin feeding low over the river. Some time earlier the easterly wind dropped and the wind increased from the south, the ambient temperature changed from 6 degrees to 12 degrees and a massive ha...
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C/bridge 1st May '15.
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Cuckoo up on moor late evening. 1st of year for me. Also Whimbrel heading north at last light. Craig.
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 2nd May 2015
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08:00-11:00 Canada Goose, c50, mainly in pairs around the quarries but some flocks to 8 birds, Mallard, pair on moorland pond, Buzzard, 1 over, Kestrel, 1 hunting the edge of the moor and one in Hutch Bank, Pheasant, calling bird, Lapwing, 3 pairs on the tops, Curlew, 2 pairs on the tops, Snipe, "...
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TROY QUARRY 01-05-2015
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Troy Quarry 6 Swallow 4 Canada Geese 2 Mallard 1m 1f 1 Moorhen 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Stock Dove 2 Willow Warbler 3 Chaffinch Jamestone Quarry 5 Swallow could be from troy 12 Canada Geese two with 3 goslings Meadows above Quarry's 2 Ring Ouzel 9 Wheatear 2 Buzzards 1 Sparrowhawk over Skylark aro...
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Clough Bottom, 30th April 2015
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19:00-20:00 Canada Goose, 1 bird did a circuit of the res and then flew off west in the direction of Clowbridge, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, 1 flew over the res to the moors, Pheasant, at least 2 calling birds, Common Sandpiper, pair, L.B.B.Gull, 3 on the res and 1 over west, Wood Pigeon, c12, Skylark, c4 sing...
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Ashworth moor reservoir.
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1800/2100 hrs bright sunshine cold easterly wind. Canada Geese 28. Goosander 3 all male. Mallard 1 pair. Teal 1 male 2 female. Lapwing 6 pair displaying in fields. Pied Wagtail 7. Swallow 20+. Sand Martin 10+. Linnet 1 pair. Reed Bunting. 2 male 3 female. Meadow Pipit 7. Wheatear 7. Skylark 5. Litt...
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Stubbing to Ewood Bridge round robin.
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Wed evening 1700/2100 hrs sunny showers 8 degrees. Thurs morning 0900/1200 hrs sunny 7/10 degrees. The numbers are totals for both visits, there is a lot of engineering disturbance between Strongstry and Irwell vale as the cycle track is being extended to Helmshore over the viaduct. The old mill si...
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Gaghills 290415
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1pr of linnets feeding on a small patch of dandelions on Gaghills Road as I got home from work today. The first time I've ever seen linnets here. cheers Kevin
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Ring Necked Parakeet
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Ring Necked Parakeet seen at 6.15pm tonight on the disused railway line behind Knowle Meadow, I was about to take a photo when a hail squall frightened it off. At the time I was ten yards away so no doubt about identification.
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Dog Nobbler
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Reedsholme - Irwell Vale26/4/15
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12:00hrs Leabrook Sparrowhawk over Reedsholme Chiffchaff singing Grey Wagtail f Mallard + 11 small young - 1st brood of the year 2 House Martin at Constablelee flew into nest - early return to nest site! 1pr Collared Dove - Cow lane 1 Little Grebe at Holmes terrace lodge 1 Blackcap - The Holme c13 Sand M...
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The Hile, 26th April 2015
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18:00-19:30 Canada Goose, pair on Jack Lodge, Curlew, pair flew onto pasture, L.B.B.Gull, 10 over generally heading north, Wood Pigeon, c30 in flocks to 14, Stock Dove, 1, Little Owl, 1 at Jack Lodge, Skylark, 4 singing birds, Swallow, minimum of 10 feeding over the fields, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wa...
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Spring Mill Res. 26/4/15
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My 1st Grasshopper Warbler in Whitworth. A Cuckoo flew almost over my head as it was disturbed from its business. 2 Sand Martin which are unusual in Whitworth. Lots of Meadow Pipits! Dave Ousey.
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Lench to Spring Mill 260415
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mute swan - 1 at Cowm & 1pr and a single at Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 1pr and a single at Lench, 1 at Kearn's Lodge, 9 at Cowpe Res, 5 prs in Whitworth Quarry, 11 at Cowm and 4prs at Spring Millteal - 3prs ion Whitworth Quarrycormorant - 2 at Spring Millgrey heron - 1 at Spring Millgreat crested grebe -...
