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Sand Martin
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After the floods of June and early July that destroyed the river bank nests, three pair of Sand Martin have successfully reared at least two young each which have all now fledged. Also over the river this morning, 30+ Swallow and 8 House Martin.
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Clowbridge Res, 19th August 2012
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08:30 - 10:00 Grey Heron, 1 over east, Mallard, 1 female, Kestrel, 6 hunting moorland over Nutshaw, B.H. Gull, c20 through north, L.B.B.Gull, 1 west, Swallow, c60 mainly over moorland, House Martin, c6 at Crawshawbooth, Meadow Pipit, 2 south, Whinchat, adult male on fence posts south of boat house...
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August Bird club Meeting
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Monday 20 August. Meet carpark (Air tours), bottom of Musbuary, 19.15 Neil
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New Planning Proposal to "Finish Off" Holden Vale Flash.
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New Planning Proposal to "Finish Off" Holden Vale Flash If you are not aware of it, you may wish to check out the following planning proposal etc. Check out my blog athttp://haslingdens.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/holden-vale-flash-and-its-importance-to.htmlPerhaps you may al...
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raven
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15th Aug. 1 Raven at Haslingdon Grane. Andy
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Bits'n' pieces from Whitworth 12/08/12
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3 cormorants at Spring Mill with another bird flying over the ressparrowhawk at Healey Dell1pr stonechat at Cowm first record of the year herefamily of goldcrest at Cowmnuthatch in Healey Dell40 woodpigeons at Spring Mill2 swifts over Waterfoot this morning cheers Kevin
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Holden Wood & Area, 12th August 2012
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08:00-10:30 Grey Heron, 1 feeding along edge of res, Canada Goose, flocks of 9 and 20 on pasture above res, Kestrel. 2 hunting moorlands, L.B.B.Gull, 3 over, Collered Dove, 2, Stock Dove, 1, Wood Pigeon, c40 in small groups, Green Woodpecker, two seen together and several yaffling, G.S.Woodpecker...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.11/08/2012
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Beautiful mornings stroll seeing:-Cormorant,2 Canada Geese,60 Mallard,3 Tufted Duck,Sparrowhawk,43 Black Headed Gull,54 Lesser Black-backed Gull (all landed on water, 28- adults,6- 2nd summer & 20- juveniles) the largest flock I have ever seen landed on Cowm!!,6 Woodpigeon,Green Woo...
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Tawny owl
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Tawny owl calling from near my house about 12 midnight....appeared to be coming from Memorial gardens/the church on Manchester Road........was a female.....might have been a mle responding too.....on Wednesday Night
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Lee Quarry 05/08/12
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A red kite was high over the quarry this morning also present at least 350 lesser black backed gulls, 2 swift, 6 meadow pipit, 15 swallow, 1 wheatear, 24 carrion crow, 3 jackdaws, 1 willow warbler, 3 greenfinch, 4 goldfinch & 2 redpoll cheers Kevin
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Grane
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2.30-6.10pm Holden Wood 77 Canada geese 1 grey heron 10 black headed gulls about 2.30pm, but 30 plus at about 6pm 4 cormorants on way back at 6pm ...resting on shore line some meadow pipits near farm pied wagtails linnet, goldfinches Ogden 3 Raven soaring above my head for 10 minutes cronking, fli...
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Buzzard
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Two Buzzards flying up the Irwell valley between Stubbins and Irwell vale
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Clowbridge, 5th August 2012
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09:15 - 10:30 Cormorant, 1 circled low over the res a couple of times but I did not see it land, Mallard, 2 females, Sparrowhawk, female flew the length of the res to the alarm calls of swallows, Kestrel, pair and a single hunting the moors, B.H.Gull, 2 on the res, L.B.B.Gull, 4 over, Collared Dove, 3 near...
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Holden Wod Res 05-08-12
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85 Canadas 1 Cormorant Few House Martins + Swallows Swift in Haslingden Cheers Ian
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Rawtenstall - Cribden
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Four Buzzards together over Cribden 5.30pm Sunday. Very distant but appeared to be a family group, one bird possibly the adult male missing a few primaries.
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Clowbridge Res, 29th July 2012
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19:00-20:00 Mallard, 4, Kestrel, 3 hunting the moors, Grey Partridge, 1 calling behind boat house, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, Swift, c20 over moors & res, Swallow, c12, House Martin, 6 over res, Meadow Pipit, 1, Stonechat, 1 juv without tail!, Willow Warbler, 2 calling, Greenfinch, 3 in car park,...
