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Big Numbers
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Grane from 1.30-5.45pm Holden Wood:- 1 cormorant in air flying around on the reservoir there was a cormorant , 4 on bank..... 33 min Mallard 77 min Canada Geese in fields 2 Wrens 3 min Pied Wagtails 10 min Meadow Pipits plenty of Crows, 40 min Jackdaws, B H Gulls 2 Kestrel min of 150 Lapwings - maybe...
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Redshank
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At Clowbridge Res this morning c11am.
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Cheesden/Ashworth moor
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Wet, windy, sunny, warm and a nice rainbow, 1400 to 1700 hrs. Dipper, on the stream. Goldfinch, two small charms [12] Greenfinch, five in farm yard with domestic Ducks. Reed Bunting, one on fence post. Little Owl, perched on rocks. Meadow Pipit, 16 spread over the moor Pheasant, two males. Pied Wagta...
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hawfinches!!!! 20/10/13
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2 hawfinches were on the hillside at Warth around midday in the grounds of Holly Farm. The 2 birds flew into a bush and then 1 sat at the top of a hawthorn before these 2 birds and around 8 - 10 other unidenified finches flew away, although they didn't appear to fly too far. Sadly neither I, Dave Nuttall...
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Bull Hill, 20th Oct 2013
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07:30-11:30 Kestrel, 2 on Bull Hill & 1 in Alden Valley, Pheasant, 1 on lower slopes of Bull Hill & 2 in Alden Valley, Lapwing, 6 near the top of Bull Hill with the 3 seen well all 1st winter birds, Jack Snipe, almost stood on one whilst crossing Wet Moss, Golden Plover, flocks of 6 & 7 on Wet Mos...
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Redwing?/Fieldfare - Edenfield
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Whilst tending a bonfire in the garden, C60 birds (may be under-estimate) heading West over Edenfield 10am this morning. Mainly Fieldfare with half a dozen smaller thrushes. Ina. (Back temporarily from Welsh Wales )
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Coal Pit Lane / Jack Lodge 18/10/2013
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Fieldfare 30+ feeding on hawthorn Wren 1 Goldfinch 5 Great tit 2 Robin 4 Blue tit 10 Greenfinch 1 Song Thrush 1 Blackbird 3m/2f Pied Wagtail 1 Chaffinch 4 Earlier at Clowbridge meet Arche and had a good natter . 3 Long-Tailed Tits spotted Cheers Craggy
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Waterfoot 16/10/13
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Quick wander outside today Redwings 2 parties totalling 50 flying NE
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Strongstry/Irwell vale woods and river.
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Blue Tit, all seems well good numbers. Great tit, again no apparent number change. Coal Tit, high numbers indicate a good breeding season. Long-tailed Tit, two small groups. Bullfinch, good numbers as usual, two young which must have late fledglings. Chaffinch, year on year increase, 5 years ag...
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Irwell Vale 15/10/2013
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IRWELL VALE Goosander 1 Male Kingfisher 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Robin 5 Jackdaw 15 Crow 10 Woodpigeon 20+ CHATTERTON WOOD Robins singing Grey Heron flow over Wren 2 Buzzard 1 very low being mobbed by crows Mallard 1 pair STRONGSTRY Goosander 1 female Coal Tit 2 BRIAN'S WINTER FEEDERS Goldfinch 6 Green Finch...
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holden wood res
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male and female stonechat on fence near inlet.3 linnet and a single grey wagtail in same area.30 lapwing in pony field and now 8 teal on res,numbers steadily rising.cheers Andrew.
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cloughbnottom
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10 lapwings 40 twite 50 meadow pipits 2 jays 1 reedbunting
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Whitworth 13/10/13
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Sadly disease in Finches is already been noted in the garden and once again it's the Greenfinch. Can I remind anyone to clean those feeders and trays if you feed. Flock of c50 Redwing at 10:30 flew NNE today. Garden Birds Stock Dove x2 Wood Pigeon x4 Jay x2 Goldfinch x6 Dunnock x 2 House Sparrow x 10 Great S...
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Cowm Reservoir 13/10/2013
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Common Gull, 30 BH Gull, 5 Tufted Duck, 43 Mallard, 40 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 2 Swallows. Regsrds, Dave Ousey
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Grane, 13th Oct 2013
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08:30-11:30 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 8 on Ogden, mainly drying off at top end and 1 in trees at Holden Wood, Pink Footed Goose, a skein of 64 flew west, Mallard, c30 on Holden Wood, Teal, pair on Holden Wood, 2 pair on Ogden and a pair on Calf Hey, Buzzard, 1 over Calf Hey, Sparrowhawk, female w...
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Clowbridge Res, 12th Oct 2013
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07:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 on res bank, Mallard, 6 on the Limy near car park, Tufted Duck, male on back pond, Goosander, 3 redheads, Kestrel, 1, Moorhen, 1 on Limy near car park, B.H.Gull, 5 on res, Meadow Pipit, c6 over, Redwing, 1 flock of c15 SW, a flock of 25 NE and a mixed flock of c20 NE. Fieldfare, a flo...
