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Plunge via Irwell Valley, 22nd June 2014
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06:30-11:30 Grey Heron, 1 stood in rough grassland, Mallard, c12 along the Irwell, Kestrel, male hunting moorland, Sparrowhawk, female through mobbed by Swallows & a Goldfinch, Grey Partridge, pair in Plunge, Pheasant, female near Alderbottom, Lapwing, 1 flew down the Irwell valley, Curl...
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Spotted Flycatcher
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Hi All, Early morning visit to both Spotted Flycatcher nest sites revealed all well at both sites, the original pairs second lot of eggs have now hatched and both adults are feeding an unknown number of young. The pictures on the above post were taken at the second site with a long range digiscope [1...
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Spotted Flycatchers.
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IRWELL VALE TO CHATTERTON 17/06/2014
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A lovely evening stroll along the Irwell to Chatterton and back Birds seen Chiffchaff Chaffinch B-H-Gull Dunnock Wren White Goose in the river Goldfinch G-B-B-Gull Song Thrush 9 in full song Great tit with 5 fledglings 2 juveniles G-S- Woodpecker but I also thought they might have been L-S-Woodpe...
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Seat Naze to Waingate 20/06/2014
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Another lovely evening stroll Birds seen Skylark 8 all high up singing but one seen sat on post with large green caterpillar in beak Magpie 30+ in groups of 4 and 6 Carrion Crow 15 Swallow 8 Swift 2 Blue tit 5 fledglings Blackbird 6 no Bullfinch where I always see them Cheers Craggy
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lee mill garden
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juvenile g.s.w. on feeders several times today. First sighting in months Also family parties of blue tits, great tits and a robin, but no bullfinches for a while
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More Spotted Flycatchers.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/14250457527/t
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Various 16/6/14
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Holmes Terrace lodge 1ad Little Grebe Pr Moorhen with 5 sml young Pr Heron wiith 2 fledged juvs Pr Canada Goose + c7 young Clewes 1pr Canada Goose + 3young 2f Mallard with 4young & 8 young respectivley 1 Chiffchaff singing 1 Blackcap singing 1 juv Goldfinch 1 Whitethroat singing - seems to be a good...
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Clough Bottom, 16th June 2014
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21:00-22:15 Canada Goose, 34 on the res, Mallard, female with 13 or 14 newly hatched ducklings so a big brood; c20 additional adult birds around the edges of the res, Common Sandpiper, pair, Curlew, 1 over towards Crown Point, Swift, c20 hawking over the moors, Skylark, c5, with 3 singing, Swallow, c...
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Grane, 15th June 2014
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G.C.Grebe, 1 calling on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 1 in trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood and 1 in quarries, Canada Goose, c50 with 22 young seen, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, 1 along the side of Ogden, Pheasant, 1 at Holden Wood, Coot, pair on Holden Wood, Moorhen, 1 on Holden Wood, LRP, 1, Common San...
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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The pair of Spotted Flycatchers in Strongstry have settled down again and started building a new nest, in the same tree !.
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Rawtenstall 14/6/14
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House Martins feeding at nests at 3 sites just out of the town center - 4 pairs min Whitethroat still singing at Hurst lane - in hay field 6 Raven flew from over Chapel Hill, headed over Laund Hey proably towards Grane 2 Blackcaps in song, at Hurst lane and cemetry G.S.W. at cemetry Sparrowhawk at Reeds...
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Clowbridge, 14th June 2014
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07:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew into the quarry on Nutshaw, Mallard, female with 7 newly hatched ducklings and 2 males, Kestrel, male hunting the top end, Sparrowhawk, 1 flew over Constable Lee on the way home, Pheasant, 1 calling, Curlew, 2 calling birds, L.B.B.Gull, 3 over south, Wood Pigeon, 2 ove...
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Alder Grange 03/06/14
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A Common Tern was fishing on the pond near to Alder Grange School.
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13/6/14
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Crawshawbooth to Chapel Hill c6 House martin feeding over nest site - Crawshawbooth 1 G.S.W. calling at Shortclough 2 Mistle Thrush - Heightside lane 1 Pied Wagtail - Heightside lane 1 Little Owl - Chapel Hill 2 Swallow mobbing 1ad + 1 juv Tawny Owl sat in a tree - Hurst lane 1 Whitethroat singing - Hurst...
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lee mill
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young dipper on the pipe over the river on lee road today.
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Mother Nature.