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Grane, 26th April 2015
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06:00-08:30 Dry, Sunny, Cold at 0.5 - 4.0 degrees G.C.Grebe, 2 pairs on Holden Wood and a single on Ogden, Cormorant, 1 in trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 in Jamestones and one over, Canada Goose, c50, mainly in pairs, some sitting birds, Mallard, c12, Teal, pair on Holden Wood, Tufted Duck, pair in...
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Clowbridge, 25th April 2015
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19:15-20:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew down the valley, Canada Goose, sitting pair, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, male on "Back Pond", Kestrel, 2 hunting the moors, Pheasant, calling birds, Moorhen, 2 near "lagoon", Common Sandpiper, 2 (pair?) Curlew, "singing" bird, L....
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EBSW. 25th April '15.
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EBSW in the rain partly with P Fyldes for 1/2 hr. Swift 5+. Swallow 300+. H Martin 150+. S Martin 35 min. others seen- 1 Hobby, 1 Buzzard, Pied Wag 6+, B H Gull 20, Mallard 10. Craig.
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Lower Irwell Valley, 25th April 2015
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06:30-08:30 Grey Heron, 2 fishing the river, Canada Goose, pair on EBSW and pair over, Goosander, male up and down the valley several times, Buzzard, pair soaring briefly, Sparrowhawk, female down the valley, Pheasant, 1 calling, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, B.H.Gull, 3/4 following the course of the ri...
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Cuckoo
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Cuckoo calling on the west side of spring mill res at 7.15pm this evening , it sounded pretty close
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rawtenstall
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10 pink footed geese flying west
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DISGRACEFUL SCENE.... Clowbridge. 20th April 2015.
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These were the scenes many people would have seen outside the Beijing Restaurant at Dunnockshaw until mid afternoon today. An adult Grey Heron was snagged up and died on telephone wires right above Burnley Rd after it had got tangled up by a approx 1 mtr wire cable which was connected to a gin trap the un...
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Clough Bottom 230415
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Canada goose - 3 prmallard - 16common sandpiper - 1prcurlew - bird calling from hillsideskylark - 2 singing birdspied wagtail - 5meadow pipit - c25swallow - 1robin - 6dunnock - 5goldcrest - 1 singingwillow warbler - 8wren - 5raven - 1 overchaffinch - 5goldfinch - 1redpoll - 1 prreed bunting - 2 males c...
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Warth to Deeply Vale 220415
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WarthCanada goose - 1 & 1 pr flying over the hillsidestock dove - 1 prpied wagtail - 1mistle thrush - 1 singingtreecreeper - 1 (unusual here at this time of year, only ever seen them in autumn and winter before)willow warbler - 3 singingredpoll - 1pr Hurdles Quarry to Waugh's WellCanada goose - 1 pr...
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C/booth 22nd April `15.
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3 Swift and 4 House Martins circling over C/booth Primary School at 3.15 this afternoon. 1+ (heard only) Whimbrel to North over Goodshaw Lane at dusk tonight. Craig.
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Med Gulls
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Holden Wood:- at least one adult and a first winter present at top end about 11.45.....not there in the morning.... a pair of tufted duck 2 grey partridge near railway track min 7 mallard 2-3 reed bunting willow warblers in song usual coot and 3 great crested grebe 2 moorhen 5-6 cormorants in roosy ...
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Clough Bottom, 19th April 2015
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19:00-20:00 Canada Goose, pair, Mallard, 3 males & 1 female, Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, 1 calling on the moors, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res, L.B.B.Gull, 4 on the res, Wood Pigeon, c12, Skylark, 2 singing, Swallow, 2 on Swallow Shore, Meadow Pipit, c6, Grey Wagtail, pair, Pied Wagtail, 3, Wh...
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Grane valley 19/4/15
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08:00 hrs Highlight of the morning was a pair of Yellow Wagtails at the top end of Holden Wood res feeding amongst sheep and perching in a small dead looking bush. Holden Wood res. c20 Swallow 4 Sand martin 1f Goldeneye Pr Tufted Duck Pr Coot Pr Moorhen Pr G. C. Grebe + 1 other 2 Cormorant flew off towards Og...
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Musbury Hights, Sunday, 19 April
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1 female Whinchat. 1 male Wheatear 1 pair Partridge 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 2 Little Owl Meadow Pipits Lapwings Neil
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E.B.S.W. 19th April 2015
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11:20 -11:50 Sparrowhawk, female over, Swallow, c300, House Martin, c40, Sand Martin, c12, White Wagtail, 1 male, Pied Wagtail, c12, Grey Wagtail, 1. Regards, David Nuttall.
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