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Holden Wood 22-09-2014
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10 Teal 1 Pied Wagtail 5 Cormorant 5 Mallard 50 + Lapwings 1 Kingfisher 1 Juvenile Goldfinch Meadow Pipits all along res in singles and small flocks of 5 1 Canada goose 3 Ravens 10 Carrion Crows 1 Reed Bunting 1 Swallow 1 Grey Heron 1 Green Woodpecker Two poor photos of Kingfisher Cheers Craggy
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Cowm Reservoir possible yellow legged gull 21/09/14
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Not a lot about but the following were of notemute swan - 2mallard - c40tufted duck - 1 male and 1 femaleblack headed gull - 25lesser black backed gull - 14stonechat - 2whinchat - 1 Mixed in with the lesser black backed gulls was a possible first winter yellow legged gull. I would be interested to hear wh...
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Cribden area 21/9/14
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4 Grey Wagtail + 1 Dipper on river at Reedsholme Goldcrest at Leabrook 1 Kestrel + 1 Sparrowhawk +5 Jay at Cribden Clough 2 Jay + 1 Chiffchaff + c10 Meadow Pipit, along lane to Ski slope. 1 Rook, 1 Skylark, c18 Twite on wires and in fields + mixed flock of c20 Goldfinch & Linnet along Oakenhead Wood...
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C/booth - Clowbridge 21st Sept `14. 8 - 12am.
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Didn`t get out early this morning due to night out !! so had a walk local then C/bridge-Loveclough to check for Osprey but no luck. Last seen on C/briddge at 3pm yesterday. Lots of Pipits and a few R Bunts heading down the valley all morning. Big flock of Goldfinch feeding on thistles at Loveclough, more...
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Clough Bottom 21.9.14
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Cough Bottom Stonechat 1 Whinchat 2 Reed Bunting 1 Meadow Pipit plenty Lapwing 25 Canada Goose 3 Mallard 9 Teal 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Huttock Top Whinchat 1 Jackdaw 14 Wood Pigeon 10 Magpie 4 Linnet calling birds Goldfinch calling birds pfyldes and johnh
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Grane Sunday 21 September
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Ogden res 4 Tufted duck (10) Teal A few Lapwings Cormorants 2 Kestrels on side of hill Crows, Jackdaws 2 juv Wheateare on wall on hill above Holden wood res no GWE, but did see it fly off Holden wood over to Ogden Yesterday evening also 1 Chiffchaff calling 19.00 hrs at back of House Neil
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Clowbridge, 21st Sep 2014
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08:00-11:00 Cormorant, 2 on pylon and 1 later on res, Grey Heron, 1 on res bank, Wigeon, female in south bay, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 1 over Nutshaw and 1 through south, Sparrowhawk, 3 single females with 1 through south at Compston's, Kestrel, c6, Peregrine, juv over briefly hassled by a Kestrel unti...
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Holden Wood Res
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Glad to finally get back out in the wild after too long. Took the kids to see the Egret and had a little look around 1 Great White Egret 1 Canada Goose 6 Comorant on water 2 Jay Small party of Coal Tit (around 10 birds) 3 pr Mallard All without the aid of binoculars and with two kids in tow. Will be looking f...
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Clowbridge res. 20/9/14
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10:00ish Car park Flock of 10 Goldfinch then flock of c40 later, nearby. c6 Blackbird 1 G.S.W. c10 Chaffinch 5 Lapwing over N. 1 Cormorant on the water 1 Snipe 1f Wigeon c10 flock of Meadow Pipit 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Canada Goose 1 Kestrel 1 Weasel Skylarks - heard passing over at 4 points between res and Comp...
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g w egret part 2
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Bk on Holden wood there right now!
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CLOWBRIDGE AREA 20-09-2014
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Spent a good hour with Craig this morning watching him ringing fascinating to see him handling the birds very professionally done Up to 4 Kestrels keeping a eye on the Meadow Pipits Very large flock of Goldfinch Flock upon flock of Meadow Pipits passing through Thanks to Craig for pointing out a Osp...
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Grane - Highlights...
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G W Egret from 8 - 12.15 flew up to Ogden on the bank, in the fields.......big bird..much bigger than the Herons...a real beauty of a bird..... Holden Wood:- 3 snipe abt 15 teal 15 mallard min 40 min lapwing scattered over 3 res 2 lbb gull first winters on bank 3 snipe, 4 the other day 1 comm...
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Osprey. Clowbridge Res/ Cliviger Fish ponds.. 19th Sept `14..
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Up to 2 Osprey, 1 Ad and 1 Juv have been present in the area for a few days frequenting fishing ponds in the Cliviger Gorge/ Portsmouth area and Clowbridge Res area. 1, a Juv, was on Clowbridge Res late this morning and later visiting Loveclough Fisheries, the latter site not wanting anyone on there land...
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Great White Egret, Holden Wood
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There is currently a Great White Egret on Holden Wood Res.
