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Clough Bottom Res, 15th June 2013
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08:00-08:45 G.C.Grebe, 1 feeding in res, Mallard, 1 male, Pheasant, 1 calling, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wagtail, 2, Skylark, 2 singing, Mistle Thrush, 1 singing, Goldcrest, 1 singing, Jay, 1 over and into the woods, Chaffinch, c6 singing, Goldfinch, 2, Reed Bunting, 1 singing. Regards, David Nutta...
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ROC Summer Bird Race, 9th June 2013
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06:00-16:00 it was a glorious sunny day for most of our 2013 Summer Bird Race. Six birders participated in 3 teams of two and a grand total of 80 different species were seen which is a new record for a Summer Bird Race. Since the Summer Bird Race started in 1992 we have now seen a total of 106 different speci...
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Cheesden to Deeply Vale 050613
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grey heron - 1 adult and 1 juvcanada goose - 2pr with 3 and 6 goslings + 7 adultsmallard - 2 pr and 4 maleskestrel - 1moorhen - 2 birdfs on different pondspheasant - c7 calling birdsoystercatcher - 1 heardlapwing - 7curlew - 2prblack headed gull - flock of c60 in freshly cut hay meadowlesser black back gul...
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Grane
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10-1pm Today Holden Wood:- 2 Common Sandpiper 3 Oystercatcher together 3 Mallard drakes approx. 8 Lapwing in the field 2 on reservoir mud ....mobbing Crows max 6 BH Gulls...a serious absence of them 2 min Reed Bunting a few Meadow Pipits 1 Blackcap Great Tits, Chaffinches, Blackbirds in song Woo...
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Ewood bridge
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Over the last few days,one sparrowhawk,common buzzard being mobbed by a crow,male and female dipper with three chicks that have survived ,their was four,the pair of kingfishers have mated again and are on their second brood while the male appears to be doing all the fishing.
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Spotted flycatcher
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One pair of Spotted Flycatchers have set up a nest site not far from where a pair nested two years ago, the nest is built but no eggs yet.
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The Glen
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Best evening walk ever, saw all four 'river' birds' in the space of ten minutes, Grey Heron, Dipper. Grey Wagtail and Kingfisher, a first for me after doing that walk for over 25 years'. They were all close to the bridge near Hugh Business Park. Earlier in the day a pair of Bullfinch on my garden feeders h...
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Clowbridge - Rawtenstall, 2nd June 2013
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06:30-10:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew over Swinshaw Moor, Mallard, 2 males on Clough Bottom, Kestrel, male hunting over Swallow Shore, Pheasant, 4 calling birds, Curlew, c4 singles, all singing, Lapwing, 5. On Swallow Shore / Peers Clough area, L.B.B.Gull, c30 feeding on pasture near Swinshaw Moor, Sto...
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Stubbins to Ewood Bridge round robin.
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Dawn to 1000 hrs, bright sunny cool wind, river low. Blue Tit good numbers. Great Tit ditto. Long-tailed Tit two pair. Coal Tit several pairs. Chaffinch very good numbers, as was the winter count. Goldfinch odd ones. Bullfinch still doing well, several nest sites. Nuthatch doing well,...
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Ewood Bridge / Irwell Vale 30/05/2013
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Bullfinch 1 pair feeding on dandelion seed heads 1 Sparrow hawk in with a large number of Swallows and Swifts Goosander 1 Green Woodpecker calling Canada Goose 1 pair with 5 goslings Kingfisher 1 Dipper 2 + 1 juvenile Cheers Craggy
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Bacup and Whitwotth 26/27.5.13.
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Cowm Res G.C.Grebe 1 Redpoll 2 Willow Warbler 6 Canada Goose 5 Swallow 6 Stock Dove 5 Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 5 Moorhen 1 pair + 5 young Swallow 2 Bacup Park Nuthatch 1 Blackcap 3 Redpoll 1 G.S.Woodpecker 1 Willow Warbler 2 Swallow 4 Swift 4 Bacup Cemetery Song Thrush 4 Mistle Thrush 2 Swift 6 Quarry Road W...
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Trickett's Memorial to Fletcher Bank Quarry 26/05/13
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a few notable sightings from todaylittle grebe - 1 on Holmes Terrace lodgemallard - females with 1 - 5 young at various stages of development at Rawtenstall (3 broods), Ewood Bridge and alderbottom.goosander - female on the stream near Edenwood Lodgesparrowhawk - 1 in Staghills woodscommon buzza...
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Clowbridge, 25th May 2013
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 at top end of res, Mallard, c6, all males, Curlew, 2 singles calling, L.B.B.Gull, 4 over south east, Wood Pigeon, c12 in singles or pairs, Swift, c25 hawking over boat house area, Skylark, c8 singing birds, Swallow, c8, Pied Wagtail, adult carrying food to nest in res wall, M...
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Various 23/5/13
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Nuthatch calling at Leabrook Blackcap and Chiffchaff in song at Cribden House Whittaker Park c50 Starling feeding on grass included 4 fledged juvs - 1st seen this year. 2 Song Thrush in song c10 Blackbird either in song or feeding - mostly males. 1 Goldcrest in conifers Pr Nuthatch builing up th...
