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Grane, 7th Dec 2014
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09:30-12:00 Cormorant, 1 feeding on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 flew over Calf Hey, Canada Goose, 39 on pasture at Holden Wood, Teal, 2 on Holden Wood & 2 on Calf Hey, Mallard, c8 on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, female on Jamestones, Goosander, male & 3 redheads on Calf Hey, Kestrel, 4 si...
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Clowbridge, 5th Dec 2014
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09:00-11:00 Cormorant, 1 sat on a pylon, Mallard, 2 males, Tufted Duck, male & 2 females, Goldeneye, male, Goosander, 5 feeding at top end inc 2 males plus single redhead on back pond, Kestrel, 2 hunting moors / top end, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c10, Herring Gull, 3 over south, L.B.B.Gull, 6 ov...
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River Irwell/Ogden Stubbins to Helmshore.,
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0800 hrs to 1300 hrs, sunny 4 degrees. Plenty of Tits all round the route, especially good numbers of Coal Tit, seven flocks of Long-tailed tits varying from 6 to 14. Struggled with Finches, the only ones in good numbers were Chaffinch especially where there was fallen Beechmast. Goldfinch were reas...
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GRANE THREE RESERVOIRS 03-12-2014
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Birds seen today Sparrowhawk Pied Wagtail Peregrine Goldfinch Magpie Mallard Meadow Pipit Thrush Moorhen Teal Carrion Crow Chaffinch Coal Tit Coot Cormorant Great Spotted Woodpecker Great Tit Blackbird Black-Headed Gull Blue Tit Jay Fieldfare Robin Reed Bunting Stonechat Wren Cheers Crag...
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Help with ID please 03-12-2014
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I was up grane at calf hey and been seeing a number of Stonechat when this bird pop up (see photo) I thought it was a female Wheatear but its to late for them is it ? Cheers Craggy
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Wood Duck.
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The wood duck that was found in Snig Hole was in Strongstry this morning (unless there are two ?). Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge res. 30/11/14
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14:00hrs to dark 1 L.B.B.gull >S 2 Herring Gull >N 1f Tufted Duck 3 Reed Bunting 2 Goldcrest Flock of13 Long tailed Tit 7 Blue Tit 2 Kestrel 8 Mallard c150 mixed Common & B.H. Gull roosting at dusk with c30 Common Gull flying off W. on dark. 3 Wren in rushes at various points 239 Jackdaws flying o...
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Clough Bottom & Jack Lodge 30/11/14
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Clough Bottom areaCanada goose - 46teal - 1pheasant - 1cormorant - 1 flew from the res as we arrivedkestrel - 2lapwing - 29woodcock - 2black headed gull - 33common gull - 24stock dove - 2woodpigeon - 6magpie - 3rook - 1carrion crow - 6goldcrest - calling birds in 1 area not locatedblue tit - 2great tit - 1...
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Holden Wood, 30th Nov 2014
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08:30-09:30 A quick hour to see if there was any sign of the Rail but not for me today: Cormorant, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, a flock of 30 down the valley, Teal, 3, Kestrel, male hunting over the rough field between the res and the road, Coot, 1, Snipe, 1 flushed from res bank dived back into cover a...
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Reedshome - Chapel Hill 29/11/14.
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Afternoon foray. 1 Dipper + 2 Blackbirds at Leabrook Twin Lodges c3 Redwing 6+ flock of Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch 3 Goldfinch 2 Sparrowhawk over hillside 1 Meadow Pipit Rawtenstall cemetry c6 Blackbird + 3 Redwing feeding on holly. Hurst Lane/Chapel Hill Small tit flock in hedge c100 starling flock...
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Grane 26/11/14
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Canada goose - 26 at Ogdenteal - 5 at Holden Wood & 8 at Calf Heymallard - 7 at Calf Hey, 5 at Troy Quarry and 14 at Holden Woodpheasant - 1m at Holden Woodcormorant - 4 at Holden Wood and 2 at Ogden at 10am then 14 in the roost at Holden Wood at 3:45 pmgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Ogdenkestrel - birds a...
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Wood Duck
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I had a call from a friend about a strange Duck on the Ogden at Snig hole, on arrival I found a male Wood Duck in good condition and relaxed. This will be an escapee from a collection, but for anyone who has never seen this species it is worth a visit if it hangs round, it was in the large pool under the viaduct....
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Grane
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9.30-12.30 Nothing much out of the ordinary to be honest, nothing in good numbers. Holden Wood:- 5-6 meadow pipits, 1 grey heron 6 cormorants small number of teal 2 mallard 1 kestrel 6 wrens - including 3 around rusty iron fence Ogden:- 2 juv herring gulls Calf hey:- 2-3 mallard some flick of t...
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Cowpe 25/11/14
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Canada goose - 24 near Kearn's Millgrey heron - 1 at Lenchkestrel - 1 near Cowpe ResSnipe - 1 on Cowpe Moss (the only bird seen on the moss) and 1 near Tippett Farmblack headed gull - c80 near Cowpe Rescommon gull - c15 in the valleylesser black backed gull - flock of 3 over Rooley Moor Roadherring gull - 2 fl...