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On Tuesday afternoon the sitting Spotted Flycatcher was being fed on the nest by its mate in the sunshine, during that evening I was joined by Dave O in torrential rain and thunder, we could just make out the sitting bird in the gloom. On Wednesday morning and afternoon I checked the area and could not lo...
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clough bottom
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sandpiper probably with young in felled area
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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One pair of Spotted Flycatcher have set up a nest site in a woodland setting and are sitting on eggs. There is still an individual bird near Alderbottom which is singing constantly (picture attached) apparently unsuccessfully at the moment.
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Rossendale Ornithologist's Club summer bird race 2014
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Sadly there were only 3 attendees for the ROC bird race today. A grand total of 67 species were recorded with the following of notemute swan - 2 at Cowm ResCanada goose - c45 adult and 11 goslings at Holden Wood, 1pr at Calf Hey, 2 birds with 7 goslings at Holmes Terrace & a pr with 3 goslings on the rive...
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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House Martins have been busy all week picking up mouthfuls of wet clay loam from the bowlers and batsmen's footholes, I assume they use this for nestbuilding, it's quite amazing the quantity they remove, they're like mini excavators. Buzzard overhead most days, lots of pied wagtail, two grey wagta...
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Cribden 6/6/14
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Cribden - 11:30 onwards 4 Raven, c20 Jackdaw, c2 House Martin, c3 Swallow soaring & feeding over Cribden End. Swift numbers increased to c30 by mid afternoon. c4 pr Linnet on hill top along with very good numbers of M.Pipit and Skylark. Lots of L.B.B.Gull passage to south which increased as the d...
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Green woodpecker and a red kite
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Going south east over Spring mill Res around 7.00pm last night a Red kite 100% as I had my binoculars with me looking for the noisy woodpecker I have been hearing recently -- Edited by den9112 on Saturday 7th of June 2014 09:39:07 AM
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Holden Wood
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7.15-8.15pm 3-4 singing male reed Buntings 3-4 coot..one still on nest 2 mallards paired up, a min of 6 excess drakes...one appearing to come into eclipse 1 mallard with 2 young...too small to be the young from a couple of weeks back 2-3 willow warbler and 1 blackcap in song.......willow warbler...
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Strongstry to Ewood Bridge round robin.
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Came home yesterday from 34 degrees to 9 degrees and pouring rain, then today is sunny and 17 degrees, great British weather. Strongstry Kingfishers have raised 3 young which are now being fed on the river. Sandmartin colony is now 16 plus nest sites all active. Some Swallows and Swifts hunting along...
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Rawtenstall, 1st June 2014
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06:30-08:15 Mallard, c30 on the Irwell, L.B.B.Gull, c12 east, Collared Dove, pair on Newchurch Road, Swift, c20 over the town, G.S.Woodpecker, 4 singles calling, Sand Martin, 3 at Townsendfold, Pied Wagtail, 2, Grey Wagtail, 2 singles & a group of 3, Song Thrush, 3 in song along the Irwell &...
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Clough Bottom Reservoir & Windy Bank. 30/5/2014
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Mallard 6, Kestrel, LBB Gull 2, Woodpigeon 10, Cuckoo(heard only) Swallow 2, Magpie 2, Carrion Crow 8, Great Tit 2, Skylark 2, Willow Warbler 15, Whitethroat 2, Wren 4, Blackbird 20, Song Thrush 2, Robin 3, Grey Wagtail 3, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 35, Chaffinch 14, Goldfinch 6, Linnet 2, Lesser Red...
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Reaps Moss, 30th May 2014
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08:30-10:00 Mallard, male flew over, Snipe, 1 "chipping", Curlew, 2 pairs, Skylark, c25, many in song, Swallow, c6, Meadow Pipit, c50, Pied Wagtail, 1, Wheatear, 2, Reed Bunting, 3 males & 1 female. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Clowbridge Res, 28th May 2014
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08:45-10:15 Mallard, female with 3 ducklings plus 4 males on Limey, Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, 1 calling on the moors, L.B.B.Gull, 2 singles over, Wood Pigeon, 4, Cuckoo, 1 calling from plantations towards Compston's, Little Owl, 1 sat on a fence post shaking off the rain!, Swift, c30 feeding...
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The Hile, 27th May 2014
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17:00-19:30 Grey Heron, 1 on Jack Lodge, Canada Goose, 4 on Jack Lodge & 2 flew over The Hile, Mallard, female with 4 ducklings on Jack Lodge & 3 males, Curlew, 1 calling regularly and later flew over, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over west, Wood Pigeon, c30 in groups up to 12, Swift, c20, Skylark, c20, many in...
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