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Seat Naze Area 21/05/2013
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Two pair of Lapwings the second pair was mobbing a fox Swift and Swallow 20 or so Crows 8 Skylark 3 Buzzard 1 ? Jay 1 Magpie 6 Blackbird 4 Cheers Craggy
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lumb
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partridge calling from somewhere behind hargreaves arms last night
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Grasshopper warbler 20 th May
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Reeling 6.30 am and 8.30 pm today. Opposite 1019 Burnley Rd , behind garage. Heard from our garden! Bob and Pat
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cloughbottom area
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60 black backed gulls skylark good numbers 1 pr pied wagtailst 1siskin chaffinch goldcrest s thrush m thrush coal blue and great tits ext good news 2pr lapwings Swallow shore
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Stubbins return, 19th May 2013
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05:00-11:00 Dabchick, 1 on HTL Cormorant, 1 flew down the valley, Grey Heron, 1 in river, Canada Goose, c6 pairs, Mallard, c12 males plus a pair with 5 well grown ducklings, Goosander, 2 males flew down the Irwell Pheasant, calling birds near Alderbottom and in Plunge, Coot, pair on HTL, Moorhen, nes...
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RAVEN CHICKS SHOT.
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3 full grown, ready to fledge Raven chicks appear to have been shot dead, 1 on the nest and 2 near the nest at Hutchbank Quarry. Not seen personally but from a good source-quarry workers. The morning around the time they were thought to have been shot a man wearing camo gear, with a gun and a large brown &q...
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Varios Sites 19.5.13.
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New Line Res Spotted Flycatcher 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Tufted Duck 1m Swallow 2 Willow Warbler 2 Mallard 2m Moorhen 2 Canada Goose 2 Healey Dell Nuthatch 1 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler good numbers Canada Goose 1pair + 4 young Moorhen 1 Mistle Thrush 3 Song Thrush 1 Jay 1 Magpie 4 Mallard 2m Blackbird c6 Chaffinch...
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Heap Clough-Jamesons circuit 19-5-13
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12:00 - 13:30 Blackbird + Robin singing in Heap Clough 3 Ravens over calling Siskin in Heap Clough Goldcrest singing Moorhen on Troy BH Gulls on Jamesons 2 P Wheatear 1 Lapwing displaying! 2 Curlew Cheers Ian
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Irwell Vale 17/05/2013
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Irwell Vale / Lumb Woods / Chatterton Woods Swift large numbers Swallow 8 Woodpigon 6 Mallard male 9 Female Mallard with 4 duklings Magpie 7 Jay 1 Treecreeper 1 Jackdaw 15 in field Buzzard 1 Canada goose 4 one pair nesting Chaffinch 6 Dipper 1 Chiffchaff 3 heard Dunnock 3 Goosander 1 Blue tit 5 Great...
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EBSW. 16th May.
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Lots of Swifts, 500+, feeding over the works this morning. Not many Swallows or Martins tho. Craig.
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Swifts
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Low numbers so far 1 at Gin Clough 8/5/13 3 at Shortclough res. 10/5/13 Bob.
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Grane reservoirs 12/05/13
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great crested grebe - 1pr on Calf Heycormorant - 1 flying over Holden Wood and 1 on Calf HeyCanada goose - 11 on Holden Woodmallard - 3 on calf Heyoystercatcher - 1pr flew over Holden wood & 1 at Calf Heylapwing - 8 at Holden Wooddunlin - 1 flew onto the mud at holden Wood and flew off after 5 minutescurl...
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Rawtenstall area 7/5/13
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Willow warbler and Jay at Reedsholme on the walk down - a notable abscence of Grey Wagtail and Dipper along the river between Reedsholme and the confluence of the R. Limy and R. Irwell. Cow lane to Langwood 1 Blue Tit with nest material 1 Blackcap in song + 1 at Cribden House 1 Chiffchaff at Cribden House...
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Clowbridge res. 6/5/13
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Evening visit until dusk. 16 Wheatear between the quarry, Limy lane and Wholaw ruin. 5 Swallow over the moor + 16 flew N.E. at dusk 3 Canada goose on water 1 Common Sandpiper heard but not located 2 Jay 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Reed Bunting, numbers appear to be down as are M.Pipit and Skylark. 1 Heron 1 Raven hear...
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Whitethroat C/booth 7th May.
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Male Whitethroat singing on "tip" off Goodshaw lane. 1st for many years up here for us..Hope it stays. Craig.
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Clough Bottom 6.05.13
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Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 2 Goosander 1 pair Mallard 8 Canada Goose 2 L.B.B. Gull 1 + 1 over Siskin 6 Willow Warbler 10 Chaffinch good numbers Treecreeper 2 Coal Tit 2 Goldcrest 4 Skylark c.4 low numbers Meadow Pipit 3 low numbers Curlew 3 minimum Stock Dove 2 over Pied Wagtail 3 Dunnock 2 Wren 1 Jay 1...
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