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Waterfoot 11/10/13
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flocks of 2,3,5,6,20 & 40 redwing seen today. several others heard but not seen also a flock of 6 cormorants flying west cheers Kevin cheers Kevin
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Grane
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9.45am-1.15pm Holden Wood:- 1 cormorant, 30-40 black headed gulls on water and I n fields 25 min mallard 1 wigeon blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, robin a few meadow pipit, 3-4 pied wagtail 1 grey wagtail plenty of jackdaws 2 wren in rushes On tops:- 150 meadow pipit min moving either south...
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Wallbank Lodge, Spring Mill & Cowm 10/10/13
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Wallbank Lodge1 grey heron5 mute swan23 mallard5 moorhen18 black headed gull1 (possibly 2) kingfisher1 grey wagtail2 jay Spring Mill52 Canada goose1 jack snipe flew up from outflow1 kestrel5 black headed gull1f pheasant40 woodpigeonc20 meadow pipit8 pied wagtail1pr stonechat5 + 4 fieldfare...
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Clowbridge, Windy Bank & Water 09/10/13
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Clowbridgegrey heron - 1mallard - 5tufted duck - 1 male on back pondgoosander - 1 redhead on ressparrowhawk - 1 female in hedgerow at the back of tyhe boat housekestrel - 3black headed gull - 11lesser black backed gull - 1 + 2 southwoodpigeon - 6pied wagtail - c8meadow pipit - c18robin - 5song thrush - 3b...
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Warth To Plunge 061013
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grey heron - 2 at Warthsparrowhawk - 1 at Warth and 1 over the woods at Plungecommon buzzard - 2 birds drifted uop the valley at plungemerlin - a male flew low over Hurdles Quarry, then high over Waterfoot towards The Hilekestrel - 1 near Hurdles Farm, min of 3 at Plunge and 1 at Horncliffeperegrine - 1 bri...
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From back Garden, above Sykside Hotel, 6/10/13
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1 Chiffchaff calling 1 Sparrowhawk Blue tits Great tits Robbins Did not see or hear any thrushes or Finches Which are usually common. Neil
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Lower Irwell Valley, 6th Oct 2013
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08:00-10:00 Grey Heron, 2 singles fishing the river, Mallard, c12, Sparrowhawk, male through low over dry stone wall on the hunt, Lapwing, flock of 36 south, B.H.Gull, c30 at E.B.S.W and c20 over north, Wood Pigeon, c40 at Irwell Vale, Swallow, a flock of 7 south following the river, House Martin, a f...
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Clowbridge Res, 5th Oct 2013
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07:20-08:20 Grey Heron, 1 on res bank, Mallard, 23 flew down the alley & 4 on the Limy, Pochard, 2 males & 1 female, Goosander, 11 Redheads, Kestrel, 1 male, B.H.Gull, 3, Little Owl, 1 on dry stone wall towards weather station, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 flew north up the valley, Meadow Pipit, c30 thro...
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Seat Naze-Chaple Hill-Hurst Lane 05/10/2013
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Meadow Pipits in 2 and 3 Jay 3 Crows 30+ Goldfinch 25 in one flock Snipe 9 in flight Buzzard 1 Starlings 60+ in one flock Magpie in groups of 8/10 four groups in all Cheers Craggy
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Yellow-browed Warbler. C/booth. 1st Oct 2013.
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A Yellow Browed Warbler was/is present on the "tip" off Goodshaw Lane at c11am today. 1st found in bushes at the back of 18 G/shaw Lane, seen and heard by 3 people, the bird flew around and onto the "tip" to the East of G/shaw Lane. It was heard to call a couple more times. A tape lure...
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Seat Naze to Rawtenstall 03/10/13
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Seat Nazesparrowhawk - 1 chased by carrion crow towards Church Street, Newchurch, then 2 being harrassed by carrion crows, magpies and jackdawswoodpigeon - 7meadow pipit - 8pied wagtail - 1robin - 1raven - 2carrion crow - 18jackdaw - 8magpie - 7chaffinch - 1linnet -3goldfinch - 4 Edge Cotegrey her...
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Redwing
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Hi All, Driving home this evening along Rochdale road, there was a flock of approx. 40+ Redwing flying from Hawthorn near Fecit farm towards Rossendale school, I turned round and viewed them settled in a field at the side of the school.
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Lench, Staghills Woods, Hurdles Quarry and EBSW 29/09/13
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moorhen - 1 flew onto Lench Lodges from at least 12ft up a tree & 3 on Holmes Terrace Lodgekestrel - 1 at Hurdles Quarryblack headed gull - c80 at EBSWgreen woodpecker - 1 at Hurdles Quarrywhite wagtail - at least 2 at EBSW seen on roof of building near the gates, possibly more mixed in with c80 pied w...
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IRWELLVALE 29/09/2013
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Buzzard 2 Pied Wagtail 7 Mallard m/f 8 Kingfisher heard Woodpigeon large group 30+ Cheers Craggy
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