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Photographis highlights of the year in Rossendale so far
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/15513839168/in/photostream
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Cough Bottom and Peers Clough
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Clough Bottom Teal 1m Lapwing 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Common Gull c60 B.H.Gull c15 Herring Gull 3 Mallard 1pair Cormorant 1 over L.T.Tit 2 Goldcrest 3 Robin 2 Chaffinch 6 Jay 2 Magpie 2 Windy Bank Stonechat 1 pair Bullfinch 1m 2f Cormorant 1 over Wren 2 Robin 2 Carrion Crow 4 Peers Clough G.S.Woodpecker 1 Greenf...
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pink footed geese 23/11/14
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skein of c50 pink footed geese heading westish over Rawtenstall at 3:30pm today cheers Kevin and Ian
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GRANE RESERVOIRS 21-11-2014
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Holden Wood top end with Sarfraz 1 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk Mixed group of Jackdaw and Gulls 1 Coot 2 Snipe popped out of reeds thinking there most be more in there but not seen Starling Flocks Flock one 250 up to 300 next flock 180 then small ones of 15/20 On the way up to Calf Hey 5 Reed Bunting 5 Carrion Crow S...
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Jack Lodge etc 20/11/14
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good number of finches at Jack Lodge included the followingmin 12 chaffinch1 brambling seen and another heardmin 20 goldfinchmin 8 greenfinch3 + 2 bullfinch also in same area1 moorhen2 stock dovemin 8 blackbird2 fieldfare1 redwingonly c20 starling also seen today1 pr goosander at Clough Bottom...
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Grane
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today 9.30-12.30 Holden Wood:- 2 grey herons 18 teal 1 sparrow hawk 1 kestrel approx. 100 starlings came in to feed 1 snipe 2 mallard on way back 6 cormorants in roost - cormorants down as a whole a few meadow pipit 4 wren 2 stonechat in sedges at top end - male and female 1 moorhen 1 coot 100 blac...
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Healey Dell 16.11.14.
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Healy Dell Green Woodpecker 1 calling Nuthatch 5 minimum Treecreeper 1 Jay 2 Blackbird 1 L. T.Tit c10 Blue Tit good numbers Great Tit good numbers Coal Tit 4 Chaffinch c10 Jackdaw c30 Carrion Crow 6 Magpie 3 Woodpidgeon c60 House Sparrow c10 Mallard 16 Moorhen 2 pfyldes and johnh
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Waterfoot/ Edge Cote circular 16/11/14
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grey heron - 5 at Warth & 1 at Waterfootsparrowhawk - 1 chased off Seat Naze by 2 crows, 1 attacking finch flock at Marl Pits and a male at our feeding station at Gaghillskestrel - 1 flew over BRGS yesterday, 1 in tussle with a magpie at Hurdles Farm and 1 hunting at Scrubbing Millssnipe - 68 at Edge C...
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Holdenwood res Saturday 15 Nov 09.00 hrs
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G W Egret 1 Coot 3 Cormorant 1 Mallard 2 Heron Plenty of Black headed gulls 150 Lapwings flew off Duralay roof Neil
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Cheesden Valley, 16th Nov 2014.
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08:00-11:00 Grey Heron, 1 on bottom lodge, Canada Goose, 12 flew off towards Bury and 22 feeding on pasture, Mallard, 5 on the flash near Deeply Vale, Teal, 1 on the flash and 10 on the bottom lodge, Peregrine, pair hunting Harden Moor, often flying low over the moor as if trying to flush their quarry, Ke...
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BACK GARDEN 15-11-2014
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Quick look out off the back window at the garden A nice group of Long-Tailed-Tits with Blue and Great Tits feeding in the trees looking for insects But the resident Robin and Dunnock were not impressed and tried their best to move then on Cheers Craggy
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Clough Bottom Res, 15th Nov 2014
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09:00-09:45 A quick circuit of the res produced: Goosander, 7 Redheads, Kestrel, 1, Lapwing, 1 on res bank, Common Gull, c25, B.H.Gull, c30, Collared Dove, 4 at Lumb corner, Grey Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, 1, Coal Tit, c4, Goldcrest, c10, Raven, pair harassing other corvids and tumbling at times, R...
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Limey Lane, CLOWBRIDGE. Autumn Migration Watch/ Ringing 2014.
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Been up clearing the net rides on the last 2 nights getting ready for this years attempt. Already noticed several species starting to move, T Pipit, M Pipit etc so will start this weekend. Anyone passing, feel free to have a look if interested. Craig.
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Holden wood reservoir.
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1400 hrs to dusk, 10 degrees strong south easterly wind. Water level a lot higher than recently. Cormorant 12 Black-headed Gull 145 Lapwing 24 Teal 14 Coot 2 Mallard 7 Reed Bunting 2 Chaffinch 6 Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Stonchat 1 female Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Rook 12 No Egrets, Canada Geese, or Grey Her...
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Winter feeding stations.
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Sunrise to midday, heavy rain spells, 10 degrees, south easterly wind. First real change in numbers today, large flock of Chaffinch and Blackbird from first light, below are total counts for two sites. Blue Tit 16 Great Tit 13 Coal Tit 9 these appear to have had a good breeding year Long-tailed Tit onl...
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Grane
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8.20am to 1.40pm Holden Wood:- 8 Lapwing 10 Teal? 1 grey Wagtail 2-3 Pied wagtail 2-3 meadow pipit 1 goldcrest at top end 7-8 goldfinch 2 linnet 1 grey heron 1 great white egret - appeared around 11am as seen by Paul Burke - in its 3rd month, here till end at least 8 cormorant seen in total ? - 60 blac...
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