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Willow Warbler.
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Several Willow Warbler were singing and active today around Strongstry, they did not appear to be here yesterday. One in full song atop a birch near Porritts lodge. Two, one in song one displaying in woodland opposite my house. Two more singing in Lumb Vale. Regards Brian.
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Grane
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Craggy and I did a little circuit of Grane today from 7 am to 12 pm. Holden Wood :- At least 10 toads under dam wall stuck to each other. Groups of upto 4 on top of each other as well. 2-3 great crested grebes Min 10 mallard Chiffchaff singing at top end in small tree moved to hedge. 1 willow warbler in bri...
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C/booth 8th April '15.
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3 male Chiffchaff singing in the village today.
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E.B.S.W. 7.4.15.
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Ewood Bridge House Martin 1 over Buzzard 1 pair pfyldes
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C/booth 7th April '15.
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3 Swallows over Pinner quarry at lunchtime. 2 + 1 North.
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Bull Hill, 7th April 2015
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07:00-11:00 Dabchick, 1 on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 flew west over Wet Moss, Canada Goose, 3 on Alden Ratchers, Mallard, 2 drakes over, Buzzard, 1 perched on fence post near Alderbottom, Pheasant, c12 especially in Alden, Lapwing, 1 displaying in Alden, 1 over Wet Moss, & 3 on pasture off Holcombe Road...
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Clowbridge 6th April "15.
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6.45 - 8.30pm 2 rarities for me tonight ! 1 Grey Partridge calling at dusk North of Limey Lane and a single high flying Greylag Goose in from the NE 200yds behing 5 Canada"s. Greylag was my 1st ever in Rossendale.. I think. Thought I heard a Willow Warb for the second time today but both were Robins....
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Townsend Fold - Irwell Vale
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Dipper singing at Townsend Fold and Ewood Bridge Pair Grey Wagtail + 1 at K Steels Ian
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Holden Wood and Musbury
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From 7 am 12 noon today Holden Wood:- approx 18 cormorants 3-4 moorhens 4 coot 3 teal Min 14 mallard 7 lapwing 2 oystercatcher 1 kestrel 1 mistle thrush in song 1 pied wagtail Good numbers of meadow pipit displaying Good numbers of reed bunting wrens 1 dunnock b h gulls in morning then around...
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calf hey res 5-5-15
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13.00-14.30 2 treecreeper, chaffinch, goldfinch, pr long-tailed tits from hide great crested grebe on res, blue, great tits and goldcrest in conifers at top end pr buzzards soaring over top end then drifted off to north 3 pied wagtail, pt grey wagtail. green woodpecker waffling from 2 locations...
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Holden Wood Res 050415
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great crested grebe - 1cormorant - 16Canada goose - 38 including 1 very pale birdmallard - 2 pr & 1 malepintail -1 femaleteal - 1 prgoldeneye - 1 maleoystercatcher - 1 prlapwing - 5little ringed plover - 1kestrel - 1 femalecoot - 4moorhen - 4black headed gull - 20lesser black backed gull - 1 on the re...
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Edgerton moss,6 April
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Ewood Bridge Area
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Elwood Bridgs Area Chiff Chaff 2 minimum Buzzard 2 pair Sparrow Hawk 1m Dipper 3 minimum B.H.Gull 5 Song Thrush 3 Goldcrest 1 calling Pied Wagtail 1 over Grey Wagtail 1 over pfyldes and johnh
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Buzzards
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At least 5/6 Buzzards soaring and interacting over Ewood Bridge about 16.30. Also Swallow 16.04. Lots of displaying Dunnocks,many Goldfinches and Blackbirds in full song. Goodbye to winter.
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Osprey Darwen 4th April '15.
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Osprey low to North over Grane Rd, Belmont at 11.30 persued by several B H Gulls!
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Clowbridge 4/4/15
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09:15 hrs 1 Chiffchaff singing near boathouse 1 Swallow seen by Archie earlier 3 Cormorant 4 displaying Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark in song + many others over the moorland 2pr Pied Wagtail 1f Goosander 4+ Redpoll calling in flight Lots of Chaffinch song 1 Stock Dove 1 Sparrowhawk pr Little Owl Irwell Vale a...
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Lee Quarry to Spring Mill Res 040415
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Lee QuarryCanada goose - 3pr and a singlemallard 3 malessparrowhawk - 1 soaring over Britannialesser black backed gull - 33 overlittle owl - 1pr and a singlestock dove - 1prskylark - min 5 in songmeadow pipit - c20 (many displaying)pied wagtail - 1prwheatear - 3 males (2 singing, 1 displaying)mistl...
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CLOWBRIDGE BIRD FEEDERS 02-04-2015
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Bird feeders Chaffinch m/f Goldfinch Great Tit Greenfinch Redpoll Reed Bunting Blackbird Blue Tit Dunnock Robin House Sparrow In the meadow 4 Meadow Pipit 7 Skylark 8 Carrion Cow 1 Curlew calling On and around ress 11 Gulls 1 Canada Goose 3 Cormorant 2 Mallard 2 Moorhen 3 Goosander 1m/2f 4 Woodpig...
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C/booth. 1st April '15.
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Female Merlin lowish over Goodshaw Lane houses this lunchtime heading NE. Craig.
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Rook Nest,s 28.3.15.
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Rook Nest,s Healy Corner 16 Broadclough 37 Northern School Water 23 Peers Clough 16 Rook Hill 27 pfyldes
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Stacksteads 29.3.15.
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Lee Quarry Raven 2 Meadow Pipit 6 Little Owl 1 G.B.B.Gull 1 over Cutler Lane Mistle Thrush 1 Collard Dove 1 calling Dunnock 1 singing Helm Clough area Magpie 5 Wood Pigeon 4 Redwing 1 House Sparrow 2 Starling c10 Chaffinch 1 singing Stock Dove 2 over Branch St Grey Wagtail 1 Blackbird 2 Blue Tit 2 House Spa...
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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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