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Whitworth & Cowm Reservoir.28/7/12
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A male Bullfinch in my garden this am,only the second I have seen there!
At Cowm Res:-Highlights only.Common Sandpiper,again only the 2nd one I have seen there,Redpoll,10 Goldfinch,Meadow Pipit,Swift.
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Dave Ousey .
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Clowbridge res. 28/7/12
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19:00hrs - very quiet with birds hard to come by. 2 W. Warbler in car park 1 juv. Stonechat Only odd Redpolls flying over 1 M.Pipit with food, not many of these left. 1 Kestrel 20 Canada geese 5 Pied Wagtail 1 Moorhen - present all year, still no sign of any young. 1f Mallard with 2yng c20 Swift - feeding over...
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Haslingden Birds part 2 - Bits and Bobs
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Chiffchaff - one present in mid June on 2 dates, a week apart near Howdens kitchens. One also present near Worsley Park on Blackburn Road on 16th July Herring Gull - 3 osberved passing over with LBBG flock on Baxenden/Haslingden border on 25th July around 2pm heading south. 1 seen on 14th July a...
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Spotted Flycatcher
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Single bird[Spotted Flycatcher] has been feeding along the river for a couple of days now, no sign of breeding, pair of Garden Warblers very active carying food in the same area as before. -- Edited by brian on Saturday 28th of July 2012 11:56:06 AM
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hobby 25/7/12
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1 flew over Trickett's Memorial Ground in waterfoot towards Seat Naze around 20:15 hrs tonight cheers Kevin
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Spotted Flycatcher Cloughfold
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Along the river opposite the Con club this lunchtime - don't remember seeing any in this area before
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Holden Wood and Musbury
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2pm-5pm Very quiet overall no birds in song except a Blackbird at the end. Around 40 lapwing, with equal numbers of starling if not more 30 plus canada geese 1 cormorant flying over meadow pipits around the res 1 pied wagtail woodpigeons were very active many around and in one clump of trees a minimu...
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Grane, 15th July 2012
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08:00-10:45 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 39 on Holden Wood & 6 in Troy, Mallard, c10, Kestrel, 3 singles including a female bird going through a flock of chaffinch and then after something near the houses at the bottom of Heap Clough, Pheasant, 1 calling near Holden Wood, Moorhen, singl...
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Compton's Cross
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08:30-10:30 Canada Goose, singles on Clowbridge & Clough Bottom, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, 3 singles hunting the moors, Pheasant, 1 calling, Common Sandpiper, 2 at Clowbridge Res, B.H.Gull, 3 on Clowbridge, Swift, c30 hawking over moors, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 in trees at Gambleside, Skylark, c8,...
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Meeting Monday 16th
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Meet at Kay Street car park at 19:00. We will decide where to go from there. Ian
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.13/7/2012
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Cormorant,Grey Heron, 2 Canada Geese, 30 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 20 BH Gull(returning adult birds ) 24 LBB Gulls(over NW heading) 4 Woodpigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 6 Swift,10 Swallow,35 House Martin,Grey Wagtail, 2 Dipper,4 Robin, 3 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush,4 Willow Warbler,Blue...
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Cribden Clough 12/7/12
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20:30 hrs 3 Mistle Thrush 1 juv Sparrowhawk calling + 1 ad seen 1 Grasshopper warbler reeling Bob.
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July 2012
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Whitworth Garden 12/07/12 Feral Pigeon 3 Common Wood-Pigeon 3 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Common Magpie 4 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit 5 Long-tailed Tit 8 Eurasian Wren 1 European Robin 1 Eurasian Blackbird 4 European Starling 8 Dunnock 3 Common Chaffinch 6 European Greenfinch 3 Le...
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Clowbridge res. 11/7/12
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19:10 hrs c200 Swift feeding over water and woodland c6 House Martin c6 Swallow 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Common Sandpiper 3 Raven flew S-SE pr Redpoll collecting nesting material - f wiith ring 3 Curlew on Nutshaw Hill + 1 flew in from E. 1 Juv Stonechat Pr Linnet at nest site 2m Reed Bunting in song + 1pr + 1m. Bob....
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