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cloughbottom
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4 whinchat 1 male reedbunting 17 lapwings 50 meadow pipits 1pied wag huttuck top 3twite
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Clowbridge res. 17/9/14
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07:40 start Lots of stuff in the car park included singing Chiffchaff of which there was a minimum of 3 birds. Also Goldcrest,Blackbird,Goldfinch, Chaffinch,Reed Bunting,Dunnock, Wren, Robin, G.S.W. 30+ birds in total. 1 f Teal on res. 2 Cormorant on pylon 1 Snipe 1 Sedge Warbler in bankside rushe...
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Holden Wood res. 16/9/14
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14:00hrs approx. 1 Grt White Egret present, harrassed by the 3 Grey Herons which were present. At one point it was perched on the wall and in the field well away from the water. Eventually flew off over Ogden dam - not relocated by 16.00 hrs. Also present - Cormorant min 8 birds between here and Ogden r...
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IRWELL VALE 16-09-2014
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Nice warm afternoon 2 Blackbirds 1 Spotted Flycatcher Lumb Grange 2 Goldfinch 2 Goosander Mallard 1 Thrush Magpie 3 Robins 1 Swallow at Strongstry Blue Tits Cheers Craggy
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Swifts 24/08/14
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2 x Swift feeding with Martins this morning over Whitworth.
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Grane, 14th September 2014
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07:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood & 4 on Ogden, G.W.Egret, 1 on Holden Wood fishing top end and then north bay, Grey Heron, 2 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 64 dropped onto Holden Wood, 2 on Ogden & 1 on Calf Hey, Teal, 8 on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden &...
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HOLDEN WOOD 14-09-2014
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G W Egret was present at 3:40 pm but was moved on by two Grey Herons up towards Calf Hey ? about 4:00 pm 2 Swallows 2 Redshank far bank 50+ Lapwings at 5:10 pm Meadow pipits in singles 2 Cormorants fishing 4 in roost 2 JV Moorhens top end 7 Teal at top end 1 Kestrel over hill side being mobbed by 5 Magpies 2 Whin...
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Lench to Black Hill and various other sites 140914
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mallard - 11 on Lench Lodges little grebe - 1pr feeding young at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1 soaring over the bypass at Townsendfoldkestrel - 2 hunting over Cowpe Lowehobby - 1 flew west through Lench moorhen - adult and large juv at Lench Lodges & 2 adults and a dead bird at Holmes Terrace Lod...
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Clough Bottom, 13th September 2014
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17:00-19:00 Canada Goose, 1 with Mallard family as usual! Mallard, c25, Kestrel, 1 hunting new plantation, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 calling, Meadow Pipit, c60 with c12 over the remainder looking set for the night, Pied Wagtail, c50 with 27 on the dam bank alone; the highest number I've seen here, Grey Wag...
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Spring Mill 13/09/14
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Canada goose - 2cormorant - 3grey heron - 2sparrowhawk - 2buzzard - 1black headed gull - 22woodpigeon - 8little owl - 2green woodpecker - 1magpie - 13jackdaw - 8rook - 1carrion crow - 5swallow - 7house martin - 2starling - c30blackbird - flock of 9 in bush near the resgrey wagtail - 1pied wagtail -2mead...
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Grane
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8am - 1pm Holden Wood:- 30 min Lapwings..chasing Crows and Crows chasing them 2 Kestrel 1 Snipe a possible Redshank...a bird flew across from near side to far side looked very much like a Redshank,.......a call heard was two times both very briefly.. 3 diff Grey Herons seen - 2 adult and 1 juv 5-6...
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Clowbridge, 13th September 2014
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07:00-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 on res bank, Canada Goose, 34 on the res, Teal, 1 female, Mallard, c20, Kestrel, c4 hunting the moorland, B.H.Gull, c4, Wood Pigeon, c20 in small flocks, Little Owl, 1 in the hole and 1 on a fence post, Meadow Pipit, c70 with the largest flock c15 going south. Pied Wagtail, c6, G...
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Landgate, Brown Wardle & Whitworth. 12/9/2014
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Lots of Meadow Pipits moving through the valley, along with lots of machinery working on Middle Hill. The hope of another Whinchat did not go to plan, but my dog flushed a Snipe! Then the bird of the day showed for about 30 seconds a Merlin dashing around and scattering more pipits. A Spotted Flycatcher...
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swallow
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Lone swallow feeding on Bacup rec yesterday 1.30 pm
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Clowbridge, 7th September 2014
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19:00-20:00 Merlin. A male flew up the side of the res bank and over towards the Waggoners. Little else of note with just couple of Kestrels hunting the moors, well grown juv Moorhen and around 8 Swallows. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Grane Reservoirs 070914
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Canada goose - 161 at Holden Woodteal - 7 at Holden Wood Neil and Paul saw 10 before I arrivedmallard - c10 at holden Wood, 2 on Ogden & 8 at calf Heygoosander - female flew up the valley over Holden Wood. Later 2 females seen flying over Ogdenpheasant - 1 heard at Holden Woodgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood...
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